Ligue 1: Brest Beat Marseille 2-0, Extend Winless Streak For Beye's Side

Marseille fall to Brest as Ajorque scores twice

Marseille's winless streak continues as Brest secure 2-0 win, moving up to 11th in Ligue 1. Brest beat Marseille in Habib Beye's debut, with Ludovic Ajorque scoring twice.

Ethan Nwaneri was one of two players introduced by Beye on 71 minutes, but he was unable to sufficiently influence proceedings...

Habib Beye's Marseille debut didn't go as planned, losing 2-0 to Brest, extending their winless streak to four Ligue 1 matches. Brest's Ludovic Ajorque opened scoring in 10th minute.

A poor Benjamin Pavard clearance only went as far as Hugo Magnetti, whose cross deflected off the back of Arthur Vermeeren and was met by Ajorque, who headed in despite Marseille goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli getting something on it.

Marseille looked stunned after going behind and things could’ve soon worsened when Ajorque fired wide, while at the other end, Mason Greenwood’s cross-shot narrowly evaded Amine Gouiri.

Brest were in dreamland, though, on 29 minutes when Ajorque rose to meet another Magnetti cross, nodding in off Rulli’s right-hand post for his third goal in as many games.

Brest’s confidence was sky-high, with Junior Dina Ebimbe and young defender Junior Diaz soon going close before Ajorque thundered a hat-trick chance off the bar, leaving Beye with an almighty team-talk on his hands at half-time

Beye brought on Aubameyang, but Brest stayed strong, soaking up pressure and waiting for chances.

Home goalkeeper Gregoire Coudert smartly beat away Quinten Timber’s drive from distance shortly before the hour mark, while Rulli still needed to be on his toes, with Dina Ebimbe’s strike bringing the best out of Marseille’s goalkeeper.

Coudert was then breathing a sigh of relief as Gouiri’s hanging header dropped wide. 

Ethan Nwaneri was one of two players introduced by Beye on 71 minutes, but he was unable to sufficiently influence proceedings, and Marseille’s dismal night was summed up late on when Mason Greenwood was brought down by Daouda Guindo for a penalty, only for Ligue 1’s leading scorer this season to see his spot-kick superbly saved by Coudert.

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Brest's win lifts them to 11th, just 4 points from top 5. Marseille needs a bounce-back vs Lyon next Sunday.