OGC Nice 2-2 Twente 
Goals: Boga (66th), Cho (88th) for the Gym // Rots (8th), Lammers (60th) for the Dutch
Expulsion: Diop (69th) // Van Rooij (90th)
Still far from the level displayed in the championship, OGC Nice was surpassed by Twente, but managed to snatch a point (2-2) this Thursday. Quickly trailing, Franck Haise’s men were dominated in many aspects of the game, before equalizing in the final moments, then outnumbered. With only two points, the Aiglons remain at the bottom of the rankings.
A completely failed first period
Not entering their match, the Niçois found themselves in difficulty from the kick-off. Too relaxed, Moïse Bombito caused a cold sweat for Marcin Bułka, forced to come out quickly to avoid the recovery of Youri Regeer (2nd). A few minutes later, the Dutch attacking midfielder stood out again, but this time the Polish goalkeeper went for the ball in the back of his net. Following a cross from Gijs Besselink, Regeer delivers a perfect touch to Daan Rots who concludes that a powerful volley (0-1, 8e).
OGC Nice was forced to react after this failed start. Issiaga Camara saw his long shot flirt with the Twente crossbar (9th), while Bułka had to work twice again to avoid the break (11th). Long asphyxiated by the pressure of the fifth Eredivisie, the Gym raised its head at the end of the first period, without the nice collective movement initiated by Tanguy Ndombele and finished by Sofiane Diope, at the penalty spot, allowing an equalizer ( 42nd).
Income at ten against eleven
The start of the second act was as unsuccessful as the first. The Nice goalkeeper saved his team again against Sam Lammers (50th) before Michel Vlap sent a shot, full axis, onto the post (59th). In the process, the Pole was unable to do anything against Lammers, chaining several dribbles in front of Youssouf Ndayishimiye before deceiving Bułka with a rebound (0-2, 60e).
Following a triple change from Franck Haise, two entrants finally made the difference. Evann Guessand accelerates on the right before crossing, on reception. Sofiane Diop, holder, shifts Jérémie Boga who rolls in perfectly from the right to reduce the gap (1-2, 65e). The hope of an equalizer was short-lived, since Diop was immediately sent off (70th) for a clumsy tackle on Regeer. The young Dutchman, in all good shots, once again scared Bułka with a shot from a tight angle that the goalkeeper pushed back onto the crossbar. A final free kick from Jonathan Clauss rekindled the flame (81st) and it was finally Mohamed-Ali Cho who managed to equalize after a cross from the French international (2-2, 88e). The red card from Bart van Rooij (90th) did not allow the Niçois to overturn the table further, and they will be happy with it.
OGC Nice (3-5-2) : Bułka – Bombito, Ndayishimiye, Dante (Bouanani, 65e) – Louchet, Camara (Clauss, 46e), Ndombele (Guessand, 65e), Bard – Moukoko (Cho, 46e), Laborde (Boga, 65e), Diop. Coach : Franck Haise.
Twente (4-2-3-1) : Tyton – Van Rooij, Lagerbielke, Van Hoorenbeeck, Salah-Eddine – Besselink (Sadílek, 75th), Kjølø (Vlap, 57th) – Regeer – Rots (Kuipers, 75th), Lammers (Van Wolfswinkel, 75th), Ltaief (Van Bergen, 46e). Coach : Joseph Oosting.
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