Division Two Reserve League Match, Lyon Res vs. Manchester Utd Res (Mon Jan 27)


                             Lyon Res  |  Manchester Utd Res
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-2-2-2 N
                           Care Taker  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                          M_Balfor GK  |  GK M_Piazza
                           A_Salto DF  |  DF Paul_Little
                          S_Hodges DF  |  DF A_Rees
                          A_Moreno DF  |  DF U_Cacan
                           R_Ferri DF  |  DF O_Bernat
                        Z_Socrates MF  |  MF J_Ntcham
                          H_Pattan MF  |  MF R_Giggs
                           C_Manga MF  |  AM B_Statement
                         J_Eustace MF  |  AM C_Paler
                          R_Falcao FW  |  FW D_Flanders
                       F_Morientes FW  |  FW Donis_Avdijaj
                                       |
                        Rock_Singh SUB |  SUB M_Schwarzer
                           S_Gomez SUB |  SUB M_Bartra
                       T_Alexander SUB |  SUB F_Parasca
                         B_Gilmour SUB |  SUB Brian_Mobile
                          T_Yeboah SUB |  SUB Dave_Notman

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 5  :(mnur) Donis_Avdijaj knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Donis_Avdijaj with a terrific drive !
          ...  M_Balfor is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  M_Balfor looks very relieved!
Min. 6  :(lynr) S_Hodges gets to the by line and finds A_Salto with a beautiful cross
          ...  A_Salto sees M_Piazza off his line !
          ...  M_Piazza won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 6  :(mnur) C_Paler kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Ntcham gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Salto rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Underhill going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 8  :(mnur) B_Statement sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Donis_Avdijaj runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  R_Ferri takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 9  :(mnur) Donis_Avdijaj pushes it past R_Ferri
          ...  Driven towards goal by Donis_Avdijaj !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 10 :(lynr) Z_Socrates with an intelligent ball to R_Falcao
          ...  R_Falcao hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But M_Piazza is equal to it
Min. 12 :(lynr) F_Morientes with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from F_Morientes !
          ...  M_Piazza gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 15 :(lynr) Z_Socrates beats D_Flanders
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by U_Cacan
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 16 :(lynr) H_Pattan spots F_Morientes who is in acres of space
          ...  F_Morientes runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But M_Piazza punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 17 :(mnur) A_Rees takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Hodges takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 21 :(mnur) J_Ntcham changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Donis_Avdijaj
          ...  Donis_Avdijaj uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  M_Balfor is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  M_Balfor looks very relieved!
Min. 23 :(lynr) A_Salto flicks it past Paul_Little
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A_Salto keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  M_Piazza plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 24 :(lynr) F_Morientes with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from O_Bernat
          ...  A wicked drive by F_Morientes !
          ...  M_Piazza with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 27 :(lynr) J_Eustace runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Z_Socrates
          ...  Z_Socrates cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  M_Piazza with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 29 :(lynr) C_Manga reads the run of F_Morientes
          ...  F_Morientes has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Eustace hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Rees reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 30 :(lynr) Z_Socrates runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to F_Morientes
          ...  Paul_Little gets to the ball first
Min. 31 :(lynr) A_Moreno plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  A_Moreno belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But M_Piazza tips it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 31 :(mnur) U_Cacan gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds R_Giggs
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Salto
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 33 :(lynr) R_Falcao knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  J_Ntcham with the tackle
          ...  J_Underhill will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  R_Falcao hits it over the wall
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Lyon Res fans sing his praises!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The referee spotted something
Min. 35 :(lynr) Lyon Res's manager orders his side to play E
Min. 35 :(lynr) F_Morientes sprints past the defender
          ...  F_Morientes hits a crisp volley!
          ...  M_Piazza makes a fine save
Min. 42 :(lynr) C_Manga knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Blocked by B_Statement
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lynr) Z_Socrates beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Z_Socrates hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 47 :(lynr) R_Falcao kills the ball dead
          ...  R_Falcao tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Manga!
          ...  J_Eustace swings a leg at it!
          ...  M_Piazza with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 47 :(mnur) B_Statement plays a long ball to C_Paler
          ...  C_Paler could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon Res 0-0 Manchester Utd Res

