French Ligue 1

Lorient vs AS Monaco, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lorient
  • 2': Tosin Aiyegun
  • 90'+8': Romain Faivre
FT
2 - 2
AS Monaco
  • 17': Aleksandr Golovin
  • 69': Folarin Balogun

Monaco held at Lorient as Mendy returns after rape acquittal

AS Monaco missed the chance to go four points clear at the top after Lorient's Romain Faivre scored a late equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
  • 2': Goal! Lorient 1, Monaco 0. Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eli Junior Kroupi with a through ball.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right..
  • 7': Foul by Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient).
  • 7': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient).
  • 10': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
  • 10': Montassar Talbi (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Julien Laporte.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Eli Junior Kroupi.
  • 14': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Montassar Talbi.
  • 16': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
  • 16': Julien Ponceau (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Offside, Lorient. Vincent Le Goff tries a through ball, but Romain Faivre is caught offside.
  • 17': Goal! Lorient 1, Monaco 1. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana with a through ball.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Montassar Talbi (Lorient).
  • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Caio Henrique (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient).
  • 23': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
  • 23': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Isaak Touré (Lorient).
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
  • 30': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Isaak Touré (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is too high. following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Foul by Laurent Abergel (Lorient).
  • 32': Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Vanderson (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal..
  • 36': Attempt saved. Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal..
  • 36': Foul by Julien Laporte (Lorient).
  • 36': Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Julien Laporte.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. following a corner.
  • 44': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
  • 44': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Isaak Touré (Lorient).
  • 45'+3': Foul by Caio Henrique (Monaco).
  • 45'+3': Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Isaak Touré (Lorient).
  • 45'+4': Vanderson (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Lorient 1, Monaco 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lorient 1, Monaco 1.
  • 46': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
  • 46': Montassar Talbi (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Vanderson.
  • 47': Offside, Lorient. Eli Junior Kroupi tries a through ball, but Vincent Le Goff is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner..
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Vanderson (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked..
  • 48': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Isaak Touré.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) header from the right side of the box is blocked..
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Vincent Le Goff (Lorient) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left..
  • 54': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
  • 54': Montassar Talbi (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Substitution, Lorient. Théo Le Bris replaces Eli Junior Kroupi.
  • 55': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient).
  • 56': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
  • 56': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Julien Ponceau.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Denis Zakaria.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Laurent Abergel (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked..
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Théo Le Bris (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked..
  • 60': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Denis Zakaria.
  • 61': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Vanderson.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Laurent Abergel (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked..
  • 62': Attempt missed. Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left..
  • 63': Foul by Julien Ponceau (Lorient).
  • 63': Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left..
  • 66': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Vanderson.
  • 66': Substitution, Monaco. Folarin Balogun replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
  • 66': Substitution, Monaco. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Youssouf Fofana.
  • 67': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
  • 67': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Goal! Lorient 1, Monaco 2. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
  • 70': Substitution, Lorient. Igor Silva replaces Gédéon Kalulu.
  • 70': Substitution, Lorient. Joel Mvuka replaces Julien Ponceau.
  • 70': Substitution, Lorient. Benjamin Mendy replaces Vincent Le Goff.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked..
  • 71': Offside, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
  • 73': Foul by Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient).
  • 73': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
  • 75': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Denis Zakaria.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
  • 82': Substitution, Lorient. Siriné Doucouré replaces Aiyegun Tosin.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Romain Faivre (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Monaco. Eliot Matazo replaces Denis Zakaria because of an injury.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked..
  • 84': Offside, Monaco. Folarin Balogun tries a through ball, but Takumi Minamino is caught offside.
  • 85': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Montassar Talbi (Lorient).
  • 86': Substitution, Monaco. Ismail Jakobs replaces Takumi Minamino.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Soungoutou Magassa.
  • 87': Eliot Matazo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Isaak Touré (Lorient).
  • 88': Attempt missed. Krépin Diatta (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is too high..
  • 89': Attempt missed. Ismail Jakobs (Monaco) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left..
  • 90': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Soungoutou Magassa.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Julien Laporte (Lorient).
  • 90'+1': Philipp Köhn (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
  • 90'+4': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right..
  • 90'+7': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
  • 90'+7': Joel Mvuka (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Goal! Lorient 2, Monaco 2. Romain Faivre (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaak Touré with a headed pass.
  • 90'+8': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Lorient 2, Monaco 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Lorient 2, Monaco 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 4
59 Possession 41
20 SHOTS 10
7 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
517 Accurate Passes 328
593 Passes 397
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.1
37 Long Balls 48
20 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 10
13 Tackles 19
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 11
17 Effective Clearances 17
17 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
Location: Lorient, France
Attendance: 15,247

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lens 16 +15 37
2 Paris Saint-Germain 16 +21 36
3 Marseille 16 +21 32
4 Lille 16 +13 32
Full Standings

Line-Ups

LOR Lorient (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
38 Yvon Mvogo (GK)
15 Julien Laporte
95 Isaak Touré
3 Montassar Talbi
21 Julien Ponceau
19 Laurent Abergel
25 Vincent Le Goff
24 Gedeon Kalulu
22 Junior Kroupi
27 Tosin Aiyegun
10 Romain Faivre
Lorient Substitutes:
Joel Mvuka, Loris Mouyokolo, Darlin Yongwa, Alfred Gomis, Igor Silva, Ckene Doucouré, Benjamin Mendy, Théo Le Bris, Pablo Pagis.

MON AS Monaco (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Philipp Köhn (GK)
3 Guillermo Maripán
88 Soungoutou Magassa
99 Wilfried Singo
19 Youssouf Fofana
6 Denis Zakaria Yellow Card
12 Caio Henrique
2 Vanderson
10 Wissam Ben Yedder
17 Aleksandr Golovin
18 Takumi Minamino
AS Monaco Substitutes:
Maghnes Akliouche, Eliot Matazo, Folarin Balogun, Ismail Jakobs, Chrislain Matsima, Myron Boadu, Krépin Diatta, Radoslaw Majecki, Malamine Efekele.

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