In the center circle, the faces of OM players were grim. At 11 pm last night, the referee whistled the end of this game counting for the 1\/16 elimination round of the Coupe de la Ligue and Monaco had just beaten their Phocaean opponent (2-1). A deserved qualification throughout the match, especially in the first period when the players of the Principality were effective and often brilliant, like Jean-K\u00e9vin Augustin, author of his first goal in his new colors (25th minute) and involved on the second goal registered by Ruben Aguilar (40th).<\/p>\n
OM pushed late in the game and, after a frustrating moment for Monegasque keeper Benjamin Lecomte (77th own goal), the defense of the ASM had to double down on their diligence. With a quality Maripan and a Badiashile that asserts himself more firmly week after week, the three-way axis eventually mastered the situation and displayed a real solidity. Among the other satisfactions, was the XXL performance from Golovin in the middle alongside Benjamin Henrichs who showed merit in his role.<\/p>\n
The only real problem of the evening: the early exit of Cesc Fabregas with a thigh injury. He could miss the next Ligue 1 match away at Saint-Etienne, Sunday evening (9 pm). But the ASM has never seemed as serene as it is now. Three victories in a row, a small streak that we have all waited some time for.<\/p>\n