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Season 34 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group D Game 1
Lyon 3 - 1 Manchester Utd
Elite FA Cup Qualifiers 1st Leg Match, Lyon vs. Manchester Utd (Wed Apr 27)
Lyon | Manchester Utd
3-1-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 N
Kristoffer Peace | Roberto Ciccotelli
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G_Bailey GK | GK T_O_Conner
F_Fazio DF | DF Daley_Blind
J_Diakiese DF | DF Varane
C_Soares DF | DF T_Lee
N_Stiles DM | DF M_Blackwell
J_Grealish MF | MF X_Alonso
N_Whiteside MF | MF Edu_Gaspar
M_Laudrup MF | MF Bradley_Dack
A_Rodriguez AM | MF P_Dicanio
A_Lombardo FW | FW N_Ciccotelli
Cantona FW | FW R_Sosa
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B_Amos SUB | SUB A_Begovic
R_Varane SUB | SUB C_Moreno
B_Fernandes SUB | SUB K_Magennis
B_Gilmour SUB | SUB D_Ginola
S_Donnelly SUB | SUB P_Minuti
Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)
Min. 8 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack chips the ball over the defence and finds N_Ciccotelli
... N_Ciccotelli lobs G_Bailey!
... G_Bailey just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 9 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Cantona
... M_Blackwell makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 10 :(lyn) M_Laudrup with a probing through ball Cantona
... Cantona leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... T_O_Conner is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 11 :(lyn) Cantona takes possession
... Knocks it past M_Blackwell
... He's through on goal
... Cantona hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... T_O_Conner makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 14 :(mnu) P_Dicanio kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Bradley_Dack gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Bradley_Dack lobs G_Bailey!
... 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. 15 :(lyn) Cantona takes advantage of a mistake by Varane
... Can he make them pay?
... Daley_Blind reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 16 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Cantona decides to go for goal instead!
... Cantona has a go!
... T_O_Conner just watches float over the bar!
Min. 18 :(lyn) Curled in dangerously from J_Grealish to A_Lombardo
... A_Lombardo belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... T_O_Conner makes a good save
... CORNER!
... N_Stiles chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It comes to M_Laudrup
... He gets the shot away
... T_O_Conner parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 19 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez 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!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... A_Rodriguez pounds a rocket on goal !
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 21 :(mnu) N_Ciccotelli turns on a sixpence
... Cleared by J_Diakiese
Min. 23 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into R_Sosa
... F_Fazio with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Roberto Ciccotelli looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 24 :(mnu) Daley_Blind knocks the ball back to T_O_Conner
... Ohhhh no!!
... GOAL !!
... He has put it into his own net!!
... Lyon 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 26 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack with a reverse pass to M_Blackwell
... C_Soares makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... Daley_Blind plays it into the danger area!
... G_Bailey easily catches it!
Min. 28 :(lyn) Cantona is through on goal
... Cantona with a powerful header !
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 28 :(mnu) Varane brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... N_Ciccotelli gets on the end of the pass
... N_Ciccotelli carves a shot towards goal !
... It hits the post!!
... GOAL !!
... That's got Manchester Utd back level!
... Lyon 1-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 29 :(lyn) N_Whiteside plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... N_Whiteside with a low drive through the rain!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... T_O_Conner never had a chance!
Min. 29 :(mnu) R_Sosa rushes through the defence
... M_Laudrup 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. 32 :(lyn) M_Laudrup with a slick pass to A_Lombardo
... A_Lombardo with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But T_O_Conner just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 36 :(lyn) A_Lombardo cuts the ball back to Cantona
... Cantona throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... A_Rodriguez lofts the ball in!
... M_Laudrup with the shot!
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 37 :(lyn) N_Stiles plays it forward to Cantona
... Cantona uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... T_O_Conner tips it over
... CORNER!
... N_Whiteside hits it into the box!
... Varane clears the danger
Min. 38 :(lyn) N_Whiteside kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... A_Lombardo gets on the end of the pass
... A great volley from A_Lombardo !
... It hits off a defender!
... T_O_Conner is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Grealish hits it towards the far post!
... A_Lombardo gets to it!
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... F_Fazio hits it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of T_O_Conner
Min. 41 :(lyn) M_Laudrup with a simple pass to A_Lombardo
... A_Lombardo attempts a low drive!
