A significant friendly test for OM against Nîmes

By Philippe Serve

This Saturday, August 30, at Vallier Stadium (4 pm), Olympique de Marseilles féminin will play its third warm-up match and, perhaps, the most important. The Olympians will meet Nimes which is in the same group of D2  where the Gardoises appear as the favorites.

Although the reality of a pre-season game will not prejudge that of the entire season to follow, many lessons should be learned. Not to mention the minimal perhaps but real psychological aspect, that will result from such a game.

Among the 17 players called by Christophe Parra, note the return of Amandine Thiroux as goalie, alongside Anaïs Hatchi (and to the detriment of Marine Fernandez) and absences in defense, once more, of Emilie Pelloux, Amandine Blanc, Laura Gouy and Lugdivine Montagna. Everyone will be there in midfield, the young Tess Laplacette being confirmed in the team. The attack will have to do without Laetitia Abou-Deraa, still injured.

Goalkeepers: Anaïs Hatchi, Amandine Theroux.

Defenders: Myriam Belkiri, Anaïs M'Bassidjé, Camille Perrin, Laure Roffe-Vidal, Cecilia Vignal.

Midfielders: Hadia Ben Abdelghani, Tess Laplacette Charline Marcilly Caroline Pizzala, Alicia Pourquiès Lea Rubio.

Forwards: Cathy Abou-Deraa, Madeleine Anigo Pauline Cousin, Eloise Vallet.

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