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The 21-year-old industrious midfielder featured as Monaco beat Marseille in a thrilling Ligue 1 encounter played on Saturday night.
Eliot Matazo featured for AS Monaco as they overcame a resistant Marseille 3-2 in an epic Ligue 1 encounter played on Saturday evening.
Matazo, a Belgian U-21 international but of Kenyan descent, came on as a substitute in the 75th minute, but did not have sufficient time to make a real influence in the side.
He only touched the ball nine times, being accurate with all four of his attempted passes.He lost both his attempted ground duels, and was not successful with his lone aerial duel either.
13:08 - 29.09.2023
FKFPKL Tactical Analysis: Why are AFC Leopards struggling to score goals from open play?
Leopards failed to find the back of the net in their opening three fixtures until the 2-2 draw against Kenya Police.
He has featured in seven of all their opening eight league games, recording one assist, but all his appearances have been as a substitute as manager Adi Hutter has opted to rely on World Cup finalist Youssouf Fofana and new signing Denis Zakaria as the two main midfielders in a double pivot this season.
Marseille appointed Italian coach Gennaro Gattuso this week but he could not earn a debut victory and his side remained eighth in the table after their second defeat of the season.
Marseille took the lead 30 seconds into the game when Iliman Ndiaye's goal caught the hosts off guard, only for them to respond minutes later when midfielder Akliouche fired a low shot past Pau Lopez.
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08:30 - 30.09.2023
FKFPL Zdravko Logarušić itching for a good start at Police as Posta Rangers face Kariobangi Sharks
The former Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards coach will be hoping to get off to a winning start as Police coach when his charges face Bidco United on Saturday.
The visitors regained the lead in the 18th minute when Ndiaye centered for Samuel Gigot to fire a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Philipp Kohn, only for Monaco to equalise five minutes later as Akliouche's through ball reached Balogun who found the net with a fierce finish.
The Principality side sealed the win in the second half with another great strike from Akliouche.
"No, you can't be happy when you lose, that's for sure. We need to do better, we conceded three goals that we could have avoided. These are the little things we need to improve on," Gattuso told Canal Plus.
"I've seen a lot of commitment from the players and that makes me happy. I saw some good things but we need to improve. It would have been a lot better if we hadn't had the Europa League, we don't have much time, so we'll just have to manage," he added.
Monaco face Reims while Marseille take on Le Havre next week after hosting Brighton & Hove Albion in the Europa League on Thursday.
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08:30 - 01.10.2023
FKFPL Gor Mahia gear up for KCB test as Tusker aim to assert authority against Talanta
Gor Mahia readies for a crucial clash with KCB, while Tusker eye dominance against Talanta in the Football Kenya Federation Premier League.
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