Monaco beats Nice in a vibrant and controversial match
Monaco overcame Nice in a thrilling match at the Allianz Riviera, with a final score of 2-1. The game was marked by Vanderson’s red card in the 45th minute, leaving Monaco with a man down for most of the match. Despite the disadvantage, the Monegasque team managed to win the match thanks to a goal by Embolo in the 39th minute and a penalty scored by Ben Seghir in the 81st minute. Nice’s only goal was scored by Guessand in the 45th minute.
Monaco dominated possession (60% vs. 40% for Nice) and created more scoring chances, with 11 shots (5 on target) compared to Nice’s 18 (9 on target). The first goal of the match came in the 39th minute when Embolo finished a pass from Akliouche. However, Nice equalized in the 45th minute thanks to a finish from Guessand.
The match became uphill for Monaco when Vanderson was sent off in the 45th minute after receiving a second yellow card. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Monaco continued to fight and managed to get the winning goal in the 81st minute, through a penalty scored by Ben Seghir.
The match was marked by controversy, with several yellow cards (5 for Monaco and 2 for Nice) and a red card for Monaco.
Substitutions monaco: at minute 46 K. Diatta came in and S. Magassa went out., at minute 75 E. Ben Seghir came in and T. Minamino went out., at minute 76 G. Ilenikhena came in and L. Camara went out., at minute 85 K. Ouattara came in and Caio Henrique went out.
Substitutions nice: at minute 61 G. Laborde came in and M. Cho went out., at minute 79 A. Mendy came in and T. Louchet went out., at minute 79 S. Diop came in and J. Boga went out., at minute 86 B. Bouanani came in and E. Guessand went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Nice
Monaco
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