Ligue 1: Olympique Lyonnais obliterates Angers SCO 5-0 showing huge dominance
DéCINES-CHARPIEU. Olympique Lyonnais demolishes Angers SCO 5-0 with goals of
DéCINES-CHARPIEU. Olympique Lyonnais demolishes Angers SCO 5-0 with goals of K. Toko Ekambi (32′), A. Lacazette (38′), K. Toko Ekambi (59′), C. Lukeba (62′) and M. Dembele (88′). Olympique Lyonnais was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium in Décines-Charpieu on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Léonard who was helped by Cyril Gringore and Guillaume Debart. The 4th official was Robin Chapapria.
Match Statistics
Olympique Lyonnais was in firm control of the ball 65% while Angers SCO was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Olympique Lyonnais was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 15 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Olympique Lyonnais won the match.
Olympique Lyonnais shot 23 times, 15 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Angers SCO shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Olympique Lyonnais received 2 yellow cards (M. Gusto and Tete). On the opposite side, Angers SCO received 1 yellow card (S. Boufal).
After playing this match, Olympique Lyonnais will have 10 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Angers SCO will stay with 2 points to stay in the 19th place.
Match Events
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32'32'
K. Toko Ekambi
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38'38'
A. Lacazette
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54'54'
M. Gusto
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56'56'
Tete
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59'59'
K. Toko Ekambi
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62'62'
C. Lukeba
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65'65'
M. Dembele
A. Lacazette
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66'66'
J. Reine-Adelaide
Tete
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68'68'
S. Boufal
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69'69'
A. Sima
S. Boufal
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70'70'
A. Salama
L. Diony
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70'70'
D. Da Silva
T. Mendes
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70'70'
Henrique
M. Gusto
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78'78'
S. Thioub
Y. Valery
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78'78'
P. Capelle
A. Ounahi
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81'81'
B. Barcola
K. Toko Ekambi
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84'84'
H. Abdelli
A. Hunou
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88'88'
M. Dembele
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Olympique Lyonnais will play away with Lorient on the 7th of September with a 13-5 head to head record in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (8 draws).
Angers SCO will play away with Nice on the 18th of September with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Nice (5 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: Anthony Lopes , Malo Gusto , Thiago Mendes , Castello Lukeba , Nicolás Tagliafico , Romain Faivre , Corentin Tolisso , Maxence Caqueret , Tetê , Alexandre Lacazette and Karl Toko Ekambi .
Substitutes
Olympique Lyonnais made 5 changes: A. Lacazette for M. Dembele (65′), Tete for J. Reine-Adelaide (66′), T. Mendes for D. Da Silva (70′), M. Gusto for Henrique (70′) and K. Toko Ekambi for B. Barcola (81′).
Top player: Karl Toko Ekambi
Probably the most impressive player in Olympique Lyonnais was Karl Toko Ekambi.
His rating is with 2 goals, 30 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Angers SCO: Formation and Lineups
Angers SCO started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
On the opposite side, Gérald Baticle played with: Paul Bernardoni , Abdoulaye Bamba , Cédric Hountondji , Batista Mendy , Nabil Bentaleb , Yan Valery , Adrien Hunou , Azzedine Ounahi , Souleyman Doumbia , Sofiane Boufal and Loïs Diony .
Substitutes
Angers SCO made 5 changes: S. Boufal for A. Sima (69′), L. Diony for A. Salama (70′), Y. Valery for S. Thioub (78′), A. Ounahi for P. Capelle (78′) and A. Hunou for H. Abdelli (84′).
Top player: Nabil Bentaleb
The player who no doubt impressed Angers SCO the most was Nabil Bentaleb.
His rating is with 29 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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