Monaco vs Angers 2022-23 Ligue 1
AS Monaco seal 2-0 home win over Angers in Ligue 1
Breel Embolo and Aleksandr Golovin scored in the second half as Monaco beat bottom side Angers 2-0 in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 19': Adrien Hunou (Angers) is shown the yellow card.
- 25': Malang Sarr (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Penalty saved! Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 45'+2': Takumi Minamino (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Vanderson replaces Malang Sarr.
- 45': Substitution, Angers. Abdoulaye Bamba replaces Yan Valery because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Angers 0.
- 54': Goal! Monaco 1, Angers 0. Breel Embolo (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vanderson with a cross.
- 55': Substitution, Monaco. Caio Henrique replaces Ismail Jakobs.
- 55': Substitution, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin replaces Takumi Minamino.
- 57': Abdoulaye Bamba (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Monaco. Kevin Volland replaces Breel Embolo.
- 68': Substitution, Angers. Abdallah Sima replaces Amine Salama.
- 70': Goal! Monaco 2, Angers 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin Volland.
- 73': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Maghnes Akliouche because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Angers. Waniss Taibi replaces Himad Abdelli.
- 73': Substitution, Angers. Farid El Melali replaces Adrien Hunou.
- 84': Axel Disasi (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Batista Mendy (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 7,069
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Paris Saint-Germain | 33 | 81 | 2 |
| +25 | Marseille | 33 | 62 | 9 |
| +26 | AS Monaco | 33 | 61 | 8 |
| +19 | Nice | 33 | 57 | 8 |
Statistics
 ANG |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 47.8 | Possession | 52.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 400 |
| 462 | Passes | 487 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 6 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 18 | Clearances | 4 |
AS Monaco (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 3 | Guillermo Maripán |
| 23 | Malang Sarr  |
| 6 | Axel Disasi |
| 15 | Eliot Matazo |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 18 | Takumi Minamino |
| 14 | Ismail Jakobs |
| 21 | Maghnes Akliouche |
| 10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 36 | Breel Embolo |
Angers (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Yahia Fofana (GK) |
| 17 | Ibrahim Amadou |
| 2 | Batista Mendy |
| 22 | Cédric Hountondji |
| 15 | Pierrick Capelle |
| 94 | Yan Valery |
| 6 | Nabil Bentaleb |
| 8 | Azzedine Ounahi |
| 10 | Himad Abdelli |
| 23 | Adrien Hunou |
| 11 | Salama |
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