Saint-Etienne vs Marseille, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Marseille 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 Commentary
- 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
 OLM |
ASSE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 29,074
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | +26 | 32 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 12 | +11 | 26 |
| 3 | Marseille | 12 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 | Lille | 12 | +8 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Saint-Etienne (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier (GK) |
| 24 | Loïc Perrin |
| 4 | William Saliba |
| 32 | Wesley Fofana  |
| 6 | Yann M'vila |
| 29 | Yohan Cabaye |
| 20 | Dénis Bouanga |
| 26 | Mathieu Debuchy |
| 9 | Loïs Diony |
| 10 | Wahbi Khazri |
| 21 | Romain Hamouma |
Marseille (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 15 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 3 | Álvaro González |
| 18 | Jordan Amavi |
| 17 | Bouna Sarr |
| 4 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 9 | Darío Benedetto |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
| 7 | Nemanja Radonjic |
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