While awaiting the arrival of recruits Amin Sarr, Jeffinho and Wilson Isidor, Olympique Lyonnais returned to victory in Ligue 1 this Sunday in Ajaccio (2-0), not without suffering…
Young Barcola and Lepenant allow OL to escape the trap.
More than shaken at times, Olympique Lyonnais showed realism and ensured the essentials by winning on the field of Ajaccio (2-0) this Sunday as part of the 20th day of Ligue 1.
9th in the standings, Laurent Blanc’s men put an end to a series of three games without a win in the league. The ACA is 18th.
The Corsican storm is falling on OL!
Surprised by starving Corsicans, the Gones were completely pushed around in the duels and struggled to see the light of day and cross the middle line at the start of the game. Marchetti lit the first wick and forced Lopes to perform a saving tap-dancing. Coming up against his defence, the OL goalkeeper was not at the end of his troubles because there was fire in his area and Bayala was only a few centimeters away from cutting Belali’s cross from close range. Then the doorman had to save the furniture again in front of El Idrissy.
Clinical Gones
On the verge of breaking, the visitors nevertheless took advantage of one of their rare incursions into the opposing camp to find the fault through Lepenant, served by Barcola (0-1, 20th). From then on, we were no longer watching the same match: the Ajacciens were much less dashing and Barcola wasted a 2-0 ball by crossing their shot too much. Before the break, Moussiti-Oko still had a huge opportunity to equalize but was unable to straighten up at the far post.
Lacazette folds the match
When they got back from the locker room, OL were moving again, like at the start of the game, and Lopes still had to intervene in front of Moussiti-Oko, before Belali found the post with a header! The Lyonnais had let the storm pass and, after a failure by Cherki, they took advantage of a more disjointed second period to take shelter thanks to the inevitable Lacazette (0-2, 72nd). Even if Lopes were to go out again in disaster in front of Belali, before a big miss from El Idrissy, the Gones held a precious victory while waiting for the arrival of their reinforcements (Amin Sarr, Jeffinho, Wilson Isidor and perhaps a sentry)…
Match score: 5/10
A disputed but very messy match. The highlights of Ajaccio which made OL tremble were quite pleasant for those who like to see the little ones bothering the big curies, but this part, tense at times, all the same lacked binding, the image of the game Lyons. Notable fact: most of the Rhone supporters had to leave the stands in the 75th minute so as not to miss the last ferry to the continent. This did not prevent skirmishes between staff and with certain “supporters” at the final whistle.
The goals :
– On the left side, Barcola relies on Caqueret and gets rid of Youssouf before centering back for Lepenant. Alone in full surface, the medium crucifies Sollacaro (0-1, 20th).
– Tagliafico recovers an unrecovered cross from Cherki and relies on Tolisso who delivers it to him. On the left of the area, the center then crosses for Lacazette who takes over victoriously from close range (0-2, 72nd).
Players’ NOTES
Maxifoot has assigned a score (out of 10) comments on each player.
Man of the Match: Anthony Lopes (7/10)
If OL did not give in during the strong moments of the opposition, it owes it to the lack of realism of the Corsican attackers, but also its goalkeeper, author of 5 saves. We will particularly remember his tap dance against Marchetti, his intervention in front of El Idrissy then in the second period his exit at the feet of Belali
AC AJACCIO :
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LYONS :
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AC AJACCIO 0-2 LYON (mid-time: 0-1) – FRANCE – Ligue 1 / 20th day
Stadium: Stade Francois Coty, Ajaccio – Referee: Thomas Leonard, France
Goals : – J. Lepenant (20th) A. Lacazette (71st) for LYON
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