{"id":323879,"date":"2025-11-09T09:56:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T07:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/?p=323879"},"modified":"2025-11-11T08:52:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:52:51","slug":"ligue-1-a-difficult-evening-for-as-monaco-but-a-memorable-one-for-young-ezekiel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2025\/11\/ligue-1-a-difficult-evening-for-as-monaco-but-a-memorable-one-for-young-ezekiel\/","title":{"rendered":"Ligue 1: A difficult evening for AS Monaco, but a memorable one for young Ezekiel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Despite the Principality club\u2019s heavy home defeat to RC Lens on Saturday evening in Ligue 1, Ezekiel will keep memories from this night forever engraved in his heart. The 13-year-old, who survived a serious accident in 2020, enjoyed an exceptional evening close to his beloved AS Monaco. Monaco Tribune was able to follow him and his father exclusively throughout the experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From joy to disappointment – just four days after Monaco\u2019s triumph in Norway came a far less cheerful story as the players of AS Monaco were soundly beaten by the Sang et Or (1-4). Among the 10,000 spectators at the Stade Louis-II, including president Dmitry Rybolovlev, Ezekiel watched his prediction of a 3-1 win for the Red and Whites slip away. Invited alongside his father, Joffrey, the young fan from Avignon relished the privileged access behind the scenes of his favourite club.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ezekiel and his father on the forecourt of the Louis-II \u00a9 AS Monaco stadium<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

“It’s incredible”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Burned on 55% of his body five years ago, the young boy discovered a passion for football during his long stay in the hospital. Throughout his rehabilitation, he used the sport to help regain mobility. His determination even earned him the chance to train with AS Monaco\u2019s U13 team last year. Since the age of nine, he has regularly attended matches at the Stade Louis-II with his father, who spent two months in the region for the Monaco Fair.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ezekiel salutes Maghnes Akliouche \u00a9 St\u00e9phane Renaux \u2013 Monaco Tribune<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

When they arrived at the stadium, Ezekiel and his father were greeted with a personalised jersey and a club scarf. Their visit began with a tour of the locker room, where they discovered the players\u2019 shirts – including that of Maghnes Akliouche, the favourite of this 5th-grade student who studies through correspondence. The next stop was the press conference room, where Ezekiel began playfully imitating Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, repeating the star\u2019s famous line: \u201cYou don\u2019t talk to me about age!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ezekiel and his father carefully observe the warm-up of the AS Monaco players \u00a9<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Preview: Pocognoli\u2019s AS Monaco set for stern Lens examination<\/a><\/blockquote>