Ligue 1 – 4th day: Carried by its recruits, OM dominate Saint-Etienne (3-1)

OM have their first home success of the season. At the end of an intense match from start to finish, the Phocéens took the upper hand over Saint-Etienne, Saturday, at the Vélodrome, as part of the 4th day of Ligue 1 (3-1). Jorge Sampaoli’s volunteer players made the Greens’ nets tremble thanks to Matteo Guendouzi (23rd), Gerson (51st) and Cengiz Ünder (68th) while Timothée Kolodziejczak had equalized (32nd). The Olympians won over their supporters.

If ASSE immediately fired a first arrow by Denis Bouanga that Steve Mandanda had to push back (1st), the Phocéens were quick to respond and take control of the debates. In their daring tactical system with a reinforced midfield and Dimitri Payet in a very mobile wrong number 9, they pushed hard and Valentin Rongier, also very free, almost surprised Etienne Green (2nd) before unleashing a heavy shot from just outside. frame (4th).

A raging OM

Caught by the throat and unable to revive properly, the Greens suffered but William Saliba lacked efficiency from a corner (17th). This was not the case with Guendouzi. Ideally served back to the left of the truth zone by Konrad De La Fuente after an offensive initiated by Dimitri Payet and relayed by Cengiz Under, the former Lorient did not give Green (23rd) a chance. The player on loan from Arsenal was able to celebrate his first goal with OM.

The players of Sampaoli however eased off and the Stéphanoise reaction was immediate even if the borrowed Adil Aouchiche missed his recovery after a huge race from Wahbi Khazri (29th). The Greens insisted and obtained a corner to the right on which Aouchiche found the uncrossed header of Kolodziejczak at the near post for the equalizer (1-1, 32nd). If Guendouzi placed a long shot on the outside of the post (39th), the visitors are well reorganized and have better contained their opponents.

ASSE fought well

Claude Puel’s men who came to win on this lawn last season (0-2), even started the second period with real ambitions in their positioning. Maybe a little too much because they were punished when Gerson, perfectly served by Rongier in the truth zone, adjusted Green closely (2-1, 51st). The discreet Brazilian has also opened his counter with OM.

The Greens have yet again reacted nicely and pushed again. Except that Romain Hamouma did not dare to resume at six meters (62nd) and that Denis Bouanga stumbled on Steve Mandanda (66th) before seeing him block his header from the next corner (67th). ASSE had missed the boat and Under signed the goal of the break with a beautiful shot rolled from the left to the small right net of Green for his 3rd achievement of the season (3-1, 68th).

The match remained crazy until the end because Luis Henrique did not manage to add to the addition in stride (70th). On a last crazy occasion, the Greens would certainly have had to get a penalty, but the referee decided otherwise (90th + 4). After three draws, Saint-Etienne suffered its first setback and has therefore still not won. The Marseillais and their recruits, they are fully launched.