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00:05Monaco looking to keep up their unbeaten start to life under the new coach Sebastián Pocognoli,
00:11and if they can get the three points here this evening,
00:14it would see them close the gap to the teams above them in the table.
00:19They began this midweek round just three points behind the league leaders Paris Saint-Germain,
00:25it's very tight up at the top, Monaco with plenty of room for improvement,
00:31still very much in touch with the leading lights in Ligue 1 despite the inconsistent start to the campaign,
00:41they come on the front foot already, heading towards the byline cuts it back,
00:48Monaco scrambling to clear it, still alive though for Nantes,
00:52might just be a chance, crashed off the crossbar by Damien Tabibou,
00:58great play by Ablin initially up against Tino Kehrer,
01:02they kept that ball in play, Monaco trying to clear their lines but it came back into the penalty box,
01:08and Tabibou turning Jordanteze inside out,
01:14smashing the shot off the top of the crossbar,
01:20so close for Luis Castro's team Damien Tabibou,
01:24only recently started to establish himself in the first team starting line-up,
01:30Tabibou's been dispossessed here by Akliush, Magnès Akliush into the box,
01:37towards the back post and it's gone in,
01:41and Monaco take the lead,
01:43inside six minutes just moments after Nantes had a terrific chance to score at the other end,
01:50Mamadou Koulibaly post, and the young midfielder making no mistake,
01:57controlling and field,
02:03and that's why Koulibaly's playing,
02:05Koulibaly taking advantage to score the goal,
02:07Watara, the shot,
02:09first time effort from the angle by Minamino into the side netting,
02:13well they look really dangerous every time they get into the penalty box or around it,
02:18fortunate touch-off, Amion took that ball into the path of Minamino,
02:22the Japanese international, Ghanéan,
02:24it's not just those players who are missing,
02:26Lukas Radecki would be the first-choice goalkeeper,
02:28he's injured,
02:30Van Dersen the Brazilian,
02:31and Eric Dyer, the England defender, absent too,
02:33Akliush hits it,
02:35looking very much in the mood in the early stages here,
02:41close to Watara on the far side,
02:44picked up by Akliush, the ball lifted over the top,
02:47and Balogun is through on goal here,
02:49the flag is staying down, Balogun to make it 2-0,
02:52it's a wild miss from Folaren Balogun,
02:55the strikers have been struggling for form at the beginning of this campaign,
02:58Balogun missing a glorious chance,
03:01he was onside,
03:04and he should have buried that,
03:06and he knows it,
03:08golden opportunity to make it 2-0.
03:12Jordan Teze, who's a full-back really,
03:15once again filling in in midfield tonight for Monaco,
03:18as Koulibaly carries the ball forwards,
03:20and Balogun wins the free kick,
03:22it's going to be the first booking of the game,
03:25for the young non-defender Tilel Tati,
03:28defender Tati,
03:33clearly holding back Balogun,
03:35lovely touch by Ablin,
03:38looking for El Arabi who couldn't get there,
03:40now El Arabi has it, the veteran,
03:44releasing Ablin down the right,
03:46he's such a lively player, Matisse Ablin,
03:48coming into the penalty box, the drop of the shoulder,
03:50looks to cut it back for Girassi,
03:521-1,
03:55not back level,
03:57and they will feel that they deserve that,
04:01they've had chances in the opening stages of this game,
04:05the hard work from Matisse Ablin on the right,
04:07released by a great pass from El Arabi,
04:09and Ablin setting up Girassi to score,
04:18he's just 19,
04:21one of a number of exciting young talents brought through the academy here at Nantes,
04:26he scored twice in his first four appearances for the top team,
04:30then the goals dried up,
04:33and now he is off the mark for this season,
04:36and Nantes are back level 1-1,
04:38and Herba Girassi running to congratulate,
04:43this chilly night here in Western France,
04:47deep ball towards the back post,
04:52nodded back into the middle,
04:54and it's been scrambled in,
04:56it's not the most beautiful of goals but they all count,
04:59Anthony Lopez claims that it was an infringement there,
05:03having worked hard to get themselves back on level terms,
05:06find themselves trailing again now,
05:11well, it's Minamino who eventually nods it in on the line,
05:15Keira helping it on,
05:18the touch initially from Crepandeata is what put off for Anthony Lopez,
05:24and Minamino's just there to score now,
05:26Minamino wasn't offside,
05:28and there was no infringement on Anthony Lopez,
05:37it's offside, the goal does not stand,
05:43and it remains 1-1, relief for the home team,
05:47Nantes won, Monaco won then,
05:51Cunibaly for Monaco, Girassi for Nantes,
05:56this is Amiens,
05:58challenge coming in by Minamino,
06:02for the former Liverpool player after his goal was disallowed,
06:05that's...
