FFO EFL1, Monaco vs. Lens (Mon May 19) Monaco | Lens 4-3-2-1 P | 4-2-3-1 E - | Chris Spero | P_Gollini GK | GK B_Samba J_Angelino DF | DF K_Danso J_Lascelles DF | DF J_Gradit L_Dubois DF | DF M_Haidara N_Williams DF | DF M_Roberts I_Sangare MF | DM Y_Fofana I_De_la_Pena MF | DM Zubimendi N_Ahamada MF | MF I_Saibari Joelinton AM | MF J_McGinn A_Doci AM | MF A_Sorloth D_Dike FW | FW A_Oroz | J_Cesar SUB | SUB A_Bono J_Mejdr SUB | SUB M_Bakker D_Cataldi SUB | SUB L_Blas F_Beltran SUB | SUB J_Hogg R_Quaison SUB | SUB B_Lasme Min. 1 :(mon) A_Doci with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Gradit ... He crosses to J_Angelino ... J_Gradit recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 2 :(len) A_Oroz takes possession ... A_Oroz fires a shot at goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at his face! ... He can't believe it himself! ... Lens have taken the lead! ... Monaco 0-1 Lens ... Min. 4 :(len) I_Saibari is unmarked! ... J_Angelino rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Chris Spero looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 9 :(mon) A_Doci with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... J_Gradit with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 10 :(mon) N_Ahamada controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Y_Fofana wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 14 :(len) Y_Fofana spots a team mate in space ... He finds Zubimendi with a lovely pass! ... Zubimendi swings in the shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into P_Gollini's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 16 :(len) I_Saibari loses his marker ... I_Saibari hits a great shot! ... P_Gollini with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 22 :(mon) A_Doci boots it towards N_Williams ... J_McGinn with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... A_Doci shapes to shoot ... He plays it to N_Ahamada instead ... N_Ahamada hits a great drive! ... But B_Samba palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 23 :(len) A_Sorloth moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to A_Oroz ... J_Angelino tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 26 :(len) A_Oroz sprints past N_Williams ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... But L_Dubois puts it in row Z! Min. 28 :(mon) N_Ahamada beats his man ... N_Ahamada flicks the header toward the far post! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 29 :(mon) J_Lascelles plays it long to D_Dike ... M_Roberts is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Chris Spero looks relieved ... - is far from happy with that decision Min. 34 :(mon) D_Dike with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... D_Dike with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But B_Samba makes a superb stop down low Min. 34 :(len) J_McGinn is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to Zubimendi ... N_Ahamada tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 37 :(mon) N_Ahamada sidesteps J_Gradit ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... N_Ahamada lobs B_Samba! ... B_Samba makes a difficult save Min. 38 :(mon) J_Angelino spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Joelinton! ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Roberts ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... I_Sangare swings it in! ... The danger is dealt with by K_Danso Min. 41 :(len) A_Oroz pushes it past L_Dubois ... A vicious shot by A_Oroz! ... P_Gollini saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 42 :(mon) Joelinton is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... N_Ahamada latches onto the ball ... J_McGinn fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... - looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... I_Sangare hoists it forward ... Joelinton gets on the end of it ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Gradit picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(len) Zubimendi with a byline cross to K_Danso ... L_Dubois knocks the ball back to P_Gollini ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past P_Gollini! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... Y_Fofana flights it in! ... J_Gradit gets a shot in ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... P_Gollini dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had P_Gollini beaten! ... CORNER! ... A_Oroz chips the ball in towards the far post! ... P_Gollini jumps well to claim it! Min. 46 :(mon) Joelinton brings it under control ... He takes on I_Saibari ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Doci! ... J_Gradit with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 47 :(mon) D_Dike plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_McGinn ... He had to get that one right! Min. 47 :(len) A_Sorloth has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... J_Gradit gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Angelino with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! Min. 47 :(len) A_Sorloth takes advantage of a mistake by L_Dubois ... That mistake could prove costly ... A_Sorloth goes for goal! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 48 :(len) I_Saibari beats his marker ... I_Saibari with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Monaco 0-1 Lens Min. 47 :(len) Y_Fofana is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to M_Roberts ... M_Roberts with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 50 :(mon) I_De_la_Pena runs at the defence ... I_De_la_Pena with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 50 :(len) A_Sorloth with a measured pass to A_Oroz ... But J_Angelino clears the ball to safety Min. 53 :(mon) I_De_la_Pena with a glorious 60-yard pass to N_Williams ... N_Williams strikes a wicked curler! ... B_Samba parries it Min. 55 :(mon) N_Ahamada wins possession ... He plays the ball across to I_De_la_Pena ... K_Danso makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 56 :(len) I_Saibari holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... L_Dubois is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... P_Gollini misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Oroz with an outswinging corner into the box ... P_Gollini comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 64 :(mon) I_De_la_Pena finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... I_De_la_Pena with his head down lets it go! ... B_Samba takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 68 :(mon) D_Dike saunters past K_Danso ... D_Dike with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... B_Samba parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 69 :(len) Y_Fofana with a 30-yard pass to J_McGinn ... J_McGinn sees P_Gollini off his line! