Clermont : 0
Marseille : 1
A goal from Cengiz nder allowed Marseille to return to victory (1-0), this Sunday, on the ground of Clermont. Above all, the Phocens have shown realism and rigor.
After a first opportunity obtained by Cheick Dieng whose attempt was deflected by goalkeeper Arthur Desmas (15), the Turkish OM scored his fifth goal of the season, his fourth in Ligue 1, with a shot from the left after having fixed, from the right, the porter from Auvergne (25). On the action, the CF63 players claimed, without success, a foul by Dieng on Jonathan Iglesias to recover the ball.
The Marseillais, of which it was the second shot on target of the first period, on as many attempts, had not opened the scoring in the league since September 19 and their victory over Rennes (2-0).
The success of OM (its second in the last nine games in all competitions), which started without Dimitri Payet and Arkadiusz Milik, relegated to the bench and entered in the second period (57), did not suffer from any dispute during ‘a rather poor meeting in scoring chances.
Despite a little reluctance behind, the Phocens have mastered well under the impetus of Matto Guendouzi who shone in the midfield and with a large possession of the ball against an opponent a little static and completely harmless before half-time (4 shots , 0 squares). In the second half, OM could have scored again but Desmas interposed in front of Konrad de la Fuente (46), nder (73) and on a recovery from the head of Milik (74).
For his part, Clermont missed the opportunity to equalize by Jim Allevinah whose shot was rejected by goalkeeper Pau Lopes who made his only stoppage of the match (67).
The entries, the hour of play, of the striker Mohamed Bayo, on the bench as a sanction after his traffic accident on October 24, Jason Berthomier and Jodel Doussou did not reverse the course of the meeting.
Even if, in additional time, the Auvergnats hoped to get a penalty for a hand fault by Leonardo Balerdi but refused after calling the video, the ball having previously touched the defender’s foot (90 + 2).
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