AS Monaco come from behind to beat Vannes OC

AS Monaco have twice come from behind to beat Vannes OC in the Coupe de France.

The home side got off to the best possible start when Hendrick Cakin was left unmarked from a corner to head home.

However, the Ligue 1 outfit then showed their quality with an equaliser just moments later. Radamel Falcao received the ball in the box, took one touch and slammed his shot into the top corner.

Geoffrey Kondogbia hammered a long-range effort wide, but the minnows again took the lead. Yannick Aguemon raced down the left and flicked the ball inside the box; from there he strolled forward and hit a low shot that went in past Sergio Romero.

However, again Monaco produced good football to level the score. Tavares Fabinho ran down the right before crossing to the far post, where Falcao back-heeled the ball to James Rodriguez, who slotted in.

Monaco could have gone ahead shortly after the restart, but Emmanuel Riviere hit his volley over the bar from a couple of yards out.

Vannes refused to sit back, though, and Boyou Kodja shot high over the crossbar from David Suarez's knock-down.

However, Monaco secured the win when Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco controlled the ball on his chest, beat two players and fired a 20-yard shot into the corner.