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Season 19 Archive: Division 1, Week 3
Lyon 3 - 1 Arsenal
Division One League Match, Lyon vs. Arsenal (Sun Aug 03)
Lyon | Arsenal
4-4-1-1 A | 4-1-3-2 C
Neil Abbott | Adrian Dalmedo
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A_Guaita GK | GK A_Zogbo
S_Bassong DF | DF N_Vidic
Fernando_Mera DF | DF N_Burdisso
C_Mongongu DF | DF O_Price
C_Smalling DF | DF S_Ramos
A_Andanov MF | DM S_Davies
K_Katsouranis MF | MF N_Scally
T_Huddlestone MF | MF Seitaridis
Pichu_Atienza MF | MF Matheus
G_Cooper AM | FW D_Berbatov
Stefano FW | FW A_Little
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C_Zotti SUB | SUB F_Carini
D_Bornosuzov SUB | SUB D_Caicedo
T_Cruise SUB | SUB M_G_Pedersen
G_Puciato SUB | SUB M_Murphy
M_Harewood SUB | SUB B_McBride
Referee: A_Barken (Norway)
Min. 7 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... G_Cooper gets onto the end of the pass!
... Good sliding challenge from S_Davies and it had to be
Min. 8 :(lyn) Stefano with a neat pass into K_Katsouranis
... Good sliding challenge from N_Vidic
Min. 12 :(arn) O_Price drives it forward to Seitaridis
... Fernando_Mera takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 12 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza with the dribble
... He spots the run of his team-mate
... He's decided to go alone
... S_Ramos is called for the holding foul
... He was pushing down on his man
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 14 :(lyn) Stefano runs at the defence
... He nutmegs N_Burdisso
... He showed his class there
... A_Little is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... A_Zogbo misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... Pichu_Atienza chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It is cleared by O_Price
Min. 14 :(arn) D_Berbatov takes possession
... He looks up
... He's in acres of space
... D_Berbatov with the shot !
... The shot slips through A_Guaita's hands
... GOAL !!
... What a terrible mistake
... Lets see if Arsenal can hang onto that lead!
... Lyon 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 15 :(arn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
... It seems Arsenal will now be playing P
Min. 15 :(arn) S_Davies is changing his role to a AM
Min. 15 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... T_Huddlestone decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... T_Huddlestone from 20 yards !
... What agility from A_Zogbo
Min. 17 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza 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 unleashes a pile driver !
... GOAL !!
... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly
... Lyon are back on level terms now!
... Lyon 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 19 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis cuts the ball back to S_Bassong
... S_Bassong with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... The shot slips through A_Zogbo's hands
... But A_Zogbo recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 19 :(arn) Seitaridis has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... A_Little gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... A_Little hits the ball on the bounce !
... It grazes the post!
... And hits the side netting
... Goal Kick!
Min. 20 :(arn) Matheus with a precise ball to O_Price
... O_Price with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... A_Guaita with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 22 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis races into the box
... He sees A_Andanov lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... O_Price clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 24 :(arn) D_Berbatov beats G_Cooper
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves A_Barken
... D_Berbatov lobs A_Guaita!
... A_Guaita with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 26 :(lyn) A_Andanov is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate in space
... He throws it long to Stefano
... Stefano leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... But he puts it wide
Min. 30 :(lyn) Stefano finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... The cross hits Stefano on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... It clips the post!!
... The net bulges !!
... GOAL !!
... That's given Lyon the lead!
... Lyon 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 33 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to A_Andanov
... An audacious effort from A_Andanov !
... It's way wide
... The Arsenal fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 37 :(lyn) C_Mongongu breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on A_Zogbo!
... Matheus brings him down!
... A_Barken lectures him
Min. 38 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... S_Bassong gets onto the end of the pass!
... Excellent sliding challenge by S_Ramos
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... A_Andanov floats the ball in!
... The danger is dealt with by N_Burdisso
Min. 38 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Stefano
... Matheus takes the player down!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 42 :(arn) N_Scally plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Seitaridis decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... G_Cooper wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) N_Scally floats the ball in to find S_Davies
... C_Mongongu with the high feet
... He is ordered to cool off
Min. 45 :(arn) Seitaridis moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to A_Little
... A_Little is clean through, he is one on one with A_Guaita
... He dinks it over A_Guaita
... It goes over!!
Min. 46 :(lyn) C_Mongongu sidesteps N_Vidic
... C_Mongongu swings in the shot!
