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Played
December 7, 2011 2:45 PM EST
Stadion Maksimir — Zagreb
Referee: M. Clattenburg
Attendance: 16457
December 7, 2011 2:45 PM EST
Stadion Maksimir — Zagreb
Referee: M. Clattenburg
Attendance: 16457
Top of the Match
Bafetimbi Gomis
O. Lyon
O. Lyon
Bafetimbi Gomis
O. Lyon
O. Lyon
Flop of the Match
Jerko Leko
Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
Jerko Leko
Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
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Fans' Rating Dinamo Zagreb 1-7 Olympique Lyonnais: Gomis hits four as Ligue 1 side completes incredible turnaround to progress to knockout stages on goal difference
Remi Garde's side was shocked into life after going behind to the 10 man hosts, scoring six second half goals to secure its place in the last 16 of the tournament
By Tom Webber
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Lyon staged a memorable comeback at Stadion Maksimir on the final match day in Group D of the Champions League as it overturned a huge goal difference deficit that sent Ajax out of the competition.
Dinamo was reduced to 10 men early on but took the lead in the 40th minute. Lyon equalized on the stroke of halftime and was rampant in the second half, scoring another six goals to secure its place in the last 16.
With 15 minutes gone Lyon decided to up the tempo. Some intricate passes ended with Yoann Gourcuff slipping a neat ball through to Jimmy Briand. He beat Ivan Kelava to the ball, dinking it over the keeper but just shaving the far post.
Lyon’s qualification chances received a huge boost when makeshift center back Jerko Leko received his second yellow card for a tug on Bafetimbi Gomis with half an hour played.
However, with five minutes to go before the break, the 10 men of Dinamo took the lead. Beqiraj drove between Bakary Kone and Aly Cissokho but was foiled twice with a double-save from Lloris but 17-year-old Mateo Kovacic smashed in the rebound to make Lyon’s night even more difficult.
The goal shocked the visitors into life and they finally showed the urgency that they needed as they forced Dinamo to defend relentlessly. The equalizer came on the stroke of halftime when Cissokho’s cross received a looping deflection off of Sime Vrsaljko and Gomis slid in to make sure of the goal.
Remi Garde clearly gave the perfect team talk as Lyon was relentless when it emerged for the second half, scoring three times in seven minutes. The first came within two minutes of the restart when Gourcuff’s corner was flicked on by Briand. Maxime Gonalons went to control the ball but he fortuitously turned it into the roof of the net.
Then, with the replays of the previous goal still playing, Briand won the ball off the last man and squared it to Gomis who beat Kelava convincingly, firing into the roof of the net.
Gomis then completed a dramatic hat-trick when he tapped into an open goal from Cissokho’s perfectly weighted delivery with just seven second half minutes played.
Lisandro Lopez was brought on to add to the goals and he had the desired impact. The Argentine beat the offside trap and slotted the ball home comfortably in the 65th minute.
Lyon’s confidence grew exponentially with every goal and with 20 minutes left on the clock Gomis added his fourth. Cissokho provided the assist once more and the striker opened his body up and angled the ball into the top corner.
Lopez then turned provider when his dummy sent Briand through on goal. The French international’s first touch teed up his shot perfectly and he bent it in to the net past with 76 minutes on the clock.
As Real Madrid cruised to a 3-0 victory against Ajax in the group's other game, Lyon successfully completed a nine-goal swing that saw it through to the last 16 in second place, at the expense of the Dutch giants.
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Dinamo was reduced to 10 men early on but took the lead in the 40th minute. Lyon equalized on the stroke of halftime and was rampant in the second half, scoring another six goals to secure its place in the last 16.
With 15 minutes gone Lyon decided to up the tempo. Some intricate passes ended with Yoann Gourcuff slipping a neat ball through to Jimmy Briand. He beat Ivan Kelava to the ball, dinking it over the keeper but just shaving the far post.
Lyon’s qualification chances received a huge boost when makeshift center back Jerko Leko received his second yellow card for a tug on Bafetimbi Gomis with half an hour played.
However, with five minutes to go before the break, the 10 men of Dinamo took the lead. Beqiraj drove between Bakary Kone and Aly Cissokho but was foiled twice with a double-save from Lloris but 17-year-old Mateo Kovacic smashed in the rebound to make Lyon’s night even more difficult.
The goal shocked the visitors into life and they finally showed the urgency that they needed as they forced Dinamo to defend relentlessly. The equalizer came on the stroke of halftime when Cissokho’s cross received a looping deflection off of Sime Vrsaljko and Gomis slid in to make sure of the goal.
Remi Garde clearly gave the perfect team talk as Lyon was relentless when it emerged for the second half, scoring three times in seven minutes. The first came within two minutes of the restart when Gourcuff’s corner was flicked on by Briand. Maxime Gonalons went to control the ball but he fortuitously turned it into the roof of the net.
Then, with the replays of the previous goal still playing, Briand won the ball off the last man and squared it to Gomis who beat Kelava convincingly, firing into the roof of the net.
Gomis then completed a dramatic hat-trick when he tapped into an open goal from Cissokho’s perfectly weighted delivery with just seven second half minutes played.
Lisandro Lopez was brought on to add to the goals and he had the desired impact. The Argentine beat the offside trap and slotted the ball home comfortably in the 65th minute.
Lyon’s confidence grew exponentially with every goal and with 20 minutes left on the clock Gomis added his fourth. Cissokho provided the assist once more and the striker opened his body up and angled the ball into the top corner.
Lopez then turned provider when his dummy sent Briand through on goal. The French international’s first touch teed up his shot perfectly and he bent it in to the net past with 76 minutes on the clock.
As Real Madrid cruised to a 3-0 victory against Ajax in the group's other game, Lyon successfully completed a nine-goal swing that saw it through to the last 16 in second place, at the expense of the Dutch giants.
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