Match Report


Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille     Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais
Noel HenryNoel Henry Bob Hardaker Bob Hardaker
Mauricio RodriguezM. Rodriguez76
G
captain1
G
73Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister
Mauricio GarciaM. Garcia74
D
2
D
71Jonathan JackJ. Jack
Danijel HistillolesD. Histilloles70
D
3captain
D
74Tiago ValenteT. Valente
Youssouf BaghdadY. Baghdad75
D
4
D
71Callum GlassC. Glass
David SousaD. Sousa76
M
5
M
75Hugo SegarraH. Segarra
Leonardo BlancoL. Blanco78
M
6
M
76Andre Van LoenhoutA. Van Loenhout
Alfredo CortesA. Cortes70
M
7
M
73Leon BrambleL. Bramble
Carlos SuarezC. Suarez70
M
8
M
75Stephen MeiklejohnS. Meiklejohn
Martin RubioM. Rubio75
A
9
A
76Eduardo HidalgoE. Hidalgo
David MasonD. Mason72
A
10
A
71Bas VierklauB. Vierklau
Vikash JayV. Jay74
A
11
A
66Daniel BlakeD. Blake
 
Peter HoflandP. Hofland70
D
12
G
71Phil FletcherP. Fletcher
Piotr DeynaP. Deyna70
D
13
A
65Adrien BarckayA. Barckay
Alberto AndradeA. Andrade70
A
14
M
73Bertrand SachyB. Sachy

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to Olympique Lyonnais. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Denis Ait Atmane.


