Lyon leave it late to beat 10-man Strasbourg in Ligue 1

LYON: Afonso Moreira scored a spectacular last-minute winner to hand Lyon a valuable 2-1 home victory in Ligue 1 against 10-man Strasbourg on Sunday.
Liam Rosenior’s youthful side took the lead at the Groupama Stadium through Joaquin Panichelli before Ismael Doukoure turned through his own net and then received a straight red card for a dangerous tackle.
Lyon captain Corentin Tolisso missed a first-half penalty for the hosts as it seemed the chance for them to go into the top four had gone begging.
However, substitute Moreira’s late heroics sent Lyon fourth on 18 points, while Strasbourg sit seventh, two points behind their opponents.
“It was important to win after the last two matches .

There is pride in having rediscovered our team spirit,” Lyon assistant coach Jorge Maciel said.
A win would have sent the visitors into second place behind reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain, who won 3-0 at Brest on Saturday.
Strasbourg went in front on 25 minutes when Argentine forward Panichelli glanced in a header at the end of an excellent team move.
But the lead lasted only six minutes as the unfortunate Doukoure deflected a Malick Fofana cross into his own goal.
Lyon then had a golden opportunity to go ahead when the referee adjudged Valentin Barco to have caught Corentin Tolisso in the box — the official sticking with his original decision after an on-pitch VAR review.
Goalkeeper Mike Penders profited from the break in play to consult the Strasbourg backroom staff’s notes and duly denied Tolisso from the spot with his legs in the 42nd minute to keep the scores level at the break.
VAR was again at the center of the drama midway through the second period when Doukoure’s day went from bad to worse as his yellow card for a tackle