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Season 30 Archive: Division 1, Week 8
Lyon 1 - 1 Benfica
Division One League Match, Lyon vs. Benfica (Sun Jun 14)
Lyon | Benfica
4-5-1 E | 4-4-2 A
Neil Stockley | Matias Finkelstein
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G_Buffon GK | GK N_Winneke
A_Ranocchia DF | DF M_Zeffane
T_Alderweirel DF | DF R_Tomassi
J_Diakiese DF | DF J_Foyth
L_Amoroso DF | DF Nacho
Didier MF | MF J_Bolm
S_Malbranque MF | MF I_Marcone
Ribery MF | MF K_Commons
C_Ronaldo MF | MF S_Nakamoto
R_Donadoni MF | FW T_Erak
D_Rortugal FW | FW B_Dugnutt
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Coupet SUB | SUB J_J_Jones
T_Butcher SUB | SUB Yann_M_Vila
M_Dembele SUB | SUB M_Perin
Roy_Keane SUB | SUB W_Dustice
Dyorkaeff SUB | SUB Nathan_Dyer
Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)
Min. 3 :(lyn) R_Donadoni has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... D_Rortugal gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... D_Rortugal drifts clear!
... He is clean through!
... He is one on one with N_Winneke
... He nutmegs N_Winneke
... It hits the upright!!
... GOAL !!
... Lets see if Lyon can hang onto that lead!
... Lyon 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 4 :(lyn) Didier has it now
... He takes on Nacho
... He gets past him!
... He puts in D_Rortugal!
... D_Rortugal with a powerful downward header!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 7 :(lyn) Ribery takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to A_Ranocchia
... A_Ranocchia sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 9 :(lyn) S_Malbranque can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to D_Rortugal
... D_Rortugal fires a shot at goal !
... But he somehow misses
... The Benfica fans laugh at him
Min. 10 :(lyn) J_Diakiese with a one-touch layoff to S_Malbranque
... S_Malbranque tries to lob the keeper !
... N_Winneke watches it sail wide!
Min. 12 :(bfa) R_Tomassi leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to B_Dugnutt
... L_Amoroso clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 15 :(lyn) Didier lays the ball back to T_Alderweirel
... Nacho wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 17 :(bfa) J_Bolm with the first time flick to B_Dugnutt
... B_Dugnutt has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 21 :(bfa) J_Bolm runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to B_Dugnutt
... But L_Amoroso reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 21 :(lyn) Didier with a neat pass into D_Rortugal
... T_Erak body checks his opponent!!
... That's a careless challenge!!
... FREE KICK
... It is deep inside there own half
... Ribery passes to A_Ranocchia
... The ball hits M_Zeffane in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 22 :(lyn) Didier takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to S_Malbranque
... S_Malbranque drives the shot in!
... N_Winneke can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... N_Winneke makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 23 :(lyn) Didier plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... But Nacho sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 23 :(bfa) K_Commons beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds B_Dugnutt
... B_Dugnutt is through on goal!
... The defender was caught napping
... He just has G_Buffon to beat
... He tries to beat G_Buffon
... G_Buffon dives on the ball !!
Min. 26 :(bfa) I_Marcone is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... A_Ranocchia with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(lyn) S_Malbranque beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds Didier
... Didier with a screamer of a shot !
... But N_Winneke makes a fine save
Min. 27 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is through on goal
... A_Ranocchia with the foul
... The referee comes over to him
... Will he show him another yellow?
... He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
Min. 27 :(lyn) T_Butcher replaces D_Rortugal and will play DF
Min. 28 :(bfa) K_Commons has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past T_Butcher
... He puts in T_Erak!
... But Didier wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 29 :(lyn) Ribery pass splits open the defence and finds C_Ronaldo
... C_Ronaldo with the header !
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 30 :(bfa) J_Bolm runs at J_Diakiese
... The defender slips and falls over
... J_Bolm drives it low !
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 32 :(lyn) R_Donadoni plays the early ball across the box to find S_Malbranque in space
... S_Malbranque beats the defender to the ball
... He beats a second defender
... He just has N_Winneke to beat!
... He tries to slide it past N_Winneke
... N_Winneke smothers the ball !!
... CORNER!
... C_Ronaldo chips the ball in towards the back post!
