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Season 22 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 2
Lyon 0 - 3 Manchester Utd
Elite League Cup Group Match, Lyon vs. Manchester Utd (Wed Apr 20)
Lyon | Manchester Utd
3-1-3-3 A | 4-3-1-2 C
Tim Batth | Derek Purvis
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T_Snelders GK | GK Tom_Clements
K_Abrha DF | DF J_Talamonti
Reinaldo DF | DF Z_Knight
H_Berg DF | DF C_Puyol
Pichu_Atienza DM | DF Ben_Barcley
Jese MF | MF Fernandinho
P_Pogba MF | MF S_Sidwell
M_Ball MF | MF J_Maria
E_Cavani FW | AM W_Barker
R_Sharp FW | FW Van_Tijkaan
S_Iversen FW | FW BrianLavery
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Brandon_Statz SUB | SUB F_Bents
J_Diakiese SUB | SUB A_Cissokho
Rivaldo SUB | SUB P_Coutinho
DJ_Hart SUB | SUB G_Hooper
Rodrigo SUB | SUB M_Klosenbeger
Referee: S_Bennett (England)
Min. 1 :(mnu) Fernandinho takes advantage of a mistake by M_Ball
... Can he make them pay?
... A delicate header from Fernandinho !
... T_Snelders blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 4 :(lyn) M_Ball knocks it forward
... Ben_Barcley slips
... E_Cavani gets to it!
... E_Cavani drives the shot in!
... Tom_Clements gathers it comfortably
Min. 4 :(mnu) Fernandinho 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!
... BrianLavery receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... BrianLavery with the header !
... T_Snelders makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 5 :(mnu) C_Puyol sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to Fernandinho
... Fernandinho chases it through, he must score !
... T_Snelders narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 10 :(mnu) W_Barker jumps over K_Abrha's challenge
... Reinaldo gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 14 :(lyn) Reinaldo pulls it back to Pichu_Atienza
... Pichu_Atienza with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 14 :(mnu) J_Maria controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... BrianLavery gets onto the end of the pass!
... BrianLavery uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 16 :(mnu) C_Puyol is clutching his leg!
... He gets to his feet
... It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 18 :(mnu) J_Talamonti looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Van_Tijkaan
... Good sliding challenge from K_Abrha
Min. 19 :(mnu) J_Maria with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... H_Berg gets to the ball first
Min. 21 :(mnu) W_Barker knocks the ball past Reinaldo
... A skilful effort from W_Barker !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 23 :(mnu) W_Barker with a perfectly timed run
... W_Barker rifles it at the goal !
... T_Snelders saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 25 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza with the dribble
... He uses his pace to get free
... What a shot from Pichu_Atienza !
... It could go anywhere
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 26 :(mnu) W_Barker races into the box
... He sees Fernandinho lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... M_Ball leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 26 :(mnu) BrianLavery runs at the defence
... He nutmegs K_Abrha
... He showed his class there
... BrianLavery tries one from the edge of the box !
... T_Snelders gets his fingertips to it
Min. 32 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to S_Iversen
... S_Iversen tries one from the edge of the box !
... But it goes wide
Min. 33 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to S_Iversen
... Good sliding challenge from J_Talamonti and it had to be
Min. 35 :(mnu) W_Barker dribbles it into the box
... M_Ball gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 40 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan curls the ball out wide to BrianLavery
... BrianLavery with a graceful, looping effort !
... T_Snelders fists it away
Min. 41 :(lyn) Reinaldo knocks it forward
... W_Barker slips
... R_Sharp gets to it!
... Good sliding challenge from C_Puyol
Min. 41 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan runs with pace at the defence
... Van_Tijkaan goes for the top corner !
... T_Snelders saves, but he fumbles
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... S_Sidwell chips the ball in towards the far post!
... W_Barker swings a leg at it!
... T_Snelders gets his fingertips to it
Min. 42 :(lyn) M_Ball jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to S_Iversen
... S_Iversen fires off a left-footed shot !
... It floats over Tom_Clements
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) Rivaldo is coming on for M_Ball and playing MF
Min. 45 :(mnu) A_Cissokho is being brought on
... Ben_Barcley is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 45 :(mnu) G_Hooper takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace W_Barker as FW
Min. 46 :(mnu) G_Hooper nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
... Rivaldo with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... S_Bennett warned him
Min. 47 :(mnu) Fernandinho is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to C_Puyol
... C_Puyol hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... GOAL !!
... Look at the delight on his face!
... Just look at the delight!!
... That puts Manchester Utd ahead!
... Now can they hang onto it!
