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UEL: Olympique Lyon Edges FC Utrecht 1-0 in UEFA Europa League

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FC Utrecht Vs Lyon
Tanner Tessmann's goal secures win for Lyon over Utrecht



Olympique Lyon secured a narrow 1-0 win over FC Utrecht in the UEFA Europa League, with Tanner Tessmann scoring the decisive goal.


The winning goal was scored in the second half when Tessmann shot from a distance, catching FC Utrecht's goalkeeper off guard...


Olympique Lyon got their UEFA Europa League campaign off to a winning start with a narrow 1-0 victory over FC Utrecht in the Netherlands. Tanner Tessmann's exceptional goal proved to be the deciding factor in the match, held at Stadion Galgenwaard, which has a capacity of 23,750 spectators.


This match marked FC Utrecht's first European group stage game since 2010, when they were part of a tough group featuring Liverpool, Napoli, and Steaua Bucharest. Unfortunately, Utrecht's recent outing didn't yield the same results, with Lyon's win denying them their first Europa League point since 2010. Utrecht had dominated possession with 41% ball control compared to Lyon's 59%.


Danish defender Niklas Vesterlund was given a start in midfield over Davy van den Berg, who missed out due to injury. Former West Ham, Dortmund, and Ajax striker Sebastien Haller got the nod over David Min, earning the Ivorian striker his first European start since March 2023.


Former FC Utrecht defender Ruben Kluivert, son of Patrick Kluivert and brother of Bournemouth star Justin Kluivert, made his first-ever start for Olympique Lyon, whom the Dutch defender joined from Portuguese side Casa Pia last summer. Uruguayan striker Martin Satriano led the line for Lyon, with Malick Fofana and the Czech duo of Pavel Sulc and Adam Karabec behind him.






The home side nearly took the lead when Miguel Rodriguez's shot hit the frame of Dominik Greif's goal, with the Slovakian goalkeeper making a crucial save to tip the ball out of the top corner.


FC Utrecht had another scoring opportunity from a corner kick, but captain Nick Viergever narrowly missed tapping the ball into the net, coming agonizingly close to scoring.


A counter shortly before half-time looked promising for FC Utrecht, but left-back Souffian El Karouani could not test Greif.


It only took a minute for Utrecht to become dangerous in the second half after Sebastien Haller nearly half-volleyed the ball in Greif's bottom corner, but saw his effort go just wide.


An excellent reflex from Greek stopper Vasilis Barkas stopped Ruben Kluivert from scoring the opener in the 53rd minute with a header from close range




Just as Utrecht threatened to go up again, Lyon took the lead in the 75th minute thanks to American substitute Tanner Tessmann, who rocketed the ball into Barkas' top corner from outside the box.


The home side went all-in as manager Ron Jans brought on an extra striker in David Min, who replaced Vesterlund. Utrecht hadn't fired a shot on goal since the fifth minute and got very close in the 86th minute, but Gjivai Zechiel's effort from inside the box flew over the bar.


Utrecht's first shot on target in 83 minutes came from extremely close range, as Sebastien Haller got his foot on the ball inside the 5-yard box, but could not generate power as the ball did not fall favourably for the Ivorian.



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