Nice tears off against Strasbourg

Fourth in Ligue 1, Strasbourg displayed an impressive form, with 7 victories on his last 8 games. The Alsatians had the opportunity to expand their gap over a direct competitor. Opposite, Nice, 6th, crossed a difficult phase, without victory in his last 4 games (1 draw, 3 defeats). Only two points from their opponents, the Niçois sought to relaunch their European ambitions. With the absence of Moreira, Liam Rosenior aligned Barco on the left side, Santos and Diarra in the middle, and left Nanasi on the bench. In attack, Emegha, top scorer of the club, was established at the forefront. For his part, Franck Haise opted for a 3-4-2-1 system, with Bard and Clauss in the corridors and laborde in front, supported by Guessand and Boga.

The match was quickly marked by the exploits of the two gateways. First, Bulka made a monumental judgment. Faced with Dante on the right side, Bakwa placed an outdoor hook before suddenly hitting the right foot in cross. The Polish porter, with a firm right hand, at the shot (9th). Then, at half an hour of play, Petrovic shone with a superb tap. On a heavy strike from Boudaoui, the Serbian porter pushed the ball with a hand to concede a corner. Despite the domination of Strasbourg, it was Nice who opened the scoring. In the 38th minute, Bard perfectly checked a superb transversal signed Clauss, before deceiving Petrovic from the left foot at close range. For his return, the Nice side allowed the Aiglons to take the advantage (0-1).

Strasbourg counter-attacks, Nice responds

Led 1-0 at the break despite an obvious domination, the Alsatians overthrew the situation at the start of the second period with two goals in three minutes. In the 51st, Emegha took advantage of a bomboito placement error to spin alone and equalize with a flat left foot (1-1). Three minutes later, in the 54th, Amo-Ameyaw surprised Bulka with a crossed strike of the right, slightly unscrewed, but unstoppable (2-1).

Nice has not abdicated. On a precise center of Boudaoui, Boga sprang in the back of the Strasbourg defense to place a powerful head from the 5.50 meters on the left, but his ball finished in the small outside net (82nd), making the Meinau tremble and giving the illusion of equalization. In the 87th, Ndayishimaye launched a powerful strike from the right at 25 meters, which Petrovic pushed with a superb reflex stop. Finally, Ndayishimiye frozen the Meinau by equalizing at the 90th+3, in the final seconds of the match (2-2) offering a precious point in Nice. The Alsatian club is 5th, at a two points of OM, 3rd, while Nice remains 6th.