AS Monaco vs Caen, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

AS Monaco

48': Radamel Falcao (P)
76': Tiemoué Bakayoko

FT
2 - 1

Caen

48':
51': Damien Da Silva
90'+4': Hervé Bazile

Monaco maintain pressure on Nice with defeat of 10-man Caen

Monaco went into the Christmas break trailing league-leaders Nice by just two points after they got back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory vs. Caen.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Caen).
2': Thomas Lemar (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
2': Damien Da Silva (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
4': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
4': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
5': Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Falcao.
7': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
7': Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Kamil Glik (Monaco).
8': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt missed. Yann Karamoh (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
11': Damien Da Silva (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Monaco).
14': Offside, Monaco. Thomas Lemar tries a through ball, but Djibril Sidibe is caught offside.
16': Attempt saved. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Delaplace.
16': Ivan Santini (Caen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
24': Foul by Jonathan Delaplace (Caen).
24': Thomas Lemar (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
25': Thomas Lemar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
26': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Attempt saved. Alaeddine Yahia (Caen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincent Bessat with a cross.
30': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
30': Attempt missed. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
33': Attempt missed. Jonathan Delaplace (Caen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vincent Bessat with a cross.
35': Foul by Almamy Touré (Monaco).
35': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Almamy Touré (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Julien Féret (Caen).
37': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Vincent Bessat (Caen).
38': Attempt blocked. Thomas Lemar (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jordan Adeoti.
39': Hand ball by Falcao (Monaco).
40': Damien Da Silva (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Falcao (Monaco).
40': Falcao (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Attempt blocked. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Bessat.
41': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Yann Karamoh.
41': Attempt missed. Almamy Touré (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross following a corner.
43': Foul by Jonathan Delaplace (Caen).
43': Thomas Lemar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Julien Féret.
45'+1': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Caen 0.
0': Match ends, Monaco 2, Caen 1.
45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Caen 0.
46': Attempt saved. Thomas Lemar (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe-Lottin.
46': Penalty Monaco. Falcao draws a foul in the penalty area.
46': Penalty conceded by Matthieu Dreyer (Caen) after a foul in the penalty area.
48': Goal! Monaco 1, Caen 0. Falcao (Monaco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
49': Foul by Jonathan Delaplace (Caen).
49': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt missed. Julien Féret (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
51': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Caen).
51': Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Second yellow card to Damien Da Silva (Caen) for a bad foul.
53': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
53': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
53': Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
54': Attempt missed. Jonathan Delaplace (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yann Karamoh following a set piece situation.
57': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
57': Thomas Lemar (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
59': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Offside, Monaco. Falcao tries a through ball, but Djibril Sidibe is caught offside.
61': Attempt saved. Thomas Lemar (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe-Lottin.
61': Attempt blocked. Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
61': Attempt missed. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
62': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a through ball.
62': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Matthieu Dreyer.
63': Foul by Kamil Glik (Monaco).
63': Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt missed. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vincent Bessat.
64': Foul by Kamil Glik (Monaco).
64': Jordan Adeoti (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Kamil Glik (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe-Lottin.
66': Delay in match Jonathan Delaplace (Caen) because of an injury.
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Attempt saved. Yann Karamoh (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Santini.
68': Attempt missed. Julien Féret (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
69': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
70': Delay in match Alaeddine Yahia (Caen) because of an injury.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Substitution, Monaco. Nabil Dirar replaces Bernardo Silva.
72': Substitution, Caen. Romain Genevois replaces Alaeddine Yahia because of an injury.
72': Substitution, Caen. Herve Bazile replaces Jonathan Delaplace.
73': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nabil Dirar with a cross.
73': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
73': Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Goal! Monaco 2, Caen 0. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe-Lottin.
77': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Jemerson.
78': Attempt missed. Ivan Santini (Caen) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Herve Bazile with a cross.
79': Attempt saved. Herve Bazile (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Adeoti.
80': Attempt missed. Ivan Santini (Caen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Herve Bazile with a cross.
80': Substitution, Monaco. Valère Germain replaces Kylian Mbappe-Lottin.
81': Substitution, Caen. Nicolas Seube replaces Julien Féret.
81': Attempt missed. Falcao (Monaco) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Almamy Touré.
83': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
83': Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Attempt missed. Thomas Lemar (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nabil Dirar.
85': Offside, Caen. Herve Bazile tries a through ball, but Ivan Santini is caught offside.
89': Foul by Romain Genevois (Caen).
89': Nabil Dirar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Substitution, Monaco. Fabinho replaces Falcao.
90': Attempt blocked. Thomas Lemar (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Foul by Thomas Lemar (Monaco).
90': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabinho.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Valère Germain (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nabil Dirar.
90'+1': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Romain Genevois.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Jemerson (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
90'+4': Goal! Monaco 2, Caen 1. Herve Bazile (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Santini.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Fabinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 2, Caen 1.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 2, Caen 1.

Statistics

CAN		MON
12	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	4
42.4	Possession	57.6
16	SHOTS	21
5	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
239	Accurate Passes	378
330	Passes	451
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	6
21	Crosses	26
0.4	Cross %	0.2
77	Long Balls	49
39	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	7
17	Effective Tackles	9
24	Tackles	10
0.7	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
35	Effective Clearances	30
35	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 4,319

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	AS Monaco	4	+4	10
2	Stade Rennais	4	+3	10
3	Lyon	4	+4	8
4	Paris FC	4	+4	8

Full Table

Line-Ups

AS Monaco (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Danijel Subasic (GK)
5	Jemerson
25	Kamil Glik
19	Djibril Sidibé
38	Almamy Touré
14	Tiemoué Bakayoko
8	João Moutinho
27	Thomas Lemar
10	Bernardo Silva
29	Kylian Mbappé
9	Radamel Falcao

AS Monaco Substitutes:

Gabriel Boschilia, Valère Germain, Guido Carrillo, Abdou Diallo, Nabil Dirar, Fabinho, Morgan De Sanctis.

Caen (5-4-1)

No.	Name
40	Mathieu Dreyer (GK)
5	Alaeddine Yahia
18	Jordan Adéoti
28	Damien Da Silva
11	Vincent Bessat
24	Frédéric Guilbert
25	Julien Féret
6	Jonathan Delaplace
12	Ronny Rodelin
7	Yann Karamoh
26	Ivan Santini

Caen Substitutes:

Pape Sane, Romain Genevois, Jean-Victor Makengo, Hervé Bazile, Nicolas Seube, Steed Malbranque, Paul Reulet.

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