Football
Monaco vs RC Lens. French Ligue 1.
8:00pm, Saturday 2nd September 2023.
Stade Louis IIAttendance: Attendance9,402.
Match ends, Monaco 3, Lens 0.
Second Half ends, Monaco 3, Lens 0.
Attempt blocked. Ayanda Sishuba (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Lens. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
Attempt blocked. Ayanda Sishuba (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit with a cross.
Substitution, Monaco. Eliot Matazo replaces Youssouf Fofana.
Attempt missed. Ayanda Sishuba (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Facundo Medina following a corner.
Corner, Lens. Conceded by Youssouf Fofana.
Attempt missed. Morgan Guilavogui (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ayanda Sishuba.
Folarin Balogun (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Vanderson.
Substitution, Monaco. Maghnes Akliouche replaces Takumi Minamino.
Offside, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Kevin Danso (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Guilavogui.
Attempt missed. Morgan Guilavogui (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Vanderson (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ayanda Sishuba (Lens).
Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
Folarin Balogun (Monaco) is shown the yellow card.
Folarin Balogun (Monaco) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
Attempt blocked. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
Offside, Lens. Andy Diouf tries a through ball, but Florian Sotoca is caught offside.
Ayanda Sishuba (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Youssouf Fofana (Monaco).
Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Folarin Balogun (Monaco).
Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Ayanda Sishuba (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Deiver Machado.
Substitution, Monaco. Denis Zakaria replaces Mohamed Camara.
Substitution, Monaco. Folarin Balogun replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
Mohamed Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
Substitution, Lens. Ayanda Sishuba replaces Angelo Fulgini.
Substitution, Lens. Morgan Guilavogui replaces Adrien Thomasson.
Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Elye Wahi.
Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Florian Sotoca.
Mohamed Camara (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
Andy Diouf (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andy Diouf (Lens).
Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
Attempt missed. Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini.
Foul by Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco).
Goal! Monaco 3, Lens 0. Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caio Henrique with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Lens. Andy Diouf replaces Stijn Spierings.
Delay in match because of an injury Vanderson (Monaco).
Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
Vanderson (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Camara with a through ball.
Mohamed Camara (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Mohamed Camara (Monaco).
Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
Second Half begins Monaco 2, Lens 0.
Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Massadio Haïdara.
First Half ends, Monaco 2, Lens 0.
Foul by Angelo Fulgini (Lens).
Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
Offside, Lens. Elye Wahi tries a through ball, but Massadio Haïdara is caught offside.
Goal! Monaco 2, Lens 0. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino with a through ball following a fast break.
Attempt saved. Angelo Fulgini (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Massadio Haïdara (Lens) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a cross.
Offside, Monaco. Youssouf Fofana tries a through ball, but Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Lens. Angelo Fulgini tries a through ball, but Elye Wahi is caught offside.
Stijn Spierings (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Monaco 1, Lens 0. Wilfried Singo (Monaco) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Caio Henrique with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Brice Samba.
Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
Stijn Spierings (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Stijn Spierings (Lens).
Offside, Monaco. Caio Henrique tries a through ball, but Soungoutou Magassa is caught offside.
Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Mohamed Camara (Monaco) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Singo.
Hand ball by Caio Henrique (Monaco).
Hand ball by Elye Wahi (Lens).
Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Camara.
Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vanderson.
Delay in match because of an injury Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
