Lorient vs AS Monaco, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Monaco held at Lorient as Mendy returns after rape acquittal
AS Monaco missed the chance to go four points clear at the top after Lorient's Romain Faivre scored a late equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
- 2': Goal! Lorient 1, Monaco 0. Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eli Junior Kroupi with a through ball.
- 6': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right..
- 7': Foul by Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient).
- 7': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient).
- 10': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
- 10': Montassar Talbi (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Julien Laporte.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Eli Junior Kroupi.
- 14': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Montassar Talbi.
- 16': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
- 16': Julien Ponceau (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Offside, Lorient. Vincent Le Goff tries a through ball, but Romain Faivre is caught offside.
- 17': Goal! Lorient 1, Monaco 1. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana with a through ball.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Montassar Talbi (Lorient).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Caio Henrique (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient).
- 23': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Monaco).
- 23': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Isaak Touré (Lorient).
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
- 30': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Isaak Touré (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is too high. following a set piece situation.
- 32': Foul by Laurent Abergel (Lorient).
- 32': Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Vanderson (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal..
- 36': Attempt saved. Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal..
- 36': Foul by Julien Laporte (Lorient).
- 36': Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Julien Laporte.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Attempt missed. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. following a corner.
- 44': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
- 44': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Isaak Touré (Lorient).
- 45'+3': Foul by Caio Henrique (Monaco).
- 45'+3': Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Isaak Touré (Lorient).
- 45'+4': Vanderson (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Lorient 1, Monaco 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lorient 1, Monaco 1.
- 46': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
- 46': Montassar Talbi (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Vanderson.
- 47': Offside, Lorient. Eli Junior Kroupi tries a through ball, but Vincent Le Goff is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner..
- 48': Attempt blocked. Vanderson (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked..
- 48': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Isaak Touré.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) header from the right side of the box is blocked..
- 48': Attempt blocked. Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 49': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 51': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt missed. Vincent Le Goff (Lorient) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left..
- 54': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 54': Montassar Talbi (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Substitution, Lorient. Théo Le Bris replaces Eli Junior Kroupi.
- 55': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient).
- 56': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
- 56': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Julien Ponceau.
- 58': Attempt saved. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 58': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Denis Zakaria.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Laurent Abergel (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked..
- 60': Attempt blocked. Théo Le Bris (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked..
- 60': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Denis Zakaria.
- 61': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Vanderson.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Laurent Abergel (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked..
- 62': Attempt missed. Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left..
- 63': Foul by Julien Ponceau (Lorient).
- 63': Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left..
- 66': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Vanderson.
- 66': Substitution, Monaco. Folarin Balogun replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 66': Substitution, Monaco. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Youssouf Fofana.
- 67': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
- 67': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Goal! Lorient 1, Monaco 2. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
- 70': Substitution, Lorient. Igor Silva replaces Gédéon Kalulu.
- 70': Substitution, Lorient. Joel Mvuka replaces Julien Ponceau.
- 70': Substitution, Lorient. Benjamin Mendy replaces Vincent Le Goff.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked..
- 71': Offside, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Aiyegun Tosin (Lorient).
- 73': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
- 75': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Denis Zakaria.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
- 82': Substitution, Lorient. Siriné Doucouré replaces Aiyegun Tosin.
- 82': Attempt missed. Romain Faivre (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 83': Substitution, Monaco. Eliot Matazo replaces Denis Zakaria because of an injury.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked..
- 84': Offside, Monaco. Folarin Balogun tries a through ball, but Takumi Minamino is caught offside.
- 85': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Montassar Talbi (Lorient).
- 86': Substitution, Monaco. Ismail Jakobs replaces Takumi Minamino.
- 86': Attempt missed. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. following a set piece situation.
- 87': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Soungoutou Magassa.
- 87': Eliot Matazo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Isaak Touré (Lorient).
- 88': Attempt missed. Krépin Diatta (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is too high..
- 89': Attempt missed. Ismail Jakobs (Monaco) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left..
- 90': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Soungoutou Magassa.
- 90'+1': Foul by Julien Laporte (Lorient).
- 90'+1': Philipp Köhn (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
- 90'+4': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right..
- 90'+7': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
- 90'+7': Joel Mvuka (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Goal! Lorient 2, Monaco 2. Romain Faivre (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaak Touré with a headed pass.
- 90'+8': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Lorient 2, Monaco 2.
- 0': Match ends, Lorient 2, Monaco 2.
Statistics
 MON |
LOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 517 | Accurate Passes | 328 |
| 593 | Passes | 397 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 17 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
Location: Lorient, France
Attendance: 15,247
Venue: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
Location: Lorient, France
Attendance: 15,247
Line-Ups
Lorient (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 38 | Yvon Mvogo (GK) |
| 15 | Julien Laporte |
| 95 | Isaak Touré |
| 3 | Montassar Talbi |
| 21 | Julien Ponceau |
| 19 | Laurent Abergel |
| 25 | Vincent Le Goff |
| 24 | Gedeon Kalulu |
| 22 | Eli Junior Kroupi |
| 27 | Tosin Aiyegun |
| 10 | Romain Faivre |
AS Monaco (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Philipp Köhn (GK) |
| 3 | Guillermo Maripán |
| 88 | Soungoutou Magassa |
| 99 | Wilfried Singo |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 6 | Denis Zakaria  |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 2 | Vanderson |
| 10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 18 | Takumi Minamino |
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