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00:00Lyon have found form in the last weeks under Pierre Sage, they are climbing the table and they're in touch with the Champions League qualification places, that is where they want to end the season.
00:17Sherky doing really well, Lacazette out to Ernest Neuermar, Magane and playing it across the face of goal, it's been turned in by Saint-Ben-Rama, the flag has come up.
00:34Sherky, jinking his way in between two Rance defenders, brought down, play allowed to continue, Lacazette finding Ernest Neuermar, is Ben-Rama offside at the back post, it doesn't look like he is.
00:48From that replay, let's see this again, Ryan Sherky with the quick feet, playing the 1-2, managing to get the pass away before he was chopped down by Atangana.
01:03Neuermar playing the ball here and well, it's a really tight call, is Ben-Rama in an offside position, if he is, we're talking millimetres.
01:14Abner keeps that in play, Ben-Rama looking for Lacazette in the middle, it nearly came to Neuermar, it's come to Ben-Rama again and Yvan Diouf makes the save.
01:29Ben-Rama looking to justify his inclusion tonight, he was involved at the beginning of that move, then it came back to him again.
01:38Their own quick wingers, Ito and Nakamura.
01:45Sherky, Sherky!
01:50And Sherky, playing the 1-2.
01:57Played back to him by Neuermar, the first time shot and another save from...
02:07Neuermar wants more.
02:10Sherky in support, Ryan Sherky, the step over, the shot from Sherky, I think Diouf saw that late because it came through.
02:22They were both substituted in the second half, so at least they got a little bit of a breather.
02:27Sherky looking for Lacazette.
02:30Lacazette into the middle, cleared away by the defender, could have left that perhaps for Diouf, it comes back to Sherky and the shot is just off target from Maitland-Niles.
02:44And the initial clearance came back to Neuermar.
02:49Maitland-Niles with the snapshot just wide, the England international, former Arsenal player just like Lacazette.
03:00Could well be targets as Sherky gets the ball into the middle looking for Lacazette and Yvan Diouf makes an absolutely remarkable save.
03:13Scores.
03:17Could have had his third goal of the season in Ligue 1.
03:21There's no exaggeration to say that that's probably one of the saves of the season.
03:30Will be an in-swinger.
03:37Hit by the head at the near post.
03:40Runs on the roof of the net.
03:47Casperi just...
03:49Ederson of Manchester City has been the starting goalkeeper for Brazil.
03:55In the last couple of games they drew with Venezuela and Uruguay.
04:01During the recent international break with Abner involved in those games as the ball is headed in by Ryan Sherky.
04:08And Lyon take the lead here late in the first half. It's Sherky who is emerging as a real star.
04:18Not showing any emotion but it's another impressive move from his side.
04:24Matic with the ball swept into space. Lacazette so often the goal scorer, turning provider, the captain with the cross for Sherky.
04:33Cross for Sherky and the perfectly placed header beyond the reach of the Reims goalkeeper to make it 1-0.
04:42Sherky's third goal this season is Reims 0-1 Lyon.
04:46Reims 0-1.
04:58Slightly loose ball that by Corentin Tolisso. He's trying to get it to Matic. It's fallen to Nakamura.
05:04Lucas Peri I think...
05:07That was the kind of slackness from Tolisso which I haven't seen from...
05:16The issue though is...
05:18As the shot comes in.
05:21Good effort from Reims.
05:28Well struck by Kone.
05:38Nakamura tries to curl one.
05:41Straight into the arms of...
05:42Pierre Sage will just want his Lyon players to see this out.
05:48Seconds of the half remaining in fact.
05:51That is the halftime whistle and the goal from that young man Ryan Sherky.
05:56As Lyon in the lead at the break here.
06:00Their reward you have to say for...
06:05It's Rance who get things underway in the second half here.
06:09The home team trailing by a goal to nil against Olympique Lyonnais.
06:14Lyon having...
06:16Very much been on top in the first half.
