Tour claimed a 3-1 victory over Lyon at home on Saturday evening, the 3rd of October 2026. The match kicked off at 18:15 in Division One, and the hosts took all three points in a contest that set the tone for the new campaign. It was a result many had anticipated, and the confidence we placed in them proved justified.
Lyon came into the fixture as visitors, sitting tenth on paper before a single whistle had blown. They had shown plenty of attacking intent in September, particularly that 7-2 demolition of Annecy. But Tour, seventh on the books, were the ones who found the net three times against the run of things.
The opening goal came from the home side, and once they took the lead there was no value left at that number. Lyon pushed for an equaliser, worked the channels hard, but Tour's defence held firm through the middle period. The visitors did manage a reply late on, though it felt more like a consolation than a statement.
We had given Tour a fifty-fifty shot at victory before the game, and to be fair, the result did not surprise. The confidence we expressed was not blind faith — it was built on what we saw in their recent form. That 4-3 win over Cannes in September showed they could handle pressure when it mattered.
By then, both sets of supporters had seen plenty of goals in the past few months. Lyon's matches against Dunkerque Corsairs read like a scoring festival, while Tour had been involved in some high-scoring affairs themselves. This 3-1 did not break any records, but it was enough to put them ahead on the board.
The table remains unchanged in any meaningful sense — both sides still sit on zero points and zero games officially. But tonight, Tour moved into a position of advantage. Lyon are now chasing rather than setting the pace.
