AS Monaco claimed an important 2–1 victory over Olympique de Marseille in Ligue 1 on matchday 28, holding off a late rally from the visitors in a tightly fought encounter.
After a goalless first half, the game came to life just before the hour mark. In the 59th minute, Aleksandr Golovin broke the deadlock for Monaco, finishing after being set up by Jordan Teze to make it 1–0 to the hosts.
Monaco doubled their advantage in the 74th minute. Folarin Balogun found the net to put his side 2–0 ahead, giving the home team a cushion heading into the final stages. The goal arrived shortly after a flurry of substitutions from Monaco, including the introduction of Krépin Diatta and Aladji Bamba in the 65th minute and later Ansu Fati in the 75th minute for the goalscorer Golovin.
Marseille, however, refused to fold. In the 85th minute, Amine Gouiri pulled one back, scoring with an assist from Facundo Medina to reduce the deficit to 2–1 and set up a tense finale. Further late changes by Marseille, including the introductions of Leonardo Balerdi, Himad Abdelli and Emerson, could not produce an equaliser.
The match also featured several bookings. Lamine Camara received an early yellow card for Monaco in the 8th minute, followed by Facundo Medina for Marseille in the 34th minute. Thilo Kehrer went into the book for Monaco in the 71st minute, while Leonardo Balerdi was cautioned in the 87th minute after coming on as a substitute.
Beyond the goals, substitutions and yellow cards, detailed statistics and further match events were not available in the provided data.
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