Two goals scored in five minutes by Amine Gouiri allowed Nice to win in Clermont-Ferrand (2-1), where the Aiglons were led 1-0, Sunday November 21 during the 14th day of Ligue 1. At the ‘after this Ligue 1 afternoon, the Niçois took second place in the standings, eleven lengths behind the Parisian leader but one point ahead of Rennes (3rd).
For its part, the CF63, which has won only one of its last twelve games, concedes its fourth consecutive defeat and now occupies the position of play-off with 13 points, like Reims, Bordeaux and Troyes, having a length of d ‘advance over Saint-Etienne (19th).
Shaken by a more mobile Clermont team, Nice nevertheless missed out on its first half. It was finally on a header from its captain Florent Ogier that Clermont opened the scoring (17th).
⚽ 17 ‘GOUUUUUUUUT for Clermont !!! On a free kick well struck by Berthomier, Ogier rises higher than everyone and places a header which bounces off the right upright of Benitez before crossing the line, despite the intervention of the porter! # CF63OGCN (1-0) pic.twitter.com/U2IVDkQPJ4
– Clermont Foot 63 (@ClermontFoot) November 21, 2021
More enterprising after the resumption, the players of Christophe Galtier did not however make big differences against a Clermont team well in place. The head of Delort did not scare Djoco (46th), and the Auvergnats even had a few situations, by Bayo. But the local scorer did not find the frame (66th, 75th).
The light, on the Nice side, finally returned from the last quarter of an hour. In the 76th minute, Gouiri took advantage of a service from Delort and a hand fault from Djoco to equalize. Then the Aiglons striker, lonely after a corner, doubled the bet on a superb curled shot to give his team a long-unexpected victory (82nd).