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Thrilling Encounter in Nice Ends with Home Victory
Nice, France – The Allianz Riviera witnessed a vibrant Coupe de France match, where Nice prevailed over Montpellier in an encounter full of emotions and goals. The match, played on February 4, 2026, was marked by high possession for Nice (65%) and constant offensive play, reflected in their 21 shots, although only 4 of them found the target.
Montpellier, despite having only 35% possession, managed to trouble Nice, especially through their 12 shots, of which 2 were on target. The match started in an unfortunate way for Montpellier with an own goal by K. Peprah in the 3rd minute, giving Nice the initial lead. Subsequently, Montpellier accumulated yellow cards for L. Mincarelli, T. Savanier, E. Junior Pereira da Silva, and J. Laporte. A. Mendy equalized for Montpellier in the 69th minute. Nice responded with goals from K. Boudache in the 72nd minute, A. Mendy in the 89th minute, and S. Diop in the 90th minute to secure the victory.
Referee Romain Lissorgue had a busy afternoon, showing four yellow cards to Montpellier, while Nice remained clean in this disciplinary aspect. Nice demonstrated their superiority in ball control and creating opportunities, while Montpellier fought valiantly but it was not enough to overcome the home team.
Substitutions nice: at minute 46 B. Mantsounga came in and M. Sanson went out., at minute 46 K. Peprah came in and J. Clauss went out., at minute 46 S. Abdul Samed came in and E. Wahi went out., at minute 64 Z. Diallo came in and K. Boudache went out., at minute 64 I. Jansson came in and S. Diop went out.
Substitutions montpellier: at minute 64 N. El Hannach came in and E. Tchato went out., at minute 64 T. Savanier came in and Y. Issoufou went out., at minute 82 B. Omeragic came in and T. Chennahi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Nice
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Montpellier
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