PARIS: A last-gasp goal by Andre-Pierre Gignac gave Olympique Marseille a thrilling 3-2 comeback home win against champions Montpellier in Ligue 1, yesterday.
Striker Gignac found the back of the net one minute into stoppage time to lift OM up to second place with 41 points from 21 games, one point adrift of leaders Olympique Lyon.
Andre Ayew put the Provence side ahead when he headed home in the 14th minute.
Andre Ayew came close 10 minutes before the interval with a shot from just outside the box that shaved Geoffrey Jourdren’s left post.
Montpellier upped the tempo and Utaka controlled Cabella’s cross into the box and fired past Mandanda to make it 2-1 for the visitors.
In the 80th minute, Jordan Ayew scored before Gignac, benefited from a bad clearance to score. REUTERS
