Nice bent but did not break. It is with a strongly reorganized team that the Gym presented itself against one of the big surprises of the championship, the Strasbourgeois of Julie Stéphan.
A one-sided first half with Alsatians dominating and Nice condemned to retreat.
Captain Dante is even obliged to intervene several times, at the limit of the red card.
Limit exceeded at the start of the second period. A small foul from the Brazilian on Kevin Gameiro was enough for Stéphanie Frappart to get the red card (48th).
At 10 against 11 almost the entire second half, the Niçois are heroic. Walter Benitez, man of the match, disgusts the Strasbourg attackers. The Argentine imperial goalkeeper, in particular author of a double intervention against Habib Diallo (79th).
The Niçois return from Alsace with the point of the draw (0-0). A point that even allows Christophe Galtier’s men to temporarily take 2nd place in the standings.