Monaco vs Marseille 2023-24 Ligue 1
Sep 30, 2023, 7:00 PMAkliouche, Balogun fire Monaco to 3-2 win over Marseille
AS Monaco beat Marseille 3-2 on Saturday to move top of Ligue 1, thanks to a brace from French midfielder Maghnes Akliouche and a powerful strike from United States striker Folarin Balogun.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Monaco 0, Marseille 1. Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with a cross.
- 8': Goal! Monaco 1, Marseille 1. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 18': Goal! Monaco 1, Marseille 2. Samuel Gigot (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye with a cross.
- 23': Goal! Monaco 2, Marseille 2. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
- 42': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 2, Marseille 2.
- 48': Substitution, Marseille. Amine Harit replaces Iliman Ndiaye because of an injury.
- 52': Goal! Monaco 3, Marseille 2. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
- 54': Joaquín Correa (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Samuel Gigot (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Denis Zakaria (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Monaco. Eliot Matazo replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
- 75': Substitution, Marseille. Ismaïla Sarr replaces Joaquín Correa.
- 75': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Ismail Jakobs.
- 76': Eliot Matazo (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Monaco. Myron Boadu replaces Folarin Balogun.
- 83': Substitution, Marseille. Vítinha replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
- 90'+2': Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Monaco. Mohamed Camara replaces Denis Zakaria.
Game Information
7:00 PM, Sat, Sep 30, 2023
Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 9,912
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
| OLM | MON | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 54 | Possession | 46 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 379 | Accurate Passes | 316 |
| 481 | Passes | 407 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 29 | Clearances | 17 |
AS Monaco (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Philipp Köhn (GK) |
| 3 | Guillermo Maripán |
| 88 | Soungoutou Magassa  |
| 99 | Wilfried Singo |
| 6 | Denis Zakaria |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 21 | Maghnes Akliouche |
| 14 | Ismail Jakobs |
| 2 | Vanderson |
| 29 | Folarin Balogun |
| 10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
Marseille (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Pau López (GK) |
| 99 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 4 | Samuel Gigot |
| 62 | Michael Murillo |
| 7 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 27 | Jordan Veretout |
| 8 | Azzedine Ounahi |
| 10 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 20 | Joaquín Correa |
| 29 | Iliman Ndiaye |
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