France: Oyongo Bitolo and Montpellier detrone Lyon and its stars

The Cameroonian international was a starter when his club, Montpellier, crossed the green of the Stade de la Mosson. Her team was structured around a 3-5-2 system she has been using since last season. Lyon and his new staff were hoping to continue the momentum of the first two games, to enjoy a comfortable win especially since Montpellier, in two games, had never savored the victory. With no goal conceded, the Lyonnais Sylvinho expected no doubt to receive a welcome which La Mosson (well stocked for the occasion) has the secret. But then get moved as they were in the first period, certainly not !

With the exception of a Depay takeover alongside (20^e), the opportunities of this 1^st were exclusively from Montpellier: a strike from Ferri captured by Lopes (14^e), a recovery of Delort diverted by Lopes on a service of Mollet (15^e), a special Oyongo slalom struck by a shot just above (27^e) … It remained just to know when theOL was going crazy. All the public of La Mosson thought that it would be on this penalty obtained for a fault of Andersen on Laborde (37^e), but when Andy Delort's ball crashed on the post, we thought about the remake of the bad Rennes movie a little over two weeks ago. Yes, but after a bad remake came a good one. On a Montpellier corner pushed back full axis, Arnaud Souquet sent a cannon comparable to that of Ruben Aguilar last year against Lyon (read fact of the match). At the break, the Montpellier advantage was well deserved !

While the Pailladins were preparing to suffer, a new event was to raise the temperature when Koné was expelled for a bad move on Delort (52).^e). From then on, the pattern was clear: the Lyonnais pushed to return to the score and the Montpellier operated against, hoping to exploit the spaces left by their opponents. The Herault public trembled on the strike Lyon captured by Rulli (66^e), he roared of pleasure on this attempt of Delort diverted for a corner (73^e) before reserving an ovation to Florent Mollet (in all the good shots for his return to the competition) on his release. He was then able to exult during the final whistle that has confirmed the success of his family. In the wake of his coach Michel Der Zakarian and his staff, this team has heart and talent. At the end of a wonderful evening of communion with their audience, the players of the MHSC thus inflicted on the Lyonnais their first setback of the season and especially offered their first victory in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Talent, play, heart and victory, parties like that, we want more !

Match fact: souquet, as aguilar !

It was known that Arnaud Souquet was working in the same post as Ruben Aguilar, who started this summer in Monaco. We knew that, like him, he had grinta and good offensive skills … But what we did not know was that the former player from La Gantoise was going to give us a remake of the supersonic hit of Ruben last year against Lyon. A magisterial volley full of power, balance, accuracy and rage that pierced the nets of Lopes. This first magnificent goal (following a corner obtained by Andy Delort) is also the 1^st goal conceded by the Lyonnais this season.

Datasheet

• Wednesday, August 27, 2019.
• 3^e Conforama Ligue 1 day.
• Stade de La Mosson.
• Half time: 0-1.
• Referee: Mr. Lesage.
• Goals for MHSC : Souquet (42^e) ;
• Warnings at MHSC : Mendes (55^e) ; in Lyon: Tousart (48^e), Thiago Mendes (56)^e), Head (81)^e)
• Expulsion to Lyon: Koné (52^e)
• team:
  • MHSC : Rulli – Souquet, Cozza, Hilton (cap.), Mendes, Oyongo (Ristić 89^e) – Ferri, The Tallec – Mollet (Dolly 73^e) – Laborde, Delort. Coach: Michel Der Zakarian.
  • OLYMPIC LYON : Lopes – Dubois, Andersen, Denayer, Kone – Thiago Mendes (Terrier 82^e), Aouar, Tousart (Tete, 65)^e) – Depay, Dembélé, Traoré (Cornet 67^e). Coach: Sylvinho.