... Lyon 0-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 48 :(lyn) The Lyon manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 48 :(mnu) BrianLavery finds his way through
... The offside trap didn't work
... A glorious effort by BrianLavery !
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... Fernandinho hits it into the box!
... G_Hooper loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... The fans get off there seats!
... T_Snelders plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-1 Manchester Utd
Min. 47 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan has a go!
... It hits the defender
... G_Hooper collects the loose ball!
... P_Pogba is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
... He is warned by S_Bennett
... It's just a warning
... FREE KICK!
... It is well within shooting range!
... J_Maria bends it in
... But T_Snelders tips it over
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by S_Sidwell!
... Rivaldo wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 51 :(mnu) G_Hooper watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... A delicate chip from G_Hooper !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 52 :(lyn) H_Berg 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!
... Rivaldo receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Rivaldo hits the ball first time!
... Tom_Clements with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 52 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds C_Puyol
... H_Berg wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 55 :(lyn) Rivaldo is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to Reinaldo
... A wicked drive by Reinaldo !
... It hits the post!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 55 :(mnu) S_Sidwell with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... G_Hooper gets on the end of the pass
... G_Hooper bears down on goal!
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... S_Bennett talks to his assistant
... GOAL !!
... The Manchester Utd fans celebrate the goal
... Lyon 0-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 56 :(lyn) Lyon's manager orders his side to play N
Min. 56 :(mnu) J_Maria is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to BrianLavery
... BrianLavery tries to chip the ball over T_Snelders!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 57 :(lyn) Jese is too quick for the defence
... Jese shoots towards goal !
... Tom_Clements with a superb tip over the bar
... He showed great Reflexes there
... CORNER!
... Pichu_Atienza chips the ball in towards the far post!
... P_Pogba gets on the end of it
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... Jese chips the ball into the area!
... J_Talamonti clears the danger
Min. 60 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger replaces BrianLavery to play as a FW
Min. 62 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan with a real burst of pace
... Brilliantly taken away by Jese !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 64 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza has it now
... He takes on C_Puyol
... He gets past him!
... He puts in K_Abrha!
... K_Abrha hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 67 :(lyn) R_Sharp falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 67 :(lyn) DJ_Hart is coming on for R_Sharp and will play FW
Min. 68 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger with an intelligent ball to A_Cissokho
... E_Cavani with a nasty foul
... That looked malicious
... S_Bennett will just give him a speaking to
Min. 69 :(mnu) Fernandinho moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to M_Klosenbeger
... Cleaned up by K_Abrha
Min. 74 :(lyn) Rivaldo 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!
... K_Abrha receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... But J_Talamonti comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 77 :(lyn) Jese with a slick pass to S_Iversen
... A wicked drive by S_Iversen !
... Tom_Clements makes a good save
... CORNER!
... Swung in by P_Pogba
... A_Cissokho heads it away
Min. 77 :(mnu) A_Cissokho breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on T_Snelders!
... Rivaldo brings him down!
... He could be off!!
... S_Bennett calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... Just outside the box!
... J_Maria with the delicate chip over the wall
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... T_Snelders never had a chance!
Min. 78 :(mnu) Fernandinho knocks it forward
... Reinaldo slips
... Van_Tijkaan gets to it!
... H_Berg with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 82 :(mnu) G_Hooper skips the challenge from E_Cavani
... G_Hooper with the chance !
... But T_Snelders dives to his left
... I think T_Snelders just got a hand on that one
... S_Bennett has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 85 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza turns past the defender
... He has created space for himself now
... J_Talamonti gets to the ball first
Min. 86 :(lyn) E_Cavani slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... Z_Knight with a nasty foul
... S_Bennett will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 87 :(lyn) P_Pogba cuts the ball back to Jese
... C_Puyol with the tackle
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... He's in trouble!!
... He could be sent off for that!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) Jese drives it forward to P_Pogba
... Brilliantly taken away by S_Sidwell !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 90 :(mnu) G_Hooper has space to run with the ball
... G_Hooper with the header !
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... Lyon 0-3 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 91 :(lyn) Lyon switch to playing P
Min. 91 :(lyn) Jese looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to DJ_Hart
... J_Talamonti bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 91 :(mnu) C_Puyol is rolling on the ground!
