AS Monaco vs Nantes, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Monaco out of relegation zone after win over Nantes
Monaco beat Nantes 1-0 to record their second home win of the season in Ligue 1 on Saturday to move out of the relegation zone for the first time si
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes).
- 5': Offside, Monaco. Adrien Silva tries a through ball, but Djibril Sidibe is caught offside.
- 7': Charles Traoré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Monaco).
- 9': Adrien Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes).
- 9': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
- 9': Rony Lopes (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Attempt saved. Radamel Falcao (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco).
- 11': Valentin Eysseric (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco).
- 12': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Offside, Nantes. Charles Traoré tries a through ball, but Lucas Lima is caught offside.
- 13': Goal! Monaco 1, Nantes 0. Gelson Martins (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rony Lopes.
- 18': Adrien Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nantes).
- 18': Foul by Adrien Silva (Monaco).
- 18': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Edgar Ié (Nantes).
- 20': Radamel Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Rony Lopes (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 21': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Valentin Rongier.
- 22': Foul by Diego Carlos (Nantes).
- 22': Radamel Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rony Lopes with a cross.
- 24': Foul by Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco).
- 24': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Delay in match Diego Carlos (Nantes) because of an injury.
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Foul by Adrien Silva (Monaco).
- 30': Valentin Eysseric (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi.
- 35': Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
- 37': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Monaco).
- 37': Valentin Rongier (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Radamel Falcao (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
- 43': Foul by Rony Lopes (Monaco).
- 43': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Rony Lopes (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Rongier with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Charles Traoré (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Monaco 1, Nantes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 1, Nantes 0.
- 47': Foul by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
- 47': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nantes).
- 48': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Diego Carlos (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Gelson Martins (Monaco).
- 50': Charles Traoré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Monaco).
- 52': Diego Carlos (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 52': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Delay in match Diego Carlos (Nantes) because of an injury.
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
- 54': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
- 55': Attempt missed. Valentin Eysseric (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Lucas Lima (Nantes) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
- 55': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Djibril Sidibe.
- 56': Foul by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
- 56': Radamel Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Rony Lopes (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 60': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
- 61': Attempt missed. Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Substitution, Nantes. Rene Krhin replaces Valentin Eysseric.
- 65': Substitution, Monaco. Jean Eudes Aholou replaces Rony Lopes.
- 67': Substitution, Nantes. Antonio Mance replaces Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 70': Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
- 71': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Antonio Mance (Nantes).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Radamel Falcao (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi.
- 73': Foul by Charles Traoré (Nantes).
- 73': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Rene Krhin (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fode Ballo-Toure.
- 74': Substitution, Nantes. Anthony Limbombe replaces Lucas Lima.
- 78': Delay in match Adrien Silva (Monaco) because of an injury.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Foul by Antonio Mance (Nantes).
- 79': Jean Eudes Aholou (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Antonio Mance (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Delay in match Jean Eudes Aholou (Monaco) because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Attempt missed. Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 83': Substitution, Monaco. Georges-Kévin Nkoudou replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
- 84': Foul by Charles Traoré (Nantes).
- 84': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi.
- 87': Substitution, Monaco. Carlos Vinicius replaces Radamel Falcao.
- 87': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Antonio Mance (Nantes).
- 87': Charles Traoré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Carlos Vinicius (Monaco).
- 88': Attempt missed. Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vinicius following a fast break.
- 90': Foul by Enock Kwateng (Nantes).
- 90': Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Majeed Waris.
- 90'+3': Carlos Vinicius (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Diego Carlos (Nantes).
- 90'+3': Foul by Enock Kwateng (Nantes).
- 90'+3': Georges-Kévin Nkoudou (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Carlos Vinicius (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Diego Carlos (Nantes).
- 90'+5': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Adrien Silva (Monaco).
- 90'+5': Adrien Silva (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 1, Nantes 0.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Monaco 1, Nantes 0.
Statistics
 NAN |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.9 | Possession | 49.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 372 | Accurate Passes | 379 |
| 474 | Passes | 462 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 7 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 7,557
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 7,557
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | +45 | 76 |
| 2 | Lens | 34 | +31 | 70 |
| 3 | Lille | 34 | +15 | 61 |
| 4 | Lyon | 34 | +13 | 60 |
Line-Ups
AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Danijel Subasic (GK) |
| 32 | Benoît Badiashile  |
| 25 | Kamil Glik |
| 2 | Fodé Ballo-Touré |
| 19 | Djibril Sidibé |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 44 | Cesc Fàbregas |
| 15 | Adrien Silva |
| 9 | Radamel Falcao |
| 7 | Rony Lopes |
| 29 | Gelson Martins |
Nantes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK) |
| 3 | Diego Carlos |
| 5 | Edgar Ié |
| 14 | Charles Traoré |
| 25 | Enock Kwateng |
| 11 | Valentin Eysseric |
| 28 | Valentin Rongier |
| 19 | Abdoulaye Touré |
| 7 | Kalifa Coulibaly |
| 6 | Lucas Lima |
| 10 | Majeed Waris |
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