Hyeres – Marseilles. Reduced to 10 from the quarter of an hour following the expulsion of Bailly, OM did not suffer from their numerical inferiority and managed to find the opening from the penalty spot shortly before the break (1-0). Follow with us, on the so-called L’Internaute, the match live.
16:46 – Superb intervention by Gueye
At the top of the surface, Zerfaoui has his back to the game and follows in the right timing for his teammate who has tumbled. Slightly late, Gueye applied and tackled the Hyérois striker’s feet to take the ball away from him from 6 meters away.
16:42 – Barty misses the target
The Hyérois came back with more offensive intentions. On the left side, Mollo plays with Ünder and manages to cross. Magnora lets pass but the cross is sent back by a header from Marseille. It’s in the middle and Barty volleys from the right. His shot goes just wide of the left post of a beaten Blanco.
16:41 – An overflow on the left
Magnora overflows from the first moments of this second act on the left wing. His strong cross in front of goal is picked up by a serene Blanco.
16:41 – Resumption in Martigues
The players of Hyères 83 FC start the second period in a stadium committed to the Marseille cause.
4:25 p.m. – Marseille in front at the break (1-0)
At the end of a well-negotiated first period despite the circumstances, Olympique de Marseille took the lead (1-0). Well entered their match, the Marseillais complicated the task by being reduced to 10 at the quarter of an hour after Bailly had printed his crampons on the chest of N’Diaye, evacuated on a stretcher, but knew find the necessary resources to maintain control and make the difference just before the break, Alexis Sanchez converting a penalty obtained by Ünder. For its part, Hyères 83 FC was consistent in its organization but showed too little and suffered a lot in its management of depth.
16:24 – Dieng runs again
Dieng poses big problems for Hyérois’ defensive alignment. The Marseille striker is fleeing and each time takes depth in the back. There, on the right of the surface, he hands Sanchez with a heel. The action goes no further.
16:23 – Assef in percussion
In front of the surface, Assef is cornered by two Marseille defenders and loses possession. The Hyérois player does not abdicate and comes to recover the ball in the opposing feet. It hits the surface, swerves to the right but is well contained. He concedes the goal kick.
16:20 – Additional time: 6 minutes
There will be six minutes of additional time in this first period between Marseille and Hyères.
16:19 – Sanchez opens the scoring for OM (0-1)
Sanchez is responsible for taking the penalty and deceives Jan with a well-felt panenka. The Hyérois porter had anticipated and dived to his right.
16:17 – Penalty for OM!
Less than a minute from the end of regulation time, Ünder is receiving a deep ball. The Turk controls in the area and collapses when Agueni comes to challenge him. The defender seems to lightly touch his opponent’s support foot which adds a lot. The referee immediately indicates the penalty spot.
16:16 – Kolasinac.. offside
Kolasinac offers a sharp call on the left and is served. He enters the surface and in a tight angle manages to strike. Jan deflects for a corner but the flag goes up to signal an offside by the Marseille player.
16:14 – Marseille controls the pace
Despite the early expulsion of Bailly, Olympique de Marseille has its foot on the ball and is responsible for setting the pace for this 32nd final of the Coupe de France. The Hyérois are folded in their half of the field and do not expose themselves 5 minutes from the break.
16:12 – Mbemba strikes wide
On the Marseille raise, Mbemba extends and manages to touch Dieng, once again mobile in depth. Shifted to the right in the area, he resisted Agueni and chained a cross shot from the right. It goes past Jan’s goal.
16:11 – Harmless header
The Hyérois free kick, taken from the left side 25 meters near the touchline, is well wrapped between the penalty spot and 6 meters. He is taken over by a hyéroise header but too soft to worry Blanco.
16:09 – Under’s sole
On the left side, Mollo has a head start in front of Ünder and transplants towards the axis. The Turk is caught and lets his sole drag on Mollo’s Achilles heel. Free kick.
16:06 – Benbachir crosses too much
At the edge of the surface, Zerfaoui slips the ball between the two Marseille lines and finds Benbachir in the zone of truth. Shifted to the right, the Hyérois player crosses his right shot which passes in front of Blanco’s goal.
16:05 – Assef rushes
After a badly negotiated corner at the near post, the ball is cleared in the axis on Assef. The Hyères player hesitates to volley, prefers to control. He avoids a defender who came out quickly on him, shifts to the left and connects a completely unscrewed tri from the left.
16:04 – Bad cross from Mollo
On the left side, Mollo leads a rare Hyéroise attack but his deep center is too high and is a gift for Blanco’s gloves.
16:03 – Dieng safe
Dieng is very restless on the offensive front and offers a new call from the axis towards the left side of the surface behind Agueni’s back. The attacker is served, he turns around and continues with a curling shot from the right that Jan captures without difficulty.
16:01 – Cordoval cuts the trajectory
Deng makes the call behind the Hyères defense. The Marseille midfielder saw him and wants to serve him but Cordoval reads the trajectory well and intercepts.
15:57 – Veretout finds the bar!
On an eccentric free kick on the left, 25 meters away, Veretout takes his chance. If he lobs Jan, the former Roman sees his ball crash into the bar and bounce out of bounds. Free warning for Hyères.
15:53 – Reorganization for OM
On the Marseille side, Tudor also made his first change and brought out Kaboré to launch Mbemba who will come to make up for the loss of Bailly in the axis of the defense. Ünder will go down and occupy the right lane.
15:50 – N’Diaye evacuated!
N’Diaye was unable to straighten up and was placed on a stretcher before being carried off the pitch to the applause of the Francis-Turcan stadium. He is replaced by Magnora. The Mauritanian midfielder was taken directly to the hospital by ambulance to assess his state of health after this violent shock.