Division One League Match, Lyon vs. Chelsea (Mon Jul 25)


                                 Lyon  |  Chelsea
                          4-1-2-1-2 D  |  3-1-1-2-3 A
                            Tim Batth  |  James Houston
                                       |
                        T_Snelders GK  |  GK M_Zetterer
                           K_Abrha DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                          Reinaldo DF  |  DF J_Miguelito
                            H_Berg DF  |  DF M_Flano
                        J_Diakiese DF  |  DM C_Keyworth
                     Pichu_Atienza DM  |  MF P_Little
                           Rivaldo MF  |  AM B_Stancu
                              Jese MF  |  AM Socrates
                           P_Pogba AM  |  FW Fabinhioski
                          E_Cavani FW  |  FW S_Aguero
                           R_Sharp FW  |  FW Y_Mizuno
                                       |
                     Brandon_Statz SUB |  SUB B_Trautmann
                         L_Inagzij SUB |  SUB M_Friedrich
                            Rooney SUB |  SUB Varane
                       M_Fernandes SUB |  SUB M_Izzet
                           Rodrigo SUB |  SUB M_Vucinic

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 3  :(lyn) P_Pogba 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!
          ...  M_Flano steals the ball of off him
Min. 3  :(lyn) R_Sharp sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  C_Keyworth with a reckless challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Farina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 12 :(lyn) Rivaldo with a short pass to find P_Pogba
          ...  M_Flano steals the ball of off him
Min. 13 :(chs) A_Pereira has it now
          ...  He takes on P_Pogba
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Y_Mizuno!
          ...  Y_Mizuno throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But T_Snelders makes a fine save
Min. 14 :(lyn) Jese cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Cavani
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Flano
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Pogba chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  M_Zetterer easily catches it!
Min. 17 :(lyn) R_Sharp jumps over A_Pereira's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  R_Sharp sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  M_Zetterer with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 18 :(lyn) H_Berg with a neat pass into R_Sharp
          ...  Fabinhioski with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  S_Farina just wants to lecture him
Min. 21 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza takes advantage of a mistake by C_Keyworth
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Flano reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 25 :(lyn) Rivaldo holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  The shot slips through M_Zetterer's hands
          ...  But M_Zetterer recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 26 :(chs) B_Stancu with the cross-field pass to S_Aguero
          ...  S_Aguero is clean through, he is one on one with T_Snelders
          ...  He rounds T_Snelders
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Lets see if Chelsea can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 27 :(lyn) The Lyon manager told his side to change to a N strategy
Min. 28 :(lyn) J_Diakiese with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  P_Pogba gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  P_Pogba attempts to nutmeg M_Zetterer!
          ...  M_Zetterer makes a good save
Min. 29 :(lyn) Rivaldo holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 29 :(chs) Socrates finds B_Stancu with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  B_Stancu swings in the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Snelders never had a chance!
Min. 30 :(lyn) Rivaldo has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  E_Cavani collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_Flano with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 31 :(lyn) H_Berg runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Flano
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  H_Berg tries to beat M_Zetterer!
          ...  M_Zetterer makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 36 :(chs) S_Aguero turns past H_Berg
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  S_Aguero with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But T_Snelders palms it behind
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 37 :(lyn) H_Berg looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Pogba
          ...  J_Miguelito plays the back pass
          ...  M_Zetterer can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jese floats the ball in!
          ...  H_Berg loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jese plays it towards the near post!
          ...  J_Miguelito gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 40 :(lyn) E_Cavani with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A delicate chip from E_Cavani !
          ...  But M_Zetterer tips it behind
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 41 :(lyn) P_Pogba brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Miguelito
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Cavani!
          ...  J_Miguelito moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) Fabinhioski is too quick for the defence
          ...  Fabinhioski from 20 yards !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 45 :(chs) B_Stancu takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Jese with an awful challenge
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Fabinhioski bends it round the wall
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  Lyon 0-2 Chelsea ...
Min. 45 :(lyn) Lyon changed their strategy to play P
Min. 45 :(chs) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Chelsea will now be playing N
Min. 45 :(chs) Socrates with the first time flick to Y_Mizuno
          ...  Y_Mizuno with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 46 :(lyn) P_Pogba with the towering header to E_Cavani
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Keyworth
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Berg chips the ball into the area!
          ...  M_Zetterer catches it!

