Additional time begins
The fourth referee has just announced that added time was a minimum of two minutes.
Lecomte again!
The MHSC doorman continues his parades in this first act and further disgusts Akliouche. The goal of the break was not far away as the break approached.
A lack of presence
Tchato had made a very good cross but no partner was on target.
Camara impatient
The Senegalese midfielder had a lot of space in midfield but he released the ball too quickly. Montpellier recovers.
Montpellier s'en sort
Ouattara is found on the left side and benefits from a favorable counterattack to obtain a corner. It is a lesser evil for Montpellier which continues to suffer.
Akliouche is offside
There was little doubt but the assistant referee let Akliouche go all the way. The latter's shot was repelled by Lecomte but an offside position was then logically signaled.
Akliouche tries his hand
The Monegasque playmaker is on the edge of the area and takes his chance. Its coil leaks from the frame.
Kehrer without pressure
The Monegasque captain succeeded again in his first period this evening. He is very serene behind like this superb recovery.
Khazri runs into Majecki!!
On a counter flash from MHSC, Khazri is served by Al-Tamari but the former Stéphanois fails to deceive the Monaco goalkeeper.
Still no clean sheet
Montpellier continues its 24th match by conceding at least one goal. The defensive problems continue for Jean-Louis Gasset's team.
Montpellier is cracking!!!
We felt it coming! On yet another Monegasque corner, Kehrer cuts the trajectory at the near post and surprises Lecomte who gives in for the first time this evening.
The Montpellier wall
The Monegasques chained several strikes in a row but the Hérault defense resists with several successive counterattacks.
The recovery of Sylla
Nzingoula and Sylla find themselves on an aerial combination which is finally concluded by the second. The Montpellier defender's shot ends well off target.
Beereth moved
First half hour in Ligue 1 sluggish for the new Monegasque. He is moved in the duel with Omeragic and struggles to show himself.
Savanier's free kick
The Montpellier midfielder obtained a free kick and took charge. He hits over the wall but it's pretty easy for Majecki.
The sequence of Al-Tamari!!
The first big opportunity in Montpellier was to the Jordanian's credit. The latter has a favorable counter against Salisu and tries to deceive Majecki but the frame slips away by a few centimeters.
Minamino's strike
The Japanese has time to organize himself and takes the opportunity to strike but his attempt lacks precision.
“You embody the worst version of the club”
The message from Montpellier supporters is clear with a terrible banner displayed in one of the Mosson stands.
A difficult ball exit
If Jean-Louis Gasset's players try to restart cleanly, they struggle to combine ideas with practice and the ball is often quickly lost.
Omeragic décisif
Camara was on the receiving end of a missed recovery from the Hérault defense but the Monaco midfielder saw his shot blocked by Omeragic.
Sulla's head
Montpellier finally breathes a little by projecting itself into the opposing camp. Khazri finds Sylla in the area but the latter's head goes quite wide.
Biereth s’impose
The Danish striker succeeds in his aerial duel but his head falls quietly into Lecomte's gloves.
A new stop!!
Lecomte saves his team again! Ben Seghir turns around after his control and follows up with a powerful strike but the Montpellier goalkeeper is still decisive.
Magassa doesn’t fit!
What an opportunity. On the following corner, Magassa got the ball at the far post but his half-volley flew off target while the Monegasque midfielder was alone.
Lecomte vigilant !
On a new Monegasque corner, Salisu cuts the trajectory at the near post but the MHSC goalkeeper is vigilant and pushes back for a corner.
A new corner for ASM
That became an understatement in this match. ASM gets a new corner and can still bring danger to the Montpellier cages.
-Camara's screen
The Monegasque midfielder made a foul on Khazri because he prevented the latter's pressing on a screen worthy of the best pivots in the NBA.
Ben Seghir's attempt
Under pressure from Biereth, Lecomte missed his restart. Ben Seghir finally inherits the leather on the edge of the opponent's area but his attempt escapes the target.
Lecomte extends
And a fourth corner for ASM. Camara sees his corner kick extended into a corner by Lecomte.
A new corner
Ben Seghir struggles on the side and manages to obtain a third corner after not even ten minutes of play.
Monaco settles down
The Principality's players began to get the measure of their opponents and pushed to open the score.
Sylla is doing well
The Montpellier side made a small technical error which almost benefited Biereth who was lurking. Finally Lecomte intervenes.
A combination
On a corner, the Montpellier residents showed ingenuity. Akliouche finds himself alone in the area but his shot is crushed. A foul is finally called on the Hérault defense.
A second corner
ASM already obtains a second corner in this meeting after Akliouche's blocked cross.
The game resumes
After a short interruption, Al-Tamari and Majecki got up and the game can therefore resume.
A little breakage
On this previous situation Al-Tamari and Majecki collided and struggled to come to their senses.
Singo intervenes
The Montpellier response was immediate. Sylla is alone in the left lane and crosses at the near post on Al-Tamari but Salisu intervenes.
A first big opportunity!
Ben Seghir plays his opponent with a succession of small presses before striking. Lecomte relaxes and concedes a corner.
Kehrer pushes back
The one who conceded the corner is also the one who pushes it away with a powerful header.
Already a corner
17 seconds into the game and Kehrer is forced to concede the first corner of the evening.
Here we go!
The start of this Montpellier-Monaco is given! Both teams need to regain confidence in a particularly difficult period for both teams.
Both teams on the pitch
In an almost empty Mosson, Montpellier and Monaco enter the pitch to play this opening match of the 18th day of Ligue 1.
Montpellier's incredible stats
Among the five major European championships, Montpellier is the only team to have taken all of its points at home. Away, AS Monaco is in fourth place in the Championship.
Monaco at a standstill
If the ASM situation is much less alarming than that of its evening opponent, the Monegasques must resume their path forward. In Ligue 1, they have not won since December 7, 2024.
This bad patch was also accentuated by the elimination in the Coupe de France in the middle of the week on the pitch in Reims.
Montpellier on the verge of agony
The winter break has not given a boost to the people of Hérault who are in survival mode this season. They occupy last place with three points behind Le Havre, 17th, and seven behind Saint-Etienne, play-off.
The Monaco XI with a great first
Transferred a week ago, Mika Biereth starts at the forefront of the Monegasque attack and will therefore discover Ligue 1.
The composition of the ASM: Majecki – Teze, Kehrer, Salisu, Ouattara – Camara, Magassa – Akliouche, Minamino, Ben Seghir – Biereth
The Montpellier XI
The composition of the MHSC: Lecomte – Tchato, Omeragic, Mouanga, Sagnan, Sylla – Nzingoula, Chotard, Savanier – Al-Tamari, Khazri.
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