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03/22 11:25 CDT Akliouche makes the difference as Monaco beats slumping Lyon
for 6th straight league win
Akliouche makes the difference as Monaco beats slumping Lyon for 6th straight
league win
By JEROME PUGMIRE
AP Sports Writer
PARIS (AP) --- Maghnes Akliouche scored a brilliant individual goal and
American forward Folarin Balogun netted a penalty as Monaco rallied to win 2-1
at Lyon for a sixth straight league victory.
Coach Paulo Fonseca's slumping Lyon side is seven games without a win overall
having equalled a club record with 13 straight victories. Although Lyon is in
fourth place, Monaco is only one point behind in the race for a Champions
League place next season and faces third-place Marseille after the
international break.
Brazil forward Endrick set up midfielder Pavel Sulc in the 42nd minute,
skipping past two defenders down the right before cutting the ball back to Sulc
near the penalty spot.
It was Sulc's 11th league goal and the 19-year-old Endrick's fourth assist
since joining Lyon on loan from Real Madrid.
Endrick then went for goal himself in the 57th after breaking down the right
and saw his shot cleared near the line, when a frustrated Corentin Tolisso was
completely unmarked.
It proved a costly miss as Akliouche equalized five minutes later when he
controlled a long pass with one touch to cut inside Clinton Mata and curled a
shot into the top-right corner.
Akliouche then won a penalty after cutting inside the area, with Tolisso
kicking his foot away just as he was about to shoot. Balogun sent the
goalkeeper the wrong way.
The penalty was awarded despite a video review clearly showing Endrick had his
jersey pulled by Monaco captain Denis Zakaria in the build-up to the penalty.
It was a second straight error from the officials, who somehow failed to spot a
headbutt from Lyon left back Nicolas Tagliafico to the side of Akliouche's
head. Tagliafico raised his right arm as he was running alongside Akliouche as
if to disguise the violent butt.
Tagliafico was sent off in the 89th for a violent lunge on Lamine Camara and
Monaco coach Sbastien Pocognoli was also shown a red card moments later for
remonstrating with the referee. Camara was lucky to escape injury as his left
foot buckled under him.
Later Sunday, Marseille hosted Lille at Stade Velodrome and Rennes faced
rock-bottom Metz.
On Saturday, 18-year-old midfielder Dro Fernndez scored as Paris Saint-Germain
won 4-0 at struggling Nice and reclaimed top spot in Ligue 1.
PSG moved one point above Lens, which crushed Angers 5-1 on Friday. PSG forward
Senny Mayulu injured his right calf muscle against Nice and is expected to be
out for two weeks. -__
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