Drama in the French League: Marseille Stun Nice in Thrilling Encounter
Nice Suffers 2-0 Defeat to Marseille in French League Match
The Nice side were beaten 2-0 by Marseille during the match that brought the two teams together at the Velodrome stadium as part of the fourth week of the French league competition.
The fourth round of the French league competition, at the Flordome Stadium, hosts Marseille this Saturday evening.
Goals came from Niall Maupe in the 40th minute and Luis Henrique in the 53rd minute for Marseille.
The match witnessed the participation of Egyptian international Mohamed Abdel Moneim as a starter for Nice until the end of the match for the first time.
Nice suffered their second defeat in the French league after playing 4 matches so far.
Marseille secured their second straight win in the French league; As it beat Toulouse in the last round by three goals to one.
With this result, Marseille temporarily moved to the top of the French league with 10 points, while Nice finished ninth with 4 points.
Match Event Highlights
Neil Maupe gave Marseille the lead in the 40th minute with a header after a defensive error.
In the 48th minute, Nice player Jeremy Boga had a chance to equalize after the ball bounced off the hands of the Marseille goalkeeper, but he successfully blocked Boga’s shot from inside the penalty area.
Luis Henrique scored Marseille’s second goal in the 53rd minute with a superb shot from outside the penalty area.
In the 62nd minute, Nice player Boga shot a powerful ball from inside the penalty area at the corner near Marseille’s goal, but the goalkeeper brilliantly blocked it.
In the 71st minute, Ali Al-Abdi sent in a cross from the left, but Marseille goalkeeper Rulli blocked it in front of Yvan Guisand.
Marseille defender Derek Cornelius received a red card in the 74th minute.
Nice had a clear goal chance in the 78th minute, as Ali Al-Abdi made a great pass to Youssef Moukoko in front of the Marseille goal, but he shot the ball awkwardly wide.
The match was stopped in the 85th minute, as Marseille fans set off fireworks in the stands.
Badr Al-Din Bouanaby, a Nice player, shot a ball from inside the penalty area and it hit the right post in the 90th + 9th minute.
Before the end of the match, Pamo Meite missed a chance for Marseille’s third goal in front of an empty net after a mistake by the Nice goalkeeper.
Nice Team Composition
Goalkeeper: Marcin Bulka.
Defensive line: Mohamed Abdel Moneim – Dante – Youssef Ndiashimi.
Midfield: Melvyn Bird-Tangui Ndombele-Rosario-Jonathan Claus.
Attack: Jeremy Boga – Ivan Guisan – Muhammad Ali Shaw.