Lyon Women beat Montpellier 5–2 after falling behind to Ella Palis’s sixth-minute opener. Celia Chabod was sent off after 32 minutes according to the event record, but Montpellier retained the lead until half-time before the score changed direction after the break.
Marie-Antoinette Katoto equalised in the 50th minute, Korbin Shrader scored in the 56th and Katoto completed her double in the 61st. Bouchra Kharafi reduced the deficit after 75 minutes, before a Molly Skurcenski own goal and a Melchie Dumornay finish completed Lyon’s five.
ESPN records 24 Lyon attempts and 11 on target against five Montpellier attempts and two on target. The own goal remains distinct from the attacking players’ totals. The timeline also shows the comeback occurred after half-time despite the numerical advantage having begun in the opening half.
Montpellier 2–5 OL Lyonnes
Match date: 2026-10-31 19:00 Asia/Jerusalem. Result and scoring timeline according to ESPN’s match record.
- Ella Palis — 6' — Montpellier
- Marie-Antoinette Katoto — 50' — OL Lyonnes
- Korbin Shrader — 56' — OL Lyonnes
- Marie-Antoinette Katoto — 61' — OL Lyonnes
- Bouchra Kharafi — 75' — Montpellier
- Molly Skurcenski — 83' — OL Lyonnes (own goal benefiting the named team)
- Melchie Dumornay — 85' — OL Lyonnes
Archival cover photograph: Marie-Antoinette Katoto with Paris Saint-Germain against St. Pölten in September 2018; not an image of the current event. Photographer/creator: Granada. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 4.0. The Wikimedia-supplied thumbnail is used without further modification. Image date as recorded by the source: 2018-09-12.
