Caen vs AS Monaco, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Radamel Falcao strikes as Monaco boss Thierry Henry finally wins first game
It was a long time coming but Monaco are finally up and running under Thierry Henry, courtesy of Radamel Falcao's winner at Caen.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Casimir Ninga (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 6': Attempt blocked. Malik Tchokounte (Caen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoel Armougom with a cross.
- 8': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Caen).
- 8': Radamel Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Faycal Fajr (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 9': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Caen).
- 11': Attempt missed. Claudio Beauvue (Caen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Casimir Ninga with a cross.
- 11': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Yoel Armougom.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef Aït Bennasser.
- 16': Offside, Caen. Malik Tchokounte tries a through ball, but Casimir Ninga is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Monaco).
- 18': Yoel Armougom (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Sofiane Diop (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
- 20': Foul by Malik Tchokounte (Caen).
- 20': Ronael Pierre Gabriel (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Nacer Chadli (Monaco).
- 23': Jonathan Gradit (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Faycal Fajr (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Monaco).
- 25': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
- 26': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Youssef Aït Bennasser following a corner.
- 29': Offside, Monaco. Youssef Aït Bennasser tries a through ball, but Radamel Falcao is caught offside.
- 33': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Yoel Armougom.
- 33': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco).
- 33': Paul Baysse (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Caen).
- 34': Youri Tielemans (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Caen).
- 37': Attempt saved. Nacer Chadli (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Radamel Falcao (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 38': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Caen).
- 38': Youri Tielemans (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Delay in match Youri Tielemans (Monaco) because of an injury.
- 39': Casimir Ninga (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Ronael Pierre Gabriel.
- 41': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco).
- 41': Jonathan Gradit (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Hand ball by Malik Tchokounte (Caen).
- 44': Hand ball by Radamel Falcao (Monaco).
- 45': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Monaco).
- 45': Jessy Deminguet (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Monaco).
- 45'+2': Malik Tchokounte (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Caen 0, Monaco 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Caen 0, Monaco 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Malik Tchokounte (Caen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 47': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Caen).
- 52': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Paul Baysse (Caen).
- 52': Paul Baysse (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Caen 0, Monaco 1. Radamel Falcao (Monaco) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 57': Substitution, Caen. Evens Joseph replaces Casimir Ninga.
- 59': Foul by Malik Tchokounte (Caen).
- 59': Jemerson (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Monaco. Pelé replaces Sofiane Diop.
- 61': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 61': Prince Oniangué (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Substitution, Caen. Saif-Eddine Khaoui replaces Jessy Deminguet.
- 62': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 62': Prince Oniangué (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Saif-Eddine Khaoui.
- 64': Foul by Pelé (Monaco).
- 64': Yoel Armougom (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 66': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Caen).
- 66': Youssef Aït Bennasser (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco).
- 68': Jonathan Gradit (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
- 70': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 71': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Jemerson.
- 72': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Paul Baysse (Caen).
- 72': Substitution, Caen. Yacine Bammou replaces Claudio Beauvue.
- 74': Offside, Caen. Yacine Bammou tries a through ball, but Malik Tchokounte is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Monaco).
- 74': Jonathan Gradit (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Faycal Fajr (Caen).
- 75': Youri Tielemans (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, Monaco. Samuel Grandsir replaces Nacer Chadli.
- 77': Alexander Djiku (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 77': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Evens Joseph (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Pelé (Monaco).
- 79': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Benjamin Henrichs.
- 80': Attempt missed. Malik Tchokounte (Caen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Saif-Eddine Khaoui with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Foul by Faycal Fajr (Caen).
- 80': Radamel Falcao (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Monaco. Moussa Sylla replaces Radamel Falcao.
- 81': Attempt saved. Samuel Grandsir (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 82': Offside, Caen. Jonathan Gradit tries a through ball, but Yacine Bammou is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco).
- 84': Yacine Bammou (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Malik Tchokounte (Caen) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yoel Armougom with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Jemerson.
- 86': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Jemerson.
- 88': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Prince Oniangué (Caen).
- 88': Youri Tielemans (Monaco) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 89': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco).
- 89': Jonathan Gradit (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Attempt missed. Yoel Armougom (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Diego Benaglio.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Prince Oniangué (Caen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Faycal Fajr with a cross.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Paul Baysse (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Offside, Caen. Malik Tchokounte tries a through ball, but Paul Baysse is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Ronael Pierre Gabriel (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Faycal Fajr (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Youssef Aït Bennasser (Monaco).
- 90'+7': Youssef Aït Bennasser (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Paul Baysse (Caen).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Caen 0, Monaco 1.
- 90'+8': Match ends, Caen 0, Monaco 1.
Statistics
 MON |
CAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.3 | Possession | 45.7 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 423 | Accurate Passes | 315 |
| 501 | Passes | 392 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 16 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 35 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 35 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Michel-d'Ornano
Location: Caen, France
Attendance: 15,013
Venue: Stade Michel-d'Ornano
Location: Caen, France
Attendance: 15,013
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | Lens | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Lille | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Lyon | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Caen (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 24 | Alexander Djiku |
| 2 | Paul Baysse  |
| 3 | Yoel Armougom |
| 14 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 10 | Faycal Fajr |
| 6 | Prince Oniangué |
| 11 | Casimir Ninga |
| 17 | Jessy Deminguet |
| 12 | Claudio Beauvue |
| 19 | Malik Tchokounte |
AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Diego Benaglio (GK) |
| 16 | Diego Benaglio (GK) |
| 32 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 5 | Jemerson |
| 39 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 18 | Ronael Pierre-Gabriel |
| 36 | Sofiane Diop |
| 15 | Youssef Aït Bennasser |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 9 | Radamel Falcao |
| 20 | Nacer Chadli |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
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