06:07clumsy to say the least from Takumi Minamino,
06:10crashing into...
06:14and a bit of space for Mwanga to drop into,
06:17the ball from him to Girassi on the near side here,
06:21Herba Girassi, the teenager,
06:22the drop of the shoulder,
06:23trying to curl one towards the far corner,
06:25didn't have enough power behind it,
06:27one of those Nantes players who were part of the youth team
06:31that got to the semi-finals of the...
06:36lovely control by Mamadou Coulibaly,
06:39Mamadou Coulibaly giving Monaco an early lead here,
06:41Herba Girassi equalising for Nantes,
06:44Minamino then with a disallowed goal,
06:46he's 1-1 at the moment,
06:48Balogun is in to make it 2-1,
06:51well for Aaron Balogun who missed a glorious chance earlier on,
06:56this time finds the net,
07:05Balogun timing his run to perfection,
07:08and left all alone by the Nantes defence,
07:11he may not be in the form of his life at the moment,
07:14but you cannot afford to give space like that,
07:16an international class striker,
07:18Balogun finishing under Anthony Lopez,
07:21it's his third goal in Ligue 1 this season,
07:25that'll do him the world of good,
07:27not one Monaco two,
07:28and Sebastián Pocognoli embracing his assistance,
07:34on two putting an effort wide from close range,
07:42a free kick delivery,
07:44this is Minamino, again they look for the ball,
07:46releasing Balogun,
07:49looks to go round Anthony Lopez,
07:50the angle is too tight,
07:51I think that may still have struck the way,
07:55flag is up because the ball had gone out of play,
08:01it looks lively for Laren Balogun,
08:05clearly not...
08:06Oh Ablin holding off the defender,
08:14gets away from Mawisa,
08:17Matisse Ablin finding El Arabi,
08:20and El Arabi still has it,
08:22it's come off the post,
08:23it might fall for Girassi,
08:25it's gone in,
08:272-2,
08:31and Monaco will be wondering how on earth that happened.
08:37Incredible first half,
08:39and once more,
08:40Matisse Ablin heavily involved,
08:42great running on the right from him,
08:44releasing El Arabi,
08:45the chance appears to have got away from him,
08:47but he got the break of the ball,
08:48and a harmless shot off the post,
08:51but it turned into an assist for Erba Girassi,
08:54with Philippe Koen,
08:55the Monaco goalkeeper taken out of the game,
08:59a dreadful goal for Monaco to concede,
09:02it might even go down as an own goal by Cristiano Mawisa,
09:05because the defender got a crucial touch on this,
09:08to take it away from Koen,
09:10either way it is 2-2 in first half stoppage time,
09:14half stoppage time.
09:327-1 from Monaco a few weeks later,
09:34Monaco threatened to run riot here tonight,
09:37with a number of chances they've had,
09:38but somehow Nolte have managed to come back level again,
09:42and half-tight whistle goes,
09:45between Toulouse and Wren.
09:53Monaco get us underway in the second half,
09:57after a quite incredible opening period,
10:00in which the visitors twice took the lead,
10:02and Nolte twice hit back,
10:04there were missed chances.
10:15Kliush setting off on the run, great play from Magneza Kliush,
10:17and now he plays in Koulibaly to make it 3-2 maybe,
10:20good save by Lopez.
10:21The kind of play that we've come to expect from him,
10:28such an exciting talent,
10:30and Koulibaly finding himself in on goal again.
10:32Well, at the end of November 2017,
10:34have had one victory against Monaco since then,
10:38that was in the cup semi-finals on penalties.
10:40shot from Kelvin Amiens,
10:44would have been an unlikely goal scorer,
10:46the Nolte captain.
10:47Target in the end,
10:48great run from Amiens.
10:53Well wide,
10:54it's not an incredible record when it comes to bringing through,
10:59young players.
11:10Minamino with the switch of play for Kasum Watara.
11:14Watara into the middle,
11:16and Akliush sweeps it in,
11:18and Monaco lead for the third time in this game.
11:20The switch of play initially from Minamino out to Watara,
11:30on the edge of the box on the left,
11:32and he just picked out Akliush making the run,
11:35with nobody marking him tightly,
11:39and Akliush sweeping in his third goal this season,
11:44Monaco's third goal on the night.
11:46It's Nolte two, Monaco three.
11:52Monaco won the other two games in which he's...
