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Marseille continue poor form with Amiens flop
AMIENS, France, Oct 5, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Marseille are set to fall further
back in the Ligue 1 title race after crashing 3-1 at Amiens on Friday and
stretching their run without a win to four matches.
Haitam Aleesami’s early strike, Serhou Guirassy’s 41st-minute penalty and a
stoppage time counter-attack finished off by John Mendoza condemned Andre
Villas-Boas’s side to a fourth league defeat despite Dario Benedetto
levelling for the away side midway through the first half with a superb fifth
goal of the season.
The loss comes after three straight draws and drops Marseille down to sixth
on 13 points, five behind leaders Paris Saint-Germain and three from second-
placed Angers ahead of the pair’s top-of-the-table clash at the Parc des
Princes on Saturday afternoon.
Amiens meanwhile jump up to 11th place after their third win of the season.
The hosts could have won by an even larger margin had Guirassy not crashed
a great chance against the bar shortly after the break.
Juan Ferney Otero also wasted a golden opportunity for the hosts to make it
three when clean through and one-on-one with Marseille stopper Steve
Mandanda, fluffing his finish with teammates ready to take a pass and slot
into an open goal.
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