Jake O'Brien scores twice for Lyon against Lens to become club's top-scorer

Lyon would lose the five-goal thriller which sees them remain bottom of Ligue 1 having now won one of their 13 games so far this season.

Sat, 02 Dec, 2023 - 23:01

Andrew Horgan

Cork's Jake O'Brien continues to make an impact with Lyon as he scored twice in their five goal thriller against Lens on Saturday night.

Unfortunately for the Youghal native, it wasn't enough to prevent his team from falling to a 3-2 defeat away to Lens, who were beaten 6-0 by Arsenal in the Champions League in midweek.

Olympique Lyonnais parted company with manager Fabio Grosso on Thursday with the club sitting bottom of the Ligue 1 standings.

The 46-year-old has been replaced by academy coach Pierre Sage, temporarily at least, and the hope was that they would experience the famous 'managerial bounce' against Lens.

But it wasn't to be despite the best efforts of O'Brien, who fired home from a corner to give his side the lead in the 15th minute.

The former Cork City defender's second of the evening would also come from a set-piece which drew his side level in the 72nd minute, although reports suggest his error led to one of the goals his side let in earlier in proceedings.

A game with many emotions, but disappointing result. Thank you to the travelling fans ❤️
We go again Wednesday! 🦁🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/diz0RofU9E
— Jake O’Brien (@obrienjake_) December 2, 2023

But unfortunately for O'Brien and his teammates they would concede what would prove to be the winner just two minutes later.

The result sees Lyon remain rooted to the bottom of the table having won one of their 13 games so far this season.

But O'Brien's brace sees him move to joint first on the club's lift top goal-scorers for the campaign, alongside former Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette, with three goals in the seven matches he has played, although Lacazette has played three more games.