French Ligue 1

AS Monaco vs Marseille, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
  • 8': Maghnes Akliouche
  • 23': Folarin Balogun
  • 52': Maghnes Akliouche
FT
3 - 2
  • 1': Iliman Ndiaye
  • 18': Samuel Gigot

Akliouche, Balogun fire Monaco to 3-2 win over Marseille

AS Monaco beat Marseille 3-2 on Saturday to move top of Ligue 1, thanks to a brace from French midfielder Maghnes Akliouche and a powerful strike from United States striker Folarin Balogun.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! Monaco 0, Marseille 1. Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a cross.
  • 3': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
  • 3': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Gigot.
  • 8': Goal! Monaco 1, Marseille 1. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 9': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille).
  • 9': Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Ismail Jakobs (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
  • 14': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille).
  • 14': Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 15': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
  • 18': Goal! Monaco 1, Marseille 2. Samuel Gigot (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye with a cross.
  • 19': Foul by Amir Murillo (Marseille).
  • 19': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Marseille).
  • 23': Goal! Monaco 2, Marseille 2. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vanderson.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 25': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
  • 25': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Offside, Marseille. Joaquín Correa tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
  • 29': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Chancel Mbemba.
  • 30': Offside, Monaco. Wilfried Singo tries a through ball, but Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 31': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Vanderson (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 37': Foul by Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco).
  • 37': Samuel Gigot (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Offside, Marseille. Jonathan Clauss tries a through ball, but Samuel Gigot is caught offside.
  • 39': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Denis Zakaria.
  • 40': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
  • 41': Offside, Marseille. Jordan Veretout tries a through ball, but Amir Murillo is caught offside.
  • 42': Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
  • 42': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Chancel Mbemba (Marseille).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Marseille).
  • 44': Ismail Jakobs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
  • 45': Pau López (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
  • 45'+2': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
  • 45'+2': Jordan Veretout (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Monaco 2, Marseille 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Monaco 2, Marseille 2.
  • 47': Offside, Marseille. Azzedine Ounahi tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
  • 48': Substitution, Marseille. Amine Harit replaces Iliman Ndiaye because of an injury.
  • 50': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
  • 50': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Youssouf Fofana.
  • 51': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Marseille).
  • 51': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Goal! Monaco 3, Marseille 2. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
  • 53': Amir Murillo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
  • 54': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Marseille).
  • 54': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Joaquín Correa (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Soungoutou Magassa.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Samuel Gigot (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Gigot (Marseille).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Hand ball by Samuel Gigot (Marseille).
  • 59': Samuel Gigot (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
  • 59': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Hand ball by Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille).
  • 63': Attempt saved. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
  • 63': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Pau López.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vanderson with a cross.
  • 65': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
  • 67': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
  • 67': Joaquín Correa (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Offside, Marseille. Jonathan Clauss tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Azzedine Ounahi.
  • 71': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
  • 73': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Marseille).
  • 73': Ismail Jakobs (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
  • 75': Substitution, Marseille. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Joaquín Correa.
  • 75': Substitution, Monaco. Eliot Matazo replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 75': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Ismail Jakobs.
  • 76': Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
  • 76': Foul by Eliot Matazo (Monaco).
  • 76': Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Eliot Matazo (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 77': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amine Harit.
  • 83': Substitution, Marseille. Vítinha replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
  • 83': Substitution, Monaco. Myron Boadu replaces Folarin Balogun.
  • 83': Foul by Eliot Matazo (Monaco).
  • 83': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Marseille).
  • 85': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Myron Boadu (Monaco).
  • 88': Samuel Gigot (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Vítinha (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
  • 90'+2': Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Monaco. Mohamed Camara replaces Denis Zakaria.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille).
  • 90'+6': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 3, Marseille 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Monaco 3, Marseille 2.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 17
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 2
54 Possession 46
8 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
379 Accurate Passes 316
481 Passes 407
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 1
14 Crosses 12
0.4 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 59
17 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 1
5 Effective Tackles 10
15 Tackles 19
0.3 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 17
29 Effective Clearances 17
29 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 9,912

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 31 +47 70
2 AS Monaco 31 +17 58
3 Brest 31 +16 56
4 Lille 31 +18 55
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
16 Philipp Köhn (GK)
3 Guillermo Maripán
88 Soungoutou Magassa Yellow Card
99 Wilfried Singo
6 Denis Zakaria Yellow Card
19 Youssouf Fofana Yellow Card
21 Maghnes Akliouche
14 Ismail Jakobs
2 Vanderson
29 Folarin Balogun
10 Wissam Ben Yedder

OLM Marseille (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Pau López (GK)
99 Chancel Mbemba
4 Samuel Gigot
62 Michael Murillo
7 Jonathan Clauss Yellow Card
21 Valentin Rongier Yellow Card
27 Jordan Veretout
8 Azzedine Ounahi
10 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
20 Joaquín Correa Yellow Card
29 Iliman Ndiaye

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