With a penalty converted by Moussa Dembele Within a quarter of an hour, it was enough for Lyon to overcome the bottom team, Saint Etienne (1-0), and add their second victory in a row in France’s Ligue 1, which this weekend reaches its twenty-first day.
OLY
SET
Olympique Lyon
lops; Da Silva, Mendes, Lukeba; Henrique, Caqueret, Guimaraes, Dubois (Gusto, 45+1′); Paquetà (Cherki, 80′), Aouar (Shaqiri, 80′) ; Dembele (Kadewere, 62′)
Saint-Etienne
Bernardoni; Macon (Krasso, 64′), Bakayoko, Kolodziejczak, Nade, Gabriel; Douath (Thioub, 64′), Cámara, Youssouf (Moueffek, 76′), Aouchiche (Sako, 46′), Nordin (Dieye, 76′).
Goal
1-0 M. 15 Dembélé, from a penalty.
Referee
A. Gautier. TA: Da Silva (59′)/Douath (19′), Camara (42′), Macon (59′).
The Dutch Set peter bosz is still far from its goals. Distant from the European positions and without a convincing game. Their triumph at the Olympic Park against Saint Etienne, who have already lost six in a row, also lacked brilliance.
A foul inside the Pole’s area Timothee Kolodziejczak was sanctioned with a penalty by the referee Anthony Gautier. Moussa Dembele did not fail from eleven meters, beat paul bernardoni and put the locals ahead.
Saint Etienne, a history in crisis, lacked conviction in their attempt to react and it was enough for Lyon to manage the match as it suited them. Bosz’s squad, who won again last weekend after five games without scoring the three points, maintained their advantage until the end, benefiting from the lack of precision and resources of a sunken rival.
The victory provisionally places Lyon tenth, three points from the European zone of the competition that marks the fifth place of Stade Rennes.