L1: Marseille 3-1 St Etienne (finished) – Maxifoot

Very attractive, Olympique de Marseille logically took the upper hand over Saint-tienne (3-1), this Saturday, during the 4th day of Ligue 1. A very convincing performance from the Marseille club, which found the fault by three of its recruits.

In a packed Velodrome, the game started at a mile an hour. Mandanda interposed himself in front of Bouanga while Green fought off a strike from Rongier at point blank range. Dominators, the Marseillais exerted a constant pressure and managed to stretch the opposing lines. It was also on a long opening of Payet to nder that the light came, since Guendouzi, served by De la Fuente, found the fault in an extraordinary atmosphere (1-0, 23rd).

Surprised, the Greens found the extinguisher quickly enough to extinguish the Marseille enclosure. On a corner from Aouchiche, Kolodziejczak played the mover in front of Alvaro and Rongier and placed an unstoppable header for Mandanda (1-1, 32nd). Carried by a sharp Khazri, ASSE gradually gained confidence. But she was not far from being surprised on a distant strike from Guendouzi which struck the post.

Back from the locker room, Marseille did not procrastinate and regained the advantage. On a new action initiated by Payet and nder, Gerson took advantage this time of a caviar from Rongier to adjust Green under the bar (2-1, 51st). As in the first period, the Greens clung and hampered the Marseillais who had more and more difficulty in getting the ball out. But this time, nder was in charge of giving a good mattress in advance by adjusting Green with a nice shot wrapped in the small net (3-1, 68 ‘).

With the Vélodrome finally free, OM loosened their grip slightly and left some space for the Greens. The southern club nevertheless obtained several opportunities on counter lightning but the attackers were narrowly lacking in the last gesture. It still needed a nice save from Green to prevent Payet from pushing in the fourth goal. A very good performance from the Marseillais, who delighted their audience despite a last scare in added time with a good stop by Mandanda in front of Nordin.

Marseilles –	St Etienne
POSSESSION (%) 64% 36%
PASSES (successful%) 627 (90%) 333 (85%)
SHOTS (framed) 19 (5) 11 (7)
PLAYING CORNERS 5 4
FAULTS SUBJECTED 18 11