Lorient ends Lyon’s invincibility

Lorient confirmed their fiery start to the season by winning 3-1 against pale Lyonnais on Wednesday in a late match of the 2nd day of Ligue 1. Postponed for three weeks because of the deplorable state of the lawn from the Moustoir stadium after the interceltic festival in August, the match turned into a nightmare for the Lyonnais, who suffered their first defeat of the season and lost the opportunity to pick up in Paris and Marseille.

Still 4th with 13 points, they were overtaken by Lorient, just behind on goal difference, who recorded the best start to the season in their history in the top flight. Despite intense pressing throughout the match, 67% possession, 15 shots including 7 on target, the Lyonnais fell into the trap of the Hakes’ lightning counter-attacks. And the latter were able to count on the great form of Yvon Mvogo in the cages, as well as on the power and the success found of Terem Moffi, who points to 5 goals in the last 4 matches when he had stopped at 8 in all of last season.

People from Lorient without complex

Without complex, the Hakes picked the Gones cold from the first minutes thanks to a direct free kick in the top corner of Enzo Le Fée (1-0, 6th). The Lyonnais came back to score thanks to a failed cross from Laurent Abergel, intercepted by Tetê, who launched Lacazette alone on the left. The captain concluded with a low strike between the legs of Mvogo (1-1, 28th). But on a very deep dismissal from Mvogo, Thiago Mendes missed the ball and let Ouattara offer a heel to Moffi, who cheated Lopes with a small stung ball (2-1, 33rd).

And while the Lyonnais tried to intensify the pressing, Lorient made the break thanks to an opening from Moffi towards Gédéon Kalulu on the right. Ideally served by the former Lyonnais, Ouattara stunned the Lyonnais with a resumption of the right (3-1, 49th). The Lyonnais hoped to revive shortly after from a corner, but Damien Da Silva had scored with his arm…