00:00 And we're underway in perfect conditions.
00:07 It should be a great match.
00:08 Nice in all wide frame from left to right.
00:12 For Nice.
00:14 Before that, with Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich
00:16 and Wunschengladbach and 13 caps for Brazil.
00:20 Sophia Diop trying to get something.
00:25 Melvin Bard knocking it far post
00:27 and getting up nice and high, Gaetan Laborde, who else?
00:32 Such a regular goal scorer in his second season,
00:35 17 goals in 45 appearances for Nice.
00:37 And you can see why he's dangerous in the air,
00:40 good on the ground, gets up at that far post,
00:42 but just can't quite get the ball on target.
00:45 He had an option, had he have headed it back across goal
00:48 to Evan Gossain, who was waiting,
00:51 maybe that would have been the better option.
00:56 And confirmation of the lineups for you at the bottom.
01:01 They're saying it's a 3-4-3.
01:04 But of course, when Lagoff and Kalulu drop back,
01:06 it becomes 5 at the back.
01:08 And again, ball in for the far post,
01:09 looking for Gaetan Laborde, but Yvonne to the Nice lineup.
01:17 No Jean-Claire Thodeboe, nor Jeremy Boggo on the bench.
01:24 Ball knocked out, chance of a strike.
01:27 Comes off the body of the Lorient defenders,
01:30 no shots, forehand ball.
01:33 And Boggo able to just sweep that shot up.
01:37 Here's the new coach, Nick Faragli.
01:51 He's having a few words.
01:52 It's Lagoff playing it back.
02:01 The home side still have possession.
02:03 Julien Ponceau still got the ball, running at.
02:07 The Nice defense has a shot, but it's blocked by Rosario.
02:13 Down the line for Ponceau.
02:20 Great turn from Julien Ponceau.
02:22 Ball whipped in, cleared by the Nice defense.
02:25 Favre gets it back.
02:41 Whipped in, and a strike coming in from Dieng, Amadou Bamba
02:45 Dieng.
02:48 His star-studded side here today as they come forward
02:52 looking to attack.
02:53 A lot of players going to ground easily.
02:57 A year or two ago, they might have got those free kicks.
02:59 Now, referees have been told they
03:02 don't think there's enough contact just to ignore it.
03:06 I think that's a great decision.
03:07 We've got to the stage where players are going down
03:10 in the merest of touches.
03:11 Melbourne Bard with an effort.
03:13 Just goes wide from the left back.
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03:18 To see it again, long way out, 30 yards, Melbourne Bard.
03:32 Never really threatening in goals.
03:40 See the sun shine, some strange headwear
03:42 to keep the sun out.
03:45 High press coming from the visitor.
03:51 No real threat to Lorient until they can get forward,
03:56 which Atal is trying to do now.
03:59 A chance, Chiram on the ball.
04:01 Gets the shot in, but over the crossbar,
04:03 and doesn't bother Yvonne Mbogo much.
04:08 So patient play by Nice, and then suddenly vertical,
04:11 looking for the chance.
04:14 But unfortunately, over the bar.
04:19 Always feel that it's worth keeping it low just
04:21 to test the goalkeeper.
04:22 You never know if the keeper misreads it,
04:24 or bounces off the keeper's chest.
04:26 But the moment it goes over the bar, nothing the keeper has
04:29 to do except wave the ball goodbye.
04:32 Here they come, Lorient, front foot.
04:33 Lionel Messi, up and over.
04:40 A lot easier said than done from that position.
04:43 Messi makes it look easy.
04:44 Let's see what they can do.
04:45 Gates on the board lining up.
04:48 Hits it, goes to the other side, and it's just wide of the goal.
04:53 Maybe the idea was to make the goalkeeper, Yvonne Mbogo,
04:55 think he was going to go over the wall
04:57 and try and catch the keeper up.
04:58 But if you don't hit target, well,
05:01 it doesn't make any difference what the keeper does.
05:05 So good chance.
05:06 Got a begging there for Nice.
05:11 And coach Nick Faraglioni will have
05:12 to think what he can do with his side in the second half.
05:18 As mentioned, Tere Mofi, we will surely
05:21 see him at some stage, the former Lorient man.
05:25 That's all for the second.
05:26 Darling-Yong came on as a sub last match.
05:29 You might see him.
05:30 Thiel Le Bris, who was rested.
05:33 We could see him as well.
05:35 [WHISTLE BLOWING]
05:38 Right, we're underway for the second half.
05:41 Halftime score, Lorient 0, Nice 0.
05:43 Lorient playing from left to right
05:44 in their traditional orange and black.
05:45 Nice in the all white.
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05:51 Sophie on Thiel.
05:53 Here comes Chiram again at the near post.
05:55 Good strike, good save.
05:56 Already the second half starting with a bit more excitement
06:02 in the first half.
06:05 Vogo doing well to get down to his right hand side.
06:07 Whipped in.
06:19 Header comes in.
06:20 Good save again by the goalkeeper.
06:22 Impress the manager and stay on the pitch,
06:27 otherwise he could be one of those subbed out
06:30 in the next 15 to 20 minutes by coach Nick Faragli.
