Division One League Match, Lyon vs. Manchester City (Mon Nov 23)


                                 Lyon  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 D
                           Care Taker  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                        T_Snelders GK  |  GK R_Wright
                         T_Derijck DF  |  DF M_Laursen
                           K_Abrha DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                        C_Mongongu DF  |  DF E_Johnson
                         L_Inagzij DF  |  DF M_Nastasic
                        A_Isaksson MF  |  MF A_Andanov
                            Lee_Ho MF  |  MF Y_Hussein
                           D_Platt MF  |  MF Jinky
                     Pichu_Atienza MF  |  MF Matheus
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW S_Morison
                     Z_Ibrahimovic FW  |  FW Yeboah
                                       |
                        R_Olenjeck SUB |  SUB P_Out
                           T_Grant SUB |  SUB C_Barr
                        J_Diakiese SUB |  SUB P_Do_Shaw
                          B_Bannan SUB |  SUB D_Silva
                          Diaviera SUB |  SUB A_Negredo

Referee: W_Stark (Germany)


Min. 1  :(mnc) A_Andanov cuts the ball back to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison swings in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  That's given Manchester City the advantage!
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 2  :(lyn) Lyon are switching their playing style to A
Min. 3  :(mnc) Y_Hussein is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Y_Hussein with a little chip!
          ...  T_Snelders gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by T_Snelders !!
Min. 5  :(mnc) Yeboah beats K_Abrha
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Mongongu gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 11 :(lyn) Lee_Ho plays a first time ball through the defence to C_Mongongu
          ...  C_Mongongu must beat R_Wright!
          ...  R_Wright falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 15 :(lyn) A_Isaksson gets to the by line and finds Taliyah with a beautiful cross
          ...  E_Johnson takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 18 :(mnc) A_Andanov is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah fires a shot at goal !
          ...  T_Snelders makes a difficult save
Min. 19 :(lyn) T_Derijck with a probing through ball Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  A left-footer by Z_Ibrahimovic !
          ...  But R_Wright makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 20 :(lyn) Z_Ibrahimovic runs with pace at the defence
          ...  S_Morison wins the ball well
          ...  W_Stark has given a free kick
          ...  He is warned by W_Stark
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic hits it over the wall
          ...  It floats over R_Wright
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 26 :(mnc) Yeboah takes advantage of a mistake by L_Inagzij
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Yeboah chases it through, he must score !
          ...  T_Snelders with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Hussein hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to S_Morison
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But T_Snelders parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 28 :(mnc) Yeboah jumps over T_Derijck's challenge
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by K_Abrha !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 29 :(lyn) T_Derijck finds Taliyah in the box
          ...  M_Laursen with the foul
          ...  W_Stark wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 32 :(lyn) Lee_Ho finds the run of D_Platt
          ...  D_Platt uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  R_Wright plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 35 :(mnc) Yeboah moves forward
          ...  T_Derijck with the block
Min. 35 :(lyn) Taliyah takes on 3 men
          ...  M_Nastasic takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  The ref has shown him a RED CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Lee_Ho with the thundering drive
          ...  R_Wright is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 37 :(lyn) A_Isaksson moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But R_Wright parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 39 :(lyn) Lee_Ho changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Abrha
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  K_Abrha is all alone
          ...  R_Wright comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over R_Wright
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 40 :(lyn) T_Derijck runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Taliyah
          ...  Matheus cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 40 :(mnc) M_Laursen hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Yeboah latches onto it!
          ...  Yeboah has a go!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Snelders will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  Lyon 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 41 :(lyn) C_Mongongu flicks it over M_Laursen's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  C_Mongongu with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Wright dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And R_Wright tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Taliyah!
          ...  R_Wright easily claims the ball!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) Taliyah with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from E_Johnson
          ...  Taliyah tries to chip the ball over R_Wright!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 45 :(mnc) S_Morison turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Pichu_Atienza had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 47 :(mnc) S_Morison sidesteps C_Mongongu
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  C_Mongongu with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He received a good talking to from W_Stark

