French Ligue 1

Angers vs Marseille, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
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0 - 2
  • 17': Morgan Sanson
  • 41': Dimitri Payet (P)

Solid Marseille beat Angers to close gap to PSG

Olympique de Marseille moved within two points of PSG as Dimitri Payet scored one and set up the other in a 2-0 win at Angers.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Pierrick Capelle (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Foul by Angelo Fulgini (Angers).
  • 4': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Vincent Manceau (Angers).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Rachid Alioui (Angers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Mangani.
  • 8': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Jordan Amavi.
  • 9': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
  • 9': Pierrick Capelle (Angers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Angelo Fulgini (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 12': Attempt saved. Rachid Alioui (Angers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 13': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Jordan Amavi.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Pierrick Capelle (Angers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincent Manceau with a cross.
  • 15': Angelo Fulgini (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
  • 15': Kevin Strootman (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Romain Thomas (Angers).
  • 17': Goal! Angers 0, Marseille 1. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a through ball following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 23': Pierrick Capelle (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
  • 27': Rachid Alioui (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Sanson following a fast break.
  • 31': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 31': Sada Thioub (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Amavi.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Angelo Fulgini (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pierrick Capelle.
  • 38': Penalty Marseille. Hiroki Sakai draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 38': Penalty conceded by Romain Thomas (Angers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 39': Romain Thomas (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Goal! Angers 0, Marseille 2. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Angers 0, Marseille 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Angers 0, Marseille 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Marseille. Maxime Lopez replaces Hiroki Sakai because of an injury.
  • 46': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Rachid Alioui (Angers).
  • 48': Foul by Thomas Mangani (Angers).
  • 48': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 54': Sada Thioub (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Pierrick Capelle (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sada Thioub.
  • 56': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Marseille).
  • 56': Rachid Alioui (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Angers. Mathias Pereira Lage replaces Pierrick Capelle.
  • 61': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Kevin Strootman.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a through ball.
  • 62': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Mathias Pereira Lage.
  • 63': Substitution, Marseille. Álvaro González replaces Darío Benedetto.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Álvaro González (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille).
  • 65': Rachid Alioui (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Rachid Alioui (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 70': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 70': Sada Thioub (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Substitution, Angers. Mateo Pavlovic replaces Thomas Mangani.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Rachid Alioui (Angers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rayan Ait Nouri with a cross.
  • 77': Substitution, Angers. Antonin Bobichon replaces Angelo Fulgini.
  • 78': Hand ball by Vincent Manceau (Angers).
  • 79': Substitution, Marseille. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Dimitri Payet.
  • 80': Foul by Mateo Pavlovic (Angers).
  • 80': Álvaro González (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Vincent Manceau (Angers).
  • 82': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 84': Mathias Pereira Lage (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nemanja Radonjic following a fast break.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Amavi with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Mateo Pavlovic (Angers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Ait Nouri with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mateo Pavlovic (Angers).
  • 90'+1': Kevin Strootman (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Romain Thomas (Angers).
  • 90'+1': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Vincent Manceau.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Angers 0, Marseille 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Angers 0, Marseille 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
38.2 Possession 61.8
10 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
293 Accurate Passes 510
397 Passes 619
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
6 Crosses 27
0.3 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 69
23 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 2
16 Effective Tackles 10
27 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
19 Interceptions 9
38 Effective Clearances 2
38 Clearances 2

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa
Location: Angers, France
Attendance: 12,455

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 33 +46 76
2 Lens 33 +27 67
3 Lille 33 +17 61
4 Lyon 33 +17 60
Full Table

Line-Ups

ANG Angers (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
16 Ludovic Butelle (GK)
24 Romain Thomas Yellow Card
8 Ismaël Traoré
18 Baptiste Santamaria
2 Rayan Aït-Nouri
29 Vincent Manceau
5 Thomas Mangani
10 Angelo Fulgini
15 Pierrick Capelle
20 Sada Thioub
7 Rachid Alioui

OLM Marseille (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Steve Mandanda (GK)
15 Duje Caleta-Car
4 Boubacar Kamara
18 Jordan Amavi
2 Hiroki Sakai
12 Kevin Strootman Yellow Card
8 Morgan Sanson
21 Valentin Rongier
9 Darío Benedetto
10 Dimitri Payet
17 Bouna Sarr

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