Match Report


OGC NiceOGC Nice     Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Oscar HerreraO. Herrera67
G
1
G
68Stephen BeresfordS. Beresford
Jaime CostaJ. Costa77
D
2
D
68Antoine MagnierA. Magnier
Alex MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn69
D
3
D
67Alex RivalA. Rival
Purrel SeedorfP. Seedorf64
D
4captain
D
64Wilfried FournelW. Fournel
Juan NavarroJ. Navarro67
M
5
M
75Edwin AssouE. Assou
Angelo CazarelliA. Cazarelli61
M
6
M
53Ga‘l ChabaudG. Chabaud
Alexander ValenconiA. Valenconi61
M
captain7
M
53Graham HuntG. Hunt
Camille RomoC. Romo54
M
8
M
52Yacine JohansenY. Johansen
Giuseppe GinolaG. Ginola65
A
9
A
62Mathieur BilaudelleM. Bilaudelle
Jose BrunelJ. Brunel59
A
10
A
60Edern PedemasE. Pedemas
Christina BradjaC. Bradja59
A
11
A
58Camille SatorraC. Satorra
 
Ellery VictoriaE. Victoria61
G
12
G
62Fernando Mario ColyF. Coly
Manuele GrassadoniaM. Grassadonia60
D
13
G
60Martial CoridonM. Coridon
Gregory DujeuxG. Dujeux58
D
14
G
56Wayne McManamanW. McManaman

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Allianz Riviera where OGC Nice play host to Olympique de Marseille. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both OGC Nice and Olympique de Marseille are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marc-Vivien Henin.


0.00
The first half starts with OGC Nice kicking off!
2.16
Alexander Valenconi makes a simple pass to Giuseppe Ginola. Giuseppe Ginola kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Brunel but the referee indicates it's offside!
6.14
Wilfried Fournel receives the ball from a throw-in from Antoine Magnier. Wilfried Fournel plays the ball forward to Ga‘l Chabaud. Ga‘l Chabaud passes the ball forward to Mathieur Bilaudelle. Mathieur Bilaudelle knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jaime Costa.
8.53
Antoine Magnier decides to run forward with the ball. Antoine Magnier knocks the ball to his team mate, Camille Satorra. Camille Satorra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oscar Herrera who gathers it comfortably.
9.41
Alex Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Angelo Cazarelli. Angelo Cazarelli makes a probing pass to Jose Brunel. Jose Brunel knocks the ball forward, putting Christina Bradja through on goal. Christina Bradja makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
16.10
Graham Hunt catches Angelo Cazarelli on the ankles. Graham Hunt is given a warning by the referee! Angelo Cazarelli stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.15
Alex Meiklejohn passes the ball forward to Angelo Cazarelli. Angelo Cazarelli flicks a high pass forward. Christina Bradja collects the pass. Christina Bradja runs straight at the defence! Christina Bradja takes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.40
Alex Meiklejohn makes a probing pass to Angelo Cazarelli. Angelo Cazarelli kicks a strong pass forward to Giuseppe Ginola. Giuseppe Ginola makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Brunel but he's offside!
45.00
Alex Meiklejohn makes a probing pass to Angelo Cazarelli. Angelo Cazarelli knocks the ball forward to Jose Brunel. Jose Brunel runs straight at the defence! Jose Brunel shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Alex Rival. Excellent block.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. OGC Nice have changed their lineup with Gregory Dujeux replacing Christina Bradja. Olympique de Marseille appear unchanged since the first half. The OGC Nice players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Olympique de Marseille start the second half!
47.18
Jose Brunel barges into Alex Rival. Jose Brunel is given a warning by the referee! Alex Rival runs off the knock.
49.21
Purrel Seedorf hits a low pass to Camille Romo. Camille Romo flicks a high pass forward. Gregory Dujeux collects the pass. Gregory Dujeux finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
51.16
Alex Rival flicks a high ball forward to Ga‘l Chabaud who gracefully takes it down. Ga‘l Chabaud knocks the ball to his team mate, Mathieur Bilaudelle. Mathieur Bilaudelle edges inside the box! Mathieur Bilaudelle muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
55.47
Ga‘l Chabaud flicks a high pass forward. Camille Satorra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Camille Satorra knocks in a cross ball towards Edern Pedemas. Edern Pedemas whips the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.39
Graham Hunt brings the ball forward. Graham Hunt plays a scrappy one-two with Camille Satorra and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Graham Hunt provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.13
Jaime Costa surges forward with the ball. Jaime Costa flicks a high pass forward to Giuseppe Ginola who brings the ball under control. Giuseppe Ginola shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.18
Edwin Assou catches Camille Romo on the ankles. The referee calls over Edwin Assou and shows him a yellow card! Camille Romo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.24
Wilfried Fournel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ga‘l Chabaud. Ga‘l Chabaud makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edern Pedemas. Edern Pedemas plays a scrappy one-two with Mathieur Bilaudelle and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Edern Pedemas provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
72.44
Edwin Assou sees space and advances. Edwin Assou knocks in a cross ball towards Camille Satorra. Camille Satorra makes a deft header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.47
Alex Rival controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edwin Assou. Edwin Assou darts forward. Edwin Assou passes the ball forward to Mathieur Bilaudelle. Mathieur Bilaudelle shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Oscar Herrera gets down and covers it.
75.00
Edwin Assou hits a low pass to Camille Satorra. Camille Satorra shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
81.44
Angelo Cazarelli flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Ginola controls it well on his chest. Giuseppe Ginola cuts inside the box! Giuseppe Ginola muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

OGC Nice

Olympique de Marseille
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
27.8%
45.8%
26.4%

Scorers
Mathieur Bilaudelle 51
Graham Hunt 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Graham Hunt of Olympique de Marseille

Match Ratings