Bruno Ahoyo, Media365, published on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 6:54 p.m.
For the return of Ligue 1 after the World Cup, Auxerre and Monaco were able to offer a match rich in goals (2-3). The success of the princely club bears the mark of young Eliesse Ben Seghir (17), who scored twice for his first game in the top flight after replacing Wissam Ben Yedder at the break.
A first act in two penalties
17th in Ligue 1 before the match, Christophe Pélissier’s men were under pressure before welcoming the Monegasques this Wednesday evening in Burgundy. After a technically borrowed start to the match, a game incident will settle things half an hour into the game. Naively unbalanced by Eliot Matazo in the Monegasque penalty area, Lassina Sinayoko obtained a logical penalty. A golden opportunity converted with conviction by Mbaye Niang, for the 3rd goal of the former Girondins de Bordeaux striker in Ligue 1 this season (1-0, 30th). Niang got another chance to score a few minutes later, but his unscrewed shot did not reward the fine through pass from Hamza Sakhi (39th). While everything seemed to be smiling on them, the Auxerrois in turn conceded a penalty, for an avoidable foul by Gideon Mensah on Takumi Minamino. This penalty obtained in the additional time of the first period was converted with mastery by Wissam Ben Yedder (1-1, 45th + 3).
Ben Seghir, historical and aesthetic double
Ben Yedder’s 7th goal in Ligue 1 this season was not going to extinguish AJA. More aggressive than their opponents at the start of the second half, the Auxerrois will however give in on the hour mark. On a loss of ball from Sakhi, Embolo found Golovin whose pass full of quality allowed the incoming Eliesse Ben Seghir to score closely from a nice cross shot from the left (1-2, 58th). Not bad for a 17-year-old striker making his Ligue 1 debut tonight. If another player’s unfortunate own goal entered the break, the World Cup finalist with the France team, Youssouf Fofana (2-2, 68th) put Birama Touré’s teammates back in the game. , the outcome was different. On an individual exploit on the left side, the young Eliesse Ben Seghir gave victory to Monaco with a superb curling shot from the right without mercy for Benoit Costil (2-3, 85th). AS Monaco returns to the level of Olympique de Marseille, which hosts Toulouse at the Vélodrome tomorrow. AJ Auxerre concedes their 9th defeat this season and inevitably sinks into the red zone.
