Division Three League Match, Lyon vs. AC Milan (Sun Jan 20)


                                 Lyon  |  AC Milan
                              4-3-3 L  |  4-4-2 N
                          Neil Abbott  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                          A_Guaita GK  |  GK Belushi
                         S_Bassong DF  |  DF M_Bordon
                        C_Mongongu DF  |  DF B_Berg
                         C_Luciano DF  |  DF D_Oleary
                       P_Gualtieri DF  |  DF J_Tomkinson
                          G_Cooper MF  |  MF P_Rossi
                           D_Pudil MF  |  MF F_Zappa
                      M_Saganowski MF  |  MF A_Carvalhas
                           Stefano FW  |  MF P_Cocu
                         M_Bangura FW  |  FW C_Canista
                        M_Harewood FW  |  FW M_Maigi
                                       |
                        R_Olenjeck SUB |  SUB Carlotta
                          K_Agouda SUB |  SUB U_Emanuelson
                     T_Huddlestone SUB |  SUB Carmo
                         I_Koybasi SUB |  SUB R_Wolford
                       D_Stanfield SUB |  SUB Romero

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 3  :(amn) P_Rossi takes advantage of a mistake by C_Mongongu
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  S_Bassong gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Cocu chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Guaita
Min. 4  :(amn) A_Carvalhas lays the ball back to M_Maigi
          ...  M_Maigi has a dig at goal!
          ...  A_Guaita can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  A_Guaita has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 11 :(amn) A_Carvalhas with the through ball to M_Bordon
          ...  M_Bordon tries to beat A_Guaita from outside the area!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The AC Milan fans chant his name!
          ...  That's given AC Milan the advantage!
          ...  Lyon 0-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 13 :(lyn) G_Cooper spots M_Bangura who is in acres of space
          ...  But D_Oleary sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 16 :(lyn) M_Saganowski back heels to find Stefano in space
          ...  Cleared by C_Canista
Min. 24 :(lyn) M_Saganowski turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  M_Saganowski with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 24 :(amn) M_Maigi knocks it past Stefano and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  C_Mongongu rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Poll going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 25 :(lyn) M_Harewood gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside B_Berg!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Harewood tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  Belushi with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 27 :(lyn) S_Bassong 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 M_Bangura
          ...  B_Berg steals the ball of off him
Min. 28 :(amn) A_Carvalhas with a pinpoint pass to C_Canista
          ...  C_Canista fires a shot at goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 31 :(lyn) M_Bangura runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Stefano latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Stefano with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But Belushi punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 31 :(amn) A_Carvalhas knocks it forward
          ...  S_Bassong slips
          ...  J_Tomkinson gets to it!
          ...  M_Harewood wins the ball well
          ...  G_Poll has given a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 33 :(lyn) G_Cooper runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Stefano
          ...  From long range Stefano bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Lyon crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  Lyon have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Lyon 1-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 33 :(amn) M_Maigi takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Maigi !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Guaita was well beaten there!
          ...  That's given AC Milan the advantage!
          ...  Lyon 1-2 AC Milan ...
Min. 34 :(lyn) M_Bangura gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside D_Oleary!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Bangura has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The shot slips through Belushi's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 42 :(amn) F_Zappa hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  D_Oleary latches onto it!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Bassong
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Carvalhas plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Guaita
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(lyn) M_Bangura with the kinky dribble
          ...  M_Bangura carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But Belushi just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Mongongu curls it into the box!
          ...  Belushi catches it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-2 AC Milan

Min. 48 :(lyn) C_Mongongu plays the early ball across the box to find M_Bangura in space
          ...  M_Bangura with the header !
          ...  Belushi just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 49 :(amn) F_Zappa is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to C_Canista
          ...  C_Canista with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Lyon fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 60 :(lyn) K_Agouda is being brought on
          ...  C_Luciano is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 61 :(lyn) Stefano heads the ball back to M_Bangura
          ...  B_Berg plays the back pass
          ...  Belushi can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Mongongu chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Belushi jumps well to claim it!
Min. 65 :(lyn) M_Saganowski with an in swinging cross to M_Bangura
          ...  Intercepted by J_Tomkinson
Min. 67 :(lyn) D_Pudil with a neat pass into Stefano
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from P_Cocu
Min. 68 :(amn) P_Cocu lays the ball back to J_Tomkinson
          ...  K_Agouda takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 69 :(amn) A_Carvalhas plays a long ball to M_Maigi
          ...  D_Pudil is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 70 :(lyn) D_Stanfield will replace M_Harewood and play FW
Min. 72 :(lyn) P_Gualtieri looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Bangura
          ...  D_Oleary plays the back pass
          ...  Belushi can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Bassong chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Belushi fists it away!
Min. 72 :(lyn) A_Guaita looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 72 :(lyn) a big roar from the crowd as R_Olenjeck comes on for A_Guaita to play GK
          ...  They have no substitutions left. Will play a man down
Min. 75 :(amn) M_Maigi holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Tomkinson
          ...  K_Agouda tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Poll has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Poll!
Min. 80 :(amn) C_Canista finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled C_Mongongu
          ...  C_Canista fires the shot in!
          ...  R_Olenjeck parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And R_Olenjeck recovers to save!!
Min. 82 :(amn) J_Tomkinson sidesteps K_Agouda
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by P_Gualtieri
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Rossi lofts the ball in!
          ...  P_Gualtieri reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 87 :(lyn) Stefano with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from P_Rossi
          ...  But M_Bordon wins the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lyn) D_Stanfield plays the early ball across the box to find M_Bangura in space
          ...  M_Bangura hits a curling shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Lyon fans!!
          ...  Lyon have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  Lyon 2-2 AC Milan ...
Min. 90 :(lyn) D_Pudil with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  D_Pudil with the crafty shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de Gerland
Attendance           : 43,580
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : M_Bangura
Scorers              : Stefano (33), M_Bangura (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Harewood (31)
Injured              : A_Guaita (72)
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : A_Carvalhas (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Bordon (11), M_Maigi (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Lyon      |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       6
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       8
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Final Score          : Lyon 2 - 2 AC Milan
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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  28   3   2   2  29 |  75   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  23  10   6  30 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
C_Mongongu     DF   2  23   8   5  36 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
C_Luciano      DF   2  22   7   6  31 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Gualtieri    DF   2  21   5   7  44 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
G_Cooper       MF   4   7  23  13  27 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
D_Pudil        MF   4   4  22   9  17 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
M_Saganowski   MF   1   9  22   7  19 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
Stefano        FW   2   9   7  23  39 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  36
M_Bangura      FW   3   8   7  23  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  12  38
M_Harewood     FW   2   7  11  22  34 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   6
R_Olenjeck     GK  21   2   2   2  19 |  20   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
K_Agouda       DF   1  20   7   6  31 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  23  10  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Koybasi      MF   2  12  21   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Stanfield    FW   2   7   4  22  32 |  22   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0

Player Statistics - AC Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Belushi        GK  32   8   8   5  11 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
M_Bordon       DF   2  24   7   6  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  15   0  28
B_Berg         DF   2  23   7   6  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
D_Oleary       DF   1  23   9   5  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
J_Tomkinson    DF   1  23   7   7  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
P_Rossi        MF   2   8  25   9  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Zappa        MF   1   5  24   2  19 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   5  23   6  19 |  95   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
P_Cocu         MF   3  10  22  10  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
C_Canista      FW   1   4   3  23  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  15   0  10
M_Maigi        FW   1   8  12  23  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
U_Emanuelson   DF   1  22   2   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carmo          MF   1   5  22   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  24   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Romero         FW   1   6   3  22  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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