Le Mans goalkeeper makes a mistake to hand Monaco a goal

Monaco made the most of its advantage on Sunday thanks to a blunder by Le Mans goalkeeper Nicolas Kocik. Kocik failed to control a back-pass played under pressure from a Le Mans defender, and Mamadou Coulibaly took advantage to score into the empty net (0-1, 40th minute). The mistake came with Monaco already two goals up, from Lamine Camara direct from a corner (18th) and Matthis Abline, with another of his disallowed for offside (21st).

Le Mans managed to equalise in the closing moments of the match through Erwan Colas, who scored from a corner Monaco cleared poorly, making the final score 1-1. The result lets Le Mans stay out of the relegation zone for now, moving up to 15th place with eight points.

Monaco, who already had 16 points and were sitting 6th before the game, missed a chance to get back into the race for Europe. With a fifth straight league game without a win in Ligue 1, Monaco are now seven points behind leaders Paris SG.

How the game unfolded

Lukas Hradecky was solid for Monaco, notably with a save at the far post (11th) and by keeping his side level thanks to VAR (33rd). For Le Mans, Dame Gueye had a chance to make it 1-1 before the break, but his shot was too weak.