PLAYER RATINGS | Le Havre 0-1 Marseille: Mason Greenwood ends goal drought to re-spark OM Europa league hopes

Just after the break Amine Gouiri arrived at the back post and turned wide a cross from Nnadi from close range. Greenwood would get more involved, cutting inside and earning a freekick from a favourable position just outside the box. His free-kick would hit the wall, before the referee waved away claims of a handball offence. But the referee would point to the spot just 30 seconds later when the ball made contact with Yanis Zouaoui’s hand in the wall. Mason Greenwood would step up to convert for his first goal in six matches, celebrating with a ‘zip’ gesture and a shush after receiving criticism over the past month (55′).

Only minutes later would Le Havre get their chance to equalise from the spot, after Soufiane Boufal was brought down by Medina in the box. Yet the Moroccan stepped up and rattled the crossbar with his strike, before Rulli was able to claw away the rebound. Queue the Argentine getting mobbed by his defenders as Marseille rode out the biggest chance, and Boufal pensively left the pitch as he was substituted. The latter period saw Le Havre with the majority of possession, as OM moved into a deeper block to defend their slender lead. Igor Paixao would break through at the end and send a finish one-on-one past Mory Diaw, but the goal would be ruled out by VAR in injury time.

HAVRE AC PLAYER RATINGS

Mory Diaw – 5

Arouna Sangante – 5

Ayumu Seko – 6

Gautier Lloris – 6

Yanis Zouaoui – 5

Rassoul Ndiaye – 5

Lucas Gourna-Douath – 5

Fodé Doucouré – 5

Sofiane Boufal – 4

The Moroccan looked to threaten in the opening stages and his delivery from dead ball situations was dangerous, as well as his evident passing qualities. Yet his influence began to fade in the latter periods of the game. He did well to earn the penalty when he went down in the Marseille box, yet was unlucky when his strike smashed into the crossbar.

Issa Soumaré – 5

Mbwana Ally Samatta – 5

OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE PLAYER RATINGS

Geronimo Rulli – 6

Made some vital saves in the first half, notably his double save from Boufal’s freekick and a rebounded strike from Gautier Lloris. Then came the moment from penalty spot, a bit of luck saw Boufal’s penalty rattle the crossbar

Should do him the world of confidence following a downturn in performances the last few months.

Emerson Palmieri – 5

Benjamin Pavard – 5

Leonardo Balerdi – 5

The Argentine looked like he was carrying the hangover of the Nantes defeat in his legs, and started the game nervously. Yet he grew into the affair as the Marseille backline settled in the second period and made a couple of great interventions and interceptions late on in the affair.

Facundo Medina – 5Pierre-Emile Højbjerg – 5Tochukwu Nnadi – 5Quinten Timber – 4Igor Paixao – 4Mason Greenwood – 6

The Englishman finally got back in the goals after having endured his longest scoreless run in a Marseille shirt in six games. At the centre of criticism from the French press, and at odds with his coach at times, he would convert the penalty which put OM ahead, after effectively earning it with the free-kick before and the strike towards the wall which was given as a somewhat harsh handball. He did start the game in much the same vein of form as against Nantes, slowly, not doing enough in tracking back. But as he grew into the game, he started to impact the game more, and his penalty would prove the decisive moment.

Amine Gouiri – 4

GFFN | George Boxall