Andre Ayew’s first-half goal helped holders Olympique Marseille to earn a 2-1 home win against Monaco and a place in the French League Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. Marseille, with a mostly reserve team, were caught cold as Monaco went ahead in the 22nd minute when Mathieu Coutadeur converted a penalty after Brandao had handled. The hosts piled on the pressure and levelled three minutes before halftime, with Ghana forward Andre Ayew heading home from a neat Benoit Cheyrou cross. 21-year-old Cesar Azpilicueta, who had a miserable start to the season after joining from Osasuna for a 7-million euro transfer fee, poked the ball home on the hour in a lively encounter at the Stade Velodrome. Marseille pressed hard after the break and Azpilicueta, who had scored an unfortunate own goal in his team’s 1-0 defeat against Spartak Moscow in their Champions League opener, scored his first goal for the Provence side. The Spaniard then cleared off his goalline in the closing stages of the game. Source: Ghanasoccernet