On February 11, one of the matches of the 23rd round of the French Football Championship took place. Clermont (France) and Marseille (France) met.
French Championship, round 23
"Clermont" (France) — "Marseilles" (France) — 0:2 (0:1)
Goals: A. Sanchez (44), A. Sanchez (81)
Warnings: L. Balerdi (25), Johann Magnin (35), M. Saracevic (43), Mateusz Witeska (45), Jim Allevina (52), A. Sanchez (68), K. Junder (84)
The French Ligue 1 saw a thrilling match at the Stade Gabriel Montpier as Clermont Foot took on Marseille. While "Clermont Foot" led a fierce defense that held back the advance of "Marseille", they could not break the vigilance of the opponent, and the score of the first half was 0:1 in favor of "Marseille". Clermont Foote's talent and willpower were on full display early in the second half, but the team faced even more problems when L. Balerdi of Marseille received a yellow card in the 25th minute.
Five minutes later, Clermont Foot's Y. Magnin joined his colleague on the scorecard after his own yellow card. As the teams continued to compete against each other, Mohammed Cham was cautioned for Clermont Foot before Marseille's A. Sanchez was awarded a penalty. The impatient Clermont Foot continued their pursuit of luck and were rewarded with a pair of substitutions in the 46th minute. Marcos Guendouzi and Inés Kabore were replaced by Marseille, while Lucas Balerdi and Christophe Mbemba were replaced. As the game went on, Clermont Foot's J. Allevina received a second yellow card before their supporters received belated relief from the coaching staff. They replaced Martin Coffrier with Stefan Cisse in the 58th minute, and just over a dozen minutes later, Clermont Foot were back on the bench, replacing Arnaud Maurer with Yura Bela. However, in the 81st minute, the situation changed again: A. Sanchez from Marseille scored the second goal of his team and decided the fate of the match. Clermont Foote was able to make the final trade and drew Mohammed Cham, Stéphane Howey and Gustavo Kyei for Eric Rashani, Mohamed Gonalon and Kenneth Andrik respectively. The match was then ended after Marseille replaced Alan Sanchez, Caglar Underra and Vitinha with Abdel Unai. With a final score of 0–2, this proved to be a tough defeat for the Clermont Foot.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Rennes - Clermont, Toulouse - Marseille.