At the end of the 19th day, Juvisy received Olympique Lyonnais at Bondoufle. A meeting that ended in a score of 1-0 for Lyon thanks to a goal from Pauline Bremer. A victory that took time to develop for the Lyon leader in a match where both teams had their chances to win.

Juvisy could look with some apprehension at the reception of the Lyon leader. Last week, Juvisy took the third place in Montpellier, an honorific place that the Essonniennes could yield again in case of defeat against Lyon.

OL in control
However, the players of the Juv 'were not paralyzed by the stake and the idea of ​​facing a much superior team on paper. It is also they who illustrate the first in the 12th minute with Gaétane Thiney, found in the back of the defense, and found herself alone in the box against Sarah Bouhaddi. The goalkeeper Lyon who won his duel against Thiney, closing his angle well on the left side of goal Lyon. On the corner that follows, Gaétane Thiney finds Annaïg Butel whose head passes flush with the left post after skirting the goal line Lyon.

For their part, the Lyonnaises are going to be dangerous first on kick stopped as on this free-kick shot by Camille Abily in the 20th minute and which passes just above the goal of Karima Benameur. Another free-kick shot this time by Louisa Necib at 35 meters will give some cold sweat to Juvisy's defense, the ball fouled in the 16 meters will finally be cleared by Sandrine Dusang as he headed for the goal of Juvisy.

OL will get two more chances in this first half, first in the 24th minute by Amel Majri, whose shot goes to the right of the Juv 'goals. The other significant action follows a combination between Camille Abily and Elodie Thomis right side, the number 12 Lyonnaise address a center taken from the first post by Eugénie Le Sommer. Embarrassed by a defender Juvisy, she fails to frame his shot.

Juvisy will have had his chance
If Lyon creates the most opportunities, Juvisy also knew how to be dangerous during a good part of the meeting. As in the first half, Lyon manages to create the danger on shot kick stopped, as on corner where Wendie Renard misses the frame of a few centimeters (51). Ten minutes later, a new corner kick will lead to a new scramble in front of goal Benameur, a sign of the difficulty of Juvisy to face the many Lyon who are moving forward, including kicks arrested.

However the best opportunity of this beginning of second period is to put in the credit of Juvisy. In the 56th minute, Tatiana Coleman takes a center at the entrance of the 6 meters and comes up against Sarah Bouhaddi well placed. Behind, it's Gaétane Thiney who tries a new recovery but the ball goes far from the frame.

A missed source of regret for the Juvisy players as they will tell us at the end of the game, with the feeling that the meeting could have had another twist if the ball had gone to the bottom on this action. Because in the 70th minute, Lyon will take the lead.

On a cross from the right, several Lyon hit the goal and see their attempts rejected by the defense of Juvisy who fails to clear the ball out of the box. It is finally Pauline Bremer who recovers the ball and finds the opening to give the advantage to Olympique Lyonnais. The German player entered Saki Kumagai's place five minutes earlier is already decisive for his second entry into play since his return from injury.

A goal and a turning point in this meeting, Juvisy not finding the resources to return to the game. Lyon will have new opportunities by Ada Hegerberg (71) whose strike hits the top of the crossbar, Wendie Renard on corner (73) or Eugenie Le Sommer (76) not far to find Ada Hegerberg for a second goal Lyon.

The last quarter-hour will not allow Juvisy to return to the score, in an end of meeting where the faults will be more numerous than the chances of goal. A defeat for the players of Juvisy, shared at the end of the meeting between the feeling of having achieved an honorable match, and the disappointment of not hanging a result against a Lyon leader who did not seem to evolve at his best. level.

In spite of the disappointment, Juvisy players came to greet the crowd (2623 spectators) to watch the match

In terms of accounting, Juvisy must leave third place in Montpellier, at least temporarily. A last step that should be played on the final day of the championship: Montpellier will move to Lyon while Juvisy will be in Charlety for a derby against PSG.

Photo: Giovani Pablo