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Gervinho netted a stoppage-time winner as Lille overturned a 3-1 half-time deficit for a stunning Ligue 1 defeat of Lyon.
Lisandro Lopez put Lyon ahead in the opening minute before adding a second from the penalty spot and a third to complete his hat-trick after Pierre-Alain Frau had pulled a goal back.
But if the first half belonged to the visitors, the second was Lille’s as Gervinho netted his first, Yohan Cabaye equalised from the penalty spot and Gervinho popped up with a last-gasp winner.
Lisandro fired the visitors ahead inside 60 seconds, shooting past Mickael Landreau after a flowing move involving Bafetimbi Gomis and Kim Kallstrom.
Hugo Lloris denied Gervinho after eight minutes before Lamine Gassama cleared Ludovic Obraniak’s header off the line.
Lille had another opportunity when Cabaye released Gervinho in the penalty area, but Lloris made an acrobatic double save to deny the hosts an equaliser.
Lisandro doubled Lyon’s advantage after 21 minutes, sending Landreau the wrong way from the penalty spot after Obraniak was adjudged to have handled Miralem Pjanic’s free-kick.
Frau pulled a goal back for Lille two minutes later. Lloris saved Cabaye’s header but could not prevent Frau heading in the rebound.
Lisandro struck his third after 34 minutes after a solo slalom run which culminated in a strong shot to beat Landreau.
Lille were not disheartened though and Gervinho outmuscled Jean Alain-Boumsong and beat Lloris from an acute angle to make it 3-2.
Boumsong almost added to Lille’s tally by deflecting Adil Rami’s effort towards goal, but Lloris saved.
Tulio de Melo’s stunning header was then saved by Lloris as Lille again threatened.
But the equaliser came from a Cabaye penalty after Gassama had fouled Mathieu Debuchy in the area.
Gervinho went close to a winner after 73 minutes but again found Lloris in fine form before his second arrived to give Lille a memorable triumph.
Francois Clerc lost the ball to Eden Hazard, who flicked the ball to Gervinho and the Brazilian beat Lloris with a strong shot.
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