Despite almost a half-time of 11 against 10 at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, Little could not crack the defense of Lyon which brings back a good draw (1-1) from the North.
At the opening of the scoring, a powerful strike from outside the area, from Jonathan Bamba (22nd), perfectly served by Burak Yilmaz, responded … the equalizer against his camp of their teammate Zeki Celik ( 40th), who deflected in his own net a shot off target from Houssem Aouar (40th).
But even in numerical superiority and ultra-dominating after the exclusion of Marcelo for a second yellow card (50th), the Northerners did not manage to bend the Lyon defense, well grouped in front of Anthony Lopes, several times decisive.
Still undefeated, Losc (2nd, 19 pts) leaves PSG (21 pts) alone to take the lead in the Championship. Lyon is 6th with 14 points.
The highlights of the meeting
22 ‘: Oh the Maignan parade!
What a parade of the Lille porter. On a superb opening of Aouar, Toko Ekambi is presented alone in front of goal. The Lyon striker crosses his shot but Maignan takes the ball out with a firm hand. Toko Ekambi seems to have been embarrassed by his teammate Kadewere
23 ‘: The opening of the Lille score!
What a goal of Lille. Inheriting the ball in the box, Yilmaz intelligently retreats towards Bamba. The French international hope rolls in first intention. The ball ends in the small net of Anthony Lopes, who could not do anything
40 ‘: Oh the Lyon goal!
Very nice action from Rudy Garcia’s players which ended with success. At first, Dubois finds Mendes in the middle. His center at the far post finds Aouar, lonely. But the international misses its control. He still manages to strike and his shot, off target, hits Celik and takes Maignan on the wrong foot.
49 ‘: Lyon reduced to 10!
For a foul on Bamba, Marcelo receives a second yellow card. New turning point in this meeting. Rudi Garcia’s men will play the entire second half at 10
90 + 4: It’s over!
A heroic Olympique Lyonnais is doing this evening against Lille. Reduced to ten at the start of the second period following the red card received by Marcelo, the Rhone residents showed solidarity to keep the score. Opposite, Lille missed a little something to win the match, despite the defense attack in the second half and 15 shots against 8. The Mastiffs also fell on an excellent Anthony Lopes who, on several occasions, saved the his.
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