He returns to the festivities with a beautiful goal: Alexis Sánchez commands the victory of Marseille over the modest Hyères

Annotated by Alexis Sánchez them Olympic Marseille he got the job done and beat lowly Hyères, 2-0 . The national scored thanks to the maximum penalty and was decisive in the classification of the Phocaeans in the thirty-second finals of the Coupe de France.

The game started with a marked difference, both physically and technically. And it was not for less, because the local team disputes the fourth category of French football. Natural inequalities have gradually been balanced. On the ground there are only eleven against eleven, some reply, even if it will not last long.

The Phocaeans hunted down the Hyères region, but did no damage. Meanwhile, the place has tried to complicate with its elusive extremes. At 12′ one of the clearest chances would come. Dieng was given a through ball and when he went one-on-one with the goalkeeper he fell into a truly unusual occurrence. The shooter would have his revenge later.

Two minutes later, a key action would come. A free kick served from the right sector of the Marseille attack sought Sánchez at the far post. The Chilean won at altitude, but found no one with his pivot. On the second game, Almike Moussa N’Diaye took a hard tackle to the chest. Judge Jérémy Stinat had no doubts and immediately expelled Eric Bailly.

The Marseilles There was one less and Hyères without their most active player, with the midfielder to be replaced. The visiting cast was complicated, although they did not give up possession of the ball. They couldn’t generate danger and the anxiety gradually increased, as it would have been a debacle to be knocked out against a lesser team in category and resources.

Everything indicated that the duel would go until half-time in a draw, but the Chilean would appear there, who wore an unpublished number “10” on his back, since the two teams started with the classic numbers: from one to eleven. At 44′, Cengiz Ünder receives a nice through pass, holds the ball and scores. The Turkish striker received a subtle touch on his leg and went down. The referee imposed the maximum penalty due to the home team’s protests.

Sánchez took responsibility at the most difficult time for Marseille. The workforce led by Igor Tudor could not win against the modest Hyères and the context was complex. Especially given the bad course of the national on penalties. The ghosts were there.

However, the Chilean brought out his quality and kicked like Panenka . For the nostalgic, the shot automatically brought to mind what the striker did in the 2015 Copa América final, not only because of the beauty of the shot, but also because he used the resource at a decisive moment .

Finally, Olympique took the lead at half-time thanks to Niño Maravilla, who calmed down his squad. In complementarity, they felt more at ease and knew how to manage the advantage they had in their favour. The numerical difference was barely noticeable and the nerves dispersed after opening the account.

At minute 60, the top scorer of the Chilean team left the field of play at the Francis Turcan Stadium hall located in Martigues and which has a capacity of less than nine thousand spectators. Igor Tudor decided to give him a rest, although Sánchez left the pitch with a clearly annoyed face. And of course the national is renowned for his ambition and drive to play, which is why he was somewhat obscured when he was replaced by Valentin Rongier.

Eleven minutes later a new tour discount would come. Matteo Guendouzi commanded a Marseille counter-attack. The midfielder faced and allowed Bamba Dieng, who beat the back of Mohamed Sahnoune. The Senegalese striker attacked from the right and beat the goalkeeper with a powerful cross shot. Hyères tried to make a throw-in, but they weren’t doing well on goal. Marseille, meanwhile, held on to their advantage and eventually prevailed, sealing an unlucky performance and advancing to the knockout stages of the Coupe de France.