Soccer-Guessand penalty secures Nice win over Metz

Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Stade Rennes v OGC Nice - Roazhon Park, Rennes, France - January 13, 2024 OGC Nice's Evann Guessand in action with Stade Rennes' Warmed Omari REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File photo

(Reuters) - Second-placed Nice earned a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Metz in Ligue 1 on Saturday thanks to a second-half penalty from Evann Guessand.

The hosts were awarded a spot-kick after Metz defender Fali Cande fouled Guessand in the 77th minute and the Nice striker kept his cool to find the bottom corner of the net.