Briand leads Lyon past Montpellier in shootout

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) -- Jimmy Briand scored the tying goal in the 77th minute and converted the decisive penalty kick, rallying Lyon to a 4-2 shootout win over Montpellier following a 2-2 draw Saturday in the French Trophee de Champions.

Briand scored the tying goal off a fine feed from Alexandre Lacazette, then beat goalkeeper Geoffrey Jourdan in the shootout. Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, the French national team starter, made two saves in the shootout.

John Chukwidi Utaka scored in the 27th minute for Montpellier, the defending Ligue 1champion, and Emmanuel Herrera converted a penalty kick in the 56th. Bafetimbi Gomis scored for Lyon in the 44th.

The annual Super Cup matchup, played outside France for the fourth straight year, pits the league winner against the French Cup champion.