French Ligue 1

Marseille vs Toulouse, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Marseille
  • 45': Dimitri Payet (P)
  • 62': Dimitri Payet
  • 89': Valère Germain
  • 90'+2': Florian Thauvin
FT
4 - 0
Toulouse

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Valère Germain.
    • 4': Offside, Toulouse. Clement Michelin tries a through ball, but Aaron Leya Iseka is caught offside.
    • 5': Delay in match (Marseille).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 8': Foul by John Bostock (Toulouse).
    • 8': Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Jordan Amavi (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 9': Offside, Marseille. Jordan Amavi tries a through ball, but Clinton N'Jie is caught offside.
    • 10': Foul by Aaron Leya Iseka (Toulouse).
    • 10': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Christopher Jullien (Toulouse).
    • 10': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Christopher Jullien (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Amavi with a cross.
    • 18': Foul by François Moubandje (Toulouse).
    • 18': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 22': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Toulouse).
    • 22': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 23': Foul by John Bostock (Toulouse).
    • 23': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Clinton N'Jie (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Mathieu Dossevi (Toulouse).
    • 25': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Manu García (Toulouse) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Clinton N'Jie.
    • 29': Foul by Dimitri Payet (Marseille).
    • 29': François Moubandje (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Clinton N'Jie (Marseille).
    • 33': François Moubandje (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Christopher Jullien (Toulouse) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Max-Alain Gradel with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 40': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Clement Michelin.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Valère Germain (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos with a cross.
    • 41': Penalty conceded by Kelvin Amian (Toulouse) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 42': Delay in match (Marseille). Video Review.
    • 42': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Kelvin Amian (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 45': Goal! Marseille 1, Toulouse 0. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Marseille 1, Toulouse 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Marseille 1, Toulouse 0.
    • 46': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
    • 46': John Bostock (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 47': Foul by Max-Alain Gradel (Toulouse).
    • 47': Maxime Lopez (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Aaron Leya Iseka (Toulouse).
    • 47': Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Mathieu Dossevi (Toulouse).
    • 49': Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kelvin Amian.
    • 51': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Mathieu Dossevi.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Clinton N'Jie (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
    • 53': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
    • 53': Max-Alain Gradel (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Toulouse).
    • 55': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Toulouse).
    • 55': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Ibrahim Sangaré (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Substitution, Marseille. Bouna Sarr replaces Clinton N'Jie.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Maxime Lopez (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
    • 57': Foul by Aaron Leya Iseka (Toulouse).
    • 57': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Clement Michelin.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Bouna Sarr (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos.
    • 62': Goal! Marseille 2, Toulouse 0. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
    • 63': Foul by Dimitri Payet (Marseille).
    • 63': François Moubandje (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Valère Germain.
    • 65': Foul by Manu García (Toulouse).
    • 65': Maxime Lopez (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Substitution, Toulouse. Corentin Jean replaces Mathieu Dossevi.
    • 65': Substitution, Toulouse. Yaya Sanogo replaces Manu García.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bouna Sarr with a cross.
    • 68': Foul by Yaya Sanogo (Toulouse).
    • 68': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Toulouse).
    • 69': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Corentin Jean (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
    • 70': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Max-Alain Gradel (Toulouse) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 72': Attempt missed. John Bostock (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Corentin Jean.
    • 74': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Marseille).
    • 74': Ibrahim Sangaré (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Christopher Jullien (Toulouse).
    • 74': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a through ball.
    • 76': Foul by John Bostock (Toulouse).
    • 76': Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kelvin Amian.
    • 77': Substitution, Marseille. Grégory Sertic replaces Maxime Lopez.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Jordan Amavi (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitri Payet following a corner.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Aaron Leya Iseka (Toulouse) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 83': Substitution, Marseille. Florian Thauvin replaces Dimitri Payet.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luiz Gustavo.
    • 89': Goal! Marseille 3, Toulouse 0. Valère Germain (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a through ball.
    • 90': Foul by Clement Michelin (Toulouse).
    • 90': Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Marseille 4, Toulouse 0. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Amavi with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Marseille 4, Toulouse 0.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Marseille 4, Toulouse 0.

    Statistics

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    20 Fouls 7
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 1
    39.1 Possession 60.9
    5 SHOTS 23
    1 ON GOAL 10
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    253 Accurate Passes 418
    319 Passes 494
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    8 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    42 Long Balls 52
    20 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    12 Effective Tackles 20
    19 Tackles 29
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    15 Interceptions 7
    20 Effective Clearances 13
    20 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Orange Vélodrome
    Location: Marseille, France
    Attendance: 60,756

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Marseille 1 +4 3
    2 Lens 1 +3 3
    3 Lille 1 +2 3
    4 Lyon 1 +2 3
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    OLM Marseille (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Yohann Pelé (GK)
    19 Luiz Gustavo
    4 Boubacar Kamara
    18 Jordan Amavi Yellow Card
    2 Hiroki Sakai
    10 Dimitri Payet
    8 Morgan Sanson
    27 Maxime López
    28 Valère Germain
    5 Lucas Ocampos
    14 Clinton N'Jie
    Marseille Substitutes:
    Tomas Hubocan, Kostas Mitroglou, Florian Escales, Florian Thauvin, Gregory Sertic, Bouna Sarr, Saif-Eddine Khaoui.

    TOU Toulouse (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Baptiste Reynet (GK)
    6 Christopher Jullien Yellow Card
    2 Kelvin Amian Yellow Card
    29 Francois Moubandje
    13 Clement Michelin
    22 Manu García
    15 John Bostock
    17 Ibrahim Sangaré Yellow Card
    10 Aaron Leya Iseka
    7 Max Gradel
    14 Mathieu Dossevi
    Toulouse Substitutes:
    Mauro Goicoechea, Issiaga Sylla, Corentin Jean, Steven Fortes, Yaya Sanogo, Yannick Cahuzac, Jean-Clair Todibo.

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