On February 12, one of the matches of the 23rd round of the French Football Championship took place. Lyon (France) and Lens (France) met.
"Lyon" - "Lens" - 2:1. French Championship, round 23French Championship, round 23
Lyon (France) — "Lance" (France) — 2:1 (1:1)
Goals: A. Lacazette (23), Ryan Cherki (64) - D. Machado (39)
Warnings: K. Lukeba (14), S. Samed (85)
90 minutes, Yellow card, Lyon, J. Lepenant The match between Lyon and Lens in Ligue 1 ended in a thrilling 2-1 victory for Lyon, with the fans at the Groupama stadium left on their feet. It has been a lively affair from the start and both teams have proven to be a force to be reckoned with. Lyon's Christian Lukeba received a yellow card in the 14th minute. Lyon took the lead in the 23rd minute thanks to a strike from Alexandre Lacazette. After 7 minutes, Lens equalized thanks to a David Machado goal, and this led to the fact that by the break the score was 1-1. In the second half, Lyon wasted no time in quickly regaining the lead in the 64th minute thanks to a goal scored by Ryan Cherki.
As the game reached its climax, a series of substitutions followed. Lance made three substitutions in the second half, starting with Jean Le Cardinal, who was replaced by Piotr Frankowski in the 63rd minute. Alexandre Fulgini then replaced Luis Openda in the 63rd minute. Substitutions for Lyon began in the 46th minute, when Alexandre Lacazette made way for Amadou Sarr. This was followed by the substitution of Bertrand Barcola for Moussa Dembele and Ryan Cherka for Jean Lepenant in the 80th minute. The match ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Lyon, as every minute of the game kept the audience on their toes. As the match entered the finals, Lens' Sami Abdul Samed was booked in the 85th minute and Lyon's Jean Lepenan received a yellow card in the 90th minute, ending the match in excitement.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Auxerre - Lyon, Lens - Nantes.
