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Lyon 1 - 1 Arsenal

Intercontinental Cup 1st Round 1st Leg Match, Lyon vs. Arsenal (Tue Jan 18)


                                 Lyon  |  Arsenal
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-5-1 C
                          David Blair  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                          G_Bailey GK  |  GK T_Macedo
                           F_Fazio DF  |  DF P_Evra
                           N_Vidic DF  |  DF D_Burn
                          C_Soares DF  |  DF M_Layun
                         G_Neville DF  |  DF J_Okore
                         M_Laudrup DM  |  MF M_Thomas
                       H_Fernandez MF  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                        J_Grealish MF  |  MF M_Arteta
                          N_Stiles MF  |  MF K_Porborsky
                        A_Lombardo FW  |  MF S_Wiltord
                           Cantona FW  |  FW J_Willock
                                       |
                            B_Amos SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                        J_Diakiese SUB |  SUB R_Holding
                          R_Varane SUB |  SUB Taliyah_Jnr
                       N_Whiteside SUB |  SUB N_Anelka
                         B_Gilmour SUB |  SUB O_Bierhoff

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 2  :(lyn) J_Grealish has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Okore
          ...  He knocks it to A_Lombardo!
          ...  A_Lombardo fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  Lets see if Lyon can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 4  :(lyn) N_Stiles runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Lombardo
          ...  M_Layun slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 7  :(lyn) A_Lombardo with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  A_Lombardo with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But T_Macedo makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 10 :(arn) M_Thomas has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past N_Vidic
          ...  He knocks it to S_Wiltord!
          ...  A great volley from S_Wiltord !
          ...  G_Bailey was lucky there
Min. 13 :(arn) J_Willock flicks it over N_Vidic's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Willock keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But G_Bailey with the difficult save
Min. 17 :(lyn) Cantona jumps over J_Okore's challenge
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  K_Porborsky hits it out for a throw
Min. 23 :(lyn) A_Lombardo takes advantage of a bad back pass from K_Porborsky
          ...  A_Lombardo with the side footed shot!
          ...  T_Macedo is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 24 :(lyn) Cantona breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Macedo!
          ...  D_Burn brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 25 :(arn) P_Evra picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  F_Fazio tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 26 :(arn) M_Arteta is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock with the strike !
          ...  But G_Bailey parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 27 :(arn) M_Arteta moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Willock
          ...  N_Vidic reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Burn chips the ball into the area!
          ...  G_Bailey fists it away!
Min. 32 :(arn) M_Arteta hits a hard pass to S_Wiltord
          ...  S_Wiltord with the shot !
          ...  But G_Bailey punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 34 :(lyn) N_Stiles finds J_Grealish with a ball over the defence
          ...  M_Layun with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 36 :(arn) M_Thomas off the woodwork.
          ...  J_Okore picks up the deflection
          ...  J_Okore hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bailey's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 39 :(arn) J_Willock takes advantage of a mistake by N_Vidic
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Willock with the shot on net !
          ...  But G_Bailey just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Thomas!
          ...  It is kicked away by G_Neville
Min. 40 :(arn) P_Evra skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  P_Evra with the strike !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 41 :(arn) M_Layun with electric pace
          ...  He eases past C_Soares
          ...  M_Layun unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) S_Wiltord with a measured pass to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at G_Bailey
          ...  He dinks it over G_Bailey
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Arsenal are back level!
          ...  Lyon 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 45 :(lyn) J_Diakiese is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Neville is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 45 :(lyn) There's going to be a change
          ...  R_Varane will come on for C_Soares and play DF
Min. 45 :(lyn) Lyon made the switch to a N strategy
Min. 45 :(arn) J_Willock breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Bailey!
          ...  F_Fazio brings him down!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  S_Wiltord swings it in
          ...  J_Willock gets on the end of it
          ...  Cantona reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 46 :(arn) P_Evra brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_Willock gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Willock !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 47 :(lyn) J_Grealish with the cross-field pass to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 47 :(arn) S_Wiltord kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  K_Porborsky gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Porborsky tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  G_Bailey collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 47 :(lyn) N_Vidic sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Lombardo
          ...  D_Burn with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
          ...  David Blair is far from happy with that decision
Min. 48 :(arn) K_Porborsky pushes it past F_Fazio
          ...  K_Porborsky has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But G_Bailey punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-1 Arsenal

