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Balogun’s 43rd-Minute Winner Lifts Monaco Past Bodo/Glimt in Champions League

The in-form USMNT striker is strengthening his case for a November call-up.

Overview

  • Folarin Balogun scored the lone goal in the 43rd minute to secure Monaco’s 1-0 win at Bodo/Glimt.
  • Maghnes Akliouche slipped the decisive pass before Balogun rifled his finish into the roof of the net.
  • Goalkeeper Philipp Köhn made five saves to preserve the clean sheet as Balogun went the full 90 minutes.
  • Balogun has three goals in his last six Monaco appearances under new head coach Sebastien Pocognoli.
  • Monaco next faces Lens in Ligue 1, and the USMNT’s November roster is expected to be released this week.