... J_Foyth wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 34 :(bfa) J_Bolm changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to T_Erak
... T_Alderweirel gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 35 :(lyn) Ribery with a simple pass to C_Ronaldo
... C_Ronaldo attempts a low drive!
... N_Winneke with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 35 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto with a flicked pass to T_Erak
... T_Erak curls the ball in on goal !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 37 :(lyn) S_Malbranque holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to Didier
... Didier curls it towards the top corner !
... Looks like it should be N_Winneke's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... N_Winneke looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... Ribery lofts the ball in!
... T_Alderweirel gets on the end of it
... But N_Winneke punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 38 :(bfa) J_Foyth looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to K_Commons
... K_Commons fires off a left-footed shot !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 39 :(lyn) R_Donadoni looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... J_Diakiese receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... J_Diakiese has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... N_Winneke heads it away
... He was showing off there!
Min. 40 :(bfa) K_Commons beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves M_Clattenurg
... K_Commons aims for the top right corner !
... The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) S_Malbranque holds the ball up
... He sees T_Alderweirel in space!
... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Tomassi
... He timed it well
Min. 43 :(bfa) T_Erak finds himself in a good position
... T_Erak hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
... GOAL !!
... What a terrible mistake
... Benfica are back on level terms now!
... Lyon 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 44 :(bfa) K_Commons with a pinpoint pass to J_Bolm
... A powerful header from J_Bolm !
... It looks good
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 45 :(bfa) J_Bolm knocks it forward
... T_Butcher slips
... S_Nakamoto gets to it!
... S_Nakamoto hits a crisp volley!
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... G_Buffon grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 46 :(bfa) J_Foyth plays a long ball to B_Dugnutt
... R_Donadoni knobbles the attacking player.
... M_Clattenurg blows up for a foul
Min. 47 :(bfa) K_Commons hoofs it up field to find T_Erak
... S_Malbranque fouls badly
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... M_Clattenurg shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 47 :(bfa) K_Commons with a penetrating pass to T_Erak
... T_Erak shoots towards goal !
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-1 Benfica
Min. 46 :(lyn) The defender under hits the back pass!
... R_Donadoni is through!
... J_Foyth reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 47 :(bfa) J_Foyth takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into T_Erak
... Intercepted by J_Diakiese
Min. 49 :(lyn) Didier punches J_Bolm off the ball
... M_Clattenurg just wants to lecture him
Min. 51 :(lyn) T_Butcher finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled M_Zeffane
... Brilliantly taken away by Nacho !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 51 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto runs at the defence
... He nutmegs R_Donadoni
... He showed his class there
... R_Donadoni takes the player down!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... He is fortunate to be given just a warning
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... B_Dugnutt bends it in
... G_Buffon makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 51 :(bfa) K_Commons finds the run of I_Marcone
... I_Marcone with the chance !
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 52 :(lyn) S_Malbranque controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... T_Alderweirel gets onto the end of the pass!
... T_Alderweirel with the drive!
... The shot slips through N_Winneke's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
Min. 52 :(bfa) K_Commons nutmegs J_Diakiese, he continues to run forward
... K_Commons tries to place it in the corner !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 52 :(lyn) Didier picks out L_Amoroso with the cross
... I_Marcone is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
Min. 55 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila is being brought on
... R_Tomassi is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(lyn) S_Malbranque jumps over Nacho's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... Nacho reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 57 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to T_Butcher
... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Foyth
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Swung in by J_Diakiese
... N_Winneke makes the catch!
Min. 58 :(lyn) C_Ronaldo pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... Didier is clean through!
... Didier hits a curling shot!
... N_Winneke gets up well to catch that one
Min. 60 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer replaces T_Erak and will play FW
Min. 61 :(lyn) S_Malbranque takes advantage of a mistake by Yann_M_Vila
... It's a lucky break
... But Nathan_Dyer comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 61 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... It's a lucky break
... B_Dugnutt attempts a lob!
... But G_Buffon reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 62 :(bfa) J_Foyth sidesteps Didier
... He showed great skill there
... J_Foyth tries to chip the ball over G_Buffon!
... G_Buffon just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 65 :(lyn) R_Donadoni with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from Yann_M_Vila
... R_Donadoni drives the ball low !
... But N_Winneke reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 66 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer jumps over the defender's challenge
... Nathan_Dyer with a powerful downward header!
... It grazes the bar
... And goes over
... Oh so close there!
