Montpellier captain Hilton became the first player over the age of 43 to play in Ligue 1 for 64 years – and marked the occasion by being sent off in the win over Lyon.
Hilton, who turned 43 on Sunday, has been playing in Europe since 2002.
The defender was dismissed for a second bookable offence while conceding a penalty awarded by VAR and converted by Lyon forward Memphis Depay.
But two goals from Teji Savanier gave Montpellier a win to take them fifth.
Champions League semi-finalists Lyon would have gone to the top of the table with a win, but had a dimissal of their own to contend with when midfielder Houssem Aouar was shown a straight red for a bad challenge on Arnaud Souquet.
Hilton’s late dismissal means there have been 20 red cards shown in 28 games so far in the 2020-21 season.
Line-ups
Montpellier
- 1Omlin
- 5Teodósio Mendes
- 4Da SilvaBooked at 81mins
- 3Congré
- 2Souquet
- 12FerriBooked at 62minsSubstituted forMolletat 63′minutes
- 11SavanierSubstituted forChotardat 75′minutes
- 14Le Tallec
- 7Ristic
- 10LabordeSubstituted forSambiaat 86′minutes
- 9DelortBooked at 7minsSubstituted forMavididiat 63′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Sambia
- 8Oyongo
- 13Chotard
- 16Bertaud
- 19Mavididi
- 20Dolly
- 24Yun
- 25Mollet
- 31Cozza
Lyon
- 1Lopes
- 3Andersen
- 6Guedes Filho
- 5DenayerSubstituted forBardat 68′minutes
- 14Dubois
- 25Caqueret
- 39Guimarães Rodriguez MouraBooked at 36minsSubstituted forde Souza Oliveiraat 55′minutes
- 27CornetSubstituted forDembeleat 75′minutes
- 8AouarBooked at 44mins
- 24KadewereSubstituted forDepayat 55′minutes
- 7Toko EkambiBooked at 45minsSubstituted forCherkiat 68′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Diomande
- 4de Souza Oliveira
- 9Dembele
- 11Depay
- 16Racioppi
- 18Cherki
- 28Kone
- 31Bard
- Referee:
- François Letexier
Live Text
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Match ends, Montpellier 2, Lyon 1.
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Second Half ends, Montpellier 2, Lyon 1.
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Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Lucas.
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Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
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Attempt missed. Marcelo (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
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Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
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Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
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Attempt saved. Marcelo (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross.
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Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
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Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross.
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Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
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Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
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Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Gaetan Laborde.
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Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
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Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal! Montpellier 2, Lyon 1. Memphis Depay (Lyon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Hilton (Montpellier) is shown the red card.