... T_O_Conner gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by T_O_Conner !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez unselfishly lays the ball back to Cantona
... Cantona hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... But T_O_Conner tips it over
... B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 44 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez has the ball
... He knocks the ball past M_Blackwell
... He puts in Cantona!
... Cantona attempts a low drive!
... T_O_Conner just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 46 :(lyn) J_Grealish looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Cantona
... Cantona drives the shot in!
... GOAL !!
... It was a top drawer goal
... That's given Lyon the advantage!
... Lyon 2-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 48 :(mnu) N_Ciccotelli runs at the defender
... The defender slips and falls over
... J_Diakiese slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
... CORNER!
... Bradley_Dack drives it into the box!
... J_Diakiese gets up well
... And he heads it away
Min. 49 :(lyn) J_Diakiese finds his way through
... He lost his man too easily
... J_Diakiese has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... T_O_Conner makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 2-1 Manchester Utd
Min. 47 :(mnu) X_Alonso runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to M_Blackwell
... M_Blackwell attempts a low drive!
... G_Bailey gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 48 :(lyn) A_Lombardo with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to A_Rodriguez
... A_Rodriguez cracks a laser towards goal !
... GOAL !!
... The Lyon fans go wild!
... Lyon 3-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 49 :(lyn) A_Lombardo rushes through the defence
... But he loses control of it
... T_Lee hits it out for a throw
Min. 58 :(lyn) J_Grealish finds the run of A_Lombardo
... A_Lombardo with the side footed shot!
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Manchester Utd fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 58 :(mnu) Edu_Gaspar with a burst of pace
... But F_Fazio puts the ball out of play
Min. 59 :(lyn) Cantona runs at the defender
... He takes it past him
... Cantona has a dig at goal!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... A_Rodriguez swings it in!
... F_Fazio with the header
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 59 :(lyn) Cantona has time and space on the edge of the box
... Bradley_Dack with an ugly foul
... B_Kuipers calls him over
... B_Kuipers is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... M_Laudrup plays it short to Cantona
... A great volley from Cantona !
... It's way wide
... The Manchester Utd fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 61 :(lyn) A_Lombardo gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past M_Blackwell!
... He has some space now!
... A_Lombardo with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... But T_O_Conner stops that one easily
Min. 63 :(mnu) X_Alonso gets to the by line and finds T_Lee with a beautiful cross
... F_Fazio takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 64 :(lyn) J_Grealish has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past Varane
... He knocks it to Cantona!
... Excellent sliding challenge from P_Dicanio
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 64 :(mnu) P_Dicanio flicks it past N_Whiteside
... He runs forward
... M_Laudrup pulls the player to the ground!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... FREE KICK
... This is very far out
... X_Alonso knocks it forward
... Bradley_Dack gets on the end of it
... Cantona reads the situation well and wins the ball
... But it goes out
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by X_Alonso!
... The ball finds its way to Varane
... He gets the shot away
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... X_Alonso plays it into the danger area!
... R_Sosa gets something on it!
... G_Bailey makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 68 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack flicks it past N_Stiles
... He runs forward
... A_Rodriguez is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
... B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 70 :(lyn) R_Varane will come on for C_Soares and play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) B_Fernandes is being brought on
... N_Whiteside is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - P_Minuti on for N_Ciccotelli as a FW
Min. 70 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - D_Ginola on for X_Alonso as a MF
Min. 70 :(mnu) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... Manchester Utd will now play A
Min. 70 :(mnu) R_Sosa takes advantage of a mistake by M_Laudrup
... Can he make them pay?
... R_Sosa attempts to nutmeg G_Bailey!
... G_Bailey with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 71 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to P_Minuti
... A_Rodriguez rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
... That's a foul!!
... B_Kuipers wants a word
... It's just a warning
Min. 73 :(lyn) Cantona with the dribble
... Daley_Blind is easily beaten
... Daley_Blind moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 74 :(lyn) Cantona jumps over the defender's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... M_Blackwell takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 75 :(lyn) B_Gilmour will come on for A_Rodriguez and play AM
Min. 75 :(lyn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... S_Donnelly will come on for A_Lombardo and play FW
Min. 75 :(lyn) S_Donnelly holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to J_Grealish
... An audacious effort from J_Grealish !
... T_O_Conner fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 78 :(lyn) M_Laudrup looks up
... He swings the ball right towards S_Donnelly
... S_Donnelly is through on goal!