Min. 67 :(lyn) Ribery runs down the flank
... He threads the ball in to T_Alderweirel
... Good sliding challenge from Nacho and it had to be
Min. 67 :(bfa) K_Commons floats the ball in to find B_Dugnutt
... Launched towards the top corner by B_Dugnutt !
... G_Buffon can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... G_Buffon has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 68 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with a reverse pass to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer hits the ball on the bounce !
... G_Buffon parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 69 :(bfa) J_Foyth holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to K_Commons
... K_Commons with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 70 :(bfa) M_Perin comes on for I_Marcone and takes up a MF role
Min. 76 :(lyn) R_Donadoni with a glorious long pass to Ribery
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... M_Zeffane picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 77 :(bfa) J_Foyth with an intelligent ball to Yann_M_Vila
... Good sliding challenge from T_Butcher
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... S_Nakamoto plays it into the danger area!
... Nathan_Dyer with the shot!
... G_Buffon falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... G_Buffon looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... M_Perin chips the ball into the area!
... G_Buffon easily claims the ball!
Min. 79 :(lyn) Ribery has it now
... He takes on J_Foyth
... He gets past him!
... He puts in C_Ronaldo!
... M_Zeffane knocks the ball back to N_Winneke
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past N_Winneke!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... C_Ronaldo swings it in!
... T_Alderweirel with the header
... N_Winneke takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 80 :(lyn) S_Malbranque finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... J_Foyth with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 86 :(bfa) M_Perin takes possession
... M_Perin tries one from the edge of the box !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) Ribery back heels to find T_Alderweirel in space
... But J_Foyth puts it in row Z!
Min. 89 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila knocks it forward
... J_Diakiese slips
... J_Bolm gets to it!
... J_Bolm hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... G_Buffon makes a good save
Min. 91 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps his marker
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... Nathan_Dyer with the header !
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... G_Buffon grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
************* 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 : R_Donadoni
Scorers : D_Rortugal (3)
Sent Off : A_Ranocchia (27)
Booked : S_Malbranque (47)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : J_Foyth (Man of the Match)
Scorers : T_Erak (43)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Lyon | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 17 | 23
Off target : 8 | 17
On target : 9 | 6
Possession : 57 | 43
Corners : 4 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 1 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 10
Key Tackles : 6 | 14
Key Passes : 21 | 19
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Final Score : Lyon 1 - 1 Benfica
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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_Buffon GK 36 2 3 1 22 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
A_Ranocchia DF 3 31 11 10 30 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
T_Alderweirel DF 1 29 8 9 31 | 96 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 10
J_Diakiese DF 3 29 9 6 18 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
L_Amoroso DF 2 28 6 9 11 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Didier MF 3 6 31 8 33 | 96 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 30 10
S_Malbranque MF 3 9 30 11 33 | 96 0 0 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 48 3
Ribery MF 1 7 30 10 33 | 96 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
C_Ronaldo MF 3 7 29 8 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
R_Donadoni MF 1 8 28 7 41 | 96 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 55 5
D_Rortugal FW 3 11 9 31 21 | 27 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
Coupet GK 29 3 1 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Butcher DF 2 29 9 7 23 | 69 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
M_Dembele DM 1 11 25 6 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roy_Keane MF 2 10 28 9 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dyorkaeff FW 1 7 8 28 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Winneke GK 34 2 2 3 20 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 32 10 7 31 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
R_Tomassi DF 1 32 9 7 37 | 58 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
J_Foyth DF 1 31 13 7 42 | 96 0 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 40 0
Nacho DF 3 31 7 4 32 | 96 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
J_Bolm MF 2 12 31 13 32 | 96 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 5
I_Marcone MF 3 6 30 6 32 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Commons MF 1 8 28 10 32 | 96 0 0 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 70 0
S_Nakamoto MF 3 4 27 16 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
T_Erak FW 2 6 7 28 21 | 63 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
B_Dugnutt FW 1 5 7 28 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
J_J_Jones GK 29 1 5 3 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 35 15 8 22 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
M_Perin MF 3 25 8 9 32 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Dustice MF 1 12 26 6 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 30 31 | 33 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
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Lyon | Benfica
4-5-1 E | 4-4-2 A
Neil Stockley | Matias Finkelstein
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G_Buffon GK | GK N_Winneke
A_Ranocchia DF | DF M_Zeffane
T_Alderweirel DF | DF R_Tomassi
J_Diakiese DF | DF J_Foyth
L_Amoroso DF | DF Nacho
Didier MF | MF J_Bolm
S_Malbranque MF | MF I_Marcone
Ribery MF | MF K_Commons
C_Ronaldo MF | MF S_Nakamoto
R_Donadoni MF | FW T_Erak
D_Rortugal FW | FW B_Dugnutt
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Coupet SUB | SUB J_J_Jones
T_Butcher SUB | SUB Yann_M_Vila
M_Dembele SUB | SUB M_Perin
Roy_Keane SUB | SUB W_Dustice
Dyorkaeff SUB | SUB Nathan_Dyer
Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)
Min. 3 :(lyn) R_Donadoni has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... D_Rortugal gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... D_Rortugal drifts clear!
