This Tuesday, many stars walked the lawn of Groupama Stadium during this second edition of the Match of Heroes, opposing a team from Olympique Lyonnais to that of UNICEF.
Former glories of the club like Sonny Anderson, Sidney Govou or Claudio Caçapa - today assistant coach of Peter Bosz, sportsmen like Tony Parker or Jo-Wilfried, or finally pure Lyonnais, stars of social networks, have defended the OL colors.
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In total, nearly 70 personalities walked the Décines pitch this Tuesday evening.
22,000 spectators gathered in the bays of the OL enclosure for the occasion.
A solidarity event organized in favor of the children of Ukraine.
The generosity of the partners and the mobilization of the overexcited public made it possible to collect the total sum of €482,490.
Donations donated to UNICEF, which will help child victims of the war in Ukraine, as well as to OL Fondation, to support its actions for the benefit of children and to fight against inequalities.
Team OL before kick-off.
Stéphane Guiochon / Hero Match.
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I would like to sincerely thank all the personalities, the partners, the general public, the volunteers and all those who contributed to the success of this 2nd edition of the Match of Heroes,
assures Jean-Marie Dru, President of UNICEF France.
Everyone's commitment and everyone's tremendous mobilization around this event will help UNICEF to come to the aid of 7.5 million Ukrainian children.
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Team Unicef also includes many football and sports stars.
Stéphane Guiochon / Hero Match.
For his part, Jean-Michel Aulas recalls the importance of sport, transmitter of peace, in times of war.
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Football and sport more broadly remain great tools for promoting a message of peace, unity, unity, but also hope,
explains the president of Olympique Lyonnais and OL Groupe, before continuing.
This Heroes' Match is also an opportunity for us to bring together the players, managers, supporters, all those people who have marked the history of our club.
20 years later, they are still there, they are part of the OL family, a family that has always served society.
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On the pitch, a 1-0 victory for Team OL after a goal from Sonny Anderson, after 69 minutes of play (quite a symbol) and eight seconds.
The former Lyon striker, armband on his arm, served by Kim Kallström.
But this Tuesday evening, the main thing was not there.
A little rest and joy for Jean-Michel Aulas, and his club in turmoil.
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