Lyon vs AC Ajaccio, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Lyon

12': Mateus Tetê
22': Alexandre Lacazette (P)
27': Anthony Lopes

FT
2 - 1

AC Ajaccio

31': Thomas Mangani (P)
45'+4': Romain Hamouma

Lyon edge Ajaccio in opening game of new French season

Returning striker Alexandre Lacazette scored as Olympique Lyonnais secured a 2-1 home win over promoted AC Ajaccio in the opening game of Ligue1.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio).
1': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
1': Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio).
2': Tetê (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
3': Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Foul by Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio).
6': Thiago Mendes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
7': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ismaël Diallo.
7': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Oumar Gonzalez.
7': Attempt saved. Tetê (Lyon) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
8': Hand ball by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
9': Foul by Ismaël Diallo (Ajaccio).
9': Tetê (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Goal! Lyon 1, Ajaccio 0. Tetê (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
13': Foul by Johann Lepenant (Lyon).
13': Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Tetê (Lyon).
17': Ismaël Diallo (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt missed. Riad Nouri (Ajaccio) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrille Bayala with a cross.
20': Penalty Lyon. Tetê draws a foul in the penalty area.
20': Penalty conceded by Cédric Avinel (Ajaccio) after a foul in the penalty area.
20': Cédric Avinel (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Goal! Lyon 2, Ajaccio 0. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
26': Penalty Ajaccio. Mounaim El Idrissy draws a foul in the penalty area.
26': Penalty conceded by Anthony Lopes (Lyon) after a foul in the penalty area.
27': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) is shown the red card.
30': Substitution, Lyon. Rémy Riou replaces Houssem Aouar.
31': Goal! Lyon 2, Ajaccio 1. Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
32': Attempt missed. Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
33': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
33': Romain Hamouma (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card.
34': Foul by Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio).
34': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio).
39': Johann Lepenant (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Tetê (Lyon).
40': Ismaël Diallo (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Ismaël Diallo (Ajaccio).
41': Tetê (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Ismaël Diallo (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Attempt saved. Malo Gusto (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko-Ekambi with a cross.
42': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Benjamin Leroy.
42': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a fast break.
45'+1': Foul by Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio).
45'+1': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Romain Hamouma (Ajaccio).
45'+4': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Second yellow card to Romain Hamouma (Ajaccio) for a bad foul.
45'+7': First Half ends, Lyon 2, Ajaccio 1.
45': Second Half begins Lyon 2, Ajaccio 1.
48': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Thiago Mendes.
50': Foul by Ismaël Diallo (Ajaccio).
50': Tetê (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Riad Nouri (Ajaccio).
54': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Tagliafico.
58': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
58': Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt saved. Riad Nouri (Ajaccio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Vincent Marchetti.
59': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Rémy Riou.
60': Attempt saved. Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
62': Attempt missed. Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
66': Attempt missed. Tetê (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
69': Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
70': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ismaël Diallo.
70': Attempt missed. Johann Lepenant (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Malo Gusto following a corner.
71': Substitution, Ajaccio. Kevin Spadanuda replaces Cyrille Bayala.
71': Substitution, Ajaccio. Yanis Cimignani replaces Riad Nouri.
71': Substitution, Ajaccio. Bevic Moussiti-Oko replaces Mounaim El Idrissy.
72': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio).
73': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
73': Attempt saved. Bevic Moussiti-Oko (Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Mangani with a cross.
74': Foul by Johann Lepenant (Lyon).
74': Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Lyon. Bradley Barcola replaces Karl Toko-Ekambi.
75': Substitution, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso replaces Lucas Paquetá.
77': Attempt missed. Yanis Cimignani (Ajaccio) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaël Diallo with a cross.
78': Foul by Ismaël Diallo (Ajaccio).
78': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Foul by Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio).
80': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Yanis Cimignani (Ajaccio).
86': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Lyon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Johann Lepenant.
89': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Tetê.
89': Substitution, Ajaccio. Mathieu Coutadeur replaces Vincent Marchetti.
89': Substitution, Ajaccio. Qazim Laçi replaces Thomas Mangani.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
90'+2': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Mathieu Coutadeur (Ajaccio).
90'+3': Foul by Kevin Spadanuda (Ajaccio).
90'+3': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Kevin Spadanuda (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Lyon 2, Ajaccio 1.
0': Match ends, Lyon 2, Ajaccio 1.

Statistics

ACA		LYON
18	Fouls	10
4	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	3
32.5	Possession	67.5
8	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
218	Accurate Passes	553
297	Passes	635
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	2
11	Crosses	7
0.4	Cross %	0.3
41	Long Balls	54
16	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	1
15	Effective Tackles	11
22	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	11
8	Effective Clearances	11
8	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 48,516

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	4	+7	12
2	Lille	4	+8	10
3	AS Monaco	4	+3	9
4	Lyon	4	+3	9

Full Table

Line-Ups

Lyon (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Lopes (GK)
4	Castello Lukeba
23	Thiago Mendes
3	Nicolás Tagliafico
27	Malo Gusto
24	Johann Lepenant
8	Houssem Aouar
10	Lucas Paquetá
91	Alexandre Lacazette
7	Karl Toko Ekambi
20	Mateus Tetê

Lyon Substitutes:

Corentin Tolisso, Mohamed El Arouch, Rémy Riou, Bradley Barcola, Tino Kadewere, Rayan Cherki, Sinaly Diomande, Damien Da Silva, Jérôme Boateng.

AC Ajaccio (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Benjamin Leroy (GK)
21	Cédric Avinel
25	Oumar Gonzalez
3	Ismaël Diallo
2	Mickaël Alphonse
23	Thomas Mangani
8	Vincent Marchetti
5	Riad Nouri
14	Cyrille Bayala
17	Romain Hamouma
7	Mounaim El Idrissy

AC Ajaccio Substitutes:

Clément Vidal, Bevic Moussiti-Oko, Mathieu Coutadeur, Qazim Laçi, Francois-Joseph Sollacaro, Gaetan Courtet, Mohamed Youssouf, Kevin Spadanuda, Yanis Cimignani.

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