French Ligue 1

AS Monaco vs AJ Auxerre, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
AS Monaco
  • 56': Ansu Fati
  • 59': Folarin Balogun (P)
FT
2 - 2
AJ Auxerre
  • 11': Kévin Danois
  • 33': Lassine Sinayoko

USMNT's Florian Balogun scores in 8th straight game for Monaco

USMNT forward Folarin Balogun scored for the eighth straight league game as Monaco rallied to draw 2-2 with struggling Auxerre in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Sinaly Diomandé.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Marvin Senaya (Auxerre).
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Christian Mawissa (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Marvin Senaya (Auxerre).
  • 6': Offside, Monaco. Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
  • 7': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 7': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 9': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Elisha Owusu.
  • 9': Handball by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
  • 10': Foul by Aladji Bamba (Monaco).
  • 10': Kévin Danois (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
  • 11': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 11': Goal! Monaco 0, Auxerre 1. Kévin Danois (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Donovan Léon (Auxerre). Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aladji Bamba.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Donovan Léon (Auxerre).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Romain Faivre (Auxerre) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Fredrik Oppegård (Auxerre) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Elisha Owusu.
  • 21': Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Danny Namaso (Auxerre).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Teze.
  • 23': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Bryan Okoh.
  • 24': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Monaco).
  • 24': Danny Namaso (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Romain Faivre (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Aladji Bamba (Monaco).
  • 26': Offside, Auxerre. Lassine Sinayoko is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
  • 27': Bryan Okoh (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Offside, Auxerre. Lassine Sinayoko is caught offside.
  • 31': Romain Faivre (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Denis Zakaria (Monaco).
  • 32': Foul by Aladji Bamba (Monaco).
  • 32': Danny Namaso (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Goal! Monaco 0, Auxerre 2. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jordan Teze (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aladji Bamba.
  • 36': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Auxerre).
  • 36': Aladji Bamba (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Marvin Senaya.
  • 37': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
  • 37': Donovan Léon (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Aladji Bamba (Monaco).
  • 41': Elisha Owusu (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Aladji Bamba (Monaco).
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Elisha Owusu (Auxerre).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Foul by Aladji Bamba (Monaco).
  • 43': Marvin Senaya (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Wout Faes (Monaco).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Denis Zakaria.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Bryan Okoh (Auxerre) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Romain Faivre with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Marvin Senaya (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Christian Mawissa (Monaco).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Auxerre 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Monaco. Simon Adingra replaces Aladji Bamba.
  • 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Auxerre 2.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elisha Owusu.
  • 46': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco).
  • 47': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
  • 47': Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Mawissa.
  • 48': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Sinaly Diomandé.
  • 49': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Bryan Okoh.
  • 50': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Danny Namaso.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Donovan Léon (Auxerre). Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Zakaria.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Jordan Teze (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Donovan Léon (Auxerre). Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 52': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Donovan Léon.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Fredrik Oppegård (Auxerre).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Substitution, Auxerre. Josué Casimir replaces Fredrik Oppegård because of an injury.
  • 56': Goal! Monaco 1, Auxerre 2. Ansu Fati (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 57': Penalty conceded by Donovan Léon (Auxerre) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 57': Penalty Monaco. Folarin Balogun draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 59': Goal! Monaco 2, Auxerre 2. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 59': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Bryan Okoh.
  • 62': Foul by Ansu Fati (Monaco).
  • 62': Bryan Okoh (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Marvin Senaya (Auxerre) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco). Assisted by Kévin Danois.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco).
  • 65': Offside, Monaco. Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 68': Substitution, Auxerre. Lamine Sy replaces Marvin Senaya.
  • 68': Substitution, Auxerre. Naouirou Ahamada replaces Danny Namaso.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Monaco).
  • 69': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
  • 69': Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Donovan Léon (Auxerre).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Substitution, Auxerre. Théo De Percin replaces Donovan Léon because of an injury.
  • 73': Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Lamine Sy.
  • 77': Foul by Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre).
  • 77': Ansu Fati (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Substitution, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly replaces Jordan Teze.
  • 78': Substitution, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Ansu Fati.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Krépin Diatta (Monaco) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Simon Adingra (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a headed pass.
  • 82': Offside, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly is caught offside.
  • 83': Foul by Lamine Sy (Auxerre).
  • 83': Simon Adingra (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Lamine Sy (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Foul by Elisha Owusu (Auxerre).
  • 87': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Offside, Monaco. Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
  • 88': Substitution, Monaco. Mika Biereth replaces Folarin Balogun.
  • 89': Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Gideon Mensah.
  • 90'+5': Josué Casimir (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Bryan Okoh (Auxerre).
  • 90'+5': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 2, Auxerre 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Monaco 2, Auxerre 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 19
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 11
4 Saves 5
31.5 Possession 68.5
12 SHOTS 15
7 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
185 Accurate Passes 467
254 Passes 541
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 5
4 Crosses 28
0.3 Cross % 0.2
58 Long Balls 33
19 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 6
15 Effective Tackles 9
23 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 6
37 Effective Clearances 17
37 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 8,473

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 28 +37 63
2 Lens 29 +28 62
3 Lyon 30 +15 54
4 Lille 30 +15 54
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
6 Denis Zakaria Yellow Card
25 Wout Faes
5 Thilo Kehrer
23 Aladji Bamba
4 Jordan Teze
13 Christian Mawissa
27 Krépin Diatta
9 Folarin Balogun
31 Ansu Fati
11 Maghnes Akliouche Yellow Card
AS Monaco Substitutes:
Simon Adingra, Mamadou Coulibaly, Eric Dier, Paul Pogba, Ilane Touré, Mika Biereth, Philipp Köhn, Pape Cabral, Aleksandr Golovin.

AUX AJ Auxerre (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Donovan Léon (GK)
24 Bryan Okoh
20 Sinaly Diomande
14 Gideon Mensah Yellow Card
29 Marvin Senaya
19 Danny Namaso
5 Kévin Danois
42 Elisha Owusu
10 Lassine Sinayoko
22 Fredrik Oppegard
28 Romain Faivre
AJ Auxerre Substitutes:
Tom Negrel, Naouirou Ahamada, Francisco Sierralta, Lamine Sy, Mamoudou Cissokho, Théo De Percin, Assane Dioussé, Sékou Mara, Josué Casimir.

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