Bourgoin-Jallieu surprises Lyon, defeats their opponents on penalties and advances to the French Cup
The start of the year does not bode well John Textor. One of the North American entrepreneur’s teams, the Lyonfailed this Wednesday and was eliminated early by French Cup. After a draw in regulation time 2 to 2the team fell on penalties, however 4 to 2for the modest Bourgoin-Jallieuwhich plays in the Fifth Division of French football.
The city of Bourgoin-Jallieu has around 30 thousand inhabitants. The Pierre Rajon stadium, which today hosted the round of 16 match of the French Cup, can hold up to 10,000 fans. With the stage full, the home team opened the scoring with the night’s top scorer, Mehdi Moujetzky, 20 minutes into the first half.
Lyon showed the strength to react and tried to make a comeback. Matic equalized early on and Mikautadze gave the visitors the lead in the 19th minute of the second half. But there wasn’t much time for celebrations. Moujetzky reappeared to make everything the same.
Hero of the night for the small team from the city of Bourgoin-Jallieu, Moujetzky almost reversed roles and became the villain. He misses the penalty, but manages to celebrate given the errors of Lacazette and Tolisso at the start of the series, which lead to Lyon’s disqualification.
GOD BLESS THE NATIONAL CUPS IN A SINGLE MATCH
Bourgoin Jallieu, of the FRENCH FIFTH DIVISION, eliminated Lyon in the French Cup pic.twitter.com/UJKjnteYXD
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This week Textor, who is also the owner of Botafogo, was embroiled in controversy when he harshly criticized the performance of the French League (LFP). He said the organisation’s president, Vincent Labrune, behaved like a “puppy dog” during negotiations over the TV deal, showing obedience to Paris Saint-Germain boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi. The American’s speech was promptly denied by the National Directorate of Control and Management, an LFP body. Jean-Marc Mickeler said that “French football deserves serious investors, who respect its institutions and are committed to working in a spirit of cooperation and transparency”.
Source: Terra
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