Division Two League Match, Everton vs. Lyon (Mon Feb 13)


                              Everton  |  Lyon
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                         John O Brien  |  Tim Batth
                                       |
                        I_Casillas GK  |  GK T_Snelders
                          D_Santon DF  |  DF H_Berg
                          D_Oleary DF  |  DF R_Carlos
                           M_Kelly DF  |  DF T_Grant
                         T_Roberts DF  |  DF T_Alderweirel
                          Di_Maria MF  |  MF M_Ball
                          T_Cruise MF  |  MF D_Stankovic
                        D_Atkinson MF  |  MF P_Pogba
                         A_Lallana MF  |  MF Jesus_Cordoba
                         A_Carroll FW  |  FW S_Iversen
                         A_Sanchez FW  |  FW Rodrigo
                                       |
                        S_Mignolet SUB |  SUB L_Camp
                           P_Kachu SUB |  SUB P_Jones
                         D_Vazques SUB |  SUB H_Rutland
                     A_Kanchelskis SUB |  SUB Cabaye
                     Rolando_Silva SUB |  SUB M_Fernandes

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(lyn) D_Stankovic sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Santon cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 4  :(evn) A_Sanchez finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  A_Sanchez hits a great shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Snelders dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Snelders beaten!
Min. 5  :(evn) A_Carroll had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  R_Carlos slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Di_Maria plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_Atkinson with the shot!
          ...  T_Snelders with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 7  :(evn) A_Sanchez knocks it past R_Carlos and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  T_Grant gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 7  :(lyn) S_Iversen works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Stankovic
          ...  D_Stankovic with a powerful diving header!
          ...  I_Casillas fists it away
Min. 8  :(evn) Di_Maria is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Carroll
          ...  A_Carroll rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 9  :(lyn) S_Iversen sidesteps D_Oleary
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  S_Iversen with a little chip!
          ...  I_Casillas with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 10 :(lyn) R_Carlos with an intelligent ball to P_Pogba
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  D_Santon picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 11 :(evn) D_Atkinson sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Oleary
          ...  D_Oleary tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  T_Snelders with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 14 :(evn) T_Roberts steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs H_Berg
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  T_Grant clears with a diving header
Min. 16 :(lyn) S_Iversen turns past D_Santon
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  A left-footer by S_Iversen !
          ...  I_Casillas gets his fingertips to it
Min. 17 :(lyn) S_Iversen runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  D_Santon fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 19 :(evn) A_Carroll beats H_Berg
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Carroll attempts a low drive!
          ...  But T_Snelders tips it over
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 23 :(evn) T_Cruise races into the box
          ...  He sees A_Sanchez lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  A_Sanchez with a stunning strike !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 23 :(lyn) M_Ball with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Pogba
          ...  T_Roberts is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  I_Casillas misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba floats the ball in!
          ...  I_Casillas makes the catch!
Min. 26 :(evn) Di_Maria pass splits open the defence and finds A_Sanchez
          ...  But H_Berg with the fine tackle
Min. 28 :(evn) Di_Maria knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  Di_Maria with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Snelders's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  T_Snelders looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Atkinson lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Snelders fists it away!
Min. 28 :(lyn) P_Pogba plays a first time ball through the defence to Jesus_Cordoba
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba goes for goal !
          ...  I_Casillas falls over
          ...  But I_Casillas is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 29 :(evn) A_Carroll with a burst of pace
          ...  A delicate header from A_Carroll !
          ...  T_Snelders gathers it easily
Min. 29 :(evn) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  A_Carroll is through!
          ...  Rodrigo with an awful challenge
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  N_Alexander sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 33 :(evn) T_Cruise looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Sanchez
          ...  A_Sanchez curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  T_Snelders catches the ball
Min. 34 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel miskicks!
          ...  He finds P_Pogba though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Oleary
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 39 :(evn) A_Sanchez runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Santon
          ...  D_Santon with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  T_Snelders makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(evn) D_Santon with a flicked pass to A_Carroll
          ...  The defender plays it back to T_Snelders
          ...  A_Carroll intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy T_Snelders
          ...  He rounds T_Snelders
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  T_Snelders manages to get to it !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Di_Maria floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Lallana gets something on it!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 47 :(evn) M_Kelly puts in A_Sanchez
          ...  R_Carlos reads the play well
Min. 47 :(lyn) Jesus_Cordoba crosses into the box, finding H_Berg
          ...  A_Carroll fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Tim Batth looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  D_Stankovic hits it hard
          ...  I_Casillas blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Everton 0-0 Lyon

