Algeria international Himad Abdelli headed OM level against his former club Angers, without celebrating, before midfielder Nouhoum Kamissoko put Marseille ahead in the 42nd minute (1-2).
The Stade Raymond-Kopa had the feel of a reunion this Sunday, 18 October 2026. For matchday 7 of Ligue 1, Angers SCO hosted Olympique de Marseille at 15:00, and it was one of their own, Himad Abdelli, who brought the two teams level in the 36th minute.
A goal the Algeria international attacking midfielder, who moved to the Canebière after captaining SCO, did not celebrate. A few minutes later, midfielder Nouhoum Kamissoko tipped the balance Marseille’s way from an Emerson corner, making it 1-2.
Raolisoa opens the scoring
The match had nevertheless started in the best possible way for Angers. As early as the 13th minute, full-back Lilian Raolisoa opened the scoring, according to Orange Sports. SCO, 13th with 7 points before kick-off, then took the lead against a Marseille side in difficulty.
Because OM are enduring a complicated start to the season. Bruno Genesio’s men had only 6 points from 6 matches and sat 14th in Ligue 1 before this trip, according to Stars Actu. Three days earlier, they had also suffered a defeat in the Europa League against Olympiakos (0-1) at the Vélodrome, as reported by Eurosport.
Abdelli, the header and the silence
So a spark was needed, and it came from a former Angers player. In the 36th minute, after a switch of play by Amine Harit, Timothy Weah crossed and Himad Abdelli placed a diving header to equalise, according to Orange Sports.
What followed was just as striking: the Algeria international refused to celebrate his goal against his former club, again according to Orange Sports. A deliberate silence, at the very moment his team were pulling level.
Kamissoko puts OM ahead
Six minutes later, OM completed their comeback. In the 42nd minute, young midfielder Nouhoum Kamissoko powered home a header from an Emerson corner to put the Phocaeans ahead (1-2), according to Orange Sports. Marseille were back in front.
For this match, Genesio had notably started Algeria striker Amine Gouiri at the head of the attack, reports FootMarseille. The Marseille coach had also fielded an unprecedented central defensive pairing of Geoffrey Kondogbia and CJ Egan-Riley, according to the same source.
Marseille’s next fixture is set for matchday 8 of Ligue 1, over the weekend of 24-25 October 2026.