Division Two League Match, Lyon vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Jun 02)


                                 Lyon  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 E  |  3-2-3-1-1 E
                       Hamza Siddiqui  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                     T_Alderweirel DF  |  DF Carr
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF P_Albert
                         T_Butcher DF  |  DM P_Kachu
                      S_Malbranque MF  |  DM Daley_Blind
                            Didier MF  |  MF Adriano
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF S_Gruber
                          A_Karnak MF  |  MF D_Beckham
                        D_Rortugal FW  |  AM Ru_B_Perry
                         J_A_Vardy FW  |  FW C_Bellamy
                                       |
                            Coupet SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                        J_Diakiese SUB |  SUB K_Wemberg
                           P_Pogba SUB |  SUB Hans_Gruber
                            M_Ball SUB |  SUB Bradley_Dack
                         Dyorkaeff SUB |  SUB Ely

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(lyn) M_Overmars 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!
          ...  J_A_Vardy receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  J_A_Vardy with the chance !
          ...  G_Pagliuca gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by G_Pagliuca !!
Min. 5  :(shk) S_Gruber runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Adriano
          ...  Adriano with the header !
          ...  G_Buffon is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  G_Buffon looks very relieved!
Min. 10 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  S_Malbranque knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But F_Brych just turns away!
Min. 13 :(lyn) Didier holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Rortugal
          ...  A_Kerzhakov wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 15 :(lyn) Didier backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  T_Butcher latches onto the end of it
          ...  T_Butcher tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  That's put Lyon ahead!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 16 :(shk) Schalke 04 changed their strategy to play P
Min. 16 :(lyn) T_Butcher kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  T_Butcher lobs G_Pagliuca!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 17 :(lyn) S_Malbranque finds Didier in acres of space
          ...  A glorious effort by Didier !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 22 :(shk) A_Kerzhakov gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ru_B_Perry
          ...  Ru_B_Perry looks to see where G_Buffon is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 24 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy beats his man
          ...  Ru_B_Perry with a superb challenge
          ...  F_Brych has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  F_Brych calls him over
          ...  F_Brych is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 25 :(lyn) M_Overmars takes on 3 men
          ...  Daley_Blind with the tackle
Min. 25 :(shk) Adriano backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Daley_Blind gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Buffon with a reckless challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  F_Brych reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  It will be Ru_B_Perry to take it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's got Schalke 04 back level!
          ...  Lyon 1-1 Schalke 04...
Min. 26 :(shk) Schalke 04 are switching their playing style to E
Min. 27 :(shk) C_Bellamy nutmegs T_Butcher
          ...  C_Bellamy must beat G_Buffon!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Lyon fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 28 :(lyn) S_Malbranque brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Daley_Blind
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Rortugal!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by P_Kachu
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 29 :(lyn) Didier controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Daley_Blind
          ...  He puts in D_Rortugal!
          ...  P_Kachu takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 34 :(lyn) A_Karnak with the diagonal pass P_Jones
          ...  P_Jones curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 36 :(lyn) A_Karnak picks out D_Rortugal with the cross
          ...  D_Rortugal hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  G_Pagliuca grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 37 :(lyn) Didier spots D_Rortugal who is in acres of space
          ...  D_Rortugal swings in the shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 37 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy with the side footed shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Daley_Blind chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  G_Buffon jumps well to claim it!
Min. 40 :(lyn) P_Jones off the woodwork.
          ...  J_A_Vardy picks up the deflection
          ...  J_A_Vardy launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 41 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy finds a hole in the defence
          ...  Carr reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 42 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry finds the space intelligently
          ...  Ru_B_Perry has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 47 :(shk) A_Kerzhakov plays in Adriano with a beautiful ball
          ...  P_Jones wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-1 Schalke 04

