A few seconds in the second period were enough for Lille to be more dangerous than in the first 45 minutes. Served by Rémy Cabella on the left side, Jonathan Bamba centered low in front of the Lyon goal. Jonathan David then arose to push the ball and beat Rémy Riou (1-0, 46th). Altruistic even when he scores, the Canadian celebrated by brandishing the jersey of Tiago Djaló, victim of a cruciate ligament rupture last Saturday.
But the northern striker also marked the history of his club. With this 51st goal in the colors of LOSC, he becomes Lille’s top scorer in the 21st century, ahead of Eden Hazard. The former Genk player even added one more unit to his counter in the 61st minute. After a foul by Rayan Cherki on Gabriel Gudmundsson in the area, Benoît Bastien indicated the penalty spot. Jonathan David lodged the ball flush with the right post and scored his 18th goal of the season in Ligue 1 (2-0).
A crazy second half
The second half ignited for good with the reduction of the gap in stride. Served in the area, Rayan Cherki lost the ball. But he bounced back to Bradley Barcola: the 20-year-old striker adjusted Lucas Chevalier with a cross shot from the right (2-1, 64th). Lillois and Lyonnais chained the offensives in a meeting where the spaces were freed up.
Yet the first period had been a tough tactical fight, with almost no chances. Lille advocated a construction game, based on short raises. Conversely, Lyon pressed high to recover near the northern goal and quickly attack the axis. Bradley Barcola could also have opened the scoring with a high recovery from the 12th minute. But Lucas Chevalier won his face to face against the Rhone striker.
Two penalties for Lille, a third canceled
After that, Lille kept the ball and thwarted the Lyon pressure. But Paulo Fonseca’s players could not penetrate the opposing block. They mainly passed through the sides, without their 13 crosses bringing any real danger. “We need more intensity and more efficiency to score,” analyzed Angel Gomes at the microphone of Prime Video at halftime.
Advice very quickly applied with the first wick lit by Jonathan David at the start of the second act. The Canadian even offered himself a hat-trick at the end of the match. After a hand from Alexandre Lacazette in the area, the Lille striker converted this penalty exactly as he had scored the first (3-1, 79th).
Lacazette and his soul as a leader
Entering during the match, the Lyon striker redeemed himself for his mistake in the following minutes. After a delicious cross from Saël Kumbedi, he scored with a header (3-2, 83rd). Better still, he equalized at the very end of the match following a back serve from Bradley Barcola. With the right foot, Alexandre Lacazette sent the ball under the bar and scored the last goal of this superb second half (3-3, 89th).
Corentin Tolisso was not mistaken at the microphone of Prime Video after the meeting: “What you have to remember is the reaction we had. Mentally, we didn’t give up. Alex did us a world of good, with his two goals and his leadership. »
The match could have been even more spectacular after a penalty whistled for Lille in the 95th minute. Saël Kumbedi pushed Jonathan Bamba into the box. But after the intervention of the VAR, Benoît Bastien canceled the sentence, believing that the Lille resident had let himself down. By letting the victory slip away, LOSC lost big in the race for Europe. Paulo Fonseca’s players will remain sixth at the end of this day. Olympique Lyonnais moved up to eighth place before the games in Reims and Lorient.