Match Report


Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille     De Graafschap DoetinchemDe Graafschap Doetinchem
Shaun MitchellShaun Mitchell Computer Player Computer Player
Oleksandr FisunenkoO. Fisunenko75
G
1
G
68Regi MeijndershagenR. Meijndershagen
David CurtoloD. Curtolo73
D
2captain
D
71Eduardo BarbosaE. Barbosa
Nestor BoghossianN. Boghossian73
D
3
D
68Claus SchmeichelC. Schmeichel
Gabriel FournierG. Fournier70
D
4
D
61Joe SalmonJ. Salmon
Daniel AllmanD. Allman69
D
5
D
53Pascal OoijerP. Ooijer
Marvin BattyM. Batty74
M
captain6
M
70Nikolas SchrammN. Schramm
Krunoslav SericK. Seric83
M
7
M
70Bruno ManighettiB. Manighetti
Oliver LindemannO. Lindemann79
M
8
M
65Boudewijn WinterB. Winter
Aaron KluivertA. Kluivert70
A
9
A
67Dario ArpinonD. Arpinon
Albrecht KlimekA. Klimek71
A
10
A
66Abel SousaA. Sousa
Marc HamannM. Hamann72
A
11
A
54Bas GrimB. Grim
 
Tomislav TomasT. Tomas68
D
12
M
60Nikos Van Der MeerN. Van Der Meer
Nigel PlattN. Platt75
A
13
G
60Neil DelaneyN. Delaney
Jean-Christophe BrognoJ. Brogno69
A
14
M
59Graeme MccannG. Mccann

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play De Graafschap Doetinchem in this friendly game. A crowd of 17,116 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Olympique de Marseille and De Graafschap Doetinchem are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
De Graafschap Doetinchem kick off and get the first half underway!
16.35
Boudewijn Winter makes a simple pass to Abel Sousa. Abel Sousa flicks a high pass forward. Dario Arpinon controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Dario Arpinon cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
18.56
Marvin Batty plays the ball forward to Aaron Kluivert. Aaron Kluivert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.37
Nestor Boghossian flicks a high pass forward to Oliver Lindemann who brings the ball under control. Oliver Lindemann kicks a strong pass forward to Marvin Batty. Marvin Batty shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
21.29
Oliver Lindemann sees a break and surges forward. Oliver Lindemann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
24.23
David Curtolo threads the ball through to Gabriel Fournier. Gabriel Fournier makes a probing pass to Marc Hamann. Marc Hamann makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Albrecht Klimek. Albrecht Klimek looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
27.58
Bas Grim threads the ball through to Dario Arpinon. Dario Arpinon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
28.50
Nestor Boghossian hits a low pass to Oliver Lindemann. Oliver Lindemann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Regi Meijndershagen gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
30.33
Bruno Manighetti sees a break and surges forward. Bruno Manighetti edges inside the box! Bruno Manighetti strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Oleksandr Fisunenko.
31.37
It's a corner kick. Nikolas Schramm loops the ball in to towards the near post. Oleksandr Fisunenko jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
32.32
With imagination, Daniel Allman laces a through ball forward to Krunoslav Seric. Krunoslav Seric flicks a high ball forward to Marc Hamann who gracefully takes it down. Marc Hamann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.21
Claus Schmeichel threads the ball through to Boudewijn Winter. Boudewijn Winter chips the ball to his team mate, Abel Sousa. Abel Sousa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
40.54
Marvin Batty threads a neat ball through to Krunoslav Seric. Krunoslav Seric finds some space and shoots from distance but Regi Meijndershagen is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
42.46
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
Oliver Lindemann hacks Dario Arpinon from behind! The referee calls over Oliver Lindemann and shows him a yellow card! Dario Arpinon stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique de Marseille appear unchanged since the first half. De Graafschap Doetinchem also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Olympique de Marseille start the second half!
49.12
Krunoslav Seric threads the ball through to Aaron Kluivert. Aaron Kluivert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.24
Nestor Boghossian flicks a high pass forward to Gabriel Fournier who brings the ball under control. Gabriel Fournier sees a break and surges forward. Gabriel Fournier shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
59.25
Nikolas Schramm kicks a strong pass forward to Bas Grim. Bas Grim shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
60.20
Olympique de Marseille have made a substitution with Jean-Christophe Brogno replacing Marc Hamann .
61.29
Without breaking stride, Joe Salmon plays the ball forward to Bruno Manighetti. Bruno Manighetti makes a probing pass to Abel Sousa. Abel Sousa knocks the ball forward, putting Bas Grim through on goal. Bas Grim strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
63.01
David Curtolo flicks a high pass forward. Nestor Boghossian controls it well on his chest. Nestor Boghossian makes a probing pass to Aaron Kluivert. Aaron Kluivert finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
66.23
Krunoslav Seric flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Klimek collects the pass. Albrecht Klimek shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
67.58
Nestor Boghossian passes the ball forward to Marvin Batty. Marvin Batty shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
72.46
Claus Schmeichel sweeps the ball up the wings. Dario Arpinon lofts in a cross ball towards Bas Grim. Bas Grim whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.47
Pascal Ooijer clumsily knocks into Jean-Christophe Brogno. The referee warns Pascal Ooijer to calm down! Jean-Christophe Brogno runs off the knock.
77.28
Marvin Batty passes the ball forward to Albrecht Klimek. Albrecht Klimek plays a sublime one-two with Aaron Kluivert and races in on goal... Albrecht Klimek shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
79.44
Nestor Boghossian runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nestor Boghossian shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
83.23
Boudewijn Winter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abel Sousa. Abel Sousa lofts in a cross ball towards Bas Grim. Bas Grim makes a looping header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.35
Nestor Boghossian flicks a high pass forward to Krunoslav Seric who brings the ball under control. Krunoslav Seric knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.07
Bruno Manighetti flicks a high ball forward to Abel Sousa who takes it down. Abel Sousa shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique de Marseille

De Graafschap Doetinchem
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
5
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
20.5%
50%
29.5%

Scorers
Albrecht Klimek 24
Marc Hamann 32
Aaron Kluivert 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marc Hamann of Olympique de Marseille

Match Ratings