06:33 Good turn from Gassan.
06:39 Inside, there's a strike coming in and way wide.
06:42 What an opportunity.
06:44 Yeah, a couple of--
06:45 Chiram, what can he do?
06:53 Plays it wide to Bard.
06:54 Can he get across in?
06:55 He can.
06:56 Far post, not back in.
06:58 Chiram again, unable to get the shot.
07:02 It's a brief moment there, window of opportunity,
07:09 and it was lost.
07:10 Gates on the board trying to rebuild the chance.
07:15 Chiram gets it to Gassan.
07:17 He's got a chance.
07:18 It's a good shot and a good save from Mbogo.
07:22 That was a chance they've been playing for Nice.
07:26 You just see that chance and a good save from Mbogo.
07:29 Absolutely crucial save.
07:33 [INAUDIBLE] with him.
07:34 Deang trying to get something from that,
07:39 but he seems to be a disillusioned figure on his own
07:44 up front, these high balls coming.
07:46 And even if he does get a touch, there's
07:47 no one to flick it on to.
07:48 Turn and shot.
07:53 Just wide.
07:55 Gets the corner out of it, I think, as well, does Gassan.
07:58 Coach Nick Faragli.
08:04 He can get his bench and gets it back.
08:07 Can he get a ball in?
08:09 He does as well to the far post.
08:11 Keeper comes, collides, gets it.
08:13 It's knocked into an empty net.
08:14 Has it crossed the line?
08:15 Bard.
08:22 [INAUDIBLE]
08:24 Running the whole way.
08:25 Can he get a shot here?
08:26 Cuts inside on his right foot.
08:28 Comes back and tries to play it.
08:29 Not his strongest foot.
08:30 He's right.
08:31 That shot coming from outside the box.
08:34 Just flying.
08:34 So changes.
08:38 Rolling the dice here.
08:44 Kruppi coming on for McKenna.
08:52 Confirmation of just the one goal.
08:53 Gassan, after a long ball in that Yvonne Virgo couldn't
08:57 hold, he collided with his own player, Julian Laporte.
09:00 Dropped the ball.
09:01 Gassan put it into the net.
09:03 Turnover ball, edge of the box.
09:09 What can they do?
09:10 Big man is through.
09:11 Is he onside?
09:12 He's got the goal.
09:13 Cyrenae Decoray has scored.
09:16 He's only been on the pitch for about 10 minutes.
09:18 And the big man, the 21-year-old,
09:20 has hit the back of the net.
09:21 The only question is, is he onside?
09:23 --is Cyrenae Decoray.
09:26 Looks like he is onside.
09:29 That was Julian Ponceau with a turnover ball.
09:32 Or was it?
09:33 No, it was Eli Kruppi, the 17-year-old,
09:37 who wins that ball and feeds Cyrenae Decoray.
09:40 Just what the Lorient fans wanted.
09:46 Their team is back in this match,
09:48 having defended stoutly.
09:50 Well, I was just wondering before that whether it wasn't
09:52 time to make some changes and get fresh legs on.
09:54 Easy to talk after the event, of course.
09:56 But he's holding on to the same side.
10:03 They paid the price.
10:04 Here comes Chiram.
10:04 What can he create?
10:05 He's got a good chance here.
10:07 Doesn't connect with the ball that well.
10:09 He shows his frustration.
10:11 He was sure in a great position.
10:13 It all opened up for him.
10:16 Battling going on for the ball here.
10:17 [CHEERING]
10:20 Big man up front, the goal scorer, Decoray, wins that.
10:23 A little reminder to Lorient to be careful of pushing
10:29 too many bodies forward.
10:30 They were nearly caught by Chiram there.
10:33 That should have maybe made Vogel work a little bit harder.
10:37 Here they come.
10:47 Thier Labrisse cuts it back, gets it again.
10:50 And it's a good save by Bulka from Labrisse.
10:53 Top scorers in Ligue 1 sitting on the bench when you're 1-1.
11:04 And he has added incentive coming on
11:06 against his previous club.
11:08 Trying to create something.
11:09 Ball whipped in, headed on.
11:10 Gates on the ball with a chance for a shot.
11:12 Blocked.
11:13 Good defending again by Lorient.
11:18 Ball comes over.
11:19 Flicked on by Kalulu.
11:20 And he gets his body in the--
11:22 Boudaoui, getting it wide.
11:24 Ball whipped into a danger area.
11:31 Far post, Bard knocks it back.
11:32 There's a chance for Chiram.
11:34 And it's blocked on the line either by goalkeeper
11:36 or defender.
11:38 Again, good--
11:39 Are we going to have a great ending to this match?
11:43 The answer is no.
11:44 Doesn't seem like it.
11:45 And there goes the final whistle.
11:48 1-1 it is.
11:50 A good result for Lorient, a defender
11:52 for the majority of the game.
11:53 A frustrating one for Nice, who made an error for the goal
11:56 and had a ton of chances.
11:58 In the end, though, it is--
12:00 both teams have played two matches so far this season.
12:02 Both have drawn both those games.
12:04 Honours are even.
12:05 The crowd loved it.
12:06 Thank you for being with us right here on BN Sports.
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