Alexandre scored a goal and assist with Lyon!
Alexandre Lacazette produced a goal and an assist as Lyon defeated promoted Ajaccio 2-1 to begin its French league campaign.
Alexandre, On his return to his old haunts,
GOALS Lyon – Ajaccio 2-1
Tete, a Brazilian winger,
scored the game’s first goal in the 12th minute after Lacazette set him up.
Tete turned up to be a problem for the Ajaccio defence. In the seventh minute,
he hit a dipping long-range shot that required Benjamin Leroy to make a save.
Tete was fouled by Cedric Avinel,
and Lacazette scored from the penalty spot to double the advantage.
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At the Lyon Youth Academy, he was raised.
He was a member of the first squad from 2010 to 2017 before joining Arsenal for five years
in the English Premier League.
The hosts were into difficulties after Ajaccio attacker Mounaim El Idrissy was collided with carelessly by the hosts’ goalkeeper
Anthony Lopes in the 27th minute. In the 31st,
Thomas Mangani scored on the ensuing penalty to restore one point.
However,
the game abruptly turned tense and violent. Thiago Mendes fouled El Idrissy, resulting in a fight that involved Lacazette and Ajaccio attacker Romain Hamouma.
There is no butchers’ league in the French league.
Ajaccio was reduced to 10 men just before halftime after Hamouma
received a second yellow card for swinging an elbow into Lucas Paqueta’s face.
“We are not yet extremely confident in the ability to win and play easily to the finish.
Riad Nouri’s chip in the 59th minute
was saved by Lyon’s backup goalkeeper Remy Riou,
while El Idrissy’s angled shot in the 60th minute was stopped.
Regarding his team’s mediocre second-half performance,
Lacazette remarked,
“There are still the fears of getting struck on the quick break at the end of the game and losing points.”
“We are not yet extremely confident in the ability to win and play easily to the finish.
” Lyon intends to compete for a European slot under new American owner John Textor after finishing ninth previous season,
the team’s lowest placing since 1997.
Today, on Friday,
Lyon defeated Ajaccio 2-1 in the opening round of French Ligue 1.
Before Alexandre Lacazette scored again from a penalty kick in the 22nd minute,
Tite advanced to Lyon in the 12th minute.
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Thomas Mangani converted a penalty kick in the 31st minute to score the sole goal for Ajaccio.
In the 27th minute of the game, Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopez was sent off for a strong intervention that led to Ajaccio being awarded a penalty kick,