Min. 52 :(evn) A_Sanchez finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  A_Sanchez with the shot !
          ...  T_Snelders gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 56 :(evn) D_Atkinson sidesteps T_Grant
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Atkinson rifles it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Everton fans chant his name!
          ...  Everton go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Everton 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 56 :(evn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Everton will now play C
Min. 56 :(lyn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Lyon will now be playing N
Min. 56 :(lyn) It seems M_Ball has switched to a AM
Min. 56 :(lyn) D_Stankovic holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Berg
          ...  A_Lallana cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 57 :(lyn) M_Ball lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  R_Carlos latches on to it
          ...  T_Roberts cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 58 :(evn) D_Atkinson sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Kelly
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Carlos takes possession
Min. 59 :(evn) T_Cruise nutmegs Jesus_Cordoba, he continues to run forward
          ...  T_Cruise attempts a low drive!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 61 :(evn) A_Carroll with a flashy move
          ...  P_Pogba gathers up the loose ball
Min. 62 :(evn) D_Santon watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  But S_Iversen slides in
Min. 63 :(evn) A_Lallana beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds M_Kelly
          ...  M_Kelly with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  T_Snelders won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  Everton 2-0 Lyon ...
Min. 63 :(lyn) S_Iversen is through on goal
          ...  S_Iversen has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  I_Casillas saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 64 :(lyn) D_Stankovic with the nod to S_Iversen
          ...  But A_Lallana slides in
Min. 66 :(lyn) Cabaye takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Alderweirel
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 66 :(evn) A_Lallana hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Carroll latches onto it!
          ...  R_Carlos gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 67 :(evn) T_Cruise moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Lallana
          ...  A_Lallana with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 68 :(evn) D_Oleary with a real burst of pace
          ...  D_Oleary tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into T_Snelders's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 69 :(evn) A_Lallana with an incisive pass to D_Santon
          ...  But H_Berg wins the ball
Min. 72 :(evn) D_Atkinson plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Sanchez decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  A_Sanchez unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But T_Snelders makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 74 :(evn) M_Kelly brings it under control
          ...  He takes on P_Pogba
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Carroll!
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  A_Carroll takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just T_Snelders is between him and the goal
          ...  He slips it underneath T_Snelders
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  wide!!
Min. 75 :(evn) A_Lallana sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Sanchez
          ...  A_Sanchez hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  T_Snelders parries it
Min. 76 :(lyn) S_Iversen with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  S_Iversen hits the ball first time!
          ...  I_Casillas gets up well to catch that one
Min. 77 :(evn) M_Kelly could get a shot on goal here
          ...  M_Kelly flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 79 :(lyn) H_Berg off the woodwork.
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba picks up the deflection
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat I_Casillas
          ...  He tries to slide it past I_Casillas
          ...  I_Casillas dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 80 :(evn) D_Vazques replaces D_Atkinson and will play MF
Min. 82 :(evn) Rolando_Silva is being brought on
          ...  A_Sanchez is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 82 :(lyn) M_Ball with an in swinging cross to P_Pogba
          ...  Di_Maria is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  N_Alexander just wants to lecture him
Min. 83 :(evn) T_Cruise kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Rolando_Silva gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  H_Berg wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 84 :(evn) A_Kanchelskis is coming on and A_Lallana is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 85 :(evn) M_Kelly knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Carlos
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Kelly !
          ...  But T_Snelders comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 87 :(evn) D_Oleary has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past R_Carlos
          ...  He knocks it to D_Vazques!
          ...  T_Grant slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) H_Berg is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Stankovic
          ...  Cleaned up by D_Oleary
Min. 90 :(evn) M_Kelly sidesteps H_Berg
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Kelly with the crafty shot!
          ...  T_Snelders collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 90 :(lyn) Cabaye lobs it over the defender
          ...  Cabaye drives it low !
          ...  I_Casillas gathers it comfortably
Min. 91 :(evn) M_Kelly sidesteps R_Carlos
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  R_Carlos goes in hard to win the ball back

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Goodison Park
Attendance           : 130,341
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : M_Kelly (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Atkinson (56), M_Kelly (63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Santon (17)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : S_Iversen
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Rodrigo (29)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Everton     |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       9
Off target           :          11        |       0
On target            :          13        |       9
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       4
Key Tackles          :           8        |       13
Key Passes           :          18        |       12
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Final Score          : Everton 2 - 0 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Everton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Casillas     GK  33   3   1   3  42 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
D_Santon       DF   2  28  11   5  24 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38   8   3
D_Oleary       DF   1  28  10   6  24 |  93   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  80  10   6
M_Kelly        DF   2  27  14  13  33 |  93   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  20  31
T_Roberts      DF   2  26  11   9  27 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  28   5  37 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
T_Cruise       MF   2   9  26   8  39 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
D_Atkinson     MF   2   9  26   8  22 |  82   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
A_Lallana      MF   3   9  24   8  21 |  86   0   2   4   1   2   0   0   0   0  40  55   2
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  27  38 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
A_Sanchez      FW   1  10   8  24  32 |  84   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0  20  30  38
S_Mignolet     GK  27   3   3   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Kachu        DF   3  23  11  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Vazques      MF   1   7  27  15  22 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kanchelskis  MF   2   7  26   6  22 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rolando_Silva  FW   3  10   8  26  41 |   9   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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T_Snelders     GK  33   2   3   4  16 |  93  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  25  10   7  21 |  93   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0 -20
R_Carlos       DF   3  23  11   6  11 |  93   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
T_Grant        DF   2  23   9   7  29 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  23   7   8  31 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Ball         AM   2  11  24   4  23 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Stankovic    MF   2  10  23  15  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  23  12  21 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   7  23  10  11 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  24  32 |  93   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0
Rodrigo        FW   1   7   7  24  20 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
L_Camp         GK  27   3   4   4  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  24  11   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Rutland      MF   1   8  26  12  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cabaye         FW   1   8  23  11  23 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Fernandes    FW   2   6   9  23  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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