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REPORT: LYON 1-0 SAINT-ETIENNE
LYON ARE VICTORIOUS!
Lyon leapfrog Nantes into tenth in Ligue 1 after producing a hard-fought 1-0 win over Saint-Etienne in Le Derby. Moussa Dembele’s first-half penalty proved the difference in a match that was bereft of quality.
YELLOW FOR THIOUB
TWO minutes of added time at the end of the first half. Thioub is booked for lashing out at Guimaraes.
Yellow card
S. Thioub
GOOD DEFENDING!
Lukeba tries to turn and shoot inside the St Etienne box after a dangerous corner is floated in by Cherki, but Nade makes a fine last-minute intervention to block it and clear away.
SHAQIRI SHOOTS
But his effort is blocked and he handled the ball as he attempted to control it, resulting in a St Etienne free-kick.
ST ETIENNE FREE-KICK
It comes to nothing as Sako's free-kick is met by Krasso, but he heads harmlessly over the bar.
On
X. Shaqiri
Off
H. Aouar
SUBS FOR LYON
Shaqiri and Cherki are on for Paqueta and Aouar.
On
R. Cherki
Off
L. Paquetá
HUGE MISS!
Lyon counter-attack and it's three on two. Aouar lays the ball off to Paqueta who fires his first-time effort off his left boot over the bar! That was a glorious chance squandered by the Brazilian!
SUB FOR ST ETIENNE
Moueffek is on for Youssef.
On
A. Moueffek
Off
Z. Youssouf
ANOTHER SAVE BY BERNARDONI!
Kadawere breaks free of the St Etienne backline again, but his low strike is well saved again by Bernardoni. The visitors' on-loan goalkeeper has certainly been kept busy!
SAKO FIRES OVER
Sako has a powerful shot from the outside the box but he fires his wild strike well over the bar.
LYON PRESSING
Lyon look the more likely to score another but neither side are really taking the initiative at the moment. Caqueret is caught by Youssouf.
OFFSIDE!
Kadewere gets in behind the St Etienne defence and pokes a shot on goal. It's acrobatically saved by Bernardoni but it would not have counted anyway as the Zimbabwean forward was offside.
On
J. Krasso
Off
Y. Maçon
CHANGES FOR ST ETIENNE
SUBS! Krasso is on for Macon and Thioub enters the action, taking the place of Douath.
On
S. Thioub
Off
L. Gourna-Douath
SUB FOR LYON
Kadewere is on for Dembele and Aouar will take the captains armband for the remainder of this match.
On
T. Kadewere
Off
M. Dembélé
DA SILVA BOOKED
YELLOW! Lyon get their first yellow of the evening and it goes to Da Silva after he bundles over Nade. St Etienne are starting to push forward in greater numbers now in search of an equaliser.
Yellow card
D. Da Silva
BERNARDONI DENIES AOUAR!
A long ball over the top is met by Aouar but his low driven strike inside the box looking for the bottom corner is saved by Bernardoni's feet at the near post!
CHERKI WARMING UP
It's been a scrappy opening to the start of the second half with neither side able to get into any real kind of rhythm. Lyon's highly rated midfielder Cherki is warming up on the touchline. This game needs a creative spark.
YELLOW CARD!
Macon is booked for shoving away Henrique who goes down theatrically to say the least.
Yellow card
Y. Maçon
LYON FREE-KICK
Guimaraes is brought down by Douath and Lyon have a free-kick. Guimaraes' free-kick whipped into the box is met by Bernardoni but he is fouled by Lukeba as he attempts to catch it.
On
B. Sako
Off
A. Aouchiche