Match Report


Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille     AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne
Gary ShaplandGary Shapland Noel Henry Noel Henry
Eric MaoulidaE. Maoulida77
G
1
G
77Niche AlvarezN. Alvarez
Jorge PostigaJ. Postiga61
D
2
D
71Danijel MassaD. Massa
Samuel NascimentoS. Nascimento62
D
3
D
71Vitor CostaV. Costa
Franois DeplaceF. Deplace63
D
4
D
84Gavin StrachanG. Strachan
Colin OwenC. Owen68
D
5captain
M
84Petre NanuP. Nanu
Sylvain AndreaniS. Andreani75
M
6
M
80Pedro RamosP. Ramos
Richard FoxR. Fox77
M
7
M
83Claudio MendezC. Mendez
Xavier NaftiX. Nafti72
A
captain8
M
81John OkonJ. Okon
Silvio TeixeiraS. Teixeira72
A
9
A
82Osku NurmelaO. Nurmela
Guy CailletG. Caillet66
A
10
A
75Davor BilicD. Bilic
Silvio TavaresS. Tavares64
A
11
A
79Joël DiéJ. Dié
 
Sebastien PichotS. Pichot71
A
12
M
78Antonio RegoA. Rego
Nicolas MoreiraN. Moreira48
A
13
M
76Dani‘l ContehD. Conteh
Rudy PédrosR. Pédros53
A
14
M
76Stefan Dumitru SavuS. Savu

