A completely crazy evening at the Stade de Roudourou where OGC Nice wins 7-2 against Guingamp, thanks in particular to a quintuple from Carlos Eduardo. A match that will go down in history, as will the performance of the Brazilian, who was loaned this summer by FC Porto. A gala performance from the Gym!
In the history books! October 25, 2014, will remain a legendary date in the history of French football and OGC Nice. After a drab 1-1 draw against Montpellier, a sad 1-0 loss to Bastia, and only 9 goals scored in 10 matches, no one expected such a goal fest, and yet…
For this 11th matchday, Claude Puel changes 5 players compared to the defeat against Bastia. Palun returns to his right-back position, Grรฉgoire Puel moves up. In defense, Genevois replaces Diawara. With Hult injured, it’s Bauthรฉac who replaces him, and Plรฉa, as in Monaco, starts at the front.
From the start of the match, the Nice players fall back into their old ways, losing many balls and control of the midfield. In a quickly played counterattack, Yatabarรฉ perfectly centers to the far post and finds Claudio Beauvue, unmarked, who easily beats Mouez Hassen. As early as the seventh minute, En Avant Guingamp opens the scoring. The response from Nice is swift. In the 12th minute, Carlos Eduardo, the free-kick specialist, steps up from 25 meters and places his ball into the top corner of the Danish keeper, unstoppable! Nice and Guingamp both have chances, but the goalkeepers are vigilant (14th, 20th).
Midway through the first half, Alassane Plรฉa escapes down the right flank, centers for his captain Didier Digard, who perfectly lays it off to Carlos Eduardo. With a side-foot shot, he beats Lossl and gives Nice a 1-2 lead. We had to wait until the end of the first half to see Nice extend their lead, first through Carlos Eduardo once again, taking advantage of an excellent cross from Bauthรฉac, 1-3. Then Plรฉa capitalizes on a huge error from the opposing goalkeeper to score the fourth for his side, 1-4. Records kept falling one after another.
Right at the start of the second half, the Carlos Eduardo show continues. He scores a fourth goal from a perfect cross from Plรฉa, 50th minute, 1-5. A quarter of an hour later, Vercauteren, just introduced into the match, challenges the Breton defense and slides a pass to Carlos Eduardo. The Brazilian adjusts Lossl and nets his fifth personal goal, 64th minute, 1-6. An incredible performance from Carlos Eduardo, scoring 5 goals, something that hadn’t happened since 1984 when Tony Kurbos scored 6 goals in a Metz-Nimes match. Guingamp reduced the score in the 69th minute through Schwartz, but a few minutes later, Bauthรฉac concluded the festival. He benefited from excellent work by Plรฉa to beat the Guingamp goalkeeper with his right foot, 2-7, the cup is full, even overflowing!
For Claude Puel’s 1000th game in Ligue 1 (as player and coach), Nice achieves a 7-2 victory in a high-level match and climbs to the seventh place. It’s the first time in the club’s history that OGC Nice scores seven goals away from home, a memorable experience for the players and staff present in Brittany this Sunday. The Aiglons regain confidence before facing FC Metz on Wednesday at 6:30 PM in the Coupe de la Ligue and then Olympique Lyonnais on Saturday at 8 PM.
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