... He gets up again
... Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 92 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to DJ_Hart
... A_Cissokho steals the ball of off him
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stade de Gerland
Attendance : 73,543
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player : Jese
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : M_Ball (26), Rivaldo (77)
Injured : R_Sharp (67)
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player : G_Hooper (Man of the Match)
Scorers : C_Puyol (47), G_Hooper (55,90)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Z_Knight (86), C_Puyol (87)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Lyon | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal : 11 | 20
Off target : 7 | 6
On target : 4 | 14
Possession : 36 | 64
Corners : 3 | 3
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 2
Subs Used : 2 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 7
Key Tackles : 8 | 7
Key Passes : 15 | 14
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Final Score : Lyon 0 - 3 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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T_Snelders GK 31 2 3 4 16 | 96 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
K_Abrha DF 1 26 9 6 33 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 -20 -19
Reinaldo DF 1 24 11 6 20 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 1
H_Berg DF 1 24 10 7 21 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
Pichu_Atienza DM 1 15 24 6 33 | 96 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 2
Jese MF 2 4 25 7 41 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 -15
P_Pogba MF 2 7 23 12 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
M_Ball MF 2 11 23 4 23 | 45 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 18 -2
E_Cavani FW 2 10 11 26 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
R_Sharp FW 3 6 10 24 22 | 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Iversen FW 2 6 7 23 32 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Brandon_Statz GK 27 1 7 2 32 | 0 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
Rivaldo MF 2 7 26 8 37 | 51 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 18 3
DJ_Hart FW 1 6 7 23 11 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rodrigo FW 1 7 7 23 20 | 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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Tom_Clements GK 28 2 3 2 42 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
J_Talamonti DF 2 24 12 7 13 | 96 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 10 0
Z_Knight DF 1 24 9 5 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 18 18
C_Puyol DF 1 23 8 5 36 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 78 28 38
Ben_Barcley DF 3 22 7 8 41 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fernandinho MF 4 7 24 9 25 | 96 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 55 10
S_Sidwell MF 2 6 24 8 11 | 96 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 25 0
J_Maria MF 3 7 23 9 32 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6
W_Barker AM 1 9 23 14 25 | 45 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 11
Van_Tijkaan FW 1 8 8 25 22 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
BrianLavery FW 2 6 8 23 32 | 63 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
F_Bents GK 25 2 2 6 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Cissokho DF 2 24 10 6 12 | 51 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
P_Coutinho MF 2 7 23 15 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Hooper FW 2 10 4 23 26 | 51 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 51
M_Klosenbeger FW 1 3 5 22 36 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
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Lyon | Manchester Utd
3-1-3-3 A | 4-3-1-2 C
Tim Batth | Derek Purvis
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T_Snelders GK | GK Tom_Clements
K_Abrha DF | DF J_Talamonti
Reinaldo DF | DF Z_Knight
H_Berg DF | DF C_Puyol
Pichu_Atienza DM | DF Ben_Barcley
Jese MF | MF Fernandinho
P_Pogba MF | MF S_Sidwell
M_Ball MF | MF J_Maria
E_Cavani FW | AM W_Barker
R_Sharp FW | FW Van_Tijkaan
S_Iversen FW | FW BrianLavery
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Brandon_Statz SUB | SUB F_Bents
J_Diakiese SUB | SUB A_Cissokho
Rivaldo SUB | SUB P_Coutinho
DJ_Hart SUB | SUB G_Hooper
Rodrigo SUB | SUB M_Klosenbeger
Referee: S_Bennett (England)
Min. 1 :(mnu) Fernandinho takes advantage of a mistake by M_Ball
... Can he make them pay?
... A delicate header from Fernandinho !
... T_Snelders blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 4 :(lyn) M_Ball knocks it forward
... Ben_Barcley slips
... E_Cavani gets to it!
... E_Cavani drives the shot in!
... Tom_Clements gathers it comfortably
Min. 4 :(mnu) Fernandinho 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!
... BrianLavery receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... BrianLavery with the header !
... T_Snelders makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 5 :(mnu) C_Puyol sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball across to Fernandinho
... Fernandinho chases it through, he must score !
... T_Snelders narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 10 :(mnu) W_Barker jumps over K_Abrha's challenge
... Reinaldo gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 14 :(lyn) Reinaldo pulls it back to Pichu_Atienza
... Pichu_Atienza with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 14 :(mnu) J_Maria controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... BrianLavery gets onto the end of the pass!
... BrianLavery uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 16 :(mnu) C_Puyol is clutching his leg!
... He gets to his feet
... It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 18 :(mnu) J_Talamonti looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to Van_Tijkaan
... Good sliding challenge from K_Abrha
Min. 19 :(mnu) J_Maria with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... H_Berg gets to the ball first
Min. 21 :(mnu) W_Barker knocks the ball past Reinaldo
... A skilful effort from W_Barker !
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 23 :(mnu) W_Barker with a perfectly timed run
... W_Barker rifles it at the goal !
