Marseille vs Strasbourg, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Marseille break into top four with win over Strasbourg
Marseille broke into the Ligue 1 top four after goals Boubacar Kamara and Kevin Strootman gave them a 2-0 home win over struggling Strasbourg.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Anthony Caci (Strasbourg).
- 1': Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 3': Goal! Marseille 1, Strasbourg 0. Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin Strootman following a set piece situation.
- 4': Offside, Strasbourg. Anthony Caci tries a through ball, but Kenny Lala is caught offside.
- 9': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg).
- 10': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Lionel Carole.
- 11': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Maxime Lopez with a cross.
- 13': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Marseille).
- 13': Mohamed Simakan (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Strasbourg. Lamine Koné tries a through ball, but Youssouf Fofana is caught offside.
- 17': Adrien Thomasson (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Marseille).
- 18': Attempt saved. Adrien Thomasson (Strasbourg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 20': Attempt saved. Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nemanja Radonjic.
- 23': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 23': Attempt missed. Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maxime Lopez following a corner.
- 25': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Strasbourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kenny Lala with a cross.
- 26': Adrien Thomasson (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille).
- 26': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Foul by Kenny Lala (Strasbourg).
- 28': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Lionel Carole.
- 33': Foul by Valère Germain (Marseille).
- 33': Lionel Carole (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
- 34': Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Hand ball by Mohamed Simakan (Strasbourg).
- 36': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
- 36': Corner, Strasbourg. Conceded by Bouna Sarr.
- 38': Foul by Anthony Caci (Strasbourg).
- 38': Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a headed pass.
- 43': Adrien Thomasson (Strasbourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
- 45': Foul by Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille).
- 45': Mohamed Simakan (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Ludovic Ajorque (Strasbourg) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
- 45': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Strasbourg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
- 45'+1': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Marseille).
- 45'+1': Lamine Koné (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Corner, Strasbourg. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Marseille 1, Strasbourg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 1, Strasbourg 0.
- 46': Offside, Marseille. Kevin Strootman tries a through ball, but Maxime Lopez is caught offside.
- 46': Attempt saved. Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
- 49': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Foul by Mohamed Simakan (Strasbourg).
- 51': Corner, Strasbourg. Conceded by Kevin Strootman.
- 52': Foul by Kenny Lala (Strasbourg).
- 52': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
- 53': Kenny Lala (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt saved. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
- 54': Foul by Valère Germain (Marseille).
- 54': Mohamed Simakan (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 60': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg).
- 60': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 66': Substitution, Marseille. Saif-Eddine Khaoui replaces Nemanja Radonjic.
- 67': Foul by Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg).
- 67': Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Strasbourg. Lebo Mothiba replaces Ludovic Ajorque.
- 68': Substitution, Strasbourg. Nuno da Costa replaces Anthony Caci.
- 69': Corner, Strasbourg. Conceded by Valentin Rongier.
- 70': Attempt missed. Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 71': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Lebo Mothiba (Strasbourg).
- 71': Corner, Strasbourg. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 72': Attempt missed. Lamine Koné (Strasbourg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Marseille).
- 73': Mohamed Simakan (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Marseille. Marley Aké replaces Valère Germain.
- 76': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kenny Lala.
- 77': Hand ball by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg).
- 78': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
- 79': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Nuno da Costa (Strasbourg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lebo Mothiba.
- 79': Corner, Strasbourg. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 81': Offside, Strasbourg. Matz Sels tries a through ball, but Lebo Mothiba is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Strasbourg. Kévin Zohi replaces Youssouf Fofana.
- 83': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg).
- 83': Kevin Strootman (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Lamine Koné (Strasbourg).
- 85': Corner, Strasbourg. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 86': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nuno da Costa following a corner.
- 86': Attempt missed. Mohamed Simakan (Strasbourg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ibrahima Sissoko following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Marseille. Jordan Amavi replaces Maxime Lopez.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Kenny Lala (Strasbourg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 90'+2': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
- 90'+2': Lionel Carole (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Lamine Koné (Strasbourg).
- 90'+2': Marley Aké (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Lamine Koné (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Penalty Marseille. Darío Benedetto draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+4': Penalty conceded by Mohamed Simakan (Strasbourg) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+5': Goal! Marseille 2, Strasbourg 0. Kevin Strootman (Marseille) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Marseille 2, Strasbourg 0.
- 0': Match ends, Marseille 2, Strasbourg 0.
Statistics
 STR |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.5 | Possession | 50.5 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 393 | Accurate Passes | 396 |
| 463 | Passes | 476 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 21 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 10 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 50,203
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 50,203
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 |
Line-Ups
Marseille (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 15 | Duje Caleta-Car  |
| 4 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 2 | Hiroki Sakai |
| 17 | Bouna Sarr |
| 12 | Kevin Strootman |
| 27 | Maxime López |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 9 | Darío Benedetto |
| 7 | Nemanja Radonjic |
| 28 | Valère Germain |
Strasbourg (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 2 | Mohamed Simakan |
| 5 | Lamine Koné |
| 23 | Lionel Carole |
| 19 | Anthony Caci |
| 18 | Ibrahim Sissoko |
| 17 | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde |
| 22 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 27 | Kenny Lala |
| 25 | Ludovic Ajorque |
| 26 | Adrien Thomasson |
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