Match Report
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to AS Nancy. A crowd of 18,229 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Olympique de Marseille are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AS Nancy appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Adrien Hutteau.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Olympique de Marseille are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AS Nancy appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Adrien Hutteau.
0.00
0-0AS Nancy start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.55
0-0Alessio Minotti hacks Gabriel Prieto from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gabriel Prieto stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.34
0-0Frederico Martin knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Prieto. Gabriel Prieto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.27
0-0Terry Holloway flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Mora collects the pass. Pablo Mora shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
18.01
Rokuro Nakata kicks a strong pass forward to Fabrizio Biagioni. Fabrizio Biagioni sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
20.08
Terry Holloway clumsily knocks into Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel. The referee calls over Terry Holloway and shows him a yellow card! Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.20
Gabriel Prieto flicks a high pass forward. Hoalid Barthez controls it well on his chest. Hoalid Barthez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oleksandr Fisunenko who gathers it comfortably.
28.27
0-0Marco Rouxel flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Prieto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gabriel Prieto threads the ball through to Pablo Mora. Pablo Mora plays a quick one-two with Gabriel Prieto and rushes in on goal... Kaci Pontal hacks Pablo Mora from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
30.49
Jeremie Vrielynck flicks a high pass forward. Denis Piantoni controls it well on his chest. Denis Piantoni darts forward. Denis Piantoni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.29
1-0Alessio Minotti sees Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel chips the ball to his team mate, Alessio Minotti. Alessio Minotti looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Samuel Landais had no chance!! Goal for Olympique de Marseille!
36.50
Fabrizio Biagioni passes the ball forward to Alessio Minotti. Alessio Minotti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
38.16
1-0Gabriel Prieto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pablo Mora. Pablo Mora tries a spectacular long range effort. Superb reactions from Oleksandr Fisunenko. What a save!
39.44
1-0Frederico Martin comes in with a late challenge on Gabriel Fournier. Frederico Martin is given a warning by the referee! Gabriel Fournier grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.54
Marco Rouxel makes a simple pass to Frederico Martin. Frederico Martin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Said Klompe. Said Klompe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Alessio Minotti flicks a high pass forward to Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel who brings the ball neatly under control. Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marco Rouxel.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique de Marseille appear unchanged since the first half. AS Nancy also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Olympique de Marseille kick off the second half!
48.07
Said Klompe flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Mora holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pablo Mora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.37
Terry Holloway chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Prieto. Gabriel Prieto makes a simple pass to Hoalid Barthez. Hoalid Barthez knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Martin. Frederico Martin finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
60.29
1-0AS Nancy have made a substitution with Eugne Domi replacing Pablo Mora .
61.34
Nestor Boghossian plays the ball forward to Ronnie Sharpe. Ronnie Sharpe makes a simple pass to Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Ole Gunnar Solskjær shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
63.43
Rokuro Nakata flicks a high ball forward to Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel who takes it down. Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Terry Holloway.
72.41
Joseph Mboma chips the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel. Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel shoots from long range but somehow Samuel Landais manages to keep it out.
77.43
Gabriel Prieto chips the ball to his team mate, Eugne Domi. Eugne Domi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gabriel Fournier.
79.29
Gabriel Prieto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hoalid Barthez. Hoalid Barthez knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Saez. Juan-Carlos Saez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
84.28
Rokuro Nakata kicks a strong pass forward to Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel. Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel whips in a cross ball towards Joseph Mboma. With a superhuman jump, Joseph Mboma connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Samuel Landais picks it out of the air!
89.13
Joseph Mboma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Ole Gunnar Solskjær knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Frederico Martin flicks a high pass forward to Juan-Carlos Saez who brings the ball under control. Juan-Carlos Saez tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
27.3%
46.8%
26%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Juan-Carlos Saez of AS Nancy |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Oleksandr Fisunenko (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Ronnie Sharpe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Kaci Pontal (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Nestor Boghossian (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gabriel Fournier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rokuro Nakata (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alessio Minotti (MID) |   | 9 |
| 8. | Joseph Mboma (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ole Gunnar Solskjær (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Pierre-Emmanuel Gohel (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Fabrizio Biagioni (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Francois Laspalles (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Eric Moreau (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jean-Christophe Brogno (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Samuel Landais (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Terry Holloway (DEF) | | 6 |
| 3. | Marco Rouxel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jeremie Vrielynck (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Juan-Carlos Saez (MID) | | 9 |
| 6. | Frederico Martin (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gabriel Prieto (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Denis Piantoni (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Hoalid Barthez (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Pablo Mora (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Said Klompe (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Hamada Lucas (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Regillio Hasselbaink (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Eugne Domi (DEF) | 6 | |