French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, March 30, 2024
AS Monaco LWDWD 5
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Metz LLWWL 2
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MON325
METZ022
Stade Saint-Symphorien · 26,661 att.

Match Report

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USMNT striker Balogun scores twice as Monaco thrash Metz 5-2

AS Monaco eased to a 5-2 win at Metz as three goals in the first 16 minutes effectively ended Saturday's match as a contest and helped send them up to second place in the Ligue 1 standings.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
2
64.3
Possession
35.7
17
SHOTS
13
7
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
658
Accurate Passes
325
750
Passes
410
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
19
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
63
Long Balls
61
36
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
21
Effective Tackles
9
24
Tackles
14
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
12
9
Effective Clearances
18
9
Clearances
18

Head to Head

MON leads series 5-0

Lineups

METZ · 4-5-1

  1. 16Alexandre OukidjaG
  2. 5Fali CandéCD-L
  3. 8Ismaël TraoréCD-R
  4. 3Matthieu UdolLB
  5. 39Koffi KouaoRB
  6. 25Arthur AttaCM-L
  7. 18Lamine CamaraCM-R
  8. 15Aboubacar LôAM
  9. 99Joel AsoroLM
  10. 22Kevin GuitonRM
  11. 10Georges MikautadzeF

MON · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Radoslaw MajeckiG
  2. 5Thilo KehrerCD-L
  3. 99Wilfried SingoCD-R
  4. 14Ismail JakobsLB
  5. 2VandersonRB
  6. 18Takumi MinaminoAM
  7. 17Aleksandr GolovinLM
  8. 19Youssouf FofanaRM
  9. 10Wissam Ben YedderF
  10. 7Eliesse Ben SeghirAM-L
  11. 21Maghnes AklioucheAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 1. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir with a cross.
  2. 10' Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 2. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  3. 16' Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 3. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
  4. 24' Substitution, Metz. Papa Diallo replaces Joel Asoro.
  5. 65' Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Takumi Minamino.
  6. 65' Substitution, Monaco. Folarin Balogun replaces Eliesse Ben Seghir.
  7. 65' Substitution, Monaco. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Youssouf Fofana.
  8. 71' Substitution, Metz. Ablie Jallow replaces Kévin Van Den Kerkhof.
  9. 76' Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 4. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  10. 78' Goal! Metz 1, Monaco 4. Papa Diallo (Metz) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koffi Kouao.
  11. 79' Substitution, Monaco. Edan Diop replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
  12. 82' Substitution, Metz. Ibou Sané replaces Aboubacar Lô.
  13. 82' Substitution, Metz. Sadibou Sané replaces Georges Mikautadze.
  14. 84' Goal! Metz 2, Monaco 4. Ibou Sané (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koffi Kouao.
  15. 87' Goal! Metz 2, Monaco 5. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer following a corner.
  16. 89' Substitution, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly replaces Vanderson.

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