Lyon party on goalie error to defeat PSG
Catarino Macario scored two goals when the Olympics took the first stage of the UWCL semis.
Olympique Lyonnais took full advantage of an unforgettable goalkeeper performance by Barbora Votíková on Sunday at Groupama Stadium, defeating Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 in the first leg of their UEFA Women’s Champions League 2021-22 semi-final.
PSG got off to a dream start, with Marie-Antoinette Katoto poking the ball home from close range in the sixth minute to give the visitors an early lead. However, the dream quickly turned into a nightmare for PSG goalkeeper Votíková, whose dubious decision-making led to two Lyon goals before the end of the first half.
With 23 minutes played, Votíková nearly put themselves up another goal after Melvine Malard came through on the left. Fortunately for the home crowd, the keeper made the save. Wendie Renard, who played in his 100th UWCL match, then made no mistake on the subsequent point kick to make the hosts’ level.
Ten minutes later, another Votíková error led to a Lyon goal when she hit a goal kick directly at Ada Hegerberg, who quickly slid the ball into Catarina Macario behind the PSG defense for a simple low shot that slipped under the guest goalkeeper to give the home side. side lead.
It went from bad to worse for the goalkeeper in the second half, when Macario benefited from another Votíková mistake in the 50th minute. The Lyon striker was wise to dance into the penalty area but encountered several PSG defenders, who managed to stop the American before she got a clear shot on goal. The ball continued to roll towards the net and Votíková bid on defender Paulina Dudek, but the teammates got their threads crossed and the goalkeeper flubbed her clearance attempt on the goal line, which allowed Macario to knock the ball in for the easiest finishes.
Dudek made a successful breakthrough on the left after 58 minutes and should have leveled the score, but instead he clipped it over the bar. Unfortunately for the Parisians, Dudek’s goal was the last goal of the match as Lyon kept the guests away for the rest of the match.
𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗲 & 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗲
Important 3 goals to 2, our Lyonnaises take the advantage in these semi-finals of ‘@UWCL, before the match returns to Paris next Saturday! 👊
3-2 #OLPSG pic.twitter.com/sAAMyCSsKd
– OL Féminin (@OLfeminin) April 24, 2022
The teams will meet again in Paris on April 30 for the second stage.