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL!! ... That was unfortunate ... Monaco 0-2 Lens ... Min. 70 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to A Min. 74 :(mon) D_Dike takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to I_De_la_Pena ... A cracking drive from I_De_la_Pena! ... B_Samba is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... B_Samba looks very relieved! Min. 74 :(len) J_Gradit beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... N_Williams rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 75 :(len) I_Saibari slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... A glorious effort by I_Saibari! ... But P_Gollini smothers the ball Min. 76 :(len) Y_Fofana chips the ball over the defence and finds J_McGinn ... J_McGinn tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 77 :(len) A_Sorloth backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... A_Oroz gets on the end of it ... A_Oroz drives it low! ... P_Gollini goes down well to save Min. 80 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: B_Lasme ... COMING OFF: A_Oroz Min. 81 :(mon) I_De_la_Pena with a deep cross to D_Dike ... M_Roberts with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 85 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: R_Quaison ... COMING OFF: D_Dike Min. 85 :(len) J_McGinn jinks past N_Williams ... J_McGinn looks to see where P_Gollini is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... P_Gollini with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(len) J_McGinn has it now ... He takes on J_Lascelles ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Roberts! ... M_Roberts attempts a chip! ... But P_Gollini smothers the ball Min. 93 :(len) A_Sorloth takes advantage of a mistake by L_Dubois ... He crosses to M_Haidara ... M_Haidara with a terrific drive! ... Brilliant save from P_Gollini Min. 94 :(mon) L_Dubois sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to I_De_la_Pena ... I_De_la_Pena with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Lascelles with an outswinging corner into the box ... Excellent keeping! Min. 94 :(len) A_Sorloth slides the ball across to I_Saibari ... I_Saibari keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... P_Gollini gets his fingertips to it Min. 96 :(len) Zubimendi cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Sorloth ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Angelino ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Louis II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_De_la_Pena Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Ahamada (34) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_McGinn (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Oroz (2), J_McGinn (69) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_McGinn (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco | Lens Attempts on Goal : 10 | 16 Off target : 4 | 6 On target : 6 | 10 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 12 Key Tackles : 6 | 10 Key Passes : 11 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Monaco 0 - 2 Lens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Monaco Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gollini GK 26 1 1 1 24 | 100 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 J_Angelino DF 1 22 15 8 22 | 100 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 15 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 22 17 4 25 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 L_Dubois DF 1 20 17 11 24 | 100 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 13 0 N_Williams DF 1 19 14 10 24 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 I_Sangare MF 1 15 21 9 20 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_De_la_Pena MF 1 8 19 17 24 | 100 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 41 N_Ahamada MF 1 9 19 16 21 | 100 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 7 31 Joelinton AM 1 6 19 17 25 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 A_Doci AM 1 9 18 14 24 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 D_Dike FW 1 5 16 21 21 | 89 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 J_Cesar GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mejdr DF 1 15 14 7 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Cataldi MF 1 11 15 7 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Beltran MF 1 11 15 5 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Quaison FW 1 1 12 16 24 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Lens Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Samba GK 25 1 1 1 21 | 100 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 K_Danso DF 1 20 16 12 28 | 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 J_Gradit DF 1 20 14 9 24 | 100 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 68 0 18 M_Haidara DF 1 19 15 3 27 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 25 M_Roberts DF 1 19 12 11 25 | 100 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 36 0 33 Y_Fofana DM 1 16 20 4 22 | 100 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 54 0 Zubimendi DM 1 15 21 7 28 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 20 I_Saibari MF 1 5 20 16 26 | 100 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 J_McGinn MF 1 13 21 19 30 | 100 0 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 20 14 37 A_Sorloth MF 1 2 18 23 26 | 100 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 4 A_Oroz FW 1 8 14 21 24 | 84 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 A_Bono GK 18 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bakker DF 1 15 13 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Blas MF 1 3 16 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hogg MF 1 12 19 9 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Lasme FW 1 7 13 18 21 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1747673564 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40