Saint-Étienne vs AS Monaco, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne

59': Denis Bouanga

FT
1 - 0

AS Monaco

90'+2': Ruben Aguilar

St Etienne beat Monaco to confirm resurgence under Puel

St Etienne confirmed their resurgence under coach Claude Puel when a Denis Bouanga second-half goal earned them a 1-0 home victory against Monaco.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne).
2': Attempt saved. Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
3': Foul by Adrien Silva (Monaco).
3': Ryad Boudebouz (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
4': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
8': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
8': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
8': Attempt missed. William Saliba (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Timothée Kolodziejczak with a headed pass following a corner.
9': Foul by Wesley Fofana (St Etienne).
9': Keita (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
11': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne).
12': Attempt missed. Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gil Dias.
13': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gil Dias with a cross.
17': Foul by Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco).
17': Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
19': Gil Dias (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Adrien Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
24': Attempt blocked. Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
25': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Gabriel Silva (St Etienne).
27': Attempt missed. Adrien Silva (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
30': Substitution, St Etienne. Jean Eudes Aholou replaces Yohan Cabaye because of an injury.
32': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Jean Eudes Aholou (St Etienne).
32': Jean Eudes Aholou (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Foul by Gil Dias (Monaco).
34': Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
37': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
38': Foul by Adrien Silva (Monaco).
38': Ryad Boudebouz (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Jean Eudes Aholou (St Etienne).
41': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy.
45': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
45'+1': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
45'+3': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Monaco 0.
45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Monaco 0.
49': Attempt missed. Keita (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin following a fast break.
50': Offside, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder tries a through ball, but Keita is caught offside.
51': Adrien Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
53': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
53': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
55': Ryad Boudebouz (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
59': Goal! St Etienne 1, Monaco 0. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
64': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Bouanga with a cross.
65': Substitution, Monaco. Jean-Kévin Augustin replaces Keita.
66': Attempt blocked. Ryad Boudebouz (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Bouanga.
66': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
67': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
67': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy.
69': Substitution, Monaco. Ruben Aguilar replaces Gelson Martins.
71': Offside, Monaco. Adrien Silva tries a through ball, but Jean-Kévin Augustin is caught offside.
74': VAR Decision: No Red Card Wesley Fofana (St Etienne).
76': Substitution, St Etienne. Miguel Trauco replaces Mathieu Debuchy.
78': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross.
78': Substitution, Monaco. Fode Ballo-Toure replaces Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi.
79': Foul by Adrien Silva (Monaco).
79': Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Adrien Silva (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Offside, St Etienne. Zaydou Youssouf tries a through ball, but Jean Eudes Aholou is caught offside.
82': Substitution, St Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Romain Hamouma.
84': Attempt missed. Jean-Kévin Augustin (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a headed pass.
85': Foul by Ryad Boudebouz (St Etienne).
85': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Offside, Monaco. Fode Ballo-Toure tries a through ball, but Gil Dias is caught offside.
87': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Fode Ballo-Toure.
87': Attempt missed. Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
89': Attempt missed. Adrien Silva (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+2': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
90'+2': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) is shown the red card.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Ryad Boudebouz (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
90'+3': Offside, St Etienne. Denis Bouanga tries a through ball, but Miguel Trauco is caught offside.
90'+5': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
90'+5': Second Half ends, St Etienne 1, Monaco 0.
90'+5': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
0': Match ends, St Etienne 1, Monaco 0.

Statistics

MON		ASSE
10	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	2
4	Saves	3
57.4	Possession	42.6
11	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
438	Accurate Passes	307
540	Passes	399
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	3
19	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.2
41	Long Balls	78
17	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	8
15	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	23
12	Effective Clearances	14
12	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 15,685

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Angers	0	0	0
2	AJ Auxerre	0	0	0
3	Brest	0	0	0
4	Le Havre AC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Saint-Étienne (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
16	Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
4	William Saliba
5	Timothée Kolodziejczak
32	Wesley Fofana
29	Yohan Cabaye
28	Zaydou Youssef
11	Gabriel Silva
26	Mathieu Debuchy
21	Romain Hamouma
20	Denis Bouanga
7	Ryad Boudebouz

Saint-Étienne Substitutes:

Jean-Eudes Aholou, Jessy Moulin, Robert Beric, Miguel Trauco, Arnaud Nordin, Harold Moukoudi, Franck Honorat.

AS Monaco (3-5-2)

No.	Name
40	Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
25	Kamil Glik
32	Benoît Badiashile
5	Jemerson
17	Aleksandr Golovin
39	Benjamin Henrichs
8	Adrien Silva
31	Gil Dias
11	Gelson Martins
14	Keita Baldé
9	Wissam Ben Yedder

AS Monaco Substitutes:

Fodé Ballo-Touré, Ruben Aguilar, Arthur Zagre, Guillermo Maripán, Danijel Subasic, Gabriel Boschilia, Jean-Kévin Augustin.

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