The match was organised by former Marseille goalkeeper Pascal
Olmeta for his children’s charity and although the first half
produced some entertaining football, once the majority of the
United players were replaced by a selection of guests and
celebrities, the floodgates opened.
The first real attempt in the match resulted in a goal as United
failed to clear a Morgan Amalfitano corner properly after 20
minutes and the ball dropped nicely to Nicolas
N’Koulou who pulled off a brilliant left-footed
volley.
Marseille added a second in the 34th minute through
Jordan Ayew as the 19-year-old managed to bundle
the ball past several defenders, owing to a favourable ricochet,
before side-stepping Evra and finishing past Barthez in the United
goal.
United took just two minutes to hit back, however, as Cleverley
played a clever through-ball between two defenders for
Danny Welbeck to run on to and he made no mistake
as he placed the ball into the bottom far corner.
A minute later United found themselves level as Welbeck turned
provider as he played Cleverley through on goal
who finished brilliantly as he stroked the ball into the corner of
the net.
Marseille took the lead once again less than 60 seconds into the
second half as Benoit Cheyrou controlled a cleared
corner before lashing it into the top corner of the net from
range.
The hosts restored their two-goal lead in the 59th minute as
Alou Diarra diverted a corner goalwards with a
near-post header, and that lead was extended three moments later as
Ayew pounced on a defensive error to score easily
from close range.
United, who by the 70th minute had just four of their own
official first-team players on the pitch, lost another goal 20
minutes from time as Loic Remy eased past a
defender and slotted home from seven yards out.
With 10 minutes to go, Marseille grabbed their seventh of the
night as Remy got on the end of a cross from the
right-wing and unleashed an unstoppable header towards the top far
corner, whilst Cheyrou grabbed his second of the
match four minutes later as he headed home at the far post.
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