- Terem Moffi - 31' Pen
Moffi penalty gives Lorient 1-0 win over Monaco
AS Monaco stretched their winless Ligue 1 start to two games after a first-half penalty from Terem Moffi gave Lorient a 1-0 win over the principality side on Friday.
Moffi converted the 31st-minute spot kick after he was hauled down by Ismail Jakobs shortly after Sofiane Diop skied his shot over bar from a good position at the other end.
Monaco had 72% of the possession in the first half but Lorient came close to doubling their lead when left back Vincent Le Goff shaved the top of the bar with a cross-turned shot in the 43rd minute.
Defender Strahinja Pavlovic glanced a header inches wide for the visitors shortly after the break but that was as close as they came to an equaliser as they created little up front against a packed Lorient defence.
In Saturday's standout fixture, Paris Saint-Germain are at home to Strasbourg with new signing Lionel Messi to be presented to the fans before the kickoff.
Game Information
French Ligue 1 Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | +23 | 29 |
AS Monaco | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +10 | 23 |
Marseille | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +9 | 20 |
Lille | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | +7 | 19 |
Lyon | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 18 |
Nice | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +10 | 17 |
Stade de Reims | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 17 |
Lens | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 17 |
AJ Auxerre | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 16 |
Toulouse | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 15 |
Strasbourg | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
Brest | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 13 |
Stade Rennais | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
Nantes | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
Angers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 10 |
Saint-Etienne | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -15 | 10 |
Le Havre AC | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -15 | 9 |
Montpellier | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -20 | 7 |