Lyon won late against Angers (3-2), with a decisive goal from young Brazilian Tetê, two minutes after his debut in the Lyon jersey.
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Better late than never. After a match full of twists and turns, Olympique Lyonnais won late against Angers (3-2). A dream scenario magnified by the identity of the scorer, because it was rookie Tetê, who arrived in Lyon this week after fleeing Ukraine where he wore the colors of Shakhtar Donetsk, who gave OL the victory for two minutes. after entering the game.
The 22-year-old left-hander from Shakhtar Donetsk was able to join Lyon in accordance with the system recently put in place by Fifa and validated by UEFA allowing players in the Ukrainian championship, stopped by the war, to engage freely in another club.
In addition to offering himself a resounding debut, Tetê above all avoided further disappointment for OL by superbly curling a shot into the opposite side netting, on his second ball. The deliverance for Lyon, which had already led twice thanks to two goals from Moussa Dembélé.
1973 – Tetê is the 1st player to score in his 1st match with Lyon in Ligue 1 since Karl Toko Ekambi in 2020. He is the 1st OL player to do so in less than 3 minutes since Michel Berger in May 1973 against Paris FC. Motivated. #OLSCO pic.twitter.com/cfufomtkBP
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) April 3, 2022
But Angers came back twice in the game thanks to Mathias Pereira Lage then Sofiane Boufal, well helped by a Lyon defense that was too permeable. Against West Ham on Thursday in the Europa League, Lyon will have to do better to hope to continue their European road.
In the meantime, the Rhone club is regaining momentum after two games without a win. Lyon move up to ninth place in the standings, level on points with eighth-placed Nantes.