The match: 2-5
The Monegasques quickly took the lead this Saturday in Metz (2-5). Under pressure, the Messins cracked from the second attack of the Monegasque battering ram. Served by Eliesse Ben Seghir in the middle of a passive Metz defense, Takumi Minamino opened the scoring with a pivotal shot placed at the near post (4th, 0-1). Metz pushed for a few minutes before being punished by an error from Van Den Kerkhof, dispossessed of the ball by Maghnes Akliouche in the central circle. The French Espoirs international raced to the goal and crossed his shot (0-2, 10th).
In a situation almost identical to that encountered by Akliouche a few seconds earlier, Messin Georges Mikautadze lost his face-to-face with Polish goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki (12th), and Metz paid for his lack of realism in the process. Vanderson enjoyed a caviar from Alexandre Golovin to celebrate his return. Recovering from a hip injury which had kept him away from the field since February 4, the Brazilian right-back volleyed at the far post a precise opening from the Russian (0-3, 16th).
The premature exit of Joël Asoro (24th), sanctioned for the rest of his team, and the move to 4-3-3 changed nothing. The promising entry of Ablie Jallow, at the origin of the two Metz goals, scored by Pape Amadou Diallo (1-4, 79th) and Ibou Sané (2-4, 84th), on two copied and pasted crosses from Koffi Kouao , will not have been enough either, since Metz conceded two new avoidable goals at the end of the second half.
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Following its success in Metz (5-2), AS Monaco extends its unbeaten away streak in Ligue 1 to seven matches.
Pressed by Folarin Balogun, the garnet goalkeeper, Alexandre Oukidja, attempted a backheel and was blocked in his own goal by the American international (0-4, 76th), who then closed the score on a corner from Akliouche ( 2-5, 88th). The goal too many for many Metz supporters, who left the stands disappointed, and some singing: “We are in Ligue 2, we are Ligue 2! “.
Monaco, undefeated in Ligue 1 since February 18 and a home defeat against Toulouse (1-2), temporarily takes second place, before Brest travels to Lorient this Sunday (1 p.m.). Metz (17th with 23 points) for its part misses the opportunity to catch up with the first non-relegation places, Lorient and Nantes, who will play this Sunday.
2024-03-30 17:55:34
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