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Season 21 Archive: Division 1, Week 2
Arsenal 2 - 2 Lyon
Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Lyon (Mon Sep 21)
Arsenal | Lyon
4-4-2 C | 4-4-2 A
Adrian Dalmedo | Care Taker
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D_James GK | GK T_Snelders
N_Vidic DF | DF K_Abrha
J_Stam DF | DF C_Mongongu
S_Proedl DF | DF L_Inagzij
B_Hangeland DF | DF G_Baresi
N_Scally MF | MF A_Isaksson
C_Makelele MF | MF Lee_Ho
Seitaridis MF | MF B_Bannan
D_Prime MF | MF Kwaga
H_Sabry FW | FW Diaviera
A_Little FW | FW Z_Ibrahimovic
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I_Lawlor SUB | SUB R_Olenjeck
D_Caicedo SUB | SUB T_Derijck
M_Dembele SUB | SUB D_Platt
B_McBride SUB | SUB Pichu_Atienza
M_Balotelli SUB | SUB M_Vucinic
Referee: I_Williamson (England)
Min. 2 :(arn) C_Makelele with a glorious long pass to N_Vidic
... N_Vidic aims for the top right corner !
... T_Snelders makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 3 :(arn) J_Stam takes possession
... He has his back towards goal
... He turns well
... J_Stam uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... But T_Snelders tips it behind
... I_Williamson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 4 :(arn) N_Vidic with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to H_Sabry
... H_Sabry heads the ball towards goal !
... It's beaten T_Snelders
... GOAL !!
... That's given Arsenal the advantage!
... Arsenal 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 10 :(arn) D_Prime sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... C_Makelele runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... C_Makelele rifles it to the far post !
... T_Snelders gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 10 :(lyn) Diaviera curls the ball out wide to L_Inagzij
... Fine tackle by N_Vidic
... He prevents the corner as well
Min. 11 :(arn) A_Little slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... G_Baresi bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 12 :(arn) Seitaridis backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... D_Prime gets on the end of it
... D_Prime drives the shot in!
... T_Snelders makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 12 :(lyn) C_Mongongu sidesteps N_Vidic
... He showed great skill there
... C_Mongongu hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... D_James makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 15 :(arn) D_Prime with a one-touch layoff to H_Sabry
... H_Sabry with the crafty shot!
... T_Snelders manages to turn it behind
... CORNER!
... C_Makelele curls it into the box!
... It comes to D_Prime
... He fires it towards to goal
... But T_Snelders makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 16 :(arn) D_Prime looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to A_Little
... A_Little strikes a wicked curler !
... T_Snelders makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 17 :(arn) B_Hangeland sprints past C_Mongongu
... K_Abrha fouls
... That was disgusting
Min. 18 :(arn) H_Sabry skips the challenge from the defender
... H_Sabry with the cheeky shot!
... T_Snelders makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 20 :(lyn) Diaviera picks up the pass
... Diaviera hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... D_James parries it
Min. 25 :(arn) Seitaridis has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... C_Makelele gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... C_Makelele throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But T_Snelders punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 26 :(lyn) Z_Ibrahimovic with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle
... J_Stam rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
Min. 26 :(lyn) B_Bannan skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Diaviera
... Diaviera with a terrific drive !
... But D_James punches it away
... That's gone out for a corner kick
... CORNER!
... G_Baresi lofts the ball in!
... D_James catches it!
Min. 28 :(arn) A_Little runs down the flank
... He plays the ball across to N_Vidic
... N_Vidic rifles it to the far post !
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 29 :(lyn) Kwaga cuts the ball back to Diaviera
... Diaviera tries to beat D_James!
... It's way wide
... The Arsenal fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 31 :(lyn) B_Bannan with a measured pass to Z_Ibrahimovic
... But N_Vidic puts it in row Z!
Min. 32 :(arn) D_Prime gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside L_Inagzij!
... He has some space now!
... D_Prime hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... The fans get off there seats!
... T_Snelders plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 32 :(lyn) L_Inagzij with the Cruyff turn
... Seitaridis rushes in with a poor tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... He's in trouble!!
