Match Report
| OGC Nice | OGC Nice |  |  | Martigues | Martigues | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| J-David Lacombe | J. Lacombe |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 | | Leonardo Florentin | L. Florentin | |||||||||
| Fernando Mario Deschamps | F. Deschamps | | 82 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 |  | Billy Rae | B. Rae | |||||||||
| Neil Morton | N. Morton | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Antonio Alvarez | A. Alvarez | |||||||||
| Harry Beattie | H. Beattie |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Mamar Malouda | M. Malouda | |||||||||
| Stephen Ritchie | S. Ritchie | | 77 | M | | 5 | | D | 65 | | Giacomo Ciechelsi | G. Ciechelsi | |||||||||
| Malte Meidt | M. Meidt |  | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Benoit Beye | B. Beye | |||||||||
| James Thomson | J. Thomson | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Eddie Scowcroft | E. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| Rosario Fattori | R. Fattori |  | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Gary Burley | G. Burley | |||||||||
| Kieron Palmer | K. Palmer | | 75 | A | | 9 | | M | 59 | | Miguel Cobos | M. Cobos | |||||||||
| Abassi Lima | A. Lima | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 80 | | Ted Wolsky | T. Wolsky | |||||||||
| Artur Moreira | A. Moreira |  | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 | | Anthony Howey | A. Howey | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Allianz Riviera where OGC Nice play host to Martigues. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
OGC Nice are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Martigues appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
OGC Nice are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Martigues appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Martigues kick off!
3.09
0-0Harry Beattie chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Meidt. Malte Meidt makes a beautiful solo run. Malte Meidt kicks a strong pass forward to Abassi Lima but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.12
0-0Harry Beattie flicks the ball to his team mate, Malte Meidt. Malte Meidt kicks a strong pass forward to Abassi Lima. Abassi Lima knocks the ball to his team mate, Artur Moreira. Artur Moreira shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Leonardo Florentin!
18.36
0-0Eddie Scowcroft chips the ball to his team mate, Ted Wolsky. Ted Wolsky knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.35
Mamar Malouda kicks a strong pass forward to Benoit Beye. Benoit Beye threads the ball through to Anthony Howey. Anthony Howey knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to J-David Lacombe who gathers it comfortably.
28.43
0-0Neil Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Meidt. Malte Meidt passes the ball forward to Abassi Lima. Abassi Lima controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.55
0-0OGC Nice are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
32.19
Gary Burley passes the ball forward to Anthony Howey. Anthony Howey shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.09
0-0James Thomson hacks Eddie Scowcroft from behind! The referee calls over James Thomson and warns him to calm down! Eddie Scowcroft grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
36.39
Billy Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Burley. Gary Burley sees space and advances. Gary Burley plays a perfect one-two with Anthony Howey and rushes in on goal... Gary Burley rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
38.35
Miguel Cobos passes the ball forward to Anthony Howey. Anthony Howey goes all the way! Anthony Howey rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.43
Stephen Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Artur Moreira. Artur Moreira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.38
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
OGC Nice kick off the second half!
48.22
1-0Malte Meidt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kieron Palmer. Kieron Palmer whips in a cross ball towards Artur Moreira. Artur Moreira flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.53
OGC Nice are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Martigues's defence.
61.54
1-0Neil Morton clumsily knocks into Anthony Howey. The referee calls over Neil Morton and warns him to calm down! Anthony Howey stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.36
Harry Beattie chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Ritchie. Stephen Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abassi Lima. Abassi Lima knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giacomo Ciechelsi.
69.16
Fernando Mario Deschamps kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Meidt. Malte Meidt knocks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Palmer. Kieron Palmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abassi Lima. Abassi Lima cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
73.08
Malte Meidt knocks the ball forward to Kieron Palmer. Kieron Palmer shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.20
Stephen Ritchie passes the ball forward to Kieron Palmer. Kieron Palmer tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
77.03
Fernando Mario Deschamps chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Meidt. Malte Meidt makes a simple pass to Kieron Palmer. Kieron Palmer shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.37
Neil Morton makes a simple pass to James Thomson. James Thomson brings the ball forward. James Thomson passes the ball forward to Artur Moreira. Artur Moreira tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
84.03
Malte Meidt makes a simple pass to Artur Moreira. Artur Moreira tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Leonardo Florentin manages to keep it out.
85.38
Malte Meidt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Artur Moreira. Artur Moreira kicks a strong pass forward to Abassi Lima. Abassi Lima shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Abassi Lima scores for OGC Nice!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.6%
38.4%
Play Area
24.4%
43%
32.6%
Scorers
| Artur Moreira 48 Abassi Lima 85 |