Marseille vs Montpellier, 2013/2014 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Marseille

36': Florian Thauvin
90'+3': Saber Khalifa

FT
2 - 0

Montpellier

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Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Dimitri Payet (Marseille).
4': Substitution, Montpellier. Víctor Hugo Montaño replaces Djamel Bakar because of an injury.
5': Offside, Marseille. Mathieu Valbuena tries a through ball, but Dimitri Payet is caught offside.
6': Attempt missed. Víctor Hugo Montaño (Montpellier) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
7': Offside, Montpellier. Daniel Congré tries a through ball, but Víctor Hugo Montaño is caught offside.
7': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Montpellier).
8': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Foul by Joris Marveaux (Montpellier).
9': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kassim Abdallah.
10': Attempt missed. André-Pierre Gignac (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
12': Attempt missed. Benoit Cheyrou (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kassim Abdallah.
13': Foul by Kassim Abdallah (Marseille).
14': Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Offside, Montpellier. Jamel Saihi tries a through ball, but Morgan Sanson is caught offside.
16': Offside, Montpellier. Benjamin Stambouli tries a through ball, but Rémy Cabella is caught offside.
19': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross.
20': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
22': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Abdelhamid El Kaoutari.
22': Offside, Montpellier. Jamel Saihi tries a through ball, but Rémy Cabella is caught offside.
25': Offside, Marseille. Florian Thauvin tries a through ball, but Mathieu Valbuena is caught offside.
26': Hand ball by Dimitri Payet (Marseille).
28': Hand ball by Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille).
29': Offside, Montpellier. Joris Marveaux tries a through ball, but Rémy Cabella is caught offside.
30': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Hilton.
30': Attempt blocked. André-Pierre Gignac (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
30': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Joris Marveaux.
31': Foul by Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille).
31': Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Delay in match Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) because of an injury.
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
33': Attempt saved. Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
34': Foul by André-Pierre Gignac (Marseille).
34': Jamel Saihi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Goal! Marseille 1, Montpellier 0. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
36': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Jamel Saihi (Montpellier).
38': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
39': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Geoffrey Jourdren.
40': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Hilton.
40': Foul by Benoit Cheyrou (Marseille).
41': Víctor Hugo Montaño (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a through ball.
43': Foul by Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille).
43': Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Marseille).
43': Víctor Hugo Montaño (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
45'+3': First Half ends, Marseille 1, Montpellier 0.
0': Match ends, Marseille 2, Montpellier 0.
45': Second Half begins Marseille 1, Montpellier 0.
48': Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Joris Marveaux.
49': Offside, Montpellier. Rémy Cabella tries a through ball, but Morgan Sanson is caught offside.
50': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Siaka Tiéné.
50': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
51': Attempt missed. Benjamin Mendy (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
51': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Stambouli (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Delay in match Nicolas N'Koulou (Marseille) because of an injury.
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Foul by Nicolas N'Koulou (Marseille).
57': Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Benjamin Stambouli (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Benoit Cheyrou (Marseille).
59': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
60': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Foul by Siaka Tiéné (Montpellier).
61': Attempt blocked. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Abdelhamid El Kaoutari.
61': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Benjamin Mendy.
62': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamel Saihi with a headed pass following a corner.
62': Foul by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
64': Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Marseille).
65': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Morgan Sanson.
69': Offside, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara tries a through ball, but Víctor Hugo Montaño is caught offside.
71': Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
72': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
72': Attempt missed. André-Pierre Gignac (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross.
72': Foul by Jamel Saihi (Montpellier).
73': Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Offside, Montpellier. Abdelhamid El Kaoutari tries a through ball, but Rémy Cabella is caught offside.
73': Foul by Benoit Cheyrou (Marseille).
73': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Benoit Cheyrou (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Attempt saved. Siaka Tiéné (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
76': Foul by Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille).
76': Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Rémy Cabella (Montpellier).
77': Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Jamel Saihi (Montpellier).
77': Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Geoffrey Jourdren.
79': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kassim Abdallah.
81': Substitution, Montpellier. Anthony Mounier replaces Jamel Saihi.
81': Substitution, Marseille. Gianelli Imbula replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
81': Substitution, Marseille. Mario Lemina replaces Benoit Cheyrou.
81': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
81': Foul by André-Pierre Gignac (Marseille).
82': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Offside, Montpellier. Abdelhamid El Kaoutari tries a through ball, but Víctor Hugo Montaño is caught offside.
85': Offside, Montpellier. Abdelhamid El Kaoutari tries a through ball, but Anthony Mounier is caught offside.
85': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Foul by Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille).
86': Foul by Souleymane Diawara (Marseille).
88': Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Substitution, Marseille. Saber Khalifa replaces Dimitri Payet.
89': Anthony Mounier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille).
90': Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Siaka Tiéné (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
90'+3': Offside, Montpellier. Morgan Sanson tries a through ball, but Anthony Mounier is caught offside.
90'+4': Goal! Marseille 2, Montpellier 0. Saber Khalifa (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Marseille 2, Montpellier 0.

Statistics

MON		OLM
11	Fouls	18
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
11	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	2
44.2	Possession	55.8
7	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
221	Accurate Passes	291
314	Passes	375
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	38
0.1	Cross %	0.1
55	Long Balls	56
28	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	3
19	Effective Tackles	18
24	Tackles	25
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
42	Effective Clearances	41
42	Clearances	41

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 35,045

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Lyon	7	+8	14
2	Paris Saint-Germain	7	+5	14
3	Paris FC	7	+5	14
4	Lille	7	+5	14

Full Table

Line-Ups

Marseille (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Steve Mandanda (GK)
21	Souleymane Diawara
3	Nicolas Nkoulou
23	Benjamin Mendy
2	Kassim Abdallah
28	Mathieu Valbuena
7	Benoît Cheyrou
20	Alaixys Romao
9	André-Pierre Gignac
17	Dimitri Payet
14	Florian Thauvin

Marseille Substitutes:

Saber Khalifa, Brice Samba, Giannelli Imbula, Mario Lemina, Jérémy Morel, Jordan Ayew, Lucas Mendes.

Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Geoffrey Jourdren (GK)
21	Abdelhamid El Kaoutari
4	Hilton
5	Siaka Tiéné
3	Daniel Congré
10	Rémy Cabella
23	Jamel Saihi
22	Benjamin Stambouli
28	Djamel Bakar
20	Morgan Sanson
6	Joris Marveaux

Montpellier Substitutes:

Bryan Dabo, Teddy Mezague, Victor Montaño, Souleymane Camara, Jonas Martin, Anthony Mounier, Laurent Pionnier.

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