Olympique Lyonnais came close to another disaster. Harassed, but above all led for almost an hour by a Racing Club de Strasbourg that was particularly realistic and sharp offensively, the Rhone club suddenly turned the situation around to score goals and finally win (4-3, 3rd day of Ligue 1). Pierre Sage’s coaching was decisive, and while some were able to take advantage of their playing time, others, like Georges Mikautadze, may have lost big.
It all started very badly for OL since Sébastian Nanasi opened the scoring for Strasbourg in the second minute of play. Dominant, the Lyonnais pushed and pushed without managing to find the fault, until this ball recovered in the surface by Corentin Tolisso, who then sent it into the back of the opponent’s net. An equalizer all the same deserved and snatched a few seconds before the break (1-1, 45th + 2).
Sage’s choices were a game changer
Enough to swing the game in favor of the home team? Not at all! Because as soon as they returned to the pitch, it was RCL who regained the lead thanks to Andrey Santos (1-2, 48th). And ten minutes later, another blow to Lyon’s heads with a third Alsatian goal, this time scored by Emanuel Emegha (1-3, 58th). Faced with the disaster, Pierre Sage then decided to react. The OL coach decided to take off Mikautadze and Abner, to replace them with Malick Fofana and Gift Orban. A decision that changed everything.
Because in the space of eleven minutes, Lyon will score three goals. With the baton, Fofana changed the Lyon game and Ainsley Maitland-Niles took advantage to sound the revolt (2-3, 61st). Two minutes later, another goal, scored by Gift Orban, on a pass from Alexandre Lacazette (3-3, 63rd). In a Groupama Stadium suddenly awakened and on fire, Orban did it again to offer the goal of an unexpected victory to his team (4-3, 72nd). In the standings, Lyon temporarily climbs to eleventh place, one point behind Strasbourg who are seventh. OL did not come far from a third consecutive defeat. If the essential is done tonight, there seems to be still a lot of work to do. As for the Strasbourgeois, the regrets will certainly be great.
