Division Two League Match, Lyon vs. Werder Bremen (Mon Feb 24)


                                 Lyon  |  Werder Bremen
                            4-4-1-1 P  |  5-3-2 P
                        Neil Stockley  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                        G_Pagliuca GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                       A_Ranocchia DF  |  DF J_Neeskens
                         T_Butcher DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF L_Augustinson
                        J_Diakiese DF  |  DF E_Henderson
                            Ribery MF  |  DF G_Panucci
                            Didier MF  |  MF T_Muller
                        R_Donadoni MF  |  MF P_Bargfrede
                           P_Pogba MF  |  MF J_Ledley
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  FW M_Kruse
                        D_Rortugal FW  |  FW Del_Vecchio
                                       |
                            Coupet SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                         A_Girrese SUB |  SUB J_Zanetti
                         M_Dembele SUB |  SUB F_Kainz
                         Dyorkaeff SUB |  SUB O_Kauper
                        M_Rashford SUB |  SUB D_Berbatov

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 5  :(wbn) The ball rolls free!
          ...  Del_Vecchio takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  Del_Vecchio has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Pagliuca falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  G_Pagliuca looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Neeskens crosses it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Pagliuca
Min. 6  :(lyn) D_Rortugal knocks the ball past A_McLeish
          ...  D_Rortugal with the chance !
          ...  J_Pavlenka is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks very relieved!
Min. 7  :(wbn) Werder Bremen restructured their strategy to C
Min. 10 :(wbn) T_Muller lobs it over the defender
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Ranocchia
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 11 :(lyn) D_Rortugal sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Neeskens takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 12 :(lyn) Didier takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  J_Neeskens knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But O_Bundy just turns away!
Min. 12 :(lyn) D_Rortugal controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  P_Bargfrede with a bad challenge
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from O_Bundy
Min. 14 :(wbn) E_Henderson with a flicked pass to J_Ledley
          ...  A_Ranocchia wins the ball
Min. 16 :(lyn) Ribery with a first time pass
          ...  D_Rortugal runs onto it!
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Rortugal !
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 18 :(lyn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  D_Rortugal seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Rortugal !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 20 :(lyn) D_Rortugal steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_McLeish
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  D_Rortugal goes for the top corner !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ribery plays it into the danger area!
          ...  L_Augustinson heads it away
Min. 21 :(lyn) Ribery with the diagonal pass T_Butcher
          ...  Intercepted by A_McLeish
Min. 22 :(lyn) Ribery finds the run of L_Amoroso
          ...  G_Panucci slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 25 :(lyn) D_Rortugal flicks it over L_Augustinson's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  But G_Panucci clears the danger
Min. 27 :(wbn) J_Ledley with the cross-field pass to Del_Vecchio
          ...  A_Ranocchia wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Muller hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to P_Bargfrede
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 31 :(lyn) J_Gandolfini takes advantage of a mistake by J_Ledley
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Ledley goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 34 :(lyn) R_Donadoni beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds L_Amoroso
          ...  L_Amoroso with a thundering volley!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Pavlenka moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 35 :(lyn) Didier comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
Min. 35 :(lyn) M_Dembele will replace Didier and play MF
Min. 39 :(wbn) L_Augustinson gets to the by line and finds M_Kruse with a beautiful cross
          ...  M_Kruse hits the ball first time!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 41 :(lyn) R_Donadoni sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Rortugal
          ...  E_Henderson with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wbn) J_Neeskens races into the box
          ...  He sees Del_Vecchio lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  J_Diakiese gets to the ball first
Min. 44 :(wbn) J_Ledley sidesteps L_Amoroso
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Donadoni
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 45 :(lyn) Lyon changed their strategy to play E