... The defender was caught napping
... He just has T_O_Conner to beat
... He dinks it over T_O_Conner
... T_O_Conner reacts well to save !!
Min. 78 :(mnu) T_Lee with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Varane gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Varane with the chance !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... G_Bailey pushes it behind !
... CORNER!
... D_Ginola chips the ball in towards the far post!
... N_Stiles wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 79 :(lyn) F_Fazio controls the ball with ease
... F_Fazio goes for goal !
... T_O_Conner just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 84 :(lyn) M_Laudrup holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Cantona
... Cantona with a blistering shot !
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... N_Stiles plays it into the danger area!
... R_Varane gets to it!
... But T_O_Conner makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 85 :(mnu) R_Sosa is first to the ball
... A great volley from R_Sosa !
... The shot slips through G_Bailey's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 85 :(lyn) S_Donnelly with the deft touch
... He takes it past T_Lee
... He knocks it to Cantona!
... Daley_Blind with a deliberate foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... He is warned by B_Kuipers
... It's just a warning
Min. 86 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into R_Sosa
... N_Stiles forces him off the ball
Min. 87 :(lyn) B_Gilmour with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to Cantona
... A wicked drive by Cantona !
... It grazes the bar
... And goes over
... Oh so close there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) J_Grealish finds F_Fazio in the box
... F_Fazio belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... T_O_Conner with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 89 :(lyn) N_Stiles reads the run of B_Fernandes
... B_Fernandes looks to see where T_O_Conner is!
... He shoots!
... It sails over!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 94 :(mnu) P_Dicanio gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to D_Ginola
... D_Ginola has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... G_Bailey gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
************* 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 : Cantona (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Daley_Blind (24 og), Cantona (46), A_Rodriguez (48)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : M_Laudrup (29), A_Rodriguez (68)
Injured : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player : N_Ciccotelli
Scorers : N_Ciccotelli (28)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Bradley_Dack (59)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Lyon | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal : 33 | 10
Off target : 18 | 4
On target : 15 | 6
Possession : 65 | 35
Corners : 7 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 1
Subs Used : 4 | 2
Fouls : 13 | 6
Key Tackles : 7 | 6
Key Passes : 22 | 11
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Final Score : Lyon 3 - 1 Manchester Utd
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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_Bailey GK 31 1 5 5 9 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
F_Fazio DF 2 34 9 5 30 | 98 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 40 0 5
J_Diakiese DF 3 32 9 6 18 | 98 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
C_Soares DF 2 27 7 11 28 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
N_Stiles DM 2 17 29 1 24 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 40 20
J_Grealish MF 1 1 29 12 31 | 98 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 5
N_Whiteside MF 1 11 27 11 27 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
M_Laudrup MF 2 14 26 7 22 | 98 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 48 3
A_Rodriguez AM 1 9 29 21 44 | 79 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 38 23
A_Lombardo FW 3 6 10 30 32 | 79 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 40 20
Cantona FW 1 5 9 29 13 | 98 0 1 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 20 0 40
B_Amos GK 24 1 5 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Varane DF 1 31 10 4 11 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
B_Fernandes MF 3 10 29 6 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Gilmour AM 1 9 25 19 33 | 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 20
S_Donnelly FW 1 9 10 26 20 | 19 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
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_O_Conner GK 33 3 3 2 13 | 98 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
Daley_Blind DF 3 28 10 7 12 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -20 0
Varane DF 2 27 10 7 10 | 98 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 30 5
T_Lee DF 1 26 9 2 25 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
M_Blackwell DF 2 25 6 7 23 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 -20 -15
X_Alonso MF 1 1 28 2 28 | 74 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Edu_Gaspar MF 2 9 27 10 41 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bradley_Dack MF 2 9 27 9 21 | 98 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 48 -2
P_Dicanio MF 2 10 26 1 20 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
N_Ciccotelli FW 1 6 8 26 31 | 74 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 25
R_Sosa FW 2 4 2 25 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
A_Begovic GK 22 3 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Moreno DF 2 29 10 9 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Magennis MF 3 4 29 6 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Ginola MF 1 10 28 8 20 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -15
P_Minuti FW 2 9 9 26 11 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Lyon | Manchester Utd
3-1-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 N
Kristoffer Peace | Roberto Ciccotelli
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G_Bailey GK | GK T_O_Conner
F_Fazio DF | DF Daley_Blind
J_Diakiese DF | DF Varane
C_Soares DF | DF T_Lee
N_Stiles DM | DF M_Blackwell
J_Grealish MF | MF X_Alonso
N_Whiteside MF | MF Edu_Gaspar
M_Laudrup MF | MF Bradley_Dack
A_Rodriguez AM | MF P_Dicanio
A_Lombardo FW | FW N_Ciccotelli
Cantona FW | FW R_Sosa
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B_Amos SUB | SUB A_Begovic
R_Varane SUB | SUB C_Moreno
B_Fernandes SUB | SUB K_Magennis
B_Gilmour SUB | SUB D_Ginola
S_Donnelly SUB | SUB P_Minuti
Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)
Min. 8 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack chips the ball over the defence and finds N_Ciccotelli
... N_Ciccotelli lobs G_Bailey!
