SM
Cagliari vs. Juventus: 14 hrs 41 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
M
Ligue 1 | Gameweek 26
Feb 24, 2019 at 8pm UK
 
L

2-0

Martins (18'), Lopes (27')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Monaco edge further away from relegation trouble with win over Lyon

:Headline: Result: Monaco edge further away from relegation trouble with win over Lyon: ID:351417: from db_amp
Gelson Martins and Rony Lopes scored in the 2-0 victory.

Gelson Martins and Rony Lopes scored first-half goals as Monaco edged further away from relegation trouble in Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win against Lyon.

Winger Martins and midfielder Lopes put Monaco in control early in the game, while Lyon striker Memphis Depay's second-half penalty was saved.

Monaco, who began the day two points above the bottom three, have leapfrogged Amiens into 16th place.

They have won three and drawn one of their last four league games under Leonardo Jardim, who was reappointed boss after Thierry Henry was sacked in January after just three months in charge.

Lyon, who held Barcelona to a goalless draw in their Champions League tie in midweek, remain third but are now five points behind second-placed Lille after losing two of their last three league matches.

Lopes and Radamel Falcao had both gone close for Monaco before Martins opened the scoring, converting low into the bottom corner from inside the penalty area after being set up by Fode Ballo-Toure.

Monaco continued to create chances and Lopes arrowed home their second goal nine minutes later with an angled shot from the left edge of the area.

The home side were denied a third just before the interval when Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes turned away Aleksandr Golovin's effort.

Lyon had offered little going forward and Falcao's fierce shot was held by Lopes early in the second half.

Jason Denayer headed a rare Lyon chance over the crossbar on the hour, but the visitors were handed a route back into the match in the 70th minute when Kamil Glik was adjudged to have fouled Moussa Dembele in the area.

Depay sent his spot-kick towards the bottom corner, but Monaco goalkeeper Danijel Subasic saved low down to his right.

Bertrand Traore forced Subasic into another save soon after and Dembele pulled his effort wide as Lyon rallied.

Falcao spurned a chance to seal it for Monaco when he fired wide after racing on to Lopes' through ball.

Traore saw another shot well saved by Subasic in the closing stages and Monaco played out four minutes of stoppage time without further alarm.

amp_article__351417 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2019-02-25 07:44:37:
html db last update - 2021-03-02 04:59:24 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html
Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Paris Saint-GermainPSG28189165244163
2Brest29158644271753
3MonacoMonaco28157653381552
4Lille281310542251749
5Nice2812882822644
6Lens29127103832643
7Lyon29125123845-741
8Reims29117113639-340
9Marseille2810994133839
10Rennes29109104136539
11Toulouse2999113437-336
12StrasbourgStrasbourg2999113340-736
13Montpellier HSCMontpellier29810113641-533
14NantesNantes2994162845-1731
15Le HavreLe Havre29610132737-1028
16Lorient2868143552-1726
17Metz2975173049-1926
18Clermont29410152148-2722
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .