Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Lyon (Sun Aug 09)


                             FC Porto  |  Lyon
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-1-3-2 C
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF A_Ranocchia
                              Maxi DF  |  DF T_Butcher
                         S_Bradley DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF L_Amoroso
                         D_Pereira MF  |  DM Roy_Keane
                           R_Neves MF  |  MF Didier
                         F_Alvares MF  |  MF S_Malbranque
                            J_Ross MF  |  MF C_Ronaldo
                        A_Langlitz FW  |  FW D_Rortugal
                      P_Centocelle FW  |  FW Dyorkaeff
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB Coupet
                         J_Nasazzi SUB |  SUB A_Girrese
                       J_Livermore SUB |  SUB Ribery
                        L_Martinez SUB |  SUB R_Donadoni
                       M_Crickmore SUB |  SUB G_Weah

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 7  :(lyn) Didier sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  L_Amoroso runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  L_Amoroso attempts a lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  That puts Lyon ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 14 :(fcp) D_Pereira gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Roy_Keane!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Diakiese takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 14 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff sidesteps Maxi
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  R_Neves with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Lyon players
Min. 18 :(lyn) Didier holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Rortugal
          ...  Maxi stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
Min. 23 :(fcp) D_Pereira looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Centocelle
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Malbranque looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 25 :(fcp) D_Pereira has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Langlitz collects the loose ball!
          ...  Roy_Keane gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 26 :(lyn) C_Ronaldo looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Ranocchia
          ...  T_Stavos takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 30 :(fcp) P_Centocelle has it now
          ...  He takes on Dyorkaeff
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Maxi!
          ...  A_Ranocchia read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 30 :(fcp) Maxi plays the back pass
          ...  Dino_Zoff can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  FC Porto 0-2 Lyon ...
Min. 31 :(fcp) F_Alvares plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Pereira decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  D_Pereira carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 31 :(lyn) Didier threads the through ball to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 32 :(fcp) D_Pereira with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Obasi
          ...  C_Obasi tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 35 :(lyn) S_Malbranque cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 38 :(fcp) P_Centocelle nutmegs A_Ranocchia
          ...  A_Ranocchia wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Ross hits it into the box!
          ...  S_Bradley gets to it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by T_Stavos!
          ...  G_Buffon comes out and claims it!
Min. 39 :(fcp) J_Ross has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Diakiese
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Langlitz!
          ...  T_Butcher plays the back pass
          ...  G_Buffon can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira lofts the ball in!
          ...  L_Amoroso wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 41 :(lyn) D_Rortugal flicks it over J_Ross's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Rortugal hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Dino_Zoff dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Dino_Zoff beaten!
Min. 42 :(fcp) A_Langlitz takes on L_Amoroso
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  D_Rortugal wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) Roy_Keane brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  C_Ronaldo makes himself available
          ...  C_Ronaldo hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 45 :(fcp) D_Pereira with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  Roy_Keane slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Neves!
          ...  J_Diakiese wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 48 :(fcp) The ball runs loose!
          ...  A_Langlitz seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  T_Butcher seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 48 :(lyn) S_Malbranque plays it forward to Didier
          ...  Didier uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Dino_Zoff arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  FC Porto 0-3 Lyon ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-3 Lyon

Min. 46 :(lyn) C_Ronaldo boots it towards A_Ranocchia
          ...  T_Stavos gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 46 :(fcp) A_Langlitz slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Dyorkaeff with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  S_Bradley floats it forward
          ...  D_Pereira latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Pereira hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 50 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff sidesteps Maxi
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Dyorkaeff attempts a chip!
          ...  Dino_Zoff with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 51 :(fcp) A_Langlitz knocks it past T_Butcher and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Ranocchia
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 51 :(fcp) F_Alvares unselfishly lays the ball back to P_Centocelle
          ...  A_Ranocchia with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 64 :(fcp) R_Neves has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Diakiese
          ...  He puts in A_Langlitz!
          ...  J_Diakiese does well to get the tackle in
Min. 64 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff spits at F_Alvares
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  S_Youri calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(lyn) G_Weah will come on for Dyorkaeff and play FW
Min. 65 :(fcp) J_Ross sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Langlitz
          ...  J_Diakiese pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 65 :(lyn) C_Ronaldo brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  D_Rortugal makes himself available
          ...  But C_Obasi slides in
Min. 70 :(fcp) R_Neves wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Centocelle
          ...  But L_Amoroso sweeps up the threat
Min. 74 :(fcp) D_Pereira looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Centocelle
          ...  J_Diakiese scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  R_Neves fires it towards the goal
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 75 :(fcp) It looks as though FC Porto is now playing A
Min. 76 :(lyn) D_Rortugal sidesteps Maxi
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Rortugal with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Dino_Zoff never had a chance!
Min. 77 :(fcp) D_Pereira with the header on
          ...  He finds A_Langlitz in space
          ...  A_Langlitz smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But G_Buffon makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira crosses it in!
          ...  T_Butcher heads it away
Min. 82 :(fcp) R_Neves with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Diakiese
          ...  He knocks it to P_Centocelle!
          ...  P_Centocelle with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  G_Buffon gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 85 :(fcp) J_Nasazzi is coming on for S_Bradley and playing FW
Min. 85 :(fcp) F_Alvares with the diagonal pass R_Neves
          ...  T_Butcher reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 87 :(fcp) D_Pereira runs towards the goal
          ...  But T_Butcher wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 87 :(lyn) L_Amoroso plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  L_Amoroso tries to chip the ball over Dino_Zoff!
          ...  Dino_Zoff parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(fcp) Maxi finds the space intelligently
          ...  Maxi has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Buffon saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 93 :(lyn) Didier jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Weah
          ...  C_Obasi takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 94 :(fcp) Curled in dangerously from J_Nasazzi to P_Centocelle
          ...  P_Centocelle keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  G_Buffon watches it sail wide!
Min. 94 :(lyn) S_Malbranque with an inch perfect pass to G_Weah
          ...  G_Weah must beat Dino_Zoff!
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets up well to catch that one

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 137,147
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_Pereira
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Didier (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Amoroso (7), Maxi (30 og), Didier (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ranocchia (51), Dyorkaeff (64), J_Diakiese (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           3        |       6
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           5        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       15
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 3 Lyon
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Player Statistics - FC Porto
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Dino_Zoff      GK  36   2   2   3  30 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  31  12   8  39 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  31   8   8  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -40 -40 -15
S_Bradley      DF   2  30  13   8  21 |  89   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  30  12   5  10 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  30   7  32 |  98   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
R_Neves        MF   2   5  30   4  33 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
F_Alvares      MF   1   9  29   8  22 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Ross         MF   1   8  29   7  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  29  32 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Centocelle   FW   3   8   8  26  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Nasazzi      FW   1  26   8   5  41 |   9   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Livermore    MF   1  11  25   9  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Martinez     MF   2   6  25   8  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Crickmore    FW   1   6   9  25  31 |   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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G_Buffon       GK  37   2   3   1  22 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  31  11  10  30 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
T_Butcher      DF   2  30   9   7  23 |  98   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  29   9   6  18 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  98  18  18
L_Amoroso      DF   2  28   6   9  11 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  80   0  30
Roy_Keane      DM   2  10  28   9  31 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Didier         MF   3   6  31   8  33 |  98   0   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0  20  65  50
S_Malbranque   MF   3   9  30  11  33 |  98   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  45   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  29   8  21 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  11   9  32  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   7   8  29  23 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  28   8   8  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ribery         MF   1   7  30  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Donadoni     MF   1   8  28   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  26  22 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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