... He could be sent off for that!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 33 :(arn) Seitaridis with a 50-yard pass to D_Prime
... D_Prime with a bicycle kick !
... But T_Snelders punches it away
... That's gone out for a goal kick
... It was clear to everyone that T_Snelders got a touch
Min. 35 :(arn) C_Makelele with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to H_Sabry
... A left-footer by H_Sabry !
... T_Snelders with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 36 :(lyn) B_Bannan unselfishly lays the ball back to Z_Ibrahimovic
... What a shot from Z_Ibrahimovic !
... It could go anywhere
... D_James guesses right
Min. 38 :(arn) Seitaridis takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to H_Sabry
... H_Sabry with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... T_Snelders watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 41 :(arn) H_Sabry finds his way through
... That was sheer effort
... H_Sabry with a powerful downward header!
... T_Snelders with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
... CORNER!
... D_Prime chips the ball in towards the far post!
... K_Abrha wins the ball
... And he heads it away
Min. 42 :(arn) N_Vidic controls it well
... He nutmegs K_Abrha
... He puts in Seitaridis!
... A well-placed shot from Seitaridis !
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... T_Snelders grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 42 :(lyn) The defender slips and falls over!
... Z_Ibrahimovic is through!
... Z_Ibrahimovic drives the shot in!
... D_James tips it wide for a corner
... CORNER!
... Lee_Ho chips the ball in towards the far post!
... K_Abrha with the header
... But D_James tips it over
... I_Williamson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) H_Sabry sprints past A_Isaksson
... Diaviera intercepts the pass
Min. 46 :(arn) N_Scally with a 40-yard pass to H_Sabry
... H_Sabry unleashes a pile driver !
... T_Snelders gets up well to catch that one
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Lyon
Min. 47 :(arn) D_Prime with a clever shimmy
... D_Prime with the drive!
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 47 :(lyn) Lee_Ho has a go!
... It hits the defender
... Z_Ibrahimovic collects the loose ball!
... S_Proedl reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 48 :(lyn) L_Inagzij with a 50-yard pass to Kwaga
... N_Scally with the tackle
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... I_Williamson ignores the protests for a card
... Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
... FREE KICK!
... It is well within shooting range!
... K_Abrha passes to G_Baresi
... A delicate header from G_Baresi !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 50 :(lyn) B_Bannan plays a long ball to Z_Ibrahimovic
... Z_Ibrahimovic with the 40 yard drive !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 51 :(arn) Seitaridis threads the through ball to N_Scally
... N_Scally with a powerful downward header!
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... N_Scally hits it towards the far post!
... H_Sabry swings a leg at it!
... But T_Snelders dives to his left
... I think T_Snelders just got a hand on that one
... I_Williamson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 52 :(lyn) Diaviera is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to Z_Ibrahimovic
... Z_Ibrahimovic shoots towards goal !
... GOAL !!
... In off the post
... Lyon have squared things up with that goal!
... Arsenal 1-1 Lyon ...
Min. 54 :(arn) C_Makelele with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Seitaridis gets on the end of the pass
... Seitaridis with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... T_Snelders makes a difficult save
Min. 55 :(arn) Seitaridis takes on 3 men
... A glorious effort by Seitaridis !
... But T_Snelders just gets his fingers to that one
... I_Williamson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 58 :(arn) C_Makelele can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to D_Prime
... A cheeky lob from D_Prime !
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 58 :(lyn) Z_Ibrahimovic with a real burst of pace
... He leaves N_Vidic behind
... Z_Ibrahimovic throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 59 :(arn) Seitaridis turns past G_Baresi
... He has created space for himself now
... Seitaridis has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... But T_Snelders punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 59 :(lyn) Z_Ibrahimovic sidesteps B_Hangeland
... That was too easy
... N_Vidic is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... D_James misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... Lee_Ho lofts the ball in!
