AS Monaco vs Lens, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Lens sink Monaco to pile pressure on boss Niko Kovac
Opportunist goals by Ignatius Ganago and substitute Simon Banza gave Lens a 2-0 win at Monaco and piled the pressure on home manager Niko Kovac.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
- 6': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
- 14': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
- 16': Attempt missed. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) header from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
- 19': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Ruben Aguilar.
- 19': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 20': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 28': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
- 28': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 28': Strahinja Pavlovic (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Jean Lucas (Monaco).
- 35': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Deiver Machado.
- 36': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Florian Sotoca.
- 38': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 38': Strahinja Pavlovic (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens).
- 38': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Monaco).
- 38': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Jean Lucas (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Krépin Diatta.
- 41': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Jean Lucas (Monaco).
- 43': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 45': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
- 45': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 45'+3': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Lens 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Lens 0.
- 45': Substitution, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Deiver Machado.
- 50': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
- 50': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 51': Goal! Monaco 0, Lens 1. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
- 59': Aurélien Tchouaméni (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
- 60': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens).
- 60': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) is shown the red card.
- 61': Jean-Louis Leca (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Substitution, Monaco. Gelson Martins replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 63': Substitution, Monaco. Kevin Volland replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 63': Substitution, Monaco. Myron Boadu replaces Krépin Diatta because of an injury.
- 65': Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces Ignatius Ganago.
- 67': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 69': Offside, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin tries a through ball, but Kevin Volland is caught offside.
- 70': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
- 70': Attempt missed. Jean Lucas (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar following a corner.
- 70': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Seko Fofana.
- 73': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Strahinja Pavlovic (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Lucas with a cross.
- 74': Attempt saved. Caio Henrique (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
- 74': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 74': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 74': Attempt missed. Kevin Volland (Monaco) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jean Lucas with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, Lens. Simon Banza replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 75': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Gaël Kakuta.
- 76': Substitution, Monaco. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Sofiane Diop.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jean Lucas (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gelson Martins.
- 78': Cesc Fàbregas (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Yannick Cahuzac (Lens).
- 78': Foul by Axel Disasi (Monaco).
- 78': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Monaco).
- 79': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
- 80': Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Offside, Monaco. Cesc Fàbregas tries a through ball, but Myron Boadu is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Monaco).
- 83': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Strahinja Pavlovic (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Monaco. Djibril Sidibé replaces Ruben Aguilar.
- 84': Caio Henrique (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
- 85': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 85': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the red card.
- 90': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Massadio Haïdara.
- 90': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Yannick Cahuzac.
- 90': Attempt missed. Djibril Sidibé (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Yannick Cahuzac.
- 90'+1': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
- 90'+1': Gelson Martins (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Lens. Ismaël Boura replaces Massadio Haïdara because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Djibril Sidibé (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
- 90'+4': Goal! Monaco 0, Lens 2. Simon Banza (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Monaco 0, Lens 2.
- 0': Match ends, Monaco 0, Lens 2.
Statistics
 RCL |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 28.9 | Possession | 71.1 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 173 | Accurate Passes | 502 |
| 239 | Passes | 583 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 13 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 1 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 36 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 6,483
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 6,483
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 |
Line-Ups
AS Monaco (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 21 | Strahinja Pavlovic  |
| 6 | Axel Disasi |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 26 | Ruben Aguilar |
| 11 | Jean Lucas |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 27 | Krépin Diatta |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin  |
| 10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 37 | Sofiane Diop |
Lens (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 10 | Gaël Kakuta |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 9 | Ignatius Ganago |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
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