“We had a very bad first half”

Georges Mikautadze and Saïd Benrahma at the Olympic Games in Auxerre (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)

Scorer again with OL, Georges Mikautadze watched the match against Entente Feignies Aulnoye from the bench for more than an hour. If he congratulates the northern club, the striker had strong words to describe Lyon's first act.

We shouldn't have expected much from this last release of the year and theOL Did nothing to go against the followers. This Saturday evening, the Lyon team showed nothing, but ensured the essentials with qualification for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. When it's time to go on vacation, everyone will be content and will not look at the content of this short victory (1-2).

Although there was improvement for twenty minutes in the second half, OL were already on vacation and clearly lacked rhythm. Feignies Aulnoye was not unworthy, that's a fact, but Pierre Sage's men did everything to give them hope. “Difficult qualification yes, confessed Georges Mikautadze at the microphone of beIN Sports. We had a very bad first period. We scored this second goal to be safe, but they still managed to come back. It was a great team, we must pay tribute to them so congratulations on their journey.”

A great end to the year for the Georgian

Entered during the match, Mikautadze was not entirely successful, but was in line with its various outings. Deliberate at first, then decisive in a second by making the break three minutes from the end. A liberating goal, especially in view of the end of the match and this reduction in the northern score. Decisive for the 10th time in his last 15 outings in all competitions, the Georgian was at ease at the end of 2024. “With Saïd (Benrahma), we understand each other well. He slips it to me and I go to stare at the goalkeeper. It's always good to score.” All that remains is to hope that the short winter break does not hamper this good dynamic.