AS Monaco vs Brest, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
90'+3': Lilian BrassierMonaco move up to second after win against Brest
AS Monaco provisionally climbed to second place in Ligue 1 after goals from Denis Zakaria and Aleksandr Golovin earned them a 2-0 victory at home against Brest on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
- 2': Attempt saved. Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 2': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Kenny Lala (Brest).
- 3': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
- 3': Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Attempt missed. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Krépin Diatta.
- 7': Foul by Bradley Locko (Brest).
- 7': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Bradley Locko (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
- 9': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Steve Mounié (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hugo Magnetti with a headed pass.
- 10': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest).
- 11': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 13': VAR Decision: No Goal Monaco 0-0 Brest.
- 13': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
- 13': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 16': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Hugo Magnetti.
- 16': Goal! Monaco 1, Brest 0. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
- 18': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou with a cross.
- 21': Attempt missed. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Brendan Chardonnet (Brest).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Offside, Monaco. Maghnes Akliouche tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
- 26': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Offside, Brest. Kenny Lala tries a through ball, but Lilian Brassier is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 30': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Brendan Chardonnet (Brest).
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
- 37': Kenny Lala (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
- 37': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
- 39': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest).
- 42': Offside, Brest. Marco Bizot tries a through ball, but Jérémy Le Douaron is caught offside.
- 43': Substitution, Brest. Axel Camblan replaces Jérémy Le Douaron because of an injury.
- 43': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Bradley Locko.
- 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Monaco 1, Brest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 1, Brest 0.
- 46': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
- 46': Attempt missed. Mahdi Camara (Brest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Del Castillo with a cross following a corner.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Mahdi Camara (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steve Mounié.
- 47': Attempt missed. Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Camblan.
- 48': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
- 48': Lilian Brassier (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
- 53': Attempt missed. Axel Camblan (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 54': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Lilian Brassier.
- 58': Hand ball by Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest).
- 61': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Lilian Brassier (Brest).
- 62': Lilian Brassier (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
- 62': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Substitution, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
- 66': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
- 67': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest).
- 67': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Goal! Monaco 2, Brest 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
- 71': Foul by Kenny Lala (Brest).
- 71': Ismail Jakobs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Soungoutou Magassa.
- 72': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Romain Del Castillo with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Steve Mounié following a corner.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 73': Substitution, Brest. Martín Satriano replaces Steve Mounié.
- 73': Substitution, Brest. Kamory Doumbia replaces Mahdi Camara.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
- 77': Attempt missed. Bradley Locko (Brest) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 77': Attempt saved. Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
- 77': Foul by Kamory Doumbia (Brest).
- 77': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Martín Satriano (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
- 81': Substitution, Monaco. Kassoum Ouattara replaces Ismail Jakobs.
- 81': Substitution, Monaco. Takumi Minamino replaces Folarin Balogun.
- 82': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Kenny Lala.
- 82': Attempt missed. Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 83': Substitution, Brest. Billal Brahimi replaces Romain Del Castillo.
- 83': Substitution, Brest. Mathias Pereira Lage replaces Hugo Magnetti.
- 83': Bradley Locko (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
- 84': Bradley Locko (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
- 85': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
- 85': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 88': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
- 88': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Monaco. Mohamed Camara replaces Youssouf Fofana.
- 89': Substitution, Monaco. Myron Boadu replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Myron Boadu (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
- 90'+3': Foul by Lilian Brassier (Brest).
- 90'+3': Myron Boadu (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Second yellow card to Lilian Brassier (Brest) for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Myron Boadu (Monaco).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Bradley Locko (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Myron Boadu (Monaco).
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Kamory Doumbia (Brest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Billal Brahimi with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Monaco 2, Brest 0.
- 0': Match ends, Monaco 2, Brest 0.
Statistics
 BRE |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 54.2 | Possession | 45.8 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 359 | Accurate Passes | 315 |
| 449 | Passes | 388 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 22 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 43 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 10 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 9,244
Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 9,244
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Lyon | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 3 | Lille | 3 | +7 | 7 |
| 4 | AS Monaco | 3 | +2 | 6 |
Line-Ups
AS Monaco (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Philipp Köhn (GK) |
| 3 | Guillermo Maripán |
| 88 | Soungoutou Magassa |
| 99 | Wilfried Singo |
| 6 | Denis Zakaria |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 14 | Ismail Jakobs |
| 27 | Krépin Diatta |
| 29 | Folarin Balogun |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 21 | Maghnes Akliouche |
Brest (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 3 | Lilian Brassier  |
| 5 | Brendan Chardonnet |
| 2 | Bradley Locko |
| 27 | Kenny Lala |
| 20 | Pierre Lees-Melou |
| 8 | Hugo Magnetti |
| 45 | Mahdi Camara |
| 9 | Steve Mounié |
| 22 | Jeremy Le Douaron |
| 10 | Romain Del Castillo |
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