AS Monaco vs Lens, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Monaco too good for Lens
Monaco too good for Lens
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 6': Anthony Martial (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Pierrick Valdivia (Lens).
- 11': Offside, Lens. Pierrick Valdivia tries a through ball, but Adamo Coulibaly is caught offside.
- 14': Fabinho (Monaco) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 14': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Dimitri Kevin Cavare.
- 15': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Lens).
- 15': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 15': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
- 16': Attempt saved. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Toulalan.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Yoann Touzghar (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross.
- 18': Attempt saved. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierrick Valdivia.
- 18': Adamo Coulibaly (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Aymen Abdennour (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Alharbi El Jadeyaoui (Lens).
- 21': Anthony Martial (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Ludovic Baal (Lens).
- 22': Ahmed Kantari (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco).
- 24': Foul by Pierrick Valdivia (Lens).
- 24': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Adamo Coulibaly (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
- 27': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 28': Anthony Martial (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Ahmed Kantari (Lens).
- 30': Alharbi El Jadeyaoui (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Elderson Echiéjilé (Monaco).
- 31': Adamo Coulibaly (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
- 32': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Danijel Subasic.
- 33': Benjamin Bourigeaud (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Wallace (Monaco).
- 34': Delay in match Benjamin Bourigeaud (Lens) because of an injury.
- 34': Delay in match Wallace (Monaco) because of an injury.
- 35': Wallace (Monaco) is shown the red card.
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierrick Valdivia.
- 38': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Lens).
- 38': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Substitution, Lens. Wylan Cyprien replaces Benjamin Bourigeaud because of an injury.
- 41': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
- 41': Wylan Cyprien (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alharbi El Jadeyaoui.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Adamo Coulibaly (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierrick Valdivia.
- 45'+1': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Pierrick Valdivia.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Lens 0.
- 0': Match ends, Monaco 2, Lens 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Lens 0.
- 46': Anthony Martial (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Pierrick Valdivia (Lens).
- 47': Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Jerome Le Moigne (Lens).
- 48': Attempt blocked. Anthony Martial (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho with a headed pass.
- 52': Offside, Lens. Pierrick Valdivia tries a through ball, but Adamo Coulibaly is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt missed. Adamo Coulibaly (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alharbi El Jadeyaoui.
- 54': Foul by Dimitri Kevin Cavare (Lens).
- 54': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Jerome Le Moigne (Lens).
- 57': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Aymen Abdennour (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitar Berbatov.
- 57': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Rudy Riou.
- 59': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Lens).
- 59': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Wylan Cyprien (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco).
- 60': Yoann Touzghar (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elderson Echiéjilé.
- 63': Penalty Monaco. Dimitar Berbatov draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Penalty conceded by Jerome Le Moigne (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Jerome Le Moigne (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Goal! Monaco 1, Lens 0. Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 65': Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Monaco).
- 65': Pierrick Valdivia (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Attempt missed. Yoann Touzghar (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pierrick Valdivia with a cross.
- 68': Penalty Lens. Adamo Coulibaly draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': Penalty conceded by Anthony Martial (Monaco) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Penalty saved! Pierrick Valdivia (Lens) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 69': Attempt missed. Pierrick Valdivia (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 70': Substitution, Lens. Lalaïna Nomenjanahary replaces Jerome Le Moigne.
- 71': Offside, Monaco. João Moutinho tries a through ball, but Dimitar Berbatov is caught offside.
- 72': Attempt missed. Yoann Touzghar (Lens) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alharbi El Jadeyaoui with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Monaco. Nabil Dirar replaces Dimitar Berbatov.
- 73': Hand ball by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
- 77': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Adamo Coulibaly (Lens).
- 79': Substitution, Monaco. Valère Germain replaces Anthony Martial.
- 80': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Lens).
- 80': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
- 81': Pierrick Valdivia (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Delay in match Elderson Echiéjilé (Monaco) because of an injury.
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, Monaco. Lucas Ocampos replaces Elderson Echiéjilé because of an injury.
- 84': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Fabinho.
- 85': Attempt saved. Alharbi El Jadeyaoui (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 85': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Dimitri Kevin Cavare (Lens).
- 88': Foul by Ahmed Kantari (Lens).
- 88': Lucas Ocampos (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Substitution, Lens. Abdoul Ba replaces Pierrick Valdivia.
- 90': Foul by Abdoul Ba (Lens).
- 90': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Abdoul Ba (Lens).
- 90'+1': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Goal! Monaco 2, Lens 0. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 90'+4': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Lalaïna Nomenjanahary.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Monaco 2, Lens 0.
Statistics
 RCL |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.7 | Possession | 47.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 315 | Accurate Passes | 283 |
| 407 | Passes | 366 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 14 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 27 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 30 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 29 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 5,686
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 5,686
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Lyon | 5 | +8 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | +5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille | 5 | +4 | 10 |
Line-Ups
AS Monaco (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danijel Subasic (GK) |
| 5 | Aymen Abdennour |
| 13 | Wallace  |
| 21 | Elderson Echiéjilé |
| 2 | Fabinho |
| 28 | Jérémy Toulalan |
| 14 | Tiemoué Bakayoko |
| 8 | João Moutinho |
| 10 | Dimitar Berbatov |
| 17 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 23 | Anthony Martial |
Lens (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rudy Riou (GK) |
| 4 | Ahmed Kantari |
| 25 | Jean-Philippe Gbamin |
| 24 | Ludovic Baal |
| 3 | Dimitri Cavaré |
| 6 | Jérôme Le Moigne  |
| 18 | Pierrick Valdivia |
| 29 | Benjamin Bourigeaud |
| 7 | Yoann Touzghar |
| 9 | Adamo Coulibaly |
| 21 | Alharbi El Jadeyaoui |
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