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Nice edged out Auxerre 2-1 in a thrilling Ligue 1 match at the Allianz Riviera in Nice, for matchday 26. The game, refereed by Abdelatif Kherradji, was characterized by its intensity and card count. Nice, with 51% possession, dominated possession and shots (20 shots, 6 on target), although Auxerre proved competitive, managing 10 shots (4 on target).
The home team took the lead in the 37th minute thanks to a goal from Guessand, assisted by Laborde. However, Auxerre equalized in the 90th minute with a goal from Aye, assisted by Onaiwu. Despite Bard’s red card in the 87th minute, Nice managed to hold on for the win. The match was filled with numerous fouls (12 for Nice and 17 for Auxerre) and yellow cards (1 for Nice and 3 for Auxerre), in addition to the red card for Nice. Despite Nice’s favorable statistics in terms of shots and possession, the victory was narrow and a reflection of the competitiveness shown by both teams.
Substitutions auxerre: at minute 63 L. Sinayoko came in and H. J. Traore went out., at minute 63 F. Oppegard came in and T. Bair went out., at minute 63 F. Aye came in and G. Mensah went out., at minute 76 A. Onaiwu came in and E. Owusu went out., at minute 76 H. Massengo came in and S. Diomande went out.
Substitutions nice: at minute 68 P. Rosario came in and B. Santamaria went out., at minute 68 M. Cho came in and S. Diop went out., at minute 83 J. Boga came in and G. Laborde went out., at minute 84 A. Mendy came in and T. Louchet went out., at minute 90 A. Abdi came in and E. Guessand went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Nice
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