OM returns to victory after a controlled match in Nantes

At the end of the 10th day of Ligue 1, OM traveled to Nantes this Sunday. A crucial match for the Phocaeans who had the opportunity to take second place in the standings in the event of a victory. To do this, Roberto De Zerbi decided to align a fairly dense team with Ismaël Koné in a hybrid playmaker role and a Rowe-Maupay-Greenwood attack. On the other side, Antoine Kombouaré relied on an offensive eleven with a 4-man attack made up of Moses Simon, Sorba Thomas, Mostafa Mohamed and Tino Kadewere. From then on, the show was guaranteed at La Beaujoire. From the start, the Phocaeans marked their hold on the meeting. From the 7th minute, the Marseillais had their first clear opportunity but Mason Greenwood’s shot was received by a vigilant Alban Lafont. And after attempts by Maupay (18th) and Rowe (22nd), OM finally found the fault shortly before the half-hour mark. Found following a cross from the left from the very restless Jonathan Rowe, Neal Maupay opened the scoring with a timely tackle (0-1, 24th). A logical goal which rewarded the Marseillais’ good first period. However, on FC Nantes’ first clear opportunity, all the good work of OM was swept away. Indeed, while Pedro Chirivella was close to scoring against his side, Tino Kadewere equalized after a superb volley from the left (1-1, 39th). With this goal against the run of play, Nantais and Marseillais returned to the locker room with a parity score which did not really reflect the scenario of the first act.

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Returning from the locker room, the debates were more balanced, as if this equalizing goal had given the locals more hope. And even if this did not translate into clear chances, the Canaries showed more bite in the duels. However, these new resolutions did not allow the people of Nantes to no longer be exposed to the Marseille offensives. And on one of them, the genius of Mason Greenwood hurt the FCN rearguard. Indeed, found in the axis, the former Manchester United prodigy calmly controlled before arming a low strike which deceived Alban Lafont from afar (1-2, 61st). A goal which came to wake up the people of Nantes who nevertheless failed to translate their frustration into a goal. Disgusted by a header from Rulli against Mostafa Mohamed (63rd), the Canaries also saw Tino Kadewere take advantage of the approximations of a crumbly Balerdi-Kondogbia hinge before completely missing against the Argentine goalkeeper (68th). Opposite, Adrien Rabiot saw the post prevent him from unlocking his counter with Marseille (83rd) before Derek Cornelius was evacuated on a stretcher following a worrying slip. In pain and after 10 minutes of additional time under high tension, the Canebière club sought a precious success. A week after a lost Classic, OM responds and repositions itself in second position in the ranking after this deserved success in Nantes. For its part, Nantes made the wrong move: while several poorly ranked teams won this weekend, Nicolas Pallois’ teammates were almost the only ones to have lost. The club chaired by Waldemar Kita is now 14th.