Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to Troyes Aube Champagne. A crowd of 18,780 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Olympique de Marseille are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Troyes Aube Champagne appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Olympique de Marseille are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Troyes Aube Champagne appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Olympique de Marseille kick off and get the first half underway!
2.20
0-0Mads Hyldgaard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alpay Sükür. Alpay Sükür brings the ball forward. Alpay Sükür plays a perfect one-two with Yann Bourmaud and rushes in on goal... Alpay Sükür tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Patrice Fournier manages to gather it comfortably.
6.58
0-0Eric Touré advances with the ball. Eric Touré knocks the ball forward to Steve Fowler. Steve Fowler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.59
Alpay Sükür makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Patrice Fournier manages to gather it comfortably.
15.35
Eric Touré knocks the ball forward to Cor Verberne. Cor Verberne threads the ball through to Steve Fowler. Steve Fowler plays a perfect one-two with Soufiane Jay and rushes in on goal... Steve Fowler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Christophe Trapasso manages to gather it comfortably.
18.37
0-0Tim Mcgovern clumsily knocks into Daniel Camacho. Tim Mcgovern is shown the yellow card! Daniel Camacho stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.12
0-0Cor Verberne makes a beautiful solo run. Cor Verberne threads the ball through to Steve Fowler but he's offside!
21.20
0-0Antonio Neves knocks the ball forward to Alpay Sükür. Alpay Sükür deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Boksic. Martin Boksic knocks in a cross ball towards Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
22.30
Alpay Sükür threads the ball through to Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud whips in a cross ball towards Yohann Chow-Yuen. Yohann Chow-Yuen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Patrice Fournier manages to gather it comfortably.
24.19
Shaun Matthews makes a probing pass to Soufiane Jay. Soufiane Jay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mads Hyldgaard.
28.19
Mads Hyldgaard makes a probing pass to Alpay Sükür. Alpay Sükür advances with the ball. Alpay Sükür knocks in a cross ball towards Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
34.08
David Hutchison flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Boksic. Martin Boksic shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Patrice Fournier!
36.05
Marques Pereira Vrielynck knocks the ball forward to Shaun Matthews. Shaun Matthews deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Soufiane Jay. Soufiane Jay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Fowler. Steve Fowler rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
40.44
Mick Watson makes a simple pass to Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Boksic. Martin Boksic flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Troyes Aube Champagne kick off the second half!
47.08
Antonio Neves threads the ball through to Alpay Sükür. Alpay Sükür takes it forward alone. Alpay Sükür shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.41
Alpay Sükür deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud passes the ball forward to Martin Boksic. Martin Boksic rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Patrice Fournier easily smothers it!
53.45
Cor Verberne sees space and advances. Cor Verberne plays a perfect one-two with Steve Fowler and rushes in on goal... Cor Verberne tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
55.20
David Hutchison decides to run forward with the ball. David Hutchison shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.17
Alpay Sükür threads the ball through to Martin Boksic. Martin Boksic plays a perfect one-two with Yann Bourmaud and rushes in on goal... Martin Boksic shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Patrice Fournier.
67.45
Daniel Camacho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Boksic. Martin Boksic sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
69.18
Tim Mcgovern kicks a strong pass forward to Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Fowler but the linesman indicates offside!
73.34
David Hutchison flicks the ball to his team mate, Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
77.16
Luigi Cammarata deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shaun Matthews. Shaun Matthews deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Delgado. Romero P. Delgado makes a probing pass to Steve Fowler but he's offside!
79.13
Luigi Cammarata catches Yann Bourmaud on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yann Bourmaud hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.36
Daniel Camacho flicks the ball to his team mate, Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud knocks in a cross ball towards Yohann Chow-Yuen. Yohann Chow-Yuen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
84.48
Mads Hyldgaard knocks the ball forward to Daniel Camacho. Daniel Camacho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eric Touré.
85.02
Younes Meride knocks the ball forward to Shaun Matthews. Shaun Matthews knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Fowler. Steve Fowler knocks the ball forward to Soufiane Jay but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Eric Touré takes it forward alone. Eric Touré chips the ball to his team mate, Soufiane Jay. Soufiane Jay makes a probing pass to Steve Fowler but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
5
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
23%
44.8%
32.2%