... He is clean through!
... He is one on one with N_Winneke
... He nutmegs N_Winneke
... It hits the upright!!
... GOAL !!
... Lets see if Lyon can hang onto that lead!
... Lyon 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 4 :(lyn) Didier has it now
... He takes on Nacho
... He gets past him!
... He puts in D_Rortugal!
... D_Rortugal with a powerful downward header!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 7 :(lyn) Ribery takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to A_Ranocchia
... A_Ranocchia sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 9 :(lyn) S_Malbranque can't find space for the shot
... He slips it through to D_Rortugal
... D_Rortugal fires a shot at goal !
... But he somehow misses
... The Benfica fans laugh at him
Min. 10 :(lyn) J_Diakiese with a one-touch layoff to S_Malbranque
... S_Malbranque tries to lob the keeper !
... N_Winneke watches it sail wide!
Min. 12 :(bfa) R_Tomassi leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to B_Dugnutt
... L_Amoroso clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
... The linesman is flagging
... Throw in
Min. 15 :(lyn) Didier lays the ball back to T_Alderweirel
... Nacho wins it well
... Perfectly timed!
Min. 17 :(bfa) J_Bolm with the first time flick to B_Dugnutt
... B_Dugnutt has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 21 :(bfa) J_Bolm runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to B_Dugnutt
... But L_Amoroso reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 21 :(lyn) Didier with a neat pass into D_Rortugal
... T_Erak body checks his opponent!!
... That's a careless challenge!!
... FREE KICK
... It is deep inside there own half
... Ribery passes to A_Ranocchia
... The ball hits M_Zeffane in the face!
... And goes clear!
Min. 22 :(lyn) Didier takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to S_Malbranque
... S_Malbranque drives the shot in!
... N_Winneke can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... N_Winneke makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 23 :(lyn) Didier plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... But Nacho sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 23 :(bfa) K_Commons beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds B_Dugnutt
... B_Dugnutt is through on goal!
... The defender was caught napping
... He just has G_Buffon to beat
... He tries to beat G_Buffon
... G_Buffon dives on the ball !!
Min. 26 :(bfa) I_Marcone is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... A_Ranocchia with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(lyn) S_Malbranque beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds Didier
... Didier with a screamer of a shot !
... But N_Winneke makes a fine save
Min. 27 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is through on goal
... A_Ranocchia with the foul
... The referee comes over to him
... Will he show him another yellow?
... He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
Min. 27 :(lyn) T_Butcher replaces D_Rortugal and will play DF
Min. 28 :(bfa) K_Commons has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past T_Butcher
... He puts in T_Erak!
... But Didier wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 29 :(lyn) Ribery pass splits open the defence and finds C_Ronaldo
... C_Ronaldo with the header !
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 30 :(bfa) J_Bolm runs at J_Diakiese
... The defender slips and falls over
... J_Bolm drives it low !
... But he's missed it!
... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 32 :(lyn) R_Donadoni plays the early ball across the box to find S_Malbranque in space
... S_Malbranque beats the defender to the ball
... He beats a second defender
... He just has N_Winneke to beat!
... He tries to slide it past N_Winneke
... N_Winneke smothers the ball !!
... CORNER!
... C_Ronaldo chips the ball in towards the back post!
... J_Foyth wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 34 :(bfa) J_Bolm changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to T_Erak
... T_Alderweirel gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 35 :(lyn) Ribery with a simple pass to C_Ronaldo
... C_Ronaldo attempts a low drive!
