Match Report
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to Lille OSC. A crowd of 18,116 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Olympique de Marseille and Lille OSC are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Olympique de Marseille and Lille OSC are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Olympique de Marseille start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.11
0-1Yevhen Nemoshkalenko chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Serrano. Alberto Serrano lofts in a cross ball towards Raouf Barbosa. Raouf Barbosa heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.51
0-1Fritz Safanjon threads the ball through to Victor Barret. Victor Barret knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Serrano. Alberto Serrano powers a header at goal. Said Buffel easily smothers it.
8.34
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
9.17
David Andrade threads the ball through to Martin Kiko. Martin Kiko makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Kiko chips the ball to his team mate, Lionel Roche. Lionel Roche tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Nelson Viscaal had no chance!! Goal for Olympique de Marseille!
18.43
Billy McCoist sees space and advances. Billy McCoist goes all the way! Billy McCoist makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
21.50
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
27.06
Ronan Deroff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Dufresne. Samuel Dufresne kicks a strong pass forward to Gregory Weber. Gregory Weber knocks the ball forward to Lionel Roche. Lionel Roche takes a shot at goal. Nelson Viscaal easily smothers it.
30.01
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
33.49
1-1Billy McCoist barges into Martin Kiko. Billy McCoist is given a warning by the referee! Martin Kiko stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.48
1-1Pedro Delgado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Karim Agasson. Karim Agasson knocks the ball to his team mate, Lionel Roche. Lionel Roche plays a perfect one-two with Diego Courtois and rushes in on goal... Lionel Roche rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.40
Karim Agasson knocks the ball forward to Diego Courtois. Diego Courtois shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
38.25
1-1Diego Courtois catches Omar Mouret on the ankles. The referee calls over Diego Courtois and shows him a yellow card! Omar Mouret gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.23
Samuel Dufresne knocks the ball to his team mate, Lionel Roche. Lionel Roche shoots from distance but somehow Nelson Viscaal manages to keep it out.
45.00
1-1Benoit Barthez knocks the ball to his team mate, Fritz Safanjon. Fritz Safanjon threads the ball through to Alberto Serrano. Alberto Serrano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Lille OSC get the second half underway!
47.13
Martin Kiko knocks the ball to his team mate, Lionel Roche. Lionel Roche goes all the way! Lionel Roche tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
48.46
Pedro Delgado knocks the ball forward to Karim Agasson. Karim Agasson takes it forward alone. Karim Agasson goes all the way! Karim Agasson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Karim Agasson!
51.45
Martin Kiko sees space and advances. Martin Kiko tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
53.22
Karim Agasson passes the ball forward to Gregory Weber. Gregory Weber whips in a cross ball towards Lionel Roche. Lionel Roche flicks the ball with his head. Nelson Viscaal is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.04
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
60.45
Omar Mouret knocks the ball to his team mate, Fritz Safanjon. Fritz Safanjon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Serrano. Alberto Serrano tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Said Buffel manages to gather it comfortably.
65.09
Benoit Barthez threads the ball through to Billy McCoist. Billy McCoist chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Barret. Victor Barret plays a perfect one-two with Alberto Serrano and rushes in on goal... Victor Barret takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
72.07
Benoit Barthez hits it upfield. Alberto Serrano shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
73.30
Yevhen Nemoshkalenko kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Barret. Victor Barret shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Said Buffel.
83.34
Karim Agasson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lionel Roche. Lionel Roche knocks in a cross ball towards Gregory Weber. Gregory Weber heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.08
Karim Agasson kicks a strong pass forward to Lionel Roche. Lionel Roche goes all the way! Lionel Roche shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Nelson Viscaal has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
25.6%
40.2%
34.1%
Scorers
| Lionel Roche 9, 53, 84 Karim Agasson 48 | Raouf Barbosa 2 Victor Barret 65 |