Soccer-Guessand Penalty Secures Nice Win Over Metz – News18

Second-placed Nice earned a tough-fought 1-0 dwelling win over Metz in Ligue 1 on Saturday because of a second-half penalty from Evann Guessand.

The hosts had been awarded a spot-kick after Metz defender Fali Cande fouled Guessand within the 77th minute and the Nice striker saved his cool to seek out the underside nook of the online.

Nice moved 5 factors behind leaders Paris St Germain, who play third-positioned Brest on Sunday.

Metz had an early scare when their goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja fouled Guessand, inflicting the referee to award a penalty, however the choice was overturned by VAR attributable to an earlier offside.

Despite relentless strain, a diving header from Khephren Thuram was the closest Nice got here to scoring within the first half, however Oukidja pushed the try away.

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