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Five derby firsts
There were a number of firsts in Sunday's 3-0 derby win at Monaco.
A FIRST 3-GOAL WIN IN 57 YEARS
OGC Nice won by a three-goal margin at Monaco in Ligue 1 for the first time since 30 January 1966 (0-3).
TEREM MOFFI, OFF THE MARK WITH LE GYM
The late January arrival netted 12 times for Loirent before making the move, and found the net for the first time with his new club at the Stade Louis II. He finished past Nübel superbly after passes from Dante and Khephren Thuram to get off the mark. What better time to do it?
Bon bah c’est fait ✅ ⚽️⚽️+🅰️ bravo à toi bro ❤️🖤🦅 https://t.co/gzA2DRptm8 pic.twitter.com/6LTomxH3OK
— Jean-Clair Todibo (@jctodibo) February 26, 2023
FIRST WIN IN MONACO IN MORE THAN 8 YEARS
On 27 September 2014, Didier Digard was on the pitch for the Gym's 1-0 win in the principality, which came courtesy of Carlos Eduardo's goal. This time, he directed the win from the dug-out.
🤳 Avant le derby #ASMOGCN, on a pris des nouvelles de Carlos Eduardo 😍🇧🇷
— OGC Nice (@ogcnice) February 23, 2023
Retrouvez son interview prochainement sur le site officiel 😉#OGCNice pic.twitter.com/3akqQPPRLH
It's the club's sixth away derby success since returning to the top flight - the others came in 2008 (1-2 in Ligue 1), 2006 (0-1 in the Coupe de la Ligue), 2004 (3-4, in Ligue 1) and 2003 (0-1 in Ligue 1).
BEATING MARSEILLE & MONACO AWAY
It's the first time in OGC Nice's history they have won at both the Vélodrome and the Louis II in the same season.
In 2014, the Aiglons won three of their derbies away from home, but across two seasons: 4-5 (21 January, Coupe de France) & 0-1 (7 March, Ligue 1) in Marseille in 2013/14, then 0-1 (27 September, Ligue 1) at the Louis-II in 2014/15.
🤩 Après le Vélodrome, le Gym s'impose au Louis-II, et de quelle manière 0️⃣-3️⃣ !
— OGC Nice (@ogcnice) February 26, 2023
⚽️⚽️ Moffi
⚽️ Thuram#ASMOGCN #OGCNice pic.twitter.com/NhhsTCmDn0
AYOUB AMRAOUI'S SUCCESSFUL DEBUT
In the first-team squad for the first time this season, Ayoub Amraoui made his senior debut. On the left side of a five-man backline, the 18-year-old played a full and impressive 90 minutes. He made a joint-match-high three interceptions (with Hicham Boudaoui). The U20 Morocco international ran 12.27km (7.62 miles), 800m (0.5 miles) more than any other player.