Division Two League Match, Lyon vs. Arsenal (Sun May 14)


                                 Lyon  |  Arsenal
                          4-1-2-1-2 A  |  5-4-1 C
                            Tim Batth  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                        T_Snelders GK  |  GK D_James
                            H_Berg DF  |  DF J_Valera
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF G_Collins
                        J_Diakiese DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                          R_Carlos DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                            M_Ball DM  |  DF D_Burn
                       D_Stankovic MF  |  MF Zico
                            L_Burt MF  |  MF G_Cooper
                           P_Pogba AM  |  MF S_Parker
                         S_Iversen FW  |  MF R_Radinski
                       M_Fernandes FW  |  FW D_Murphy
                                       |
                     Brandon_Statz SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                     T_Alderweirel SUB |  SUB A_Hansen
                     Jesus_Cordoba SUB |  SUB S_Malbranque
                           R_Sharp SUB |  SUB Taliyah
                           Rodrigo SUB |  SUB Freddy_Abu

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 4  :(arn) D_Murphy beats P_Jones
          ...  A delicate header from D_Murphy !
          ...  T_Snelders just watches float over the bar!
Min. 5  :(lyn) D_Stankovic jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Iversen
          ...  J_Valera slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Stankovic chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  M_Fernandes gets a shot in
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Burt hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_James comes out and claims it!
Min. 6  :(lyn) M_Fernandes with a first time pass
          ...  S_Iversen runs onto it!
          ...  S_Iversen with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 6  :(arn) Zico with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  Zico with the attempt at goal!
          ...  T_Snelders guesses right
Min. 9  :(lyn) R_Carlos is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to H_Berg
          ...  H_Berg must beat D_James!
          ...  D_James makes a difficult save
Min. 9  :(arn) Zico sidesteps R_Carlos
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Diakiese wins the ball
Min. 15 :(arn) S_Ramos bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to G_Cooper
          ...  G_Cooper attempts a low drive!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 16 :(lyn) M_Ball looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Fernandes
          ...  M_Fernandes hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But D_James tips it behind
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 16 :(arn) Zico plays in Marco_Rojo with a beautiful ball
          ...  Marco_Rojo rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  T_Snelders makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 19 :(lyn) H_Berg has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Stankovic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_Stankovic shapes up for a shot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 22 :(lyn) L_Burt finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  L_Burt gets his head to the ball !
          ...  D_James with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 23 :(lyn) D_Stankovic hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  S_Iversen latches onto it!
          ...  S_Ramos with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 24 :(lyn) P_Pogba runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Fernandes
          ...  J_Valera pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 30 :(lyn) P_Pogba looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Iversen
          ...  Marco_Rojo wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 30 :(arn) G_Collins has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Diakiese!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Collins strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  T_Snelders gets up well to catch that one
Min. 33 :(lyn) P_Pogba back heels to find S_Iversen in space
          ...  Marco_Rojo wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 35 :(arn) D_Murphy runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Diakiese
Min. 36 :(arn) G_Cooper hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Murphy collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_Ball knocks the ball back to T_Snelders
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_Snelders!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Parker chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Valera gets his head on it
          ...  T_Snelders gets his fingertips to it
Min. 38 :(lyn) M_Ball with an incisive pass to M_Fernandes
          ...  M_Fernandes beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  D_James comes towards him
          ...  He rounds D_James
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 40 :(lyn) P_Pogba with a smart pass to H_Berg
          ...  But Marco_Rojo with the fine tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(arn) D_Murphy runs forward
          ...  D_Murphy attempts a low drive!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  T_Snelders never had a chance!
Min. 48 :(lyn) M_Fernandes with a first time pass
          ...  L_Burt runs onto it!
          ...  S_Ramos is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  D_James misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Stankovic plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Marco_Rojo reads it well and clears the danger

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

Min. 50 :(lyn) M_Ball sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen drives the ball low !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 51 :(lyn) P_Pogba finds the run of M_Fernandes
          ...  M_Fernandes with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It floats over D_James
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 52 :(lyn) H_Berg unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Parker makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 53 :(arn) S_Parker with a probing through ball D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy bears down on goal!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 54 :(arn) S_Ramos boots it towards D_Burn
          ...  D_Burn with the header !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 57 :(arn) D_Burn slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  D_Burn goes for goal !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_Snelders was beaten there!
Min. 63 :(arn) Arsenal switch to playing L
Min. 63 :(arn) S_Parker has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Jones
          ...  He puts in Zico!
          ...  Zico with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 65 :(arn) S_Parker with a measured ball to D_Murphy
          ...  But R_Carlos puts the ball out of play
Min. 66 :(lyn) M_Ball holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Fernandes
          ...  D_Burn slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 69 :(lyn) R_Sharp replaces D_Stankovic to play as a FW
Min. 75 :(arn) R_Radinski finds S_Parker in acres of space
          ...  P_Pogba with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 76 :(lyn) Jesus_Cordoba is going to be brought on
          ...  P_Pogba is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 76 :(arn) G_Cooper is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  D_Murphy latches onto the ball
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Burt
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zico hits it into the box!
          ...  P_Jones wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 80 :(arn) A_Hansen is coming on for S_Ramos and will play DF
Min. 80 :(lyn) R_Sharp with a real burst of pace
          ...  But D_Burn wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 81 :(arn) S_Parker flicks it over P_Jones's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  S_Parker hits a great shot !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) H_Berg with a probing through ball R_Sharp
          ...  D_Murphy with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from N_Rizzoli

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de Gerland
Attendance           : 75,000
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : H_Berg
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Pogba (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : Marco_Rojo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       12
Off target           :           5        |       8
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          17        |       9
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Final Score          : Lyon 0 - 0 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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T_Snelders     GK  33   2   3   4  16 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  25  10   7  21 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
P_Jones        DF   2  24  11   6  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  24   8   6  18 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
R_Carlos       DF   3  23  11   6  11 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Ball         DM   2  12  24   4  23 |  97   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
D_Stankovic    MF   2  10  23  15  31 |  72   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
L_Burt         MF   1   7  23   8  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
P_Pogba        AM   2   7  24  12  21 |  79   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  24  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
M_Fernandes    FW   2   6   9  23  41 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  12
Brandon_Statz  GK  27   1   7   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  24   7   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   7  23  10  11 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  10  24  22 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rodrigo        FW   1   7   7  24  20 |   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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D_James        GK  30   2   2   3  26 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Valera       DF   2  26   8   9  39 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
G_Collins      DF   2  26   9   7  19 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Ramos        DF   2  26   7   7  40 |  83   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  24  10   7  30 |  97   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 120   0   5
D_Burn         DF   2  23   9  11  21 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   2
Zico           MF   1  10  28  12  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
G_Cooper       MF   4   8  27  14  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
S_Parker       MF   1  10  27  12  30 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   1
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  26   6  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  26  37 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
D_de_Gea       GK  27   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  27   6  10  19 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  26  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  27  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   8  10  24  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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