{"id":292105,"date":"2023-09-23T00:35:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T00:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=292105"},"modified":"2023-09-23T00:35:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T00:35:16","slug":"balogun-misses-two-penalties-in-nightmare-full-debut-for-monaco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/balogun-misses-two-penalties-in-nightmare-full-debut-for-monaco\/","title":{"rendered":"Balogun misses TWO penalties in nightmare full debut for Monaco"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Folarin Balogun: USMNT striker misses TWO penalties in nightmare full debut for new club Monaco&#8230; with his double blunder proving costly in late defeat by Nice<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Balogun was making his first start for the French team after his $26m transfer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But he suffered the debut from hell, coming unstuck from the penalty spot twice<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As far as nightmare debuts go, not many will trump Folarin Balogun&#8217;s disastrous first start for new club Monaco.<\/p>\n<p>The USMNT striker got his Monaco career fully up and running on Friday after completing a $26million move from Arsenal last month, and there was plenty of expectation following his impressive loan spell with fellow French team Reims last season.<\/p>\n<p>Yet unfortunately for both Balogun and his new employers, his eagerly-awaited full debut did not go to plan.<\/p>\n<p>In the opening 12 minutes of his Monaco bow, the 22-year-old squandered a golden opportunity to net his first goal for the club from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n<p>His weak, low effort was kept out comfortably by Nice goalkeeper\u00a0Marcin Bulka, coming as a huge blow to the $26m man on his big night in France.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/23\/75747639-12551283-image-a-1_1695422957229.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Folarin Balogun missed two penalties in a nightmare full debut for his new club Monaco<\/p>\n<p>However, things soon went from bad to worse for Balogun when Monaco were awarded another penalty 10 minutes into the second half.<\/p>\n<p>After displaying courage in stepping up to the spot for a second time having already been denied, the former Arsenal star&#8217;s braveness was not rewarded when Bulka kept his penalty out once again.<\/p>\n<p>The two misses came as a seismic blow to Balogun as he looked to get off the mark for his new team, and to make matters worse they eventually fell to a 1-0 defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 25 minutes after he was substituted,\u00a0Jeremie Boga netted a stoppage-time winner for Nice to compound Balogun and Monaco&#8217;s misery.<\/p>\n<p>Monaco coach Adi Hutter said after the game: &#8216;[Balogun] was unlucky tonight. He is also very frustrated. He is a young striker and he will help us in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/23\/75747645-12551283-image-a-3_1695422970838.jpg\" height=\"370\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Balogun first stepped up from the spot just 12 minutes into his first start for the French team<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/23\/75747661-12551283-image-a-4_1695422983703.jpg\" height=\"355\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But he was denied by Nice goalkeeper\u00a0Marcin Bulka, missing a chance to net his first goal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/23\/75747651-12551283-image-a-2_1695422966811.jpg\" height=\"366\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The $26m striker then stepped up again 10 minutes into the second half with the score at 0-0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/22\/23\/75747641-12551283-image-a-5_1695422987623.jpg\" height=\"352\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But he could not find a way past Bulka for a second time, coming as a huge frustration<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will help him bounce back, but we win together and we lose together.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Balogun did get on the scoresheet on his very first appearance for the club last week, nevertheless, edging them ahead in an eventual 2-2 draw with Lorient.<\/p>\n<p>But the forward will have to pick himself up after his horror showing on his home bow at\u00a0Stade Louis II.<\/p>\n<p>He will get the chance to make up for his double-penalty blow when Monaco take on Marseille next Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12551283\/Folarin-Balogun-USMNT-miss-penalty-Monaco-debut.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Folarin Balogun: USMNT striker misses TWO penalties in nightmare full debut for new club Monaco&#8230; 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