At the end of the 31st round of the French Championship, Olympique de Marseille hosted Troyes and won 3-1 at the Vélodrome stadium. Striker Vitinha scored his first goals for the team, Cengiz Under doubled and Mama Baldé scored for the visitors.
The victory takes Marseille back to second in Ligue 1 on 64 points, overtaking Lens, who was defeated in the round by leaders Paris Saint-Germain. On the other hand, Troyes is still in the relegation zone, in 18th place, with 21 points.
Newly signed, Portuguese striker Vitinha ended the goal drought for Olympique de Marseille after just 2 minutes of play. The home team pressed Troyes for the ball, Vitinha disarmed the opponent and tried to cross. After hitting and rebounding, the ball returned to the Portuguese in the area, who corrected a strong shot in the angle to open the scoring.
Marseille’s second goal came from the same pressure on the opponent’s way out. Rongier stole the ball on the edge of the area and played for Under to come face to face with the goalkeeper. The Turkish striker hit the corner and extended the home team’s lead.
In the second stage, Vitinha scored the third goal for Olympique de Marseille. After a corner kick, the ball was headed into the crossbar, returned to Vitinha free in the small area and the attacker pushed it into the net. In stoppage time, Baldé took advantage of the lack of attention in Marseille’s defense and scored Troyes’ goal of honor.
Other Sunday results in Ligue 1
Lille 2 x 1 Montpellier
Auxerre 2 x 1 Nantes
Brest 1 x 0 Nice
Clermont 2 x 1 Angers
Strasbourg 3 x 1 AC Ajaccio
Monaco 3 x 1 Lorient
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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