{"id":292143,"date":"2023-09-23T09:35:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T09:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=292143"},"modified":"2023-09-23T09:35:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T09:35:16","slug":"folarin-balogun-misses-two-penalties-on-his-first-start-for-monaco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/folarin-balogun-misses-two-penalties-on-his-first-start-for-monaco\/","title":{"rendered":"Folarin Balogun misses two penalties on his first start for Monaco"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun endures nightmare first start for Monaco as he misses TWO penalties in defeat against Nice<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Folarin Balogun missed two penalties as he made his first start for Monaco<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Balogun had two spot-kicks saved during Monaco&#8217;s 1-0 defeat to Nice\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Folarin Balogun&#8217;s first start for Monaco didn&#8217;t go to plan as he missed two penalties in a 1-0 defeat to Nice.<\/p>\n<p>The striker was included in the starting lineup for the first time since signing from Arsenal\u00a0last month.<\/p>\n<p>However, on this occasion the 22-year-old had a night to forget, with his misery compounded by Jeremy Boga&#8217;s late winner for Nice.<\/p>\n<p>Balogun stepped up to take Monaco&#8217;s first penalty in the 12th minute but his effort was kept out by goalkeeper Marcin Bulka.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the 55th minute Monaco were awarded another spot-kick, with Balogun again taking it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/09\/75754411-0-image-a-1_1695456767785.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun missed two penalties on his first Monaco start<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome, though, was the same, with Bulka again keeping it out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the defeat Monaco are in second place in Ligue 1, one point behind Nice.<\/p>\n<p>Balogun, who was substituted in 67th minute, will be looking to bounce back when Monaco host Marseille next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Last season USA international Balogun made a tremendous impact while on loan at Reims from Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Balogun scored 22 goals for Reims, which sparked interest in him from numerous clubs.<\/p>\n<p>After much speculation, Balogun ended up leaving Arsenal, where he had broken into the first-team squad after progressing through the ranks at the academy.<\/p>\n<p>Balogun made just ten senior appearances for Arsenal, scoring twice, but seems well equipped for a successful career elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/09\/75754783-12552047-image-a-18_1695458060875.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>There was frustration for Balogun, who signed for Monaco from Arsenal last month<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/23\/09\/75754787-12552047-image-a-19_1695458066565.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nice goalkeeper Marcin Bulka was delighted after he saved two penalties from Ba<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/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-12552047\/Former-Arsenal-striker-Folarin-Balogun-endures-nightmare-start-Monaco-misses-TWO-penalties-defeat-against-Nice.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun endures nightmare first start for Monaco as he misses TWO penalties in defeat against Nice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292142,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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