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

Min. 46 :(chs) B_Stancu finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  B_Stancu hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  T_Snelders makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 48 :(chs) C_Keyworth with the header on
          ...  He finds Fabinhioski in space
          ...  Jese is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  B_Stancu with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  T_Snelders is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Little chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  C_Keyworth makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Keyworth swings it in!
          ...  J_Diakiese wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 50 :(chs) Socrates controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Fabinhioski gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Diakiese reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 51 :(lyn) E_Cavani miskicks!
          ...  He finds R_Sharp though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  J_Miguelito with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 52 :(lyn) P_Pogba leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Rivaldo
          ...  Rivaldo goes for goal !
          ...  M_Zetterer catches the ball
Min. 55 :(lyn) P_Pogba chips the ball over the defence and finds E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani with a stunning strike !
          ...  But M_Zetterer pulls out a save of the game
Min. 62 :(lyn) R_Sharp takes advantage of a mistake by A_Pereira
          ...  R_Sharp swings in the shot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 63 :(lyn) Rivaldo knocks the ball past M_Flano
          ...  A vicious shot by Rivaldo !
          ...  M_Zetterer gets his fingertips to it
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Izzet is being brought on
          ...  S_Aguero is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Friedrich will replace the useless M_Flano and will play DF
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Vucinic is coming on for Fabinhioski and will play FW
Min. 72 :(chs) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  M_Vucinic is through!
          ...  M_Vucinic smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But T_Snelders parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 75 :(lyn) R_Sharp sidesteps M_Friedrich
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  R_Sharp with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But M_Zetterer tips it behind
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 76 :(lyn) Rivaldo with the towering header to P_Pogba
          ...  M_Friedrich with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(lyn) Reinaldo looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Abrha
          ...  K_Abrha blasts it at the goal !
          ...  M_Zetterer gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 82 :(lyn) H_Berg moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But M_Zetterer makes an easy save
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(chs) M_Vucinic with electric pace
          ...  He eases past H_Berg
          ...  M_Vucinic tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But T_Snelders parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de Gerland
Attendance           : 70,315
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Rivaldo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Jese (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : M_Zetterer (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Aguero (26), Fabinhioski (45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Keyworth (3), J_Miguelito (51), M_Friedrich (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |     Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       12
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       10
Key Tackles          :           1        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       6
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Final Score          : Lyon 0 - 2 Chelsea
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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  32   2   3   4  16 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
K_Abrha        DF   1  26   9   6  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Reinaldo       DF   1  25  11   6  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Berg         DF   1  24  10   7  21 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -14
J_Diakiese     DF   3  23   8   6  18 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Pichu_Atienza  DM   1  15  24   6  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  26   8  37 |  94   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
Jese           MF   2   5  26   7  41 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
P_Pogba        AM   2   7  23  12  21 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -15
E_Cavani       FW   2  10  11  26  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  10  24  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Brandon_Statz  GK  27   1   7   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Inagzij      DF   1  24  10   6  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rooney         MF   2  14  23   6  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Fernandes    FW   2   6   9  23  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rodrigo        FW   1   7   7  23  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Zetterer     GK  33   3   3   3  32 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 105   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  26  11   7  14 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Miguelito    DF   2  26   9   3  33 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
M_Flano        DF   1  26   6   1  33 |  72   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
C_Keyworth     DM   2  12  25   7  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8  -1
P_Little       MF   2   3  27   2  38 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
B_Stancu       AM   2   7  25  17  34 |  94   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  25   7
Socrates       AM   2   7  25  12  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  12  26  33 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
S_Aguero       FW   2   9   8  25  20 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  24  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  26
B_Trautmann    GK  28   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Friedrich    DF   2  25  11   9  29 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Varane         DF   2  21   8   6  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Izzet        FW   2  10  25   7  25 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  25  14 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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