Olympique Lyonnais returned two points from the podium on Sunday during a incredible victory (4-2) at home against Le Havre. As for the first home meeting without Paulo Fonseca, suspended 9 months in land and cloakroom, the Rhodanians were hot, overthrowing a situation still compromised a quarter of an hour from the end, thanks to a goal, then a assist, of the super sub Georges Mikautadze. They also and above all kept their calm in the face of a certain injustice. And somewhere, maybe it was a good thing that the Portuguese coach prompts anger, in the stands …
Yet well placed on the action and despite the use of the Var, Mr. Dechepy, the meeting referee, granted a penalty to the Normans and confirmed his decision on what seemed to be an exaggeration, see a fairly obvious simulation on the part of Yassine Kechta, the midfielder of the HAC.
Thanks to this penalty, transformed by Abdoulaye Touré (1-1, 31st), in response to that marked by Alexandre Lacazette (1-0, 22nd), the players of Didier Digard were able to return to the match, and even take the advantage on a goal of Renard by Josué Casimir after a Bourde de la Défense Lyonnaise (1-2, 45th+1).
Mikautadze has changed everything!
The entrance to Mikautadze, therefore, changed the situation and produced the effect hoped for by the OL staff. The Georgian was first served Malick Fofana in depth, the Belgian taking the old Lyonnais Mathieu Gorgelin of speed before straightening the ball in the deserted cage (2-2, 78th). Shortly after, the same Mikautadze sent a cannon job under the bar after a corner badly returned by the Le Havre (2-3, 82nd). Finally, the Georgian demonstrated altruism on a flash counterattack by serving Thiago Almada back for the goal of the break in additional time (2-4, 90th+6).
Fortunately for the tranquility of M. Dechepy, Lyon has established itself and this penalty granted to Yassine Kechta will only remain a big mistake without consequences. Calm was starting to come back a little around the arbitration in Ligue 1, it would have been a shame to see a new action disputed to be dissected in all the media in the country …
