French Ligue 1

Marseille vs Saint-Etienne, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Marseille
    FT
    0 - 2
    Saint-Etienne
    • 6': Romain Hamouma
    • 75': Dénis Bouanga

    Saint Etienne go top after win at Marseille

    Saint Etienne went top of Ligue 1 with an impressive 2-0 win at Olympique de Marseille on Thursday making it three wins out of three.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
    • 2': Offside, St Etienne. Yvann Maçon tries a through ball, but Romain Hamouma is caught offside.
    • 6': Goal! Marseille 0, St Etienne 1. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yvann Maçon with a cross.
    • 9': Substitution, St Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek replaces Mathieu Debuchy because of an injury.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross.
    • 15': Adil Aouchiche (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
    • 16': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai following a fast break.
    • 19': Foul by Álvaro González (Marseille).
    • 19': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Yvann Maçon (St Etienne).
    • 21': Maxime Lopez (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Yvann Maçon (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 22': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
    • 23': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Álvaro González.
    • 23': Offside, St Etienne. Romain Hamouma tries a through ball, but Denis Bouanga is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Mahdi Camara (St Etienne).
    • 24': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Charles Abi (St Etienne).
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Adil Aouchiche (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yvan Neyou.
    • 27': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Álvaro González.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Charles Abi (St Etienne) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Offside, Marseille. Morgan Sanson tries a through ball, but Florian Thauvin is caught offside.
    • 30': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
    • 30': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
    • 34': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Offside, Marseille. Valentin Rongier tries a through ball, but Hiroki Sakai is caught offside.
    • 38': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Leonardo Balerdi.
    • 39': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Álvaro González.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
    • 40': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
    • 41': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Mahdi Camara.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Duje Caleta-Car with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 42': Offside, St Etienne. Denis Bouanga tries a through ball, but Romain Hamouma is caught offside.
    • 44': Offside, Marseille. Maxime Lopez tries a through ball, but Hiroki Sakai is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
    • 45'+2': Yvan Neyou (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
    • 45'+3': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Marseille 0, St Etienne 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, St Etienne 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Marseille. Bouna Sarr replaces Leonardo Balerdi.
    • 45': Substitution, Marseille. Marley Aké replaces Maxime Lopez.
    • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Adil Aouchiche.
    • 48': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Mahdi Camara (St Etienne).
    • 50': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
    • 50': Foul by Mahdi Camara (St Etienne).
    • 50': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Yvann Maçon.
    • 53': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Álvaro González.
    • 54': Marley Aké (Marseille) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Bouna Sarr (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
    • 58': Substitution, St Etienne. Zaydou Youssouf replaces Romain Hamouma.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yvan Neyou.
    • 59': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (St Etienne).
    • 60': Hand ball by Bouna Sarr (Marseille).
    • 61': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Valentin Rongier.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Charles Abi (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denis Bouanga with a cross.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zaydou Youssouf.
    • 64': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (St Etienne).
    • 64': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Charles Abi (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Marseille).
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Marley Aké (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
    • 67': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jessy Moulin.
    • 69': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
    • 69': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mahdi Camara with a cross.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zaydou Youssouf.
    • 71': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
    • 71': Yvan Neyou (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Marseille. Valère Germain replaces Morgan Sanson.
    • 71': Substitution, St Etienne. Lucas Gourna-Douath replaces Yvan Neyou.
    • 71': Substitution, St Etienne. Alpha Sissoko replaces Charles Abi.
    • 75': Goal! Marseille 0, St Etienne 2. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin following a fast break.
    • 76': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Yvann Maçon.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Álvaro González (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Foul by Wesley Fofana (St Etienne).
    • 77': Marley Aké (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Substitution, Marseille. Kevin Strootman replaces Valentin Rongier.
    • 79': Substitution, Marseille. Christopher Rocchia replaces Hiroki Sakai.
    • 83': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
    • 84': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (St Etienne).
    • 85': Kevin Strootman (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Lucas Gourna-Douath (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Aïmen Moueffek.
    • 87': Alpha Sissoko (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Christopher Rocchia (Marseille).
    • 87': Offside, St Etienne. Jessy Moulin tries a through ball, but Arnaud Nordin is caught offside.
    • 88': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (St Etienne).
    • 88': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 89': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jessy Moulin.
    • 90': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne).
    • 90'+1': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Marseille 0, St Etienne 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Marseille 0, St Etienne 2.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 3
    40.2 Possession 59.8
    12 SHOTS 13
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    267 Accurate Passes 427
    344 Passes 519
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 5
    18 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    61 Long Balls 52
    24 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 11
    20 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    15 Interceptions 14
    22 Effective Clearances 17
    22 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 990

    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
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    OLM Marseille (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Steve Mandanda (GK)
    15 Duje Caleta-Car
    3 Álvaro González
    5 Leonardo Balerdi
    2 Hiroki Sakai Yellow Card
    4 Boubacar Kamara
    8 Morgan Sanson Yellow Card
    21 Valentin Rongier
    27 Maxime López
    10 Dimitri Payet
    26 Florian Thauvin
    Marseille Substitutes:
    Marley Aké, Bouna Sarr, Kevin Strootman, Pape Gueye, Valère Germain, Christopher Rocchia, Yohann Pelé, Nemanja Radonjic, Saif-Eddine Khaoui.

    ASSE Saint-Etienne (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    30 Jessy Moulin (GK)
    5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
    3 Wesley Fofana
    27 Yvann Maçon
    26 Mathieu Debuchy
    8 Mahdi Camara
    19 Yvan Neyou
    17 Adil Aouchiche
    20 Dénis Bouanga
    21 Romain Hamouma
    29 Charles Abi
    Saint-Etienne Substitutes:
    Arnaud Nordin, Harold Moukoudi, Jean-Phillipe Krasso, Stefan Bajic, Maxence Rivera, Aimen Moueffek, Lucas Gourna Douath, Nelson Sissoko, Zaydou Youssef.

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