Division Three League Match, Aberdeen vs. Lyon (Mon Oct 28)


                             Aberdeen  |  Lyon
                          3-2-2-1-2 A  |  5-4-1 D
                          Dan Haldane  |  Neil Abbott
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK A_Guaita
                       A_Sheshukov DF  |  DF R_Neilson
                     C_Azpilicueta DF  |  DF T_Motta
                           I_Golac DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                      M_Le_Tissier DM  |  DF Fernando_Mera
                         R_Ekelund DM  |  DF C_Mongongu
                           S_Brown MF  |  MF A_Andanov
                              Kaka MF  |  MF G_Cooper
                          J_Tessem AM  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                          S_Lovell FW  |  MF C_Baker
                        J_Valdivia FW  |  FW Stefano
                                       |
                     Okelo_Kigongo SUB |  SUB C_Zotti
                          A_Alrawi SUB |  SUB C_Smalling
                       C_Lundekvam SUB |  SUB T_Cruise
                        O_Curkovic SUB |  SUB M_Harewood
                           A_Aliev SUB |  SUB M_Bangura

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(lyn) T_Motta with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  T_Huddlestone gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Cleared by J_Valdivia
Min. 3  :(lyn) T_Huddlestone hits a hard pass to Stefano
          ...  Stefano fires a shot at goal !
          ...  What agility from T_Flowers
Min. 6  :(abn) J_Valdivia is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Sheshukov
          ...  A_Sheshukov hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  What agility from A_Guaita
Min. 7  :(lyn) A_Andanov plays a first time ball through the defence to Stefano
          ...  Stefano with the crafty shot!
          ...  T_Flowers is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  That puts Lyon ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 10 :(lyn) A_Andanov finds Stefano in acres of space
          ...  A well-placed shot from Stefano !
          ...  But T_Flowers parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 14 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia swings in the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  A_Guaita dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had A_Guaita beaten!
Min. 23 :(abn) Kaka hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  S_Lovell latches onto it!
          ...  S_Lovell attempts a low drive!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 25 :(abn) J_Valdivia pushes it past the defender
          ...  A_Andanov makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Brown chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The ball comes to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  What agility from A_Guaita
Min. 33 :(abn) R_Ekelund with a probing through ball S_Lovell
          ...  A cracking drive from S_Lovell !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 34 :(abn) S_Lovell loses R_Neilson
          ...  A great volley from S_Lovell !
          ...  A_Guaita makes a good save
Min. 38 :(abn) S_Lovell runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  S_Bassong clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 41 :(abn) R_Ekelund plays a first time ball through the defence to Kaka
          ...  Kaka hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  A_Guaita manages to turn it behind
Min. 42 :(abn) Kaka holds the ball up
          ...  He sees S_Lovell in space!
          ...  S_Lovell tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  A_Guaita gets his fingertips to it
Min. 42 :(lyn) Stefano sidesteps I_Golac
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Stefano with the header !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) J_Tessem is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Sheshukov
          ...  G_Cooper with an ugly foul
          ...  G_Reddy shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 44 :(abn) Kaka sidesteps T_Huddlestone
          ...  Fernando_Mera slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Brown chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta gets something on it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kaka plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Guaita easily catches it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-1 Lyon

Min. 48 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  But C_Mongongu will cut out the threat
Min. 53 :(lyn) R_Neilson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Azpilicueta
          ...  He puts in C_Mongongu!
          ...  A_Sheshukov gets to the ball first
Min. 55 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  C_Azpilicueta aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  A_Guaita gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 58 :(abn) J_Valdivia flicks it past Fernando_Mera
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Andanov
Min. 58 :(lyn) Stefano breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Flowers!
          ...  I_Golac brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Reddy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 60 :(abn) J_Valdivia rushes through the defence
          ...  G_Cooper is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  G_Reddy tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 62 :(lyn) Stefano pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Lovell rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 65 :(abn) S_Lovell runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Fernando_Mera back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  S_Lovell with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 69 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier seems to have switched to a MF role
Min. 69 :(abn) It appears R_Ekelund is playing as a MF
Min. 70 :(abn) A_Alrawi will come on for C_Azpilicueta and play DF
Min. 70 :(abn) There's going to be a change
          ...  O_Curkovic will come on for J_Tessem and play MF
Min. 70 :(abn) A_Aliev is coming on and J_Valdivia is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 70 :(abn) Kaka shifts into the AM position in a tactical change
Min. 70 :(lyn) C_Smalling is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Andanov is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 74 :(lyn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Lyon will now be playing L
Min. 74 :(abn) Kaka gets to the by line and finds A_Aliev with a beautiful cross
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Motta
Min. 76 :(lyn) C_Baker flicks it over I_Golac's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A_Alrawi gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 78 :(abn) R_Ekelund finds A_Aliev in acres of space
          ...  S_Bassong forces him off the ball
Min. 80 :(lyn) M_Bangura will replace the useless Stefano and will play FW
Min. 83 :(abn) S_Lovell has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Neilson!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A vicious shot by S_Lovell !
          ...  A_Guaita won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 85 :(abn) O_Curkovic swings an elbow
          ...  He caught T_Huddlestone full in the face
          ...  G_Reddy calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Smalling
          ...  S_Lovell is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 92 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  S_Lovell makes himself available
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_Smalling !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 78,418
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : Kaka
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Golac (58), S_Lovell (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : A_Andanov (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Stefano (7)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Cooper (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Aberdeen    |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       4
Off target           :           6        |       1
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       5
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 0 - 1 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Flowers      GK  33   2   2   1  27 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sheshukov    DF   2  26   8   7  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  25   9   8  13 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
I_Golac        DF   1  23   7   3  36 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Le_Tissier   MF   2   9  26   7  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
R_Ekelund      MF   1  12  22  12  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
S_Brown        MF   2   6  25  11  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kaka           AM   2   6  23  16  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   8
J_Tessem       AM   1   7  24  16  27 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Lovell       FW   1   4   5  25  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  18
J_Valdivia     FW   2   4   9  24  31 |  72   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   1
Okelo_Kigongo  GK  23   4   4   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  23   3   3  28 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
C_Lundekvam    DF   1  20   9  11  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Curkovic     MF   1   4  23   9  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
A_Aliev        FW   3   6   9  23  35 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - Lyon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Guaita       GK  30   3   2   2  29 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
R_Neilson      DF   1  26  12   2  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
T_Motta        DF   2  25   5   5  35 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  24  10   6  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  20  20
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  24   8   7  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
C_Mongongu     DF   2  23   8   5  36 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
A_Andanov      MF   2   6  25   7  25 |  72   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  50  64  20
G_Cooper       MF   4   7  24  13  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  23  10  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
C_Baker        MF   2   4  23   6  13 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   7  25  39 |  82   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
C_Zotti        GK  23   4   2   3  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  23   7   5  29 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Cruise       MF   2   9  23   8  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Harewood     FW   2   7  11  23  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bangura      FW   3   8   7  23  27 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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