Marseille thrashes Stade Brestois in a vibrant match
Olympique de Marseille secured a resounding 5-1 victory over Stade Brestois 29 in the first round of Ligue 1 2024. The match, played at the Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest, was marked by the Marseille side’s effectiveness, making the most of their chances to claim the three points.
The game started with a frenetic pace. In the 3rd minute, Mason Greenwood opened the scoring for Marseille with a quality goal, assisted by Amine Harit. However, Marseille’s joy was short-lived, as Stade Brestois 29 managed to equalize in the 9th minute with a goal from Romain Del Castillo after a missed penalty. The match became a back-and-forth affair with both teams seeking the goal.
In the 26th minute, Luis Henrique put Marseille back in the lead with a quality strike, again assisted by Amine Harit. The Marseille team continued to press and in the 31st minute, Greenwood scored his second goal of the afternoon from the penalty spot.
Stade Brestois 29 tried to react, but in the 45th minute, Mamadou Camara scored an own goal to increase Marseille’s lead. In the second half, Marseille sealed the game with a goal from Luis Henrique in the 48th minute. The Marseille team continued to dominate the game and in the 69th minute, Elye Wahi scored the fifth goal of the match after a penalty.
Stade Brestois 29 couldn’t find a way to recover the score and ended the match with a resounding defeat.
Statistics:
* Stade Brestois 29: 50% possession, 10 shots (7 on target, 2 off target), 5 corners, 12 fouls, 4 yellow cards, None red cards
* Marseille: 50% possession, 7 shots (5 on target, 1 off target), 0 corners, 8 fouls, 1 yellow card, None red cards
Marseille takes the three points in a match that demonstrates its potential to compete for the Ligue 1 title.
Substitutions stade brestois 29: at minute 64 R. Faivre came in and L. Ajorque went out., at minute 70 A. Camblan came in and M. Pereira Lage went out., at minute 70 H. Mbock came in and J. Martin went out., at minute 84 L. Zogbe came in and J. Amavi went out.
Substitutions marseille: at minute 71 F. Moumbagna came in and E. Wahi went out., at minute 71 A. Meite came in and P. Lirola went out., at minute 79 E. Sternal came in and F. Moumbagna went out., at minute 88 V. Rongier came in and Luis Henrique went out., at minute 88 K. Abdallah came in and A. Harit went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Stade Brestois 29
Marseille
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