Lorient - Lyon - 0:2. French Championship, 25th round. Match review, statistics

On 9 March, one of the matches of the 25th round of the French football championship took place. Lorient (France) and Lyon (France) met.

French Championship, 25th round

Lorient (France) - Lyon (France) - 0:2 (0:0)
Goals: Tagliafico (52), Balde (65).

Review of the match Lorient - Lyon:

In a long-awaited Ligue 1 match, Lorient met Lyon at the Stade du Mustuar - Yves Allenmat. At the start of the game, both teams showed a solid defensive performance, resulting in a 0-0 scoreline by half-time. However, in the 52nd minute Lyon took the lead and N. Tagliafico scored the decisive goal, giving his team the lead. In the 65th minute, Lorient increased their lead with a goal by M. Balde, which allowed the team to go into the final minutes of the match. Both teams made several substitutions in an attempt to change the game. In the 66th minute, Lyon brought on M. Fofana instead of R. Cherka, while G. Orban replaced M. Balde in the same minute.

Lorient also made three quick substitutions: J. Ponceau came on in place of A. Tosin, A. Kari replaced B. Bouanani, and T. Bakayoko replaced I. Luz - all in the 73rd minute. As time wore on, Lyon continued to dominate the game and in the 76th minute, S. Benrahma replaced Henrique Luz. Benrahma replaced Henrique. Lorient tried to bounce back, releasing M. Bamba in place of B. Dieng and J. Laporte in place of E. J. Crupi in the 81st minute. In the final minutes of the game Lyon made the last substitution: N. Matic came on in place of M. Diawara in the 90th minute. As a result, Lyon defeated Lorient 2-0 in a tense match between the two teams. Lyon's solid performance secured them three important points in the Ligue 1 standings, while Lorient will have to regroup and bounce back in the next match.

The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Monaco vs Lorient, Toulouse vs Lyon.

Statistics of the match Lorient - Lyon: