Match ends, Lorient 2, Monaco 2.
Lorient 2-2 Monaco
- From the section European Football
Monaco's hopes of challenging Paris St-Germain for the Ligue 1 title suffered a blow with a draw against Lorient.
Lorient, who came into the match in 10th position, took the lead through striker Vincent Aboubakar when he headed in Kevin Monnet-Paquet's cross.
Valere Germain levelled for Monaco with a close-range shot before Jeremie Aliadiere slammed in from inside the area to put the home side ahead again.
With two minutes left, Layvin Kurzawa fired in to salvage a point for Monaco.
The club, owned by Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, are five points behind PSG, who defeated Bordeaux 2-0 on Friday.
The top two clash at the Stade Louis II next Sunday.
Line-ups
Lorient
- 30Chaigneau
- 25Gassama
- 14Guerreiro
- 6BourillonBooked at 76mins
- 5Ecuele Manga
- 24Lautoa
- 8JouffreSubstituted forSunuat 79'minutes
- 21TraoréBooked at 26minsSubstituted forDialloat 71'minutes
- 9Aboubakar
- 11Aliadiere
- 22Monnet-PaquetSubstituted forAbdullahat 88'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Reynet
- 2Koné
- 7Diallo
- 13Abdullah
- 17Baca
- 18Sunu
- 19Pelé
Monaco
- 1Subasic
- 2FabinhoBooked at 29mins
- 3Kurzawa
- 8João Moutinho
- 24Raggi
- 22Abidal
- 27Kondogbia
- 10RodríguezSubstituted forDirarat 62'minutes
- 18Germain
- 29RivièreSubstituted forMartialat 80'minutes
- 19ObbadiSubstituted forOcamposat 27'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Dirar
- 11Ocampos
- 16Romero
- 17Ferreira-Carrasco
- 20Isimat-Mirin
- 23Martial
- 25Pi
- Referee:
- Sébastien Desiage
- Attendance:
- 14,050
Match Stats
Home TeamLorientAway TeamMonaco
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away6
- Corners
- Home2
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away12
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Lorient 2, Monaco 2.
Foul by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
Lamine Gassama (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lucas Ocampos (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Vincent Aboubakar (Lorient).
Attempt missed. Valere Germain (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
Substitution
Substitution, Lorient. Rafidine Abdullah replaces Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
Goal!
Goal! Lorient 2, Monaco 2. Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos.
Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Grégory Bourillon (Lorient).
Attempt missed. Vincent Aboubakar (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Aliadière.
Attempt saved. Nabil Dirar (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos with a cross.
Valere Germain (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Grégory Bourillon (Lorient).
Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Vincent Aboubakar (Lorient).
Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco).
Gilles Sunu (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jérémie Aliadière (Lorient).
Substitution
Substitution, Monaco. Anthony Martial replaces Emmanuel Rivière.
Substitution
Substitution, Lorient. Gilles Sunu replaces Yann Jouffre because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Yann Jouffre (Lorient) because of an injury.
Foul by Valere Germain (Monaco).
Lamine Gassama (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Moutinho.
Booking
Grégory Bourillon (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Nabil Dirar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Grégory Bourillon (Lorient).
Layvin Kurzawa (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Yann Jouffre (Lorient).
Goal!
Goal! Lorient 2, Monaco 1. Jérémie Aliadière (Lorient) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincent Aboubakar.
Attempt saved. Grégory Bourillon (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Lorient. Sadio Diallo replaces Alain Traoré.
Offside, Lorient. Vincent Aboubakar tries a through ball, but Kévin Monnet-Paquet is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Rivière (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos.
Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).