Division Two League Match, Lyon vs. Liverpool (Mon May 06)


                                 Lyon  |  Liverpool
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                           Care Taker  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK Fabianski
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF W_Van_Boer
                         T_Butcher DF  |  DF Reinaldo
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF G_V_D_Wiel
                         A_Girrese DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                            Didier MF  |  DM X_Shaqiri
                      S_Malbranque MF  |  MF N_Schulz
                           J_Fleck MF  |  MF J_Hernandez
                           P_Pogba MF  |  AM T_Kroos
                         Dyorkaeff FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                         J_A_Vardy FW  |  FW Perez
                                       |
                           Barthez SUB |  SUB N_Trott
                     T_Alderweirel SUB |  SUB H_Matt
                          A_Karnak SUB |  SUB M_Dembele
                            M_Ball SUB |  SUB A_Martinez
                        D_Rortugal SUB |  SUB D_Lehman

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(lyn) S_Malbranque flicks the ball through
          ...  J_A_Vardy runs onto it!
          ...  J_A_Vardy sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But Fabianski makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 4  :(lpl) Perez back heels to find W_Van_Boer in space
          ...  W_Van_Boer attempts to drive it home!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  That's put Liverpool in front!
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 5  :(lpl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Dembele will come on for J_Hernandez and play DM
Min. 8  :(lyn) S_Malbranque with the cross-field pass to Didier
          ...  Didier drives it low !
          ...  Fabianski gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Pogba lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to Dyorkaeff
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Fabianski is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Malbranque
          ...  It is cleared by Reinaldo
Min. 12 :(lpl) M_Dembele feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Perez runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Perez has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 16 :(lpl) W_Van_Boer looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Perez
          ...  Perez hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 17 :(lpl) The ball goes loose!
          ...  T_Kroos seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  T_Kroos with a blistering shot !
          ...  The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
          ...  But G_Buffon recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 24 :(lyn) Didier with the first time pass to Dyorkaeff
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
Min. 34 :(lyn) L_Amoroso with the cross-field pass to J_A_Vardy
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_V_D_Wiel
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Pogba!
          ...  W_Van_Boer reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 35 :(lyn) The Lyon manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E
Min. 40 :(lyn) J_Fleck is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  J_A_Vardy latches onto the ball
          ...  M_Dembele hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Didier curls it into the box!
          ...  Dyorkaeff with the header
          ...  But Fabianski punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 42 :(lpl) J_A_Riise with a pinpoint pass to T_Kroos
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Girrese and it had to be
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(lyn) P_Pogba drives it across the face of the goal J_A_Vardy
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Schulz
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Fleck chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Girrese gets his head on it
          ...  But Fabianski palms it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Pogba lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Kroos clears the corner
Min. 44 :(lpl) N_Schulz with electric pace
          ...  He eases past A_Girrese
          ...  N_Schulz sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 45 :(lyn) A_Girrese with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  A_Girrese attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But Fabianski comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 45 :(lpl) T_Kroos with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_A_Riise
          ...  An audacious effort from J_A_Riise !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  Lyon 0-2 Liverpool ...
Min. 46 :(lpl) The Liverpool manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 47 :(lyn) P_Pogba hits a hard pass to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff lobs Fabianski!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Fabianski moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 48 :(lyn) T_Butcher with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  A cheeky lob from T_Butcher !
          ...  Fabianski falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 49 :(lyn) J_Fleck nutmegs J_A_Riise, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Fleck launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Fabianski parries it
          ...  The defender clears it