... A_Zogbo blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 46 :(arn) D_Berbatov holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to Seitaridis
... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Bassong
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 2-1 Arsenal
Min. 48 :(arn) O_Price back heels to find D_Berbatov in space
... Fernando_Mera knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But A_Barken just turns away!
Min. 49 :(lyn) Fernando_Mera 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 Stefano
... N_Vidic wins the ball
Min. 49 :(arn) Seitaridis off the woodwork.
... S_Ramos picks up the deflection
... S_Ramos with a blistering shot !
... But A_Guaita just gets his fingers to that one
... A_Barken has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 50 :(lyn) Stefano runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... N_Burdisso gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 50 :(arn) Seitaridis controls it with ease
... Seitaridis tries to beat A_Guaita from outside the area!
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into A_Guaita's arms
... Unlucky
Min. 53 :(lyn) Stefano watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... Stefano tries to chip the ball over A_Zogbo!
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 54 :(lyn) G_Cooper runs at S_Ramos
... He takes it past him
... N_Vidic makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 56 :(arn) D_Berbatov leaves T_Huddlestone standing
... D_Berbatov chases it through, he must score !
... A_Guaita with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 57 :(arn) S_Davies takes on C_Smalling
... He runs past him
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... S_Bassong hits it out for a throw
Min. 58 :(lyn) Stefano has time and space on the edge of the box
... Stefano fires off a left-footed shot !
... GOAL !!
... A_Zogbo will be disappointed he did not save that!
... He will be trying to claim the match ball now!
... The hat trick is complete!
... Lyon 3-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 58 :(lyn) Lyon are switching their playing style to C
Min. 58 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... Arsenal will now play A
Min. 58 :(arn) O_Price with electric pace
... He eases past Fernando_Mera
... O_Price flings a shot at goal !
... A_Guaita with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 59 :(lyn) S_Bassong pauses and waits for support
... He runs towards goal
... Cleaned up by N_Burdisso
Min. 60 :(arn) B_McBride is being prepared to come on
... D_Berbatov is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 65 :(lyn) G_Puciato is coming on for G_Cooper and will play MF
Min. 65 :(lyn) Up goes the substitution board - D_Bornosuzov on for Fernando_Mera as a DF
Min. 65 :(lyn) It seems Pichu_Atienza has switched to a DM
Min. 65 :(lyn) D_Bornosuzov sidesteps his marker
... He runs forward now
... D_Bornosuzov hits a curling shot!
... A_Zogbo can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... A_Zogbo has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 65 :(arn) Matheus looks up
... He swings the ball right towards N_Burdisso
... Pichu_Atienza wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 67 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... D_Bornosuzov decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... S_Davies wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... S_Bassong drives it into the box!
... A_Zogbo easily claims the ball!
Min. 67 :(arn) Seitaridis finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... S_Bassong takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 70 :(lyn) C_Mongongu kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... T_Huddlestone gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... But S_Ramos sweeps up the threat
Min. 71 :(arn) M_Murphy is being prepared to come on
... S_Davies is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 72 :(arn) A_Little barges C_Smalling off the ball
... A_Little keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 76 :(arn) S_Ramos with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... O_Price gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... But Stefano comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 78 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis sidesteps his marker
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... Matheus with an ugly foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 81 :(arn) Matheus hoists the ball across to B_McBride
... Stefano fouls badly
... That looked malicious
Min. 87 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to S_Bassong
... A skilful effort from S_Bassong !
... But A_Zogbo reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 87 :(arn) S_Ramos with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past D_Bornosuzov
... C_Mongongu with a nasty foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... A_Barken calls him over
... A_Barken tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... A_Barken signals that it is indirect
... Matheus swings it in
... B_McBride takes control of it!
... A_Andanov takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 87 :(arn) M_Murphy plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... M_Murphy with a powerful diving header!
... But A_Guaita punches it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) A_Little runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... A glorious effort by A_Little !
... But A_Guaita punches it away
Min. 90 :(lyn) C_Mongongu is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to A_Andanov
... S_Ramos clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 91 :(lyn) A_Andanov finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled B_McBride
... A_Andanov could have let it bounce!
