Monaco wins a thrilling encounter against Montpellier
Monaco defeated Montpellier 3-1 in a vibrant and exciting match at the Stade Louis-II. The encounter was marked by Teji Savanier’s red card and several yellow cards.
Montpellier started strong, having several scoring opportunities. However, Monaco took the lead in the 16th minute thanks to a goal from R. Nzingoula, who benefited from an assist from A. Adams.
Monaco managed to equalize in the 32nd minute thanks to F. Balogun, who took advantage of an assist from B. Embolo.
Monaco took the lead in the 90th minute with a goal from L. Camara, who received an assist from B. Embolo.
In the 90th minute, T. Coulibaly received his second yellow card and was sent off, making Montpellier’s task even more difficult.
Monaco dominated the match, with 65% possession, 21 shots (7 on target, 10 off target), 6 corners and 17 fouls. Montpellier, on the other hand, had 35% possession, 9 shots (4 on target, 3 off target), 2 corners and 17 fouls.
This victory puts Monaco in a privileged position in the standings, while Montpellier will have to work to recover the lost ground.
Substitutions montpellier: at minute 54 E. Tchato came in and F. Sacko went out., at minute 68 B. Toure came in and R. Nzingoula went out., at minute 74 W. Khazri came in and A. Nordin went out., at minute 90 I. Sylla came in and A. Adams went out.
Substitutions monaco: at minute 67 L. Camara came in and E. Ben Seghir went out., at minute 67 G. Ilenikhena came in and M. Akliouche went out., at minute 78 K. Ouattara came in and Caio Henrique went out., at minute 78 J. Teze came in and Vanderson went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Monaco
Montpellier
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