- Mateus Tetê (12')
- Alexandre Lacazette (22' Pen)
- Anthony Lopes (27')
- Thomas Mangani (31' Pen)
- Romain Hamouma (45'+4')
Lyon edge Ajaccio in opening game of new French season
Brazilian Tete and returning striker Alexandre Lacazette scored early to set up Olympique Lyonnais for a 2-1 home win over promoted AC Ajaccio as both teams finished the first half with 10 men in the opening game of the Ligue 1 campaign on Friday.
Lyon, hoping for a major improvement after a disappointing eighth-place finish last season, got off to a bright start with a 12th minute goal from Tete, set up by Lacazette who then added a second from the penalty spot 10 minutes later.
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Former Lyon favourite Lacazette was back in Lyon colours after signing from Arsenal.
But the hosts side were down to 10 men before the half-hour mark when goalkeeper Anthony Lopes was dismissed for a dangerous tackle and Thomas Mangani pulled one back for the Corsican club from the resultant spot kick.
However, Ajaccio's one-man advantage lasted only until just before halftime when Romain Hamouma was sent off for a second cautionable offence.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Benoit Bastien
French Ligue 1 Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris Saint-Germain | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | +41 | 63 |
Brest | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | +17 | 53 |
AS Monaco | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | +15 | 52 |
Lille | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | +17 | 49 |
Nice | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | +9 | 47 |
Lens | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 43 |
Lyon | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 41 |
Stade de Reims | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 40 |
Marseille | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | +8 | 39 |
Stade Rennais | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | +5 | 39 |
Toulouse | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 36 |
Strasbourg | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 36 |
Montpellier | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 33 |
Nantes | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 31 |
Le Havre AC | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 28 |
Metz | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -19 | 26 |
Lorient | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -20 | 26 |
Clermont Foot | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -27 | 22 |