Lyon vs AJ Auxerre, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Lyon beat Auxerre for third Ligue 1 win this season
Olympique Lyonnais claimed their third Ligue 1 win this season when they beat promoted AJ Auxerre 2-1 at home on Wednesday to join Paris St Germain,
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 6': Attempt missed. Tetê (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Karl Toko-Ekambi.
- 9': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
- 9': Kays Ruiz-Atil (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Brayann Pereira (Auxerre).
- 9': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 10': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 10': Rayan Raveloson (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Auxerre).
- 11': Tetê (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Brayann Pereira (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Romain Faivre (Lyon).
- 12': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Romain Faivre.
- 13': Foul by Jubal (Auxerre).
- 13': Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Gideon Mensah.
- 15': Foul by Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre).
- 15': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Jubal (Auxerre).
- 17': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 18': Attempt saved. Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Tetê (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
- 19': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jubal.
- 20': Attempt missed. Rayan Raveloson (Auxerre) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nuno da Costa with a cross.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 20': Foul by Malo Gusto (Lyon).
- 20': Kays Ruiz-Atil (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Birama Touré.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Johann Lepenant (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Karl Toko-Ekambi.
- 23': Foul by Rayan Raveloson (Auxerre).
- 23': Johann Lepenant (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Romain Faivre (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 29': Goal! Lyon 1, Auxerre 0. Tetê (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko-Ekambi.
- 30': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
- 30': Nuno da Costa (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Malo Gusto (Lyon).
- 34': Kays Ruiz-Atil (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Tetê (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 37': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Brayann Pereira.
- 43': Attempt missed. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 44': Rayan Raveloson (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': First Half ends, Lyon 1, Auxerre 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 1, Auxerre 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 48': Foul by Kays Ruiz-Atil (Auxerre).
- 48': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Offside, Lyon. Karl Toko-Ekambi tries a through ball, but Tetê is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt missed. Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Karl Toko-Ekambi.
- 53': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
- 55': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 55': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Kays Ruiz-Atil (Auxerre).
- 56': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Kays Ruiz-Atil (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Romain Faivre (Lyon) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
- 57': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 57': Rayan Raveloson (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johann Lepenant.
- 58': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Benoît Costil.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Johann Lepenant (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
- 59': Jubal (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Brayann Pereira.
- 61': Foul by Romain Faivre (Lyon).
- 61': Rayan Raveloson (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Auxerre. Hamza Sakhi replaces Youssouf M'Changama.
- 63': Substitution, Auxerre. Gauthier Hein replaces Lassine Sinayoko.
- 63': Substitution, Auxerre. Gaetan Perrin replaces Kays Ruiz-Atil.
- 64': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Thiago Mendes.
- 64': Attempt missed. Nuno da Costa (Auxerre) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Gauthier Hein with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Gaetan Perrin (Auxerre).
- 67': Romain Faivre (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Castello Lukeba (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Nuno da Costa (Auxerre).
- 68': Offside, Lyon. Thiago Mendes tries a through ball, but Tetê is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Tetê.
- 68': Substitution, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso replaces Romain Faivre.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 71': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Gideon Mensah.
- 72': Goal! Lyon 2, Auxerre 0. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Auxerre).
- 75': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lyon).
- 77': Hamza Sakhi (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Substitution, Auxerre. Mathias Autret replaces Rayan Raveloson.
- 78': Substitution, Auxerre. Rémy Dugimont replaces Nuno da Costa.
- 79': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Gideon Mensah.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Johann Lepenant (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret.
- 80': Goal! Lyon 2, Auxerre 1. Mathias Autret (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaetan Perrin following a fast break.
- 81': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Birama Touré.
- 82': Brayann Pereira (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon).
- 84': Foul by Jubal (Auxerre).
- 84': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Substitution, Lyon. Bradley Barcola replaces Karl Toko-Ekambi.
- 86': Substitution, Lyon. Moussa Dembele replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 86': Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret with a through ball.
- 90': Attempt saved. Gaetan Perrin (Auxerre) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gauthier Hein with a cross.
- 90'+1': Foul by Gaetan Perrin (Auxerre).
- 90'+1': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Gaetan Perrin (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lyon 2, Auxerre 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lyon 2, Auxerre 1.
Statistics
 AUX |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 38 | Possession | 62 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 285 | Accurate Passes | 526 |
| 367 | Passes | 612 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 29 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 38,609
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 38,609
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 12 | +13 | 27 |
| 2 | Marseille | 12 | +17 | 25 |
| 3 | Lens | 12 | +10 | 25 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 12 | +8 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Lyon (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Rémy Riou (GK) |
| 4 | Castello Lukeba |
| 23 | Thiago Mendes |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 24 | Johann Lepenant |
| 6 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 15 | Romain Faivre |
| 10 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 11 | Mateus Tetê |
AJ Auxerre (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Benoit Costil (GK) |
| 20 | Alexandre Coeff |
| 4 | Jubal |
| 12 | Birama Touré |
| 14 | Gideon Mensah |
| 2 | Brayann Pereira |
| 6 | Youssouf M'Changama |
| 97 | Rayan Raveloson |
| 18 | Kays Ruiz-Atil  |
| 17 | Lassine Sinayoko |
| 9 | Nuno da Costa |
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