On 7 May, one of the matches of the 34th round of the French football championship took place. Angers (France) and Monaco (France) met.
French Premier League, round 34
Angers (France) - Monaco (France) - 1:2 (0:1)
Goals: A. Sima (64) - Alexandre Golovin (45), Boadou (60).
Warnings: Disasi (55), Mohamed Kamara (77), Jan Valeriu (86), I. Niang (89), Bentaleb (90+3)
The Ligue 1 football match between Angers and Monaco at the Raimond-Copa stadium kept fans in suspense until the very end. The 0-1 score at half-time hinted at an uphill battle for Angers. However, it was an intense and entertaining game that ended 1-2. Monaco took the lead just before the half-time whistle when A. Golovin scored his first goal of the match in the 45th minute. Angers soon made a substitution at half-time with B. Mendy replacing A. Unu. A second substitution soon followed, with J. Bahoja replacing A. Sima. The second half of the game seemed more tense, with both sides creating chances to score. However, Monaco managed to extend their lead, with M. Boadou scoring on 60 minutes. This setback forced Angers to act and they got back into the game in the 64th minute when A. Sima scored.
Monaco then made a substitution with E. Matazzo replacing M. Kamara in the 63rd minute and Angers made a third substitution, replacing S. Thioub with S. Dumbia and J. Calumba came on in place of H. Sabanovic. M. Kamara was sent off in the 77th minute and the team made two more substitutions, with T. Minamino and Wanderson replacing E. Ben Seguir and E. Diop respectively. There was a flurry of activity in the final minutes of the game when Yu Valéry was sent off for Angers in the 85th minute. Monaco then made two more substitutions in the 88th minute: A. Golovin was replaced by I. Jacobs and C. Diatt was replaced by C. Voland. With only a few minutes remaining in the match, Angers made one last substitution: H. Abdelli replaced Z. Ould Khaled. A dramatic ending was inevitable and the referees sent off I. Niang in the 89th minute and N. Bentaleb in the 90th minute. The match ended 1-2 in favour of Monaco. In conclusion, we can say that it was an exciting game from start to finish. Both Angers and Monaco had a decent performance, making the spectators go crazy. This match was a great reminder of why Ligue 1 is one of the most spectacular football leagues in the world.
In the next round, the opponents will be Marseille vs Angers and Monaco vs Lille.
| Angers | Monaco | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 10 | Shots | 14 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 4 | Kicks from the penalty area | 8 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 6 |
| 13 | Offences | 17 |
| 4 | Corner | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 61% | Possession of the ball | 39% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 558 | Total assists | 357 |
| 489 | Accurate passes | 283 |
| 88% | Accuracy of transmissions | 79% |