Match Report


Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille     AS MonacoAS Monaco
Arafat KaiArafat Kai Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Mauricio RodriguezM. Rodriguez76
G
captain1
G
78Malcolm MonkM. Monk
Piotr DeynaP. Deyna69
D
2
D
72Karim QueirosK. Queiros
Youssouf BaghdadY. Baghdad74
D
3
D
88Alassandro RivaltaA. Rivalta
Albert FloresA. Flores71
D
4
D
75Claudio PichichiC. Pichichi
Peter HoflandP. Hofland70
D
5
M
81Roy ArtsR. Arts
Craig JamesC. James80
M
6
M
80Ivan FuentesI. Fuentes
Mathieu PromentM. Proment71
M
7
M
80Loic ArpinonL. Arpinon
Thierry MachadoT. Machado70
M
8
M
86Gonzalo EsparzaG. Esparza
Carlos SuarezC. Suarez69
M
9captain
A
94Adil ElkhatabiA. Elkhatabi
Vikash JayV. Jay73
A
10
A
81Rodrigo BeltranR. Beltran
Martin RubioM. Rubio72
A
11
A
72Craig McgrealC. Mcgreal
 
Darren HulmeD. Hulme37
M
12
D
66Demetrius CasciniD. Cascini
Stuart WainwrightS. Wainwright44
A
13
M
79Dagui MionnetD. Mionnet
David MasonD. Mason68
A
14
A
75Tarik RayT. Ray

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to AS Monaco. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Olympique de Marseille are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while AS Monaco appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Augusto Delhommeau.


0.00
Olympique de Marseille kick off!
8.51
Loic Arpinon threads a neat ball through to Ivan Fuentes. Ivan Fuentes kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Mcgreal but the referee indicates it's offside!
9.38
Carlos Suarez knocks the ball forward to Mathieu Proment. Mathieu Proment kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Rubio. Martin Rubio shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Malcolm Monk. Excellent save.
14.26
Vikash Jay threads a neat ball through to Martin Rubio. Martin Rubio finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Malcolm Monk. Excellent save.
24.17
Alassandro Rivalta makes a simple pass to Claudio Pichichi. Claudio Pichichi hits a low pass to Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran makes a probing pass to Adil Elkhatabi but he's offside!
27.26
Karim Queiros hacks Vikash Jay from behind! Karim Queiros is shown the yellow card! Vikash Jay stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.02
Thierry Machado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mathieu Proment. Mathieu Proment shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
32.06
With vision, Mathieu Proment plays the ball forward to Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
33.34
Karim Queiros passes the ball forward to Loic Arpinon. Loic Arpinon whips in a cross ball towards Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal makes a deft header but somehow Mauricio Rodriguez manages to keep it out.
39.28
Mathieu Proment threads the ball through to Martin Rubio. Martin Rubio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Malcolm Monk who gathers it comfortably.
40.42
Mathieu Proment flicks the ball to his team mate, Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Rubio. Martin Rubio shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.44
Craig James threads a neat ball through to Martin Rubio. Martin Rubio knocks in a cross ball towards Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay flicks the ball with his head. Claudio Pichichi steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique de Marseille appear unchanged since the first half. AS Monaco also appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Monaco players seem much more motivated whilst the Olympique de Marseille players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and AS Monaco kick off!
48.21
Peter Hofland comes in with a late challenge on Ivan Fuentes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivan Fuentes stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.41
Piotr Deyna threads a neat ball through to Thierry Machado. Thierry Machado threads a neat ball through to Martin Rubio. Martin Rubio runs straight at the defence! Martin Rubio shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Olympique de Marseille!
54.35
Claudio Pichichi flicks a high pass forward to Roy Arts who brings the ball under control. Roy Arts makes a beautiful solo run. Roy Arts knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albert Flores.
57.41
Karim Queiros flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran shoots from 20 yards but Mauricio Rodriguez is on top of it.
59.50
Vikash Jay flicks a high pass forward to Martin Rubio who brings the ball under control. Martin Rubio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.46
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Tarik Ray replacing Craig Mcgreal .
67.30
Mathieu Proment chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Suarez. Carlos Suarez chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Rubio. Martin Rubio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.56
Carlos Suarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.34
Karim Queiros flicks a high pass forward. Tarik Ray collects the pass. Tarik Ray plays a scrappy one-two with Adil Elkhatabi and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tarik Ray looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Mauricio Rodriguez!
77.14
Thierry Machado flicks a high pass forward to Martin Rubio who brings the ball under control. Martin Rubio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Claudio Pichichi flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Fuentes. Ivan Fuentes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Loic Arpinon. Loic Arpinon plays a scrappy one-two with Rodrigo Beltran and advances towards the goal... Loic Arpinon side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mauricio Rodriguez with no chance!! Goal for AS Monaco!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Olympique de Marseille

AS Monaco
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
29.9%
42.9%
27.3%

Scorers
Martin Rubio 49
Loic Arpinon 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Loic Arpinon of AS Monaco

Match Ratings
1.Mauricio Rodriguez (GK)
7
2.Piotr Deyna (DEF)
6
3.Youssouf Baghdad (DEF)
6
4.Albert Flores (DEF)
6
5.Peter Hofland (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Craig James (MID)
6
7.Mathieu Proment (MID)
7
8.Thierry Machado (MID)
7
9.Carlos Suarez (MID)
6
10.Vikash Jay (ATT)
6
11.Martin Rubio (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Darren Hulme (MID)
0
13.Stuart Wainwright (ATT)
0
14.David Mason (ATT)
0

1.Malcolm Monk (GK)
6
2.Karim Queiros (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Alassandro Rivalta (DEF)
6
4.Claudio Pichichi (DEF)
7
5.Roy Arts (MID)
6
6.Ivan Fuentes (MID)
7
7.Loic Arpinon (MID)goal scored
9
8.Gonzalo Esparza (MID)
6
9.Adil Elkhatabi (ATT)
6
10.Rodrigo Beltran (ATT)
6
11.Craig Mcgreal (ATT)
6
 
12.Demetrius Cascini (DEF)
0
13.Dagui Mionnet (MID)
0
14.Tarik Ray (ATT)
6