... A_Zogbo with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 92 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone flicks it over S_Ramos's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... S_Ramos recovers to win the ball back
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stade de Gerland
Attendance : 55,563
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player : Stefano (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Stefano (17,30,58)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : C_Mongongu (87)
Injured : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : D_Berbatov
Scorers : D_Berbatov (14)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : S_Ramos (12), Matheus (38)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Lyon | Arsenal
Attempts on Goal : 12 | 12
Off target : 4 | 4
On target : 8 | 8
Possession : 50 | 50
Corners : 3 | 0
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 2 | 2
Fouls : 9 | 10
Key Tackles : 9 | 13
Key Passes : 15 | 11
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Final Score : Lyon 3 - 1 Arsenal
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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 31 3 2 2 29 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
S_Bassong DF 2 25 11 6 30 | 94 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 80 20 30
Fernando_Mera DF 4 25 8 8 27 | 66 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
C_Mongongu DF 2 24 8 6 36 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18 3
C_Smalling DF 1 24 7 5 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Andanov MF 2 6 26 7 25 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 6
K_Katsouranis MF 1 3 26 1 34 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
T_Huddlestone MF 1 9 24 10 19 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
Pichu_Atienza DM 1 14 23 6 33 | 94 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 55 0
G_Cooper AM 4 7 24 13 27 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Stefano FW 2 9 8 27 39 | 94 0 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 20 10 62
C_Zotti GK 23 4 2 3 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Bornosuzov DF 2 24 4 8 39 | 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
T_Cruise MF 2 9 24 8 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Puciato MF 2 8 9 25 42 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
M_Harewood FW 2 7 11 23 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_Zogbo GK 29 4 3 2 11 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Vidic DF 3 25 6 7 36 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 -20 -20
N_Burdisso DF 2 24 8 7 31 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
O_Price DF 2 23 11 7 26 | 94 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 20 10
S_Ramos DF 2 23 6 6 40 | 94 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 78 8 3
S_Davies AM 2 10 23 8 13 | 72 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
N_Scally MF 2 4 26 6 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Seitaridis MF 2 8 23 16 27 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
Matheus MF 1 7 23 3 31 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
D_Berbatov FW 2 8 7 24 37 | 61 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -20 -10 10
A_Little FW 2 7 6 23 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 0 8
F_Carini GK 22 4 1 3 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Caicedo DF 1 23 7 6 47 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_G_Pedersen MF 2 2 23 7 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Murphy FW 1 12 13 26 26 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
B_McBride FW 2 10 9 23 17 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Lyon | Arsenal
4-4-1-1 A | 4-1-3-2 C
Neil Abbott | Adrian Dalmedo
|
A_Guaita GK | GK A_Zogbo
S_Bassong DF | DF N_Vidic
Fernando_Mera DF | DF N_Burdisso
C_Mongongu DF | DF O_Price
C_Smalling DF | DF S_Ramos
A_Andanov MF | DM S_Davies
K_Katsouranis MF | MF N_Scally
T_Huddlestone MF | MF Seitaridis
Pichu_Atienza MF | MF Matheus
G_Cooper AM | FW D_Berbatov
Stefano FW | FW A_Little
|
C_Zotti SUB | SUB F_Carini
D_Bornosuzov SUB | SUB D_Caicedo
T_Cruise SUB | SUB M_G_Pedersen
G_Puciato SUB | SUB M_Murphy
M_Harewood SUB | SUB B_McBride
Referee: A_Barken (Norway)
Min. 7 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... G_Cooper gets onto the end of the pass!
... Good sliding challenge from S_Davies and it had to be
Min. 8 :(lyn) Stefano with a neat pass into K_Katsouranis
... Good sliding challenge from N_Vidic
Min. 12 :(arn) O_Price drives it forward to Seitaridis
... Fernando_Mera takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 12 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza with the dribble
... He spots the run of his team-mate
... He's decided to go alone
... S_Ramos is called for the holding foul
... He was pushing down on his man
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 14 :(lyn) Stefano runs at the defence
... He nutmegs N_Burdisso
... He showed his class there
... A_Little is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... A_Zogbo misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... Pichu_Atienza chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It is cleared by O_Price
Min. 14 :(arn) D_Berbatov takes possession
... He looks up
... He's in acres of space
... D_Berbatov with the shot !
... The shot slips through A_Guaita's hands
... GOAL !!
... What a terrible mistake
... Lets see if Arsenal can hang onto that lead!
... Lyon 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 15 :(arn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
... It seems Arsenal will now be playing P
Min. 15 :(arn) S_Davies is changing his role to a AM
Min. 15 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... T_Huddlestone decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... T_Huddlestone from 20 yards !
... What agility from A_Zogbo
Min. 17 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza 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 unleashes a pile driver !
