The rise of the Turinoises, the explosive corridors of Lyon and an expulsion that changes everything, discover the tops and flops of this Juventus Turin – Olympique Lyonnais (2-1).
Tops
Juve wakes up
Mistreated in the first period, the Juventini raised their voices in second to finally win 2-1 against Lyonnaises. Completely amorphous – only two shots attempted in 45 minutes, the Turinese will return from the locker room with better intentions and offer themselves a good free kick 30 meters from goal (47th), before a face-to-face badly negotiated by Cristiana Girelli (55th). Valentina Cernoia then finds the crossbar (64th), before Girelli’s opener (71st). The Turinese insisted and doubled the bet ten minutes later (83rd) through Agnese Bonfantini, who came into play two minutes earlier.
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Lyon at the bottom of the balloons
Olympique Lyonnais was very attacking in the first period. In a hybrid system, in 3-5-2 in attacking situations, the lane players stood out. And especially Selma Bacha. The young Lyonnaise of 21 used her left paw throughout the meeting to distill good crosses. She is also on the last pass on the only goal of the OL meeting (8th). On the other side, Delphine Cascarino struggled in her right lane thanks to her speed and acceleration. She is the author of many key passes in this meeting. Positioned right piston, Ellie Carpenter was rather interesting before tipping the meeting.
Flops
Carpenter is a game changer
An interesting first hour. No splinters, no errors either. Present in attack, the Australian does the job – the bit she has to do – in defense. However, at the hour of play, it will give another aspect to the match. After a corner from the Lyon side, the ball returns to the air at the level of the central circle. Ellie Carpenter misjudges the trajectory of it and is fooled by the rebound. The young 21-year-old defender is then hampered by the good pressing of Valentina Cernoia. The Italian striker recovers the ball in the middle of the field and goes towards the opposing goal. Ellie Carpenter makes the mistake to hold her back. Cheryl Foster does not hesitate for a second and pulls out the red card. This expulsion on the hour mark (62nd) gave hope to the Turinoises and changed the match.
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Bouhaddi still not flawless
At 35, the French goalkeeper is still not very reassuring. A first dumpling from the 2nd minute which could have cost his team dearly. Sarah Bouhaddi clears hard on Wendie Renard and the ball returns to the Lyon area. A Turin striker on the lookout very close to opening the scoring. Then, she is also not blameless on Juve’s first goal. The French goalkeeper catches a cross badly – which seemed harmless – and puts the ball back into play. The Lyonnaise is not strong enough in the duel and the opposing attackers take advantage of it to score the equalizing goal (71st).