Division One League Match, Lyon vs. Valencia (Sun Jul 05)


                                 Lyon  |  Valencia
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                        Neil Stockley  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK D_Van_Don_Bur
                       A_Ranocchia DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                     T_Alderweirel DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF A_Nouri
                         A_Girrese DF  |  DF M_Barry
                         Roy_Keane DM  |  MF T_Cruise
                            Didier MF  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF B_Green
                      S_Malbranque AM  |  MF L_Macleod
                        D_Rortugal FW  |  FW M_Bombarda
                         Dyorkaeff FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                                       |
                            Coupet SUB |  SUB R_Ceni
                       Filipe_Luis SUB |  SUB J_Stam
                            Ribery SUB |  SUB H_Higuim
                        R_Donadoni SUB |  SUB W_Jose
                            G_Weah SUB |  SUB Cantona

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 2  :(lyn) D_Rortugal looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff attempts the shot!
          ...  The shot slips through D_Van_Don_Bur's hands
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 3  :(vla) D_Trezeguet backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Kikuchi latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Rortugal goes in studs first
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 5  :(vla) T_Cruise has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Ranocchia
          ...  He knocks it to M_Bombarda!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from T_Alderweirel
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Green plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Girrese gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 7  :(vla) T_Cruise sidesteps A_Ranocchia
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  L_Amoroso slices it
          ...  G_Buffon moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cruise chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to M_Barry
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It floats over G_Buffon
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 12 :(lyn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Rortugal is through!
          ...  D_Trezeguet is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
Min. 13 :(lyn) D_Rortugal cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But A_Nouri comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 14 :(lyn) Roy_Keane is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to S_Malbranque
          ...  S_Malbranque hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him!
Min. 15 :(lyn) Roy_Keane with a 40-yard pass to L_Amoroso
          ...  L_Amoroso controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into D_Van_Don_Bur arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  That's given Lyon the lead!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 15 :(vla) It seems Valencia are making a tactical change to A
Min. 15 :(vla) L_Macleod is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to M_Bombarda
          ...  A left-footer by M_Bombarda !
          ...  G_Buffon falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 17 :(vla) B_Green with the heel pass to L_Macleod
          ...  L_Amoroso clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 20 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff turns past D_E_Boyata
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Dyorkaeff with the drive!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur goes down well to save
Min. 21 :(vla) T_Cruise is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_E_Boyata
          ...  T_Alderweirel pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 24 :(lyn) S_Malbranque takes advantage of a mistake by M_Barry
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Malbranque !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur claws it off the line
          ...  G_Poll consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lyon 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 24 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a probing through ball M_Barry
          ...  M_Barry aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  G_Buffon guesses right
Min. 25 :(vla) B_Green has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Ranocchia
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Barry!
          ...  M_Barry rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  G_Buffon gathers it easily
Min. 30 :(lyn) Didier hoists the ball across to T_Alderweirel
          ...  T_Alderweirel has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur punches it away
Min. 30 :(vla) D_Trezeguet sidesteps T_Alderweirel
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the drive!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 31 :(lyn) D_Rortugal sprints past D_E_Boyata
          ...  D_Rortugal swings in the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had D_Van_Don_Bur beaten!
Min. 31 :(vla) D_E_Boyata runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of D_Trezeguet
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Didier is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  G_Poll gave him a strong warning
Min. 35 :(lyn) D_Rortugal 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!
          ...  D_Rortugal with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 35 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Green
          ...  B_Green attempts a low drive!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 36 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff finds himself in a good position
          ...  Dyorkaeff fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 39 :(lyn) Roy_Keane sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Dyorkaeff
          ...  B_Ivanovic cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 39 :(lyn) Didier is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 39 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a glorious long pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  Blocked by L_Amoroso
Min. 41 :(lyn) S_Malbranque feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Didier runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Didier tries the shot !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 42 :(vla) M_Bombarda beats his man
          ...  M_Bombarda with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 49 :(vla) G_Buffon miss-kicks!
          ...  T_Cruise is through!
          ...  A_Girrese wins the ball well
          ...  G_Poll has given a free kick
Min. 49 :(vla) M_Bombarda has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Bombarda with the header !
          ...  The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
          ...  But G_Buffon recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!