... Diaviera loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... It floats over D_James
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 60 :(arn) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 60 :(lyn) Lee_Ho with a short pass to find Z_Ibrahimovic
... B_Hangeland with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 61 :(arn) A_Little is first to the loose ball
... But K_Abrha wins the ball
Min. 68 :(lyn) L_Inagzij with a short pass to find Diaviera
... D_Prime fouls badly
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... I_Williamson will just give him a speaking to
Min. 70 :(lyn) T_Derijck comes on for K_Abrha and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(lyn) M_Vucinic comes on for C_Mongongu and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(lyn) Diaviera beats N_Vidic
... He muscled him off the ball
... Diaviera chases it through, he must score !
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 70 :(arn) S_Proedl with the dribble
... The defender is easily beaten
... T_Derijck with a bad challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 71 :(arn) Seitaridis is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to S_Proedl
... S_Proedl tries to place it in the corner !
... T_Snelders just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 72 :(lyn) Diaviera breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on D_James!
... D_Prime brings him down!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
... FREE KICK!
... It is within shooting distance!
... M_Vucinic fires it towards the goal
... But D_James makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 72 :(lyn) Lee_Ho runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to M_Vucinic
... N_Vidic beats him to the ball
Min. 74 :(arn) C_Makelele crosses in from the wing, he finds H_Sabry in the box
... H_Sabry with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 75 :(lyn) a big roar from the crowd as D_Platt comes on for A_Isaksson to play MF
Min. 76 :(arn) C_Makelele takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to S_Proedl
... S_Proedl hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 77 :(lyn) D_Platt controls it well
... He nutmegs N_Vidic
... He puts in Z_Ibrahimovic!
... B_Hangeland takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 78 :(arn) Seitaridis slides the ball across to H_Sabry
... H_Sabry tries to lob the keeper !
... GOAL !!
... He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
... That surely hands Arsenal victory!!
... Arsenal 2-1 Lyon ...
Min. 79 :(arn) C_Makelele has changed his position on the pitch to a DM
Min. 80 :(arn) B_McBride comes on for H_Sabry and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 80 :(arn) Arsenal switch to playing D
Min. 81 :(arn) D_Prime takes possession
... He looks up
... He's in acres of space
... A left-footer by D_Prime !
... The shot slips through T_Snelders's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
Min. 81 :(lyn) Z_Ibrahimovic breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on D_James!
... N_Vidic brings him down!
... He could be off here!
... I_Williamson reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 86 :(lyn) G_Baresi moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to M_Vucinic
... A powerful header from M_Vucinic !
... It looks good
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 87 :(arn) D_Prime crosses in from the wing, he finds C_Makelele in the box
... L_Inagzij anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lyn) D_Platt plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Z_Ibrahimovic decides to go for goal instead!
... N_Vidic takes the player down!!
... PENALTY!!
... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
... Unbelievable!
Min. 91 :(lyn) B_Bannan squares it to D_Platt
... An audacious effort from D_Platt !
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into D_James arms
... He's spilt it!
... GOAL !!
... He'll want to forget about that quickly!
... Amazing comeback!!
... Lyon are all square and not long to go
... Arsenal 2-2 Lyon ...
Min. 92 :(arn) Arsenal altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 92 :(arn) B_McBride picks up a loose ball
... B_McBride hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... T_Snelders makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 93 :(arn) N_Scally runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to A_Little
... A_Little has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 93 :(lyn) Z_Ibrahimovic skips the challenge from J_Stam
... Z_Ibrahimovic with a stunning strike !
... D_James gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic save by D_James to tip it wide!!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by Kwaga
... M_Vucinic gets to it!
