Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarizes the 16th round of D1 Arkema (15/3/22). What a strange and desperate round! The two “supposedly” best teams in French league could not win. Paris Saint-Germain drew 0-0 with sixth placed Montpellier, and Lyon were held 1-1 against bottom club Saint-Etienne. These two results are not very reassuring with the UEFA WomenContinue reading “The View From France”
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The View From France
Above: Action from Olympique Lyonnais’ game at Reims last weekend. Photo: OL Feminin. Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarizes the 15th round of D1 Arkema (3/3/22). Montpellier at home won 2-0 against Dijon. It was an easy game for Montpellier who dominated (64% possession, 19 shots with eight on target). However, they had to wait until the veryContinue reading “The View From France”
The View From France
Above: Catarina Macario scores for Olympique Lyonnais in the 38th minute. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus. By Jean-Pierre Thiesset (14/2/22) Two games were played on Friday as games cancelled due to COVID were rescheduled. Paris Saint-Germain at home won 5-0 against Dijon. It was an easy game for Paris SG which completely dominated with 71%Continue reading “The View From France”
The View From France
Above: Ellie Carpenter crosses for Melvine Malard to score Olympique Lyonnais’ winning goal against Bordeaux. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus. Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarizes the fourteenth round of D1 Arkema (7/2/22). Fleury won 1-0 at home to Montpellier. While they were dominated by Montpellier (62% of possession for Montpellier) who put a lot of pressure onContinue reading “The View From France”
The View From France
Above: Kadidiatou Diani in action for PSG at Saint-Etienne, where she scored her team’s second goal. Photo: PSG Feminines Jean-Pierre Thiesset rounds up the twelfth and the thirteenth rounds of D1 Arkema (24/1/22) Twelfth round (January 15, 2022): This was a much-truncated round of matches with three games postponed: Guingamp-Bordeaux, Olympique Lyonnais-Soyaux, and Paris Saint-Germain-Dijon.Continue reading “The View From France”
The View From France
Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarizes the eleventh round of D1 Arkema. Above: Olympique Lyonnais’ Ellie Carpenter salutes the crowd after her team’s 2-1 win at Paris FC. Photo: @OLFeminin Fleury won 1-0 at home against Issy. In a game dominated by the hosts (66% of possession and 17 shots), we had to wait the 71st minute toContinue reading “The View From France”
The View From France
Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarizes the tenth round of D1 Arkema (6/12/21). Above: Fleury goalkeeper Katariina Talaslahti tried her best but was not able to avoid conceding four goals on her return to Lyon. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus. Paris FC obtained a draw 0-0 at Montpellier. In an equal match, neither of the teams were ableContinue reading “The View From France”
The View From France
Jean-Pierre Thiesset summarizes the ninth round of D1 Arkema. Above: Fleury celebrate their 6-2 win over Guingamp. Photo: @FCF91_Feminines. Soyaux won 2-1 at home against Saint-Etienne. In an equal game between two teams which were both at the bottom of the table, Soyaux scored twice in the last 20 minutes. With this win, Soyaux areContinue reading “The View From France”
Lyon Show PSG Who Is The Boss!
Impetus‘ French editor Jean-Pierre Thiesset was pitchside EXCLUSIVELY for us as Olympique Lyonnais recorded a sensational result against their big rivals Paris St. Germain. He also rounds up all the weekend’s other action in the D1 Arkema 15/11/21. Above: Ada Hegerberg converts Ellie Carpenter’s cross to put Lyon 5-1 up over Paris St. Germain. Photo:Continue reading “Lyon Show PSG Who Is The Boss!”
Janice Cayman: The “Belgian Knife” of Women’s Football
Olympique Lyonnais and Belgian international Janice Cayman spoke EXCLUSIVELY to Impetus’ French editor Jean-Pierre Thiesset about her career, life off the pitch and how she got her unique nickname. Above: Janice Cayman in action during Olympique Lyonnais’ game against Fribourg (Switzerland) on July 31, 2021. Photo: Jean-Pierre Thiesset for Impetus. Janice Cayman was born onContinue reading “Janice Cayman: The “Belgian Knife” of Women’s Football”
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