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-2 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(mnc) Yeboah steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs K_Abrha
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Yeboah !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Snelders moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lyon 0-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 49 :(lyn) C_Mongongu leaves Efe_Sodje standing
          ...  C_Mongongu drives it towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lyon 1-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 49 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza back heels to find Taliyah in space
          ...  Efe_Sodje fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 50 :(mnc) Jinky knocks the ball past the lunge of L_Inagzij
          ...  L_Inagzij with a deliberate foul
          ...  W_Stark will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 52 :(mnc) Jinky finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled L_Inagzij
          ...  L_Inagzij with a bad challenge
          ...  W_Stark will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  Jinky shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to S_Morison instead
          ...  S_Morison tries to chip the ball over R_Wright!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Snelders never had a chance!
Min. 56 :(mnc) A_Andanov takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Yeboah
          ...  A cheeky lob from Yeboah !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 57 :(lyn) Taliyah with the dribble
          ...  Efe_Sodje is easily beaten
          ...  Efe_Sodje recovers to win the ball back
Min. 60 :(mnc) C_Barr takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace E_Johnson
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw replaces an unhappy Jinky and will play as a MF
Min. 61 :(lyn) D_Platt cuts the ball back to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  R_Wright makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 67 :(mnc) S_Morison breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Snelders!
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic 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. 75 :(lyn) T_Grant is going to be brought on
          ...  K_Abrha is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(lyn) a big roar from the crowd as B_Bannan comes on for A_Isaksson to play MF
Min. 77 :(lyn) Diaviera is being prepared to come on
          ...  L_Inagzij is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 82 :(mnc) Y_Hussein skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Morison
          ...  T_Derijck steals the ball of off him
Min. 83 :(lyn) Diaviera sidesteps P_Do_Shaw
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Barr
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 86 :(lyn) Diaviera takes advantage of a mistake by M_Laursen
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Laursen with a nasty foul
Min. 87 :(mnc) Yeboah has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Mongongu cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) Lee_Ho with the heel pass to Diaviera
          ...  Diaviera uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 88 :(mnc) Y_Hussein looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  T_Snelders plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 89 :(mnc) M_Laursen is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 91 :(lyn) Diaviera finds his way through
          ...  Diaviera has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  R_Wright never had a chance!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de Gerland
Attendance           : 55,518
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Lee_Ho
Scorers              : C_Mongongu (49)
Sent Off             : Z_Ibrahimovic (67)
Booked               : L_Inagzij (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Yeboah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Morison (1), Yeboah (40,46)
Sent Off             : M_Nastasic (35)
Booked               : Efe_Sodje (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       7
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 3 Manchester City
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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  31   2   3   4  16 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
T_Derijck      DF   2  25  14   2  29 |  93   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
K_Abrha        DF   1  25   9   6  33 |  77   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
C_Mongongu     DF   2  25   8   6  36 |  93   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  40   0  26
L_Inagzij      DF   1  24  10   6  11 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  28   4  31 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Lee_Ho         MF   1   3  27   5  32 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
D_Platt        MF   1   4  25  10  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Pichu_Atienza  MF   1  14  23   6  33 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  26  44 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -14
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  26  35 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   1   0 -10 -10   1
R_Olenjeck     GK  23   2   2   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Grant        DF   2  23   9   6  29 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  23   8   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  24   4  27 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diaviera       FW   1   8  11  27  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -18

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Wright       GK  26   2   2   2  23 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  27   9   6  30 |  93   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  27   4   2  28 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
E_Johnson      DF   1  26   8   5  31 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
M_Nastasic     DF   1  23   2   2  45 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  27   7  25 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Y_Hussein      MF   2   9  26   9  39 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Jinky          MF   3   8  26   8  41 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Matheus        MF   1   7  25   3  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  28  36 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
Yeboah         FW   1   7   6  26  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  51
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  27  12   9  27 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  27   8  25 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Silva        MF   2   5  23   7  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Negredo      FW   1   1   9  23  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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