Ayew brothers give http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 another win – Ligue 1 news
Ayew brothers, Andre and Jordan Ayew scored a goal each in two halves as Olympique de Marseille continued with their road to recovery following a 2-1 win over SM Caen in their 16th Ligue 1 game of the 2011/2012 campaign.
Andre Ayew gave the visiting Marseille the lead in the 21st minute but former LOSC Lille striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordan-Ayew-c19098 scored in the 52nd minute to give Les Phoceens their third win in four league
games. The win now takes the Rhone giants to 7th place in the Ligue 1 standings.
The 3-0 Clasico win over rivals Paris Saint-Germain has seemingly served as a tonic for Didier Deschamps’ men. A virtuous display in the midfield from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Morgan-Amalfitano-c26799 coupled with Ayew goals were enough to hand the 2010 Ligue 1 champions another win.
Facing a confident and resilient Caen side at the Stade http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michel-c25453 d’Ornano, Marseille truly took the game to the Normandy side despite the absence of Loic Remy who was injured during the 3-0 win over PSG.
In fact, Morgan Amalfitano did well to cover for Remy and was simply amazing down the right flank. In the 21st minute, the former Lorient man tested Alexis Thebaux with a powerful strike. The Frenchman was able to make a save but his rebound fell
right into the path of Andre Ayew who didn’t need a second invitation to volley home the game’s first goal.
However, the hosts were level within two minutes. OM keeper Mandanda fouled Livio Nabib and Frau coolly slotted the resulting penalty kick beyond Mandanda to make it 1-1.
Though both teams played an even match, it was Marseille who had the edge and in the second half, the visitors were rewarded for their swift counter-attacking moves.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Souleymane-Diawara-c33850 squared the ball to Jordan Ayew who slotted the ball beyond Thebaux in the 52nd minute to retain Marseille’s advantage.
However, conceding the goal did little to hamper Caen’s hopes and the Normandy side tested the resolve of Marseille. Heurtaux, Gregory Proment and Nabab tested Mandanda but Marseille quickly put a lid on Caen’s attacking exploits.
Lucho Gonzalez was enjoying pulling the strings in the midfield and delivered another encouraging display to prove his undoubted quality. Amalfitano came close to getting a goal for himself after a great solo run. However, a cheeky attempted finish from
his back heel was not enough.
The game ended 2-1 to Marseille and the Phoceens will now face Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park in a vital UEFA Champions League group game that the French giants must win in order to guarantee themselves progression into the next round.
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