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Alexandre TROPENAS
Spectators: 8132 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 161) Noé Derville made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Noël Bessou got free with Marquinhos Macedo in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 10 minutes into the match, Marseille's goalkeeper Marquinhos Macedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noé Derville. With a little luck, Marseille's Marquinhos Macedo got control of the ball when Noé Derville tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tierney McJames scored 0-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Daryl Jonquet, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 20 minutes into the match, Marseille's goal looked a bit too open when Noël Bessou came free, but Marquinhos Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ramzi Bleuze hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. If Ali Saarinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marquinhos Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noël Bessou, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Noé Derville could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Marquinhos Macedo made a huge save. In the 30th match minute, Marseille was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noureddine Ritter to maneuver through the defense. Marquinhos Macedo made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Noël Bessou sent off a good shot on target. Noureddine Ritter hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Ferrière in the 46th minute of play forced Marseille's goalkeeper Marquinhos Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

In the 56th minute, Ali Saarinen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marseille fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The supporters of Marseille booed when US Montélimar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Ferrière didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tierney McJames's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Daryl Jonquet skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 60th minute, Johan Dufrene hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, US Montélimar's Robert Ferrière got a free kick in the 62nd minute. 67 minutes into the match, Marseille's goal looked a bit too open when Noé Derville came free, but Marquinhos Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Viviano Casado in the 69th minute of play forced US Montélimar's goalkeeper Daryl Jonquet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marseille's Marquinhos Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johan Dufrene in the 70th minute of play. Marquinhos Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noël Bessou in the 71st minute of the match. After 74 minutes, Viviano Casado mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marseille and the US Montélimar players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th minute, Viviano Casado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Marseille's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Ferrière came free, but Marquinhos Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Marseille's Viviano Casado got a free kick in the 79th minute. A collision led to Marseille getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Viviano Casado hit a great ball. In the 84th minute, Ali Saarinen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 87th minute Robert Franceschi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daryl Jonquet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marseille made a substitution. Jean-Charles Tournadre replaced Mourad Gandon.