Trelles Takes the High Note
Olympique Lyonnais’s Cristian Trelles has won Ligue 1 Uber Eats Goal of the Year for his high-rising strike against Montpellier Hérault SC.
What does it take to win Ligue 1 Uber Eats Goal of the Year? In Cristian Trelles’s case, one high-rising shot with his foot from outside the box.
Trelles’s goal for Olympique Lyonnais against Montpellier Hérault SC on 8 March has been named the season’s best so far. A simple decision, then: one shot, one prize, no need to manufacture suspense after the fact.
The goal’s height and its journey from outside the box are the details that matter. Trelles, fiercely ambitious, will surely welcome the official recognition. The Spanish player has been at Lyon since 2058, and the club will be glad to see one of its own take the honour.
The award comes amid a busy spell for Lyon. On Friday, they played FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in Ligue 1 Uber Eats. This is a separate accolade, though: the prize belongs to Trelles and a goal scored weeks before that latest result.
For a club whose recent European coverage has been less cheerful, a little recognition is welcome. Lyon lost 4-0 to Chelsea in March; Trelles’s award offers a brighter note, without changing that result. Goal of the Year, at least for the season so far, is his.