00:00And Monaco getting us underway. Just seven games to go.
00:04And the race for the Champions League spot's really starting to hot up now.
00:10Realistically, just two spots available.
00:14Paris Saint-Germain and Launce well clear at the top.
00:17Looked like a foul on Aklouche, but nothing given.
00:21One or two of the Monaco fans not particularly happy with that.
00:25And Marseille have the ball through their English defender, CJ Egan-Riley.
00:31And it makes unchecked progress towards halfway.
00:36Turned back towards Benjamin Pavard.
00:39Slight miscue. He's not been in the best of form recently.
00:43Pavard has paid the price with his first team spot,
00:46but gets a recall today due to the injury problems defensively for Marseille.
00:52Nayefa Gerd, of course, still out as well.
00:56So it's a bit of a new look.
00:57Defensive shape for Abidbe today.
01:08Broken up by Marseille.
01:11And Amin Guiri will make progress.
01:13Has options left and right.
01:15And was he dragged back by Lamine Kamara?
01:18Referee says yes, and it's going to be the first caution of the night.
01:24With a long-busting run, which was held up.
01:31Timber dispossessed.
01:33Golovin.
01:35Here's Balogun.
01:37Here's Balogun.
01:37Looking to hang it up.
01:38Here's Akliouche.
01:39Big chance for Monaco.
01:43Really made by Golovin.
01:45Tempting cross from Balogun.
01:48Akliouche set himself, but couldn't hit the target.
02:00Good win in the air by Medina.
02:03Here's Timothy Weyer.
02:05Big chance.
02:05Have a try already.
02:08Good save for Netsky.
02:15That was a big save by the goalkeeper.
02:24Last of January.
02:26Both have come on the road.
02:29Here's Hamad Troiore.
02:30Oh, and that was drilled with real pace by Obama Yang.
02:35Into the advertising hoardings.
02:37And not the back of the net.
02:40They really caught it sweetly.
02:44If not accurately.
02:55No pressure on Medina.
02:57And then he was reaching for the ball because it bounced heavy off the chest.
03:01And Monaco are inquiring as to whether that should be a yellow card.
03:07And clearly catching Mamadou Koulibaly.
03:13His fourth caution of the season.
03:23Always traveling great numbers, the Marseille fans.
03:26Pachau stealing it behind here.
03:27He's got there ahead of the defender.
03:29And again, Rodensky to the rescue for Monaco.
03:35Well, his pace really worried Tilo Keira.
03:40And Rodensky out to make the block.
03:46Once, twice.
03:48In halftime.
03:49No stoppage time to be played.
03:51We've seen two decent saves.
03:55Zero stoppage time.
03:560-0.
03:57After 45 minutes of play, Monaco the hardest team in Liga football at home.
04:02Versus Habib base.
04:04Olympique de Maix.
04:05That's still a difficult sentence to believe we're saying.
04:10Who saw Habib base losing his job and then landing.
04:13At Olympique de Maix.
04:14And I don't know if the cheer is going to Totham Hammonds.
04:16It's been a few months.
04:17It's been a few weeks of craziness.
04:18Then they'll have to 45 minutes of play.
04:22For the moment, he remains on the bench.
04:25No changes made by either coach at the break.
04:31Monaco kicking from right to left on your screens in this second half.
04:36Looking to make it seven wins in a row.
04:47Well, again, with his hands all over, Benyamin Pabat.
05:01As mentioned at the start, Balogun looking to become just the fourth Monaco player to score six matches in a
05:08row in Liga in the 21st century.
05:12The other three, Shabani Nonda by Aubameyang to re-find his two, mate.
05:20Amitriori thought about the shot.
05:21Paixiao will unleash.
05:23And it's straight to the second half.
05:26Goes the way of Marseille.
05:29Comfortable save in the end for Lukas Srodetsky.
05:41Goloban.
05:43Akliush have made a good run.
05:48Lovely feet from Akliush and it breaks kindly here for Teyze.
05:53Hangs it up there, Keurigov.
05:55And Alexander Goloban applies the finishing touch to put Monaco in front.
06:01Just shy of the hour mark.
06:03And you have to say, was the architect.
06:07Although they got a little bit of a lucky break there as that ball broke for Teyze.
06:13But it was a dangerous ball in.
06:14And Goloban there ahead of Geronimo Rulli, the goalkeeper really in no-man's land.
06:24And Monaco hit the front.
06:33And I mention again that statistic that every time Monaco have hit the front at home this season,
06:39they have gone on to win the game.
