Division Two League Match, Chelsea vs. Lyon (Sun May 22)


                              Chelsea  |  Lyon
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                         Ian McNamara  |  Kristoffer Peace
                                       |
                          J_Ridout GK  |  GK G_Bailey
                           L_Dixon DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                          A_Mateju DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                     Fikayo_Tomori DF  |  DF R_Varane
                     Jo_Rankin_Cos DF  |  DF N_Vidic
                              Zeuz MF  |  DM N_Stiles
                           D_Menga MF  |  MF J_Grealish
                       Mason_Mount MF  |  MF B_Fernandes
                         N_Barella MF  |  AM A_Rodriguez
                             Sobhi FW  |  FW A_Lombardo
                       D_Milodovic FW  |  FW Cantona
                                       |
                         C_Freamon SUB |  SUB B_Amos
                        R_Porteous SUB |  SUB C_Soares
                      Ethan_Ampadu SUB |  SUB M_Laudrup
                           M_Skiba SUB |  SUB N_Whiteside
                     C_Hudson_Odoi SUB |  SUB S_Donnelly

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 2  :(lyn) Cantona jumps over A_Mateju's challenge
          ...  Cantona with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Lyon crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  Lyon go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Chelsea 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 3  :(chs) Chelsea's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 5  :(chs) Jo_Rankin_Cos kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Sobhi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  R_Varane knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_Cakir just turns away!
Min. 7  :(lyn) A_Rodriguez takes possession
          ...  D_Menga with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  C_Cakir just wants to lecture him
Min. 8  :(lyn) J_Grealish brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Lombardo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Mateju slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 9  :(lyn) R_Varane is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Rodriguez
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Rodriguez !
          ...  J_Ridout watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 10 :(chs) Fikayo_Tomori pulls it back to Jo_Rankin_Cos
          ...  Jo_Rankin_Cos tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 11 :(chs) Sobhi with electric pace
          ...  He eases past N_Vidic
          ...  Sobhi sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But G_Bailey smothers the ball.
Min. 15 :(lyn) N_Stiles plays it back
          ...  G_Bailey slips!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Chelsea 1-1 Lyon ...
Min. 15 :(lyn) B_Fernandes latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  What a shot from B_Fernandes !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Grealish chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by A_Mateju
Min. 17 :(chs) Sobhi plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  F_Fazio hits it out for a throw
Min. 17 :(lyn) Cantona plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Cantona hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 18 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Cantona gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Mason_Mount body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  C_Cakir warned him
Min. 20 :(lyn) B_Fernandes is too quick for the defence
          ...  D_Menga with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over
          ...  C_Cakir tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 22 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to J_Grealish
          ...  J_Grealish hits a great shot !
          ...  But J_Ridout pulls out a save of the game
Min. 26 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez with a reverse pass to Cantona
          ...  Jo_Rankin_Cos with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 29 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Cantona
          ...  Cantona smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 30 :(chs) The ball is passed in from Mason_Mount, he finds D_Milodovic
          ...  D_Milodovic unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 34 :(chs) Zeuz spits at N_Stiles
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  C_Cakir reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 37 :(lyn) Cantona sidesteps L_Dixon
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Cantona aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But J_Ridout tips it behind
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 37 :(chs) Sobhi finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  J_Diakiese goes in studs first
          ...  C_Cakir reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_Dixon
          ...  A_Rodriguez with the crafty shot!
          ...  But J_Ridout palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 42 :(lyn) N_Vidic turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Diakiese
          ...  J_Diakiese hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  J_Ridout gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lyon go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Chelsea 1-2 Lyon ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(chs) N_Barella kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Menga gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Menga attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Chelsea are back on level terms now!
          ...  Chelsea 2-2 Lyon ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Chelsea 2-2 Lyon

