Olympique de Marseille routed Angers 5-2 at Stade Raymond-Kopa on October 18, 2026, bouncing back from an early defensive error to secure their second Ligue 1 victory. The high-scoring win propels Bruno Genesio’s side provisionally into the upper half of the league table in eighth place.
How Marseille Survived a Gag Goal to Overcome Angers
Sunday afternoon at Stade Raymond-Kopa began with precisely the kind of misfortune that has haunted Marseille’s difficult campaign. Just 14 minutes into the contest, the home side seized an entirely unexpected lead. Following an initial cross from Amine Sbaï, Geoffrey Kondogbia attempted a defensive clearance that inadvertently struck the back of teammate Lilian Raolisoa’s head, sending the ball looping past an out-of-position Jeffrey de Lange.
The early setback threatened to unravel a squad still reeling from a midweek defeat against Olympiakos in Europe. Yet, rather than collapsing, the visitors methodically wrestled back control of the fixture. Timothy Weah anchored the attacking response, repeatedly driving down the flanks and supplying the pressure needed to stretch the home defense. The breakthrough arrived in the 37th minute when Weah delivered a precise cross that allowed Himad Abdelli to head home against his former club.
Just moments before the interval, Marseille capitalized again. Emerson Palmieri swung in a corner kick that found young Nouhoum Kamissoko unmarked in the goalmouth. Making just his second Ligue 1 start, Kamissoko nodded home his maiden league goal to give the visitors a deserved 2-1 advantage before the halftime whistle.
Amine Gouiri and the Second-Half Goal Fest
Any hopes Angers harbored of mounting a halftime comeback dissolved swiftly after the restart. In the 60th minute, a surging counterattack led by Abdelli sent Amine Gouiri racing into the penalty area, where Yassin Belkhdim brought him down. Gouiri stepped up to take the resulting penalty; although Anthony Lopes initially parried his effort, the striker reacted quickest to bundle the rebound over the line for his team’s third goal.
The comfortable margin prompted a brief lapse in concentration from the visitors. Angers substitute Prosper Peter rattled the crossbar with a ferocious half-volley, and soon after, Tochukwu Nnadi committed a clumsy foul on Carlens Arcus inside the box during a corner. Amine El Ouazzani converted the subsequent 75th-minute penalty to narrow the deficit to 3-2 and inject genuine nervous energy into the closing stages.
Marseille quickly extinguished any comeback hopes with a ruthless two-minute flurry in the closing stages. Amine Harit collected a pass from Nnadi at the edge of the area in the 83rd minute and unleashed a powerful, curling right-footed strike past Lopes to make it 4-2. Two minutes later, Weah served up another pinpoint header, allowing Igor Paixão to finish clinically in one touch for his first goal of the season, sealing the 5-2 scoreline.
Empty Stands at Stade Raymond-Kopa and the Table Standings
While the action on the pitch delivered seven goals and relentless attacking drama, the atmosphere in the stands told a different story. Kickoff played out before half-empty tribunes, with total attendance stopping below 15,000 in a venue built to hold 19,800. The sparse crowd was largely the result of steep pricing policies enacted by the home club, with standard tickets starting at 61 euros and premium seats reaching 181 euros.
The lopsided result leaves both clubs heading in contrasting directions in the domestic standings. Marseille climbs to eighth place with nine points and a positive four goal differential, stringing together successive league wins following their previous victory over Troyes. Meanwhile, Angers tumbles to fourteenth position with seven points, absorbing another heavy defeat just days after conceding five goals against Brest.
Bruno Genesio’s squad now returns home with momentum restored, preparing for forthcoming league fixtures at the Vélodrome against Le Havre and Toulouse.