When Ludovic Giuly broke the skylight against Auxerre – AS Monaco
19 years ago to the day, the former AS Monaco midfielder was the author of a real missile at 25 meters in the skylight of Fabien Cool. Back to this but.
It is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful goals of Ludovic Giuli in his Monegasque career. We are on October 18, 2003, two weeks before the spectacular victory against Deportivo la Coruña (8-3). That day, AS Monaco hosted AJ Auxerre at the Stade Louis-II, on behalf of the 10th day of Ligue 1. First in the standings with a one-point lead over Marseille, the Rouge et Blanc remained on three consecutive successes.
A shattered skylight
However, at the dawn of the last quarter of an hour, they found themselves trailing 0-1 following the early opener by Bonaventure Kalou (6th). It was at this moment that Ludovic Giuly came out of his box to equalise. Alone at 25 meters, the ball arrives at him after a full axis clearance from the Auxerre defense. He does not procrastinate and sends an unstoppable missile into the left corner of Fabien Cool (77th). The seventh of his 13 goals for the season.
A season characterized by other sensational goals
The Red and White then get the point of a draw thanks to this but simply sublime. A result that also allowed them to stay in first place at the end of the day. But this achievement will not be the only time the former midfielder has delighted the Monegasque supporters.
A few weeks later, he indeed scored with an acrobatic scissor against Lens (14th day), then against Olympique de Marseille (17th day), he is the author of a formidable slalom, eliminating three Marseille defenders before concluding for the winning goal. Goals that we all still remember today.
⚽️ What A Goal #9: The magnificent chisel of @Ludovic_Giuly on a center of @RothenJerome during the match AS Monaco 🆚 RC Lens (Season 2003/2004)! #STIR pic.twitter.com/5TVFdiXkPT
– AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) January 16, 2019
Match sheet:
October 18, 2003 – Louis II Stadium
Ligue 1 – 10th day
AS Monaco 1-1 AJ Auxerre
But : Giuly (77th) for AS Monaco; Kalou (6th) for AJ Auxerre
AS Monaco: Roma – Ibarra (El Fakiri, 68th), Ablancourt, Squillaci – Giuly (cap), Cissé, Juan (Plasil, 32nd), Ramos, Rothen – Prso (Adebayor, 75th), Morientes
Coach : Didier Deschamps