Monaco threw away a 2-0 win before losing on penalties to Guingamp in the French League Cup
Tuesday 29 January 2019 23:59, UK
Monaco's returning coach Leonardo Jardim was denied a third straight French League Cup final as his side were defeated on penalties by Guingamp after a dramatic 2-2 draw.
William Vainqueur, making his first start for Monaco, was sent off after a high challenge on Marcus Thuram. Referee Jerome Brisard originally showed Vainqueur a yellow before reviewing VAR and sending the player off instead.
Goals from Rony Lopes and Aleksandr Golovkin put 10-man Monaco 2-0 ahead in the first half, but second half strikes from Alexandre Mendy and Thuram drew the hosts level to force a penalty shootout.
Sofiane Diop missed the seventh penalty for the visitors before 22-year-old winger Marcus Coco secured a place in the final of the French League Cup for the first time in Guingamp's history.
Jardim, a League Cup runner-up with Monaco in 2017 and 2018, was sacked last October to be replaced by Arsenal legend Thierry Henry in his first managerial role.
Henry's sacking last week has seen Jardim reappointed as head coach, but the Portuguese was unable to get off to a winning start.
Both Monaco and Guingamp are currently fighting relegation in Ligue 1, with Jardim's side just one point and one place above their rivals.