... D_James falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... D_James looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... Diaviera hits it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of D_James
Min. 94 :(lyn) Kwaga cuts the ball back to M_Vucinic
... M_Vucinic with the chance !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Emirates Stadium
Attendance : 104,424
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : H_Sabry (Man of the Match)
Scorers : H_Sabry (4,78)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Seitaridis (32), D_Prime (72), N_Vidic (81)
Injured : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player : Diaviera
Scorers : Z_Ibrahimovic (52), D_Platt (91)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Arsenal | Lyon
Attempts on Goal : 32 | 19
Off target : 11 | 8
On target : 21 | 11
Possession : 59 | 41
Corners : 3 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 3 | 0
Subs Used : 1 | 3
Fouls : 10 | 9
Key Tackles : 8 | 4
Key Passes : 22 | 17
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Final Score : Arsenal 2 - 2 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James GK 27 2 2 3 26 | 95 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
N_Vidic DF 3 26 6 7 36 | 95 0 5 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 98 33 4
J_Stam DF 2 24 8 6 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
S_Proedl DF 2 24 5 6 37 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
B_Hangeland DF 2 23 11 5 40 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
N_Scally MF 2 4 27 6 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
C_Makelele DM 2 11 25 9 30 | 95 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 60 10
Seitaridis MF 2 8 24 16 27 | 95 0 0 7 1 4 0 1 0 0 -2 83 14
D_Prime MF 2 7 23 13 40 | 95 0 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 0 -2 38 21
H_Sabry FW 1 4 5 25 25 | 81 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 72
A_Little FW 2 7 6 24 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
I_Lawlor GK 20 2 5 5 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Caicedo DF 1 24 8 6 47 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Dembele MF 1 10 24 6 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_McBride FW 2 10 9 24 17 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
M_Balotelli FW 3 9 7 23 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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T_Snelders GK 30 2 3 4 16 | 95 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0
K_Abrha DF 1 25 9 6 33 | 71 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 5
C_Mongongu DF 2 25 8 6 36 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
L_Inagzij DF 1 24 10 6 11 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
G_Baresi DF 2 23 7 7 48 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 1
A_Isaksson MF 1 8 27 4 31 | 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lee_Ho MF 1 3 27 5 32 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
B_Bannan MF 1 7 24 4 27 | 95 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0
Kwaga MF 3 8 23 6 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Diaviera FW 1 8 10 27 21 | 95 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 20 35 13
Z_Ibrahimovic FW 1 4 4 26 35 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
R_Olenjeck GK 23 2 2 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Derijck DF 2 24 13 2 29 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Platt MF 1 3 25 10 25 | 19 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 20
Pichu_Atienza MF 1 14 23 6 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Vucinic FW 2 8 8 25 14 | 24 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
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Arsenal | Lyon
4-4-2 C | 4-4-2 A
Adrian Dalmedo | Care Taker
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D_James GK | GK T_Snelders
N_Vidic DF | DF K_Abrha
J_Stam DF | DF C_Mongongu
S_Proedl DF | DF L_Inagzij
B_Hangeland DF | DF G_Baresi
N_Scally MF | MF A_Isaksson
C_Makelele MF | MF Lee_Ho
Seitaridis MF | MF B_Bannan
D_Prime MF | MF Kwaga
H_Sabry FW | FW Diaviera
A_Little FW | FW Z_Ibrahimovic
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I_Lawlor SUB | SUB R_Olenjeck
D_Caicedo SUB | SUB T_Derijck
M_Dembele SUB | SUB D_Platt
B_McBride SUB | SUB Pichu_Atienza
M_Balotelli SUB | SUB M_Vucinic
Referee: I_Williamson (England)
Min. 2 :(arn) C_Makelele with a glorious long pass to N_Vidic
... N_Vidic aims for the top right corner !
... T_Snelders makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 3 :(arn) J_Stam takes possession
... He has his back towards goal
... He turns well
... J_Stam uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... But T_Snelders tips it behind
... I_Williamson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 4 :(arn) N_Vidic with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to H_Sabry
... H_Sabry heads the ball towards goal !
... It's beaten T_Snelders
... GOAL !!
... That's given Arsenal the advantage!
... Arsenal 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 10 :(arn) D_Prime sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... C_Makelele runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... C_Makelele rifles it to the far post !
... T_Snelders gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 10 :(lyn) Diaviera curls the ball out wide to L_Inagzij
... Fine tackle by N_Vidic
... He prevents the corner as well
Min. 11 :(arn) A_Little slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... G_Baresi bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 12 :(arn) Seitaridis backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... D_Prime gets on the end of it
... D_Prime drives the shot in!
... T_Snelders makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 12 :(lyn) C_Mongongu sidesteps N_Vidic
... He showed great skill there
... C_Mongongu hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... D_James makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 15 :(arn) D_Prime with a one-touch layoff to H_Sabry
... H_Sabry with the crafty shot!