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to AS Saint-Étienne. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Olympique de Marseille are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while AS Saint-Étienne appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Laurent Chow-Yuen.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off and get the first half underway!
3.09
Franois Deplace makes a simple pass to Sylvain Andreani. Sylvain Andreani flicks a high ball forward to Xavier Nafti who takes it down. Xavier Nafti runs straight at the defence! Xavier Nafti muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Wonderful reactions from Niche Alvarez keeps it out!
4.08
Sylvain Andreani threads a neat ball through to Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Teixeira. Silvio Teixeira rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.58
Gavin Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Ramos. Pedro Ramos picks a pass forward to Joël Dié. Joël Dié knocks in a cross ball towards Osku Nurmela. Osku Nurmela heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
18.41
Richard Fox knocks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vitor Costa.
22.24
Without breaking stride, Claudio Mendez plays the ball forward to Osku Nurmela. Osku Nurmela edges inside the box! Osku Nurmela comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is tipped over by Eric Maoulida.
23.41
It's a corner kick. Claudio Mendez loops the ball over to the far post. Danijel Massa tries a spectacular strike but somehow Jorge Postiga happens to be in the right place to block it.
24.04
Vitor Costa threads a neat ball through to Petre Nanu. Petre Nanu passes the ball forward to Joël Dié. Joël Dié plays a quick one-two with Osku Nurmela and rushes in on goal... Joël Dié looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
28.41
Samuel Nascimento catches Davor Bilic on the ankles. Samuel Nascimento is warned by the referee! Davor Bilic stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.48
Pedro Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Davor Bilic controls it well on his chest. Davor Bilic shoots from distance but Eric Maoulida reads it well. Good keeping!
34.03
Claudio Mendez hits a low pass to Osku Nurmela. Osku Nurmela shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
36.30
Richard Fox barges into Pedro Ramos. The referee warns Richard Fox to calm down! Pedro Ramos stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.48
Sylvain Andreani flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Teixeira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Silvio Teixeira lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Tavares. Silvio Tavares directs the ball goalwards with his head. Niche Alvarez gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
42.20
Franois Deplace knocks the ball forward to Richard Fox. Richard Fox knocks the ball forward to Silvio Teixeira. Silvio Teixeira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Richard Fox flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Teixeira collects the pass. Silvio Teixeira plays a scrappy one-two with Silvio Tavares and stumbles forward towards the goal... Silvio Teixeira shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Fantastic reactions from Danijel Massa blocks the shot!
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. AS Saint-Étienne also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Olympique de Marseille kick off and get the second half underway!
47.20
Richard Fox knocks the ball to his team mate, Xavier Nafti. Xavier Nafti knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Teixeira. Silvio Teixeira is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.16
Richard Fox catches Claudio Mendez on the ankles. Richard Fox is shown the yellow card! Claudio Mendez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.05
Franois Deplace kicks a strong pass forward to Sylvain Andreani. Sylvain Andreani plays the ball forward to Guy Caillet. Guy Caillet controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Silvio Tavares through on goal. Silvio Tavares muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Niche Alvarez reads it well. Good keeping!
55.19
Gavin Strachan runs forward with the ball. Gavin Strachan flicks a high pass forward to Osku Nurmela who brings the ball under control. Osku Nurmela sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Osku Nurmela!
59.12
Claudio Mendez makes a simple pass to Joël Dié. Joël Dié shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
63.14
Vitor Costa makes a probing pass to Claudio Mendez. Claudio Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Davor Bilic collects the pass. Davor Bilic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eric Maoulida who gathers it comfortably.
66.54
Pedro Ramos makes an attacking run forward. Pedro Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Joël Dié. Joël Dié makes a convincing header but Eric Maoulida reads it well. Nice keeping!
67.40
From the throw-in, Pedro Ramos picks out Claudio Mendez. Claudio Mendez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Osku Nurmela. Osku Nurmela knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge Postiga.
73.33
Claudio Mendez makes a probing pass to Osku Nurmela. Osku Nurmela controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. AS Saint-Étienne are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
75.49
Vitor Costa catches Xavier Nafti on the ankles. The referee warns Vitor Costa to calm down! Xavier Nafti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.42
Olympique de Marseille have made 3 substitutions with Sebastien Pichot replacing Xavier Nafti, Nicolas Moreira replacing Guy Caillet and Rudy Pédros replacing Silvio Tavares .
78.44
Richard Fox makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvio Teixeira. Silvio Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastien Pichot. Sebastien Pichot connects with a diving header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
81.36
Sylvain Andreani flicks a high pass forward to Rudy Pédros who brings the ball under control. Rudy Pédros knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Niche Alvarez who gathers it comfortably.
83.06
Samuel Nascimento clumsily knocks into John Okon. The referee calls over Samuel Nascimento and shows him a yellow card! John Okon grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.41
Jorge Postiga passes the ball forward to Richard Fox. Richard Fox chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastien Pichot. Sebastien Pichot whips in a cross ball towards Rudy Pédros. Rudy Pédros whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique de Marseille

AS Saint-Étienne
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.7%
53.3%
Play Area
33.3%
40%
26.7%

Scorers
Silvio Teixeira 4
Osku Nurmela 13, 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Osku Nurmela of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings
1.Eric Maoulida (GK)
7
2.Jorge Postiga (DEF)
6
3.Samuel Nascimento (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Franois Deplace (DEF)
6
5.Colin Owen (DEF)
6
6.Sylvain Andreani (MID)
7
7.Richard Fox (MID)yellow card
6
8.Xavier Nafti (ATT)
6
9.Silvio Teixeira (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Guy Caillet (ATT)
6
11.Silvio Tavares (ATT)
7
 
12.Sebastien Pichot (ATT)
6
13.Nicolas Moreira (ATT)
6
14.Rudy Pédros (ATT)
6

1.Niche Alvarez (GK)
7
2.Danijel Massa (DEF)
6
3.Vitor Costa (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Strachan (DEF)
7
5.Petre Nanu (MID)
6
6.Pedro Ramos (MID)
7
7.Claudio Mendez (MID)
7
8.John Okon (MID)
6
9.Osku Nurmela (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Davor Bilic (ATT)
6
11.Joël Dié (ATT)
7
 
12.Antonio Rego (MID)
0
13.Dani‘l Conteh (MID)
0
14.Stefan Dumitru Savu (MID)
0