February 25, one of the matches of the 25th round of the French Football Championship was held. Angers (France) and Lyon (France) met.
French Premier League, Week 25.
Angers (France) - Lyon (France) - 1:3 (0:1)
Goals: А. Sima (87) - Thiago Mendes (38), A. Sarr (80), B. Barcola (90 +2)
Angers and Lyon, two French Ligue 1 clubs, faced each other at the Stade Raimont-Cope. Lyon managed to take the lead in the 38th minute thanks to a goal by T. Mendes, who sent the ball into the top corner from outside the penalty box. The first half ended with 1 goal and Lyon's personal advantage. In the 2nd half, Angers manager made several attempts to get back into the game. On 66 minutes, I. Niane and A. Yunou came on as a substitute.
In the 67th minute Lyon made two more substitutions: M. Dembele and A. Sarr replaced Jefinho and Cherki. Angers responded immediately: Goulam and H. Sabanovic replaced N. Bentaleb and F. El-Melali. 80 minutes into the match, A. Sarr gave Lyon a two goal lead and hope of winning. But in the 87th minute A. Sima scored a return goal to Angers and the match became equal again. In the last minute of the match B. Barcola scored the third goal to Lyon and the final score was 1:3 in favor of the guests. As a result, Lyon scored three points after a good performance at the Stade Raymond Kop and Angers left the stadium with its second loss in a row.
In the next round the following matches await the opponents: Montpellier - Angers, Lyon - Lorient.
| Angers | Lyon | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals on goal | 3 |
| 10 | Shots | 5 |
| 2 | Blocked strokes | 0 |
| 7 | Kicks from the penalty area | 3 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 16 | Violations | 6 |
| 2 | Corner | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 42% | Ball possession | 58% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 411 | Total assists | 586 |
| 348 | Accurate passes | 513 |
| 85% | Accuracy of transmissions | 88% |