... T_Snelders saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 25 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza with the dribble
... He uses his pace to get free
... What a shot from Pichu_Atienza !
... It could go anywhere
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 26 :(mnu) W_Barker races into the box
... He sees Fernandinho lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... M_Ball leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 26 :(mnu) BrianLavery runs at the defence
... He nutmegs K_Abrha
... He showed his class there
... BrianLavery tries one from the edge of the box !
... T_Snelders gets his fingertips to it
Min. 32 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to S_Iversen
... S_Iversen tries one from the edge of the box !
... But it goes wide
Min. 33 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to S_Iversen
... Good sliding challenge from J_Talamonti and it had to be
Min. 35 :(mnu) W_Barker dribbles it into the box
... M_Ball gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 40 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan curls the ball out wide to BrianLavery
... BrianLavery with a graceful, looping effort !
... T_Snelders fists it away
Min. 41 :(lyn) Reinaldo knocks it forward
... W_Barker slips
... R_Sharp gets to it!
... Good sliding challenge from C_Puyol
Min. 41 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan runs with pace at the defence
... Van_Tijkaan goes for the top corner !
... T_Snelders saves, but he fumbles
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... S_Sidwell chips the ball in towards the far post!
... W_Barker swings a leg at it!
... T_Snelders gets his fingertips to it
Min. 42 :(lyn) M_Ball jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to S_Iversen
... S_Iversen fires off a left-footed shot !
... It floats over Tom_Clements
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) Rivaldo is coming on for M_Ball and playing MF
Min. 45 :(mnu) A_Cissokho is being brought on
... Ben_Barcley is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 45 :(mnu) G_Hooper takes off his tracksuit
... he'll replace W_Barker as FW
Min. 46 :(mnu) G_Hooper nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
... Rivaldo with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... S_Bennett warned him
Min. 47 :(mnu) Fernandinho is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to C_Puyol
... C_Puyol hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... GOAL !!
... Look at the delight on his face!
... Just look at the delight!!
... That puts Manchester Utd ahead!
... Now can they hang onto it!
... Lyon 0-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 48 :(lyn) The Lyon manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 48 :(mnu) BrianLavery finds his way through
... The offside trap didn't work
... A glorious effort by BrianLavery !
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... Fernandinho hits it into the box!
... G_Hooper loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... The fans get off there seats!
... T_Snelders plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-1 Manchester Utd
Min. 47 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan has a go!
... It hits the defender
... G_Hooper collects the loose ball!
... P_Pogba is called for the holding foul
... Looked like a fair jump
... The referee got it wrong
... He is warned by S_Bennett
... It's just a warning
... FREE KICK!
... It is well within shooting range!
... J_Maria bends it in
... But T_Snelders tips it over
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by S_Sidwell!
... Rivaldo wins the ball
... And he clears the danger
Min. 51 :(mnu) G_Hooper watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
... He decides to be greedy and run into the space
... He's gone right through!
... A delicate chip from G_Hooper !
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 52 :(lyn) H_Berg 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!
... Rivaldo receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Rivaldo hits the ball first time!
... Tom_Clements with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 52 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds C_Puyol
... H_Berg wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 55 :(lyn) Rivaldo is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to Reinaldo
... A wicked drive by Reinaldo !
... It hits the post!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 55 :(mnu) S_Sidwell with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... G_Hooper gets on the end of the pass
... G_Hooper bears down on goal!
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... S_Bennett talks to his assistant
... GOAL !!
... The Manchester Utd fans celebrate the goal
... Lyon 0-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 56 :(lyn) Lyon's manager orders his side to play N
Min. 56 :(mnu) J_Maria is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to BrianLavery
... BrianLavery tries to chip the ball over T_Snelders!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 57 :(lyn) Jese is too quick for the defence
... Jese shoots towards goal !
... Tom_Clements with a superb tip over the bar
... He showed great Reflexes there
... CORNER!
... Pichu_Atienza chips the ball in towards the far post!
... P_Pogba gets on the end of it
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... Jese chips the ball into the area!
... J_Talamonti clears the danger
Min. 60 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger replaces BrianLavery to play as a FW
Min. 62 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan with a real burst of pace
... Brilliantly taken away by Jese !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 64 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza has it now
... He takes on C_Puyol
... He gets past him!
... He puts in K_Abrha!
... K_Abrha hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 67 :(lyn) R_Sharp falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 67 :(lyn) DJ_Hart is coming on for R_Sharp and will play FW
Min. 68 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger with an intelligent ball to A_Cissokho
... E_Cavani with a nasty foul
... That looked malicious
... S_Bennett will just give him a speaking to
Min. 69 :(mnu) Fernandinho moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to M_Klosenbeger
... Cleaned up by K_Abrha
Min. 74 :(lyn) Rivaldo 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!
