Author of an exciting performance, theOlympic Marseille de Jorge Sampaoli took advantage of the arrival of AS Saint-Etienne to claim his first victory of the season at the Orange Vélodrome. Mattéo Guendouzi, Gerson and Cengiz Under found the net on Saturday, while Timothée Kolodziejczak had equalized time for ASSE. Still undefeated after 3 games, OM are back in the standings.
The movie of the match
This match of Matchday 4 of Ligue 1 Uber Eats is off to a good start with pace and intensity. The Phocéens quickly delight their supporters by unlocking the scoreboard after just twenty minutes. Payet kicked off with the outside of his foot, throwing Under on the right. The Turkish cross was taken over by De La Fuente, who was blocked by a defender from Saint-Etienne. The Marseille left piston reacts quickly and slides the ball back towards Mattéo Guendouzi, who deceives Green with a perfectly placed shot (1-0, 23rd).
Jostled, the Stéphanois relied on a set piece to catch up with their opponents, against the course of the game. On a corner from Aouchiche, Timothy Kolodziejczak has the best timing and catches the ball with his head. His attempt, hijacked by Rongier, offers the Greens an equalizer (1-1, 32nd). Claude Puel tactically reorganized his team. ASSE is doing better and suffering less from Olympian fury. Guendouzi was not far from scoring a brace before half-time. The former Gunner strikes from a distance, the ball being pushed back outside the post (39 ‘).
First goal for Gerson, Under confirms
OM quickly took a break after the break. Found by Rongier in the surface, Gerson scored his first goal in Ligue 1 Uber Eats by finding the top corner, flat-footed (2-1, 51st). The Greens regain color and seek once again to equalize. Mandanda distinguished himself by deflecting a powerful shot from Bouanga into a tight angle (65 ‘).
The storm has passed for Jorge Sampaoli’s men, who finally score a third goal. Slightly to the right, Cengiz Under inherits the ball. Once at the entrance to the box, the number 17 places a surgical shot that will lodge in the small opposite net (3-1, 68th). He thus registered his third achievement of the season and joined the peloton at the top of the scorers’ standings.
The Forez players give themselves up and offer boulevards to Provençaux. Despite an open end of the game, the score does not move. While waiting for the last matches of this 4th day, Olympique de Marseille are back to fifth place, with one game less.
The stat : Cengiz Under has scored 3 goals this season in Ligue 1 Uber Eats with OM, as many as in its last 2 cumulative seasons in the league in the European Top 5 (0 in 9 games with Leicester in 2020/21, 3 in 18 matches for Roma in 2019/20).