Riviere nets hat trick as Monaco rolls over Montpellier
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Emmanuel Riviere tallied three goals to help Monaco cruise to a 4-1 home victory against Montpellier on Sunday.
The result continues a good start to life back in Ligue 1 for the big-spending newcomers, who opened the campaign with a 2-0 win at Bordeaux.
Summer-signing Radamel Falcao scored for the second time in as many games when he fired home a penalty kick after 18 minutes, with Lucas Ocampos drawing the penalty on Montpellier's Siaka Tiene.
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The visitors answered six minutes later through Victor Montano, who headed home a cross from Benjamin Stambouli to level the match.
But Riviere took over from there, restoring Monaco's lead shortly before the break with a lobbed shot over goalkeeper Laurent Pionnier.
Riviere doubled his tally in the 57th when he redirected a corner kick from Yannick Carrasco past Pionnier, while Montpellier went down to 10 men following Daniel Congre's red card.
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The man advantage allowed Riviere to complete his hat trick by scoring on the rebound from Carrasco's saved shot.
PSG was held to a second consecutive draw on Sunday as the defending champions needed a goal from Edinson Cavani in the 86th minute to salvage a 1-1 home draw against Ajaccio, leaving the club four points back of the leaders through two games.
The other match on Sunday saw Lorient come from a goal down against Nantes to snatch a 2-1 win, with the decisive goal coming in the 61st minute from Jeremie Aliadiere.