Division One League Match, Lyon vs. Newcastle (Sun Sep 06)


                                 Lyon  |  Newcastle
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-4-1-1 C
                        Neil Stockley  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK T_Conner
                       A_Ranocchia DF  |  DF S_Pearce
                         T_Butcher DF  |  DF I_Hart
                        J_Diakiese DF  |  DF T_Haas
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF S_Logan
                            Didier MF  |  MF K_Porborsky
                      S_Malbranque MF  |  MF Robinho
                        R_Donadoni MF  |  MF A_Karnak
                            Ribery AM  |  MF B_Matuidi
                        D_Rortugal FW  |  AM W_Zaha
                        A_Lombardo FW  |  FW O_Bierhoff
                                       |
                            Coupet SUB |  SUB W_Hunt
                         A_Girrese SUB |  SUB C_Moreno
                         Roy_Keane SUB |  SUB F_Moussa
                         C_Ronaldo SUB |  SUB J_Cruyff
                         R_Firmino SUB |  SUB Geminiho

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 3  :(lyn) R_Donadoni looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Ribery
          ...  Ribery aims for the top right corner !
          ...  T_Conner is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Lyon have snatched the lead!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 3  :(nwt) W_Zaha brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Ranocchia
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in O_Bierhoff!
          ...  D_Rortugal with an over the top challenge
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 4  :(lyn) A_Lombardo takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A_Lombardo looks to see where T_Conner is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 5  :(nwt) A_Karnak finds W_Zaha on the edge of the box
          ...  Cleared by J_Diakiese
Min. 7  :(lyn) R_Donadoni skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  T_Conner makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 7  :(nwt) B_Matuidi with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past A_Ranocchia
          ...  B_Matuidi aims for the top right corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Buffon moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  G_Buffon catches it with style!
Min. 8  :(nwt) O_Bierhoff takes advantage of a mistake by L_Amoroso
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  O_Bierhoff curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  G_Buffon gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 9  :(nwt) B_Matuidi runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  O_Bierhoff latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  J_Diakiese anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 11 :(lyn) Didier squares it to Ribery
          ...  Ribery sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But T_Conner pulls out a save of the game
Min. 13 :(nwt) O_Bierhoff slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  But T_Butcher with the fine tackle
Min. 15 :(lyn) R_Donadoni finds A_Ranocchia with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A_Ranocchia fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ribery drives it into the box!
          ...  D_Rortugal gets his head on it
          ...  T_Conner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 16 :(nwt) S_Pearce plays in I_Hart with a beautiful ball
          ...  I_Hart with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 17 :(nwt) Robinho takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Bierhoff
          ...  O_Bierhoff fires a shot at goal !
          ...  G_Buffon fists it away
Min. 21 :(lyn) Ribery with the dribble
          ...  S_Logan is easily beaten
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from I_Hart
Min. 22 :(lyn) Didier knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Logan
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by O_Bierhoff !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 22 :(nwt) S_Logan works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Zaha
          ...  T_Butcher reads the play well
Min. 24 :(lyn) D_Rortugal takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  S_Pearce wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 26 :(nwt) Robinho 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!
          ...  B_Matuidi receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  B_Matuidi is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round G_Buffon
          ...  He tries to slide it past G_Buffon
          ...  G_Buffon pulls off a save !!
Min. 27 :(lyn) S_Malbranque hoists the ball across to Ribery
          ...  Ribery unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It flies in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Lyon 2-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 28 :(nwt) K_Porborsky is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Matuidi
          ...  But J_Diakiese sweeps up the threat
Min. 30 :(lyn) Ribery sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Rortugal
          ...  Robinho fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  J_Eriksson just wants to lecture him
Min. 31 :(lyn) Ribery knocks the ball past O_Bierhoff
          ...  Ribery with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But T_Conner palms it behind
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 31 :(nwt) O_Bierhoff with a real burst of pace
          ...  O_Bierhoff with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But G_Buffon comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 33 :(lyn) Ribery sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  S_Malbranque runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Malbranque with the shot !
          ...  T_Conner gathers it comfortably
Min. 34 :(lyn) A_Lombardo runs at S_Pearce
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A_Lombardo with the shot !
          ...  But T_Conner palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 36 :(lyn) R_Donadoni brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Lombardo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Lombardo hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  T_Conner watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 36 :(nwt) W_Zaha pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  O_Bierhoff is clean through!
          ...  O_Bierhoff pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Lyon fans taunt him!
Min. 37 :(nwt) W_Zaha spits at T_Butcher
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Eriksson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 38 :(lyn) Ribery races into the box
          ...  He sees A_Lombardo lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  A_Lombardo with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ribery plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It is cleared by S_Pearce
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(nwt) O_Bierhoff with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  O_Bierhoff keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It floats over G_Buffon
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 45 :(nwt) K_Porborsky is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  W_Zaha latches onto the ball
          ...  W_Zaha hits a crisp volley!
          ...  G_Buffon gathers it easily
Min. 46 :(lyn) T_Butcher moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Rortugal
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Rortugal !
          ...  T_Conner with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 46 :(nwt) Robinho reads the run of S_Pearce
          ...  J_Diakiese tackles cleanly

