season as Monaco cemented their place at the top
of Ligue 1 with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over
Angers at the Stade Raymond Kopa.
Making his first start since suffering a hip injury in
February, the Colombian striker claimed what
proved to be the winner on the hour mark, calmly
sweeping the ball home close range having been
teed up by Nabil Dirar.
The goal came completely against the run of play
as the mid-table hosts had looked the better side
for long periods with Cameroon international Karl
Toko Ekambi guilty of squandering three excellent
first-half chances and leading scorer Famara
Diedhiou seeing a well-struck effort saved by
goalkeeper Danijel Subasic.
Having taken the lead, however, Monaco grew in
confidence and Alexandre Letellier was forced to
produce a string of fine saves to deny Falcao,
Thomas Lemar and Valere Germain.
But the visitors almost came unstuck right at the
death as Diedhiou's header struck the post with
Subasic beaten.
The win, their fifth in succession in the league, saw
Leonardo Jardim's men increase their lead at the
top of the table to four points and capped a good
week in which they also secured a place in the last
four of the Coupe de France.
For luckless Angers, meanwhile, it was a first home
defeat in all competitions since the turn of the
year.
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