- 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 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | +47 | 70 |
AS Monaco | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | +20 | 61 |
Brest | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | +16 | 57 |
Lille | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | +18 | 55 |
Nice | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | +11 | 51 |
Lens | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | +8 | 49 |
Stade Rennais | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | +8 | 45 |
Marseille | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | +9 | 44 |
Lyon | 31 | 13 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 44 |
Montpellier | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 40 |
Toulouse | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 40 |
Stade de Reims | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 40 |
Strasbourg | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 36 |
Nantes | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -20 | 33 |
Le Havre AC | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 32 |
Metz | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -20 | 29 |
Lorient | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -26 | 26 |
Clermont Foot | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -28 | 25 |