Olympique de Marseille defeated ASM on Sunday, at the Vélodrome, in the closing clash of the 13th day of Ligue 1. Penalty from Mason Greenwood in the 89th minute.
At the end of the suspense. Madly. Trailing on a goal from Aleksandr Golovin in the first period, the Marseillais finally disposed of Monaco (2-1) this Sunday, at the Vélodrome, during the closing shock of the 13th day of Ligue 1. Luis Henrique equalized at the start of the second half and Mason Greenwood converted the winning penalty in the 89th minute of play. OM, who had only won one home match since the start of the season, overtook their opponent in the evening thanks to a better goal difference (+12 against +10) and takes second place in the French championship rankings. Held in check by Nantes (1-1) on Saturday, the Parisians took advantage of this Marseille success to increase their lead at the top, seven points apart.
Monaco is not the best defense in the championship by chance. In the first period, Adi Hütter's men gave the Olympians a defensive lesson. Dominant, despite twirling wingers, the locals never created a clear chance, relying on long-range attempts from Greenwood (23') and set pieces (29', 38'). ASM stood back and punished his opponent on the counter. If Rulli initially kept his team in the match (4'), on the school action initiated by Balogun, the Argentine goalkeeper was unable to do anything on Golovin's powerful shot (0-1, 41' ). The Russian international scored his second goal of the season and allowed his team to take the lead against the run of play at the break (0-1 MT).
Mistakes that are costly
Returning from the locker room with the same intentions, OM seemed set to break their teeth against a defense that was still so concentrated, like Singo's impeccable intervention on Ulisses Garcia (48'). Unlike the first 45 minutes, Monaco did not suffer and even largely dominated its opponent at the start of the second act. Höjbjerg, with a heroic save (50'), even prevented the Principality club from making the break.
It was ultimately through a defensive error that OM found salvation. A new cross to the left of the untenable Garcia, poorly managed at the drop-off by Singo and Salisu, allowed Maupay, with a clever header, to offer the goal to his partner Luis Henrique (1-1, 53') . Sixth goal of the season for the Brazilian. If the Phocaeans then fell back into their trap with several restart errors and careless mistakes, the inevitable Rulli gave them hope (56', 60').
Mawissa, hand game…
At the end of the match, the two teams went blow for blow and the outcome came from a new error by the Asemists. Unhappy, Mawissa let his hand drag on a cross from Murillo. The Monegasque had nevertheless shown himself to be impeccable until then… After an intervention by the VAR, an indisputable penalty. To transform it, not Wahi (entered the game in the 73rd) but Mason Greenwood. OM's top scorer won his duel against Majecki without trembling (2-1, 89'). The Polish goalkeeper was caught on the wrong foot with a tense, cross shot (2-1 final score). The Vélodrome on fire. De Zerbi's commando operation paid off.
