Division Two League Match, Lyon vs. Valencia (Sun Jan 14)


                                 Lyon  |  Valencia
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  5-2-3 P
                     Kristoffer Peace  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                            Higuim GK  |  GK Brad_Viner
                      Ian_David_Mc DF  |  DF C_Soares
                         G_Neville DF  |  DF A_Mateju
                     Gary_Mcvittie DF  |  DF Hierro
                           D_Franz DF  |  DF B_Chilwell
                       N_Whiteside MF  |  DF M_Franchu
                         M_Laudrup MF  |  MF Thiago_S
                           D_Boroi MF  |  MF B_Towell
                           Romario AM  |  FW C_Ronaldo
                            I_Sarr FW  |  FW P_Minuti
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW T_Trezeguet
                                       |
                            Bonner SUB |  SUB Krull
                           B_White SUB |  SUB R_Zdravkov
                          X_Alonso SUB |  SUB A_Hazzard
                         B_Gilmour SUB |  SUB G_Mamardashvi
                          Jeffinho SUB |  SUB D_Dubong

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 12 :(lyn) T_Erak has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Thiago_S!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Franchu
Min. 13 :(lyn) T_Erak runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  T_Erak shoots towards goal !
          ...  Brad_Viner with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 13 :(vla) Hierro with a burst of pace
          ...  N_Whiteside wins the ball with ease
          ...  A_Barken saw something no-one else did
Min. 14 :(lyn) I_Sarr with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  I_Sarr uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Looks like it should be Brad_Viner's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Brad_Viner looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ian_David_Mc chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Brad_Viner easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(lyn) Romario unselfishly heads the ball back to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak hits a curling shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Lyon fans go wild!
          ...  Lyon have snatched the lead!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 18 :(lyn) Romario fires over a low cross to T_Erak
          ...  A_Mateju with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 19 :(vla) Higuim miss-kicks!
          ...  B_Towell is through!
          ...  Cleared by Gary_Mcvittie
Min. 21 :(lyn) M_Laudrup pulls it back to I_Sarr
          ...  I_Sarr hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  Brad_Viner won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Lyon 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 30 :(lyn) D_Boroi 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 launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Brad_Viner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Lyon 3-0 Valencia ...
Min. 31 :(lyn) Lyon restructured their strategy to D
Min. 31 :(vla) C_Soares holds the ball up
          ...  He sees T_Trezeguet in space!
          ...  Ian_David_Mc with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  A_Barken will just give him a speaking to
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  C_Ronaldo bends it in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Lyon 3-1 Valencia ...
Min. 31 :(vla) P_Minuti beats G_Neville
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  G_Neville reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 33 :(lyn) M_Laudrup nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Laudrup lobs Brad_Viner!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 36 :(vla) C_Ronaldo with the through ball to A_Mateju
          ...  But D_Franz wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 36 :(vla) P_Minuti spits at Gary_Mcvittie
          ...  A_Barken lectures him
Min. 40 :(lyn) T_Erak beats C_Soares
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  C_Ronaldo seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 40 :(lyn) I_Sarr is on the ground
          ...  He looks in agony
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 40 :(lyn) Jeffinho is being prepared to come on
          ...  I_Sarr is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 40 :(vla) P_Minuti beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves A_Barken
          ...  Ian_David_Mc is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Higuim misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Chilwell curls it into the box!
          ...  Higuim comes out and claims it!
Min. 41 :(vla) P_Minuti steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  G_Neville wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 3-1 Valencia

