Folarin Balogun Misses Two Penalties As Monaco Lose To Nice

USMNT striker Folarin Balogun had a night to forget on Friday when he missed two penalty kicks for Monaco in a 1-0 loss to Nice in France's Ligue 1.

Robert Summerscales | Sep 22, 2023

Folarin Balogun Misses Two Penalties As Monaco Lose To Nice /

USMNT striker Folarin Balogun had a night to forget on Friday when he missed two penalties for Monaco in a 1-0 loss to Nice.

Balogun's two spot-kick attempts were almost identical and both were saved by Nice goalkeeper Marcin Bulka.

The former Arsenal striker's penalty failures came in the 12th and 55th minutes of Friday's Ligue 1 clash at the Stade Louis II.

Ex-Chelsea winger Jeremie Boga then struck the only goal of the game in the first minute of added time.

Folarin Balogun pictured taking a penalty kick for AS Monaco during a 1-0 defeat against Nice in September 2023 — Folarin Balogun took two penalty kicks for Monaco on Friday but converted neither :: IMAGO/PanoramiC/Norbert Scanella

Friday's game was Balogun's second appearance for Monaco since he joined the club from Arsenal on August 31.

Balogun had scored on his debut in a 2-2 draw away at Lorient last weekend.

Monaco - who had been top of the table before Friday's defeat - now have 11 points from their opening six games in Ligue 1 this season.

Highlights: Monaco 0-1 Nice

Published Sep 22, 2023

ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.