Lyon were looking to move within a point of 17th place on Sunday afternoon as they hosted fellow relegation contenders Toulouse at Parc OL. Les Gones’ hopes of moving from the foot of the table vanished following a goalless draw between Clermont and Lille earlier in the day.
Toulouse were the most ball-dominant side in early proceedings as they had the lion’s share of possession but this produced very little in what was a rather timid opening ten minutes of the match. Lyon’s intent appeared to be playing long. The first reasonable chance of the game came from Sierro on a close-range free kick but his shot flew over the crossbar.
Nuamah had the first shot on target from a Lyon counter-attack but Restes was able to save well at his near post with his feet. Ćaleta-Car had a great opportunity from the following corner but he could only head straight at Restes. In the 25th minute, Lacazette gave OL the lead. Jake O’Brien turned creator this time around, following a good spell in front of goal, as he headed the ball down from a corner for the Lyon captain to poke the ball beyond Restes for his 4th goal of the season.
It wasn’t long before Lacazette doubled his tally and scored Lyon’s second of the evening. Tolisso’s half-volley crashed off the post and directly into the path of the former Arsenal striker to smash home and give Lyon a sacred two-goal first-half lead. Caqueret then tried to press home Les Gones’ advantage with a low effort from distance which just whistled wide.
In the last minute of the first half, Toulouse were awarded a penalty. Lopes rushed out of his goal to close down Suazo who had acres of space to hit his shot and the Chilean was clattered in the process by the Portuguese stopper who failed to claim the
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