Olympique de Marseille returned to victory this Sunday by correcting Montpellier (5-0) on the eighth day of Ligue 1.
22:55 – The match summary
OM corrects Montpellier and regains victory (5-0). You shouldn’t arrive late at La Mosson. 45 seconds of play were enough for Elye Wahi to punish his former club after a superb delivery from Rowe. The Phocaeans are not really satisfied after this early goal and want more. Wahi is very close to the double on a good ball from Hojbjerg but Lecomte makes a superb save (16′). Even if the meeting was difficult, the first period remained lively and the opportunities followed one another. Another veteran of the Montpellier house is disgusted with his former training. Rulli made an exceptional save on a blocked shot from Nordin before Adams missed the target (34′). This is the turning point of the first act. Just after this huge opportunity, Harit and Hojbjerg scored the second (36′) and third goals (40′). Returning from the locker room, the first opportunity is for Savanier. The Montpellier captain tries from afar but Rulli responds again (47′). Just after a Wahi post (55′), the latter will become a decisive passer for Greenwood who finds the net (59′) to add to the score. And as if that wasn’t enough, Montpellier will be reduced to 10 a few moments later after Dzodic’s dangerous tackle (65′) came into play before the hour mark. This red will not help Montpellier’s situation and Lecomte who lost a fifth time to a goal from the opportunist Luis Henrique who was lurking at the far post from a deflected cross (73′). It will be the last goal of a perfect evening for the Phocaeans who are ideally preparing for the Classic against Paris next week. On the other hand, Montpellier continues to sink.
22:45 – Touré reacts
“There are no words. We got through our match. We had difficulties from the first minutes. We weren’t good in the game and in our desire. It’s a big blow. C “is between our feet to turn around our situation”, explained Birama Touré after this Montpellier – OM.
22:40 – Mason Greenwood’s first words
“Yes I am very happy with this goal but it is a very great team performance today despite a large number of players in the selection. Next week (against Paris) I hope we can do as well than today”, declared Mason Greenwood after this Montpellier – OM.
22:35 – It’s over!
Clément Turpin puts an end to the Montpellier ordeal in this Montpellier – OM! It’s the end of this meeting with a scathing score of 5-0 for the merciless Phocaeans.
22:35 – One minute more (90′)
The referees want to spare Montpellier and only give a little extra minute.
22:33 – Adams offside (90′)
In this Montpellier – OM, Akor Adams ends as he started by being in an offside position.
22:31 – A tricky cross (88′)
Mincarelli misses his cross but it turns into a dangerous shot for Rulli who wins in two stages to reassure his defense.
22:29 – A double change (85′)
Michel Der Zakarian makes his final changes to this Montpellier – OM with the entries of Tchato and Khazri. They replace Sacko and Coulibaly.
22:28 – The pace has dropped (85′)
Mass is said in this Montpellier – OM and Marseille calmly mastered this end of the match while the Héraultais gave up.
22:26 – La Mosson empties (82′)
The Montpellier stadium is starting to become very sparse as the end of this Montpellier – OM game approaches. We hear almost more than the Olympian supporters.
22:23 – OM clings to its clean sheet (80′)
Marseille does not want to concede a goal in this Montpellier – OM and agrees to defend well to keep its clean sheet.
22:22 – The last Marseille changes (78′)
Roberto De Zerbi turns in this end of Montpellier – OM with the entry of a young player. Sternal replaces Harit while Rongier replaces Garcia.
22:20 – Greenwood tries again (77′)
Hojbjerg collects yet another ball in midfield and finds Harit. The Moroccan gives the ball to Greenwood who demonstrates his technique before hitting Lecomte.
22:18 – GREENWOOD’S EXCEPTIONAL GOAL… REFUSED (75′)
Offside saves Montpellier on this one. Mason Greenwood had created a magical sequence but he saw this little gem refused.
22:17 – A fifth goal!! (73′)
And a new goal at Mosson!! Luis Henrique takes part in the party in this Montpellier – OM while he was hanging around at the far post on Murillo’s deflected cross.
22:16 – Koné’s first ball (72′)
The Marseille midfielder could have been decisive a few minutes after coming into play but his outside foot found no takers in the area.
22:13 – A new change (69′)
The Phocaeans made a new change with the release of Wahi who received a nice ovation from his old stadium. Koné replaces him in this Montpellier – OM.
22:11 – Nzingoula replaced (68′)
The young Hérault midfielder was placed back in the center of defense after the exclusion of Dzodic.
22:10 – Nordin offside (67′)
The former Stéphanois is strangely alone behind the Marseille defense and completely misses his face to face against Rulli. Fortunately for him he was reported in an illegal position.
22:10 – Wahi takes his chance again (66′)
Elye Wahi continues his work at the forefront but his shot is too crossed and does not worry Lecomte.
22:08 – DZODIC EXCLUDED! (64′)
A CATASTROPHIC EVENING! Montpellier is reduced to 10 after a dangerous foul by Dzodic at the feet of Harit who was going on goal. He had come into play a few minutes ago.
22:07 – Ferri’s strike (63′)
The former Lyonnais inherits the leather from outside the area and strikes but it is easily repelled by the Marseille defense.
22:03 – Change for OM (60′)
Roberto De Zerbi makes his first changes in this Montpellier – OM. Rowe and Lirola give way to Luis Henrique and Murillo.
22:02 – And 4 for Marseille! (59′)
It went very quickly, even too quickly for Montpellier who lost a fourth time on a school counter. Wahi shifts Greenwood who does his special before punishing Lecomte.
22:00 – Rowe and Wahi get in each other’s way (57′)
The two Marseille attackers step on each other’s toes after this good recovery from Harit. It was an opportunity to score a fourth goal this evening in this Montpellier – OM for Marseille.
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