Monaco pull away after the break as Balogun and Adingra deliver | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Monaco beat Angers 2-0 at Stade Louis II. Folarin Balogun opened the scoring in the 57th minute. After a VAR review found no red card for Yassin Belkhdim, Simon Adingra added a second (62.). Les Rouge et Blanc controlled 71.7% possession to dictate the game. Les Rouge et Blanc rise from eighth to seventh in Ligue 1 and visit Paris Saint-Germain next, while Angers remain 12th and go to Nantes.

Player of the Match: Simon Adingra came on at half time, scored the clincher and knitted attacks together with nine successful final third passes from 19 completed.

Stat of the Match: Les Rouge et Blanc completed 89.8% of their passes, a platform that kept Angers penned in.

Three Things We Learned: Les Rouge et Blanc won 95.0% of their tackles, shutting down Angers' counters. Angers produced six attempts and put only two on target. Jordan Teze created one big chance and won four aerial duels, influential down the right.