ORLY (Interstat) — Lassine Sinayoko scored twice and added an assist as Paris FC defeated Monaco 3-1 on Sunday at Centre d’entrainement Paris FC in Orly. Paris FC improved to 5-2-2 in the competition and 5-2-2 across all competitions. Monaco fell to 0-2-2 in the competition and 3-2-2 across all competitions. The home side struck twice late in the first half, then answered Monaco’s only goal after the break to close out the result. The result gave Paris FC a home win after a stretch of mixed recent form.

Sinayoko opened the scoring in the 38th minute and doubled the lead in the 44th. He was the central figure in Paris FC’s attack and later helped set up the third goal before he was replaced in the 79th minute. Sinayoko had an assist in his previous match at Lens and continued that form as the top star for Paris FC. Sinayoko’s two first-half goals came before the break and set the tone. Pablo Pagis scored Paris FC’s third goal in the 74th minute and was booked in the 88th. Maxime Lopez and Moses Simon each recorded an assist for the home side. Simon played 73 minutes before coming off, while Lopez played the full match.

Monaco’s Folarin Balogun scored in the 65th minute to cut the deficit to 2-1, with Vanderson providing the assist. Balogun played 44 minutes. Vanderson played the full match and was booked in the 68th minute. Monaco pressed for an equalizer after Balogun’s goal, but Paris FC restored a two-goal cushion when Pagis scored in the 74th. Balogun’s goal was Monaco’s only score of the match. Paris FC’s Simon came off in the 73rd minute after assisting, and Sinayoko departed in the 79th.

Yellow cards also went to Paris FC’s Traore H. in the 85th minute and Monaco’s Camara L. in the 88th minute, with Pagis booked in the same minute. Monaco made halftime substitutions and continued to rotate its side in the second half. Paris FC used substitutions in the 46th, 73rd, 79th and 89th minutes. Chergui S. entered for Paris FC at halftime, while Monaco brought on Diop E. and Brunner P. at the break. Monaco later introduced Zakaria D., Nazinho and Sane S., and Paris FC brought on Kebbal I. and Traore H. among its changes. The match grew more physical late as the bookings accumulated.

Paris FC controlled much of the first half and took a 2-0 lead into the break. Monaco responded through Balogun after the interval, but Paris FC’s third goal ended the visitors’ comeback hopes. The win gave Paris FC another strong result following its recent loss at Lens. Monaco remained without a victory in this competition after entering the match following a draw with Lille in its previous game. Paris FC finished with three goals and limited Monaco after the visitors’ goal.

Monaco’s recent results included a draw with Lille, a win over Freiburg, a loss at Lorient, a win at CSKA Sofia, a draw with Toulouse and a win over Pisa. Paris FC’s recent results included a loss at Lens, a win over Rennes, a loss at Lorient, a win over RC Strasbourg Alsace, a draw with Lyon, a win at Marseille, a win over Nice and a draw at Troyes. Paris FC’s next game is against Monaco, and Monaco will look to end its winless run in the competition.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Paris FC 1, Monaco 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Paris FC with a 94.6 percent probability to win. Paris FC had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.