Elite FA Cup Group Match, Lyon vs. Inter Milan (Thu Aug 21)


                                 Lyon  |  Inter Milan
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-5-1 C
                          Neil Abbott  |  Peter Griffin
                                       |
                          A_Guaita GK  |  GK K_Ghost
                         S_Bassong DF  |  DF P_Caddis
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF Breno
                        C_Mongongu DF  |  DF J_Valera
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF D_Majstorovic
                        A_Isaksson MF  |  MF M_Valbuena
                         A_Andanov MF  |  MF R_Stokes
                     K_Katsouranis MF  |  MF Nuri_Sahin
                          G_Cooper MF  |  MF B_Brolin
                           Stefano FW  |  MF L_Clark
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW Tone
                                       |
                           C_Zotti SUB |  SUB L_Hedstrom
                      D_Bornosuzov SUB |  SUB H_Westermann
                     T_Huddlestone SUB |  SUB V_Mosthovoy
                          T_Cruise SUB |  SUB G_Sigurdsson
                         A_Ribbery SUB |  SUB I_Gabilondo

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 2  :(lyn) K_Katsouranis skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  K_Ghost falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Lyon fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  That's put Lyon in front!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Inter Milan ...
Min. 4  :(irm) Tone knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  But G_Puciato slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 5  :(lyn) K_Katsouranis with a neat pass into G_Cooper
          ...  D_Majstorovic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 5  :(irm) J_Valera runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off S_Bassong back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Blocked by C_Smalling
Min. 9  :(lyn) G_Cooper takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  J_Valera reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 11 :(lyn) A_Isaksson boots it towards Stefano
          ...  Stefano sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  K_Ghost narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 11 :(irm) R_Stokes finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  But C_Mongongu wins the tackle
Min. 14 :(irm) D_Majstorovic steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Fernando_Mera
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  G_Puciato with a pull on the shirt
Min. 15 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Tone
          ...  Tone aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  A_Guaita takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 22 :(lyn) Fernando_Mera finds Stefano in the box
          ...  Fine tackle by Breno
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 23 :(irm) B_Brolin works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Tone
          ...  Tone hits the ball first time!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 24 :(lyn) Stefano breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on K_Ghost!
          ...  D_Majstorovic brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 24 :(irm) H_Westermann is being brought on
          ...  M_Valbuena is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 26 :(lyn) G_Puciato knocks it past H_Westermann and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  G_Puciato with a powerful header !
          ...  K_Ghost gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  Lyon 2-0 Inter Milan ...
Min. 27 :(irm) B_Brolin takes advantage of a mistake by Fernando_Mera
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Fernando_Mera rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 30 :(lyn) Stefano holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to C_Mongongu
          ...  Nuri_Sahin brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 32 :(irm) Breno could get a shot on goal here
          ...  Breno with the header !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 35 :(lyn) A_Isaksson crosses to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato goes for the top corner !
          ...  But K_Ghost tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Isaksson hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Breno reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 36 :(lyn) Stefano with a penetrating pass to G_Puciato
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Valera looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 40 :(irm) L_Clark with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Fernando_Mera
          ...  He knocks it to Nuri_Sahin!
          ...  A wicked drive by Nuri_Sahin !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Guaita never had a chance!
Min. 41 :(lyn) Fernando_Mera is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to G_Puciato
          ...  But P_Caddis puts the ball out of play
Min. 42 :(irm) Tone runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Mongongu back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  S_Bassong plays the back pass
          ...  A_Guaita can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nuri_Sahin plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Tone makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  A_Guaita is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  A_Guaita looks very relieved!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Lyon will now play C
Min. 46 :(irm) Tone takes advantage of a mistake by C_Mongongu
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Bassong

