Lyon and Reims Battle to Draw in Ligue 1 Clash

Lyon and Reims were unable to decide between themselves. This Saturday evening, the two teams parted in a draw (1-1), during the 27th day of Ligue 1. At Groupama Stadium, Ernest Nuamah (65th) responded to Joseph Okumu (55th). In the French championship standings, the Rémois remain ninth and remain four points ahead of OL, tenth.

The Lyonnais are certainly experiencing one of the most important moments of their season. It all started this Saturday evening, with the opportunity to almost definitively ensure their maintenance. Three days before the Coupe de France semi-final against Valenciennes, bottom of Ligue 2 (Tuesday, 8:45 p.m.), Pierre Sage had decided to make choices, in his starting eleven, with the starts, up front, of Rayan Cherki and Gift Orban.

Winning coaching for Sage

Still, offensively, Lyon had a hard time expressing itself in the first act. So much so that upon returning from the locker room, the Lyon technician decided to make a strong choice. Cherki, although the Lyonnais having touched the most balls in the first period, gave way to Ernest Nuamah, to bring percussion up front. A choice that ended up paying off. Sage was even entitled to a double winning coaching, since Saïd Benrahma, who came on in the 62nd minute, became a decisive passer. His perfect cross found Nuamah, scorer with a diving header, from close range (65th, 1-1).

OL had, at that time, been forced to raise their level of play. Because, despite their domination (64% possession), the Gones lacked success and had to wait until the 58th minute before scoring a goal. first strike. Maxence Caqueret came up against Yehvann Diouf, just like Nuamah, looking for a double (79th), to try to offer victory to his team.

Reims defended perfectly

Opposite, Reims defended perfectly well and even showed their advantage offensively. Moreover, it was even Will Still’s men who opened the brand. From a corner, Yunis Abdelhamid found the post, with a header, before Joseph Okumu scored, in the empty goal (55th, 0-1). If, in a rather dull first act, Oumar Diakité had been the only one to score an attempt (15th), everything got carried away after the break. A second half which rarely had any downtime.

Anthony Lopes was called upon more than his counterpart. The Lyon goalkeeper was decisive against Marshall Munetsi (53rd) and Emmanuel Agbadou (90th). Above all, OL’s last bastion made a decisive and very impressive save on a strike from Amir Richardson, who headed for the top corner (90th). Certainly the action of the match, which prevented his team from taking a big blow to the back of the head and being satisfied, at least, with this point of the draw. From now on, Pierre Sage’s men will be able to turn towards their next objective. Go for a place in the final of the Coupe de France, to dream a little more of Europe.

2024-03-30 21:59:00
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