AS Monaco hosted Girondins de Bordeaux on January 18th, 1986, in a match that really had no bearing on the title race but was nevertheless high profile due to the recent history between the teams.
Bordeaux were double defending Champions, in
fact they had won the 1984 title at the expense of Monaco, on goal difference
only.
Bordeaux’s title march in 1985 had been relatively
more comfortable, with Monaco making a late surge to finish third.
At this point, after Matchday 26, Paris St.
Germain were running away with the title.
Bordeaux and Monaco were behind with Bordeaux
slightly in a better position for the European places.
Bordeaux were led by veteran Captain Alain
Giresse and other Internationals like Jean Tigana, Thierry Tusseau, Patrick Battiston,
and new West German signing Uwe Reinders (signed at the start of season to
replace departing West German striker Dieter Muller).
The side was managed for many years by future
1998 World Cup winning Manager Aime Jacquet.
Monaco had started the season is a disappointing
fashion. They had been unable to use the momentum of the previous season to
challenge for the title.
They were just below the UEFA Cup qualification
places.
Lucien Muller’s side had a backbone of
goalkeeper Jean-Luc Ettori and French Internationals like Bernard Genghini,
Daniel Bravo and Bruno Bellone.
Ahead of this match, no one could foresee the
impending disaster for Bordeaux. In fact, their defense had been relatively tight.
Bordeaux were missing veteran Bernard Lacombe
and defender Leonard Specht. This was the debut season of future International
Alain Roche and he deputized for Specht.
Monaco were missing Bellone and the injured
Argentine defender Juan Simon. Felix Lacuesta had been signed in the new year
from Bastia, and he would start in this match and immediately make an impact.
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Lacuesta scored after just 29 seconds to put
Bordeaux under pressure from the start. Genghini, celebrating his 28th
Birthday, doubled the lead in the 28th minute.
He would celebrate his birthday with four goals
that day.
Despite the (2-0) result in the first half, no
one could foresee the eventual result.
According to Battiston, Jacquet sensed the
impending disaster and warned his players at halftime. It would be to no avail.
As soon as the second half started, Thouvenel,
deflected a cross into his own net and the rout was on.
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Genghini scored with a header in the 52nd
minute and another effort in the 60th minute.
Bravo scored with a solo effort in the 70th
minute, and then set up Genghini a few minutes later who scored with a diving
header.
Philippe Anziani
scored in the 78th minute and two minutes later Bravo scored the
ninth and final goal in the 80th minute.
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Football, Issue 2076, January 21, 1986
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Monaco 9-Bordeaux 0) |
It was a once in a lifetime result that no one
could have predicted. Bordeaux had not been as impressive as the two previous
Championship winning seasons, but certainly had not looked so vulnerable.
After the match, Bordeaux’s Tusseau stated that,
“it
was like a dream “. Many journalists pointed out that he should have called it
a nightmare.
Battiston expressed that
they had prepared for this match in a normal manner. There was no excess of
confidence, nor fear. He felt tactically, there were no new innovations, and
everyone was ready to face a dangerous opponent.
He added that he did not
want to minimize the score, but he considered it an exceptional event.
Bordeaux manager Jacquet
pointed out to the many individual errors in midfield. He expressed his
humiliation, but nevertheless believed that this was not the true worth of his
team and was not worried about future performances like this.
He added that he might
reconsider his team’s organization and pay more attention on the psychological ramifications.
On the following day,
Bordeaux President Claude Bez called Jacquet to demand an explanation.
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Monaco goalkeeper
Jean-Luc Ettori stated that if someone had told him that Monaco would have
increased its goal-average against a team like Bordeaux, he would have thought
they were crazy.
Genghini hoped this win
would act as a catalyst to kickstart Monaco’s season, but it did not have the
desired effect. Monaco ended the season in mid-table at ninth place.
Bordeaux would finish
third in the League and somewhat salvaged their season by winning the French
Cup.
For his part, Monaco Manager Lucien Muller felt
Monaco’s (1-5) loss to Bordeaux, early in the season had motivated his players.
In the end, Muller summed
his team’s performance that by saying that “Nothing to add, we played to
perfection.”
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Football, Issue 2805bis, January 14, 2000
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(January 18, 1986, AS Monaco
9-Bordeaux 0) |
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9-Bordeaux 0) |
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9-Bordeaux 0) |
League Standings before
the match after the 26th Matchday on January 12th, 1986:
1-Paris St. Germain 42 points
2-Nantes 36 points
3-Bordeaux 36 points
4-RC Lens 30 points
5-Auxerre 29 points
6-Monaco 28 points
League
Standings after the match after the 27th Matchday on January 19th,
1986:
1-Paris St. Germain 44 points
2-Nantes 36 points
3-Bordeaux 36 points
4-Monaco
30 points
5-RC
Lens 30 points
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Football, Issue 2076, January 21, 1986
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(January 18, 1986, AS
Monaco 9-Bordeaux 0) |
Date: Saturday, January
18, 1986,
Competition: France Division I, 1985/86 Season-Matchday
27
Result : Association Sportive de Monaco 9- Girondins de
Bordeaux Football Club 0
Venue : Monaco-Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,074
Referee: Michel
Vautrot
Linesmen: -
Kick-off time: -
Goalscorers:
(Monaco): Felix
Lacuesta 1 (29 seconds), Bernard Genghini 28, 52, 60, 73, Own Goal
(Jean-Christophe Thouvenel) 46, Daniel Bravo 70, 80, Philippe Anziani 78
(Bordeaux): None
Summary of goals:
1:0 (1st minute (29 seconds),
Monaco): Christen’s
cross from the right led to a series of headers in the box, Lacuesta finally
struck in.
2:0 (28th minute, Monaco): From the
left, Bravo passed to Genghini in the middle who advanced and lobbed over
Dropsy.
3:0 (46th minute, Monaco): Christen’s
cross from the right side was deflected by Thouvenel into his own net at the
far post.
4:0 (52nd minute, Monaco): Tibeuf’s
corner from the left side, was headed across by Stojkovic to the near post and
headed in by Genghini.
5:0 (60th minute, Monaco): Christen’s
corner from the right side, was knocked back by Battiston in the path of
Genghini who sot in.
6:0 (70th minute, Monaco): From the
left side, Bravo dribbles past Thouvenel and cuts back in the middle to shoot
past Dropsy.
7:0 (73rd minute, Monaco): From the
left, Bravo’s cross was headed in by Genghini.
8:0 (78th minute, Monaco): Christen’s
cross from the right was knocked in by Anziani.
9:0 (80th minute, Monaco): After a
combination play in the middle, Lacuesta sent Bravo through to score.
Lineups:
AS Monaco:
Jean-Luc Ettori, Claude Puel, Nenad
Stojkovic (Yugoslavia), Dominique Bijotat, Manuel Amoros, Felix
Lacuesta, Frederic Christen, Daniel Bravo, Bernard
Genghini, Philippe Anziani, Youssef Fofana (Ivory Coast) (Philippe Tibeuf 31)
Coach: Lucien Muller
Booked: Felix
Lacuesta 25
Team Captain: Jean-Luc Ettori
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Shirt Sponsor: Bally
Uniform Colors: Half Red, Half White
divided by diagonal stripe Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks
Note:
1-Fofana was replaced after an injury
following a clash of heads with Rohr.
Bordeaux:
Dominique Dropsy, Jean-Christophe
Thouvenel, Alain Roche, Patrick Battiston, Gernot Rohr (West Germany) (Laurent
Lassagne 58), Rene Girard, Thierry Tusseau, Jean Tigana, Alain Giresse, Marc Pascal,
Uwe Reinders (West Germany)
Coach: Aime Jacquet
Team Captain: Alain
Giresse
Official Kit
Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Shirt Sponsor: OPEL
Uniform Colors: Navy
Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Navy Blue Socks
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Photo From: France
Football, Issue 2076, January 21, 1986
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(January 18, 1986, AS
Monaco 9-Bordeaux 0) |
References:
France Football, Issue
2076, January 21, 1986
France Football, Issue
2805bis, January 14, 2000
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Photo From: Onze, Hors
serie 24, 1985 (Bordeaux Team
information 1985/86) |
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Photo From: Onze, Hors
serie 24, 1985 (Bordeaux Team
information 1985/86) |
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Photo From: Onze, Hors
serie 24, 1985 (AS Monaco squad 1985/86) |
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Photo From: France
Football, Issue 2076, January 21, 1986 (AS Monaco squad 1985/86) |
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Photo From: Onze, Hors
serie 24, 1985 (AS Monaco Team
information 1985/86) |
