Substitutes shine in stoppage time to give Auxerre point at Nice

NICE, France (AP) — Substitutes Florian Ayé and Ado Onaiwu combined in stoppage time to score and salvage a point in Auxerre’s 1-1 draw at Nice in Ligue 1 on Friday.

The high-flying home side led through a 37th-minute header from Evann Guessand and was on top for most of the match.

But a red card for a nasty foul by Melvin Bard with six minutes remaining opened the door for Auxerre, which was seeking a 500th victory in Ligue 1.

In the fourth minute of added time, Onaiwu’s pass set up Ayé.

The goal stopped Nice from returning to winning ways after a 2-0 loss at home to Lyon last week ended its four-game winning streak. Franck Haise’s men remain in third place, two points behind Marseille.

Auxerre was 11th.

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