Olympique de Marseille achieved a wide six goals to one victory over SSDFT in the Western European group.
The match started at a fast pace as each team tried to control the ball and impose its game style. Marseille’s first threat against Albishi came at the 12th minute after Hadari was left alone, but his shot went wide. As time went on, the French team began to dominate the match. At the 19th minute, Olympique de Marseille turned their control into a lead in the score, after Ben Saghir sent in a low cross that was met by Bilal Nader, who dribbled and fired a powerful and accurate shot straight into the back of the net.
Abdullah Albusaylan came close to scoring the equalizer after a French defensive mistake: he received the ball inside the penalty area and hit a shot that hit a defender. Olympique de Marseille doubled the lead at the 27th minute after a beautiful team play that Bin Yahya was able to finish successfully.
The second half followed the same dynamic as Salem Bin Saghir managed to score the third goal at the 56th minute. Bin Yahya added the fourth goal at the 62nd minute after another strong shot that rattled the net. Twelve minutes later, Muflih Alshahrani reduced the difference after scoring a beautiful goal for Team White from a direct free kick, which he executed with great skill. Before the end of the game, substitute Soglo added the fifth and sixth goals to reach the final score, 6-1.
