Lyon vs AC Ajaccio 2022-23 Ligue 1

Lyon

12': Mateus Tetê
22': Alexandre Lacazette (P)
27': Anthony Lopes

FT
2 - 1

AC Ajaccio

31': Thomas Mangani (P)
45'+4': Romain Hamouma

Lyon edge Ajaccio in opening game of new French season

Returning striker Alexandre Lacazette scored as Olympique Lyonnais secured a 2-1 home win over promoted AC Ajaccio in the opening game of Ligue1.

Match Commentary

12': Goal! Lyon 1, Ajaccio 0. Tetê (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
20': Cédric Avinel (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Goal! Lyon 2, Ajaccio 0. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
27': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) is shown the red card.
30': Substitution, Lyon. Rémy Riou replaces Houssem Aouar.
31': Goal! Lyon 2, Ajaccio 1. Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
33': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
33': Romain Hamouma (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card.
34': Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Ismaël Diallo (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': Second yellow card to Romain Hamouma (Ajaccio) for a bad foul.
45'+7': First Half ends, Lyon 2, Ajaccio 1.
45': Second Half begins Lyon 2, Ajaccio 1.
71': Substitution, Ajaccio. Kevin Spadanuda replaces Cyrille Bayala.
71': Substitution, Ajaccio. Yanis Cimignani replaces Riad Nouri.
71': Substitution, Ajaccio. Bevic Moussiti-Oko replaces Mounaim El Idrissy.
75': Substitution, Lyon. Bradley Barcola replaces Karl Toko-Ekambi.
75': Substitution, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso replaces Lucas Paquetá.
89': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Tetê.
89': Substitution, Ajaccio. Mathieu Coutadeur replaces Vincent Marchetti.
89': Substitution, Ajaccio. Qazim Laçi replaces Thomas Mangani.
90'+3': Kevin Spadanuda (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 48,516

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Paris Saint-Germain	30	69	1
+18	AS Monaco	30	58	6
+15	Brest	30	53	7
+17	Lille	30	52	6

Full Table

Statistics

ACA		LYON
18	Fouls	10
4	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	3
32.5	Possession	67.5
8	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
218	Accurate Passes	553
297	Passes	635
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	2
11	Crosses	7
0.4	Cross %	0.3
41	Long Balls	54
16	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	1
15	Effective Tackles	11
22	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	11
8	Effective Clearances	11
8	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Lyon (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Lopes (GK)
4	Castello Lukeba
23	Thiago Mendes
3	Nicolás Tagliafico
27	Malo Gusto
24	Johann Lepenant
8	Houssem Aouar
10	Lucas Paquetá
91	Alexandre Lacazette
7	Karl Toko Ekambi
20	Mateus Tetê

Substitutes:

Corentin Tolisso, Mohamed El Arouch, Rémy Riou, Bradley Barcola, Tino Kadewere, Rayan Cherki, Sinaly Diomande, Damien Da Silva, Jérôme Boateng.

AC Ajaccio (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Benjamin Leroy (GK)
21	Cédric Avinel
25	Oumar Gonzalez
3	Ismaël Diallo
2	Mickaël Alphonse
23	Thomas Mangani
8	Vincent Marchetti
5	Riad Nouri
14	Cyrille Bayala
17	Romain Hamouma
7	Mounaim El Idrissy

Substitutes:

Clément Vidal, Bevic Moussiti-Oko, Mathieu Coutadeur, Qazim Laci, Francois-Joseph Sollacaro, Gaetan Courtet, Mohamed Youssouf, Kevin Spadanuda, Yanis Cimignani.