Dier heads Monaco to opening day away win as VAR denies Le Havre | OneFootball

Monaco beat Le Havre 1-0 at Stade Océane, with Eric Dier's early header sealing three points on the opening weekend and lifting the visitors to fifth.

In the fourteenth minute, Eric Dier glanced in Flávio Nazinho's cross after a corner for Les Rouge et Blanc.

Lionel M'Pasi kept Le Havre in the game with six saves. At the other end, Lukas Hradecky was assured, parrying efforts from Mbwana Samatta and Amir Richardson.

A Richardson strike was ruled out by VAR for offside (26.). Le Havre then lost Yanis Zouaoui to injury (40.), before Josh Maja and Sota Nakamura arrived from the bench (70.) to chase a leveller.

Enzo Koffi drew a low save from Hradecky late on (84.) as the hosts pushed, but Les Rouge et Blanc's back line held firm.

Le Havre finished with 14 attempts, four on target. Les Rouge et Blanc registered 15 attempts, seven on target.

Next, Le Havre visit Lyon. Les Rouge et Blanc host Górnik in the UEFA Conference League.