06:19And getting the reward thanks to Ryan Sherky's goal.
06:24Lovely footwork from Nakamura then checks his run.
06:29Back it comes.
06:31The cross from Akiyemi the free header.
06:34See the Zimbabwean just...
06:36Finding a pocket of space in between two defenders.
06:41And the header.
06:43With the presence of...
06:45Nakamura and Ito there.
06:48Songi with the interception.
06:50Matangana playing it forward.
06:52This is Junior Ito.
06:54Ito's shot.
06:56It opened up for him.
06:58But really you have to say it was...
07:00Sherky's pass which was loose and was intercepted by Songi.
07:03And Junior Ito.
07:05That is a...
07:08Ito.
07:10To deliver the corner, the outswinger.
07:12Nodded down.
07:14And it comes to...
07:16Kone and it's been turned in.
07:20Umadi Akite runs away in celebration.
07:24And Rance having been up against it for so much of this game.
07:28And back on level terms.
07:30And who strikes here.
07:32Ito's corner.
07:34Not dealt with by the Lyon defence.
07:36It was headed down.
07:38And then Kone just putting it back towards goal.
07:41It seemed to come off a couple of Lyon defenders unwittingly
07:45before falling for Diakite.
07:51We're all square.
07:53Ito.
07:55Ito.
07:57Ito.
07:59Ito.
08:04Diakite.
08:06Was sharper than Clinton Mata.
08:08Tolisso.
08:13Played through for Benrama.
08:15Benrama is in here from the angle.
08:17Trying to prod it past...
08:22Well that certainly would have been reviewed by the VAR team
08:26had Benrama found the net.
08:27May just have been...
08:30in an offside position.
08:32But he couldn't have known that.
08:34Matic.
08:37Cherki, that's a clever ball from Ryan Cherki.
08:40Good awareness of the options available to him.
08:43It's driven in.
08:45By Nwama.
08:51Cherki trying to find Abner.
08:57And then...
09:00Stephanie Frappard is going to show a card here.
09:04Munetzi to Tuma, the substitute.
09:10Nakamura.
09:12Nakamura!
09:14Flashed across the face of goal.
09:20Another quick break from the old team.
09:22That would have been some goal if he'd found the far corner.
09:25Keito Nakamura.
09:29See from this angle just how close he really was.
09:32Not...
09:34Tuma.
09:38Comes out to...
09:40chance for the shot from outside the box.
09:46A yellow card showing...
09:48the UK before...
09:49coming back to the country of his birth...
09:52to join RAS in the last close season.
10:04Still 1-1 here.
10:06Lyon still pushing Fofana.
10:08Makes the save.
10:10Well, that is a shot on target for Lyon,
10:12which is something we hadn't yet seen in the second half.
10:15Long ball, arrowed forward.
10:17It came off.
10:20And fell for Malik Fofana.
10:26These days.
10:28But Lyon want to win it.
10:30Malik Fofana.
10:32Cross comes in.
10:34It's brought down and the...
10:36shot from Kontam Tolisso.
10:38Great technique to...
10:40fashion the shooting opportunity.
10:42Midfielder did...
10:44manage to get the shot on target.
10:46But straight at the RAS goalkeeper.
10:49Kontam Tolisso.
10:59Toomer trying the shot from the angle.
11:01The follow-up from Nakamura.
11:03Saved by Lucas Perry.
11:07Almost up.
11:09This was Toomer's shot.
11:11He can certainly strike the ball.
11:13Perry saved that well and then...
11:15alert to the follow-up effort from Nakamura.
11:17RAS leading scorer.
11:19It's a penalty for the campaign.
11:21Toomer hit that really well.
11:26Just one defeat in the last seven meetings with Lyon.
11:30And they have thwarted...
11:32Olympique Lyonnais tonight.
11:35Lyon unable to capitalise on...
11:37a really strong first half.
11:39Showing when they had one goal for Ryan Scherke...
11:41and should have had more.
11:49.