... GOAL !!
... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly
... Lyon are back on level terms now!
... Lyon 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 19 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis cuts the ball back to S_Bassong
... S_Bassong with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... The shot slips through A_Zogbo's hands
... But A_Zogbo recovers to save!
... He got away with that!
Min. 19 :(arn) Seitaridis has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... A_Little gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... A_Little hits the ball on the bounce !
... It grazes the post!
... And hits the side netting
... Goal Kick!
Min. 20 :(arn) Matheus with a precise ball to O_Price
... O_Price with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... A_Guaita with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 22 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis races into the box
... He sees A_Andanov lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... O_Price clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 24 :(arn) D_Berbatov beats G_Cooper
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves A_Barken
... D_Berbatov lobs A_Guaita!
... A_Guaita with the acrobatic save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 26 :(lyn) A_Andanov is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate in space
... He throws it long to Stefano
... Stefano leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... But he puts it wide
Min. 30 :(lyn) Stefano finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... The cross hits Stefano on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... It clips the post!!
... The net bulges !!
... GOAL !!
... That's given Lyon the lead!
... Lyon 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 33 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to A_Andanov
... An audacious effort from A_Andanov !
... It's way wide
... The Arsenal fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 37 :(lyn) C_Mongongu breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on A_Zogbo!
... Matheus brings him down!
... A_Barken lectures him
Min. 38 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... S_Bassong gets onto the end of the pass!
... Excellent sliding challenge by S_Ramos
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... A_Andanov floats the ball in!
... The danger is dealt with by N_Burdisso
Min. 38 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Stefano
... Matheus takes the player down!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 42 :(arn) N_Scally plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Seitaridis decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... G_Cooper wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) N_Scally floats the ball in to find S_Davies
... C_Mongongu with the high feet
... He is ordered to cool off
Min. 45 :(arn) Seitaridis moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to A_Little
... A_Little is clean through, he is one on one with A_Guaita
... He dinks it over A_Guaita
... It goes over!!
Min. 46 :(lyn) C_Mongongu sidesteps N_Vidic
... C_Mongongu swings in the shot!
... A_Zogbo blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 46 :(arn) D_Berbatov holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to Seitaridis
... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Bassong
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 2-1 Arsenal
Min. 48 :(arn) O_Price back heels to find D_Berbatov in space
... Fernando_Mera knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But A_Barken just turns away!
Min. 49 :(lyn) Fernando_Mera 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 Stefano
... N_Vidic wins the ball
Min. 49 :(arn) Seitaridis off the woodwork.
... S_Ramos picks up the deflection
... S_Ramos with a blistering shot !
... But A_Guaita just gets his fingers to that one
... A_Barken has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 50 :(lyn) Stefano runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... N_Burdisso gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 50 :(arn) Seitaridis controls it with ease
... Seitaridis tries to beat A_Guaita from outside the area!
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into A_Guaita's arms
... Unlucky
Min. 53 :(lyn) Stefano watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... Stefano tries to chip the ball over A_Zogbo!
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 54 :(lyn) G_Cooper runs at S_Ramos
... He takes it past him
... N_Vidic makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 56 :(arn) D_Berbatov leaves T_Huddlestone standing
... D_Berbatov chases it through, he must score !
... A_Guaita with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 57 :(arn) S_Davies takes on C_Smalling
... He runs past him
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... S_Bassong hits it out for a throw
Min. 58 :(lyn) Stefano has time and space on the edge of the box
... Stefano fires off a left-footed shot !
... GOAL !!
... A_Zogbo will be disappointed he did not save that!
... He will be trying to claim the match ball now!
... The hat trick is complete!
... Lyon 3-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 58 :(lyn) Lyon are switching their playing style to C
Min. 58 :(arn) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... Arsenal will now play A
Min. 58 :(arn) O_Price with electric pace
... He eases past Fernando_Mera
... O_Price flings a shot at goal !
... A_Guaita with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 59 :(lyn) S_Bassong pauses and waits for support
... He runs towards goal
... Cleaned up by N_Burdisso
Min. 60 :(arn) B_McBride is being prepared to come on
... D_Berbatov is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 65 :(lyn) G_Puciato is coming on for G_Cooper and will play MF
Min. 65 :(lyn) Up goes the substitution board - D_Bornosuzov on for Fernando_Mera as a DF
Min. 65 :(lyn) It seems Pichu_Atienza has switched to a DM
Min. 65 :(lyn) D_Bornosuzov sidesteps his marker
... He runs forward now
... D_Bornosuzov hits a curling shot!