... G_Bailey just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 9 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez holds the ball up and waits for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Cantona
... M_Blackwell makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 10 :(lyn) M_Laudrup with a probing through ball Cantona
... Cantona leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... T_O_Conner is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 11 :(lyn) Cantona takes possession
... Knocks it past M_Blackwell
... He's through on goal
... Cantona hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... T_O_Conner makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 14 :(mnu) P_Dicanio kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Bradley_Dack gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Bradley_Dack lobs G_Bailey!
... 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. 15 :(lyn) Cantona takes advantage of a mistake by Varane
... Can he make them pay?
... Daley_Blind reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 16 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Cantona decides to go for goal instead!
... Cantona has a go!
... T_O_Conner just watches float over the bar!
Min. 18 :(lyn) Curled in dangerously from J_Grealish to A_Lombardo
... A_Lombardo belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... T_O_Conner makes a good save
... CORNER!
... N_Stiles chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It comes to M_Laudrup
... He gets the shot away
... T_O_Conner parries the shot
... And the defender clears it!
Min. 19 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez 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!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... A_Rodriguez pounds a rocket on goal !
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 21 :(mnu) N_Ciccotelli turns on a sixpence
... Cleared by J_Diakiese
Min. 23 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into R_Sosa
... F_Fazio with a nasty foul
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He gets away with that one
... It's just a warning
... Roberto Ciccotelli looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 24 :(mnu) Daley_Blind knocks the ball back to T_O_Conner
... Ohhhh no!!
... GOAL !!
... He has put it into his own net!!
... Lyon 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 26 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack with a reverse pass to M_Blackwell
... C_Soares makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... Daley_Blind plays it into the danger area!
... G_Bailey easily catches it!
Min. 28 :(lyn) Cantona is through on goal
... Cantona with a powerful header !
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 28 :(mnu) Varane brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... N_Ciccotelli gets on the end of the pass
... N_Ciccotelli carves a shot towards goal !
... It hits the post!!
... GOAL !!
... That's got Manchester Utd back level!
... Lyon 1-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 29 :(lyn) N_Whiteside plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... N_Whiteside with a low drive through the rain!
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... T_O_Conner never had a chance!
Min. 29 :(mnu) R_Sosa rushes through the defence
... M_Laudrup 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. 32 :(lyn) M_Laudrup with a slick pass to A_Lombardo
... A_Lombardo with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But T_O_Conner just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 36 :(lyn) A_Lombardo cuts the ball back to Cantona
... Cantona throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... A_Rodriguez lofts the ball in!
... M_Laudrup with the shot!
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 37 :(lyn) N_Stiles plays it forward to Cantona
... Cantona uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... T_O_Conner tips it over
... CORNER!
... N_Whiteside hits it into the box!
... Varane clears the danger
Min. 38 :(lyn) N_Whiteside kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... A_Lombardo gets on the end of the pass
... A great volley from A_Lombardo !
... It hits off a defender!
... T_O_Conner is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Grealish hits it towards the far post!
... A_Lombardo gets to it!
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... F_Fazio hits it into the box!
... It goes straight into the arms of T_O_Conner
Min. 41 :(lyn) M_Laudrup with a simple pass to A_Lombardo
... A_Lombardo attempts a low drive!
... T_O_Conner gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by T_O_Conner !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez unselfishly lays the ball back to Cantona
... Cantona hits the shot!
... It swerves a lot!