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

Min. 46 :(vla) L_Macleod curls the ball out wide to D_Trezeguet
          ...  Didier makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 47 :(lyn) Didier with a 50-yard pass to S_Malbranque
          ...  S_Malbranque carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It floats over D_Van_Don_Bur
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 47 :(vla) D_Trezeguet beats his marker
          ...  D_Trezeguet keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But G_Buffon tips it over
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 49 :(vla) B_Ivanovic finds D_Trezeguet with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  T_Alderweirel is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  G_Poll refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 49 :(vla) L_Macleod finds D_Trezeguet with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But A_Girrese slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 53 :(vla) T_Cruise with a probing pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet chases it through, he must score !
          ...  G_Buffon saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 54 :(vla) D_Trezeguet plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the crafty shot!
          ...  The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
          ...  But G_Buffon recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 55 :(lyn) Roy_Keane is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to D_Rortugal
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by M_Bombarda !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 55 :(vla) T_Cruise is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Ivanovic
          ...  B_Ivanovic gets up high for the header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  Lyon 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 59 :(vla) B_Ivanovic knocks the ball back to D_Van_Don_Bur
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Lyon 3-1 Valencia ...
Min. 59 :(vla) L_Macleod 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!
          ...  D_Trezeguet receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Trezeguet goes for the top corner !
          ...  G_Buffon won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 60 :(lyn) Up goes the substitution board - G_Weah on for Dyorkaeff as a FW
Min. 60 :(lyn) Filipe_Luis is coming on for S_Malbranque and will play DF
Min. 60 :(lyn) The Lyon manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 64 :(vla) M_Bombarda with a neat pass into D_Trezeguet
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Girrese
Min. 66 :(vla) J_Stam will replace D_E_Boyata and play DF
Min. 66 :(vla) W_Jose is being brought on
          ...  B_Green is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 66 :(lyn) Roy_Keane is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Rortugal
          ...  J_Stam clears with a diving header
Min. 67 :(lyn) Didier cuts through the defence
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Barry
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 70 :(lyn) Roy_Keane with the cross-field pass to D_Rortugal
          ...  J_Stam intercepts the pass
Min. 71 :(lyn) D_Rortugal turns past M_Kikuchi
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_Barry with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 73 :(vla) M_Barry with a precise ball to W_Jose
          ...  A vicious shot by W_Jose !
          ...  But G_Buffon tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod curls it into the box!
          ...  It comes to A_Nouri
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  G_Buffon is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod swings it in!
          ...  Filipe_Luis reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 75 :(lyn) A_Ranocchia with a one-touch layoff to G_Weah
          ...  But B_Ivanovic wins the ball
Min. 77 :(vla) D_Trezeguet with electric pace
          ...  He eases past T_Alderweirel
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Barry plays it towards the near post!
          ...  M_Kikuchi swings a leg at it!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 80 :(lyn) C_Ronaldo reads the run of A_Ranocchia
          ...  J_Stam pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 86 :(vla) W_Jose with a 50-yard pass to T_Cruise
          ...  T_Cruise unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  G_Buffon with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 87 :(vla) M_Bombarda flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Filipe_Luis with a well timed tackle
          ...  G_Poll didn't like it though
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lyn) Roy_Keane finds A_Girrese with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Kikuchi tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Poll has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Poll!
          ...  G_Poll refrained from booking him but had stern words

*************  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          : Roy_Keane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Amoroso (15), S_Malbranque (24), B_Ivanovic (59 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Rortugal (3), Filipe_Luis (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : T_Cruise
Scorers              : B_Ivanovic (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Barry (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       18
Off target           :           4        |       8
On target            :           7        |       10
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       19
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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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G_Buffon       GK  36   2   3   1  22 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  31  11  10  30 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  29   8   9  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
L_Amoroso      DF   2  28   6   9  11 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  60   0  30
A_Girrese      DF   1  28   8   8  32 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Roy_Keane      DM   2  10  28   9  31 |  98   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0
Didier         MF   3   6  31   8  33 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  29   8  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
S_Malbranque   AM   3   9  30  11  33 |  64   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
D_Rortugal     FW   3  11   9  31  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   7   8  29  23 |  64   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  30
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Filipe_Luis    DF   2  25   4   8  41 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Ribery         MF   1   7  30  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Donadoni     MF   1   8  28   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  26  22 |  34   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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D_Van_Don_Bur  GK  35   2   7   5  23 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  31  11   9  11 |  70   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  30  11   7  22 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0 -30  10
A_Nouri        DF   1  28  12   6  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Barry        DF   2  17  28   7  32 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  18   8   8
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  30   9  39 |  98   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0 -20  35 -15
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  15  29   9  30 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Green        MF   2  16  28   6  30 |  70   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  28  11  31 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  29  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  28  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
R_Ceni         GK  37   2   2   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  30   8   7  29 |  28   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  27  10  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Jose         MF   3   8   9  29  10 |  28   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  28  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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