Elite Football League Match, Lyon vs. Ajax (Wed Apr 29)


                                 Lyon  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                           Alex Ragau  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        T_Snelders GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                            Sidnei DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                         S_Bassong DF  |  DF J_Esparza
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF D_Agger
                         C_Luciano DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                        A_Isaksson MF  |  DM Oscar_Serrano
                         A_Andanov MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                           D_Platt MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                             Kwaga MF  |  AM S_Phelan
                           Stefano FW  |  FW N_Gomes
                         A_Douglas FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                                       |
                     Brandon_Statz SUB |  SUB Falcón
                        C_Mongongu SUB |  SUB M_Hart
                           T_Grant SUB |  SUB A_Carabali
                        D_De_Rossi SUB |  SUB A_Ross
                        D_Bergkamp SUB |  SUB Taliyah

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(lyn) The Lyon manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 1  :(lyn) Stefano takes advantage of a mistake by C_dos_Passos
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Stefano with the shot on net !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 9  :(lyn) S_Bassong spits at C_dos_Passos
          ...  K_Clark ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Alex Ragau looks relieved
Min. 12 :(lyn) Kwaga hoofs it up field to find D_Platt
          ...  D_Platt fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 13 :(lyn) D_Platt beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Clark
          ...  J_Esparza with a superb challenge
          ...  K_Clark has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He received a good talking to from K_Clark
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Douglas hits it hard
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar was beaten there!
Min. 15 :(aja) C_dos_Passos with a reverse pass to N_Gomes
          ...  N_Gomes aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 16 :(aja) T_Wallcott takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Luciano
          ...  T_Wallcott tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 18 :(lyn) Stefano controls the ball with ease
          ...  Stefano looks to see where E_Van_d_Sar is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar with the difficult save
Min. 20 :(aja) N_Gomes finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  The ball hits Sidnei in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 21 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  W_Sneijder is through!
          ...  Fernando_Mera forces him off the ball
Min. 22 :(lyn) A_Isaksson heads the ball back to Fernando_Mera
          ...  But Oscar_Serrano puts the ball out of play
Min. 24 :(aja) N_Gomes takes advantage of a mistake by S_Bassong
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  N_Gomes tries to beat T_Snelders!
          ...  T_Snelders makes a fine save
Min. 26 :(lyn) C_Luciano plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Stefano keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Cleared by M_Overmars
Min. 28 :(aja) D_Agger with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Fernando_Mera
          ...  Stefano with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  K_Clark gave him a strong warning
Min. 30 :(lyn) Kwaga looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Douglas
          ...  But D_Agger clears the danger
Min. 30 :(aja) D_Agger with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows C_Luciano a clean set of heals
          ...  Sidnei brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 33 :(lyn) A_Andanov takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Stefano
          ...  Stefano with his head down lets it go !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 34 :(lyn) Kwaga with the header on
          ...  He finds Stefano in space
          ...  Stefano has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 34 :(lyn) D_Platt with a 40-yard pass to Stefano
          ...  N_Gomes takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 36 :(aja) W_Sneijder looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Oscar_Serrano
          ...  Oscar_Serrano with a stunning strike !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Lyon fans taunt him!
Min. 38 :(aja) M_Overmars cuts inside Fernando_Mera
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Sidnei reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 39 :(lyn) A_Isaksson with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Isaksson hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Isaksson swings it in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar catches it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(aja) W_Sneijder sidesteps Fernando_Mera
          ...  W_Sneijder belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  T_Snelders takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 44 :(aja) D_Agger runs at A_Douglas
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A_Douglas fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  S_Phelan with the thundering drive
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Sneijder chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  N_Gomes with the shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 46 :(lyn) Sidnei flicks it over J_Esparza's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Sidnei drives the ball low !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 48 :(lyn) A_Andanov flicks the ball through
          ...  Stefano runs onto it!
          ...  Stefano with the strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  And Lyon are leading in the game now
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 49 :(lyn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Lyon will now be playing D
Min. 49 :(aja) The Ajax manager told his side to change to a A strategy

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

Min. 50 :(aja) A_Ross takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace W_Sneijder as MF
Min. 50 :(aja) Taliyah replaces T_Wallcott to play as a FW
Min. 51 :(aja) M_Hart takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Esparza as DF
Min. 53 :(lyn) C_Luciano is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 55 :(lyn) A_Andanov loses C_dos_Passos
          ...  A_Andanov with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kwaga curls it into the box!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar jumps well to claim it!
Min. 57 :(aja) N_Gomes dribbles it into the box
          ...  But Fernando_Mera wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ross chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano gets something on it!
          ...  T_Snelders falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  T_Snelders looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Gomes plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Snelders easily claims the ball!
Min. 60 :(lyn) Stefano finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  Stefano with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gathers it easily
Min. 60 :(aja) S_Phelan is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to N_Gomes
          ...  N_Gomes tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  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. 61 :(aja) N_Gomes takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  N_Gomes curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  T_Snelders just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 65 :(lyn) D_De_Rossi takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Platt
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 68 :(lyn) A_Isaksson looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Stefano
          ...  Stefano with a powerful diving header!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 70 :(lyn) C_Mongongu is being brought on
          ...  Sidnei is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 71 :(lyn) Stefano sidesteps his marker
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Hart
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Isaksson hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn clears the corner
Min. 71 :(aja) A_Ross is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to S_Phelan
          ...  Fernando_Mera slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 72 :(lyn) Kwaga with a probing through ball Stefano
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Kwaga
          ...  Stefano tries to place the shot!
          ...  It floats over E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 75 :(lyn) D_Bergkamp takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Douglas
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 77 :(aja) C_dos_Passos with a slick pass to Taliyah
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Luciano
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 81 :(lyn) A_Andanov kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Bergkamp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano slices it
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kwaga chips the ball into the area!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar easily catches it!
Min. 82 :(aja) S_Phelan plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Fernando_Mera slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 85 :(lyn) Stefano skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Stefano tries to beat E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de Gerland
Attendance           : 55,060
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Stefano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Stefano (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : E_Van_d_Sar
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           9        |       3
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       5
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 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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T_Snelders     GK  30   2   3   4  16 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Sidnei         DF   2  27   7   8  22 |  74   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
S_Bassong      DF   2  26  11   6  30 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  26   9   8  27 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
C_Luciano      DF   2  23   7   7  31 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  27   4  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  27   7  25 |  98   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  65  25
D_Platt        MF   1   3  25  10  25 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Kwaga          MF   3   8  23   6  26 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  27  39 |  98   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  52
A_Douglas      FW   2   4   5  24  11 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Brandon_Statz  GK  26   1   7   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Mongongu     DF   2  24   8   6  36 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Grant        DF   2  22   9   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_De_Rossi     MF   2  13  20   5  32 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   1  10  25  24 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  34   5   5   7  14 |  98  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  29  11   9  46 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  29   6   3  20 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  26  12   5  24 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  23   8   8  33 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Oscar_Serrano  DM   2  15  26  11  19 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  27   8  23 |  54   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
M_Overmars     MF   2   9  23  13  32 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Phelan       AM   3   6  28  21  36 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -19
N_Gomes        FW   1   5   3  27  37 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  23  21 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
Falcón         GK  27   5   2   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  29   4   1  22 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   2  27  10   7  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  27   2  36 |  44   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  26  44 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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