... But T_O_Conner tips it over
... B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 44 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez has the ball
... He knocks the ball past M_Blackwell
... He puts in Cantona!
... Cantona attempts a low drive!
... T_O_Conner just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 46 :(lyn) J_Grealish looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Cantona
... Cantona drives the shot in!
... GOAL !!
... It was a top drawer goal
... That's given Lyon the advantage!
... Lyon 2-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 48 :(mnu) N_Ciccotelli runs at the defender
... The defender slips and falls over
... J_Diakiese slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
... CORNER!
... Bradley_Dack drives it into the box!
... J_Diakiese gets up well
... And he heads it away
Min. 49 :(lyn) J_Diakiese finds his way through
... He lost his man too easily
... J_Diakiese has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... T_O_Conner makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 2-1 Manchester Utd
Min. 47 :(mnu) X_Alonso runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to M_Blackwell
... M_Blackwell attempts a low drive!
... G_Bailey gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 48 :(lyn) A_Lombardo with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to A_Rodriguez
... A_Rodriguez cracks a laser towards goal !
... GOAL !!
... The Lyon fans go wild!
... Lyon 3-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 49 :(lyn) A_Lombardo rushes through the defence
... But he loses control of it
... T_Lee hits it out for a throw
Min. 58 :(lyn) J_Grealish finds the run of A_Lombardo
... A_Lombardo with the side footed shot!
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Manchester Utd fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 58 :(mnu) Edu_Gaspar with a burst of pace
... But F_Fazio puts the ball out of play
Min. 59 :(lyn) Cantona runs at the defender
... He takes it past him
... Cantona has a dig at goal!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... A_Rodriguez swings it in!
... F_Fazio with the header
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... Unbelievable!!!
... It's gone wide
Min. 59 :(lyn) Cantona has time and space on the edge of the box
... Bradley_Dack with an ugly foul
... B_Kuipers calls him over
... B_Kuipers is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... M_Laudrup plays it short to Cantona
... A great volley from Cantona !
... It's way wide
... The Manchester Utd fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 61 :(lyn) A_Lombardo gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past M_Blackwell!
... He has some space now!
... A_Lombardo with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... But T_O_Conner stops that one easily
Min. 63 :(mnu) X_Alonso gets to the by line and finds T_Lee with a beautiful cross
... F_Fazio takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 64 :(lyn) J_Grealish has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past Varane
... He knocks it to Cantona!
... Excellent sliding challenge from P_Dicanio
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 64 :(mnu) P_Dicanio flicks it past N_Whiteside
... He runs forward
... M_Laudrup pulls the player to the ground!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... FREE KICK
... This is very far out
... X_Alonso knocks it forward
... Bradley_Dack gets on the end of it
... Cantona reads the situation well and wins the ball
... But it goes out
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by X_Alonso!
... The ball finds its way to Varane
... He gets the shot away
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... X_Alonso plays it into the danger area!
... R_Sosa gets something on it!
... G_Bailey makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 68 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack flicks it past N_Stiles
... He runs forward
... A_Rodriguez is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
... B_Kuipers reaches to his pocket!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 70 :(lyn) R_Varane will come on for C_Soares and play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) B_Fernandes is being brought on
... N_Whiteside is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - P_Minuti on for N_Ciccotelli as a FW
Min. 70 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - D_Ginola on for X_Alonso as a MF
Min. 70 :(mnu) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... Manchester Utd will now play A
Min. 70 :(mnu) R_Sosa takes advantage of a mistake by M_Laudrup
... Can he make them pay?
... R_Sosa attempts to nutmeg G_Bailey!
... G_Bailey with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 71 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to P_Minuti
... A_Rodriguez rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
... That's a foul!!
... B_Kuipers wants a word
... It's just a warning
Min. 73 :(lyn) Cantona with the dribble
... Daley_Blind is easily beaten
... Daley_Blind moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 74 :(lyn) Cantona jumps over the defender's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... M_Blackwell takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 75 :(lyn) B_Gilmour will come on for A_Rodriguez and play AM
Min. 75 :(lyn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... S_Donnelly will come on for A_Lombardo and play FW
Min. 75 :(lyn) S_Donnelly holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to J_Grealish
... An audacious effort from J_Grealish !
... T_O_Conner fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 78 :(lyn) M_Laudrup looks up
... He swings the ball right towards S_Donnelly
... S_Donnelly is through on goal!
