- 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 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | +47 | 69 |
AS Monaco | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | +18 | 58 |
Brest | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | +15 | 53 |
Lille | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | +17 | 52 |
Nice | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | +9 | 48 |
Lens | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | +7 | 46 |
Stade Rennais | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | +8 | 42 |
Marseille | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | +8 | 41 |
Lyon | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 41 |
Stade de Reims | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 40 |
Toulouse | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 37 |
Montpellier | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 36 |
Strasbourg | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 36 |
Nantes | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | -20 | 31 |
Metz | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -18 | 29 |
Le Havre AC | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -11 | 28 |
Lorient | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -23 | 26 |
Clermont Foot | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -28 | 22 |