AS Monaco vs Sochaux, 2013/2014 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

AS Monaco

6': Dimitar Berbatov
55': James Rodríguez (P)

FT
2 - 1

Sochaux

83': Edouard Butin
85': Jordan Ayew

About

AS Monaco are hosting Sochaux at Stade Louis II, Monaco, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Offside, Monaco. Mounir Obbadi tries a through ball, but Dimitar Berbatov is caught offside.
2': Foul by Florian Marange (Sochaux).
2': James Rodríguez (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Attempt saved. James Rodríguez (Monaco) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
3': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco).
3': Sébastien Corchia (Sochaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Carlao (Sochaux).
6': Goal! Monaco 1, Sochaux 0. Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Layvin Kurzawa.
7': Offside, Monaco. Valère Germain tries a through ball, but James Rodríguez is caught offside.
7': Corner, Sochaux. Conceded by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
8': Attempt blocked. Mickael Malsa (Sochaux) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Layvin Kurzawa with a cross.
12': Attempt missed. Mounir Obbadi (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Valère Germain with a cross.
14': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Carlao.
14': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
16': Carlao (Sochaux) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco).
19': Foul by Carlao (Sochaux).
19': James Rodríguez (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Carlao (Sochaux) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
20': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Sochaux).
20': Mounir Obbadi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Valère Germain (Monaco).
21': Mickael Malsa (Sochaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
23': Roy Contout (Sochaux) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Corner, Sochaux. Conceded by Layvin Kurzawa.
25': Foul by Florian Marange (Sochaux).
25': Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Roy Contout (Sochaux) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
26': Attempt missed. Roy Contout (Sochaux) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
27': Corner, Sochaux. Conceded by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin.
28': Offside, Sochaux. Julien Faussurier tries a through ball, but Roy Contout is caught offside.
30': Carlao (Sochaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco).
31': Foul by Sébastien Roudet (Sochaux).
31': Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt saved. Roy Contout (Sochaux) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julien Faussurier with a cross.
32': Carlao (Sochaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by James Rodríguez (Monaco).
35': Foul by Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Monaco).
35': Sébastien Roudet (Sochaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt blocked. Valère Germain (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitar Berbatov.
39': Carlao (Sochaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Valère Germain (Monaco).
39': Delay in match Carlao (Sochaux) because of an injury.
39': Delay in match Valère Germain (Monaco) because of an injury.
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Sochaux).
41': Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabinho.
43': Offside, Monaco. João Moutinho tries a through ball, but Dimitar Berbatov is caught offside.
45'+1': Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Foul by Florian Marange (Sochaux).
45'+2': First Half ends, Monaco 1, Sochaux 0.
0': Match ends, Monaco 2, Sochaux 1.
45': Second Half begins Monaco 1, Sochaux 0.
48': Corner, Sochaux. Conceded by Ricardo Carvalho.
48': Attempt saved. Sébastien Corchia (Sochaux) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thierry Doubai.
49': Corner, Sochaux. Conceded by Ricardo Carvalho.
49': Offside, Sochaux. Mickael Malsa tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
50': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco).
50': Sébastien Roudet (Sochaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Sochaux) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sébastien Roudet.
54': Penalty Monaco. Dimitar Berbatov draws a foul in the penalty area.
54': Penalty conceded by Julien Faussurier (Sochaux) after a foul in the penalty area.
54': Julien Faussurier (Sochaux) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Goal! Monaco 2, Sochaux 0. James Rodríguez (Monaco) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
56': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Sochaux) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
58': Substitution, Sochaux. Cédric Bakambu replaces Thierry Doubai.
58': Corner, Sochaux. Conceded by Mounir Obbadi.
59': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Rodríguez.
59': Foul by James Rodríguez (Monaco).
59': Sébastien Roudet (Sochaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt saved. Cédric Bakambu (Sochaux) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Marange with a cross.
63': Foul by Mickael Malsa (Sochaux).
63': Mounir Obbadi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
65': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Julien Faussurier.
66': Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Monaco) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
67': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Sochaux).
67': Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Sochaux) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cédric Bakambu.
68': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Julien Faussurier.
68': Attempt saved. Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valère Germain with a headed pass.
70': Attempt missed. Mounir Obbadi (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho.
70': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Sochaux).
70': Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Sochaux. Edouard Butin replaces Roy Contout.
77': Substitution, Monaco. Andrea Raggi replaces Fabinho.
78': Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco).
78': Jordan Ayew (Sochaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Sochaux) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julien Faussurier.
80': Foul by Carlao (Sochaux).
80': Mounir Obbadi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt blocked. James Rodríguez (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
82': Substitution, Sochaux. Marco Ilaimaharitra replaces Mickael Malsa.
83': Goal! Monaco 2, Sochaux 1. Edouard Butin (Sochaux) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cédric Bakambu.
83': Substitution, Monaco. Nabil Dirar replaces James Rodríguez.
83': Offside, Monaco. Andrea Raggi tries a through ball, but Dimitar Berbatov is caught offside.
84': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
84': Jordan Ayew (Sochaux) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Jordan Ayew (Sochaux) is shown the red card for fighting.
87': Substitution, Monaco. Lucas Ocampos replaces Valère Germain.
90': Carlao (Sochaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
90'+2': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco).
90'+2': Sébastien Corchia (Sochaux) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Offside, Sochaux. Lionel Zouma tries a through ball, but Cédric Bakambu is caught offside.
90'+3': Carlao (Sochaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco).
90'+4': Foul by Lionel Zouma (Sochaux).
90'+4': Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Monaco 2, Sochaux 1.

Statistics

SOC		MON
14	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	4
6	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	6
40.4	Possession	59.6
11	SHOTS	15
7	ON GOAL	4
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
210	Accurate Passes	382
302	Passes	481
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	6
28	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	53
22	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	9
11	Tackles	14
0.9	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
27	Effective Clearances	32
27	Clearances	32

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 7,654

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	7	+5	14
2	Lille	7	+5	14
3	AS Monaco	6	+5	14
4	Stade Rennais	6	+2	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Danijel Subasic (GK)
6	Ricardo Carvalho
20	Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
28	Jérémy Toulalan
3	Layvin Kurzawa
2	Fabinho
10	James Rodríguez
19	Mounir Obaddi
8	João Moutinho
15	Dimitar Berbatov
18	Valère Germain

AS Monaco Substitutes:

Lucas Ocampos, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Emmanuel Rivière, Andrea Raggi, Anthony Martial, Nabil Dirar, Sergio Romero.

Sochaux (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Yohann Pelé (GK)
5	Carlão
19	Zou Li
7	Florian Marange
25	Julien Faussurier
18	Sébastien Roudet
4	Tapé Moussé Doubai
35	Mickael Malsa
3	Jordan Ayew
11	Roy Contout
2	Sébastien Corchia

Sochaux Substitutes:

Edouard Butin, Pierrick Cros, Cédric Kanté, Marco Ilaimaharitra, Loic Poujol, Cédric Bakambu, Sanjin Prcic.

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