Cold sweats but a job well done in the end.
After Canet-en-Roussillon last season, there was no new accident for OM in the Coupe de France against another Cannet, with two "n": led 1-0 by fans of Cannet- Rocheville (N3), the Marseillais finally won 4-1 Sunday at the Vélodrome with a hat-trick from Milik.
Honor to Cannet-Rocheville, first of all, who throughout the first period faced OM eye to eye, never curled up and played all the playable shots without looking in the rearview mirror so daring was not going to pay too much.
For Marseille, the first warning came in the 5th minute, when it took an express return from Balerdi on Hichem Ferreri who already saw himself in one against one against Mandanda.
It was ultimately center forward Mike Coré who had this chance and he did not let it go.
Well launched by the destabilizing Giordane Mendes, he cheated without trembling the world champion (1-0, 17th) and came to celebrate at the foot of the yard where some 3000 supporters of Cannet-Rocheville were installed.
We then thought that the list of improbable OM cutters in the Cup - Carquefou, Quevilly, Andrézieux-Bouthéon or even Canet-en-Roussillon last season - could still grow.
Because OM were at first completely harmless and failed to put pressure on the amateurs of the Alpes-Maritimes, who play in the fifth division.
Guendouzi passer, Milik triple scorer
But it only took one movement to turn the match, when defender Iheb Lahouel, already at fault at the start of the action with a bad alignment, won De la Fuente with a tackle in the middle of the box which earned him a penalty and a second warning.
Milik transformed the penalty into a goal (1-1, 41st) and another match began, much harder for the players of Farid Tabet, the ESCR coach, native of Vitrolles, OM supporter and former coach of several Marseille teams. At 10, everything suddenly got a little big for Le Cannet, the stadium, the pitch and the talent of those opposite. This was seen on the 2-1 goal, again signed Milik (57th) on a remarkable pass from Guendouzi in the back of the disorganized opposing defense. The Pole had shortly before found the bar with the head and if Marseille did not stack the chances either, the players in the green jersey had difficulty in existing beyond the center line.
In the 77th minute, Luis Henrique scored his first Marseille goal on a new assist from Guendouzi, who added a third to offer Milik a hat-trick (4-1, 90th) and OM could quietly start to think at the reception in Reims on Wednesday.
With a success against the Champenois, Marseille would put itself in a very favorable position when it comes to the turn of 2022, which will begin with a round of 16 in the Coupe de France.
The event is a real goal for OM, which has not won it since 1989. It is a long way for a club that loves it so much.