OL Lyonnes - Le Havre : A big win to prepare the LFFP Cup final! (3-0)

Highlights

13’ A superb pass from Melchie Dumornay released Tabitha Chawinga through the middle. The Lyon forward struck the ball, but it hit both posts in without crossing the line.
27’ GOAL! Korbin Shrader won back possession and found Melchie Dumornay, who set up Tabitha Chawinga perfectly. The striker unleashed an unstoppable angled finish to score.
45’ GOAL! Excellent work from Melchie Dumornay on the right flank. Her cross picked out Tabitha Chawinga, whose header deflected off a Le Havre defender’s knee and ended up in the net.
86’ GOAL! Sofie Svava delivered a perfect cross, which was met by a powerful header from Wendie Renard, sealing Lyon’s third goal.

Summary

Our players hosted Le Havre for the return of league action after the international break, a match also marked by the 50th appearance of Tabitha Chawinga in a Lyon shirt.

OL Lyonnes quickly took control of the game and created a first huge chance in the 13th minute. Perfectly released through the middle by a superb pass from Melchie Dumornay, Tabitha Chawinga saw her effort crash against both posts without crossing the line.

They eventually broke the deadlock in the 27th minute. After a recovery from Korbin Shrader, Melchie Dumornay quickly found Tabitha Chawinga inside the box. The Malawi striker produced an unstoppable angled finish to open the scoring (27′, 1-0).

OL Lyonnes continued to press. In the 31st minute, Ashley Lawrence made a brilliant run before delivering a lofted cross that crashed against the crossbar. Lurking nearby, Tabitha Chawinga reacted to the rebound and remained dangerous. A few minutes later, the Canadian full-back again stood out with a fine pass to Selma Bacha, whose shot was saved by the Le Havre goalkeeper.

Just before half-time, Lyon extended their lead. After excellent work down the right from Melchie Dumornay, Tabitha Chawinga rose to meet the cross with a header. The attempt was deflected off a Le Havre defender’s knee and ended up in the back of the net (40+2′, 2-0).

At the break, OL Lyonnes were in a comfortable position leading by two goals.

At the start of the second half, Jonatan Giráldez made several changes to inject fresh energy into the team. In the 46th minute, Kadidiatou Diani came on for Jule Brand. Around the hour mark, the Lyon coach made a triple substitution, with Selma Bacha, Tabitha Chawinga and Melchie Dumornay replaced by Sofie Svava, Ada Hegerberg and Marie-Antoinette Katoto. A few minutes later, in the 73rd minute, captain Wendie Renard also returned to the pitch, coming on for Ashley Lawrence.

Lyon continued to control the match while creating several dangerous situations. In the 74th minute, Alice Sombath delivered a good ball into the box towards Ada Hegerberg. The Norwegian striker headed it back across goal to Marie-Antoinette Katoto, but her attempt unfortunately went off target.

In the 86th minute, Sofie Svava sent in an excellent cross, which was powerfully headed in by Wendie Renard to make it 3-0 (86′).

Solid until the final whistle, Lyon secured a home victory and confirmed first place in the regular season, guaranteeing their qualification for the playoffs.

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Match sheet

At Groupama OL Training Center
Arkema Première Ligue (J17): OL Lyonnes – Le Havre
Referee: Morgane Chignard
Sanctions: Adjabi (88’)
Goals: Chawinga (26’), CSC (45+1′), Renard ( 86’) for OL Lyonnes
Le Havre: Baron, Nankya, Roth (Folquet), Enguehard, Philippe, Kassi, Kouache (Adjabi), Mbakem Niaro (Palievic), Rossi (Boucly), Gavory (Nassi), Boissard
OL Lyonnes: Belhadj, Lawrence (Renard), Sombath, Engen, Bacha (Svava), Shrader, Dumornay (Katoto), Benyahia, Brand (Diani), Chawinga (Hegerberg), Becho