Min. 46 :(lyn) S_Malbranque with the header on
          ...  He finds D_Rortugal in space
          ...  D_Rortugal hits a curling shot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 46 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to P_Albert
          ...  P_Albert with a thundering shot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  G_Buffon never had a chance!
Min. 47 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel knocks it past Carr and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Kerzhakov pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Andy Banks looks relieved
          ...  Hamza Siddiqui is far from happy with that decision
Min. 49 :(lyn) L_Amoroso takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  L_Amoroso with the shot !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 50 :(lyn) S_Malbranque plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_A_Vardy keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  J_A_Vardy rifles it to the far post !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 51 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy barges the defender off the ball
          ...  J_A_Vardy throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  G_Pagliuca with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 54 :(shk) C_Bellamy runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  J_A_Vardy is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  F_Brych just wants to lecture him
Min. 56 :(lyn) M_Overmars plays the early ball across the box to find J_A_Vardy in space
          ...  Daley_Blind with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
Min. 59 :(lyn) The ball is passed in from S_Malbranque, he finds M_Overmars
          ...  M_Overmars tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 63 :(shk) D_Beckham has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Amoroso
          ...  He puts in C_Bellamy!
          ...  A delicate chip from C_Bellamy !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 64 :(shk) Adriano hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Ru_B_Perry collects the loose ball!
          ...  From long range Ru_B_Perry bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  G_Buffon gathers it comfortably
Min. 65 :(lyn) D_Rortugal turns past Carr
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Rortugal throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  G_Pagliuca manages to turn it behind
Min. 68 :(lyn) S_Malbranque brings it under control
          ...  He takes on P_Albert
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Butcher!
          ...  T_Butcher shapes up for a shot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 69 :(lyn) D_Rortugal lobs it over P_Albert
          ...  Carr takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 69 :(shk) Daley_Blind kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Bellamy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Overmars with the tackle
Min. 70 :(lyn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Lyon will now play C
Min. 70 :(shk) Hans_Gruber is being brought on
          ...  S_Gruber is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(lyn) S_Malbranque runs at A_Kerzhakov
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  S_Malbranque flings a shot at goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 75 :(lyn) J_Diakiese replaces T_Alderweirel to play as a DF
Min. 75 :(shk) K_Wemberg is going to be brought on
          ...  P_Albert is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(shk) Ely will replace C_Bellamy and play FW
Min. 76 :(lyn) T_Butcher with an intelligent ball to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 77 :(shk) Adriano holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Ely in space!
          ...  Ely smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But G_Buffon makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 79 :(lyn) Didier with a penetrating pass to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Beckham pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 82 :(lyn) P_Jones sidesteps D_Beckham
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  P_Jones from 20 yards !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 83 :(shk) P_Kachu bursts forward
          ...  P_Kachu goes for the top corner !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 87 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy barges Carr off the ball
          ...  K_Wemberg cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(shk) Daley_Blind controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But Didier spotted the danger and cleans up the play

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
Attendance           : 80,000
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Didier (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Butcher (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Buffon (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Ru_B_Perry
Scorers              : Ru_B_Perry (25 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ru_B_Perry (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |   Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       11
Off target           :          12        |       8
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 1 Schalke 04
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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  34   2   3   1  22 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  27  12   6  28 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  27   8   9  31 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Amoroso      DF   2  27   6   9  11 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_Butcher      DF   2  27   8   7  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  36
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  29  11  33 |  93   0   1   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  60   1
Didier         MF   3   6  29   8  33 |  93   0   1   5   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  65   1
M_Overmars     MF   2  10  27  14  32 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  26  14  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  29  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  27  20 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  17
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  27   8   6  18 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  26  13  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ball         MF   2  12  26   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   7   8  27  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
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_Pagliuca     GK  35   5   5   2  23 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  28  11   7  42 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Carr           DF   2  26   9   8  11 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Albert       DF   2  26   8   7  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
P_Kachu        DM   3  25  12  10  31 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
Daley_Blind    DM   3  24   9   7  12 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Adriano        MF   1   8  26  12  43 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  26   8  21 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Beckham      MF   3   9  25   8  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Ru_B_Perry     AM   2   8  24  17  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  18  35
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  26  33 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Wemberg      DF   2  26   6   7  32 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Hans_Gruber    MF   2   6  26   4  41 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bradley_Dack   MF   2   9  25   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ely            FW   2   4   8  25  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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