But : David (17e) for the Mastiffs // Fofana (90e+1) for the Gones
Between two playing teams who will each have had their period, Lyon pushed to catch up with a LOSC who entered their match much better (1-1). Bruno Genesio’s squad misses the opportunity to steal the runner-up place from AS Monaco and goes third while waiting for the OM match, while OL provisionally takes fifth place.
Gift after gift
The start of the match was lively, and Moussa Niakhaté quickly decided to spice up the fun by offering a goal ball to Jonathan David with a limp pass towards his goalkeeper Lucas Perri, in his five and a half meters. Problem, Angel Gomes does not fit on the Canadian’s back serve, while there is only Duje Ćaleta-Car in the cages (9th). There was no time to breathe for the Lyonnais as Gabriel Gudmundsson burst into their area to offer the opener on a plate to Thomas Meunier, alone at the penalty point, who had plenty of time to adjust his flat foot… deviated from the end of the scalp on the square by Nicolas Tagliafico (13e). A quarter of an hour into the game, the Gones already look like a miracle, and Ainslay Maintland-Niles takes it upon himself to force the decision: with a back pass even more lame than the first, he treats David who is ahead this time Perri’s exit from a hook and quietly finishes the job (1-0, 17e).
L’OL en mode Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
The Lyonnais suffered the blow, but ended up taking their heads out of the water with a superb ball release, and saw Corentin Tolisso lead the offensive to sabotage a five against two situation, preferring to serve a Jordan Veretout who was losing his means at the moment to shoot than to serve Rayan Cherki alone in the area (22e). The rest of the time, the Mastiffs devoured the Gones, and Angel Gomes took the opportunity to curl a love free kick to the corner of the area on the near post. The visitors return with a completely different face from the locker room, even if Meunier offers himself the first opportunity of the second half, but crosses too much, well offset by Edon Zhegrova (49e). Confirming their renewed form, Rayan Cherki walks through the Lille defense to serve Alexandre Lacazette who sends the ball into the sky at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, well hampered by Diakité (53e). A new thrill passes in front of the Lille cage when Maitland-Niles unleashes a powerful strike from outside on a serve from the hyperactive Cherki, but Pierre Sage’s men still do not fit (59e).
OL multiplies the offensives, and Cherki releases his special leg pass with a chained shot, but hits the crossbar of Lucas Chevalier (71ste). The threat becomes clearer, Chevalier makes a nice double save from a corner, but it’s only a postponement: at the fall of another corner kick, Maitland-Niles shoots the French goalkeeper from the penalty point. the VAR decides to leave LOSC in front, for a slight offside by Niakhaté remaining in contact with the goalkeeper (76e). On yet another Lyon center, AMN can redeem itself for good, with a powerful center for Fofana (1-1, 90e+1). The Lyonnais pulled away, and the sharing of points is deserved.
Relive Lille-Lyon (1-1)
