Division Two League Match, Lyon vs. Manchester Utd (Sun Jun 20)


                                 Lyon  |  Manchester Utd
                          4-1-2-2-1 E  |  4-4-2 N
                        Neil Stockley  |  Roberto Ciccotelli
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                        J_Diakiese DF  |  DF S_Pearce
                          R_Varane DF  |  DF C_Moreno
                           D_Irwin DF  |  DF Varane
                          C_Soares DF  |  DF M_Blackwell
                          N_Stiles DM  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF S_Mazzola
                       N_Whiteside MF  |  MF J_Maria
                        J_grealish AM  |  MF Bradley_Dack
                             H_Son AM  |  FW L_Griffiths
                        A_Lombardo FW  |  FW M_Crickmore
                                       |
                          G_Bailey SUB |  SUB Tim_Lavaku
                        J_Paintsil SUB |  SUB S_Bould
                            Camilo SUB |  SUB K_Magennis
                         M_Sissoko SUB |  SUB D_Ginola
                           Cantona SUB |  SUB P_Minuti

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 2  :(lyn) N_Whiteside is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo with the chance !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_O_Conner moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lyon go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 2  :(lyn) D_Irwin slices it
          ...  P_Gazzaniga moves quickly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Lyon 1-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 2  :(lyn) N_Whiteside knocks it past S_Pearce and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Crickmore leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  C_V_Carballo ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Roberto Ciccotelli looks relieved
Min. 4  :(lyn) N_Stiles brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  H_Son gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But C_Moreno slides in
Min. 5  :(lyn) J_grealish with the header on
          ...  He finds A_Lombardo in space
          ...  A_Lombardo curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  And Lyon are leading in the game now
          ...  Lyon 2-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 5  :(mnu) Bradley_Dack runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  M_Crickmore latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  The defender plays it back to P_Gazzaniga
          ...  M_Crickmore intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He slips it underneath P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Lyon 2-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 7  :(mnu) Varane back heels to find M_Crickmore in space
          ...  M_Crickmore tries the shot !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 8  :(mnu) L_Griffiths moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Crickmore
          ...  A_Lombardo with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 12 :(lyn) N_Whiteside brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  H_Son gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Varane plays the back pass
          ...  T_O_Conner can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Stiles chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to N_Whiteside
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But T_O_Conner makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 12 :(mnu) M_Crickmore finds himself in a good position
          ...  M_Crickmore sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga beats the ball away
Min. 16 :(lyn) J_grealish flicks it past Varane
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  But S_Pearce wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 16 :(mnu) J_Maria fires over a low cross to Bradley_Dack
          ...  Bradley_Dack with a thundering volley!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The reason is unclear!
          ...  The manager is fuming with the ref!
          ...  He is hurling abuse at him!
Min. 21 :(mnu) M_Crickmore beats R_Varane
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Crickmore !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 24 :(mnu) Thomas_Partey knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  A_Lombardo leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 28 :(mnu) J_Maria runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  J_grealish with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  C_V_Carballo calls him for a talk
Min. 30 :(lyn) H_Son runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  H_Son with the crafty shot!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 33 :(mnu) M_Crickmore knocks it past J_Diakiese and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  M_Crickmore with a thundering volley!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 35 :(lyn) N_Stiles has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Blackwell
          ...  He puts in H_Son!
          ...  H_Son with a powerful header !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 38 :(lyn) A_Lombardo with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past C_Moreno
          ...  A_Lombardo with the overhead !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) J_grealish crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Lombardo in the box
          ...  A_Lombardo with the goal bound shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  He has completed his hat trick!
          ...  Lyon have snatched the lead!
          ...  Lyon 3-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 44 :(lyn) Lyon switch to playing C
Min. 44 :(lyn) J_grealish beats L_Griffiths
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A delicate header from J_grealish !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_O_Conner will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  Lyon 4-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 44 :(mnu) J_Maria pass splits open the defence and finds M_Crickmore
          ...  W_Sneijder with the block
Min. 47 :(lyn) A_Lombardo with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  A_Lombardo with the crafty shot!
          ...  T_O_Conner with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 48 :(mnu) J_Maria picks out L_Griffiths with the cross
          ...  L_Griffiths with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 48 :(lyn) H_Son with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  L_Griffiths with a reckless challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  C_V_Carballo reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 4-2 Manchester Utd

