In front of 27,000 people, the Nantes people entered their match perfectly, against Monegasques in full swing. By playing without complex and high on the ground, Pierre Aristouy’s men have developed a formidable vertical game. With Moses Simon in charge, behind the penalty (3rd) then passer on the second goal (15th), and Mostafa Mohamed scorer (5th, s.p), the Nantes residents inflicted two heavy blows on their evening opponent . The Rock club, which nevertheless controlled the ball, failed to break the canary lock … until the 27th minute. Because, if they have been brilliant since the start of the meeting, Nicolas Pallois’ teammates have been feverish during their weak time.
On their first dangerous chance, Adi Hütter’s men shook the net, through the inevitable Takumi Minamino. On the goal, Pallois is not exempt from any reproach, since he had to mark the Japanese… who finally found himself lonely in front of the goal. Monaco were more direct and dominant in their placed play after the score was reduced. Ben Yedder was found twice, finishing (30th) then passing (41st), and ASM’s playing masters had more freedom to express themselves, the Canaries no longer daring to seek the ball in the feet.
Upon returning from the locker room, Nantes corrected the situation and quickly made the break (47th). Thanks to a high recovery, Moses Simon and his partners created a surplus on the left side, which brought the double of the Egyptian Mostafa Mohamed. But Monaco remained realistic and Austrian Hütter’s men only needed one attempt to believe it again. Caio Henrique, untenable from the first to the last minute, sent a very good cross back, Ben Yedder popped up on the second ball to score his 4th goal of the season and reduce the score to 3-2.
The Monegasques then completely let go, thanks to two protagonists, particularly in the leg: Caio Henrique and Takumi Minamino. Both brought fire into the defense. The Brazilian, on his left side, brought several dangerous crosses and scraped a number of corners for his team (80th). The Japanese him, pierced the defense by dribbling (70th, 72nd) and tried his luck many times. His technical accuracy did a lot of harm. And the undermining work paid off: in the 85th minute, the newcomer Boadu delivered his own by scoring the 3-3 goal on his first ball of the season.