Min. 46 :(lynr) Z_Socrates beats U_Cacan
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Paul_Little belts it clear
Min. 47 :(mnur) A_Rees kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Flanders gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Flanders with a powerful downward header!
          ...  M_Balfor gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 48 :(lynr) A_Moreno lays the ball back to F_Morientes
          ...  F_Morientes fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  M_Piazza is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 49 :(lynr) C_Manga steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs U_Cacan
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  C_Manga has a go!
          ...  But M_Piazza punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 50 :(mnur) M_Bartra is coming on for A_Rees and will play DF
Min. 50 :(mnur) B_Statement miskicks!
          ...  He finds D_Flanders though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  D_Flanders with the overhead !
          ...  M_Balfor won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 54 :(lynr) R_Falcao with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  R_Falcao goes for goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  That's given Lyon Res the lead!
          ...  Lyon Res 1-0 Manchester Utd Res ...
Min. 54 :(mnur) B_Statement beats R_Ferri
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  B_Statement rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But M_Balfor is equal to it
Min. 55 :(lynr) S_Gomez is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Moreno is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 55 :(mnur) Dave_Notman is being prepared to come on
          ...  Donis_Avdijaj is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 55 :(lynr) R_Falcao beats O_Bernat
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Falcao with the header !
          ...  M_Piazza was lucky there
Min. 58 :(lynr) The ball goes loose!
          ...  F_Morientes seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  F_Morientes gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  M_Piazza plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 60 :(lynr) T_Yeboah replaces an unhappy F_Morientes and will play as a FW
Min. 60 :(mnur) Brian_Mobile takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Paler as FW
Min. 65 :(lynr) T_Alexander replaces C_Manga and will play DF
Min. 65 :(lynr) Lyon Res changed their strategy to play C
Min. 68 :(lynr) T_Alexander knocks it past U_Cacan and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A powerful header from T_Alexander !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  M_Piazza makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 70 :(lynr) Z_Socrates has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  T_Yeboah gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  R_Giggs slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 72 :(mnur) Dave_Notman gains possession
          ...  Dave_Notman with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  M_Balfor grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 73 :(mnur) J_Ntcham with a simple pass to B_Statement
          ...  B_Statement with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 76 :(lynr) H_Pattan crosses in from the wing, he finds T_Yeboah in the box
          ...  Paul_Little wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 76 :(mnur) Brian_Mobile sidesteps S_Hodges
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  T_Alexander is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
Min. 80 :(mnur) Dave_Notman with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Dave_Notman with the goal bound shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  M_Balfor tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Statement floats the ball in!
          ...  It comes to O_Bernat
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  M_Balfor is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 81 :(lynr) H_Pattan fires over a low cross to Z_Socrates
          ...  M_Bartra takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 82 :(lynr) T_Yeboah with a well-controlled run
          ...  D_Flanders leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 84 :(lynr) R_Falcao finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  O_Bernat with an over the top challenge
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  J_Eustace hoists it forward
          ...  R_Falcao gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Falcao attempts to drive it home!
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Piazza's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  M_Piazza looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 87 :(mnur) B_Statement with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  S_Hodges knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But J_Underhill just turns away!
Min. 87 :(lynr) Z_Socrates slides the ball across to S_Gomez
          ...  Paul_Little fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(mnur) J_Ntcham gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Salto!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Salto fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  J_Underhill warns him

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
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Lyon Res Match Info
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Best player          : R_Falcao (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Falcao (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Res Match Info
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Best player          : B_Statement
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Paul_Little (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Lyon Res     |  Manchester Utd Res
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       9
On target            :          14        |       2
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       8
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Final Score          : Lyon Res 1 - 0 Manchester Utd Res
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Player Statistics - Lyon Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Balfor       GK  23   1   1   2  32 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
A_Salto        DF   2  24  11   5  11 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  11
S_Hodges       DF   1  24   9   7  21 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Moreno       DF   2  22   9   7  20 |  58   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  30
R_Ferri        DF   2  18   6   6  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Z_Socrates     MF   3   8  24  12  11 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  11
H_Pattan       MF   1   7  22   8  11 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Manga        MF   3   8  21  12  22 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
J_Eustace      MF   1   8  21   7  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
R_Falcao       FW   3   8  10  24  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0  20  20  87
F_Morientes    FW   1   6  11  22  33 |  63   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  43
Rock_Singh     GK  27   2   3   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gomez        DF   2  21   9   8  23 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alexander    DF   1  19   6   8  21 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
B_Gilmour      MF   1   8  20  16  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Yeboah       FW   2   8   8  24  23 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Piazza       GK  15   2   1   2  12 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Paul_Little    DF   1  22  11   4  41 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
A_Rees         DF   2  21  10   6  42 |  53   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
U_Cacan        DF   1  21   5   7  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
O_Bernat       DF   2  18   7   6  33 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Ntcham       MF   3   8  23   7  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Giggs        MF   2   6  20   7  42 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Statement    AM   3  10  21  11  32 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  11
C_Paler        AM   3   7  14  10  22 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
D_Flanders     FW   1   4   7  24  42 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Donis_Avdijaj  FW   3   4   9  15  22 |  58   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
M_Schwarzer    GK  14   2   3   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bartra       DF   3  21   7   6  23 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Parasca      MF   2  14  19   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Brian_Mobile   FW   2   9  10  21  23 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Dave_Notman    FW   1   7   9  20  39 |  38   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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