Division Two League Match, Lyon vs. Paris Saint Germain (Sun Apr 28)


                                 Lyon  |  Paris Saint Germain
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-4-1-1 C
                     Kristoffer Peace  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                            Higuim GK  |  GK A_Tenas
                      Ian_David_Mc DF  |  DF M_Manz
                     Gary_Mcvittie DF  |  DF Kamala
                         G_Neville DF  |  DF L_Blanc
                           B_White DF  |  DF D_DeCoco
                        N_Niculaie DM  |  MF S_Wilkermann
                          X_Alonso MF  |  MF M_Buskens
                           D_Boroi MF  |  MF P_Augosuni
                         B_Gilmour AM  |  MF M_Ritchie
                            I_Sarr FW  |  AM B_Towell
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW R_K_Muani
                                       |
                            Bonner SUB |  SUB P_Jennings
                           D_Franz SUB |  SUB K_Raikonnen
                         M_Laudrup SUB |  SUB L_Thuram
                           Romario SUB |  SUB C_Hikarra
                         B_McBride SUB |  SUB D_Costa

Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)


Min. 2  :(lyn) Ian_David_Mc takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 2  :(psg) M_Manz hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_K_Muani latches onto it!
          ...  R_K_Muani with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kamala swings it in!
          ...  Higuim comes out and claims it!
Min. 4  :(psg) M_Buskens off the woodwork.
          ...  B_Towell picks up the deflection
          ...  B_Towell drives the ball low !
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Lets see if Paris Saint Germain can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 15 :(lyn) B_Gilmour retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  I_Sarr gets on the end of it
          ...  I_Sarr gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It floats over A_Tenas
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Lyon have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Lyon 1-1 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 17 :(psg) R_K_Muani jumps over Gary_Mcvittie's challenge
          ...  R_K_Muani could have let it bounce!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 19 :(lyn) I_Sarr uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  M_Manz tackles cleanly
Min. 21 :(lyn) B_Gilmour lays the ball back to G_Neville
          ...  G_Neville heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 22 :(psg) M_Ritchie with an intelligent ball to R_K_Muani
          ...  A vicious shot by R_K_Muani !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  Higuim was beaten there!
Min. 28 :(lyn) X_Alonso plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  I_Sarr decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  I_Sarr hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  The shot slips through A_Tenas's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 29 :(lyn) N_Niculaie controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  T_Erak gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  T_Erak with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 32 :(lyn) N_Niculaie kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Gary_Mcvittie gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Gary_Mcvittie with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  A_Tenas saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 33 :(psg) B_Towell comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  B_Towell tries to beat Higuim from outside the area!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 36 :(psg) The ball goes loose!
          ...  M_Manz seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  B_Gilmour with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  M_Clattenurg reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 41 :(lyn) T_Erak controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  L_Blanc with an ugly foul
          ...  M_Clattenurg will want to speak to him
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) I_Sarr kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  B_Towell with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 46 :(lyn) I_Sarr sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But L_Blanc barges him off the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-1 Paris Saint Germain

