- 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 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | +53 | 71 |
AS Monaco | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | +20 | 50 |
Marseille | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | +18 | 49 |
Nice | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | +18 | 47 |
Lille | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | +13 | 47 |
Strasbourg | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | +10 | 46 |
Lyon | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | +15 | 45 |
Brest | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 40 |
Lens | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 39 |
AJ Auxerre | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 35 |
Toulouse | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 34 |
Stade Rennais | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | +1 | 32 |
Nantes | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -15 | 27 |
Angers | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 27 |
Stade de Reims | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -12 | 26 |
Le Havre AC | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | -28 | 24 |
Saint-Etienne | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -35 | 23 |
Montpellier | 27 | 4 | 3 | 20 | -41 | 15 |