Min. 46 :(chs) Mason_Mount runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  What a shot from Mason_Mount !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  G_Bailey with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 47 :(lyn) Cantona runs forward
          ...  L_Dixon gets to the ball first
Min. 52 :(lyn) N_Stiles looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Diakiese
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Dixon
Min. 54 :(lyn) A_Lombardo finds the space intelligently
          ...  Zeuz with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  The referee comes over to him
          ...  Will he show him another yellow?
          ...  He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
Min. 55 :(lyn) B_Fernandes brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Fikayo_Tomori
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in N_Vidic!
          ...  N_Vidic flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Kristoffer Peace
          ...  That's given Lyon the advantage!
          ...  Chelsea 2-3 Lyon ...
Min. 58 :(lyn) B_Fernandes with a smart pass to Cantona
          ...  Fikayo_Tomori forces him off the ball
Min. 59 :(lyn) N_Vidic cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo must beat J_Ridout!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Fernandes hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Diakiese loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  J_Ridout parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 62 :(chs) D_Menga sidesteps his marker
          ...  N_Vidic rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's C_Cakir going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 63 :(chs) Sobhi leaves his marker standing
          ...  Sobhi cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into G_Bailey's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 64 :(chs) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Sobhi is through!
          ...  R_Varane plays it back
          ...  G_Bailey slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Mason_Mount chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Diakiese wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 65 :(lyn) Cantona beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Cantona aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But J_Ridout punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 67 :(chs) A_Mateju beats N_Vidic
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  N_Vidic reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 70 :(chs) C_Freamon will replace the useless J_Ridout and will play GK
Min. 70 :(chs) R_Porteous will replace L_Dixon and play DF
Min. 70 :(chs) Ethan_Ampadu replaces Mason_Mount and will play MF
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Skiba will replace the useless Sobhi and will play FW
Min. 70 :(chs) C_Hudson_Odoi is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Milodovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(lyn) M_Laudrup replaces N_Stiles and will play DM
Min. 70 :(lyn) N_Whiteside replaces J_Grealish to play as a MF
Min. 72 :(lyn) M_Laudrup takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 72 :(chs) D_Menga with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past F_Fazio
          ...  He knocks it to M_Skiba!
          ...  N_Whiteside stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 75 :(lyn) C_Soares will come on for F_Fazio and play DF
Min. 75 :(lyn) S_Donnelly is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Lombardo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 77 :(chs) N_Barella gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds R_Porteous
          ...  N_Vidic knocks the ball back to G_Bailey
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past G_Bailey!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Barella curls it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by B_Fernandes
Min. 79 :(lyn) The ball runs loose!
          ...  J_Diakiese seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A powerful header from J_Diakiese !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into C_Freamon's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 80 :(lyn) Cantona finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  D_Menga takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over
          ...  C_Cakir tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  He has already been booked also!
          ...  C_Cakir shows him his second yellow!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  B_Fernandes swings it in
          ...  S_Donnelly takes control of it!
          ...  S_Donnelly looks to see where G_Bailey is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  C_Freamon with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 81 :(chs) M_Skiba nutmegs R_Varane
          ...  M_Skiba has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 85 :(chs) The ball goes loose!
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But G_Bailey just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 86 :(lyn) M_Laudrup knocks the ball past the lunge of Fikayo_Tomori
          ...  M_Laudrup with a powerful downward header!
          ...  C_Freamon goes down well to save
Min. 87 :(chs) C_Hudson_Odoi finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Varane
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi fires the shot in!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez holds the ball up
          ...  He sees N_Whiteside in space!
          ...  N_Whiteside gets up high for the header !
          ...  But C_Freamon just gets his fingers to that one

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 92,000
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : N_Barella
Scorers              : N_Stiles (15 og), D_Menga (44)
Sent Off             : Zeuz (54), D_Menga (80)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : N_Vidic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Cantona (2), J_Diakiese (42), N_Vidic (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Diakiese (37), N_Whiteside (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Chelsea     |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       18
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           4        |       11
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           5        |       4
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :           6        |       13
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Final Score          : Chelsea 2 - 3 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Ridout       GK  36   5   5   2  30 |  71   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
L_Dixon        DF   1  27   8   9  31 |  71   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  27   8   8  30 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Fikayo_Tomori  DF   3  26   8  10  22 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Jo_Rankin_Cos  DF   2  25  12  10  21 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
Zeuz           MF   1   1  27  15  29 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
D_Menga        MF   3   9  27   7  32 |  81   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   1   0 -10   0  15
Mason_Mount    MF   2   7  26   7  12 |  71   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
N_Barella      MF   1   9  25   9  31 |  92   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  27  21 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Milodovic    FW   2   6   7  25  13 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Freamon      GK  29   1   3   1  33 |  21   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
R_Porteous     DF   1  26   8   7  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Ethan_Ampadu   MF   3   9  25   8  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Hudson_Odoi  FW   3   8   4  25  42 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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G_Bailey       GK  31   1   5   5   9 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  34   9   5  30 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  33   9   6  18 |  92   0   1   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  18  -2  28
R_Varane       DF   1  32  10   4  11 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30  20
N_Vidic        DF   2  29   5   4  27 |  92   0   3   2   1   1   1   0   0   0  60  40  25
N_Stiles       DM   2  17  29   1  24 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   1  29  12  31 |  71   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
B_Fernandes    MF   3  10  29   6  31 |  92   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
A_Rodriguez    AM   1   9  29  21  44 |  92   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  30  32 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  92   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
B_Amos         GK  24   1   5   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Soares       DF   2  27   7  11  28 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laudrup      DM   2  14  26   7  22 |  21   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
N_Whiteside    MF   1  11  27  11  27 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
S_Donnelly     FW   1   9  10  26  20 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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