... A_Zogbo can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... A_Zogbo has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 65 :(arn) Matheus looks up
... He swings the ball right towards N_Burdisso
... Pichu_Atienza wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 67 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... D_Bornosuzov decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... S_Davies wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... S_Bassong drives it into the box!
... A_Zogbo easily claims the ball!
Min. 67 :(arn) Seitaridis finds his way through
... He bent his run well
... S_Bassong takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 70 :(lyn) C_Mongongu kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... T_Huddlestone gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... But S_Ramos sweeps up the threat
Min. 71 :(arn) M_Murphy is being prepared to come on
... S_Davies is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 72 :(arn) A_Little barges C_Smalling off the ball
... A_Little keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... It goes wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 76 :(arn) S_Ramos with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... O_Price gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... But Stefano comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 78 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis sidesteps his marker
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... Matheus with an ugly foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 81 :(arn) Matheus hoists the ball across to B_McBride
... Stefano fouls badly
... That looked malicious
Min. 87 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to S_Bassong
... A skilful effort from S_Bassong !
... But A_Zogbo reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 87 :(arn) S_Ramos with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past D_Bornosuzov
... C_Mongongu with a nasty foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... A_Barken calls him over
... A_Barken tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... A_Barken signals that it is indirect
... Matheus swings it in
... B_McBride takes control of it!
... A_Andanov takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 87 :(arn) M_Murphy plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... M_Murphy with a powerful diving header!
... But A_Guaita punches it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) A_Little runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... A glorious effort by A_Little !
... But A_Guaita punches it away
Min. 90 :(lyn) C_Mongongu is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to A_Andanov
... S_Ramos clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 91 :(lyn) A_Andanov finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled B_McBride
... A_Andanov could have let it bounce!
... A_Zogbo with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 92 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone flicks it over S_Ramos's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... S_Ramos recovers to win the ball back
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Match Details
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Venue : Stade de Gerland
Attendance : 55,563
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player : Stefano (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Stefano (17,30,58)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : C_Mongongu (87)
Injured : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player : D_Berbatov
Scorers : D_Berbatov (14)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : S_Ramos (12), Matheus (38)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Lyon | Arsenal
Attempts on Goal : 12 | 12
Off target : 4 | 4
On target : 8 | 8
Possession : 50 | 50
Corners : 3 | 0
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 2 | 2
Fouls : 9 | 10
Key Tackles : 9 | 13
Key Passes : 15 | 11
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Final Score : Lyon 3 - 1 Arsenal
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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 31 3 2 2 29 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
S_Bassong DF 2 25 11 6 30 | 94 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 80 20 30
Fernando_Mera DF 4 25 8 8 27 | 66 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
C_Mongongu DF 2 24 8 6 36 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18 3
C_Smalling DF 1 24 7 5 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Andanov MF 2 6 26 7 25 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 6
K_Katsouranis MF 1 3 26 1 34 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
T_Huddlestone MF 1 9 24 10 19 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
Pichu_Atienza DM 1 14 23 6 33 | 94 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 55 0
G_Cooper AM 4 7 24 13 27 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
Stefano FW 2 9 8 27 39 | 94 0 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 20 10 62
C_Zotti GK 23 4 2 3 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Bornosuzov DF 2 24 4 8 39 | 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
T_Cruise MF 2 9 24 8 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Puciato MF 2 8 9 25 42 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
M_Harewood FW 2 7 11 23 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_Zogbo GK 29 4 3 2 11 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N_Vidic DF 3 25 6 7 36 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 -20 -20
N_Burdisso DF 2 24 8 7 31 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
O_Price DF 2 23 11 7 26 | 94 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 20 10
S_Ramos DF 2 23 6 6 40 | 94 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 78 8 3
S_Davies AM 2 10 23 8 13 | 72 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
N_Scally MF 2 4 26 6 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Seitaridis MF 2 8 23 16 27 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
Matheus MF 1 7 23 3 31 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
D_Berbatov FW 2 8 7 24 37 | 61 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -20 -10 10
A_Little FW 2 7 6 23 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 0 8
F_Carini GK 22 4 1 3 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Caicedo DF 1 23 7 6 47 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_G_Pedersen MF 2 2 23 7 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Murphy FW 1 12 13 26 26 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
B_McBride FW 2 10 9 23 17 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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