Match Report
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stade Armand Cesari where Bastia play host to Olympique de Marseille. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bastia and Olympique de Marseille are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lilian Gravelaine.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bastia and Olympique de Marseille are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lilian Gravelaine.
0.00
The whistle blows and Olympique de Marseille get the match underway!
6.36
David Sousa chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Rubio. Without breaking stride, Martin Rubio plays the ball forward to Mathieu Proment who has made a great run into the box. Mathieu Proment comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Good keeping from Alec Greig as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
7.45
It's a corner kick. Leonardo Blanco loops the ball in to towards the near post. Piotr Deyna strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
8.36
Edmundo Guerrero advances with the ball. Edmundo Guerrero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Mauricio Rodriguez.
9.03
Damir Chelle takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. David Sousa reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
12.02
Edmundo Guerrero hits a low pass to Felipe Castro. Felipe Castro shoots from distance but is denied by Mauricio Rodriguez. Excellent save.
14.49
Leonardo Blanco advances with the ball. Leonardo Blanco whips in a cross ball towards Martin Rubio. With a superhuman jump, Martin Rubio connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Alec Greig!
16.03
Sebastian Duran hacks Youssouf Baghdad from behind! Sebastian Duran is shown the yellow card! Youssouf Baghdad grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
21.06
Nils Palumbo sees Edmundo Guerrero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edmundo Guerrero darts forward. Edmundo Guerrero lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Töpfer. Torsten Töpfer makes a looping header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.20
Carlos Suarez hits a low pass to Martin Rubio. Martin Rubio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jean-Louis Abriel.
30.40
Edmundo Guerrero barges into David Sousa. Edmundo Guerrero is shown the yellow card! David Sousa runs off the knock.
32.24
David Sousa chips the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Blanco. Leonardo Blanco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
33.57
Damir Chelle makes a probing pass to Edmundo Guerrero. Edmundo Guerrero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Garcia.
34.41
Mathieu Proment plays the ball forward to David Sousa. David Sousa lofts in a cross ball towards David Mason. David Mason connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Guilherme Postiga. That should have been a goal!
36.29
Edmundo Guerrero chips the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Verges. Rodolfo Verges knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.33
David Sousa receives the ball from a throw-in from Mathieu Proment. David Sousa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vikash Jay. Vikash Jay advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Vikash Jay provides some space. He shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
40.39
Vikash Jay makes a probing pass to Mathieu Proment. Mathieu Proment sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
42.10
Piotr Deyna clumsily knocks into Romero P. Caminero. Piotr Deyna is given a warning by the referee! Romero P. Caminero runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Bastia appear unchanged since the first half. Olympique de Marseille also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Bastia kick off!
49.44
Piotr Deyna sees Leonardo Blanco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leonardo Blanco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Rubio. Martin Rubio plays a one-two with David Mason and rushes in on goal... Martin Rubio muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Martin Rubio scores for Olympique de Marseille!!
53.07
David Sousa runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Sousa makes a probing pass to Martin Rubio but he's offside!
60.12
Carlos Suarez sees space and advances. Carlos Suarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Alec Greig is on top of it.
66.24
Leonardo Blanco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Mason. David Mason shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
72.23
Damir Chelle threads a neat ball through to Romero P. Caminero. Romero P. Caminero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.34
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
75.36
Jean-Louis Abriel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Damir Chelle. Damir Chelle flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Duran collects the pass. Sebastian Duran knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Garcia.
77.08
Olympique de Marseille have made 2 substitutions with Danijel Histilloles replacing Carlos Suarez and Alfredo Cortes replacing David Mason .
78.09
Sebastian Duran clumsily knocks into Mauricio Garcia. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Sebastian Duran!! Mauricio Garcia gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.18
Piotr Deyna hacks Felipe Castro from behind! The referee warns Piotr Deyna again to calm down! Felipe Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.09
Edmundo Guerrero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Verges. Rodolfo Verges knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mauricio Rodriguez who gathers it comfortably.
87.34
Leonardo Blanco passes the ball forward to Alfredo Cortes. Alfredo Cortes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nils Palumbo.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
0
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Possession
48%
52%
Play Area
28%
44%
28%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Martin Rubio of Olympique de Marseille |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alec Greig (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nils Palumbo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jean-Louis Abriel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Guilherme Postiga (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Felipe Castro (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Damir Chelle (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Torsten Töpfer (MID) | ![]() | 7 |
| 8. | Edmundo Guerrero (MID) | ![]() | 7 |
| 9. | Romero P. Caminero (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Sebastian Duran (ATT) | ![]() | 3 |
| 11. | Rodolfo Verges (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Dado Lucca (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nicolas Leca (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Harry Dyer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Mauricio Rodriguez (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Youssouf Baghdad (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mauricio Garcia (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Piotr Deyna (DEF) | 5 | |
| 5. | Leonardo Blanco (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | David Sousa (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Mathieu Proment (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Carlos Suarez (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Martin Rubio (ATT) | ![]() | 7 |
| 10. | Vikash Jay (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | David Mason (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Peter Hofland (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Danijel Histilloles (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Alfredo Cortes (MID) | 6 | |












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