Yéhvann Diouf helps OGC Nice recover from early mistake against Brest
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 26, 2026, 11:41 AM
Last updated Oct 26, 2026
In a tense match on October 26, OGC Nice faced Stade Brestois. Early in the game, goalkeeper Yéhvann Diouf made a significant error, giving Brest an early lead. Despite the setback, Nice equalized in the 61st minute through Elye Wahi, eventually taking the lead in the 83rd minute with a goal from Sofiane Diop. Diouf redeemed himself by saving a penalty in injury time, securing Nice's first away win since March. Coach Olivier Pantaloni had considered substituting Diouf after his early mistakes but chose to keep him in the game.
- •Diouf's early mistake gave Brest a goal advantage.
- •Nice equalized in the 61st minute with Wahi's goal.
- •Diop scored to give Nice the lead in the 83rd minute.
- •Diouf saved a penalty in injury time to secure the win.
- •Nice's first away win since defeating Angers SCO 2-0 in March.
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"After a week when Yéhvann Diouf’s performances in OGC Nice’s colours had come under the microscope, it felt like a cruel twist of fate that the goalkeeper would make such a calamitous mistake in ...
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