AS Monaco cruise against Coventry with a hat-trick from Akliouche
A win to help gain momentum. A few days after beating Cercle Bruges (1-0), AS Monaco’s players confirmed their form this Wednesday by beating Coventry City in their second preseason match (0-5). A resounding victory was achieved on the Sir Bobby Charlton pitch at St. George’s Park, in the presence of President Dmitry Rybolovlev, who came to support the Rouge et Blanc in England. ✍️
For this second preseson match, Adi Hütter decided to field a flat 4-4-2, as he had against the Groen-Zwart, with in particular a Singo-Salisu central defence, Saïmon Bouabré on the left wing and the Brunner-Biereth duo in attack. The first minutes of the match were hotly contested in midfield, but did not lead to clear opportunities.
Le 𝗫𝗜 𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗲́𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 🆚 @Coventry_City
‣ #COVASM pic.twitter.com/wOB4gs6lBP
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) July 16, 2025
Mika “The fox” sets the tone
We had to wait until the 24th minute to see the first shot of the game from Jordan Teze, with a powerful volley that went wide (26′). Dangerous from a corner, the Rouge et Blanc finally found the opening with a superb shot on the turn by Mika Biereth (27′, 0-1)! This first goal from a Monegasque in preseason galvanized the Dane’s teammates who would press the accelerator.
A gem from Bouabré to double the lead !
And on a good run by Saïmon Bouabré into the English box, the attacking midfielder trained at the Academy put the ball into the far corner with a subtle curling effort (37′, 0-2)! The tone was set and the half-time break came on this saem score despite another attempt from Paris Brunner (42′) and two threats to the goal of Radoslaw Majecki, who was vigilant (38′, 43′). The match would then resume in the second half with 20 new faces on the pitch.
Saïmon Bouabré double la mise 🔥
Très joli but du milieu offensif #MadeInLaDiagonale qui enroule parfaitement sa frappe ☄️
37' | 0⃣-2️⃣ #COVASM pic.twitter.com/J6QZ9p1P3P
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) July 16, 2025
New 45, new teams
The duels remain very contested, but the teammates of Breel Embolo were still dominant, even if the latter missed an opportunity to kill off the match (51′), before Thilo Kehrer was just short on a free kick by Caio Henrique (59′). The Rouge et Blanc finally built on their lead following a sublime one-two between Maghnes Akliouche and Krépin Diatta, resulting in a goal by the La Diagonale product (61′, 0-3) !
A hat-trick for Maghnes “Maestro” Akliouche
Our number 11, named MVP of last season by the AS Monaco supporters, would even score again thanks to an pass by Embolo in behind the defense (70′, 0-4). It was a real show of strength from Adi Hütter’s men, who barely trembled at the back (63′, 77′, 81′), and who even drove the nail in the coffin with… a hat-trick from Maghnes Akliouche in the final minutes (0-5, 86′)!
Les Monégasques enchaînent une 2e victoire consécutive dans cette préparation estivale ✅
Succès 5-0 face à Coventry 💥
0️⃣-5️⃣ #COVASM pic.twitter.com/IJvn3twuQ4
— AS Monaco 🇲🇨 (@AS_Monaco) July 16, 2025
It put an exclamation point on of a match controlled from start to finish, which ended with Breel Embolo hitting the post (88′). It was a very large victory, one that was convincing for the Rouge et Blanc, who will face Nottingham Forest Saturday afternoon in Chesterfield at SMH Group Stadium at 16:00 CET.
🗓️ Match details:
Wednesday, July 16 2025 (18:00) – St. George’s Park
Preseason friendly: Coventry City FC 0-5 AS Monaco
Halftime: 0-2
Goals: Biereth (27′), Bouabré (37′), Akliouche (61′, 70′, 86′) for AS Monaco
AS Monaco – first half: Majecki – Teze, Singo, Salisu, Ouattara – Minamino, Zakaria ©️, Camara, Bouabré – Brunner, Biereth
AS Monaco – second half: Majecki – Diatta, Dier, Kehrer ©️, C.Henrique – Golovin, Bamba – Akliouche, Ben Seghir, Michal – Embolo
Substitutes: Köhn, Lienard, Stawiecki, Diatta, Dier, C.Henrique, Kehrer, Kiwa, Akliouche, Bamba, Ben Seghir, Cabral, Golovin, Embolo, Michal
Manager: Adi Hütter
Coventry – first half: Wilson – Kesler-Hayden, Thomas, Perry, Dasilva, Sheaf ©️, Grimes, Rudoni, Sakamoto, Simms, Brau
Coventry – second half: Wilson – Van Ewijk, Latibeaudiere, Kitching, Bidwell, Torp, Allen, Andrews, Thomas-Asante, Mason-Clark, Obikwu
Substitutes: Allen, Mason-Clark, Kitching, Bidwell, Latibeaudiere, Thomas-Asante, Ewijk, Torp, Obikwu, Bell, Andrews
Manager: Frank Lampard
