Marseille started strongly against Angers, but eventually fell behind late in the first half after the home team's defender Nayef Aguerd misjudged the bounce of a long ball. Sidiki Cherif held him off and calmly slotted the ball past Geronimo Rulli to make it 1-0, prompting boos from the home fans as Marseille went into the break with a one-goal deficit.
Italian coach De Zerbi reacted with a triple substitution at half-time, one of which saw 18-year-old forward Robinio Vaz come on alongside summer signings Matt O'Riley and Benjamin Pavard. The change paid off immediately, as Vaz finished off a counterattack from a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pass to level the score at 1-1. Marseille continued to press for the winner, with Mason Greenwood and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg testing Herve Koffi from set pieces. Their persistence paid off in the 70th minute when Vaz received the ball on the edge of the box, turned past Jordan Lefort and Jacques Ekomie, and fired a powerful shot into the net to make it 2-1.
Just when Marseille appeared set to claim all three points, a late lapse proved costly. Angers’ Amine Sabai pounced on a loose ball and found Camara, who slotted past Rulli to make it 2-2 in the dying seconds of a thrilling Ligue 1 encounter.