Ligue 1: Olympique Lyonnais defeats Auxerre 2-1
DéCINES-CHARPIEU. Olympique Lyonnais prevailed over Auxerre to win 2-1.
DéCINES-CHARPIEU. Olympique Lyonnais overcome Auxerre to win 2-1. It was Olympique Lyonnais to strike first with a goal of Tete at the 29′. Then K. Toko Ekambi scored again for Olympique Lyonnais in the 72′ minute with a goal. Eventually, M. Autret reduced the distance for Auxerre with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Olympique Lyonnais was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium in Décines-Charpieu on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Gaillouste with the help of Philippe Jeanne and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Ahmed Taleb.
Match Statistics
Olympique Lyonnais was in firm control of the ball 62% while Auxerre was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Olympique Lyonnais was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Olympique Lyonnais won the match.
Olympique Lyonnais shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Auxerre shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Olympique Lyonnais. On the opposite side, Auxerre received 1 yellow card (K. Ruiz-Atil).
After playing this contest, Olympique Lyonnais will have 7 points like Lorient, Lille and Auxerre to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Auxerre will stay with 7 points like Olympique Lyonnais, Lorient and Lille to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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29'29'
Tete
K. Toko Ekambi
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57'57'
K. Ruiz-Atil
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62'62'
G. Perrin
K. Ruiz-Atil
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62'62'
H. Sakhi
Y. M\'Changama
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62'62'
G. Hein
L. Sinayoko
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69'69'
R. Cherki
Tete
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69'69'
C. Tolisso
R. Faivre
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72'72'
K. Toko Ekambi
R. Cherki
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77'77'
M. Autret
R. Raveloson
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78'78'
R. Dugimont
N. Da Costa
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80'80'
M. Autret
G. Perrin
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85'85'
B. Barcola
K. Toko Ekambi
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86'86'
M. Dembele
A. Lacazette
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90'90'
G. Perrin
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Olympique Lyonnais will host Angers SCO on the 3rd of September with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (2 draws).
Auxerre will host Olympique Marseille on the 3rd of September with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Olympique Marseille (4 draws).
Olympique Lyonnais: Formation and Lineups
Olympique Lyonnais started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Peter Bosz chose to play with the following team: Rémy Riou , Malo Gusto , Thiago Mendes , Castello Lukeba , Nicolás Tagliafico , Romain Faivre , Johann Lepenant , Maxence Caqueret , Tetê , Alexandre Lacazette and Karl Toko Ekambi .
Substitutes
Olympique Lyonnais made 4 changes: Tete for R. Cherki (69′), R. Faivre for C. Tolisso (69′), K. Toko Ekambi for B. Barcola (85′) and A. Lacazette for M. Dembele (86′).
Top player: Karl Toko Ekambi
Probably the most impressive player in Olympique Lyonnais was Karl Toko Ekambi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Auxerre: Formation and Lineups
Auxerre started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Jean-Marc Furlan played with: Benoît Costil , Brayann Pereira , Jubal , Alexandre Coeff , Gideon Mensah , Birama Touré , Lassine Sinayoko , Rayan Raveloson , Youssouf M’Changama , Kays Ruiz-Atil and Nuno Da Costa .
Substitutes
Auxerre made 5 changes: K. Ruiz-Atil for G. Perrin (62′), Y. M’Changama for H. Sakhi (63′), L. Sinayoko for G. Hein (64′), R. Raveloson for M. Autret (77′) and N. Da Costa for R. Dugimont (78′).
Top player: Mathias Autret
Probably the most impressive player in Auxerre was Mathias Autret.
His rating is with 1 goal, 2 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 77′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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