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-0 Werder Bremen

Min. 46 :(wbn) T_Muller moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 48 :(lyn) P_Pogba fires over a low cross to D_Rortugal
          ...  A left-footer by D_Rortugal !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka tips it over
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 48 :(wbn) J_Neeskens controls the ball with ease
          ...  J_Neeskens goes for goal !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 49 :(wbn) M_Kruse runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Diakiese back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  M_Kruse hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  G_Pagliuca won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 51 :(lyn) J_Gandolfini curls the ball out wide to D_Rortugal
          ...  J_Ledley with a terrible tackle
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 52 :(lyn) J_Gandolfini plays it forward to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal sees J_Pavlenka off his line !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans laugh at him
Min. 54 :(lyn) Ribery with the dribble
          ...  J_Neeskens is easily beaten
          ...  J_Neeskens reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 54 :(lyn) D_Rortugal runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Kruse with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 56 :(lyn) P_Pogba with a burst of pace
          ...  P_Pogba hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 57 :(lyn) D_Rortugal is first to the ball
          ...  G_Panucci pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 62 :(wbn) G_Pagliuca miskicks!
          ...  E_Henderson is takes control of the ball!
          ...  E_Henderson unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 63 :(lyn) J_Gandolfini has it now
          ...  He takes on L_Augustinson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in L_Amoroso!
          ...  L_Amoroso tries to beat J_Pavlenka!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 66 :(wbn) P_Bargfrede has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Neeskens collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_Neeskens hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  The shot slips through G_Pagliuca's hands
          ...  But G_Pagliuca recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 67 :(lyn) P_Pogba changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Gandolfini
          ...  The cross hits J_Gandolfini on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini crosses it in!
          ...  A_Ranocchia gets to it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Pogba
          ...  G_Panucci gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 69 :(lyn) P_Pogba with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Amoroso
          ...  A powerful shot by L_Amoroso !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration!
          ...  That's put Lyon ahead!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 70 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff replaces an unhappy D_Rortugal and will play as a FW
Min. 70 :(lyn) Lyon switch to playing D
Min. 70 :(wbn) D_Berbatov is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Ledley is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 70 :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 73 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  Dyorkaeff has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 75 :(wbn) O_Kauper is being brought on
          ...  G_Panucci is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(wbn) D_Berbatov controls the ball with ease
          ...  T_Butcher takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 76 :(lyn) Ribery looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Dyorkaeff
          ...  L_Augustinson with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 79 :(wbn) A_McLeish passes the ball to Del_Vecchio
          ...  An audacious effort from Del_Vecchio !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 82 :(wbn) O_Kauper cuts the ball back to D_Berbatov
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Butcher
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Kauper chips the ball into the area!
          ...  G_Pagliuca easily claims the ball!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wbn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Del_Vecchio is through!
          ...  Del_Vecchio fires a shot at goal !
          ...  G_Pagliuca is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 90 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  Dyorkaeff tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  O_Bundy talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The reason is unclear!
          ...  The manager is involved down on the touchline!!
          ...  He is shown the red card!
Min. 90 :(wbn) A_McLeish changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Del_Vecchio
          ...  A wicked drive by Del_Vecchio !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 91 :(wbn) D_Berbatov plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  A_Ranocchia read the danger and stops the pass

*************  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          : L_Amoroso (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Amoroso (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Didier (35)
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Neeskens
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Ledley (51), M_Kruse (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       11
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       9
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 0 Werder Bremen
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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_Pagliuca     GK  37   5   5   2  23 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  30  11   9  30 |  94   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 120   0   1
T_Butcher      DF   2  29   9   7  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Amoroso      DF   2  28   6   9  11 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
J_Diakiese     DF   3  28   8   6  18 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ribery         MF   1   7  30  10  33 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Didier         MF   3   6  30   8  33 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Donadoni     MF   1   8  28   7  41 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  27  13  21 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   1
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   9  28  20  12 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  31  21 |  71   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  20  20  34
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  27   8   8  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Dembele      MF   1  11  25   6  42 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   7   8  28  23 |  23   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  26
M_Rashford     FW   2   7   9  25  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pavlenka     GK  31   3   1   2  21 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Neeskens     DF   1  32  10   7  29 |  94   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  10   6
A_McLeish      DF   1  30  12   6  26 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20
L_Augustinson  DF   2  28   7   6  23 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  26   8   7  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
G_Panucci      DF   3  25   9   5  32 |  76   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
T_Muller       MF   3  10  30  10  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Bargfrede    MF   3   6  30   7  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
J_Ledley       MF   1   6  27  16  30 |  71   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  30  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   5
Del_Vecchio    FW   3   5   7  25  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  30  12  10  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Kainz        MF   3   6  28  14  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Kauper       MF   2   4  25  10  23 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Berbatov     FW   2   9   8  27  37 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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