Match Report


Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille     FC IstresFC Istres
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Mauricio RodriguezM. Rodriguez76
G
captain1captain
G
68Jannick ZanottiJ. Zanotti
Piotr DeynaP. Deyna70
D
2
D
67Jean-Marc FanniJ. Fanni
Danijel HistillolesD. Histilloles70
D
3
D
60Craig McgovernC. Mcgovern
Peter HoflandP. Hofland70
D
4
D
60Sidney MaravalS. Maraval
Alfredo CortesA. Cortes69
M
5
D
49Giancarlo MazzantiniG. Mazzantini
Diego Ten HagD. Ten Hag74
M
6
M
69Dominique PédrosD. Pédros
Trevor ThompsonT. Thompson73
M
7
M
67Andre AntunesA. Antunes
Leonardo BlancoL. Blanco77
M
8
M
66Alexandre PostigaA. Postiga
Vikash JayV. Jay73
A
9
A
66Mathieu RizzettoM. Rizzetto
David MasonD. Mason71
A
10
A
62Emmanuel DomiE. Domi
Martin RubioM. Rubio72
A
11
A
59David BarbosaD. Barbosa
 
Teddy MeniriT. Meniri45
G
12
M
64Medhi ChagotM. Chagot
Mathieu PromentM. Proment73
M
13
G
61Neil BanksN. Banks
Emmanuel NéeE. Née39
A
14
A
57Damien DistinD. Distin

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to FC Istres. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Olympique de Marseille are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Istres appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nicolas Cool.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Istres kick off!
2.36
Martin Rubio threads a neat ball through to David Mason. David Mason knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Marc Fanni.
6.42
Danijel Histilloles flicks a high ball forward to Trevor Thompson who takes it down. Trevor Thompson sees space and advances. Trevor Thompson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sidney Maraval.
9.05
Vikash Jay threads a neat ball through to Martin Rubio. Martin Rubio shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
10.07
Danijel Histilloles catches Sidney Maraval on the ankles. The referee calls over Danijel Histilloles and shows him a yellow card! Sidney Maraval hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.45
Craig Mcgovern hacks Leonardo Blanco from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Leonardo Blanco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.42
Andre Antunes threads the ball through to David Barbosa. David Barbosa edges inside the box! David Barbosa cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
18.59
Alexandre Postiga chips the ball to his team mate, David Barbosa. David Barbosa plays a quick one-two with Emmanuel Domi and rushes in on goal... David Barbosa shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
26.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Alexandre Postiga plays the ball forward to Andre Antunes. Andre Antunes makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of David Barbosa. Some silky footwork from David Barbosa provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.22
Trevor Thompson clumsily knocks into Andre Antunes. The referee warns Trevor Thompson to calm down! Andre Antunes stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.17
Trevor Thompson catches Dominique Pédros on the ankles. Trevor Thompson is given another warning by the referee! Dominique Pédros runs off the knock.
38.31
Leonardo Blanco threads the ball through to Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay knocks in a cross ball towards Trevor Thompson. Trevor Thompson gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.42
Craig Mcgovern hits a low pass to Emmanuel Domi. Emmanuel Domi threads a neat ball through to Mathieu Rizzetto. Mathieu Rizzetto shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique de Marseille appear unchanged since the first half. FC Istres also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Istres players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Olympique de Marseille kick off the second half!
47.06
Piotr Deyna comes in with a late challenge on Alexandre Postiga. The referee warns Piotr Deyna to calm down! Alexandre Postiga runs off the knock.
48.14
Diego Ten Hag passes the ball forward to Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay lofts in a cross ball towards Alfredo Cortes. Alfredo Cortes makes a deft header. Giancarlo Mazzantini steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
49.31
Danijel Histilloles makes a probing pass to Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay darts forward. Vikash Jay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.29
Craig Mcgovern threads the ball through to Andre Antunes. Andre Antunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mathieu Rizzetto but the linesman indicates offside!
54.27
Danijel Histilloles flicks the ball to his team mate, David Mason. David Mason makes a probing pass to Vikash Jay but he's offside!
59.43
Alexandre Postiga comes in with a late challenge on Piotr Deyna. Alexandre Postiga is shown the yellow card! Piotr Deyna stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.00
Giancarlo Mazzantini threads the ball through to Andre Antunes. Andre Antunes flicks a high pass forward to Mathieu Rizzetto who brings the ball under control. Mathieu Rizzetto shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
66.40
Dominique Pédros flicks the ball to his team mate, Andre Antunes. Andre Antunes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
67.51
With wonderful imagination, Leonardo Blanco plays the ball forward to David Mason. David Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay connects with a diving header. Jannick Zanotti gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
69.02
With some swift thinking, Piotr Deyna plays the ball forward to Danijel Histilloles. Danijel Histilloles darts forward. Danijel Histilloles skips past Sidney Maraval! Danijel Histilloles looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
71.51
Piotr Deyna knocks the ball to his team mate, Trevor Thompson. Trevor Thompson sees Vikash Jay in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vikash Jay plays a scrappy one-two with Leonardo Blanco and advances towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Vikash Jay provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but slams it into the crowd!
77.53
Olympique de Marseille have made 2 substitutions with Mathieu Proment replacing Leonardo Blanco and Emmanuel Née replacing Martin Rubio .
78.60
Dominique Pédros flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Postiga controls it well on his chest. Alexandre Postiga whips in a cross ball towards Mathieu Rizzetto. With a superhuman jump, Mathieu Rizzetto connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's miles wide!
81.03
Danijel Histilloles clumsily knocks into Emmanuel Domi. Danijel Histilloles is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Emmanuel Domi runs off the knock.
84.24
Emmanuel Domi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Barbosa. David Barbosa passes the ball forward but Dominique Pédros is offside!
90.00
Dominique Pédros knocks the ball to his team mate, David Barbosa. David Barbosa finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Istres!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique de Marseille

FC Istres
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
25.6%
50%
24.4%

Scorers
Trevor Thompson 38
David Barbosa 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Trevor Thompson of Olympique de Marseille

Match Ratings
1.Mauricio Rodriguez (GK)
6
2.Piotr Deyna (DEF)
6
3.Martin Rubio (ATT)
6
4.Peter Hofland (DEF)
6
5.Alfredo Cortes (MID)
6
6.Diego Ten Hag (MID)
6
7.Trevor Thompson (MID)goal scored
8
8.Leonardo Blanco (MID)
6
9.Vikash Jay (ATT)
7
10.David Mason (ATT)
6
11.Emmanuel Née (ATT)
6
 
12.Teddy Meniri (GK)
0
13.Mathieu Proment (MID)
6
14.Danijel Histilloles (DEF)red card
3

1.Jannick Zanotti (GK)
6
2.Jean-Marc Fanni (DEF)
6
3.Craig Mcgovern (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Sidney Maraval (DEF)
6
5.Giancarlo Mazzantini (DEF)
6
6.Dominique Pédros (MID)
7
7.Andre Antunes (MID)
6
8.Alexandre Postiga (MID)yellow card
6
9.Mathieu Rizzetto (ATT)
6
10.Emmanuel Domi (ATT)
6
11.David Barbosa (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Medhi Chagot (MID)
0
13.Neil Banks (GK)
0
14.Damien Distin (ATT)
0