OM played with fire

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By: Manu Tournoux

Beaten in additional time in Rennes last Sunday (1-0), OM launched its championship this Saturday at the Vélodrome on the occasion of the 2e Day of Ligue 1. Faced with Paris FC, the men of Roberto de Zerbi rectified the shot despite a guilty vacuum. With a great victory and wide on arrival (5-2).

Under pressure and obviously feverish at first glance despite the unconditional support of their supporters, the Marseillais were able to open the scoring on a penalty obtained by Aubameyang and transformed by Greenwood (1-0, 18e). A first goal followed by a second, very quickly, work of the same Aubameyang of an improbable position in the opposing repair surface (2-0, 24e).

The hardest thing seemed made for the Olympians. And yet … Yet OM immediately fell back into its flaws. Kebbal remembered the fond memories of his city of birth by placing in the opposite nets a marvel of rolled striking (2-1, 28e). And Simon to equalize before the time of play while enjoying a largeness of the Marseille defense (2-2, 58e).

Aubameyang always essential

At this moment of the game, a certain tension invades the velodrome – especially since Kebbal is the checkout of nothing on a distant attempt consecutive to a cavalier outing of Rulli. The light finally will come from the entry into the game of a Pugnace Nadir, with the help of an Aubameyang which has lost none of its scorer qualities (3-2, 73e).

In the process, the Gabonese striker will give way to the young Vaz, who in barely 20 minutes will get a penalty – missed by Greenwood (85e)-and will find the fault of a big eccentric strike (5-2, 90e+6). Meanwhile, Höjbjerg had relieved his own from an unstoppable mine for the Parisian porter, on a decisive pass from Nadir (4-2, 81e). OM has been scared, but also displayed a sacred mental this Saturday. A good omen for the future.