... N_Winneke with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 35 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto with a flicked pass to T_Erak
... T_Erak curls the ball in on goal !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 37 :(lyn) S_Malbranque holds the ball up and waits for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to Didier
... Didier curls it towards the top corner !
... Looks like it should be N_Winneke's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... N_Winneke looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... Ribery lofts the ball in!
... T_Alderweirel gets on the end of it
... But N_Winneke punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 38 :(bfa) J_Foyth looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to K_Commons
... K_Commons fires off a left-footed shot !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 39 :(lyn) R_Donadoni looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... J_Diakiese receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... J_Diakiese has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... N_Winneke heads it away
... He was showing off there!
Min. 40 :(bfa) K_Commons beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves M_Clattenurg
... K_Commons aims for the top right corner !
... The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) S_Malbranque holds the ball up
... He sees T_Alderweirel in space!
... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Tomassi
... He timed it well
Min. 43 :(bfa) T_Erak finds himself in a good position
... T_Erak hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
... GOAL !!
... What a terrible mistake
... Benfica are back on level terms now!
... Lyon 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 44 :(bfa) K_Commons with a pinpoint pass to J_Bolm
... A powerful header from J_Bolm !
... It looks good
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 45 :(bfa) J_Bolm knocks it forward
... T_Butcher slips
... S_Nakamoto gets to it!
... S_Nakamoto hits a crisp volley!
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... G_Buffon grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 46 :(bfa) J_Foyth plays a long ball to B_Dugnutt
... R_Donadoni knobbles the attacking player.
... M_Clattenurg blows up for a foul
Min. 47 :(bfa) K_Commons hoofs it up field to find T_Erak
... S_Malbranque fouls badly
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... M_Clattenurg shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 47 :(bfa) K_Commons with a penetrating pass to T_Erak
... T_Erak shoots towards goal !
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-1 Benfica
Min. 46 :(lyn) The defender under hits the back pass!
... R_Donadoni is through!
... J_Foyth reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 47 :(bfa) J_Foyth takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into T_Erak
... Intercepted by J_Diakiese
Min. 49 :(lyn) Didier punches J_Bolm off the ball
... M_Clattenurg just wants to lecture him
Min. 51 :(lyn) T_Butcher finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled M_Zeffane
... Brilliantly taken away by Nacho !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 51 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto runs at the defence
... He nutmegs R_Donadoni
... He showed his class there
... R_Donadoni takes the player down!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... He is fortunate to be given just a warning
... FREE KICK!
... It is in a good position!
... B_Dugnutt bends it in
... G_Buffon makes a comfortable save
... He makes it look so easy
Min. 51 :(bfa) K_Commons finds the run of I_Marcone
... I_Marcone with the chance !
... But he puts it wide
... How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 52 :(lyn) S_Malbranque controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... T_Alderweirel gets onto the end of the pass!
... T_Alderweirel with the drive!
... The shot slips through N_Winneke's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
Min. 52 :(bfa) K_Commons nutmegs J_Diakiese, he continues to run forward
... K_Commons tries to place it in the corner !
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 52 :(lyn) Didier picks out L_Amoroso with the cross
... I_Marcone is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
Min. 55 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila is being brought on
... R_Tomassi is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(lyn) S_Malbranque jumps over Nacho's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... Nacho reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 57 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to T_Butcher
... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Foyth
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Swung in by J_Diakiese
... N_Winneke makes the catch!
Min. 58 :(lyn) C_Ronaldo pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... Didier is clean through!
... Didier hits a curling shot!
... N_Winneke gets up well to catch that one
Min. 60 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer replaces T_Erak and will play FW
Min. 61 :(lyn) S_Malbranque takes advantage of a mistake by Yann_M_Vila
... It's a lucky break
... But Nathan_Dyer comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 61 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... It's a lucky break
... B_Dugnutt attempts a lob!
... But G_Buffon reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 62 :(bfa) J_Foyth sidesteps Didier
... He showed great skill there
... J_Foyth tries to chip the ball over G_Buffon!
... G_Buffon just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 65 :(lyn) R_Donadoni with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from Yann_M_Vila
... R_Donadoni drives the ball low !
... But N_Winneke reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 66 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer jumps over the defender's challenge
... Nathan_Dyer with a powerful downward header!
... It grazes the bar
... And goes over
... Oh so close there!
