AS Monaco 1 – 1 AS Roma
AS Monaco 1 – 1 AS Roma
Louis II (18,523)
GOAL SCORERS
NAINGGOLAN (14)
FALCAO (41)
Vietto (pictured) warming up as he comes into the match as a substitute
We bring you live coverage of match day 5 as AS Monaco and AS Roma face off at the Louis II. 18,506 fans are gathered here in the small stadium of Louis II to watch this. AS Roma will be looking to end Monaco’s 3 match winning streak in the league since losing to Tottenham. Falcao will be the man to stop should Roma not want to concede goals today.
AS Roma lost their last match against Tottenham and hope that an upset doesn’t happen here. Monaco presently are fifth which is a good position for them given that they were tipped to be part of the bottom three, however it’s still early in the season. Fert said in the pre-match conference that although we are favourites to win this, we are the away team, the manager of Monaco is good at upsets and is a draw specialist, so we’ll see if the team can win here. Monaco, managed by Richie Burns, made only one change to the starting line up that beat Napoli. With Lemar out injured, Ghezzal starts today. They go into the match with a 4-2-3-1(B) formation.
AS Monaco line up:
D Subasic (89)
D Sidibe (90) N Jemerson (89) K Glik (c) (91) T Kongolo (88)
T Fabinho (91) M Pjanic (93)
K Balde (90) J Moutinho (91) R Ghezzal (88)
R Falcao (91)
AS Monaco made only one change to the starting line with Perotti back in the line up after coming back form his injury. Florenzi moves into the right back role and Peres is dropped to the bench. They come into this match with a 4-3-3(B) formation.
AS Roma line up:
B Alisson (89)
A Florenzi (90) M Gonalons (90) K Manolas (91) A Kolarov (90)
D De Rossi (c) (92)
K Strootman (91) R Nainggolan (93)
D Perotti (90)S El Shaarawy (90)
E Dzeko (92)
First Half:
The match was started off by Monaco and they decided to play the ball around the back. In the 11th minute, the first chance fell on Falcao as he received the ball from Pjanic but his shot went wide. Three minutes later, the first goal came as Glik fouled Dzeko, Nainggolan spotted the keeper out of position and blasted the free kick which went past the keeper and into the goal post. Thirty minutes into the game, Nainggolan set up Dzeko with a fine cross but Subasic was able to save the ball from going in. Monaco equalized in the 41st minute as Ghezzal played the ball to Falcao who chipped the ball over Alisson. Good goal from Falcao. The first half ended with the score line 1 – 1.
Second Half:
As soon as the whistle blew, AS Roma went to attack the opposition’s half. A minute later, Sibide stole the ball from De Rossi and crossed the ball to the other side of the pitch. Kongolo received the ball but blasted the shot wide. In the 51st minute, Kongolo received a yellow card for pushing El Shaarawy. Nainggolan crossed the ball into the penalty area but Subasic saved Dzeko’s attempt at goal. There were some smiles on the Roma fans faces in the 60th minute as Vietto came on for Gonalons to make his debut. In the 63rd minute, Vietto got his first chance in the game as he received the ball from El Shaarawy but was denied from scoring as Subasic made a fantastic save. Subasic again kept the scores 1 – 1 as he stopped Perotti from scoring in the 66th minute. Monaco then missed two chances to score as both Balde and Pjanic blasted their shots wide. In the 72th minute, Vietto frustrated when Mountinho stole the ball from him, tackled him and received a yellow card. Six minutes later, Dzeko fired the ball over the cross bar after receiving a good pass from Nainggolan. At the 79th minute, Perotti got the last chance of the game as He got the ball from Kolarov but the ball sailed over the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle as the match ended 1 – 1.
FULL TIME: AS Monaco 1 – 1 AS Roma
MOTM: Radamel Falcao
Post Match Conference:
Fert was present for the post-match conference and here’s what he had to say: “We came here knowing that if we don’t take our chances, we won’t win and that’s what happened today. Subasic was great for them having saved all the shots fired at him apart from the free kick. Vietto came on today and was looking sharp. It’s sad that Subasic stopped him from scoring today. Fans should expect to see him start on Tuesday in the cup match. See you then.” Vietto was also available to comment about making his debut: “I’m very happy to have made my debut today. As soon as the coach told me to warm up, I was ready to play. I wished that I would have scored today but Subasic stopped that from happening.”