Min. 48 :(lyn) M_Laudrup with a pinpoint pass to A_Lombardo
          ...  S_Wiltord takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 49 :(arn) D_Burn runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  R_Varane wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Thomas chips the ball into the area!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop with the shot!
          ...  G_Bailey makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 51 :(arn) J_Willock sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Grealish pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 53 :(arn) M_Thomas gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock with a powerful header !
          ...  But G_Bailey hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 54 :(arn) K_Porborsky chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock has a go!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 55 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop reads the run of J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock with a stunning strike !
          ...  G_Bailey watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 60 :(lyn) F_Fazio gets to the by line and finds Cantona with a beautiful cross
          ...  Cantona hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 62 :(lyn) J_Grealish skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But T_Macedo comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 64 :(lyn) J_Grealish with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Cantona gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Cantona rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But T_Macedo stops that one easily
Min. 65 :(lyn) A_Lombardo is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Cantona
          ...  Cantona with a stunning strike !
          ...  But T_Macedo makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 66 :(lyn) J_Diakiese bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to F_Fazio
          ...  D_Burn reads the play well
Min. 70 :(arn) P_Evra bursts forward
          ...  P_Evra with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  G_Bailey makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 77 :(lyn) Cantona flicks it over P_Evra and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Cleaned up by K_Porborsky
Min. 77 :(arn) M_Thomas kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Willock gets on the end of the pass
          ...  N_Stiles with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  G_Poll calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  K_Porborsky hoists it forward
          ...  J_Willock gets on the end of it
          ...  F_Fazio intercepts the pass
Min. 80 :(arn) R_Holding replaces M_Layun and will play DF
Min. 80 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr replaces an unhappy M_Thomas and will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(arn) Up goes the substitution board - N_Anelka on for J_Willock as a FW
Min. 81 :(lyn) M_Laudrup with a slide rule pass to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo has a go!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 84 :(lyn) J_Grealish pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  A_Lombardo is clean through!
          ...  P_Evra wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 86 :(lyn) N_Stiles drives it forward to A_Lombardo
          ...  P_Evra cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 86 :(lyn) N_Stiles brings it under control
          ...  He takes on R_Holding
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Cantona!
          ...  J_Okore rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lyn) H_Fernandez with a neat pass into M_Laudrup
          ...  But J_Okore puts the ball out of play

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : A_Lombardo
Scorers              : A_Lombardo (2)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : J_Willock (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Willock (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Burn (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       17
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           5        |       11
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       12
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 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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G_Bailey       GK  31   1   5   5   9 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  34   9   5  30 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
N_Vidic        DF   2  28   5   4  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
C_Soares       DF   2  27   7  11  28 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Neville      DF   2  27   7   3  22 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Laudrup      DM   2  14  26   7  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  30   8  32 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   1  29  12  31 |  97   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
N_Stiles       MF   2  17  28   1  24 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  30  32 |  97   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
B_Amos         GK  24   1   5   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  32   9   6  18 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Varane       DF   1  31  10   4  11 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Whiteside    MF   1  11  27  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Gilmour      AM   1   9  25  19  33 |   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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T_Macedo       GK  34   3   3   3  42 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  33  13  11  21 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
D_Burn         DF   2  31  10  12  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
M_Layun        DF   1  31  12   7  33 |  83   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  28   5   6  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  33   1  12 |  83   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  32  10  12 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  32   9  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  30   9  21 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  27   9  41 |  97   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  40  10
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  31  23 |  83   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  36   9   7  22 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   5  29  22  28 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  32  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  29  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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