AS Monaco hits hard against Strasbourg. VALERY HACHE / AFP
Thanks to its victory against Strasbourg, the ASM returns to three points from second place in Ligue 1.
Prolific afternoon at the Louis-II stadium! At the end of a match with a crazy scenario, Monaco overcame Strasbourg (4-3) this Sunday on the occasion of the 29e day of Ligue 1. Vanderson (19e), Eliesse Ben Seghir (54e), Eden Diop (58).e) and Youssouf Fofana (66e) are the Monegasque scorers. The Strasbourg projects are by Lebo Mothiba (32e), Guillermo Maripan (csc, 41eand Habib Diallo (90e+3).
Thanks to this success, the Principality club is within three points of Marseille and qualifying places for the Champions League. The Alsatians remain stuck in 16th place, tied with the first relegated, Auxerre.
Monegasque sufficiency
The Monegasques got off to the best start in this encounter and logically opened the scoring through Vanderson (19e). After a favorable counter, the Brazilian side concluded with a cross shot with the right foot a succession of quick passes from his teammates near the surface.
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But Philippe Clement’s men then showed smugness and stopped producing play. Strasbourg did not have to be asked and scored twice in less than ten minutes by Lebo Mothiba (32e) and Guillermo Maripan (csc, 41e). And even three times, but Habib Diallo’s victorious header was penalized with offside. More incisive, more aggressive, the players of Frédéric Antonetti therefore took the lead at the break (1-2).
Ten minutes of madness
We thought Monaco sounded, but the teammates of Wissam Ben Yedder overturned everything in the space of ten minutes under the impetus of the very young Edan Diop (18), who entered at half-time. It is he who cleverly puts back in the box on the equalizer of Eliesse Ben Seghir (54e) before offering himself a goal, served on a plate by Alexandre Golovin (58e).
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Very happy to deceive Matz Sels with a blocked shot after a full axis breakthrough, Youssouf Fofana scored the break goal (66e) before having to leave his partners. The French international midfielder (24 years old, 9 caps) was guilty of a sole on Ibrahim Sissoko, a second nasty gesture of the day synonymous with a second yellow card, and therefore expulsion (78e). At ten against eleven, his teammates regrouped in defense and were able to preserve the result despite the reduction of the gap signed Habib Diallo (90th + 3), upon receipt of a cross from Nordine Kandil.
In a difficult game to analyze, Monaco suffered, trembled, doubted, but ensured the essential: the three points. And find the taste of victory at home after three consecutive losses in all competitions.