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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stade de lAbbé-Deschamps where Auxerre play host to Olympique de Marseille. A crowd of 18,923 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Auxerre and Olympique de Marseille are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dagui Mboma.


0.00
Auxerre kick off!
3.43
Emmanuel Née clumsily knocks into Alberto Alvarez. Emmanuel Née is shown the yellow card! Alberto Alvarez stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.50
Alberto Alvarez surges forward with the ball. Alberto Alvarez finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
6.38
Emmanuel Née kicks a strong pass forward to Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay lofts in a cross ball towards Emmanuel Née. Emmanuel Née is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
8.34
Jesper Thern flicks a high pass forward to Cyrille Leccese who brings the ball under control. Cyrille Leccese shoots from long range. Good keeping from Mauricio Rodriguez as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
9.14
Egbert Vos takes a quick corner, playing it short to Alberto Alvarez. Some silky footwork from Alberto Alvarez provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.37
Alberto Alvarez threads the ball through to Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola shoots from 20 yards. Luis Guardiola scores for Auxerre!!
16.06
Alberto Alvarez clumsily knocks into Alfredo Cortes. Alberto Alvarez is shown the yellow card! Alfredo Cortes stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.17
Jean-Christophe Boutabout flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Alvarez who takes it down. With a delightful solo run, Alberto Alvarez stretches the opposition's defence. Alberto Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Luis Guardiola controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Luis Guardiola makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.27
Peter Hofland clumsily knocks into Cyrille Leccese. Peter Hofland is shown the yellow card! Cyrille Leccese hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.46
Alassan Delpierre receives the ball from a throw-in from Alberto Alvarez. Alassan Delpierre flicks a high pass forward. Malte Rohrschneider controls it well on his chest. Malte Rohrschneider knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mauricio Rodriguez who gathers it comfortably.
22.10
Malte Rohrschneider changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Malte Rohrschneider finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.29
Pierre-Yves Guillou makes a simple pass to Peter Hofland. Peter Hofland makes a probing pass to Alexander Schäfer. Alexander Schäfer knocks in a cross ball towards Trevor Thompson. Trevor Thompson outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Darren Boateng!
34.23
Alfredo Cortes passes the ball forward to Trevor Thompson. Trevor Thompson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.15
Egbert Vos makes an attacking run forward. Egbert Vos whips in a cross ball towards Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a lousy effort!
40.04
Leonardo Blanco passes the ball forward to Emmanuel Née. Emmanuel Née finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Darren Boateng manages to gather it.
42.15
Jesper Thern decides to run forward with the ball. Jesper Thern threads the ball through to Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese whips in a cross ball towards Alassan Delpierre. Alassan Delpierre is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Olympique de Marseille kick off and get the second half underway!
49.06
Diego Ten Hag controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Vikash Jay provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.53
Alberto Alvarez passes the ball forward to Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Gohel. Thomas Gohel powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
55.58
Danijel Histilloles flicks a high ball forward to Trevor Thompson who takes it down. Trevor Thompson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Trevor Thompson knocks in a cross ball towards Alexander Schäfer. Alexander Schäfer outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Darren Boateng gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
65.16
Alberto Alvarez sees Luis Guardiola in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luis Guardiola lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Gohel. With a superhuman jump, Thomas Gohel connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Mauricio Rodriguez comfortably picks it out of the air!
67.15
Danijel Histilloles catches Alassan Delpierre on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alassan Delpierre hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.37
Alfredo Cortes flicks a high pass forward to Alexander Schäfer who brings the ball under control. Alexander Schäfer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.35
Auxerre have made a substitution with Louis Grégoire replacing Egbert Vos .Olympique de Marseille have made 2 substitutions with Darren Hulme replacing Diego Ten Hag and Martin Rubio replacing Vikash Jay .
79.53
Alassan Delpierre makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.36
Thomas Gohel knocks the ball forward to Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danijel Histilloles.
87.20
Pierre-Yves Guillou knocks the ball forward to Alexander Schäfer. Alexander Schäfer tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.7%
37.3%
Play Area
20.9%
50.7%
28.4%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luis Guardiola of Auxerre

Match Ratings