Monaco vs Montpellier 2021-22 Ligue 1
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Introduction
Match Commentary
- 12': Goal! Monaco 1, Montpellier 0. Kevin Volland (Monaco) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Caio Henrique with a cross.
- 17': Goal! Monaco 2, Montpellier 0. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Volland with a cross.
- 24': Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi replaces Nicolas Cozza.
- 45': Substitution, Montpellier. Mihailo Ristic replaces Léo Leroy.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Axel Disasi replaces Guillermo Maripán.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 2, Montpellier 0.
- 52': Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Goal! Monaco 3, Montpellier 0. Gelson Martins (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet replaces Junior Sambia because of an injury.
- 65': Substitution, Montpellier. Béni Makouana replaces Stephy Mavididi.
- 65': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Valère Germain.
- 66': Béni Makouana (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Monaco. Ismail Jakobs replaces Caio Henrique.
- 67': Substitution, Monaco. Jean Lucas replaces Sofiane Diop.
- 74': Substitution, Monaco. Myron Boadu replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 75': Substitution, Monaco. Youssouf Fofana replaces Gelson Martins.
- 81': Goal! Monaco 3, Montpellier 1. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 86': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Monaco 3, Montpellier 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 4,861
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +19 | Lens | 18 | 43 | 3 |
| +25 | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | 42 | 2 |
| +22 | Marseille | 18 | 35 | 5 |
| +8 | Lille | 18 | 32 | 6 |
Statistics
MON |
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|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 35.2 | Possession | 64.8 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 234 | Accurate Passes | 490 |
| 307 | Passes | 584 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 14 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 12 | Clearances | 12 |
AS Monaco (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 21 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 3 | Guillermo Maripán |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 26 | Ruben Aguilar |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 36 | Eliot Matazo |
| 37 | Sofiane Diop |
| 7 | Gelson Martins |
| 10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 31 | Kevin Volland |
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK) |
| 3 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 14 | Maxime Estève |
| 31 | Nicolas Cozza |
| 6 | Junior Sambia |
| 11 | Téji Savanier |
| 18 | Leo Leroy |
| 13 | Joris Chotard |
| 9 | Valère Germain |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
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