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 2-0 Newcastle

Min. 46 :(nwt) K_Porborsky brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_Rortugal
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in O_Bierhoff!
          ...  O_Bierhoff with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It floats over G_Buffon
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 49 :(nwt) W_Zaha is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to O_Bierhoff
          ...  L_Amoroso anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 50 :(lyn) S_Malbranque turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Butcher
          ...  T_Butcher with a stunning strike !
          ...  T_Conner makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 50 :(nwt) K_Porborsky backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Robinho gets on the end of it
          ...  Robinho goes for goal !
          ...  But G_Buffon smothers the ball.
Min. 53 :(nwt) K_Porborsky brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Matuidi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Amoroso reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 60 :(lyn) Up goes the substitution board - C_Ronaldo on for A_Lombardo as a FW
Min. 60 :(lyn) A_Girrese replaces Ribery to play as a DF
Min. 60 :(lyn) Lyon made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 60 :(lyn) R_Donadoni with an inch perfect pass to D_Rortugal
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Haas
Min. 68 :(lyn) C_Ronaldo flicks it past S_Logan
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  B_Matuidi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Eriksson going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 72 :(nwt) Robinho can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  T_Butcher with the block
Min. 75 :(nwt) Robinho lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  O_Bierhoff latches on to it
          ...  C_Ronaldo goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 79 :(lyn) A_Girrese is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  A_Ranocchia latches onto the ball
          ...  I_Hart gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 81 :(lyn) L_Amoroso beats S_Pearce
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  K_Porborsky takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 81 :(lyn) R_Donadoni takes on S_Pearce
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  O_Bierhoff is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 82 :(nwt) F_Moussa takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace K_Porborsky as MF
Min. 82 :(nwt) Geminiho replaces O_Bierhoff to play as a FW
Min. 82 :(nwt) J_Cruyff replaces Robinho and will play MF
Min. 82 :(nwt) F_Moussa pushes it past C_Ronaldo
          ...  L_Amoroso gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 85 :(lyn) S_Malbranque sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Donadoni
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Logan looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 86 :(nwt) I_Hart finds his way through
          ...  Intercepted by J_Diakiese
Min. 87 :(lyn) R_Donadoni lobs it over the defender
          ...  I_Hart reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lyn) R_Donadoni with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from I_Hart
Min. 89 :(nwt) B_Matuidi runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Diakiese back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  B_Matuidi hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  G_Buffon gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Newcastle something to fight for!
          ...  Lyon 2-1 Newcastle ...
Min. 90 :(lyn) S_Malbranque shifts into the DM position in a tactical change
Min. 90 :(nwt) B_Matuidi barges A_Ranocchia off the ball
          ...  S_Malbranque with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He received a good talking to from J_Eriksson

*************  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          : Ribery (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ribery (3,27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Ronaldo (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : B_Matuidi
Scorers              : B_Matuidi (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Zaha (37), O_Bierhoff (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |    Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       12
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :          10        |       9
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :          11        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       16
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Final Score          : Lyon 2 - 1 Newcastle
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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_Buffon       GK  37   2   3   1  22 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  31  11  10  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  30   9   7  23 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
J_Diakiese     DF   3  29   9   6  18 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
L_Amoroso      DF   2  28   6   9  11 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Didier         MF   3   6  31   8  33 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Malbranque   DM   3   9  30  11  33 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  65  25
R_Donadoni     MF   1   8  28   7  41 |  94   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
Ribery         AM   1   7  30  10  33 |  62   0   0   3   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  30  70
D_Rortugal     FW   3  11   9  32  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6   9  29  32 |  62   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  28   8   8  32 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Roy_Keane      DM   2  10  28   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ronaldo      FW   3   7  29   8  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  18
R_Firmino      FW   2   6   8  25  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Conner       GK  36   3   3   2  32 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  29   8  11  18 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
I_Hart         DF   3  28   7   6  23 |  94   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60 -20 -15
T_Haas         DF   2  27  12   7  11 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Logan        DF   2  27  10   5  20 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  28   8  21 |  84   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
Robinho        MF   1   8  28   8  23 |  84   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -15
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  27  15  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Matuidi      MF   1   6  26  16  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  10  40
W_Zaha         AM   2   8  27  19  12 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  29  32 |  84   0   1   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  18  -2  13
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  26  10   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moussa       MF   1   6  27  19  23 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruyff       MF   2  10  25  18  21 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Geminiho       FW   3  10  11  28  31 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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