Min. 46 :(lyn) J_grealish with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Lombardo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Crickmore slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 47 :(mnu) M_Crickmore breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  A_Lombardo brings him down!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now
          ...  RED CARD!
Min. 48 :(lyn) J_grealish spots W_Sneijder who is in acres of space
          ...  A cheeky lob from W_Sneijder !
          ...  The shot slips through T_O_Conner's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 48 :(mnu) C_Moreno takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Blackwell
          ...  M_Blackwell with a little chip!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 52 :(lyn) J_Diakiese with a measured ball to H_Son
          ...  H_Son tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 53 :(lyn) H_Son beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  H_Son with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 54 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Bradley_Dack aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga stops that one easily
Min. 55 :(mnu) L_Griffiths beats the defender
          ...  A powerful header from L_Griffiths !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  P_Gazzaniga gets up well to catch that one
Min. 60 :(lyn) J_Paintsil comes on for H_Son and takes up a DF role
Min. 60 :(lyn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Sissoko will come on for J_grealish and play MF
Min. 60 :(lyn) Lyon are switching their playing style to D
Min. 65 :(lyn) M_Sissoko gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Varane!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Pearce takes possession
Min. 70 :(mnu) S_Mazzola with the diagonal pass M_Crickmore
          ...  C_Soares goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  C_V_Carballo calls him over
          ...  C_V_Carballo is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 71 :(lyn) J_Paintsil moves forward
          ...  S_Mazzola with the block
Min. 71 :(mnu) P_Gazzaniga miskicks!
          ...  L_Griffiths is takes control of the ball!
          ...  N_Stiles slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 74 :(lyn) N_Whiteside with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Sissoko
          ...  The ball hits M_Blackwell in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 75 :(mnu) M_Blackwell takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Thomas_Partey
          ...  C_Soares plays the back pass
          ...  P_Gazzaniga can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Moreno plays it towards the near post!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga jumps well to claim it!
Min. 77 :(lyn) J_Paintsil finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  J_Paintsil curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_O_Conner never had a chance!
Min. 81 :(lyn) N_Stiles runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  J_Paintsil latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Varane with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 85 :(lyn) N_Whiteside turns past C_Moreno
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Pearce
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnu) J_Maria crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Crickmore in the box
          ...  M_Crickmore with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thomas_Partey chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_Diakiese gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 92 :(mnu) L_Griffiths knocks it past D_Irwin and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  L_Griffiths fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 93 :(mnu) L_Griffiths makes himself available
          ...  J_Paintsil fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball

*************  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          : J_grealish (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Lombardo (2,5,43), J_grealish (44)
Sent Off             : A_Lombardo (47)
Booked               : C_Soares (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : M_Crickmore
Scorers              : D_Irwin (2 og), M_Crickmore (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Griffiths (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       12
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Lyon 4 - 2 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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  30   1   2   3  40 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  31   9   6  18 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Varane       DF   1  30   9   4  11 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  29   8   8  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
C_Soares       DF   2  26   7  11  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
N_Stiles       DM   2  16  27   1  24 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  28   9  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Whiteside    MF   1  11  27  11  27 |  96   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
J_grealish     AM   1   1  28  12  31 |  63   0   0   4   2   1   1   0   0   0  20 100  45
H_Son          AM   2   9  11  34  20 |  63   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  29  32 |  50   0   0   0   0   5   3   0   1   0 -10 -10  70
G_Bailey       GK  30   1   5   5   9 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  32  14   9  31 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Camilo         DM   2  20  25   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sissoko      MF   2   5  25   6  33 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  29  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  32   3   3   2  13 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -50   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  30   8  11  18 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  27  10   9  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Varane         DF   2  26   9   6  10 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Blackwell    DF   2  25   6   7  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  28  18  35 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  28   7  33 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Maria        MF   3   8  28   9  32 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Bradley_Dack   MF   2   9  26   9  21 |  96   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
L_Griffiths    FW   2  10   5  29  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
M_Crickmore    FW   1   6   9  26  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   6   1   0   0   0  20   0  45
Tim_Lavaku     GK  29   3   1   1  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bould        DF   2  29   9   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Magennis     MF   3   4  28   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  10  27   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Minuti       FW   2   9   9  26  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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