- 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 | 24 | 6 | 0 | +55 | 78 |
Marseille | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | +20 | 55 |
AS Monaco | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | +22 | 54 |
Lille | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | +15 | 53 |
Nice | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | +18 | 51 |
Lyon | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | +17 | 51 |
Strasbourg | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | +11 | 51 |
Lens | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | +2 | 45 |
Brest | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 44 |
Stade Rennais | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | +5 | 38 |
AJ Auxerre | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 38 |
Toulouse | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 34 |
Stade de Reims | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 32 |
Nantes | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -15 | 31 |
Angers | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -19 | 30 |
Le Havre AC | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | -31 | 27 |
Saint-Etienne | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -35 | 27 |
Montpellier | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | -49 | 15 |