Marseille (AFP)

Cold shower. Olympique de Marseille expected to celebrate with a victory the return of Florian Thauvin, but Amiens equalized in the last second (2-2), Friday for the 28th day of Ligue 1.

And Saman Ghoddos appeared on the last attack to equalize, when OM had just missed 3-1 balls.

This precious point for the Picardy people (19th) only brings them closer to four lengths from the place de barragiste, but it is true for the symbol: at the Vélodrome, in a "remontada", and at the last second.

André Villas-Boas was furious with the referee at the end of the match and experienced his first French exclusion.

But his team, which led 2-0 thanks to Morgan Sanson (45 + 1) and Dimitri Payet (57), can be blamed.

Jordan Amavi conceded a penalty by hanging Serhou Guirassy in the box, who himself transformed the penalty (83).

Marseille has perpetuated its bad habit of being scared at the end of the match, but this time it was fatal against the Picards.

OM push Rennes (3rd) to 9 and Lille (4th) to 10 points, and their pursuers have a full-bodied program, Sunday: the Britons receive Montpellier and the Dogues Lyon.

- Wow OM at the Velodrome -

But this beginning of 2020 is decidedly slow for OM at the Vélodrome, a single victory against the last Toulouse (1-0), a defeat against Nantes (3-1) and two draws, 0-0 against Angers before Amiens.

OM controlled their match before letting it go. Guirassy also hit the crossbar in the 86th minute. And two difficult matches await Marseille, in Montpellier on Saturday, then Clasico against Paris SG.

To find good news, you have to advance to the 80th minute: OM finally found Florian Thauvin, absent since the start of the season, except ten short minutes on September 1, before resolving to have cartilage surgery his right ankle.

"Flotov" had the same ten minutes to gallop, acclaimed by the Velodrome, after replacing Payet. He set fire to the Amiens surface on a series of dribbles in his own way (89), but did not score (89). He had the match point ...

But the Picards have always tried to play, their very aggressive defense has long hampered the Marseillais. They haven't won since day 12, but the wheel may turn.

Amiens has recovered from the first two goals. First the shot of Morgan Sanson under the bar, after a decisive pass from Kevin Strootman.

The Dutchman, who has become a replacement since the advent of Boubacar Kamara to his post, has shown that he keeps his sense of the game. Duje Caleta-Car ill, Kamara fell back in central defense

Otherwise, not much else to note in the first 45 minutes than the sky blue bathing cap by Dario Benedetto, to hold his bandage after a shock.

Jordan Amavi, cautioned (17), will be suspended from PSG, and Dimitri Payet too has received a slightly ridiculous warning (40) for repeatedly moving the ball away from the mark painted by the arbitrator.

The Marseille N. 10 seemed to dispute the distance from the wall. Tired, Monsieur Letexier warned him, and Payet put his free kick in the said wall (40).

The second period was more beautiful: Amiens gave up more and OM took advantage in cons.

Payet could have scored a superb goal after two streaks of kidney breakers, but Régis Gurtner countered his shot. The Reunionese should perhaps have served Benedetto, whose swimming cap was perfectly marked on this action.

But Payet remade himself on the following action, he chained the hooks to review the Picardy defense along the line of the penalty area before scoring, with the complicity of Aurélien Chedjou's buttocks.

The N.10 again looked for Gurtner's skylight on a free kick before giving way to Thauvin, who will be there for the final sprint. It is the only consolation of OM ...

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