OM, in numerical superiority from the 59th minute, were held in check on the lawn of the promoted Metz (2-2), Friday during the 2nd day of Ligue 1, three days after their elimination in the Champions League .
While the very young Emran Soglo (18) had opened the scoring for the Olympians and scored his first goal in Ligue 1 with a low shot at the near post (14th), the Lorraine, reduced to ten after the exclusion of Ababacar Lô for a sole on the ankle of Iliman Ndiaye, managed to score twice, against the run of play.
Cheikh Sabaly first equalized with great success, with a shot deflected by Valentin Rongier (65th) who took his goalkeeper Pau Lopez the wrong way, then by Georges Mikautadze (71st) on receiving a corner .
Vitinha, who came on in the 75th minute, logically solidified the clear domination of the Olympians over the whole game by equalizing in the 82nd minute for OM, with a low shot at the near post.
Unhappy on Metz’s first goal, Rongier had been denied a little earlier a headed goal from a cross from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Canceled by referee Jérôme Brisard after viewing the VAR for a prior foul by Ismaïla Sarr on Youssef Maziz (55th).
At the end of the first half, Aubameyang also thought he had found the fault, but the intervention of the VAR canceled his goal for offside.
Winner of their first match against Reims (2-1), Marseille occupies the provisional first place in the standings pending the last matches of the 2nd day, which will see PSG move to Toulouse on Saturday.
Metz, corrected by Rennes (5-1) at the start of the season, scored its first point since returning to the top flight.
