Monaco drew 1-1 at Le Mans on Sunday after Mamadou Coulibaly mimed a slit-throat gesture following his goal. GOAL reported that Coulibaly is facing disciplinary action from the French football authorities.
Disciplinary precedent
Paris Brunner received a four-match ban, including two mandatory games, for making the exact same gesture against Strasbourg in September.
Goals and league position
Coulibaly scored Monaco's first-half opener in the 40th minute. It was his first goal in the top flight of the campaign and his fourth in Ligue 1 overall.
Erwan Colas scored a 90th-minute equaliser from a corner for Le Mans. The draw provisionally lifted Monaco into seventh place in the Ligue 1 standings.
Coulibaly's explanation
Coulibaly aimed the celebration at the 700 travelling Monaco supporters and apologised after the final whistle.
The AS Monaco midfielder said at half-time: “a tribute to a friend who had told me to do it.”
Monaco's next match
Monaco will welcome Auxerre to the Stade Louis-II on 21 November.
