Division Three League Match, Lyon vs. Aberdeen (Mon Mar 31)


                                 Lyon  |  Aberdeen
                          4-1-3-1-1 E  |  4-4-2 N
                          Neil Abbott  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                          A_Guaita GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                       S_Van_Doorn DF  |  DF W_A_Glen
                         S_Bassong DF  |  DF C_Azpilicueta
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF N_Wade
                      D_Bornosuzov DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                     Pichu_Atienza DM  |  MF M_Le_Tissier
                         A_Andanov MF  |  MF S_Brown
                     K_Katsouranis MF  |  MF J_Tessem
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF H_Rutland
                          G_Cooper AM  |  FW S_Lovell
                           Stefano FW  |  FW J_Valdivia
                                       |
                           C_Zotti SUB |  SUB F_Eggington
                        C_Smalling SUB |  SUB I_Golac
                          T_Cruise SUB |  SUB A_Alrawi
                         G_Puciato SUB |  SUB Kaka
                        M_Harewood SUB |  SUB D_Murphy

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 1  :(abn) H_Rutland turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Le_Tissier
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Le_Tissier !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Brown lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Le_Tissier
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  A_Guaita with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Le_Tissier swings it in!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta tries to place the shot!
          ...  But A_Guaita tips it over
          ...  M_de_Vries has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 2  :(abn) J_Valdivia takes advantage of a mistake by Fernando_Mera
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  J_Valdivia with the crafty shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 3  :(lyn) K_Katsouranis with a simple pass to Stefano
          ...  Stefano fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 3  :(abn) C_Azpilicueta threads the through ball to J_Tessem
          ...  J_Tessem looks to see where A_Guaita is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  A_Guaita makes a difficult save
Min. 4  :(lyn) Stefano nutmegs the defender
          ...  Stefano curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  T_Flowers gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Cooper swings it in!
          ...  A_Pereira wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 4  :(abn) J_Tessem is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to S_Lovell
          ...  Stefano wins the ball with ease
          ...  M_de_Vries saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 5  :(abn) S_Brown gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But S_Bassong will cut out the threat
Min. 7  :(lyn) T_Huddlestone takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  J_Valdivia with a well timed tackle
          ...  M_de_Vries didn't like it though
          ...  M_de_Vries tries to calm him down
Min. 8  :(lyn) A_Andanov controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Stefano gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Stefano controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  T_Flowers guesses right
Min. 8  :(abn) S_Brown volleys it forward. He finds J_Valdivia
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Fernando_Mera
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Wade plays it into the danger area!
          ...  A_Guaita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 9  :(abn) M_Le_Tissier beats A_Andanov
          ...  M_Le_Tissier hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  A_Guaita parries it
Min. 12 :(abn) S_Brown looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Lovell
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  S_Lovell beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has A_Guaita to beat
          ...  He tries to flick it past A_Guaita
          ...  He falls over
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 12 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier spits at S_Bassong
          ...  M_de_Vries tries to calm him down
Min. 13 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Stefano latches onto it!
          ...  Stefano with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  That puts Lyon ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 14 :(lyn) Lyon's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 14 :(lyn) S_Van_Doorn picks up the pass
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Van_Doorn !
          ...  T_Flowers gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 23 :(lyn) G_Cooper finds his way through
          ...  W_A_Glen with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 23 :(abn) H_Rutland finds S_Lovell on the edge of the box
          ...  But D_Bornosuzov wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_de_Vries has none of it.
Min. 24 :(abn) J_Valdivia with a flicked pass to W_A_Glen
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Fernando_Mera hits it out for a throw
Min. 29 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis with a penetrating pass to Stefano
          ...  Stefano bears down on goal!
          ...  T_Flowers gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 29 :(abn) S_Lovell is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  S_Lovell blasts it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Aberdeen fans go wild!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The referee spotted a handball
Min. 33 :(lyn) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  Stefano is through!
          ...  S_Lovell with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  M_de_Vries ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Dan Haldane looks relieved
Min. 40 :(abn) S_Brown takes advantage of a mistake by S_Van_Doorn
          ...  Stefano bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  M_Le_Tissier swings it in
          ...  S_Brown takes control of it!
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Brown !
          ...  A_Guaita blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 42 :(lyn) A_Andanov with a glorious 60-yard pass to Stefano
          ...  C_Azpilicueta with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(abn) N_Wade volleys it forward. He finds M_Le_Tissier
          ...  M_Le_Tissier with the shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Guaita's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Guaita looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 46 :(lyn) S_Van_Doorn works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Cooper
          ...  G_Cooper sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 48 :(abn) D_Murphy will come on for S_Lovell and play FW

