Match Report


Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille     Angers SCOAngers SCO
Armenio ParadaArmenio Parada Computer Player Computer Player
Khalid KachloulK. Kachloul78
G
1
G
68Jean-Luc GallonJ. Gallon
Tomislav TomasT. Tomas66
D
captain2
D
64Guy CollenG. Collen
Nestor BoghossianN. Boghossian69
D
3
D
64Gavin HansenG. Hansen
Daniel AllmanD. Allman69
D
4
D
61Tobias NordwaldT. Nordwald
Jose VegaJ. Vega78
M
5
D
60Gilles LuccinG. Luccin
Fritz ElzéardF. Elzéard76
M
6captain
M
71John JonesJ. Jones
Peter RommedahlP. Rommedahl70
M
7
M
68Stephen SounessS. Souness
Joe van der HoekJ. van der Hoek67
M
8
M
59Cedric LamouchiC. Lamouchi
Nigel PlattN. Platt71
A
9
A
70Simon SchrammS. Schramm
Trevor MurphyT. Murphy71
A
10
A
65Oliver BierhoffO. Bierhoff
Jan JensenJ. Jensen74
A
11
A
63Fernando Mario Le FrapperF. Le Frapper
 
Silvio MercierS. Mercier45
D
12
M
56Fabien DuclouxF. Ducloux
Marc HamannM. Hamann67
A
13
D
56Cauê CésarC. César
Jean-Christophe BrognoJ. Brogno69
A
14
A
54Cedric AubanelC. Aubanel

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to Angers SCO. A crowd of 16,980 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Olympique de Marseille are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Angers SCO appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Medhi Deblock.


0.00
Olympique de Marseille start the match!
9.15
Stephen Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, John Jones. John Jones sees space and advances. John Jones controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
20.06
Stephen Souness catches Peter Rommedahl on the ankles. Stephen Souness is given a warning by the referee! Peter Rommedahl runs off the knock.
21.55
John Jones makes an attacking run forward. John Jones controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
27.13
Fritz Elzéard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.57
Stephen Souness hacks Nestor Boghossian from behind! Stephen Souness is given another warning by the referee! Nestor Boghossian hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.02
Tomislav Tomas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Rommedahl. Peter Rommedahl passes the ball forward to Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen whips in a cross ball towards Jose Vega. Jose Vega beats his man to it with a header but somehow Jean-Luc Gallon manages to keep it out.
32.20
Joe van der Hoek sees Nigel Platt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Platt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Jones.
34.53
Peter Rommedahl flicks a high pass forward. Trevor Murphy holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Trevor Murphy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gilles Luccin.
38.39
Nestor Boghossian makes a simple pass to Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Jean-Luc Gallon is on top of it.
39.22
Nestor Boghossian hits a low pass to Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen makes a probing pass to Trevor Murphy. Trevor Murphy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Peter Rommedahl plays the ball forward to Trevor Murphy. Trevor Murphy lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
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. Angers SCO also appear unchanged since the first half. The Angers SCO players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Angers SCO kick off!
51.03
Stephen Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Le Frapper. Fernando Mario Le Frapper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Khalid Kachloul who gathers it comfortably.
54.46
Guy Collen threads the ball through to Stephen Souness. Stephen Souness makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Schramm. Simon Schramm sees Fernando Mario Le Frapper just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Mario Le Frapper muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Khalid Kachloul manages to gather it easily.
55.54
Fernando Mario Le Frapper knocks the ball forward to Simon Schramm. Simon Schramm knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Khalid Kachloul who gathers it comfortably.
60.55
Angers SCO have made a substitution with Fabien Ducloux replacing Tobias Nordwald .
63.18
Jose Vega catches Fernando Mario Le Frapper on the ankles. The referee calls over Jose Vega and shows him a yellow card! Fernando Mario Le Frapper stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.49
Fabien Ducloux threads a neat ball through to Fernando Mario Le Frapper. Fernando Mario Le Frapper shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Khalid Kachloul manages to gather it.
66.16
John Jones takes a quick throw-in, which Cedric Lamouchi takes on the chest. Cedric Lamouchi hits a low pass to Oliver Bierhoff. Oliver Bierhoff knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Allman.
75.39
Jose Vega flicks a high pass forward to Trevor Murphy who brings the ball under control. Trevor Murphy cuts inside the box! Trevor Murphy muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
77.39
Olympique de Marseille have made a substitution with Jean-Christophe Brogno replacing Trevor Murphy .Angers SCO have made a substitution with Cauê César replacing Cedric Lamouchi .
84.05
Daniel Allman knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Rommedahl. Seeing a gap ahead, Peter Rommedahl plays the ball forward to Jean-Christophe Brogno. Jean-Christophe Brogno lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt whips the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Gilles Luccin. That should have been a goal!
85.30
Jose Vega hits a low pass to Peter Rommedahl. Peter Rommedahl lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique de Marseille

Angers SCO
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
23.3%
52.1%
24.7%

Scorers
Nigel Platt 45, 85
Trevor Murphy 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nigel Platt of Olympique de Marseille

Match Ratings
1.Khalid Kachloul (GK)
6
2.Tomislav Tomas (DEF)
6
3.Nestor Boghossian (DEF)
6
4.Daniel Allman (DEF)
6
5.Jose Vega (MID)yellow card
6
6.Fritz Elzéard (MID)
6
7.Peter Rommedahl (MID)
7
8.Joe van der Hoek (MID)
6
9.Nigel Platt (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Trevor Murphy (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Jan Jensen (ATT)
6
 
12.Silvio Mercier (DEF)
0
13.Marc Hamann (ATT)
0
14.Jean-Christophe Brogno (ATT)
6

1.Jean-Luc Gallon (GK)
6
2.Guy Collen (DEF)
6
3.Gavin Hansen (DEF)
6
4.Tobias Nordwald (DEF)
6
5.Gilles Luccin (DEF)
6
6.John Jones (MID)
6
7.Stephen Souness (MID)
7
8.Cedric Lamouchi (MID)
6
9.Simon Schramm (ATT)
6
10.Oliver Bierhoff (ATT)
6
11.Fernando Mario Le Frapper (ATT)
6
 
12.Fabien Ducloux (MID)
6
13.Cauê César (DEF)
6
14.Cedric Aubanel (ATT)
0