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Nice
Ligue 1
Oct 4, 2014 at 7pm UK
 
Montpellier

1-1

Palun (93')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Hilton (72')

Lloyd Palun earns Nice a point with stoppage-time equaliser

Montpellier are denied a victory over Nice, who claim a 1-1 draw thanks to Lloyd Palun's late equaliser.

Lloyd Palun scored a dramatic equaliser in the 92nd minute to earn Nice a 1-1 draw with Montpellier on Saturday evening.

Nice's French midfielder Lloyd Palun celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match Nice (OGC Nice) vs Montpellier (MHSC) on October 4, 2014 © Getty Images

In a first half which saw the hosts dominate possession, the best opportunity fell to Nice's Souleymane Camara, who dragged a shot just wide of the target after beating the offside trap.

After creating a number of good chances, the hosts should have gone in at the break ahead, but they were guilty of being wasteful in front of goal as Alexy Bosetti and Eric Bautheac both missed openings.

Despite continuing to dictate the tempo of the game, Nice struggled to create chances after the break as the defenders threatened to come out on top.

What looked like the deciding moment would eventually arrive in the 72nd minute Hilton found space inside the box to head home Anthony Mounier's corner.

Montpellier's Brazilian defender Vitorino Hilton celebrates with Moroccan defender Abdelhamid El Kaoutari after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Nice and Montpellier at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, southeastern France, on© Getty Images

However, there would be a late twist in the second minute of stoppage when Palun's powerful header proved to be too strong for Geoffrey Jourdren to keep out.

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