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Season 32 Archive: League Play Off Final

Lyon 1 - 2 Arsenal

Divisional Play Off Final Match, Lyon vs. Arsenal (Tue Sep 14)


                                 Lyon  |  Arsenal
                          4-1-2-2-1 E  |  4-4-2 A
                        Neil Stockley  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK T_Macedo
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  DF R_Holding
                        J_Diakiese DF  |  DF P_Evra
                          R_Varane DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                           D_Irwin DF  |  DF D_Burn
                          N_Stiles DM  |  MF M_Thomas
                       H_Fernandez MF  |  MF M_Arteta
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                        J_Grealish AM  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                             H_Son AM  |  FW N_Anelka
                           Cantona FW  |  FW J_Willock
                                       |
                          G_Bailey SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                          C_Soares SUB |  SUB F_Ricksen
                            Camilo SUB |  SUB P_Bouba_Diop
                       N_Whiteside SUB |  SUB S_Wiltord
                      Amine_Gouiri SUB |  SUB L_Suarez

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 3  :(arn) J_Gandolfini beats J_Diakiese
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Gandolfini !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Lets see if Arsenal can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 6  :(arn) R_Holding leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka gets his head to the ball !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 7  :(lyn) J_Grealish pass splits open the defence and finds H_Fernandez
          ...  H_Fernandez tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 7  :(arn) N_Anelka lobs it over J_Paintsil
          ...  But R_Varane clears the danger
Min. 14 :(lyn) J_Grealish pass splits open the defence and finds Cantona
          ...  D_Burn wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Fernandez hits it towards the far post!
          ...  N_Stiles with the header
          ...  T_Macedo falls over
          ...  But T_Macedo is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 15 :(arn) M_Thomas cuts the ball back to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  Lyon 0-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 16 :(arn) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 17 :(arn) N_Anelka with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past D_Irwin
          ...  N_Anelka tries to chip the ball over P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga dives to his left
          ...  I think P_Gazzaniga just got a hand on that one
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 18 :(lyn) J_Grealish pulls up
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in!
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 18 :(lyn) Camilo is being brought on
          ...  J_Grealish is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 25 :(arn) J_Willock turns on a sixpence
          ...  N_Stiles slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 31 :(lyn) Cantona runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Chambers back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  R_Holding with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 35 :(lyn) It seems Lyon are making a tactical change to P
Min. 39 :(arn) R_Holding lashes out at Cantona
          ...  That was disgraceful!
          ...  C_Tango will just give him a speaking to
Min. 41 :(lyn) D_Irwin sprints past P_Evra
          ...  N_Anelka with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  C_Tango calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks relieved
Min. 42 :(lyn) H_Fernandez looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Irwin
          ...  R_Holding with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  That's his second ! Sent off !
          ...  He is furious with the referee!
          ...  But his players drag him off!
Min. 42 :(arn) F_Ricksen takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Willock as DF
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) N_Anelka runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs J_Paintsil
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Fine tackle by N_Stiles
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 45 :(lyn) H_Son will now play as FW

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-2 Arsenal

Min. 53 :(lyn) H_Fernandez with a simple pass to W_Sneijder
          ...  W_Sneijder hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But T_Macedo pulls out a save of the game
Min. 53 :(arn) N_Anelka with a well-controlled run
          ...  N_Anelka hits a crisp volley!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 61 :(arn) J_Gandolfini with an in swinging cross to N_Anelka
          ...  J_Diakiese knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_Tango just turns away!
Min. 62 :(lyn) Camilo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  W_Sneijder gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  W_Sneijder attempts a lob!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  T_Macedo looks relieved there!
Min. 71 :(lyn) H_Son plays in Cantona with a beautiful ball
          ...  Cantona tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Macedo saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 71 :(lyn) D_Irwin flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  N_Anelka leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(lyn) Amine_Gouiri replaces Cantona to play as a FW
Min. 77 :(arn) J_Gandolfini finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  But D_Irwin slides in two footed.
          ...  C_Tango has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 81 :(lyn) J_Paintsil takes advantage of a mistake by D_Burn
          ...  C_Chambers rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lyn) Amine_Gouiri cuts through the defence
          ...  Amine_Gouiri with the crafty shot!
          ...  T_Macedo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  Can Lyon get back into the game now!
          ...  Lyon 1-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 90 :(lyn) Camilo looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Amine_Gouiri
          ...  P_Evra is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  C_Tango reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 173,236
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Amine_Gouiri
Scorers              : Amine_Gouiri (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : J_Grealish (18)
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : J_Gandolfini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Gandolfini (3), J_Willock (15)
Sent Off             : R_Holding (42)
Booked               : N_Anelka (71), C_Chambers (81), P_Evra (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       5
Off target           :           2        |       2
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           4        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       1
Key Passes           :           7        |       3
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 2 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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  31   1   2   3  40 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  32  14   9  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  31   9   6  18 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Varane       DF   1  31   9   4  11 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  29   8   8  25 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
N_Stiles       DM   2  17  28   1  24 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  30   8  32 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  29   9  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Grealish     AM   1   1  29  12  31 |  18   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
H_Son          FW   2   9  12  34  20 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Bailey       GK  30   1   5   5   9 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Soares       DF   2  26   7  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Camilo         AM   2  20  26   1  29 |  75   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Whiteside    MF   1  11  27  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Amine_Gouiri   FW   1   6   6  23  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

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  31   3   3   3  42 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  35   9   7  22 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
P_Evra         DF   3  32  13  11  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
C_Chambers     DF   2  32   9   9  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
D_Burn         DF   2  30  10  12  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  33   1  12 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  32   9  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  31  11  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  30  21  12 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  31  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  18  23
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  29  23 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  30   8   7  33 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  31  10  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  27   9  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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