Min. 67 :(lyn) Ribery runs down the flank
... He threads the ball in to T_Alderweirel
... Good sliding challenge from Nacho and it had to be
Min. 67 :(bfa) K_Commons floats the ball in to find B_Dugnutt
... Launched towards the top corner by B_Dugnutt !
... G_Buffon can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... G_Buffon has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 68 :(bfa) M_Zeffane with a reverse pass to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer hits the ball on the bounce !
... G_Buffon parries it, he follows it up
... He fires it over!!
Min. 69 :(bfa) J_Foyth holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to K_Commons
... K_Commons with an overhead kick !
... He gets a connection
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 70 :(bfa) M_Perin comes on for I_Marcone and takes up a MF role
Min. 76 :(lyn) R_Donadoni with a glorious long pass to Ribery
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... M_Zeffane picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 77 :(bfa) J_Foyth with an intelligent ball to Yann_M_Vila
... Good sliding challenge from T_Butcher
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... S_Nakamoto plays it into the danger area!
... Nathan_Dyer with the shot!
... G_Buffon falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... G_Buffon looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... M_Perin chips the ball into the area!
... G_Buffon easily claims the ball!
Min. 79 :(lyn) Ribery has it now
... He takes on J_Foyth
... He gets past him!
... He puts in C_Ronaldo!
... M_Zeffane knocks the ball back to N_Winneke
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past N_Winneke!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... C_Ronaldo swings it in!
... T_Alderweirel with the header
... N_Winneke takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 80 :(lyn) S_Malbranque finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... J_Foyth with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 86 :(bfa) M_Perin takes possession
... M_Perin tries one from the edge of the box !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) Ribery back heels to find T_Alderweirel in space
... But J_Foyth puts it in row Z!
Min. 89 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila knocks it forward
... J_Diakiese slips
... J_Bolm gets to it!
... J_Bolm hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... G_Buffon makes a good save
Min. 91 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps his marker
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... Nathan_Dyer with the header !
... It's hit the bar
... It bounces down
... G_Buffon grabs it
... No Goal!
... Boo's surround the stadium!!!
************* 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 : R_Donadoni
Scorers : D_Rortugal (3)
Sent Off : A_Ranocchia (27)
Booked : S_Malbranque (47)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : J_Foyth (Man of the Match)
Scorers : T_Erak (43)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Lyon | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 17 | 23
Off target : 8 | 17
On target : 9 | 6
Possession : 57 | 43
Corners : 4 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 1 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 10
Key Tackles : 6 | 14
Key Passes : 21 | 19
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Final Score : Lyon 1 - 1 Benfica
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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_Buffon GK 36 2 3 1 22 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
A_Ranocchia DF 3 31 11 10 30 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
T_Alderweirel DF 1 29 8 9 31 | 96 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 10 10
J_Diakiese DF 3 29 9 6 18 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 10 5
L_Amoroso DF 2 28 6 9 11 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
Didier MF 3 6 31 8 33 | 96 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 20 30 10
S_Malbranque MF 3 9 30 11 33 | 96 0 0 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 48 3
Ribery MF 1 7 30 10 33 | 96 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
C_Ronaldo MF 3 7 29 8 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
R_Donadoni MF 1 8 28 7 41 | 96 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 55 5
D_Rortugal FW 3 11 9 31 21 | 27 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
Coupet GK 29 3 1 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Butcher DF 2 29 9 7 23 | 69 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
M_Dembele DM 1 11 25 6 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roy_Keane MF 2 10 28 9 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dyorkaeff FW 1 7 8 28 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Winneke GK 34 2 2 3 20 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 32 10 7 31 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
R_Tomassi DF 1 32 9 7 37 | 58 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
J_Foyth DF 1 31 13 7 42 | 96 0 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 100 40 0
Nacho DF 3 31 7 4 32 | 96 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
J_Bolm MF 2 12 31 13 32 | 96 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 5
I_Marcone MF 3 6 30 6 32 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Commons MF 1 8 28 10 32 | 96 0 0 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 70 0
S_Nakamoto MF 3 4 27 16 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
T_Erak FW 2 6 7 28 21 | 63 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 30
B_Dugnutt FW 1 5 7 28 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
J_J_Jones GK 29 1 5 3 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 35 15 8 22 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
M_Perin MF 3 25 8 9 32 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W_Dustice MF 1 12 26 6 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 30 31 | 33 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
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