Football: Lyon draw with Evian in league
Cedric Barbosa had given Evian the lead on 57 minutes with a neat volley.
PARIS:
Lyon missed the creative spark of injured playmaker Yoann Gourcuff as they dropped their first points of their new campaign with a 1-1 draw at modest Evian. Lyon won their two opening games but fluffed their lines as only a Michel Bastos equaliser 16 minutes from time saved their blushes after Cedric Barbosa had given Evian the lead on 57 minutes with a neat volley. Bastos had only minutes earlier replaced Lisandro when he pounced with a direct free kick which flew through a poorly organised wall. Following the two dropped points Lyon – who earlier announced the €6m transfer of defender Aly Cissokho to Valencia – could now be overtaken this weekend by Marseille, Bastia and Bordeaux.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 26th, 2012.
Lyon missed the creative spark of injured playmaker Yoann Gourcuff as they dropped their first points of their new campaign with a 1-1 draw at modest Evian. Lyon won their two opening games but fluffed their lines as only a Michel Bastos equaliser 16 minutes from time saved their blushes after Cedric Barbosa had given Evian the lead on 57 minutes with a neat volley. Bastos had only minutes earlier replaced Lisandro when he pounced with a direct free kick which flew through a poorly organised wall. Following the two dropped points Lyon – who earlier announced the €6m transfer of defender Aly Cissokho to Valencia – could now be overtaken this weekend by Marseille, Bastia and Bordeaux.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 26th, 2012.