Monaco wins in Strasbourg despite absences
Four days after his draw (1-1) against PSV at Louis-II for his first official match of the season, ASM won in the boiling atmosphere of La Meinau thanks to goals from Krépin Diatta (43rd) and Sofiane Diop (53rd).
But the Monegasques, however dominant, scare each other at the end of the match after the reduction of the score ofHabib Diallo (65th) and a new but from the Senegalese refused by the VAR for offside in additional time.
Without Kevin Volland and alexander Golovinsuspended, nor Wissam Ben Yedderwho remained on the bench, the Azureans showed a very attractive face offensively, as at the end of the match against Eindhoven on Tuesday, and should even have won more widely by being more effective.
Despite the unconditional support of his public, who had still fulfilled the MenauStrasbourg struggled to curb Monegasque offensives and suffered defensively. Well muzzled by the Monegasque rearguardforwards struggled to exist and RCSA conceded their first home defeat of 2022.
The meeting was lively from the start with a huge opportunity wasted by Diop after 20 seconds, but the Monegasque had been flagged offside. Sanjin Prcic responded with a clear shot from 25 yards blocked by Alexander Nübel.
Gelson Martins untenable
Then Diop, ideally found at the entrance to the surface after an opening for Gelson Martins, who left him the ball, missed his control and Matz Sels was able to spring into his feet to ward off the danger (9th). In the process, the Belgian goalkeeper was again decisive by deflecting a floating shot from Jean Lucas (13th) for a corner.
Logically, ASM finished to open the scoring just before the break: on a corner, Axel Disasi diverted the ball and Diattaoutside the box, placed a superb volley close to the post (0-1, 43rd).
The RCSA reacted immediately but Diallo came up against Nübel (45th), who had already taken a shot from Ludovic Ajorque (35th) shortly before.
Upon returning from the locker room, Riviera domination continuedlike a new opportunity signed Martins, who found the small outside net (48th).
Shortly after, Diop, unhappy until then, widened the gap by taking over a shot from the untenable Portuguese diverted by Sels (0-2, 53rd).
While the outcome of the game turned out to be sealed, Diallo revived the suspense by asking for the score with a header on a center from Thomas Delaine (1-2, 65th).
The Rock players tried tirelessly to score a third goal, in vain. They also trembled at the end of the match, but the VAR then Nübel in front of Adrien Thomasson (90th + 3) made it possible to achieve a deserved victory.