The Ukrainian midfielder of the French "Marseille" Ruslan Malinovskyy yesterday played another match for his team.
The 29-year-old footballer got in the starting lineup of Provençal team for the home match of the 27th round of the French championship against Strasbourg. Malinovskyy did not managed to be effective in this match, but he was directly involved in the first goal to the opponent. 49 minutes into the match, the Ukrainian player took a free kick and sent the ball straight to Chancel Mbemba who effectively seized it.
As a result of this match, the Ukrainian received 7.5 points from WhoScored, which was the third best score in Marseille. Only Provençal goalkeeper Pal Lopez received the highest mark - 7.6 points, and the team's forward Alexis Sanchez received 8.2 points.
We should add that one more Ukrainian legionnaire took part in the match Marseille - Strasbourg: defender Eduard Sobol played for the visiting team and received a yellow card.
French Championship. 27-th round
"Marseille" - "Strasbourg 2:2 (0:0)
Goals: Mbemba (49), Sanchez (76 penalty).
"Marseille: Lopez, Clos, Kolasinac (Gigot, 60), Mbemba, Balerdi, Nuno Tavares, Veretu, Malinovsky (Gendouzi, 81), Rongier, Sanchez (Bayi, 81), Under Under.
It should be added that after moving to Marseille in early January this year, Malinovskyy has played 13 matches for this team (9 times he appeared on the field in the starting lineup), and on his account he scored two goals.