Elite FA Cup Semi Final Match, Lyon vs. Ajax (Wed Feb 24)


                                 Lyon  |  Ajax
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                        Neil Stockley  |  James Maund
                                       |
                           H_Gomes GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                            J_Myre DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                             Bauer DF  |  DF Fazio
                        J_Diakiese DF  |  DF M_Keown
                          R_Varane DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                           B_Green DM  |  MF J_Cruijff
                         Roy_Keane MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                       H_Fernandez MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                        J_grealish MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                        A_Lombardo FW  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                           Cantona FW  |  FW A_Langlitz
                                       |
                          G_Bailey SUB |  SUB D_Seaman
                         T_Butcher SUB |  SUB M_Van_D_Hoorn
                            Camilo SUB |  SUB C_Dos_Passos
                        W_Sneijder SUB |  SUB F_Ljungberg
                        D_Berbatov SUB |  SUB Edu_Gaspar

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 1  :(aja) C_Fabregas steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  C_Fabregas fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 7  :(aja) S_Kolasinac bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Overmars
          ...  But J_Diakiese with the fine tackle
Min. 9  :(aja) M_Overmars plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Bergkamp keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  B_Green takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 16 :(lyn) J_grealish kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Roy_Keane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Thomas_Partey
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 16 :(lyn) A_Lombardo finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  J_Cruijff with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  C_Cakir wants a quiet word
Min. 17 :(aja) C_Fabregas steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Bauer
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  C_Fabregas looks to see where H_Gomes is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot slips through H_Gomes's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 19 :(lyn) Roy_Keane bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Green drives it into the box!
          ...  It comes to J_grealish
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta pulls out a save of the game
Min. 21 :(lyn) A_Lombardo skips the challenge from M_Keown
          ...  A_Lombardo with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 22 :(aja) M_Overmars with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Bauer
          ...  He knocks it to A_Langlitz!
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Langlitz !
          ...  H_Gomes falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  H_Gomes looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars hits it towards the far post!
          ...  H_Gomes makes the catch!
Min. 23 :(lyn) J_grealish brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Roy_Keane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Roy_Keane goes for goal !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman flagged for offside
          ...  He was miles on
Min. 26 :(lyn) A_Lombardo runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  R_Varane latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  R_Varane tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 32 :(aja) T_Vermaelen sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  J_Myre wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 38 :(lyn) Cantona knocks it past A_Langlitz and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Fazio with a bad challenge
          ...  C_Cakir will want to speak to him
          ...  He is warned by C_Cakir
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 42 :(aja) A_Langlitz turns past J_Diakiese
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  A_Langlitz hits the ball first time!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(lyn) R_Varane hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Lombardo latches onto it!
          ...  C_Fabregas takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 48 :(lyn) Cantona sidesteps S_Kolasinac
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Cantona unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta tips it behind
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

