Nice and Le Mans Share Points in 1-1 Draw

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Le Mans took the lead through Adil Bourabaa in the 13th minute at the Allianz Riviera, but Nice responded before the interval through Elye Wahi to secure a share of the spoils in a hard-fought Ligue 1 encounter on 5 September 2026. Despite dominating possession for lengthy stretches in front of their supporters on the Côte d'Azur, the hosts could not find a winner against a disciplined visiting side, leaving the two teams level at full time. The match, officiated by Jérémie Pignard under partly cloudy skies, ended with both sides settling for a point apiece in this surprisingly competitive league fixture.

Key Events

13' - Jean Vercruysse assisted Adil Bourabaa to open the scoring for Le Mans, making it 0-1.

44' - Sofiane Diop assisted Elye Wahi to level the score for Nice, making it 1-1.

45' - Added time was signaled in the first half.

45' - Half time was reached with the score at 1-1.

58' - Alexandre Lauray (Le Mans) was shown a yellow card.

61' - Le Mans made a triple substitution, bringing on Samuel Yohou, Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo and Antoine Rabillard for Raúl Torrente, Dame Gueye and Jean Vercruysse respectively.

65' - Nice made a double substitution, introducing Mohamed Amoura and Gauthier Hein in place of Sofiane Diop and Nathan N'Goumou.

70' - Billal Brahimi replaced Adil Bourabaa for Le Mans.

74' - Nice brought on Ali Abdi and Antoine Mendy for Niels Nkounkou and Axel Witsel.

75' - Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) was shown a yellow card.

78' - Yasser Larouci came on for Lucas Calodat at Le Mans.

82' - Noa Boissé (Le Mans) was shown a yellow card.

84' - Elye Wahi (Nice) was shown a yellow card.

85' - Issiaga Camara replaced Jonathan Clauss for Nice.

90' - Added time was signaled in the second half.

90' - Full time was reached with the match ending 1-1.