Jake O'Brien scores brilliant header in French Cup final and meets the president

O'Brien has enjoyed a breakthrough season at Lyon since moving to the French side after a loan spell in Belgium in Molenbeek

Irish defender Jake O'Brien scored a brilliant header but could not stop Lyon from falling to a 2-1 defeat to PSG in the French Cup final.

O'Brien has enjoyed a breakthrough season at Lyon since moving to the French side after a loan spell in Belgium in Molenbeek.

It has been a remarkable rise for the 23-year-old who never made a senior appearance for Crystal Palace after signing from Cork City.

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On Saturday evening he was marking the likes of Kylian Mbappe in front of 50,000 fans at The Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

PSG made a fast start as Ousmane Dembele and Fabian Ruiz put them 2-0 ahead at half-time.

But O'Brien gave Lyon hope when he met a corner with a brilliant header to beat Gianluigi Donnarumma in the PSG goal.

Although the Corkman ended up on the losing side, it was a memorable day for O'Brien, who was also introduced to French President Emmanuel Macron before the match.

They shared a moment, captured on video, as Macron learned of O'Brien's journey with the club:

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