Ligue 1
Nice
Nov 24, 2013 4.00pm
0
1
HT : 0 1
FT
St Etienne
  • Gregoire Puel 51' yellowcard
  • goal Mevlut Erding 23'
  • yellowcard Fabian Lemoine 51'

Live Commentary: Nice 0-1 Saint-Etienne - as it happened

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Nice 0-1 Saint-Etienne - as it happened
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Nice and Saint-Etienne clashed at the Allianz Riviera with the intention of moving into the top half of the table.

The hosts were 13th in the Ligue 1 standings with 17 points prior to the meeting, with the away side just a point above them in 11th.

However, Saint-Etienne extended that gap with a slender victory on the road to condemn Nice to their fourth loss on the spin.

Read how the match unfolded in our live commentary below.

5.55pmWell that's it from me for now, I'll be back later this evening to bring you Nantes vs. AS Monaco. Until then, goodbye.
5.53pmErding got the goal in the first half, after pouncing on a mistake from Veronese.
5.51pmWell that's it. It may have been slightly undeserved, but Saint-Etienne have come away with win to make it four straight losses for Nice.
90+3 minFULL TIME: Nice 0-1 Saint-Etienne
90 minWe will have three minutes of added time.
88 minNice are on course to lose four consecutive matches under Claude Puel for the first time.
85 minAmavi gets on the end of a cross from Bruls, but it fails to trouble Ruffier who comfortably catches.
82 minSAINT-ETIENNE CHANGE Final swap for the visitors as Tabanou is replaced by Brison.
80 minIt's all Nice at the moment, with Saint-Etienne just playing on the counter-attack.
76 minHalf a chance for Honorat but he heads wide of the far post from Bruls cross.
74 minNICE CHANGE Jeremy Pied has picked up knock and cannot continue. Jordan Amavi is on in his place.
73 minSAINT-ETIENNE CHANGE Corgnet comes off for Cohade.
71 minNICE CHANGE Honorat replaces Bossetti.
67 minNice are hovering around the Saint-Etienne box, but still haven't forced Ruffier into doing anything for a while.
64 minSAINT-ETIENNE CHANGE Lemoine's time is brought to an end, as he is replaced by Clement.
60 minCLOSE! Nice are starting to look threatening as Kolodzieczak clips a ball into the box where Pied meets it with a header, but he nods just wide.
58 minMISS! When your lucks not in, things just don't go your way. Tabanou, who hasn't been in great form, is unmarked at the far post as the ball is rolled across the six-yard box, but he somehow side-foots the ball wide.
56 minDigard hits a shot from a long way out and demands a corner, but the referee refuses to grant him one.
54 minYELLOW CARDS Lemoine and Puel go into the book, the former for scything down his man before the latter clipped the over-dramatic Tabanou.
49 minThat will do wonders for the young man's confidence.
48 minSAVE! Brilliant stop from Veronese, who gets a hand to the ball after Tabanou slammed it towards the top corner from close range.
46 minSAVE! Nearly a great start for Saint-Etienne. Erding finds himself free inside the opening 30 seconds of the half and tries to slot the ball into the bottom corner. But Veronese can push it wide.
46 minNICE CHANGE Eysseric was brought on at the break in place of Bruins.
46 minKICKOFF! The match is back underway.
5pmThe teams are back out and ready for the second half.
4.50pmSo a rather uneventful half in truth which sees Saint-Etienne leading thanks to an error from Veronese that was converted by Erding.
45 minHALF TIME: Nice 0-1 Saint-Etienne
44 minNot a huge amount to report on in the last few minutes. Nice still plugging away but to little avail at the moment.
38 minCLOSE! Ghoulam smashes a free kick low with his left foot from around 35 yards out which panics Veronese. However, it flies just wide of the far post.
36 minCHANCE! Kolodzieczak rises highest in the penalty area to get his head to a Bruls free kick from the right of the box, but he flicks it just wide of the far post.
34 minBossetti, Bruls and Pied are linking up really well so far, and seem to have a very good understanding.
30 minNice have been on top since going behind, and for most of the match to be honest, but they haven't tested Ruffier enough yet.
26 minNice have responded well to going behind but haven't managed to have a clear effort on goal since.
23 minHorrible moment for Nice's young keeper. Pejcinovic passes the ball back to him from the left touchline, but Veronese fails to control it and Erding is quickly on his case to tap the ball into an empty net.
23 minGOAL! Nice 0-1 Saint-Etienne (Mevlut Erding)
21 minSAVE! Brilliant break from Saint-Etienne as Hamouma wins the ball and plays the perfect pass to free Erding. He gets his shot away, but Veronese makes the save.
17 minThe game's beginning to open up now, but neither side has had a real chance in the last few minutes.
15 minThey can't make the most of it though, and Nice can clear the danger for now.
14 minSaint-Etienne win a free kick in a good position out on the left touchline.
9 minNice are looking the more dangerous at the moment as Bruls dinks a teasing cross to the far post from the right, but nobody can get a touch.
7 minSAVE! First chance of the match falls to Nice after good build up from Bosetti and Bruls allows Pied to get a shot away, but Ruffier is equal to it.
4 minSaint-Etienne are sporting their first kit of green shirts and socks with white shorts.
3 minNice are wearing their red and blue home shirts with black shirts and black socks are playing from right to left.
1 minKICKOFF! The match is underway.
4pmThe teams are out, and we're just moments away from kick off.
3.59pmNice are looking to end a three-match losing streak, but missing half your team through injury or suspension doesn't help. Saint-Etienne will also be gutted that Brandao isn't fit for the match.
3.49pmFor Saint-Etienne, their strikers have also struggled to score regularly as Romain Hamouma, their French-Algerian midfielder, has netted six times and provided three assists. He has been their best player so far this campaign.
3.46pmSo Nice are without their top scorer Dario Cvitanich, who is suspended today. He has scored seven goals in Ligue 1 this season so far and his miss could prove crucial for the hosts.
3.44pmSAINT-ETIENNE XI: Ruffier; Ghoulam, Perrin, Sall, Clerc; Corgnet, Lemoine, Hamouma, Tabanou, Diomande; Erding
3.42pmNICE XI: Veronese; Kolodzieczak, Pejcinovic, Puel, Genevois; Digard, Abriel, Bruls, Pied, Bruins; Bosetti
3.40pmThe teamsheet is out now and I will type in the names shortly...
3.38pmBoth sides are struggling and are in desperate need of a win. Nice have lost five of their last seven matches, while their visitors have won just one of their past eight fixtures.
3.34pmHeading into today’s clash, Nice find themselves 13th in the league table with 17 points from 13 matches, while Saint-Etienne are just a point above them in 11th.
3.32pmHello and welcome to Sports Mole’s live coverage of the Ligue 1 clash between Nice and Saint-Etienne. It promises to be an exciting encounter at the Allianz Riviera this afternoon and you can follow all the action as it folds live on this page with our minute-by-minute text commentary.
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