While we thought that the hardest part had been done for the people of Nantes, the Monegasques managed to overcome their deficit in the second half. 2-2 final score, a result which does not suit the evening visitors, but much more the residents of Beaujoire.
Breel Embolo et Mohamed Salisu responded to Matthis Abline et Kelvin Amian upon returning from the locker room. However, it was difficult to see how Monaco could come back into the game as the men ofAdi Hütter lacked imagination in the first half.
Precisely, from the 45th minute, the intentions were better and the execution even better. The second Nantes goal gave a boost to theASM who did his best to take the point of the draw. In the ranking, the Monegasques return to two points of Marseillewhile the Nantes escape from the roadblock place.
A turbulent second period
From the start of the match, Monaco puts his foot on the ball with the idea of putting pressure on the opposing camp. But the playersAdi Hütter appear too shy. And, the Canaries benefit quickly.
At the 12th minute of play, after a first alert of Moses Simon on the cage Philipp KöhnIt is Matthis Abline who deceives the Swiss doorman. On a high recovery, Queue Thomas manages to gain a few meters along the right side touchline before sending a cross towards the inside of the area where his striker is waiting to take over from the right. Abline manages to do so and opens the score. This is the third consecutive match in which he has managed to score.
Behind, neither team made the difference, despite a few attempts from both sides. Generally speaking, the appearance does not change: the Rocher club largely dominates its opponent, without managing to appear dangerous. However, this could have settled at the end of the first period, but Breel Embolo et Denis Zakaria don’t deceive Anthony Lopesthe new Nantes goalkeeper who arrived this winter from Lyon.
-Returning from the locker room, we think that the match changes when the men ofAntoine Kombouare made the difference from the 47th. The defender Kelvin Amian skillfully doubles down on a new center of Thomas came from the right. This time, his teammate managed to take the lead at the near post to beat Old.
It makes 2-0,ASM is underwater. But that was without counting on the vengeful nature of the playersAdi Hütter. Because, in the process, Breel Embolo reduced the mark brilliantly. In the 52nd minute, the Swiss striker got the better of Nicolas Pallois in the duel and fired a shot at the edge of the area. 2-1, everything is already restarted while we imagined a surprise victory on the part of the Canaries. And the rest is even more unpredictable when the visitors end up equalizing. At the hour mark, on a corner, Mohamed Salisu takes advantage of an error of assessment of Lopes to find the net thanks to a beautiful header.
So, Monaco has logically fallen behind after a clear domination until now. It remains to be seen whether the Principality club will completely turn the situation around. There’s half an hour left to play. Anything can happen again…
Indeed, in the space of two minutes, Spherical saves the match, on the line, with a point-blank shot fromPlunger. In the process, Simon touches the transversal of Oldwho was beaten.
While we were expecting a fifth and final goal, the two teams finally parted back-to-back at the final whistle. Bad operation forASM who is still missing the mark against an opponent within his reach, while the FCN takes a valuable point in the race to maintain.
