Marseille vs Ajax Amsterdam, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League

Marseille

9': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (P)
26': Chancel Mbemba
47': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
90'+3': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (P)

FT
4 - 3

Ajax Amsterdam

10': Brian Brobbey
30': Brian Brobbey
63': Steven Berghuis
79': Chuba Akpom

About

Marseille are hosting Ajax Amsterdam at Orange Vélodrome, Marseille, France, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Harit.
1': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Diant Ramaj.
2': Attempt blocked. Samuel Gigot (Marseille) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
6': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amine Harit.
6': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Diant Ramaj.
6': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
7': Penalty Marseille. Ismaïla Sarr draws a foul in the penalty area.
7': Penalty conceded by Jorrel Hato (Ajax) after a foul in the penalty area.
9': Goal! Marseille 1, Ajax 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
10': Goal! Marseille 1, Ajax 1. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a through ball.
14': Attempt saved. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Forbs with a through ball.
14': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
15': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Anton Gaaei.
16': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Renan Lodi with a cross.
17': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
17': Samuel Gigot (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Carlos Forbs (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Foul by Renan Lodi (Marseille).
23': Offside, Marseille. Renan Lodi is caught offside.
24': Offside, Marseille. Pau López is caught offside.
24': Brian Brobbey (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Marseille).
25': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
25': Samuel Gigot (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Devyne Rensch.
26': Goal! Marseille 2, Ajax 1. Chancel Mbemba (Marseille) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
29': Attempt missed. Amine Harit (Marseille) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
30': Goal! Marseille 2, Ajax 2. Brian Brobbey (Ajax) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
34': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
36': Devyne Rensch (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Joaquín Correa (Marseille).
40': Attempt blocked. Anton Gaaei (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Berghuis.
42': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
42': Samuel Gigot (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax).
44': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
45': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
45': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Marseille 2, Ajax 2.
45': Second Half begins Marseille 2, Ajax 2.
45': Substitution, Ajax. Kristian Hlynsson replaces Carlos Forbs.
47': Goal! Marseille 3, Ajax 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Harit.
49': Offside, Ajax. Anton Gaaei is caught offside.
51': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Jordan Veretout.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Devyne Rensch (Ajax).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52': Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
53': Offside, Ajax. Anton Gaaei is caught offside.
54': Benjamin Tahirovic (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Amine Harit (Marseille).
55': Foul by Brian Brobbey (Ajax).
55': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt saved. Joaquín Correa (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr with a through ball.
56': Foul by Chancel Mbemba (Marseille).
56': Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Attempt saved. Jorrel Hato (Ajax) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Berghuis with a cross.
57': Offside, Marseille. Renan Lodi is caught offside.
59': Foul by Renan Lodi (Marseille).
59': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Marseille).
60': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Attempt saved. Steven Bergwijn (Ajax) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristian Hlynsson.
61': Foul by Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
61': Joaquín Correa (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Joaquín Correa (Marseille).
62': Delay in match (Ajax). VAR checking.
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Steven Berghuis (Ajax).
63': Steven Berghuis (Ajax) is shown the red card.
64': Attempt blocked. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
64': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Benjamin Tahirovic.
65': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Joaquín Correa (Marseille).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Substitution, Marseille. Iliman Ndiaye replaces Joaquín Correa because of an injury.
68': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
68': Foul by Renan Lodi (Marseille).
68': Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Renan Lodi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Amine Harit (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Kenneth Taylor (Ajax).
71': Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Foul by Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax).
76': Jordan Veretout (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Ajax. Chuba Akpom replaces Kenneth Taylor.
77': Substitution, Ajax. Ar'Jany Martha replaces Borna Sosa.
77': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Goal! Marseille 3, Ajax 3. Chuba Akpom (Ajax) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kristian Hlynsson with a cross.
81': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jorrel Hato.
85': Ar'Jany Martha (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Marseille).
86': Offside, Ajax. Ar'Jany Martha is caught offside.
87': Substitution, Marseille. Vítinha replaces Jordan Veretout.
87': Substitution, Marseille. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Amine Harit.
87': Substitution, Marseille. Amir Murillo replaces Renan Lodi.
88': Attempt saved. Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
88': Attempt saved. Vítinha (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
89': Foul by Anton Gaaei (Ajax).
89': Vítinha (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Penalty Marseille. Ismaïla Sarr draws a foul in the penalty area.
90'+1': Penalty conceded by Diant Ramaj (Ajax) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'+3': Goal! Marseille 4, Ajax 3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
90'+3': Devyne Rensch (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Substitution, Ajax. Anass Salah-Eddine replaces Brian Brobbey.
90'+4': Substitution, Ajax. Jaydon Banel replaces Benjamin Tahirovic.
90'+5': Substitution, Marseille. Bamo Meïté replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
90'+6': Kristian Hlynsson (Ajax).
90'+6': Samuel Gigot (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+6': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Diant Ramaj.
90'+7': Attempt missed. Azzedine Ounahi (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
90'+8': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Ajax).
90'+8': Ismaïla Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+8': Jorrel Hato (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Marseille 4, Ajax 3.
0': Match ends, Marseille 4, Ajax 3.

Statistics

AJA		OLM
16	Fouls	9
4	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	7
6	Saves	3
52.3	Possession	47.7
7	SHOTS	19
6	ON GOAL	10
0.9	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
447	Accurate Passes	401
511	Passes	457
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	5
9	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	42
22	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	4
5	Effective Tackles	14
10	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	6
14	Effective Clearances	8
14	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 60,638

Line-Ups

Marseille (4-4-2)

No.	Name
16	Pau López (GK)
99	Chancel Mbemba
4	Samuel Gigot
12	Renan Lodi
7	Jonathan Clauss
27	Jordan Veretout
19	Geoffrey Kondogbia
20	Joaquín Correa
23	Ismaïla Sarr
11	Amine Harit
10	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Marseille Substitutes:

Bamo Meïté, Leonardo Balerdi, Azzedine Ounahi, Iliman Ndiaye, François Mughe, Bilal Nadir, Emran Soglo, Vitinha, Michael Murillo, Rubén Blanco.

Ajax Amsterdam (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Diant Ramaj (GK)
4	Jorrel Hato
2	Devyne Rensch
25	Borna Sosa
3	Anton Gaaei
23	Steven Berghuis
8	Kenneth Taylor
33	Benjamin Tahirovic
9	Brian Brobbey
7	Steven Bergwijn
11	Carlos Forbs

Ajax Amsterdam Substitutes:

Jaydon Banel, Tristan Gooijer, Gerónimo Rulli, Mika Godts, Charlie Setford, Georges Mikautadze, Anass Salah-Eddine, Ar'jany Martha, Jakov Medic, Gastón Ávila, Chuba Akpom, Kristian Hlynsson.

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