AS Monaco vs Brest, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

AS Monaco

16': Denis Zakaria
69': Aleksandr Golovin

FT
2 - 0

Brest

90'+3': Lilian Brassier

Monaco move up to second after win against Brest

AS Monaco provisionally climbed to second place in Ligue 1 after goals from Denis Zakaria and Aleksandr Golovin earned them a 2-0 victory at home against Brest on Sunday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
2': Attempt saved. Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
2': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Kenny Lala (Brest).
3': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
3': Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Attempt missed. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Krépin Diatta.
7': Foul by Bradley Locko (Brest).
7': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Bradley Locko (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
9': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt missed. Steve Mounié (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hugo Magnetti with a headed pass.
10': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest).
11': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
13': VAR Decision: No Goal Monaco 0-0 Brest.
13': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
13': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
16': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Hugo Magnetti.
16': Goal! Monaco 1, Brest 0. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.
18': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
18': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Attempt blocked. Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou with a cross.
21': Attempt missed. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
22': Delay in match because of an injury Brendan Chardonnet (Brest).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25': Offside, Monaco. Maghnes Akliouche tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
26': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
26': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Offside, Brest. Kenny Lala tries a through ball, but Lilian Brassier is caught offside.
30': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
30': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Brendan Chardonnet (Brest).
33': Delay in match because of an injury Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
37': Kenny Lala (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
37': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
39': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest).
42': Offside, Brest. Marco Bizot tries a through ball, but Jérémy Le Douaron is caught offside.
43': Substitution, Brest. Axel Camblan replaces Jérémy Le Douaron because of an injury.
43': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Bradley Locko.
45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+5': First Half ends, Monaco 1, Brest 0.
45': Second Half begins Monaco 1, Brest 0.
46': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
46': Attempt missed. Mahdi Camara (Brest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Del Castillo with a cross following a corner.
47': Attempt blocked. Mahdi Camara (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steve Mounié.
47': Attempt missed. Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
48': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Camblan.
48': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
48': Lilian Brassier (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
53': Attempt missed. Axel Camblan (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
54': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
56': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
56': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Lilian Brassier.
58': Hand ball by Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest).
61': Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Lilian Brassier (Brest).
62': Lilian Brassier (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
62': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
65': Substitution, Monaco. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Maghnes Akliouche.
66': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
67': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest).
67': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Delay in match because of an injury Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Goal! Monaco 2, Brest 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
71': Foul by Kenny Lala (Brest).
71': Ismail Jakobs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Soungoutou Magassa.
72': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Romain Del Castillo with a cross following a corner.
72': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Steve Mounié following a corner.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
73': Substitution, Brest. Martín Satriano replaces Steve Mounié.
73': Substitution, Brest. Kamory Doumbia replaces Mahdi Camara.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
77': Attempt missed. Bradley Locko (Brest) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
77': Attempt saved. Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kamory Doumbia.
77': Foul by Kamory Doumbia (Brest).
77': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt missed. Martín Satriano (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
81': Substitution, Monaco. Kassoum Ouattara replaces Ismail Jakobs.
81': Substitution, Monaco. Takumi Minamino replaces Folarin Balogun.
82': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Kenny Lala.
82': Attempt missed. Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
83': Substitution, Brest. Billal Brahimi replaces Romain Del Castillo.
83': Substitution, Brest. Mathias Pereira Lage replaces Hugo Magnetti.
83': Bradley Locko (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
84': Bradley Locko (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
85': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
85': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
88': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
88': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Monaco. Mohamed Camara replaces Youssouf Fofana.
89': Substitution, Monaco. Myron Boadu replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Myron Boadu (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
90'+3': Foul by Lilian Brassier (Brest).
90'+3': Myron Boadu (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Second yellow card to Lilian Brassier (Brest) for a bad foul.
90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Myron Boadu (Monaco).
90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+6': Bradley Locko (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Myron Boadu (Monaco).
90'+6': Attempt missed. Kamory Doumbia (Brest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Billal Brahimi with a cross.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Monaco 2, Brest 0.
0': Match ends, Monaco 2, Brest 0.

Statistics

BRE		MON
11	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
54.2	Possession	45.8
15	SHOTS	12
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
359	Accurate Passes	315
449	Passes	388
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	1
22	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.1
75	Long Balls	42
43	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	16
10	Effective Clearances	25
10	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 9,244

Ligue 1 Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	11	+23	29
2	AS Monaco	11	+10	23
3	Marseille	11	+9	20
4	Lille	11	+7	19

Full Standings

Line-Ups

AS Monaco (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
16	Philipp Köhn (GK)
3	Guillermo Maripán
88	Soungoutou Magassa
99	Wilfried Singo
6	Denis Zakaria
19	Youssouf Fofana
14	Ismail Jakobs
27	Krépin Diatta
29	Folarin Balogun
17	Aleksandr Golovin
21	Maghnes Akliouche

AS Monaco Substitutes:

Chrislain Matsima, Takumi Minamino, Wissam Ben Yedder, Edan Diop, Radoslaw Majecki, Mohamed Camara, Eliot Matazo, Myron Boadu, Kassoum Ouattara.

Brest (4-3-3)

No.	Name
40	Marco Bizot (GK)
3	Lilian Brassier
5	Brendan Chardonnet
2	Bradley Locko
27	Kenny Lala
20	Pierre Lees-Melou
8	Hugo Magnetti
45	Mahdi Camara
9	Steve Mounié
22	Jeremy Le Douaron
10	Romain Del Castillo

Brest Substitutes:

Grégoire Coudert, Kamory Doumbia, Axel Camblan, Martín Satriano, Achraf Dari, Mathias Pereira Lage, Julien Le Cardinal, Jordan Amavi, Bilal Brahimi.

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