11:55Great running,
11:56down the right from Diata,
11:57important touch of Awaziem.
12:07Free kick is given,
12:08and a card shown to Salisu.
12:11They'll have beaten Nolte,
12:13in the top flight the French football,
12:14Nolte have lost more games to Monaco
12:17than up against anybody else in the top division.
12:24Great play from the veteran striker now,
12:26Mathis Ablin, this is where he can do real damage,
12:28Ablin.
12:30Not like him,
12:31a poor touch.
12:32And in the end it's a foul on...
12:37Well this is Mathis Ablin,
12:42initially turning inside Mawisa,
12:45Mawisa did enough up against the Nolte striker.
12:48It's that challenge by Teze on El Arabi that has been penalised.
13:00Teze initially holding off Ablin,
13:02don't think there's anything wrong with that but there's the challenge,
13:04a nasty one on Youssef El Arabi.
13:07Balogun, Mika Birett is getting ready to come on,
13:11it may be that Balogun is about to make way for him,
13:15but Balogun still going.
13:16It's his goal this evening, his third of the season,
13:20he was looking for another one there.
13:22Now he will make way as we see that missed chance again,
13:29Mika Birett coming on the London-born Danish international...
13:41Agliusz, Kasum Watara making the run ahead of him,
13:44Watara into the box, he has Birett to aim out,
13:46he cuts it back from Golovin!
13:48That's 4-2 now!
13:53And the new Monaco manager celebrates on the touchline.
13:59Well that was lethal from the away team, they looked...
14:07The ball given away in midfield by Nantes,
14:09and Agliusz, scorer of Monaco's third goal,
14:12releasing Watara into the box,
14:15and the cut-back for the Russian Golovin to apply the finish.
14:27It's the first goal of the season for Golovin,
14:30who's had his fitness problems at the beginning of this campaign.
14:33And it's going to be back-to-back victories for the Principality side,
14:39under their new coach Sebastián Pocognoli.
14:42Moving above Lille as well, who've lost in Nice.
14:44They're not over the line yet.
14:50Not.
14:51Still in this game just about.
14:53Golovin trying to force his way through,
14:55might just fall for Mohamed to score.
14:57And Mustafa Mohamed brings it back to 4-3.
15:01Monaco's defence undone again,
15:07and with ten minutes of the 90 remaining,
15:10it's game on again.
15:13It's another knock-goal that owes much to Matis Ablin.
15:18Who's such a threat.
15:22Picking up the ball on either flank and coming into the penalty box,
15:25trying to bulldoze his way through.
15:27Monaco unable to clear their lines.
15:32Ablin having the shot, which was a wayward one,
15:35deflected off the defender.
15:38And it's the Egyptian striker, Mustafa Mohamed,
15:41who gets his second goal of the season, 0-3.
15:45If Monaco get the next goal,
15:46then surely they've won the points,
15:48but there's still hope for Nort.
15:51The sliding challenge coming in from Kasun Watara,
15:53that will surely be punished with a card.
15:59And a half thousand inside the stadium,
16:01have a terrific support here, Nort.
16:05Players looking to send their fans home happy.
16:11Another card being produced.
16:15This type of third goal going in.
16:22Kotsa's long throw.
16:26Hooked on by Fatih.
16:28Ansu Fatih might be away here.
16:31Look at the space that Ansu Fatih has.
16:33Golovin surging forward in support.
16:35If Fatih can find him, Golovin to make it five.
16:38He's put it in at the second attempt.
16:39And that will finally wrap it up in the 94th minute
16:44of an incredible game of football.
16:47A second goal on the night.
16:49Monaco will have to go some way to find a better game
16:55in Ligue 1 all season.
16:57Nort have played their part in that too.
16:59But as they push forward in search of an equalizer
17:01to make it 4-4.
17:02They've been picked off on the break.
17:05Ansu Fatih, who has been Monaco's top scorer in the opening weeks of this season.
17:11Turning provider for Golovin, whose initial headed effort was blocked by Lopez.
17:15But the Russian is there to score at the second attempt.
17:19And it is going to be a win for Sebastien Pocognoli's Monaco team.
17:23Nort 3.
17:25Not exactly being full of confidence at the moment.
17:27Golovin, ultimately the match winner this evening with his two late goals off the bench.
17:32Applause all around the stadium.
17:34The Nort fans showing appreciation for the efforts of their players in defeat.
17:39And the Monaco travelling supporters jumping up and down in celebration.
17:44Because they have come out on top in a simply wonderful game here tonight
17:47at the Stade de la Bourjoire which finishes Nort 3, Monaco 5.
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