... T_Snelders manages to turn it behind
... CORNER!
... C_Makelele curls it into the box!
... It comes to D_Prime
... He fires it towards to goal
... But T_Snelders makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 16 :(arn) D_Prime looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to A_Little
... A_Little strikes a wicked curler !
... T_Snelders makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 17 :(arn) B_Hangeland sprints past C_Mongongu
... K_Abrha fouls
... That was disgusting
Min. 18 :(arn) H_Sabry skips the challenge from the defender
... H_Sabry with the cheeky shot!
... T_Snelders makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 20 :(lyn) Diaviera picks up the pass
... Diaviera hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... D_James parries it
Min. 25 :(arn) Seitaridis has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... C_Makelele gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... C_Makelele throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But T_Snelders punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 26 :(lyn) Z_Ibrahimovic with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle
... J_Stam rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
Min. 26 :(lyn) B_Bannan skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Diaviera
... Diaviera with a terrific drive !
... But D_James punches it away
... That's gone out for a corner kick
... CORNER!
... G_Baresi lofts the ball in!
... D_James catches it!
Min. 28 :(arn) A_Little runs down the flank
... He plays the ball across to N_Vidic
... N_Vidic rifles it to the far post !
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 29 :(lyn) Kwaga cuts the ball back to Diaviera
... Diaviera tries to beat D_James!
... It's way wide
... The Arsenal fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 31 :(lyn) B_Bannan with a measured pass to Z_Ibrahimovic
... But N_Vidic puts it in row Z!
Min. 32 :(arn) D_Prime gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside L_Inagzij!
... He has some space now!
... D_Prime hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... The fans get off there seats!
... T_Snelders plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 32 :(lyn) L_Inagzij with the Cruyff turn
... Seitaridis rushes in with a poor tackle!!
... That's a foul!!
... He's in trouble!!
... He could be sent off for that!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 33 :(arn) Seitaridis with a 50-yard pass to D_Prime
... D_Prime with a bicycle kick !
... But T_Snelders punches it away
... That's gone out for a goal kick
... It was clear to everyone that T_Snelders got a touch
Min. 35 :(arn) C_Makelele with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to H_Sabry
... A left-footer by H_Sabry !
... T_Snelders with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 36 :(lyn) B_Bannan unselfishly lays the ball back to Z_Ibrahimovic
... What a shot from Z_Ibrahimovic !
... It could go anywhere
... D_James guesses right
Min. 38 :(arn) Seitaridis takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to H_Sabry
... H_Sabry with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... T_Snelders watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 41 :(arn) H_Sabry finds his way through
... That was sheer effort
... H_Sabry with a powerful downward header!
... T_Snelders with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
... CORNER!
... D_Prime chips the ball in towards the far post!
... K_Abrha wins the ball
... And he heads it away
Min. 42 :(arn) N_Vidic controls it well
... He nutmegs K_Abrha
... He puts in Seitaridis!
... A well-placed shot from Seitaridis !
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... T_Snelders grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 42 :(lyn) The defender slips and falls over!
... Z_Ibrahimovic is through!
... Z_Ibrahimovic drives the shot in!
... D_James tips it wide for a corner
... CORNER!
... Lee_Ho chips the ball in towards the far post!
... K_Abrha with the header
... But D_James tips it over
... I_Williamson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) H_Sabry sprints past A_Isaksson
... Diaviera intercepts the pass
Min. 46 :(arn) N_Scally with a 40-yard pass to H_Sabry
... H_Sabry unleashes a pile driver !
... T_Snelders gets up well to catch that one
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Lyon
Min. 47 :(arn) D_Prime with a clever shimmy
... D_Prime with the drive!
... He has put it over the bar!
... He looks stunned by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 47 :(lyn) Lee_Ho has a go!
... It hits the defender
... Z_Ibrahimovic collects the loose ball!
... S_Proedl reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 48 :(lyn) L_Inagzij with a 50-yard pass to Kwaga
... N_Scally with the tackle
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... I_Williamson ignores the protests for a card
... Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
... FREE KICK!
