Match Report


Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille     Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC
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Mauricio RodriguezM. Rodriguez76
G
captain1
G
67Adnan AdamA. Adam
Danijel HistillolesD. Histilloles69
D
2
D
66Jan Vennegoor BergerJ. Berger
Youssouf BaghdadY. Baghdad74
D
3
D
65Pierre-Alain BaudetP. Baudet
Albert FloresA. Flores72
D
4
D
65Kamal JuriettiK. Jurietti
Peter HoflandP. Hofland70
D
5captain
M
77Angelo PeyreladeA. Peyrelade
Mathieu PromentM. Proment71
M
6
M
70Arthur GordonA. Gordon
Thierry MachadoT. Machado70
M
7
M
68Gavin MooreG. Moore
Jean-Pierre GarciaJ. Garcia67
M
8
M
61Roberto MedriR. Medri
Arnar Freyr JakobssonA. Jakobsson62
M
9
A
71Mike HitchcockM. Hitchcock
Vikash JayV. Jay73
A
10
A
68Ruby JagerR. Jager
Martin RubioM. Rubio72
A
11
A
66Mauricio MorenoM. Moreno
 
Darren HulmeD. Hulme38
M
12
A
66Hugo SuarezH. Suarez
Stuart WainwrightS. Wainwright44
A
13
D
63Allan DufresneA. Dufresne
David MasonD. Mason70
A
14
D
63Steven CastetsS. Castets

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to Montpellier HSC. 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 Montpellier HSC appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Guy Philippe.


0.00
The whistle blows and Montpellier HSC get the match underway!
3.22
Arnar Freyr Jakobsson comes in with a high challenge, catching Arthur Gordon with his studs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Arthur Gordon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.30
Peter Hofland comes in with a late challenge on Arthur Gordon. The referee calls over Peter Hofland and shows him a yellow card! Arthur Gordon runs off the knock.
6.27
Mike Hitchcock barges into Danijel Histilloles. Mike Hitchcock is given a warning by the referee! Danijel Histilloles hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.31
Jan Vennegoor Berger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Alain Baudet. Pierre-Alain Baudet passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Ruby Jager. Ruby Jager passes the ball forward but Arthur Gordon is offside!
14.17
Jan Vennegoor Berger passes the ball forward to Arthur Gordon. Arthur Gordon makes a probing pass to Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno plays a one-two with Ruby Jager and advances towards the goal... Mauricio Moreno cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
15.15
Arthur Gordon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.13
Mathieu Proment comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Medri. The referee calls over Mathieu Proment and shows him a yellow card! Roberto Medri grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.05
Arthur Gordon flicks a high pass forward. Mike Hitchcock holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mike Hitchcock shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
30.04
Jean-Pierre Garcia sees a break and surges forward. Jean-Pierre Garcia shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Adnan Adam manages to gather it easily.
33.56
Gavin Moore changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gavin Moore threads the ball through to Mike Hitchcock but he's offside!
36.36
Albert Flores knocks the ball forward to Danijel Histilloles. Danijel Histilloles flicks a high pass forward. Vikash Jay holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vikash Jay runs straight at the defence! Vikash Jay muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
38.37
Angelo Peyrelade passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno knocks in a cross ball towards Angelo Peyrelade. Angelo Peyrelade rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Danijel Histilloles is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
39.38
It's a corner kick. Angelo Peyrelade kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Pierre-Alain Baudet tries a spectacular strike but it's a woeful effort!
42.24
Arthur Gordon threads a neat ball through to Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mauricio Rodriguez who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Pierre-Alain Baudet surges forward with the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Pierre-Alain Baudet plays the ball forward to Ruby Jager. Ruby Jager shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique de Marseille appear unchanged since the first half. Montpellier HSC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Olympique de Marseille kick off the second half!
55.29
Arthur Gordon makes a probing pass to Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Hofland.
77.41
Arthur Gordon runs straight at the opposition's defence. Arthur Gordon knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock makes a convincing header. Mike Hitchcock scores for Montpellier HSC!!
83.42
Arthur Gordon receives the ball from a throw-in from Gavin Moore. Arthur Gordon knocks the ball forward to Roberto Medri. Roberto Medri lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Mauricio Rodriguez is on top of it.
84.35
Thierry Machado catches Gavin Moore on the ankles. Thierry Machado is shown the yellow card! Gavin Moore stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.31
Kamal Jurietti passes the ball forward to Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Medri. Roberto Medri is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's drastically wayward!
87.09
Pierre-Alain Baudet knocks the ball forward to Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore threads a neat ball through to Ruby Jager. Ruby Jager lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Mauricio Rodriguez.
88.26
Jan Vennegoor Berger takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Mauricio Moreno side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique de Marseille

Montpellier HSC
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
30.3%
69.7%
Play Area
31.8%
48.5%
19.7%

Scorers
Mike Hitchcock 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arthur Gordon of Montpellier HSC

Match Ratings