Sinayoko stars as unbeaten Paris FC down Marseille
Lassine Sinayoko scored a hat-trick as Paris FC continued their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season with a 3-2 victory at Marseille on Sunday.Rennes continued their unbeaten start to the campaign with a 2-1 victory at Angers.
Paris FC continued their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season with a 3-2 victory over Marseille on Sunday. Jacobo Ortega, a Spanish forward from Strasbourg, scored his first Ligue 1 goal in the match. Lassine Sinayoko netted a hat-trick, contributing significantly to the win. Liam Rosenior's Paris FC climbed to second place in the early table behind Monaco, with seven points from their first three games.
Marseille, under new coach Bruno Genesio, suffered consecutive defeats after opening the campaign with a 4-0 thrashing of Strasbourg. The visitors took an early lead in the 25th minute when Luca Koleosho crossed for Sinayoko to score. Marseille leveled in the eighth minute through Amine Gouiri, who converted Adama Camara's back pass.
Sinayoko restored Paris FC's lead 11 minutes later with a header from a Pablo Pagis cross. OM equalized again in the 57th minute, as Gouiri struck a close-range volley from a tight angle. In the 85th minute, Moses Simon's shot struck CJ Egan-Riley's arm, leading to a penalty awarded by VAR. Sinayoko converted the penalty, completing a hat-trick and securing the win for Paris FC.
Earlier, Strasbourg defeated Troyes 6-2 away, with English winger Sam Amo-Ameyaw scoring twice as a late substitute.
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