Bottom club Montpellier came from behind to shock Monaco in Ligue 1 on Friday
Sylvain THOMAS
It was just Montpellier’s third win this season and it breathes life into a survival bid which looked hopeless before this match.
Captain Thilo Kehrer had headed Monaco in front just after the half-hour mark, but the downward trend in their results is worrying as they prepare to host Aston Villa next Tuesday.
They have failed to win any of their last four Ligue 1 matches and were eliminated from the French Cup on penalties by Reims on Tuesday. Adi Huetter’s side have won just twice in 11 outings in all competitions.
They are currently 16th in the Champions League standings but have lost their last two games in Europe and another loss against Villa at the Stade Louis II would leave them at risk of failing to make the knockout phase.
They had threatened to run away with the game early on and deservedly went in front when Kehrer nodded in a corner at the near post.
Yet bizarrely the game changed completely after a hold-up of several minutes at the start of the second half caused by Montpellier fans playing loud dance music out of speakers behind the goal at one end of the stadium.
Tamari was gifted an equaliser on 55 minutes when he pounced on Kassoum Ouattara’s short back-pass to round the goalkeeper and score his first goal this season.
He then got the winner for Montpellier eight minutes from time, beating Radoslaw Majecki low at the goalkeeper’s near post after being set up by Arnaud Nordin.
Montpellier move level on points with Le Havre at the bottom, and are now within four points of safety before the weekend’s other games.
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Publish date : 2025-01-17 16:26:00
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