... It is well within shooting range!
... K_Abrha passes to G_Baresi
... A delicate header from G_Baresi !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 50 :(lyn) B_Bannan plays a long ball to Z_Ibrahimovic
... Z_Ibrahimovic with the 40 yard drive !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 51 :(arn) Seitaridis threads the through ball to N_Scally
... N_Scally with a powerful downward header!
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... N_Scally hits it towards the far post!
... H_Sabry swings a leg at it!
... But T_Snelders dives to his left
... I think T_Snelders just got a hand on that one
... I_Williamson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 52 :(lyn) Diaviera is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to Z_Ibrahimovic
... Z_Ibrahimovic shoots towards goal !
... GOAL !!
... In off the post
... Lyon have squared things up with that goal!
... Arsenal 1-1 Lyon ...
Min. 54 :(arn) C_Makelele with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Seitaridis gets on the end of the pass
... Seitaridis with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... T_Snelders makes a difficult save
Min. 55 :(arn) Seitaridis takes on 3 men
... A glorious effort by Seitaridis !
... But T_Snelders just gets his fingers to that one
... I_Williamson has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 58 :(arn) C_Makelele can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to D_Prime
... A cheeky lob from D_Prime !
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 58 :(lyn) Z_Ibrahimovic with a real burst of pace
... He leaves N_Vidic behind
... Z_Ibrahimovic throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 59 :(arn) Seitaridis turns past G_Baresi
... He has created space for himself now
... Seitaridis has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... But T_Snelders punches it away
... That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 59 :(lyn) Z_Ibrahimovic sidesteps B_Hangeland
... That was too easy
... N_Vidic is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... D_James misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... Lee_Ho lofts the ball in!
... Diaviera loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... It floats over D_James
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 60 :(arn) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 60 :(lyn) Lee_Ho with a short pass to find Z_Ibrahimovic
... B_Hangeland with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 61 :(arn) A_Little is first to the loose ball
... But K_Abrha wins the ball
Min. 68 :(lyn) L_Inagzij with a short pass to find Diaviera
... D_Prime fouls badly
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... I_Williamson will just give him a speaking to
Min. 70 :(lyn) T_Derijck comes on for K_Abrha and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(lyn) M_Vucinic comes on for C_Mongongu and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(lyn) Diaviera beats N_Vidic
... He muscled him off the ball
... Diaviera chases it through, he must score !
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 70 :(arn) S_Proedl with the dribble
... The defender is easily beaten
... T_Derijck with a bad challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 71 :(arn) Seitaridis is taking a throw in
... He dries the ball on his shirt
... He throws the ball to S_Proedl
... S_Proedl tries to place it in the corner !
... T_Snelders just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 72 :(lyn) Diaviera breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on D_James!
... D_Prime brings him down!
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
... FREE KICK!
... It is within shooting distance!
... M_Vucinic fires it towards the goal
... But D_James makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 72 :(lyn) Lee_Ho runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to M_Vucinic
... N_Vidic beats him to the ball
Min. 74 :(arn) C_Makelele crosses in from the wing, he finds H_Sabry in the box
... H_Sabry with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 75 :(lyn) a big roar from the crowd as D_Platt comes on for A_Isaksson to play MF
Min. 76 :(arn) C_Makelele takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to S_Proedl
... S_Proedl hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 77 :(lyn) D_Platt controls it well
... He nutmegs N_Vidic
... He puts in Z_Ibrahimovic!
... B_Hangeland takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 78 :(arn) Seitaridis slides the ball across to H_Sabry
... H_Sabry tries to lob the keeper !
... GOAL !!
... He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
... That surely hands Arsenal victory!!
... Arsenal 2-1 Lyon ...
Min. 79 :(arn) C_Makelele has changed his position on the pitch to a DM
Min. 80 :(arn) B_McBride comes on for H_Sabry and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 80 :(arn) Arsenal switch to playing D
Min. 81 :(arn) D_Prime takes possession
... He looks up
... He's in acres of space
... A left-footer by D_Prime !
