AJ Auxerre vs Nice, 2025-26 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1About
AJ Auxerre are hosting Nice
at Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France, starting on
. The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a through ball.
- 4': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Lamine Sy (Auxerre).
- 7': Salis Abdul Samed (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Sékou Mara (Auxerre).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Antoine Mendy (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a through ball.
- 9': Goal! Auxerre 0, Nice 1. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Bryan Okoh (Auxerre).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 12': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Naouirou Ahamada.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Bryan Okoh (Auxerre).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Substitution, Auxerre. Clément Akpa replaces Bryan Okoh because of an injury.
- 16': Attempt missed. Sékou Mara (Auxerre) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko with a cross.
- 17': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
- 18': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Melvin Bard.
- 22': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
- 23': Foul by Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre).
- 23': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Sékou Mara (Auxerre).
- 27': Goal! Auxerre 1, Nice 1. Sékou Mara (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 28': Sékou Mara (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Juma Bah (Nice).
- 30': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Lamine Sy (Auxerre).
- 33': Handball by Kévin Danois (Auxerre).
- 35': Attempt missed. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sékou Mara.
- 35': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Elisha Owusu (Auxerre).
- 36': Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
- 40': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Hicham Boudaoui.
- 40': Attempt missed. Elisha Owusu (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
- 41': Elisha Owusu (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Sy.
- 42': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Lamine Sy (Auxerre) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 42': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Morgan Sanson.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Auxerre 1, Nice 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Auxerre 1, Nice 1.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Kévin Danois (Auxerre).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 48': Sékou Mara (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
- 50': Foul by Lamine Sy (Auxerre).
- 50': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Attempt saved. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Donovan Léon (Auxerre). Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
- 53': Attempt missed. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
- 54': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Elisha Owusu (Auxerre).
- 58': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Auxerre).
- 59': Handball by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
- 59': Substitution, Nice. Ali Abdi replaces Melvin Bard.
- 59': Substitution, Nice. Tom Louchet replaces Salis Abdul Samed.
- 61': Offside, Nice. Sofiane Diop is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Auxerre).
- 61': Tom Louchet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
- 67': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Clément Akpa (Auxerre).
- 67': Offside, Nice. Juma Bah is caught offside.
- 70': Goal! Auxerre 2, Nice 1. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Naouirou Ahamada.
- 71': Substitution, Auxerre. Marvin Senaya replaces Lamine Sy.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Donovan Léon (Auxerre).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Foul by Ali Abdi (Nice).
- 73': Sékou Mara (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Attempt saved. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Marvin Senaya with a cross.
- 76': Substitution, Nice. Elye Wahi replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
- 76': Substitution, Nice. Kevin Carlos replaces Morgan Sanson.
- 77': Foul by Marvin Senaya (Auxerre).
- 77': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Donovan Léon (Auxerre). Assisted by Ali Abdi.
- 79': Attempt saved. Kévin Danois (Auxerre) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Danny Namaso.
- 79': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Yehvann Diouf.
- 81': Naouirou Ahamada (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
- 81': Substitution, Nice. Isak Jansson replaces Sofiane Diop.
- 82': Foul by Kévin Danois (Auxerre).
- 82': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
- 84': Attempt missed. Sékou Mara (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 84': Naouirou Ahamada (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Kevin Carlos (Nice).
- 86': Substitution, Auxerre. Lasso Coulibaly replaces Danny Namaso.
- 86': Substitution, Auxerre. Josué Casimir replaces Sékou Mara.
- 89': Kevin Carlos (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Elisha Owusu (Auxerre).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Isak Jansson (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Josué Casimir following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
- 90'+4': Naouirou Ahamada (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Ali Abdi.
- 90'+5': Josué Casimir (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Elye Wahi (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Carlos with a through ball.
- 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Marvin Senaya (Auxerre).
- 90'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Auxerre 2, Nice 1.
- 0': Match ends, Auxerre 2, Nice 1.
Statistics
 NICE |
AUX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.8 | Possession | 52.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 334 | Accurate Passes | 358 |
| 429 | Passes | 451 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 13 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 25 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Location: Auxerre, France
Attendance: 16,052
Venue: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Location: Auxerre, France
Attendance: 16,052
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | +45 | 76 |
| 2 | Lens | 34 | +31 | 70 |
| 3 | Lille | 34 | +15 | 61 |
| 4 | Lyon | 34 | +13 | 60 |
Line-Ups
AJ Auxerre (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Donovan Léon (GK) |
| 24 | Bryan Okoh |
| 20 | Sinaly Diomande |
| 14 | Gideon Mensah |
| 27 | Lamine Sy |
| 42 | Elisha Owusu |
| 5 | Kévin Danois |
| 8 | Naouirou Ahamada |
| 9 | Sékou Mara |
| 19 | Danny Namaso |
| 10 | Lassine Sinayoko |
Nice (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 80 | Yehvann Diouf (GK) |
| 28 | Juma Bah |
| 37 | Kojo Peprah Oppong |
| 33 | Antoine Mendy |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 92 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 6 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 99 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 10 | Sofiane Diop |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
| 25 | Mohamed-Ali Cho |
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