French Ligue 1

Stade de Reims vs AS Monaco, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Stade de Reims
    FT
    0 - 1
    AS Monaco
    • 20': Eliot Matazo

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Benoit Badiashile (Monaco).
    • 3': Nathanael Mbuku (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Nathanael Mbuku (Reims).
    • 9': Foul by Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco).
    • 9': Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
    • 14': Moreto Cassamã (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Goal! Reims 0, Monaco 1. Eliot Matazo (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder following a fast break.
    • 24': Hand ball by Benoit Badiashile (Monaco).
    • 26': Foul by Moreto Cassamã (Reims).
    • 26': Kevin Volland (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benoit Badiashile.
    • 27': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Yunis Abdelhamid.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Axel Disasi (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Boulaye Dia (Reims) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathanael Mbuku with a through ball.
    • 28': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Xavier Chavalerin (Reims) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Moreto Cassamã with a cross following a corner.
    • 30': Foul by Xavier Chavalerin (Reims).
    • 30': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Axel Disasi (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Reims).
    • 31': Marshall Munetsi (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Foul by Moreto Cassamã (Reims).
    • 33': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Boulaye Dia (Reims) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathanael Mbuku.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Nathanael Mbuku (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Foket.
    • 35': Foul by Thomas Foket (Reims).
    • 35': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Benoit Badiashile (Monaco).
    • 39': Nathanael Mbuku (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Benoit Badiashile (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Offside, Reims. Xavier Chavalerin tries a through ball, but Marshall Munetsi is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': VAR Decision: No Penalty Monaco.
    • 45'+3': Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Reims).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Reims 0, Monaco 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Reims 0, Monaco 1.
    • 46': Foul by Kevin Volland (Monaco).
    • 46': Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Axel Disasi (Monaco).
    • 49': Nathanael Mbuku (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Xavier Chavalerin (Reims) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunis Abdelhamid with a headed pass.
    • 52': Foul by Eliot Matazo (Monaco).
    • 52': Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Moreto Cassamã (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xavier Chavalerin following a corner.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Wout Faes (Reims) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ghislain Konan with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Wout Faes.
    • 57': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
    • 59': Caio Henrique (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Foul by Mathieu Cafaro (Reims).
    • 63': Foul by Nathanael Mbuku (Reims).
    • 63': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Eliot Matazo (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Thomas Foket (Reims).
    • 65': Substitution, Monaco. Djibril Sidibé replaces Axel Disasi.
    • 65': Substitution, Monaco. Gelson Martins replaces Eliot Matazo.
    • 65': Substitution, Reims. Dereck Kutesa replaces Moreto Cassamã.
    • 66': Substitution, Reims. Alexis Flips replaces Mathieu Cafaro.
    • 67': Foul by Kevin Volland (Monaco).
    • 67': Ghislain Konan (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gelson Martins.
    • 72': Foul by Gelson Martins (Monaco).
    • 72': Wout Faes (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Wout Faes.
    • 74': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Thomas Foket.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
    • 75': Substitution, Reims. El Bilal Touré replaces Nathanael Mbuku.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Gelson Martins (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caio Henrique with a cross.
    • 80': Substitution, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
    • 86': Substitution, Reims. Kaj Sierhuis replaces Boulaye Dia.
    • 89': El Bilal Touré (Reims) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
    • 89': Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Monaco. Fode Ballo-Toure replaces Kevin Volland.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Monaco. Chrislain Matsima replaces Ruben Aguilar.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
    • 90'+1': Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gelson Martins following a fast break.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
    • 90'+3': Predrag Rajkovic (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by El Bilal Touré (Reims).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Reims 0, Monaco 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Reims 0, Monaco 1.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 1
    61.3 Possession 38.7
    7 SHOTS 8
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    576 Accurate Passes 329
    655 Passes 403
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    10 Crosses 12
    0.5 Cross % 0.3
    51 Long Balls 62
    27 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 5
    18 Tackles 8
    0.3 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 13
    10 Effective Clearances 12
    10 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

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    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 26 +36 60
    2 Lens 27 +30 59
    3 Marseille 27 +19 49
    4 Lyon 27 +12 47
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    Line-Ups

    REIM Stade de Reims (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
    5 Yunis Abdelhamid
    2 Wout Faes
    23 Moreto Cassamá
    3 Ghislain Konan
    32 Thomas Foket
    7 Xavier Chavalerin
    15 Marshall Munetsi Yellow Card
    24 Mathieu Cafaro
    21 Nathanaël Mbuku
    11 Boulaye Dia
    Stade de Reims Substitutes:
    Dario Maresic, Mouhamadou Drammeh, Thibault De Smet, Dereck Kutesa, Alexis Flips, El Bilal Toure, Arbër Zeneli, Trey Vimalin, Kaj Sierhuis.

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

    No. Name
    40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
    3 Guillermo Maripán Yellow Card
    32 Benoît Badiashile Yellow Card
    20 Axel Disasi
    8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
    22 Youssouf Fofana
    12 Caio Henrique
    26 Ruben Aguilar
    9 Wissam Ben Yedder
    36 Eliot Matazo
    31 Kevin Volland
    AS Monaco Substitutes:
    Florentino, Chrislain Matsima, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Cesc Fàbregas, Djibril Sidibé, Vito Mannone, Gelson Martins, Aleksandr Golovin, Valentin Decarpentrie.

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