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Ligue 1

Jan 11, 2015 at 8pm UK

Monaco Monaco
0-0
Bordeaux

Half-Time Report: Monaco frustrated by Bordeaux

By Callum Mulvihill, Reporter | 11 January 2015

Both sides miss chances in a goalless first half between Monaco and Bordeaux in Ligue 1.

Poor finishing from both sides has seen the first half between AS Monaco and Bordeaux end without a breakthrough.

Bordeaux came close to breaking the deadlock inside the first five minutes when a loose ball dropped to Thomas Toure, but Danijel Subasic reacted well with a fine save to keep Monaco on level terms.

Bordeaux's French defender Marc Planus vies for the ball with Monaco's Portuguese midfielder Joao Moutinho during the French L1 football between match Monaco (ASM) and Bordeaux (GDB) on January 11, 2015 © Getty Images

Yannick Ferreira Carrasco should have put Monaco ahead at the other end a few minutes later as he met a corner with a volley which was beaten away by Cedric Carrasso.

Monaco took control of the game in the latter stages of the first half, and a clearance off the line from Diego Contento to deny Ricardo Carvalho was all that prevented the hosts from taking a lead into the break.