Ghanaian forward Ernest Nuamah scored his third Ligue 1 goal of the season on Sunday evening in Olympique Lyon's game against Paris Saint-Germain.

The winger scored the consolation goal for Lyon as they suffered defeat to the league leaders.

PSG had a strong start to the game as Nemanja Matic was forced into scoring an own goal after just three minutes.

Lucas Beraldo doubled the lead for the hosts in the sixth minute with an assist from Bradley Barcola before Gancalo Ramos also got on the scoresheet to make it 3-0.

However, Nuamah gave the away side a lifeline with a brilliant strike.

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The Ghanaian, after receiving a pass fromAinsley Maitland-Miles, cut in onto his left foot before sending a low strike past Gianluigi Donnarumma.

PSG's three-goal advantage was restored by Ramos who scored his second of the night from a Marco Asensio assist.

Nuamah was taken off in the 77th minute of the encounter with the fixture ending 4-1.

With his goal, the Ghanaian winger has now scored three goals and registered two assists in the French Ligue 1 this campaign.