Intercontinental Cup Final Match, Arsenal vs. Lyon (Wed Aug 25)


                              Arsenal  |  Lyon
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-1-2-2-1 E
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                        C_Chambers DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                           M_Layun DF  |  DF D_Irwin
                          M_Thomas MF  |  DM N_Stiles
                          M_Arteta MF  |  MF H_Fernandez
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  MF N_Whiteside
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  AM J_Grealish
                        S_Matthews MF  |  AM H_Son
                          N_Anelka FW  |  FW A_Lombardo
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB G_Bailey
                         F_Ricksen SUB |  SUB R_Varane
                      J_Gandolfini SUB |  SUB W_Sneijder
                         J_Willock SUB |  SUB Camilo
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB Cantona

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 4  :(lyn) J_Grealish takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Whiteside
          ...  A skilful effort from N_Whiteside !
          ...  T_Macedo gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Stiles hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Diakiese with the shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 6  :(arn) M_Arteta is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rocastle lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to N_Anelka
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Arsenal go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 6  :(arn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Arsenal will now be playing C
Min. 6  :(lyn) J_Grealish sidesteps N_Anelka
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  But M_Layun will cut out the threat
Min. 8  :(arn) M_Layun plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  N_Anelka decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  N_Anelka hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga was caught out there
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Lyon ...
Min. 9  :(lyn) J_Grealish with the first time flick to H_Son
          ...  H_Son keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Brilliant save from T_Macedo
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 10 :(lyn) A_Lombardo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past N_Anelka!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Thomas muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
Min. 16 :(lyn) J_Grealish slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  But C_Chambers sweeps up the threat
Min. 17 :(lyn) J_Paintsil with the mazy run
          ...  J_Paintsil with a thundering drive!
          ...  T_Macedo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by T_Macedo !!
Min. 19 :(arn) M_Thomas looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  N_Anelka receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Irwin cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 20 :(arn) S_Matthews is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to C_Chambers
          ...  C_Chambers flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged P_Gazzaniga
          ...  Arsenal 3-0 Lyon ...
Min. 25 :(lyn) J_Grealish is through on goal
          ...  M_Layun seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 26 :(arn) R_Holding turns past F_Fazio
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Diakiese
Min. 27 :(arn) N_Anelka takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Diakiese
          ...  F_Fazio takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 27 :(lyn) H_Son runs at P_Evra
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  H_Son with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Arsenal 3-1 Lyon ...
Min. 32 :(arn) N_Anelka knocks it past F_Fazio and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Lombardo with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 34 :(lyn) N_Whiteside is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Grealish
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Grealish !
          ...  The shot slips through T_Macedo's hands
          ...  But T_Macedo recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 35 :(lyn) Lyon will now play P
Min. 35 :(lyn) A_Lombardo is too quick for the defence
          ...  A_Lombardo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Macedo moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Macedo looks dejected!
          ...  Arsenal 3-2 Lyon ...
Min. 37 :(lyn) N_Stiles takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Son
          ...  R_Holding takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) H_Son will now play as FW
Min. 47 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  N_Anelka decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  F_Fazio makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rocastle lofts the ball in!
          ...  F_Fazio gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 3-2 Lyon

Min. 46 :(lyn) A_Lombardo beats C_Chambers
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A powerful header from A_Lombardo !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 48 :(lyn) H_Son could get a shot on goal here
          ...  H_Son gets up high for the header !
          ...  But T_Macedo with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Fernandez!
          ...  J_Grealish with the shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 49 :(lyn) N_Whiteside knocks the ball past M_Layun
          ...  P_Evra with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 54 :(lyn) N_Whiteside with a first time pass
          ...  H_Son runs onto it!
          ...  H_Son tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Lyon fans!!
          ...  He reveals a T shirt!
          ...  It says 20 goals this season and still counting!!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Arsenal 3-3 Lyon ...
Min. 56 :(lyn) D_Irwin looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Son
          ...  T_Macedo is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  H_Webb gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Lombardo takes it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Lyon go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Arsenal 3-4 Lyon...
Min. 57 :(arn) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 57 :(lyn) The Lyon manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 57 :(arn) M_Thomas fires over a low cross to D_Rocastle
          ...  D_Rocastle with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Arteta!
          ...  J_Paintsil clears the corner
Min. 60 :(lyn) R_Varane is coming on for H_Son and playing DF
Min. 60 :(lyn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Cantona will come on for A_Lombardo and play FW
Min. 60 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with a smart pass to N_Anelka
          ...  J_Diakiese swings an elbow at his opponent!!
          ...  That looked nasty!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  H_Webb sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 66 :(lyn) Cantona with a clever shimmy
          ...  M_Layun goes in studs first
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 70 :(arn) J_Willock will replace S_Matthews and play FW
Min. 70 :(lyn) F_Fazio has it now
          ...  He takes on R_Holding
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Cantona!
          ...  Cantona has a dig at goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 70 :(arn) J_Willock plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  H_Fernandez with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  H_Webb will just give him a speaking to
Min. 75 :(arn) a big roar from the crowd as F_Ricksen comes on for C_Chambers to play DF
Min. 77 :(arn) M_Arteta crosses into the box, finding J_Willock
          ...  F_Fazio body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  H_Webb wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 80 :(arn) L_Suarez is coming on and P_Bouba_Diop is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 80 :(lyn) Cantona with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Cantona launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  T_Macedo makes a good save
Min. 81 :(lyn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Cantona is through!
          ...  Cantona with a powerful header !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 82 :(arn) M_Arteta pushes it past R_Varane
          ...  M_Arteta with a powerful downward header!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  And Arsenal have squared it up late on!!
          ...  Arsenal 4-4 Lyon ...
Min. 86 :(arn) M_Arteta with the towering header to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  H_Webb talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Arsenal 5-4 Lyon ...
Min. 86 :(lyn) N_Stiles looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Whiteside
          ...  But M_Arteta reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 172,726
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Arteta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Anelka (6,8), C_Chambers (20), M_Arteta (82), J_Willock (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Layun (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : H_Son
Scorers              : H_Son (27,54), A_Lombardo (35,56 pen)
Sent Off             : J_Diakiese (60)
Booked               : A_Lombardo (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       15
Off target           :           1        |       5
On target            :           6        |       10
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :           9        |       7
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Final Score          : Arsenal 5 - 4 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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T_Macedo       GK  31   3   3   3  42 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  35   9   7  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
P_Evra         DF   3  32  13  11  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  32   9   9  22 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
M_Layun        DF   1  30  12   7  33 |  97   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  38  28  -2
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  33   1  12 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  32   9  25 |  97   0   1   3   1   1   1   0   0   0  20  50  25
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  31  11  21 |  97   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  31  10  12 |  84   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  31   7  32 |  74   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  31  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0  20  20  70
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  30   8   7  33 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  30  21  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  29  23 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  13   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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  31   1   2   3  40 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -45   0   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  33   9   5  30 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  32  14   9  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
J_Diakiese     DF   3  31   9   6  18 |  64   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
D_Irwin        DF   1  29   8   8  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Stiles       DM   2  16  28   1  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  30   8  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Whiteside    MF   1  11  27  11  27 |  97   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
J_Grealish     AM   1   1  29  12  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  34  20 |  64   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0 -20 -20  40
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  30  32 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   2   1   0   0 -22 -22  28
G_Bailey       GK  30   1   5   5   9 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   1  31   9   4  11 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  29   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Camilo         MF   2  20  26   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  33   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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