Yesterday evening, the first two matches of the second round of the French championship were played.
An unexpected result was recorded in the duel between the bronze medalist "Nice" and "Troyes", who returned to the highest division.
In these matches, Jean-Louis Garcia's team took the lead by scoring a goal against the formidable goalkeeper Adam Niane, and the favorites were sent to defeat.
They managed to equalize in the 63rd minute with a penalty converted by Alassane Plea, but they still lacked Mario Balotelli in attack, and ultimately Saif-Eddine Khaoui scored the winning goal at the end of the match.
This is already the second failure for "Nice".
Meanwhile, "Lyon", who climbed to the top of the tournament table, celebrated a hard-fought victory by defeating the footballers of "Rennes" on the road.
Here, Memphis Depay led the hosts forward with a penalty kick almost an hour into the game. However, in the 74th minute, coach Bruno Genesio managed to calm things down a bit by substituting Alexandre Lacazette with Mariano Diaz, who scored with his head. This goal was the third in two matches for the Dominican Republic national team player.
The representative of "Rennes", Benjamin Bourigeaud, also managed to score from a penalty kick, but it happened towards the end of the game, so his team did not have time to equalize.
Results:
"Nice" 1 - 2 "Troyes"
[0-1] 53' Adama Niane
[1-1] 63' Alassane Plea (from a penalty kick)
[1-2] 85' Saif-Eddine Khaoui
"Rennes" 1 - 2 "Lyon"
[0-1] 57' Memphis Depay
[0-2] 74' Mariano Diaz
[1-2] 86' Benjamin Bourigeaud