0.00
Olympique de Marseille kick off the first half!
3.27
Stephen Meiklejohn knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Blake. Daniel Blake is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Good keeping from Mauricio Rodriguez as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
4.31
Stephen Meiklejohn takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Danijel Histilloles comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
6.25
Stephen Meiklejohn barges into David Sousa. The referee brings Stephen Meiklejohn to one side and gives him a warning! David Sousa stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.04
Alfredo Cortes passes the ball forward to Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay knocks in a cross ball towards David Mason. David Mason powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
10.52
Leon Bramble flicks a high pass forward. Bas Vierklau holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bas Vierklau shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.04
Hugo Segarra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
18.28
Tiago Valente chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Meiklejohn. Stephen Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andre Van Loenhout. Andre Van Loenhout knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mauricio Rodriguez who gathers it comfortably.
20.52
Danijel Histilloles chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Cortes. Alfredo Cortes sees Leonardo Blanco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leonardo Blanco shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
21.49
Bas Vierklau flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Blake. Daniel Blake whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo beats his man to it with a header but it's drastically wayward!
22.28
Callum Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Segarra. Hugo Segarra flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Meiklejohn controls it well on his chest. Stephen Meiklejohn shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
30.16
Daniel Blake hits a low pass to Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo shoots from distance but Mauricio Rodriguez is on top of it.
33.53
Andre Van Loenhout flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Blake comfortably collects the pass. Daniel Blake knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Segarra. Hugo Segarra connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Mauricio Rodriguez is on top of it.
34.04
Carlos Suarez flicks a high pass forward to David Mason who brings the ball under control. David Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Mcallister who gathers it comfortably.
36.20
Stephen Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Hidalgo who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Hidalgo whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Blake. Daniel Blake makes a looping header on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.18
Andre Van Loenhout threads a neat ball through to Daniel Blake. Daniel Blake lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hidalgo. With a superhuman jump, Eduardo Hidalgo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Eduardo Hidalgo scores for Olympique Lyonnais!!
44.39
Tiago Valente barges into Vikash Jay. The referee calls over Tiago Valente and shows him a yellow card! Vikash Jay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique de Marseille appear unchanged since the first half. Olympique Lyonnais also appear unchanged since the first half. The Olympique de Marseille players seem much more motivated whilst the Olympique Lyonnais players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Olympique Lyonnais kick off and get the second half underway!
47.16
Leonardo Blanco plays the ball forward to David Mason. David Mason shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
48.53
Mauricio Garcia makes a probing pass to Leonardo Blanco. Leonardo Blanco surges forward with the ball. Leonardo Blanco shoots from outside the area but somehow Stephen Mcallister manages to keep it out.
54.49
Jonathan Jack makes a simple pass to Hugo Segarra. Hugo Segarra makes a probing pass to Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau threads the ball through to Leon Bramble but he's offside!
55.50
Hugo Segarra clumsily knocks into Mauricio Garcia. The referee warns Hugo Segarra to calm down! Mauricio Garcia gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
61.37
Youssouf Baghdad sees Alfredo Cortes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfredo Cortes passes the ball forward to David Mason. David Mason finds some space and shoots from distance but Stephen Mcallister reads it well. Superb keeping!
63.28
Leon Bramble runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Leon Bramble knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
67.47
Mauricio Garcia makes a probing pass to David Sousa. David Sousa chips the ball to his team mate, David Mason. David Mason whips in a cross ball towards Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
71.56
Hugo Segarra catches Carlos Suarez on the ankles. The referee calls over Hugo Segarra and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Suarez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
72.21
With great vision, Leonardo Blanco plays the ball forward to Alfredo Cortes. Alfredo Cortes lofts in a cross ball towards David Mason. David Mason rises majestically and gets a header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.03
David Mason runs up as Martin Rubio takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. With a delightful solo run, David Mason stretches the opposition's defence. David Mason whips in a cross ball towards Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Olympique de Marseille are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
77.14
Olympique de Marseille have made 2 substitutions with Piotr Deyna replacing Carlos Suarez and Alberto Andrade replacing Vikash Jay .
81.08
Mauricio Garcia catches Stephen Meiklejohn on the ankles. The referee calls over Mauricio Garcia and shows him a yellow card! Stephen Meiklejohn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.04
Mauricio Garcia makes a simple pass to Leonardo Blanco. Seeing a gap ahead, Leonardo Blanco plays the ball forward to David Sousa. David Sousa knocks in a cross ball towards David Mason. David Mason beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.35
Andre Van Loenhout hacks Alfredo Cortes from behind! The referee calls over Andre Van Loenhout and shows him a yellow card! Alfredo Cortes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.50
Leonardo Blanco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Andrade. Alberto Andrade knocks in a cross ball towards Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
87.14
Callum Glass hacks Alberto Andrade from behind! The referee warns Callum Glass to calm down! Alberto Andrade carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.32
David Mason comes in with a late challenge on Tiago Valente. David Mason is shown the yellow card! Tiago Valente runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Olympique de Marseille

Olympique Lyonnais
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
6
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54%
46%
Play Area
29.9%
46%
24.1%

Scorers
Vikash Jay 67
Eduardo Hidalgo 38, 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Hidalgo of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings
1.Mauricio Rodriguez (GK)
7
2.Mauricio Garcia (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Danijel Histilloles (DEF)
6
4.Youssouf Baghdad (DEF)
6
5.David Sousa (MID)
6
6.Leonardo Blanco (MID)
7
7.Alfredo Cortes (MID)
6
8.Carlos Suarez (MID)
6
9.Martin Rubio (ATT)
6
10.David Mason (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Vikash Jay (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Peter Hofland (DEF)
0
13.Piotr Deyna (DEF)
6
14.Alberto Andrade (ATT)
6

1.Stephen Mcallister (GK)
6
2.Jonathan Jack (DEF)
6
3.Tiago Valente (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Callum Glass (DEF)
6
5.Hugo Segarra (MID)yellow card
6
6.Andre Van Loenhout (MID)yellow card
6
7.Leon Bramble (MID)
7
8.Stephen Meiklejohn (MID)
6
9.Eduardo Hidalgo (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Bas Vierklau (ATT)
6
11.Daniel Blake (ATT)
7
 
12.Phil Fletcher (GK)
0
13.Adrien Barckay (ATT)
0
14.Bertrand Sachy (MID)
0