Marseille vs Lens, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Marseille

10': Nicolas Nkoulou
60': Florian Thauvin
76': Alaixys Romao

FT
2 - 1

Lens

31': Baptiste Guillaume

Marseille edge past Lens

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Pierrick Valdivia (Lens).
2': Foul by Pablo Chavarria (Lens).
2': Giannelli Imbula (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Loïck Landre.
3': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Lens).
3': Giannelli Imbula (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Dimitri Kevin Cavare (Lens).
5': Attempt missed. Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a set piece situation.
6': Foul by Pablo Chavarria (Lens).
6': Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt blocked. André Ayew (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
8': Attempt missed. André Ayew (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross.
9': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Ludovic Baal.
10': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Ahmed Kantari.
10': Goal! Marseille 1, Lens 0. Nicolas N'Koulou (Marseille) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
12': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jerome Le Moigne.
14': Offside, Marseille. Benjamin Mendy tries a through ball, but André-Pierre Gignac is caught offside.
15': Attempt missed. Giannelli Imbula (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Lemina.
15': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Jerome Le Moigne (Lens).
18': Foul by Pablo Chavarria (Lens).
18': Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt saved. Pierrick Valdivia (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
18': Attempt missed. Dimitri Kevin Cavare (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pierrick Valdivia.
20': Attempt saved. André-Pierre Gignac (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Ayew.
20': André Ayew (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Dimitri Kevin Cavare (Lens).
21': André Ayew (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Jerome Le Moigne (Lens).
22': Attempt missed. Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross.
23': Foul by Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille).
23': Pablo Chavarria (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Attempt blocked. Pierrick Valdivia (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien.
25': Offside, Lens. Pierrick Valdivia tries a through ball, but Pablo Chavarria is caught offside.
28': Attempt saved. André Ayew (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
28': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Valentin Belon.
29': Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pierrick Valdivia.
30': Attempt missed. Pablo Chavarria (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Baptiste Guillaume.
31': Attempt blocked. Pablo Chavarria (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien.
31': Goal! Marseille 1, Lens 1. Baptiste Guillaume (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
35': Substitution, Lens. Jean-Philippe Gbamin replaces Jerome Le Moigne because of an injury.
37': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Loïck Landre.
38': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a corner.
38': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Wylan Cyprien.
39': Benjamin Bourigeaud (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Mario Lemina (Marseille).
41': André-Pierre Gignac (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Loïck Landre (Lens).
42': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Pierrick Valdivia.
43': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Valentin Belon.
44': Attempt missed. André-Pierre Gignac (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a corner.
45': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Rod Fanni.
45': Benjamin Mendy (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Dimitri Kevin Cavare (Lens).
45'+1': Delay in match Mario Lemina (Marseille) because of an injury.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Foul by Dimitri Payet (Marseille).
45'+2': Loïck Landre (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Marseille 1, Lens 1.
0': Match ends, Marseille 2, Lens 1.
45': Second Half begins Marseille 1, Lens 1.
47': André-Pierre Gignac (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Foul by Ahmed Kantari (Lens).
48': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Baptiste Guillaume.
50': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Lens).
51': Offside, Lens. Wylan Cyprien tries a through ball, but Pablo Chavarria is caught offside.
52': André Ayew (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Lens).
54': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Foul by Nicolas N'Koulou (Marseille).
54': Pablo Chavarria (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by André-Pierre Gignac.
57': Offside, Lens. Pablo Chavarria tries a through ball, but Wylan Cyprien is caught offside.
59': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
59': Ludovic Baal (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Goal! Marseille 2, Lens 1. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by André-Pierre Gignac.
61': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
64': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Rod Fanni.
64': Attempt missed. Pablo Chavarria (Lens) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pierrick Valdivia with a cross following a corner.
65': Foul by Nicolas N'Koulou (Marseille).
65': Pablo Chavarria (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Substitution, Marseille. Baptiste Aloe replaces Dimitri Payet.
69': Foul by André Ayew (Marseille).
69': Loïck Landre (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Substitution, Lens. Yoann Touzghar replaces Benjamin Bourigeaud.
72': Attempt blocked. Yoann Touzghar (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Chavarria.
72': Dimitri Kevin Cavare (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Marseille).
72': Benjamin Mendy (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt missed. Giannelli Imbula (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mario Lemina.
76': Second yellow card to Jacques-Alaixys Romao (Marseille).
78': Attempt saved. Giannelli Imbula (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
79': Foul by Pierrick Valdivia (Lens).
79': Mario Lemina (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Pierrick Valdivia (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Lens. Alharbi El Jadeyaoui replaces Wylan Cyprien.
80': Substitution, Marseille. Gael Andonian replaces Florian Thauvin.
81': Dimitri Kevin Cavare (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Giannelli Imbula (Marseille).
81': Giannelli Imbula (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Foul by Rod Fanni (Marseille).
82': Ludovic Baal (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Foul by Rod Fanni (Marseille).
83': Pablo Chavarria (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Attempt blocked. Alharbi El Jadeyaoui (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
85': André-Pierre Gignac (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Pierrick Valdivia (Lens).
87': Attempt missed. Ahmed Kantari (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pierrick Valdivia.
88': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Ahmed Kantari.
88': Delay in match (Marseille).
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Benjamin Mendy (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Pablo Chavarria (Lens).
90'+4': Foul by Baptiste Aloe (Marseille).
90'+4': Yoann Touzghar (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Yoann Touzghar (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alharbi El Jadeyaoui with a through ball.
90'+6': Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Lens).
90'+6': Gael Andonian (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Marseille 2, Lens 1.

Statistics

RCL		OLM
18	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	3
45.4	Possession	54.6
15	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
244	Accurate Passes	315
313	Passes	373
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	6
18	Crosses	29
0.3	Cross %	0.2
46	Long Balls	60
19	Accurate Long Balls	44
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
4	Blocked Shots	2
23	Effective Tackles	18
29	Tackles	22
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
25	Effective Clearances	26
25	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 52,803

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	AS Monaco	5	+5	13
2	Lyon	5	+8	11
3	Paris FC	5	+5	11
4	Lille	5	+4	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Marseille (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
30	Steve Mandanda (GK)
3	Nicolas Nkoulou
20	Alaixys Romao
24	Rod Fanni
25	Giannelli Imbula
8	Mario Lemina
10	André Ayew
23	Benjamin Mendy
14	Florian Thauvin
9	André-Pierre Gignac
17	Dimitri Payet

Marseille Substitutes:

Romain Alessandrini, Bill Tuiloma, Michy Batshuayi, Abdelaziz Barrada, Brice Samba, Baptiste Aloé, Gaël Andonian.

Lens (4-1-2-1-2)

No.	Name
40	Valentin Belon (GK)
4	Ahmed Kantari
22	Loïck Landre
6	Jérôme Le Moigne
24	Ludovic Baal
3	Dimitri Cavaré
23	Wylan Cyprien
18	Pierrick Valdivia
29	Benjamin Bourigeaud
19	Baptiste Guillaume
11	Pablo Chavarría

Lens Substitutes:

Yoann Touzghar, Abdoul Ba, Démé N'Diaye, Alharbi El Jadeyaoui, Paulo Pinho, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Adamo Coulibaly.

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