... K_Abrha receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... But J_Talamonti comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 77 :(lyn) Jese with a slick pass to S_Iversen
... A wicked drive by S_Iversen !
... Tom_Clements makes a good save
... CORNER!
... Swung in by P_Pogba
... A_Cissokho heads it away
Min. 77 :(mnu) A_Cissokho breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on T_Snelders!
... Rivaldo brings him down!
... He could be off!!
... S_Bennett calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK!
... Just outside the box!
... J_Maria with the delicate chip over the wall
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... T_Snelders never had a chance!
Min. 78 :(mnu) Fernandinho knocks it forward
... Reinaldo slips
... Van_Tijkaan gets to it!
... H_Berg with a superb tackle!
... He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 82 :(mnu) G_Hooper skips the challenge from E_Cavani
... G_Hooper with the chance !
... But T_Snelders dives to his left
... I think T_Snelders just got a hand on that one
... S_Bennett has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 85 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza turns past the defender
... He has created space for himself now
... J_Talamonti gets to the ball first
Min. 86 :(lyn) E_Cavani slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... Z_Knight with a nasty foul
... S_Bennett will want to speak to him
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 87 :(lyn) P_Pogba cuts the ball back to Jese
... C_Puyol with the tackle
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... He's in trouble!!
... He could be sent off for that!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) Jese drives it forward to P_Pogba
... Brilliantly taken away by S_Sidwell !!
... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 90 :(mnu) G_Hooper has space to run with the ball
... G_Hooper with the header !
... The net bulges!
... GOAL !!
... Lyon 0-3 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 91 :(lyn) Lyon switch to playing P
Min. 91 :(lyn) Jese looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to DJ_Hart
... J_Talamonti bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 91 :(mnu) C_Puyol is rolling on the ground!
... He gets up again
... Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 92 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to DJ_Hart
... A_Cissokho steals the ball of off him
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Match Details
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Venue : Stade de Gerland
Attendance : 73,543
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player : Jese
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : M_Ball (26), Rivaldo (77)
Injured : R_Sharp (67)
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player : G_Hooper (Man of the Match)
Scorers : C_Puyol (47), G_Hooper (55,90)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Z_Knight (86), C_Puyol (87)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Lyon | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal : 11 | 20
Off target : 7 | 6
On target : 4 | 14
Possession : 36 | 64
Corners : 3 | 3
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 2 | 2
Subs Used : 2 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 7
Key Tackles : 8 | 7
Key Passes : 15 | 14
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Final Score : Lyon 0 - 3 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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T_Snelders GK 31 2 3 4 16 | 96 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0
K_Abrha DF 1 26 9 6 33 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 -20 -19
Reinaldo DF 1 24 11 6 20 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 1
H_Berg DF 1 24 10 7 21 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 0
Pichu_Atienza DM 1 15 24 6 33 | 96 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 2
Jese MF 2 4 25 7 41 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 -15
P_Pogba MF 2 7 23 12 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
M_Ball MF 2 11 23 4 23 | 45 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 18 -2
E_Cavani FW 2 10 11 26 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
R_Sharp FW 3 6 10 24 22 | 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Iversen FW 2 6 7 23 32 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Brandon_Statz GK 27 1 7 2 32 | 0 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
Rivaldo MF 2 7 26 8 37 | 51 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 18 3
DJ_Hart FW 1 6 7 23 11 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rodrigo FW 1 7 7 23 20 | 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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Tom_Clements GK 28 2 3 2 42 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
J_Talamonti DF 2 24 12 7 13 | 96 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 10 0
Z_Knight DF 1 24 9 5 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 18 18
C_Puyol DF 1 23 8 5 36 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 78 28 38
Ben_Barcley DF 3 22 7 8 41 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fernandinho MF 4 7 24 9 25 | 96 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 55 10
S_Sidwell MF 2 6 24 8 11 | 96 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 25 0
J_Maria MF 3 7 23 9 32 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6
W_Barker AM 1 9 23 14 25 | 45 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 11
Van_Tijkaan FW 1 8 8 25 22 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
BrianLavery FW 2 6 8 23 32 | 63 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
F_Bents GK 25 2 2 6 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Cissokho DF 2 24 10 6 12 | 51 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
P_Coutinho MF 2 7 23 15 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Hooper FW 2 10 4 23 26 | 51 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 51
M_Klosenbeger FW 1 3 5 22 36 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
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