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

Min. 49 :(lyn) A_Lombardo with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  C_Fabregas with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Lyon players
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn is going to be brought on
          ...  Fazio is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) J_Cruijff reads the run of A_Langlitz
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Bauer
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff chips the ball into the area!
          ...  H_Gomes jumps well to claim it!
Min. 52 :(aja) F_Ljungberg replaces an unhappy J_Cruijff and will play as a MF
Min. 57 :(lyn) J_Diakiese plays the early ball across the box to find B_Green in space
          ...  A thundering drive by B_Green !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 57 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  F_Ljungberg gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Bauer with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 60 :(lyn) H_Fernandez takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by M_Keown !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 61 :(lyn) A_Lombardo runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Fabregas
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 65 :(aja) C_Fabregas looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Bergkamp
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Myre hits it out for a throw
Min. 67 :(aja) F_Ljungberg is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to S_Kolasinac
          ...  S_Kolasinac attempts a low drive!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  H_Gomes moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  H_Gomes catches it with style!
Min. 68 :(aja) The ball runs loose!
          ...  F_Ljungberg seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  F_Ljungberg swings in the shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 76 :(aja) A_Langlitz leaves Bauer standing
          ...  A_Langlitz with a powerful downward header!
          ...  H_Gomes with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 77 :(aja) Up goes the substitution board - Edu_Gaspar on for M_Overmars as a MF
Min. 77 :(aja) A_Langlitz takes on 3 men
          ...  A_Langlitz attempts a low drive!
          ...  The shot slips through H_Gomes's hands
          ...  But H_Gomes recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 78 :(aja) S_Kolasinac controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Diakiese
          ...  He puts in D_Bergkamp!
          ...  R_Varane hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Edu_Gaspar curls it into the box!
          ...  H_Gomes easily catches it!
Min. 79 :(lyn) Roy_Keane sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Lombardo
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from T_Vermaelen
Min. 80 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Cantona
          ...  He knocks it to D_Bergkamp!
          ...  D_Bergkamp attempts to nutmeg H_Gomes!
          ...  H_Gomes narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 103:(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 103:(lyn) H_Fernandez cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 106:(lyn) J_grealish spots Cantona who is in acres of space
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Cantona !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 110:(lyn) A_Lombardo drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Varane
          ...  D_Bergkamp stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 111:(lyn) J_grealish plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Cantona keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But S_Kolasinac wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 111:(aja) F_Ljungberg crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Langlitz in the box
          ...  A_Langlitz belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 113:(aja) Edu_Gaspar flicks it past J_Myre
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Edu_Gaspar with a bicycle kick !
          ...  The shot slips through H_Gomes's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 114:(lyn) J_grealish is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to A_Lombardo
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn knocks the ball back to A_Zubizarreta
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past A_Zubizarreta!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Fernandez plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta comes out and claims it!
Min. 114:(lyn) Cantona runs at the defence
          ...  T_Vermaelen with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  C_Cakir gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  Cantona with the spot kick
          ...  He sends A_Zubizarreta the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  What a time to score!!
          ...  That must be the winner
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Ajax...
Min. 114:(lyn) T_Butcher is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Lombardo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 114:(lyn) It looks as though Lyon is now playing C
Min. 115:(lyn) J_grealish with a slick pass to Cantona
          ...  T_Vermaelen bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 116:(aja) S_Kolasinac knocks the ball back to A_Zubizarreta
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Lyon 2-0 Ajax ...
Min. 116:(lyn) Camilo comes on for J_grealish and will play DM to the delight of the fans
Min. 116:(lyn) Lyon restructured their strategy to D
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 121:(aja) C_Fabregas spits at Cantona
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Urbano Caldeira
Attendance           : 148,991
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Cantona (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Cantona (114 pen), S_Kolasinac (116 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : A_Langlitz
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : T_Vermaelen (115)
Booked               : C_Fabregas (121)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       11
Off target           :           3        |       6
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           2        |       15
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : Lyon 2 - 0 Ajax
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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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H_Gomes        GK  39   2   3   7  41 | 126   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
J_Myre         DF   2  34  10   8  39 | 126   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  31  10   5  32 | 126   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  30   9   6  18 | 126   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
R_Varane       DF   1  30   9   4  11 | 126   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  25
B_Green        DM   2  16  28   6  30 | 126   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Roy_Keane      MF   2  10  29   9  31 | 126   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  29   8  32 | 126   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_grealish     MF   1   1  28  12  31 | 121   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6   9  29  32 | 119   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  40  25
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  28  13 | 126   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
G_Bailey       GK  30   1   5   5   9 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  30   9   7  23 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Camilo         DM   2  20  25   1  29 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  28   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Berbatov     FW   2   9   8  27  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Ajax
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_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 | 126   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  33  11  10  11 | 126   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Fazio          DF   2  32   8  10  41 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  31  13   7  21 | 126   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  29   9   7  31 | 120   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  29   7  31 | 126   0   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 | 126   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   9   7  32  21 | 126   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 | 126   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  31   9   8  33 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30  11   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |  70   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   8  25   9  41 |  45   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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