Decidedly, whether they are written with an “n” or two, the namesakes of Le Cannet take great pleasure in playing with Marseille’s nerves. Led by the modest National 3 team of Cannet-Rocheville, which gave him a hard time for 45 minutes, OM ended up turning the tide and winning (4-1) in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France. Last year, the Olympians fell in the 16th beaten by Canet-en-Roussillon (2-1).
“We made the game difficult, we do not put enough intensity in the duels, we are doing well”, summarized annoyed Marseille midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi at half-time. Dominators without being decisive, the Marseillais had been surprised on a counter assassin in the 17th. On a superb deep pass from Mendes, number 10 from Le Cannet, Mike Coré, slipped a shot from the right between Mandanda’s legs.
While the left winger, Konrad De La Fuente, chained the uninspired crosses, Arkadiusz Milik and Pape Gueye saw their opportunities sometimes pushed back by the gloves of the opposing goalkeeper (25th, 27th) sometimes by a leg hanging there (24th) , proof of the defensive self-sacrifice of the Cannettans.
One would have thought that there awoke this magical aura so characteristic of this competition accustomed to bringing the little thumbs towards the exploit. Because even if the score is heavy on arrival, the Marseillais were particularly clumsy. We think in particular of this largely missed opportunity at the penalty spot by Dimitri Payet just before OM’s third goal, scored by Luis Henrique.
But the excess of intensity in the duels of Le Cannet, necessary to hope to make a blow, ended up paying dearly. The second yellow card, synonymous with exclusion and penalty, scooped by Lahouel in the 39th has changed the face of this meeting. With a cross strike from the left (video below), Milik allowed his people to get their heads right (42nd), then to make the break (57th, 2-1).
A double to chase the Marseille concern and bury the last hopes of the residents of National 3. The Polish striker even offered himself a hat-trick to conclude on the last action of the match. For OM, the essential is safe.