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 2-0 Inter Milan

Min. 47 :(lyn) G_Cooper drives it forward to C_Mongongu
          ...  Tone with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 48 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to B_Brolin
          ...  A skilful effort from B_Brolin !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 49 :(lyn) C_Smalling turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Stefano
          ...  Stefano could have let it bounce!
          ...  The shot slips through K_Ghost's hands
          ...  But K_Ghost recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 55 :(lyn) C_Smalling can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Fernando_Mera
          ...  Fernando_Mera is clean through!
          ...  He rounds K_Ghost
          ...  He rounds K_Ghost
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 60 :(irm) H_Westermann finds Tone in acres of space
          ...  Tone flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nuri_Sahin curls it into the box!
          ...  Fernando_Mera reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 62 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Mongongu
          ...  C_Mongongu with the overhead !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 65 :(irm) I_Gabilondo is being prepared to come on
          ...  Tone is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 66 :(irm) R_Stokes slides the ball across to I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo with the header !
          ...  A_Guaita can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  A_Guaita makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 70 :(lyn) T_Cruise replaces an unhappy Stefano and will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(lyn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  D_Bornosuzov will come on for G_Cooper and play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Isaksson as MF
Min. 70 :(irm) There's going to be a change
          ...  G_Sigurdsson will come on for R_Stokes and play MF
Min. 71 :(lyn) C_Mongongu cuts the ball back to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 76 :(lyn) A_Andanov with a short pass to find G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato fires a shot at goal !
          ...  K_Ghost parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And K_Ghost recovers to save!!
Min. 77 :(lyn) G_Puciato finds T_Huddlestone with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  T_Huddlestone with the crafty shot!
          ...  K_Ghost parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Lyon 3-0 Inter Milan ...
Min. 80 :(lyn) A_Andanov feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  G_Puciato runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Nuri_Sahin is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
Min. 81 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  But S_Bassong clears the danger
Min. 83 :(lyn) C_Mongongu works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  K_Ghost can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  K_Ghost makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 84 :(irm) B_Brolin with a reverse pass to G_Sigurdsson
          ...  G_Sigurdsson fires the shot in!
          ...  What agility from A_Guaita
Min. 87 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Puciato
          ...  J_Valera anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) T_Cruise is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  A_Andanov latches onto the end of it
          ...  But I_Gabilondo puts it in row Z!
Min. 90 :(irm) B_Brolin brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  I_Gabilondo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But D_Bornosuzov spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 91 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A_Andanov scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de Gerland
Attendance           : 57,019
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : G_Puciato (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Puciato (2,26), T_Huddlestone (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Nuri_Sahin
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : D_Majstorovic (24)
Booked               : Tone (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |   Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          18        |       8
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Final Score          : Lyon 3 - 0 Inter Milan
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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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A_Guaita       GK  31   3   2   2  29 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  25  11   6  30 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  25   8   8  27 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   1
C_Mongongu     DF   2  24   8   6  36 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
C_Smalling     DF   1  24   7   5  29 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  26   4  31 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Andanov      MF   2   6  26   7  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Katsouranis  MF   1   3  26   1  34 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
G_Cooper       MF   4   7  24  13  27 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  27  39 |  71   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  25  42 |  94   0   1   1   1   6   2   0   0   0  40  45  72
C_Zotti        GK  23   4   2   3  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  24   4   8  39 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  24  10  19 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
T_Cruise       MF   2   9  24   8  39 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Ribbery      FW   2   5   8  23  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Ghost        GK  35   6   2   6  18 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30   0   0   0
P_Caddis       DF   2  24  12   8  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Breno          DF   2  24   9  10  16 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
J_Valera       DF   2  24   8   8  39 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  24   5   5  47 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
M_Valbuena     MF   2  11  26  10  45 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Stokes       MF   2   8  26   8  18 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  25   8  19 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
B_Brolin       MF   1   3  25   4  31 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
L_Clark        MF   2   6  24  15  37 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Tone           FW   2   7   8  27  31 |  66   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -14
L_Hedstrom     GK  25   4   5   4  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   2  28   5   3  27 |  70   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  25  10   7  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   7  24  13  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   6   8  25  29 |  28   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
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