Metz vs AS Monaco, 2023-24 Ligue 1

USMNT striker Balogun scores twice as Monaco thrash Metz 5-2

AS Monaco eased to a 5-2 win at Metz as three goals in the first 16 minutes effectively ended Saturday's match as a contest and helped send them up to second place in the Ligue 1 standings.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 1': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 1': Foul by Koffi Kouao (Metz).
• 2': Offside, Metz. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof is caught offside.
• 3': Attempt saved. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
• 4': Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 1. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir with a cross.
• 6': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
• 6': Joel Asoro (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 7': Attempt blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Camara.
• 7': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
• 7': Attempt missed. Arthur Atta (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross following a corner.
• 9': Attempt blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Atta.
• 9': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
• 10': Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 2. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
• 13': Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aboubacar Lô.
• 13': Attempt saved. Lamine Camara (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aboubacar Lô.
• 16': Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 3. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
• 19': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
• 19': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 24': Substitution, Metz. Papa Diallo replaces Joel Asoro.
• 27': Foul by Ismaël Traoré (Metz).
• 27': Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 31': Attempt saved. Fali Candé (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
• 32': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
• 33': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 33': Foul by Koffi Kouao (Metz).
• 34': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs.
• 37': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 37': Foul by Koffi Kouao (Metz).
• 38': Attempt missed. Ismail Jakobs (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
• 41': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
• 41': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 0, Monaco 3.
• 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Monaco 3.
• 47': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 47': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
• 47': Attempt saved. Lamine Camara (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
• 49': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Fali Candé.
• 50': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 50': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
• 51': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Papa Diallo.
• 51': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Aboubacar Lô.
• 53': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
• 53': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 55': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
• 55': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 55': Foul by Ismaël Traoré (Metz).
• 57': Attempt blocked. Papa Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Atta.
• 60': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Vanderson.
• 60': Attempt saved. Fali Candé (Metz) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross.
• 61': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
• 61': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 64': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Papa Diallo following a fast break.
• 65': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Takumi Minamino.
• 65': Substitution, Monaco. Folarin Balogun replaces Eliesse Ben Seghir.
• 65': Substitution, Monaco. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Youssouf Fofana.
• 70': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
• 70': Attempt missed. Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vanderson.
• 71': Substitution, Metz. Ablie Jallow replaces Kévin Van Den Kerkhof.
• 72': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Vanderson.
• 73': Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs.
• 73': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
• 76': Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 4. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
• 77': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs with a cross.
• 78': Aboubacar Lô (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 78': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
• 78': Attempt missed. Koffi Kouao (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ablie Jallow.
• 78': Goal! Metz 1, Monaco 4. Papa Diallo (Metz) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koffi Kouao.
• 79': Substitution, Monaco. Edan Diop replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
• 80': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
• 80': Koffi Kouao (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 80': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
• 80': Papa Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 81': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
• 81': Papa Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 82': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Maghnes Akliouche.
• 82': Substitution, Metz. Ibou Sané replaces Aboubacar Lô.
• 82': Substitution, Metz. Sadibou Sané replaces Georges Mikautadze.
• 84': Goal! Metz 2, Monaco 4. Ibou Sané (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koffi Kouao.
• 87': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Papa Diallo.
• 87': Attempt missed. Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche with a cross following a corner.
• 87': Goal! Metz 2, Monaco 5. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer following a corner.
• 89': Substitution, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly replaces Vanderson.
• 90'+2': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
• 90'+2': Ibou Sané (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 2, Monaco 5.
• 0': Match ends, Metz 2, Monaco 5.