Held in check until the 66th minute of play, the Monegasques found the light thanks to a superb inspiration from Eliesse Ben Seghir. Folarin Balogun put the nail in the coffin a few minutes later by scoring the third goal (3-1).
From the start of the match, the men ofAdi Hütter got their foot on the ball, doing what they have done best since the start of the season. With their high block settling in, they put pressure on the Le Havre and the first big chance was the right one. Following a high recovery after a perfectly executed pressing, it was Jordan Theses who was able to be opportunistic at the second post by taking a ball from Takumi Minamino (9ᵉ).
Beyond the logical opening score, Monaco’s mastery is once again evident on the screens. For twenty minutes, the match progresses in one direction, but theASM fails to drive the point home. Worse still, the club from Le Rocher is surprised by the first opportunity for Le Havre after half an hour of play. Indeed, Daler Kuzyaev concludes a small Norman highlight with a beautiful point at the edge of the area (30th).
The equalizer somewhat stunned the locals, since they were no longer able to really make a difference in the opponent’s final third. Moreover, after the locker room, a shiver even ran through the Stade Louis-II when Joshua Casimir believes he has given his team the advantage in the 47th minute. Having started behind the defence, the number 9 of HAC is finally flagged offside after the VAR check.
It was frankly decided by the centimeter and it is inevitably damaging for the men of Didier Digard who had played the game very well. On the other hand, for Monacowe will have to be more realistic if the objective is to take the three points.
Adi Hütter did not need to be asked twice, making the first changes in the 46th minute with the entries ofEliesse Ben Seghir et Denis Zakariainstead of Soungoutou Tall et Lamine CamaraThe idea is to re-energize the animation and the talent of the first mentioned will do the rest.
In the 66th, on a smoothly executed transition, Wilfried Singo transmit to I am Seghir who steps forward and pushes the opposing defense back, which allows him to take his chance at the edge of the area. His sublime shot without momentum lodges in the small opposite net and deceives Arthur Desmas. Monaco has just struck a big blow. And, in the process, Folarin Balogun shows his goal-scoring instinct following another high recovery and a transmission from George Ilenikhena (70ᵉ).
The hardest part has just been done: the team ofAdi Hütter has just proven its worth again at the start of the season. It is a team capable of doing very badly offensively, while being effective defensively. In the standings, it is a very good operation, since theASM returns to the height of the PSG at the head of Ligue 1 !