Min. 50 :(lyn) T_Erak beats the defender
          ...  M_Manz with a well timed tackle
          ...  M_Clattenurg didn't like it though
          ...  M_Clattenurg calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 51 :(lyn) Ian_David_Mc beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Ian_David_Mc with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  A_Tenas with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 57 :(psg) B_Towell off the woodwork.
          ...  R_K_Muani picks up the deflection
          ...  G_Neville makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Buskens lofts the ball in!
          ...  It is kicked away by Gary_Mcvittie
Min. 58 :(lyn) I_Sarr controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  S_Wilkermann rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  M_Clattenurg calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  D_Boroi swings it in
          ...  B_Gilmour takes control of it!
          ...  A vicious shot by B_Gilmour !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 60 :(lyn) B_Gilmour fires over a low cross to I_Sarr
          ...  But M_Buskens will cut out the threat
Min. 61 :(psg) R_K_Muani knocks the ball past Ian_David_Mc
          ...  R_K_Muani hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  Higuim can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Higuim makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 63 :(psg) P_Augosuni cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Towell
          ...  A glorious effort by B_Towell !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 64 :(lyn) B_Gilmour turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at A_Tenas
          ...  He lobs it over A_Tenas
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 65 :(lyn) There's going to be a change
          ...  D_Franz will come on for B_White and play DF
Min. 65 :(lyn) T_Erak beats R_K_Muani
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Kamala with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 69 :(lyn) I_Sarr with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Ritchie
          ...  I_Sarr with a stunning strike !
          ...  A_Tenas parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Lyon go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Lyon 2-1 Paris Saint Germain ...
Min. 69 :(psg) B_Towell sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Manz
          ...  Ian_David_Mc takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 70 :(lyn) M_Laudrup is ready to come on to replace D_Boroi
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(lyn) Romario takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace B_Gilmour
          ...  He'll play as a AM
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(psg) It looks as though Paris Saint Germain is now playing A
Min. 72 :(psg) R_K_Muani finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Ian_David_Mc
          ...  R_K_Muani aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Higuim with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 75 :(lyn) B_McBride is going to be brought on
          ...  T_Erak is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 76 :(lyn) I_Sarr takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  I_Sarr sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  A_Tenas tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Romario hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to Gary_Mcvittie
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Paris Saint Germain fans laugh at him
Min. 79 :(lyn) I_Sarr has space to run with the ball
          ...  S_Wilkermann with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that s a foul
          ...  M_Clattenurg calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Gazza Grant looks relieved
Min. 80 :(psg) K_Raikonnen is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Manz is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(psg) C_Hikarra is coming on for S_Wilkermann and will play MF
Min. 80 :(psg) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  D_Costa will come on for R_K_Muani and play FW
Min. 82 :(lyn) Romario unselfishly heads the ball back to B_McBride
          ...  B_McBride with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  A_Tenas tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  X_Alonso swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to B_McBride
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Paris Saint Germain fans laugh at him
Min. 82 :(psg) D_Costa with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Ian_David_Mc fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Clattenurg shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  D_Costa bends it round the wall
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Higuim's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 85 :(lyn) X_Alonso is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Romario
          ...  Romario aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 86 :(psg) M_Ritchie flicks the ball through
          ...  B_Towell runs onto it!
          ...  Ian_David_Mc wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lyn) Ian_David_Mc with a probing through ball X_Alonso
          ...  X_Alonso with a thundering volley!
          ...  A_Tenas with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 91 :(lyn) Ian_David_Mc reads the run of B_McBride
          ...  K_Raikonnen with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  M_Clattenurg gave him a strong warning
Min. 92 :(lyn) X_Alonso hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Romario latches onto it!
          ...  M_Ritchie dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 93 :(psg) D_Costa brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  B_Towell makes himself available
          ...  B_Towell hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Lyon fans taunt him!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
Attendance           : 99,254
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : I_Sarr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Sarr (15,69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Gilmour (36), Ian_David_Mc (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Paris Saint Germain Match Info
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Best player          : B_Towell
Scorers              : B_Towell (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Towell (43), S_Wilkermann (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       | Paris Saint Germain
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       10
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
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Final Score          : Lyon 2 - 1 Paris Saint Germain
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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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Higuim         GK  31   2   5   1  28 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ian_David_Mc   DF   2  32  10   6  30 |  94   0   2   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  28   3
Gary_Mcvittie  DF   2  30   1   5  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
G_Neville      DF   2  29   7   3  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_White        DF   2  29   1   2  28 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Niculaie     DM   2  19  25   2  35 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
X_Alonso       MF   1   1  31   2  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
D_Boroi        MF   2  16  25  14  35 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Gilmour      AM   1  10  26  19  33 |  71   0   0   4   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
I_Sarr         FW   1  10   8  37  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0  20  20  75
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  30  21 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bonner         GK  32   1   2   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Franz        DF   2  26   8   9  22 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laudrup      MF   2  15  28   7  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Romario        AM   2   8  30  23  37 |  23   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_McBride      FW   1   7   1  20  28 |  18   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  25

Player Statistics - Paris Saint Germain
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Tenas        GK  31   5   2   3  28 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
M_Manz         DF   2  31   8   5  32 |  81   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
Kamala         DF   3  30   7  10  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Blanc        DF   2  28   9   5  38 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_DeCoco       DF   2  26  10   8  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wilkermann   MF   1  11  27   1  28 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Buskens      MF   2   9  27   2  30 |  94   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10 -20
P_Augosuni     MF   2   4  27   4  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Ritchie      MF   1  12  26   7  23 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
B_Towell       AM   2   4  27  15  45 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  18  23
R_K_Muani      FW   1   3   5  29  40 |  81   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Jennings     GK  24   1   1   2  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Raikonnen    DF   2  30   1   3  43 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Thuram       DF   1  27   9   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Hikarra      MF   1   3  30   2  28 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Costa        FW   1   1   1  26  22 |  13   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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