Marseille vs Angers, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Marseille beat Angers to keep Champions League hopes alive
Marseille kept their hopes of securing a Champions League group stage spot for next season when they beat relegated Angers 3-1.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Hand ball by Himad Abdelli (Angers).
- 3': Offside, Marseille. Pau López tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
- 5': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
- 6': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
- 6': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Paul Bernardoni.
- 7': Offside, Marseille. Alexis Sánchez tries a through ball, but Sead Kolasinac is caught offside.
- 9': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Miha Blazic.
- 12': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Batista Mendy (Angers).
- 13': Offside, Marseille. Valentin Rongier tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
- 18': Foul by Himad Abdelli (Angers).
- 18': Jordan Veretout (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Ibrahima Niane (Angers).
- 19': Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Ibrahima Niane (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Marseille).
- 21': Ibrahima Niane (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Offside, Marseille. Ruslan Malinovskyi tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
- 25': Offside, Marseille. Cengiz Ünder tries a through ball, but Alexis Sánchez is caught offside.
- 26': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Himad Abdelli (Angers).
- 28': Goal! Marseille 0, Angers 1. Abdallah Sima (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Himad Abdelli with a through ball following a fast break.
- 33': Foul by Nabil Bentaleb (Angers).
- 33': Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! Marseille 1, Angers 1. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
- 35': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
- 35': Ibrahima Niane (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sada Thioub.
- 37': Abdallah Sima (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Marseille).
- 40': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Nabil Bentaleb.
- 41': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
- 41': Yan Valery (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Nabil Bentaleb.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Miha Blazic.
- 45': Attempt saved. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Marseille 1, Angers 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 1, Angers 1.
- 46': Attempt missed. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
- 48': Goal! Marseille 2, Angers 1. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
- 50': Abdallah Sima (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Marseille).
- 50': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Marseille).
- 50': Justin-Noel Kalumba (Angers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Abdallah Sima (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Marseille).
- 53': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
- 53': Ibrahima Niane (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Marseille).
- 56': Sada Thioub (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
- 61': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Marseille).
- 61': Justin-Noel Kalumba (Angers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Angers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 63': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Sada Thioub (Angers).
- 64': Foul by Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille).
- 64': Himad Abdelli (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Marseille. Vitinha replaces Dimitri Payet.
- 65': Substitution, Marseille. Nuno Tavares replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 66': Abdallah Sima (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
- 66': Attempt missed. Yan Valery (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb.
- 68': Offside, Marseille. Nuno Tavares tries a through ball, but Vitinha is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Marseille. Issa Kaboré replaces Alexis Sánchez.
- 73': Substitution, Marseille. Chancel Mbemba replaces Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 73': Foul by Miha Blazic (Angers).
- 73': Vitinha (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Miha Blazic.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross.
- 74': Penalty conceded by Abdallah Sima (Angers) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 76': VAR Decision: Penalty Marseille.
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Goal! Marseille 3, Angers 1. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 81': Batista Mendy (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
- 82': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Marseille).
- 82': Sada Thioub (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Angers. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya replaces Ibrahima Niane.
- 83': Substitution, Angers. Halid Sabanovic replaces Justin-Noel Kalumba.
- 83': Substitution, Marseille. Eric Bailly replaces Sead Kolasinac.
- 84': Abdallah Sima (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Eric Bailly (Marseille).
- 84': Attempt missed. Vitinha (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 85': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Marseille).
- 85': Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Nuno Tavares (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Angers. Adrien Hunou replaces Batista Mendy.
- 87': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
- 88': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Abdoulaye Bamba.
- 89': Attempt missed. Jordan Veretout (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 90'+1': Offside, Marseille. Vitinha tries a through ball, but Nuno Tavares is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Paul Bernardoni (Angers).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Marseille).
- 90'+6': Yan Valery (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Marseille 3, Angers 1.
- 0': Match ends, Marseille 3, Angers 1.
Statistics
 ANG |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 7 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 37.5 | Possession | 62.5 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 241 | Accurate Passes | 457 |
| 323 | Passes | 527 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 4 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 14 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 25 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 63,329
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 63,329
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Lyon | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 3 | Lille | 3 | +7 | 7 |
| 4 | Marseille | 4 | +5 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Marseille (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Pau López (GK) |
| 5 | Leonardo Balerdi |
| 23 | Sead Kolasinac |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 27 | Jordan Veretout |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 7 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder |
| 70 | Alexis Sánchez |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
| 18 | Ruslan Malinovskyi |
Angers (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Bernardoni (GK) |
| 5 | Miha Blazic |
| 25 | Abdoulaye Bamba |
| 94 | Yan Valery |
| 17 | Justin-Noel Kalumba |
| 92 | Sada Thioub |
| 2 | Batista Mendy |
| 10 | Himad Abdelli |
| 6 | Nabil Bentaleb  |
| 7 | Ibrahima Niane |
| 19 | Abdallah Sima |
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