06:44That's the size of the task facing Marseille.
06:46He's on his way.
06:49Having lost his first team spot.
06:51Aubameyang.
06:52Here's a chance.
06:53And good save again by Runecki.
06:56To deny Pia Emile-Hoivier.
06:58The saves he's made today.
07:03And that one was really travelling off the boot of the Marseille skipper.
07:09Equally well retrieved by Timber.
07:11And the game's got some real edge now.
07:14Here's Paixiao.
07:15And he is quick.
07:16Gets the byline.
07:18Hangs it up.
07:19And the ball is headed wide of the goal.
07:23Goodness me.
07:29Yeah, that's why Keira's seen yellow.
07:37Traore will feel he should have done better.
07:42But they still have the free kick to come, Marseille.
07:46For the challenge on Paixiao.
07:49Who's pasted all the damage in that attack.
07:53And really warranted better reward off the head of Traore.
08:05Yeah, that's why Keira's seen Yuski there again.
08:11With the acrobatics.
08:13Oh, that Paixiao got it all wrong.
08:16And Balogun might pounce here.
08:18He's quick.
08:19Foller in Balogun.
08:20The angle is narrow.
08:21He looks to chip the goalkeeper.
08:23It's an absolutely wonderful goal.
08:26By Foller in Balogun.
08:29Maybe a match-winning goal.
08:31As he scores in six consecutive games in Ligue 1.
08:38Clawing the ball away.
08:39And then a mistake by Benjamin Pavard.
08:42And look at Balogun's pace and power.
08:45And awareness to chip the goalkeeper.
08:48That is absolutely world-class.
08:54What a goal.
09:03It's worth watching over and over again.
09:06As he sets the ball beyond the reach of Rulli.
09:09And maybe puts the game beyond the reach of Marseille.
09:22Rousseau-Bolt enjoyed that one.
09:24And with just a quarter of an hour to go.
09:27Marseille have now got an absolute mountain to climb.
09:32Left and right.
09:34Sent Teixe a bit wider than he wanted.
09:37And here's Zakaria.
09:40Well, that really would have set the seal in it for Monaco.
09:42Then it's Zakaria who scored in a 3-0 home win last season against Marseille for Monaco.
09:50Send Teixe a bit over the crossbar.
09:54Sent back by Pais Chou.
09:56Medina.
09:58Two changes incoming for Marseille next break in play.
10:01Him and Abdelin and Emerson are being ready.
10:04Here's Amin Gouiri.
10:05Chance here for Marseille.
10:06It's Amin Gouiri.
10:07That's one back for Marseille.
10:10With five minutes plus stoppages to go.
10:15He has worked tirelessly this evening.
10:18Got a bit of good fortune with the ricochet off the defender.
10:23But tucks it away.
10:26And it's game on again at the Stad Luide.
10:30Kronitsky finally beaten.
10:34Amin Gouiri's persistence paying off his seventh goal in Liga in this campaign.
10:47Here's Crepe Indiata.
10:52Well, he just snicked the ball away from Balerni.
10:56Who then couldn't help but foul him.
10:59And he goes into the book.
11:00Plays second caution of the evening.
11:03Following his compatriot and friend, Facundo Medina.
11:07Into the notebook.
11:09And Gouiri has rather worryingly stayed down.
11:19He made up Delhi with the free kick.
11:22Into a good aerial.
11:24And Gouiri again.
11:27Good in the second half.
11:29It's a really good free kick.
11:31I think it actually came off the shoulder of Medina.
11:37And Gouiri just helped.
11:41Good steal.
11:43Monaco are away here.
11:44There's good sealants.
11:46Around the goalkeeper.
11:48And into the side netting.
11:50From Simon Odinger.
11:53That would have set the sealant it once and for all.
11:55As Monaco won the ball back.
11:57High up the field.
12:04Rebounded back off Bioreth.
12:07Fatih.
12:09Shot on the ball.
12:12That was a foul on Abdelhi.
12:14But advantage played.
12:15It's Emerson for Marseille.
12:17Are we going to get some late drama here?
12:19Emerson held up.
12:27Big, big win for Monaco to the 1.
12:31The goal by Fulham Balogun.
12:32The goal by Fulham Balogun.
12:38The goal by Fulham Balogun.
12:39The goal by Fulham Balogun.
12:43The goal by Fulham Balogun.
12:43The goal by Fulham Balogun.
12:43The goal by Fulham Balogun.
Comments