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

Min. 46 :(lpl) N_Schulz cuts the ball back to T_Kroos
          ...  S_Malbranque fouls badly
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Mike McLeod looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 46 :(lpl) Reinaldo turns past J_A_Vardy
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Reinaldo tries to beat G_Buffon!
          ...  G_Buffon just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 47 :(lpl) T_Kroos plays the early ball across the box to find Perez in space
          ...  Didier leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 50 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to W_Van_Boer
          ...  A_Girrese gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 51 :(lyn) P_Jones with the first time pass to S_Malbranque
          ...  S_Malbranque with a powerful header !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Fabianski moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 55 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel replaces an unhappy T_Butcher and will play as a DF
Min. 55 :(lpl) M_Dembele is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Perez
          ...  Perez with the goal bound shot!
          ...  G_Buffon with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 59 :(lyn) P_Pogba retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_Jones latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Jones shoots towards goal !
          ...  But Fabianski makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 60 :(lyn) A_Karnak replaces an unhappy Didier and will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(lyn) D_Rortugal will replace J_A_Vardy and play FW
Min. 60 :(lyn) S_Malbranque nutmegs Reinaldo, he continues to run forward
          ...  Reinaldo recovers to win the ball back
Min. 61 :(lyn) A_Girrese with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past X_Shaqiri
          ...  A_Girrese with the punt towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through Fabianski's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Mike McLeod looks gutted
          ...  Lyon 1-2 Liverpool ...
Min. 63 :(lpl) T_Kroos loses S_Malbranque
          ...  But L_Amoroso reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 64 :(lpl) N_Schulz slides it through the middle to T_Kroos
          ...  But P_Jones sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 65 :(lyn) The Lyon manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 65 :(lyn) P_Pogba with the header on
          ...  He finds P_Jones in space
          ...  Reinaldo dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 69 :(lyn) J_Fleck jumps over G_V_D_Wiel's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Fleck with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 70 :(lpl) H_Matt is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Van_Boer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(lpl) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Martinez will come on for T_Kroos and play AM
Min. 75 :(lyn) S_Malbranque cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But Fabianski palms it behind
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 75 :(lpl) A_Martinez brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Perez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But P_Jones slides in two footed.
          ...  K_Clark has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 77 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri with an intelligent ball to A_Martinez
          ...  J_Fleck is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 80 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Rortugal gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Rortugal sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Karnak hits it into the box!
          ...  D_Rortugal tries to place the shot!
          ...  Fabianski makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 82 :(lyn) J_Fleck with a short pass to find Dyorkaeff
          ...  M_Dembele makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lyn) D_Rortugal sprints past the defender
          ...  D_Rortugal gets his head to the ball !
          ...  Fabianski gathers it easily
Min. 91 :(lpl) A_Martinez with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves P_Jones behind
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Martinez !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
Attendance           : 73,272
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : A_Girrese
Scorers              : A_Girrese (61)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Malbranque (46), Didier (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : T_Kroos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Van_Boer (4), J_A_Riise (45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |   Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       9
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           7        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 2 Liverpool
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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  34   2   3   1  22 |  98   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  27  12   6  28 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
T_Butcher      DF   2  27   8   7  23 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
L_Amoroso      DF   2  26   6   9  11 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  26   8   8  32 |  98   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  40   0  40
Didier         MF   3   6  29   8  33 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  28  11  33 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -1
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  27   7  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  26  13  21 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   7   8  27  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  27  20 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Barthez        GK  31   5   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  27   8   9  31 |  39   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  26  14  31 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ball         MF   2  12  26   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  29  21 |  34   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -4

Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Fabianski      GK  29   3   1   5  21 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  31   6   6  32 |  74   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  30
Reinaldo       DF   1  29  12   6  20 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  28  11   5  20 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  28   7   9  32 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  17  26   8  29 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Schulz       MF   1   8  27  16  21 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
J_Hernandez    MF   1   8  26  20  26 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  25  21  30 |  74   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  55  25
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  28  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Perez          FW   3   9   8  27  30 |  98   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  25   7
N_Trott        GK  25   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  25  12   7  34 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Dembele      DM   1  11  25   6  42 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
A_Martinez     AM   1   6  25  16  32 |  24   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
D_Lehman       FW   3   9   7  25  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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