Wissam Ben Yedder, Takumi Minamino, Maghnes Akliouche… They all tried, but none of the Monegasque attackers gained the upper hand against the heroic Lorient goalkeeper. It took an improbable own goal from Formose Mendy (27th) and a point-blank header from Youssouf Fofana (60th) to deceive the Cameroonian goalkeeper. But with 7 saves, he is the man of the match for the Merlus, who leave 3rd in Ligue 1 with a point (2-2).
7 matches without a victory, only one won out of the previous 14: Clermont put an end to a dismal series by overcoming Le Havre this Sunday (2-1). Reduced to ten at the half-hour mark, the Auvergne team did not break down after André Ayew’s equalizer (45th 2) and even equalized straight away, on a penalty from Muhammed Cham (45th 5). With five points behind Nantes, the remaining play-offs, it will still take a lot of courage from Pascal Gastien’s players to experience one more season in the elite. But now there is a starting point.FLOPS
Do you want to sign your child up for football but your other half isn’t convinced? Don’t show him this multiplex. Four red cards colored the Ligue 1 afternoon. Elbasan Rashani virulently contested the decisions of the referee, Mr. Bollengier, who first warned him before excluding him for inappropriate words. Lorient’s Ayiegun Tosin was guilty of a very nasty sole on the heel of Wilfried Singo, who will be satisfied to escape without injury.
Johan Gastien (CF63) and Yassine Kechta (HAC) almost joined this list for a disagreement at the end of the match, the second swinging the ball in the face of the first as if to respond to his flowery language. Their teams, however, did not need opponents to look for a fight. Muhammed Cham and Alan Virginius argued to take a Clermont penalty, which ultimately went to Cham. Mohamed Bayo and Christopher Operi absolutely needed to be separated by their Le Havre partners after an avoidable mistake from Operi in his camp. In the middle of all that, there was a bit of football.
Wilfried Singo’s deep cross was a trap. It did not justify the control, if it was any, of Formose Mendy. From the chest, the Lorient defender surprised his goalkeeper Yvon Mvogo. Despite jumping backwards, Hake was unable to prevent the ball from crossing the line. The Monegasque equalizer certainly seemed inevitable as ASM dominated. From there to giving them such a helping hand…