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-0 Aberdeen

Min. 52 :(lyn) Stefano has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_A_Glen!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_A_Glen goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 52 :(abn) J_Valdivia with the diagonal pass J_Tessem
          ...  J_Tessem uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But A_Guaita hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 56 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Stefano is clean through!
          ...  N_Wade pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 60 :(abn) The Aberdeen manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 60 :(lyn) D_Bornosuzov with a real burst of pace
          ...  D_Bornosuzov goes for goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 63 :(lyn) Stefano with a smart turn
          ...  Stefano fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But T_Flowers makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 65 :(lyn) Stefano 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 67 :(lyn) A_Andanov beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Stefano
          ...  Stefano gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  T_Flowers acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Bornosuzov lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Flowers fists it away!
Min. 68 :(lyn) A_Andanov fires over a low cross to Stefano
          ...  D_Murphy intercepts the pass
Min. 68 :(abn) H_Rutland takes advantage of a mistake by K_Katsouranis
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_Bornosuzov tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Pereira
          ...  A_Guaita easily claims the ball!
Min. 70 :(lyn) T_Cruise replaces G_Cooper and will play MF
Min. 70 :(lyn) G_Puciato replaces Stefano to play as a FW
Min. 70 :(abn) I_Golac will replace the useless W_A_Glen and will play DF
Min. 70 :(abn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Kaka will come on for M_Le_Tissier and play MF
Min. 70 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta moves to DM
Min. 70 :(abn) It seems J_Tessem has switched to a AM
Min. 71 :(lyn) C_Smalling replaces D_Bornosuzov to play as a DF
Min. 71 :(lyn) G_Puciato with the dribble
          ...  N_Wade is easily beaten
          ...  G_Puciato attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But T_Flowers makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 71 :(abn) S_Brown gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds D_Murphy
          ...  G_Puciato with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 73 :(lyn) C_Smalling takes advantage of a mistake by D_Murphy
          ...  C_Smalling with the attempt at goal!
          ...  T_Flowers makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 73 :(abn) J_Valdivia breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Guaita!
          ...  S_Bassong brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 76 :(lyn) S_Van_Doorn with an intelligent ball to G_Puciato
          ...  From long range G_Puciato bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 76 :(abn) D_Murphy plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  D_Murphy curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Guaita moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Guaita catches it with style!
Min. 82 :(lyn) G_Puciato uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  G_Puciato with his head down lets it go !
          ...  T_Flowers watches it sail wide!
Min. 83 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Andanov
          ...  A_Andanov could have let it bounce!
          ...  T_Flowers watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 86 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis holds the ball up
          ...  He sees G_Puciato in space!
          ...  G_Puciato with the header !
          ...  T_Flowers gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(abn) S_Brown runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of J_Valdivia
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  J_Valdivia with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 91 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Bassong
          ...  S_Bassong must beat T_Flowers!
          ...  But T_Flowers makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 92 :(lyn) G_Puciato takes advantage of a mistake by J_Tessem
          ...  G_Puciato attempts a chip!
          ...  T_Flowers makes himself big and wins the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de Gerland
Attendance           : 58,141
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Stefano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Stefano (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Stefano (4), G_Puciato (71), S_Bassong (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : S_Brown
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |     Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       13
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :          11        |       8
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 0 Aberdeen
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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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A_Guaita       GK  30   3   2   2  29 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  25  12   5  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  24   1
S_Bassong      DF   2  24  11   6  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  -2   6
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  24   8   7  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  24   4   8  39 |  75   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   1
Pichu_Atienza  DM   1  14  23   6  33 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Andanov      MF   2   6  25   7  25 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  68  21
K_Katsouranis  MF   1   3  25   1  34 |  97   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  92   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  24  10  19 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Cooper       AM   4   7  24  13  27 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  26  39 |  74   0   0   0   0   7   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  67
C_Zotti        GK  23   4   2   3  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  23   7   5  29 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
T_Cruise       MF   2   9  24   8  39 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Puciato      FW   2   8   9  25  42 |  23   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  18  18  44
M_Harewood     FW   2   7  11  23  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
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_Flowers      GK  33   2   2   1  27 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  25  10   9  27 |  74   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
C_Azpilicueta  DM   2  25   9   8  13 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   8
N_Wade         DF   2  24   8   5  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  23  10   7  14 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Le_Tissier   MF   2   9  27   8  22 |  74   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
S_Brown        MF   2   6  25  11  24 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
J_Tessem       AM   1   7  24  16  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
H_Rutland      MF   1   7  24  11  14 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -20
S_Lovell       FW   1   4   5  25  32 |  48   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5   9  24  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24   2
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Golac        DF   1  23   7   3  36 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  23   3   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kaka           MF   2   6  23  16  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   7  24  37 |  49   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
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