Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to US Créteil-Lusitanos . A crowd of 8,235 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Olympique de Marseille are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while US Créteil-Lusitanos appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Geoffroy Magnier.


0.00
Olympique de Marseille kick off and get the first half underway!
4.04
Hoalid Piantoni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Lorenz. Eric Lorenz knocks the ball forward, putting Nenad Castro through on goal. Some world-class footwork from Nenad Castro provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
8.12
Tomasz Née advances with the ball. Tomasz Née knocks the ball forward to Ghislain Kovacs. Ghislain Kovacs knocks in a cross ball towards Nenad Castro. Nenad Castro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nenad Castro!
20.07
Diego Hemdani receives the ball from a throw-in from Camel Dieuze. Diego Hemdani threads a neat ball through to Camille Cantona. Camille Cantona hits a low pass to Nenad Castro. Nenad Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Ghislain Kovacs. Ghislain Kovacs flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
24.35
Diego Hemdani makes a beautiful solo run. Diego Hemdani runs straight at the opposition's defence. Diego Hemdani skips past Philippe Goma! Some world-class footwork from Diego Hemdani provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
30.43
Robert Peyrelade chips the ball to his team mate, Lionel Garny. With some swift thinking, Lionel Garny plays the ball forward to Arnauld Di Tommaso. Arnauld Di Tommaso whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Michel Rabesandratana. Jean-Michel Rabesandratana powers a header at goal. Jonathan Squillaci manages to gather it effortlessly.
32.01
Olympique de Marseille have made a substitution with Ruddy Voisin replacing Demetrius Soudan .
34.11
Tomasz Née sees space and advances. Tomasz Née takes it forward alone. Tomasz Née shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
36.55
Alexandru Popescu passes the ball forward to Ghislain Kovacs. Ghislain Kovacs runs straight at the defence! Ghislain Kovacs tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.15
Hoalid Piantoni flicks a high ball forward to Ghislain Kovacs who takes it down. Ghislain Kovacs tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
40.19
Camel Dieuze flicks a high pass forward. Michel Bogaczyk controls it well on his chest. Michel Bogaczyk flicks a high pass forward. Eric Lorenz controls it well on his chest. Eric Lorenz finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Daniele Stone.
41.16
It's a corner kick. Camille Cantona loops the ball over to the far post. Daniele Stone gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique de Marseille have changed their lineup with Bruno Petit replacing Nicolas Kante. US Créteil-Lusitanos appear unchanged since the first half. The Olympique de Marseille players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
US Créteil-Lusitanos start the second half!
47.22
Camille Cantona threads a neat ball through to Ghislain Kovacs. Ghislain Kovacs shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
49.26
Camille Cantona darts forward. Camille Cantona whips in a cross ball towards Eric Lorenz. With a superhuman jump, Eric Lorenz connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.50
Robert Peyrelade barges into Eric Lorenz. The referee warns Robert Peyrelade to calm down! Eric Lorenz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.05
Lionel Garny chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-Michel Rabesandratana. Jean-Michel Rabesandratana plays a one-two with Filippo Colombo and rushes in on goal... Jean-Michel Rabesandratana makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Jonathan Squillaci.
57.46
Hoalid Piantoni threads a neat ball through to Nenad Castro. Nenad Castro shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
60.48
Olympique de Marseille have made a substitution with Noah Geis replacing Lionel Garny .US Créteil-Lusitanos have made 2 substitutions with Matt Gallacher replacing Nenad Castro and Jakob Hoeness replacing Ghislain Kovacs .
61.57
Ruddy Voisin surges forward with the ball. Ruddy Voisin makes a simple pass to Arnauld Di Tommaso. Arnauld Di Tommaso whips in a cross ball towards Bruno Petit. Bruno Petit knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
65.23
Silvio Rabuel makes a simple pass to Bruno Petit. Bruno Petit controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
69.33
Hoalid Piantoni flicks a high pass forward. Eric Lorenz controls it well on his chest. Eric Lorenz knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Gallacher. Matt Gallacher beats his man to it with a header but it whistles just wide of the post!
71.40
Michel Bogaczyk hits a low pass to Jakob Hoeness. Jakob Hoeness shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Daniele Stone. What a great pair of hands!
73.31
Silvio Rabuel threads a neat ball through to Arnauld Di Tommaso. Arnauld Di Tommaso knocks in a cross ball towards Filippo Colombo. Filippo Colombo fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.38
US Créteil-Lusitanos have made a substitution with Massimo Cecere replacing Eric Lorenz .
79.16
Tomasz Née sees Michel Bogaczyk in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Michel Bogaczyk sees space and advances. Without breaking stride, Michel Bogaczyk plays the ball forward to Massimo Cecere who has made a great run into the box. Robert Peyrelade comes in with a late challenge on Massimo Cecere. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
87.17
Michel Bogaczyk chips the ball to his team mate, Jakob Hoeness. Jakob Hoeness sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
22.1%
77.9%
Play Area
32.4%
47.1%
20.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nenad Castro of US Créteil-Lusitanos

Match Ratings