Play the fifth match of the French Championship tour.
Defending champion "Monaco" managed to bounce back from the setback against "Nice" and secure a victory against newcomer "Strasbourg". Radamel Falcao shone among the winners.
Although the "Monegasques" had a tough time in this match, Colombian national team sniper Falcao made a goal-scoring pass to Rony Lopes at the end of the first half, who put the team ahead.
After the break, Falcao himself took advantage of a precise pass from defender Jorge, and ultimately scored his second goal capitalizing on Kader Mangane's mistake.
With 15 points, "Monaco" held onto the second place in the league table, but "Saint-Etienne" continues to climb the ranks, defeating another outsider "Dijon" away.
In this match, the only goal from the penalty spot was scored by Jonathan Bamba.
Meanwhile, Claudio Ranieri's "Nantes" rose to eighth place. They were led to victory against "Caen" by Andrei Girotto with the same scoreline of 1-0.
Results:
"Monaco" 3 - 0 "Strasbourg"
[1-0] 44' Rony Lopes
[2-0] 51' Radamel Falcao
[3-0] 67' Radamel Falcao
"Dijon" 0 - 1 "Saint-Etienne"
[0-1] 49' Jonathan Bamba (from the penalty spot)
"Guingamp" 1 - 0 "Lille"
[1-0] 90' Etienne Didot
"Nantes" 1 - 0 "Caen"
[1-0] 73' Andrei Girotto
"Troyes" 0 - 1 "Montpellier"
[0-1] 33' Pedro Mendes
