On 17 September, one of the matches of the 5th round of the French football championship took place. Lorient (France) and Monaco (France) met.
French Championship, 5th round
Lorient (France) - Monaco (France) - 2:2 (1:1)
Goals: A. Tosin (2), R. Favre (90+8) - Alexandre Golovin (17), F. Balogun (69)
Warnings: Zakaria (68)
Review of the match Lorient - Monaco:
The football match between Lorient and Monaco proved to be exciting and ended in a 2-2 draw. The match was played at the Stade Yves Allenmat - Le Mustoire, filled with passionate fans of both sides. The first half of the game was an evenly contested affair, with both teams looking to take control of the game. Lorient scored the first goal in the 2nd minute when A. Tosin headed the ball into the net, which infuriated the fans. However, Monaco quickly responded with a goal by A. Golovin on 17 minutes. In the second half, the teams made several substitutions, trying to bring new energy into the game. On 55 minutes Lorient made the first substitution, replacing T. Le Bris with E.J. Crupi. In the 66th minute Monaco made three substitutions in a row: Wanderson replaced K. Diatta, V. Ben Yedder came on instead of F. Balogun, and Y. Fofana came on instead of M. Aklush.
In the 68th minute, Monaco's D. Zakaria received a yellow card, which added drama to the game. In the 69th minute F. Balogun scored his second goal of the match and Monaco led 2:1. In the 70th and 71st minutes, Lorient made two final substitutions: G. Kalulu replaced Igor Silva and J. Ponso replaced J. Mvuka Mugishi. The fourth substitution was made by V. Le Goff, replacing B. Mendy. As the final minutes of the match approached, Lorient launched an intense offensive in search of an equaliser. Their efforts were crowned with success in the 90th minute, when R. Faivre, to the delight of the fans, put the ball into the net. The match ended 2-2 in favour of both teams. It was a tense struggle, demonstrating the skill and determination of both teams. Both Lorient and Monaco can take the positives from this match and use them in the rest of the season.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Nantes vs Lorient, Monaco vs Nice.
Statistics of the match Lorient - Monaco:
Lorient | Monaco | |
---|---|---|
3 | Kicks to the goal | 7 |
10 | Kicks | 20 |
3 | Blocked shots | 5 |
5 | Penalty kicks | 15 |
5 | Kicks from outside the penalty area | 5 |
13 | Offences | 14 |
8 | Corner | 6 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
41% | Ball possession | 59% |
0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
0 | Red cards | 0 |
4 | Keeper saves | 1 |
397 | Total assists | 593 |
328 | Accurate assists | 517 |
83% | Accuracy of passes | 87% |