Nice vs. Strasbourg – Football Match Report – 5 December 2021
NICE, France, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Nice lost ground in the battle for second place in Ligue 1 when they were overwhelmed by a 3-0 loss to Racing Strasbourg on Sunday.
Ludovic Ajorque, Habib Diallo and Adrien Thomasson found the back of the net in a convincing collective display to hand Nice their third defeat in their last five outings.
The result left the French Riviera side in fourth place with 27 points from 17 games, 15 behind leaders Paris St Germain and four adrift of second-placed Stade Rennais.
Strasbourg moved into sixth place with 26 points, meaning nine teams are within five points with third-placed Olympique Marseille on 29 leading the charge behind Rennes.
At the Allianz Riviera in Nice it was a one-sided affair and Ajorque beat Melvin Bard to collect the ball deep from Ibrahima Sissoko to open the scoring from inside the box in the 21st minute with his ninth league goal of the season.
The visitors continued to threaten and, five minutes before the break, Diallo appeared to be knocked down in the box by Jean-Clair Todibo but the penalty request was dismissed after a VAR review.
Diallo doubled the advantage in the 82nd with a backheel from close range and Thomasson wrapped it up in style as he passed the ball past Walter Benitez after being set up by Diallo. (Writing by Julien Pretot; Editing by Alex Richardson)