It took only two matches, but Mexican international goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa already has made an impact with his new Ajaccio teammates in French League 1.
Ochoa and the newly promoted team walked out of Stade Gerland stadium with a valuable point after surprising favored Olympique Lyon in a 1-1 tie in French Ligue 1 action on Saturday.
Ochoa was outstanding in the match, making several acrobatic saves to keep Ajaccio in the game. He was credited with two saves and seven blocked shots against Lyon, which has a 16-match unbeaten streak at home.
"Given the number of chances and the shots against the posts, we should have been crushed, no question," Olivier Pantaloni said. "But we fought with the weapons we have. We hunkered down, we ran and we defended as best we could – especially Ochoa, who had a huge match."
Ochoa did not have much time to practice with his team as he played for Mexico in its 1-1 draw with the United States in an international friendly in Philadelphia, Pa. on Wednesday.
Ochoa flew back to France on Thursday, practiced with his team on Friday and played the next day.
Credit: Fox News Latino
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