Aug 25, 08:30 AM

Giroud’s 91st-Minute 350th Goal Lifts Lille Past Monaco

Veteran striker Olivier Giroud struck in the first minute of stoppage time to hand Lille a 1–0 win over AS Monaco at Stade Pierre-Mauroy on Sunday, 24 August, securing the club’s opening victory of the Ligue 1 season. The 38-year-old’s pivot finish was both his 350th professional goal and his second in as many league outings since joining Lille, extending the northern side’s run to 43 consecutive home league matches with at least one goal. Giroud missed a penalty nine minutes into added time, but Bruno Genesio’s team held on to climb to fifth in the table, while Monaco slipped to eighth after failing to record a shot on target in the final hour of play.