Saturday, August 21, 2021 at 7:24 PM• Daniel Cabot Kerkdijk • Last update: 19:27

AS Monaco has already suffered its third consecutive defeat in all competitions on Saturday. The team of trainer Niko Kovac was no match for RC Lens in Ligue 1 on Saturday in-house against RC Lens, which is still unbeaten after three match days: 0-2. For Myron Boadu there was no more than a substitute from the 64th minute. The attacker who came over from AZ, the replacement for Krépin Diatta, is still waiting for his first win as a player for the Monegasques.

Five minutes after the break, RC Lens took the lead when an apparently tenable shot by Ignatius Ganago through goalkeeper Alexander Nubel’s forearm went into the goal. Ten minutes later, the visit had to continue with ten men: a heavy tackle by Cheick Oumar Doucouré was worth red. That was the sign for Kovac to bring Gelson Martins, Boadu and Kevin Volland in line.

OH DEAR ?? AS Monaco has not yet had it this season. The team of substitute Myron Boadu now loses 0-2 to Lens and only has one point after three Ligue 1 matches…#ZiggoSport #Ligue1 #ASMRCL pic.twitter.com/iMtg2x6X9u

— Ziggo Sport Football (@ZS_Voetbal) August 21, 2021

Despite the surplus situation and a number of good opportunities, Monaco did not equalize, where Aleksandr Golovin was also unable to control his frustrations and he was allowed to come in four minutes before the end. To make matters worse, Simon Bokote Banza’s 0-2 was added in extra time.

AS Monaco has only a meager point after three matches in Ligue 1 and is sixteenth in the ranking. Last week, the first game against Shakhtar Donetsk in the play-off round of the Champions League ended in a 0-1 defeat. The Ukrainian club will be reunited next Wednesday and a game with Troyes awaits next weekend.