... The defender was caught napping
... He just has T_O_Conner to beat
... He dinks it over T_O_Conner
... T_O_Conner reacts well to save !!
Min. 78 :(mnu) T_Lee with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Varane gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Varane with the chance !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... G_Bailey pushes it behind !
... CORNER!
... D_Ginola chips the ball in towards the far post!
... N_Stiles wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 79 :(lyn) F_Fazio controls the ball with ease
... F_Fazio goes for goal !
... T_O_Conner just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 84 :(lyn) M_Laudrup holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Cantona
... Cantona with a blistering shot !
... It takes a deflection!
... But flies wide of the post!
... CORNER!
... N_Stiles plays it into the danger area!
... R_Varane gets to it!
... But T_O_Conner makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 85 :(mnu) R_Sosa is first to the ball
... A great volley from R_Sosa !
... The shot slips through G_Bailey's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 85 :(lyn) S_Donnelly with the deft touch
... He takes it past T_Lee
... He knocks it to Cantona!
... Daley_Blind with a deliberate foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... He is warned by B_Kuipers
... It's just a warning
Min. 86 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into R_Sosa
... N_Stiles forces him off the ball
Min. 87 :(lyn) B_Gilmour with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to Cantona
... A wicked drive by Cantona !
... It grazes the bar
... And goes over
... Oh so close there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) J_Grealish finds F_Fazio in the box
... F_Fazio belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... T_O_Conner with a fantastic point blank save
... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 89 :(lyn) N_Stiles reads the run of B_Fernandes
... B_Fernandes looks to see where T_O_Conner is!
... He shoots!
... It sails over!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 94 :(mnu) P_Dicanio gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to D_Ginola
... D_Ginola has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... G_Bailey gets his body behind the ball and saves
... Text book goalkeeping!
************* 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 : Cantona (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Daley_Blind (24 og), Cantona (46), A_Rodriguez (48)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : M_Laudrup (29), A_Rodriguez (68)
Injured : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player : N_Ciccotelli
Scorers : N_Ciccotelli (28)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Bradley_Dack (59)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Lyon | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal : 33 | 10
Off target : 18 | 4
On target : 15 | 6
Possession : 65 | 35
Corners : 7 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 1
Subs Used : 4 | 2
Fouls : 13 | 6
Key Tackles : 7 | 6
Key Passes : 22 | 11
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Final Score : Lyon 3 - 1 Manchester Utd
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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_Bailey GK 31 1 5 5 9 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
F_Fazio DF 2 34 9 5 30 | 98 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 40 0 5
J_Diakiese DF 3 32 9 6 18 | 98 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 5
C_Soares DF 2 27 7 11 28 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
N_Stiles DM 2 17 29 1 24 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 40 20
J_Grealish MF 1 1 29 12 31 | 98 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 5
N_Whiteside MF 1 11 27 11 27 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
M_Laudrup MF 2 14 26 7 22 | 98 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 48 3
A_Rodriguez AM 1 9 29 21 44 | 79 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 38 23
A_Lombardo FW 3 6 10 30 32 | 79 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 40 20
Cantona FW 1 5 9 29 13 | 98 0 1 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 20 0 40
B_Amos GK 24 1 5 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Varane DF 1 31 10 4 11 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
B_Fernandes MF 3 10 29 6 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Gilmour AM 1 9 25 19 33 | 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 20
S_Donnelly FW 1 9 10 26 20 | 19 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
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_O_Conner GK 33 3 3 2 13 | 98 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0
Daley_Blind DF 3 28 10 7 12 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -20 0
Varane DF 2 27 10 7 10 | 98 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 30 5
T_Lee DF 1 26 9 2 25 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
M_Blackwell DF 2 25 6 7 23 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 -20 -15
X_Alonso MF 1 1 28 2 28 | 74 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Edu_Gaspar MF 2 9 27 10 41 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bradley_Dack MF 2 9 27 9 21 | 98 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 48 -2
P_Dicanio MF 2 10 26 1 20 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 0
N_Ciccotelli FW 1 6 8 26 31 | 74 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 25
R_Sosa FW 2 4 2 25 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
A_Begovic GK 22 3 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Moreno DF 2 29 10 9 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Magennis MF 3 4 29 6 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Ginola MF 1 10 28 8 20 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -15
P_Minuti FW 2 9 9 26 11 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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