Three goals from Melchie Dumornay, Kadidiatou Diani and Wendie Renard, allowed Lyon to win her 18th title of French women’s champion, his fourth consecutive, winning in the final at the expense of Paris SG (3-0) on Friday at home.
The first period was quite dull between two teams guaranteed to play the Champions League next season but probably fearing that this final is lost and ending the current season without trophy.
Olympique Lyonnais above all, which concluded the 22 regular days of the unbeaten leader with twenty victories for two zero results with ten points ahead of PSG, which the Rhodanians beat twice (1-0, 2-0).
But the Lyonnaises, eliminated from the 16th finals of the French Cup, by Reims on penalties and in the semi-final of the Champions League, eliminated by Arsenal (1-2, 4-1) ensured the minimum by winning this title of champions.
– Dumornay Liberates Lyon –
The players of Joe Montemurro, who will leave Lyon to probably join the Australian team, had not hidden before the final that they regretted this Play-Offs formula, unjust according to them after having largely dominated the regular season.
The Haitian International Melchie Dumornay (21) released OL with a weight in additional time of the first period by opening the mark with a right shot, to the conclusion of a beautiful collective action developed on the left wing and a pass of the American, Lindsey Heaps (45+2).
Previously, only Kadidiatou Diani had been dangerous for goalkeeper Mary Earps (5) then just before half-time when she failed to dig the gap on a slightly too crossed shot (45+4).
Diani also brought the scoring to 2-0 at the end of an individual action concluded from a crossed shot from the law diverted by Paulina Dudek (80th), a goal rewarding the large domination of the Lyonnaises in the second period when they did not frankly have control of the game before the break.
In additional time, Captain Wendie Renard marked a penalty with a Panenka granted with the help of the Var for an ocean Houtré hand fault (90+4).
For its part, PSG, dominated on May 3 at the penalty shots in the final of the French Cup by Paris FC, without Marie-Antoinette Katoto, replacement at kick-off, announced at OL next season and which only entered the 84th minute, was harmless.
– Due to sum it up to OL –
The Parisians, who therefore no longer beaten Lyon in the last eleven confrontations, did not even know how to take advantage of the Lyon defense and approximations in the first period.
PSG, eliminated in the preliminary round of the Champions League, ends a gloomy season marked by conflicts.
Arrived last summer, coach Fabrice Abriel, criticized for his management, was notably laid off just after the final of the Coupe de France, replaced as an interim by the Brazilian Paulo Cesar, coach of the female U19 of the club.
To play a role in the Champions League, PSG will still have to strengthen itself while in OL a wave of departures promises to be with that of Eugénie Le Sommer who played his last match on Friday.
Others will follow with the objective of renewing the workforce under the direction of a new coach.
By Valérie Leroux – © 2025 AFP