Lorient vs Monaco 1-0

Lorient beat Monaco 1-0 at Stade du Moustoir, with Noah Cadiou’s 61st-minute penalty settling the match after a goalless first half.

The opening 45 minutes brought no goals, and it was 0-0 at the break.

Monaco made one change on 52 minutes, then saw Mohammed Salisu booked in the 57th minute and Denis Zakaria and Flavio Nazinho cautioned in the 60th. Lorient won the penalty on 61 minutes and Cadiou converted to put them 1-0 ahead. Monaco made three changes together on 66 minutes, with Ansu Fati, Zakaria and Salisu all replaced, while Cadiou was booked in the same minute. Lorient made further changes on 71 and 79 minutes as they protected the lead, and Monaco's Christian Mawissa was booked on 80 minutes after coming on in the 66th-minute reshuffle.

Monaco had 58% of the ball and 660 passes to Lorient's 473, and also had more shots, 15 to 9, and corners, 4 to 3. Lorient finished with the better xG, 1.66 to 0.71, while Monaco had 4 shots on target to Lorient's 3 and Lorient made 4 saves to Monaco's 2.

Lorient's Noah Cadiou was booked in the 66th minute and Arsène Kouassi in the 76th. Monaco collected four yellow cards in all, for Mohammed Salisu in the 57th minute, Denis Zakaria and Flavio Nazinho in the 60th, and Christian Mawissa in the 80th. There were no red cards.