French Ligue 1

AS Monaco vs Montpellier, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
AS Monaco
  • 52': Islam Slimani
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Montpellier

    Slimani header gives Monaco 1-0 win over Montpellier

    AS Monaco celebrated their third successive Ligue 1 win after a second-half header by Islam Slimani gave them a 1-0 home victory over Montpellier in

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Islam Slimani (Monaco).
    • 1': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Offside, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin tries a through ball, but Islam Slimani is caught offside.
    • 2': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
    • 2': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Youssouf Fofana.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaetan Laborde.
    • 10': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
    • 10': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco).
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
    • 12': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
    • 12': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Offside, Monaco. Youssouf Fofana tries a through ball, but Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
    • 15': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
    • 15': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 22': Foul by Islam Slimani (Monaco).
    • 22': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Islam Slimani (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 25': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Islam Slimani (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 30': Foul by Stevan Jovetic (Monaco).
    • 30': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Hand ball by Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) header from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mihailo Ristic with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Islam Slimani (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
    • 37': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Islam Slimani following a fast break.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Islam Slimani.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
    • 45': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
    • 45': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Montpellier 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Montpellier 0.
    • 51': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Damien Le Tallec.
    • 52': Goal! Monaco 1, Montpellier 0. Islam Slimani (Monaco) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic with a cross.
    • 54': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
    • 54': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 54': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Islam Slimani with a headed pass.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
    • 62': Foul by Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco).
    • 62': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ferri with a cross.
    • 64': Substitution, Montpellier. Yun Il-Lok replaces Joris Chotard.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Yun Il-Lok (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 65': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
    • 68': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 68': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
    • 70': Foul by Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco).
    • 70': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
    • 75': Substitution, Monaco. Keita replaces Stevan Jovetic.
    • 77': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 77': Islam Slimani (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Keita (Monaco).
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 79': Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Téji Savanier.
    • 80': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Fode Ballo-Toure.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 81': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
    • 86': Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
    • 86': Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Substitution, Montpellier. Bilal Boutobba replaces Mihailo Ristic.
    • 87': Substitution, Monaco. Benjamin Henrichs replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Keita (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
    • 90'+1': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Fode Ballo-Toure (Monaco).
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Monaco 1, Montpellier 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Monaco 1, Montpellier 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 2
    48 Possession 52
    13 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    393 Accurate Passes 453
    481 Passes 540
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 4
    27 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 63
    34 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 12
    9 Tackles 23
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    12 Interceptions 14
    22 Effective Clearances 17
    22 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Louis II
    Location: Monaco, France
    Attendance: 4,384

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 31 +43 70
    2 Lens 31 +28 64
    3 Lyon 32 +18 60
    4 Lille 32 +16 58
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MON AS Monaco (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
    3 Guillermo Maripán
    25 Kamil Glik
    2 Fodé Ballo-Touré
    12 Ruben Aguilar
    9 Wissam Ben Yedder
    22 Youssouf Fofana
    10 Stevan Jovetic
    6 Tiemoué Bakayoko
    17 Aleksandr Golovin
    20 Islam Slimani Yellow Card
    AS Monaco Substitutes:
    Benoît Badiashile, Keita Baldé, Cesc Fàbregas, Arthur Zagre, Jean Marcelin, Benjamin Henrichs, Danijel Subasic.

    MON Montpellier (3-5-1-1)

    No. Name
    16 Dimitry Bertaud (GK)
    4 Hilton
    3 Daniel Congré
    14 Damien Le Tellec Yellow Card
    11 Téji Savanier Yellow Card
    12 Jordan Ferri
    13 Joris Chotard
    26 Mihailo Ristic
    2 Arnaud Souquet
    10 Gaëtan Laborde
    25 Florent Mollet
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Souleymane Camara, Ambroise Oyongo, Thibaut Vargas, Matis Carvalho, Bilal Boutobba, Clément Vidal, Yun Il-Lok.

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