Soccer-Monaco Up To Second After Early Goals Help Secure 5-2 Win At Metz

AS Monaco eased to a 5-2 win at Metz as three objectives within the first 16 minutes successfully ended Saturday’s match as a contest and helped ship them as much as second place within the Ligue 1 standings.

Monaco have 49 factors from 27 video games, 10 factors adrift of Paris St Germain, who go to Olympique de Marseille on Sunday. Brest, who’re two factors behind the principality aspect, can reclaim second spot after they play at Lorient on Sunday.

It took 4 minutes for Takumi Minamino to present Monaco the lead and Maghnes Akliouche doubled the rating six minutes later.

Vanderson acquired Monaco’s third contained in the field from a cross.

After 76 minutes Metz’s night acquired worse as goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja tried to back-heel a move out of hazard, inadvertently putting the foot of Monaco’s Folarin Balogun and sending the ball into the online for the guests’ fourth.

Metz made a last-ditch comeback try because of late objectives from Papa Amadou Diallo and Ibou Sane however Balogun wrapped up the win together with his second aim three minutes from time.

Metz are second-bottom with 23 factors from 27 video games, two factors behind Nantes, who occupy the relegation playoff spot and go to fifth-placed Nice on Sunday.

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