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12th Feb 2016

VIDEO: Steven Fletcher goes full Tony Cascarino with goal and backheel assist on Marseille debut

Kevin McGillicuddy

He has found his true calling in life.

We’ll admit we were dubious when Steven Fletcher was announced as a loan signing for Marseille.

The Sunderland striker was not exactly someone you would think the doyens of sophistication in France would be happy to see rocking up at the Stade Velodrome.

Heck, even Edison Cavani was surprised when the Scotland striker came on earlier this week as a substitute to make his debut for l’Om.

https://twitter.com/MeanwhileScotia/status/696460454416293889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

He wasn’t able to prevent a loss to PSG that night, but he did make a huge impression last evening as he scored, and assisted, in the club’s 2-0 French Cup win over Trelissac.

The striker was a busy man throughout the 90 minutes, and his first key involvement was this lovely back-heel assist for the opening goal.

He then grabbed a late goal for the Ligue 1 side to guide them safely through to the last eight of the cup

https://twitter.com/philousports/status/697900074203029504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Not a bad night for the striker at all.

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