The MHSC easily and logically won 3-1 on the lawn of Groupama Stadium against Olympique Lyonnais. With 4 points in two days, Montpellier temporarily takes the lead in Ligue 1, for its part OL will have to recover quickly after a zero point in two days.
It was very hot in Lyon this Saturday afternoon, 35 degrees at Groupama Stadium which did not destabilize Montpellier residents who came to cool OL from the start of the game. Too much defensive feverishness and the ball lost quite high up the field, which had the gift of annoying Laurent Blanc. Result of the races, the MHSC largely dominated the first half by creating the best chances. In particular through Nordin and Al-Tamari (17th), two men who were found a few minutes later. The first to finish an offering from Rémy Riou, author of a completely failed raise on the former Saint-Etienne who only had to open his left foot (20th), the second to double the bet after a race of 50 meters and a small bridge on Caleta Car which allowed him to open his foot to deceive Riou (39th).
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During a first one-sided act, Michel Der Zakarian’s men almost scored a third goal thanks to Nigerian striker Akor Adams (31st) very slightly in an offside position on a free kick from Savanier that ‘Adams had put on the bottom. But the Nigerian was rewarded at the very end of the game (89th) with a 3rd goal in 2 Ligue 1 games after a counter flash led by Al-Tamari and chased by a decisive Léo Leroy passer, Adams dribbled past Rémy Riou before pushing the ball at the bottom. He who had already almost scored a few minutes earlier on a similar action and a shot from the left crossed, missed (78th). Before that, the Jordanian Moussa Al-Tamari, man of the match again signaled himself by offering himself a double after a decisive pass from 70 meters from Benjamin Lecomte (66th).
OL, for their part, had a lot of trouble getting the ball out properly. Apathetic, the Lyonnais created too few chances, even if Lacazette had good opportunities, but here again, precision and accuracy were lacking, like a missed control in front of goal (12th and 24th). More conquering at the start of the second half, OL never showed any reassuring signs, nor any possibility of falling behind, except on a direct free kick from Lacazette perfectly repelled by Lecomte, a few seconds before the cold shower and the 3rd Hérault goal.
To make matters worse, OL finished at ten after a red card from Alexandre Lacazette for a dangerous blow, in frustration, on Teji Savanier (80th), when Lyon started to believe it again. Since a few minutes earlier (69th) the same Lacazette had given hope to his team with a cross shot from the right, well served by Kumbedi for his first goal of the season.
OL are already practically in a hurry, the urgency of results, of points as Laurent Blanc’s men are preparing to travel to Nice before hosting PSG for the next two days. Montpellier, on the other hand, will receive Reims before going to Lille.