OM suffer a resounding setback against Auxerre – Ligue 1 – D11.- Marseille-Auxerre (1-3)

Friday 08th November 2024 10:24 PM

Buts : Greenwood (SP, 65^e) for the Phocaeans // Sinayoko (10^e), Perrin (43^e), Traoré (45^e) for the AJA

The scene risks becoming a landmark. After the humiliation suffered against Auxerre at the Vélodrome this Friday evening at the opening of the 11^e day of Ligue 1 (1-3), Roberto De Zerbi asked his players to apologize to the supporters, who . An almost courageous gesture given the disastrous poor performance of the Olympians against an attractive Auxerre team, sixth this evening. This season, Marseille have only won one home game in five.

A Marseille shipwreck in the first half

It doesn't take long in this meeting to see the Marseillais take on water. Uninhibited as usual, the Burgundians directly air-condition the Vélodrome. On a long clearance from Donovan Léon, Lilian Brassier completely screws up and lets Lassine Sinayoko calmly adjust Gerónimo Rulli (0-1, 10^e). After this nightmarish start, Roberto De Zerbi's men tried to react, through Neal Maupay, but his shot was caught without difficulty by the opposing goalkeeper (31^e). In the end, it was Christophe Pelissier's men who took the break thanks to Perrin. On a bad pass from Leonardo Balerdi, the OM defense is at bay, and the AJA midfielder, perfectly served in the middle, controls to eliminate Rulli then pushes the leather into the goal (0-2, 43^e). In the process, the locals took on water following yet another foul, this time from Quentin Merlin, which allowed Hamed Traoré to increase the score with a beautiful cross shot from the left (0-3, 45^e).

A penalty and a huge miss

After this first catastrophic act, the Phocaeans came close to taking another blow when Traoré had the 0-4 ball between his feet, but fortunately for De Zerbi's men, the volley from the Burgundian jewel hit the post. Marseille then obtains a penalty following a hand fault from Akpa in the area: Greenwood does not tremble (1-3, 65^e). If the hour of revolt is supposed to come, the Phocaeans remain soft and do not show the character of a team worthy of a podium at the end of the season. Elye Wahi does not help his case with the Marseille public by coming up against Léon (71^e) before it was Murillo's turn to send the leather into the clouds during added time. In addition to the defeat, already the second at home this season, Marseille delivered a mediocre performance, far from what we can expect from a team supposed to play the leading roles in Ligue 1. Faced with a feverish Marseille defense, the Auxerre, who had only picked up one point away from home this season, had fun and confirmed their current excellent form. With this worrying setback, OM gives Lille and Monaco a chance to overtake them in the standings.

Marseille (4-3-3) : Rulli – Merlin, Brassier, Balerdi, Lirola – Højbjerg, Rabiot, Henrique – Rowe, Greenwood – Maupay. Coach : Roberto De Zerbi

Auxerre (3-4-2-1): Léon – Akpa, Raveloson, Osho – Hoever, Danois, Owusu, Mensah – Traorè, Perrin – Sinayoko. Coach : Christophe Pelissier

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