Min. 47 :(lyn) D_Boroi reads the run of T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 48 :(lyn) T_Erak finds the space intelligently
          ...  T_Erak with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 51 :(lyn) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  T_Erak is through!
          ...  T_Erak curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 51 :(lyn) Romario takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Erak
          ...  C_Soares with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He received a good talking to from A_Barken
Min. 52 :(vla) A_Mateju kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Towell gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Towell smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 55 :(lyn) G_Neville pass splits open the defence and finds Romario
          ...  B_Chilwell reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 55 :(lyn) Gary_Mcvittie is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  He signals to the bench he can't carry on
Min. 55 :(lyn) B_White is going to be brought on
          ...  Gary_Mcvittie is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 57 :(vla) B_Chilwell gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Ronaldo
          ...  C_Ronaldo with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 60 :(lyn) There's going to be a change
          ...  X_Alonso will come on for N_Whiteside and play MF
Min. 60 :(lyn) B_Gilmour takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Romario
          ...  He'll play as a AM
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 62 :(vla) B_Towell takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  B_White with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 63 :(lyn) M_Laudrup plays in T_Erak with a beautiful ball
          ...  C_Ronaldo with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
Min. 64 :(lyn) B_Gilmour crosses to D_Franz
          ...  Thiago_S robs him of the ball
Min. 69 :(lyn) B_Gilmour has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Mateju
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Erak!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  B_Chilwell hits it out for a throw
Min. 69 :(vla) Hierro with a glorious long pass to P_Minuti
          ...  B_White wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 70 :(vla) R_Zdravkov comes on for Hierro and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(vla) A_Hazzard comes on for Thiago_S and takes up a MF role
Min. 70 :(vla) D_Dubong comes on for T_Trezeguet and takes up a FW role
Min. 72 :(lyn) Jeffinho finds the space intelligently
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Mateju
Min. 72 :(vla) A_Hazzard with a 50-yard pass to D_Dubong
          ...  D_Dubong tries to beat Higuim from outside the area!
          ...  But Higuim palms it behind
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 76 :(lyn) M_Laudrup feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  B_Gilmour runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A_Mateju seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 84 :(lyn) B_Gilmour has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  T_Erak collects the loose ball!
          ...  T_Erak hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Brad_Viner never had a chance!
Min. 85 :(lyn) X_Alonso controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs R_Zdravkov
          ...  He puts in D_Boroi!
          ...  B_Chilwell clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 87 :(vla) B_Towell with a 50-yard pass to P_Minuti
          ...  D_Boroi cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(lyn) B_Gilmour with a glorious long pass to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The shot slips through Brad_Viner's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 94 :(vla) C_Ronaldo beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  G_Neville wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!

*************  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          : I_Sarr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Erak (16), I_Sarr (21,30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : I_Sarr (40), Gary_Mcvittie (55)
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : C_Ronaldo
Scorers              : C_Ronaldo (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       4
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :           4        |       2
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       7
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Final Score          : Lyon 3 - 1 Valencia
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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 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ian_David_Mc   DF   2  31  10   6  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Neville      DF   2  29   7   3  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Gary_Mcvittie  DF   2  29   1   5  25 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Franz        DF   2  26   8   8  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Whiteside    MF   1  12  29  12  27 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laudrup      MF   2  15  27   7  22 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
D_Boroi        MF   2  16  25  14  35 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  60  20
Romario        AM   2   8  29  23  37 |  61   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
I_Sarr         FW   1   9   8  37  21 |  40   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  30  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Bonner         GK  32   1   2   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_White        DF   2  28   1   2  28 |  39   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
X_Alonso       MF   1   1  30   2  28 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Gilmour      AM   1  10  26  19  33 |  34   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  60  20
Jeffinho       FW   2   1   5  29  15 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Brad_Viner     GK  31   3   3   2  23 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
C_Soares       DF   2  29   7  11  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Mateju       DF   2  29   9   8  30 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Hierro         DF   1  27  10   7  33 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Chilwell     DF   2  26  12   8  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Franchu      DF   3  15  27   6  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Thiago_S       MF   2  10  29   8  29 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Towell       MF   2   4  27  15  45 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Ronaldo      FW   1   3   2  29  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
P_Minuti       FW   2   9   9  28  11 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  27  38 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Krull          GK  28   2   2   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Zdravkov     DF   3  28   6   9  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hazzard      MF   1   1  30   2  26 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Mamardashvi  MF   2   5  29   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Dubong       FW   1   3   1  21  47 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
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