... The shot slips through T_Snelders's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
Min. 81 :(lyn) Z_Ibrahimovic breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on D_James!
... N_Vidic brings him down!
... He could be off here!
... I_Williamson reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
Min. 86 :(lyn) G_Baresi moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to M_Vucinic
... A powerful header from M_Vucinic !
... It looks good
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 87 :(arn) D_Prime crosses in from the wing, he finds C_Makelele in the box
... L_Inagzij anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lyn) D_Platt plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Z_Ibrahimovic decides to go for goal instead!
... N_Vidic takes the player down!!
... PENALTY!!
... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
... Unbelievable!
Min. 91 :(lyn) B_Bannan squares it to D_Platt
... An audacious effort from D_Platt !
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into D_James arms
... He's spilt it!
... GOAL !!
... He'll want to forget about that quickly!
... Amazing comeback!!
... Lyon are all square and not long to go
... Arsenal 2-2 Lyon ...
Min. 92 :(arn) Arsenal altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 92 :(arn) B_McBride picks up a loose ball
... B_McBride hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... T_Snelders makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 93 :(arn) N_Scally runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to A_Little
... A_Little has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 93 :(lyn) Z_Ibrahimovic skips the challenge from J_Stam
... Z_Ibrahimovic with a stunning strike !
... D_James gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic save by D_James to tip it wide!!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by Kwaga
... M_Vucinic gets to it!
... D_James falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... D_James looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... Diaviera hits it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of D_James
Min. 94 :(lyn) Kwaga cuts the ball back to M_Vucinic
... M_Vucinic with the chance !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Emirates Stadium
Attendance : 104,424
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : H_Sabry (Man of the Match)
Scorers : H_Sabry (4,78)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Seitaridis (32), D_Prime (72), N_Vidic (81)
Injured : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player : Diaviera
Scorers : Z_Ibrahimovic (52), D_Platt (91)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Arsenal | Lyon
Attempts on Goal : 32 | 19
Off target : 11 | 8
On target : 21 | 11
Possession : 59 | 41
Corners : 3 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 3 | 0
Subs Used : 1 | 3
Fouls : 10 | 9
Key Tackles : 8 | 4
Key Passes : 22 | 17
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Final Score : Arsenal 2 - 2 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James GK 27 2 2 3 26 | 95 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
N_Vidic DF 3 26 6 7 36 | 95 0 5 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 98 33 4
J_Stam DF 2 24 8 6 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
S_Proedl DF 2 24 5 6 37 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
B_Hangeland DF 2 23 11 5 40 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
N_Scally MF 2 4 27 6 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
C_Makelele DM 2 11 25 9 30 | 95 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 60 10
Seitaridis MF 2 8 24 16 27 | 95 0 0 7 1 4 0 1 0 0 -2 83 14
D_Prime MF 2 7 23 13 40 | 95 0 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 0 -2 38 21
H_Sabry FW 1 4 5 25 25 | 81 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 72
A_Little FW 2 7 6 24 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
I_Lawlor GK 20 2 5 5 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Caicedo DF 1 24 8 6 47 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Dembele MF 1 10 24 6 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_McBride FW 2 10 9 24 17 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
M_Balotelli FW 3 9 7 23 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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T_Snelders GK 30 2 3 4 16 | 95 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0
K_Abrha DF 1 25 9 6 33 | 71 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 5
C_Mongongu DF 2 25 8 6 36 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
L_Inagzij DF 1 24 10 6 11 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
G_Baresi DF 2 23 7 7 48 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 1
A_Isaksson MF 1 8 27 4 31 | 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lee_Ho MF 1 3 27 5 32 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
B_Bannan MF 1 7 24 4 27 | 95 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0
Kwaga MF 3 8 23 6 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Diaviera FW 1 8 10 27 21 | 95 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 20 35 13
Z_Ibrahimovic FW 1 4 4 26 35 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 37
R_Olenjeck GK 23 2 2 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Derijck DF 2 24 13 2 29 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Platt MF 1 3 25 10 25 | 19 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 20
Pichu_Atienza MF 1 14 23 6 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Vucinic FW 2 8 8 25 14 | 24 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
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