Opposed to FC Metz, Friday at the Vélodrome, OM, certainly at 10 against 11 for a long time, did not manage to win (1-1) and continues its fifth match without a victory in Ligue 1…
OM’s catastrophic season continues under the whistles of the Vélodrome… After three draws and a defeat against OL in Ligue 1, the team led by Gennaro Gattuso shared the points with FC Metz (1-1), Friday evening at home, opening the 22nd day. The Phocaeans are unable to get back into the race for Europe while the other teams in the first part of the table are slipping. They are 7th with five points behind the top 4.
The match clearly changed at the half-hour mark with the exclusion of Samuel Gigot for a foul on Georges Mikautadze who was heading for goal (31st), but also a penalty not awarded for a foul on Faris Moumbagna (33rd). Before that, the Marseillais had made a good start, with collective and technical ambition. But Azzedine Ounahi did not convert any of his opportunities (10th, 16th, 25th and 42nd). A nightmare on such a level.
Moumbagna’s first goal
Even at 10 against 11, OM dominated these Messins who remained on seven consecutive defeats in the league and Faris Moumbagna opened the scoring (and his goal counter) on a cross from Quentin Merlin (56th). The Cameroonian striker was interesting at the forefront of the attack, in the game as well as on his teammates’ crosses, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang played left winger.
In the process, Matthieu Udol equalized with a header in front of an overwhelmed Leonardo Balerdi (61st) and the residents of Vél were not able to snatch victory, despite the excesses of Ismaïla Sarr on the right wing, at the place of a still disappointing Iliman Ndiaye. OM will try not to sink a little further against Shakhtar on Thursday, in the Europa League, then on the field of Brest, the current 3rd in the ranking.
