French Ligue 1

Saint-Etienne vs Marseille, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
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  • 7': Dimitri Payet
  • 85': Nemanja Radonjic

Marseille cement second place with Saint-Etienne win

Goals by Dimitri Payet and Nemanja Radonjic helped Olympique de Marseille beat St Etienne 2-0 to move six points clear in second place in Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Yann M'Vila (St Etienne).
  • 6': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Yohan Cabaye.
  • 7': Goal! St Etienne 0, Marseille 1. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
  • 10': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Álvaro González.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
  • 19': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne).
  • 23': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Denis Bouanga.
  • 25': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 25': Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 28': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
  • 28': Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 29': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jordan Amavi.
  • 32': Foul by Wesley Fofana (St Etienne).
  • 32': Álvaro González (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
  • 35': Hand ball by Darío Benedetto (Marseille).
  • 38': Attempt saved. Lois Diony (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
  • 38': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
  • 42': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
  • 42': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lois Diony.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Marseille 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Marseille 1.
  • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Jean Eudes Aholou replaces Yohan Cabaye.
  • 48': Offside, Marseille. Morgan Sanson tries a through ball, but Nemanja Radonjic is caught offside.
  • 49': Hand ball by Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille).
  • 49': Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 50': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 50': Wesley Fofana (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Álvaro González.
  • 54': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
  • 54': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Hand ball by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 57': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
  • 57': Jean Eudes Aholou (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross.
  • 61': Foul by Wesley Fofana (St Etienne).
  • 61': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Wesley Fofana (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 68': Substitution, St Etienne. Franck Honorat replaces Mathieu Debuchy.
  • 68': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
  • 68': Wesley Fofana (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Offside, St Etienne. Loic Perrin tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
  • 72': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 75': Offside, St Etienne. Wahbi Khazri tries a through ball, but Lois Diony is caught offside.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jean Eudes Aholou.
  • 76': Substitution, Marseille. Valère Germain replaces Darío Benedetto.
  • 76': Substitution, St Etienne. Charles Abi replaces Lois Diony.
  • 81': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Álvaro González.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Honorat with a cross.
  • 85': Goal! St Etienne 0, Marseille 2. Nemanja Radonjic (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
  • 87': Offside, St Etienne. Loic Perrin tries a through ball, but Charles Abi is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Marseille. Kevin Strootman replaces Nemanja Radonjic.
  • 90'+1': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Bouna Sarr.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Franck Honorat (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
  • 90'+2': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Marseille. Maxime Lopez replaces Valentin Rongier.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, St Etienne 0, Marseille 2.
  • 0': Match ends, St Etienne 0, Marseille 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
53.3 Possession 46.7
5 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
401 Accurate Passes 326
508 Passes 433
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 6
9 Crosses 22
0.0 Cross % 0.3
68 Long Balls 48
28 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 4
23 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
15 Interceptions 14
20 Effective Clearances 11
20 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 29,074

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 13 +26 33
2 Marseille 13 +12 26
3 AS Monaco 13 +10 26
4 Lille 13 +8 23
Full Table

Line-Ups

ASSE Saint-Etienne (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
24 Loïc Perrin
4 William Saliba
32 Wesley Fofana Yellow Card
6 Yann M'vila
29 Yohan Cabaye
20 Dénis Bouanga
26 Mathieu Debuchy
9 Loïs Diony
10 Wahbi Khazri Yellow Card
21 Romain Hamouma

OLM Marseille (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Steve Mandanda (GK)
15 Duje Caleta-Car
3 Álvaro González
18 Jordan Amavi Yellow Card
17 Bouna Sarr
4 Boubacar Kamara
8 Morgan Sanson
21 Valentin Rongier
9 Darío Benedetto
10 Dimitri Payet
7 Nemanja Radonjic Yellow Card

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