Substitutes shine in stoppage time to earn Auxerre draw
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.
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, who were 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 their four-game winning streak.
Franck Haise's men remain in third place, two points behind Marseille. Auxerre are 11th.
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