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Season 22 Archive: Division 1, Week 14
Manchester City 2 - 0 Lyon
Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. Lyon (Sun Jul 10)
Manchester City | Lyon
3-5-2 E | 3-1-2-1-3 N
Scott Matthews | Tim Batth
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S_Scuffet GK | GK T_Snelders
L_Alberto DF | DF Reinaldo
M_Laursen DF | DF L_Inagzij
Efe_Sodje DF | DF J_Diakiese
R_Pletikosa MF | DM M_Ball
P_Do_Shaw MF | MF Jese
S_Arrache MF | MF Cabaye
Jinky MF | AM P_Pogba
F_Zappa MF | FW R_Sharp
Tone FW | FW S_Iversen
Yeboah FW | FW DJ_Hart
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P_Out SUB | SUB Brandon_Statz
C_Barr SUB | SUB H_Berg
A_Andanov SUB | SUB Kwaga
Matheus SUB | SUB E_Cavani
D_Rommedahl SUB | SUB Rodrigo
Referee: P_Dowd (England)
Min. 1 :(lyn) Jese whips the ball across to DJ_Hart
... DJ_Hart with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... Saved by S_Scuffet
Min. 3 :(lyn) DJ_Hart beats his marker
... He muscled him off the ball
... DJ_Hart keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... The ball moves through the air!
... S_Scuffet moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... S_Scuffet catches it with style!
Min. 11 :(mnc) Yeboah sidesteps Reinaldo
... He showed great skill there
... Cleared by M_Ball
Min. 12 :(mnc) Jinky beats R_Sharp
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... Jinky with a thundering shot!
... T_Snelders saves it
... Good goalkeeping
Min. 13 :(mnc) Jinky with the first time flick to Tone
... Tone with the overhead !
... T_Snelders makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 14 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a probing through ball Yeboah
... P_Pogba gathers up the loose ball
Min. 17 :(lyn) M_Ball runs at goal
... He spots the run of DJ_Hart
... He's played him in
... Jinky with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
... P_Dowd shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 18 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw sidesteps his marker
... He was too quick for his marker
... P_Do_Shaw with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... T_Snelders parries it, he follows it up
... And T_Snelders recovers to save!!
Min. 19 :(lyn) M_Ball with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... P_Pogba gets on the end of the pass
... A well-placed shot from P_Pogba !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 20 :(mnc) Jinky flicks it past S_Iversen
... He runs forward
... J_Diakiese slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 21 :(lyn) J_Diakiese sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... A wicked drive by J_Diakiese !
... S_Scuffet collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 23 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa with a first time pass
... Tone runs onto it!
... Tone bears down on goal!
... But T_Snelders smothers the ball.
Min. 24 :(mnc) Tone picks up the pass
... Tone with a bomb of a shot !
... T_Snelders can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... T_Snelders makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 28 :(mnc) Efe_Sodje with a flicked pass to Yeboah
... Yeboah hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... T_Snelders has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... T_Snelders reacts well to save!!!
Min. 30 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past L_Inagzij
... He puts in Tone!
... Tone cracks a laser towards goal !
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 31 :(mnc) Jinky backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... S_Arrache gets on the end of it
... But he loses control of it
... J_Diakiese belts it clear
Min. 35 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Tone
... Tone tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... T_Snelders with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 36 :(mnc) Jinky flicks it past the defender
... He runs forward
... J_Diakiese cleanly tackles him
... He judged that well
Min. 36 :(lyn) Cabaye holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to S_Iversen
... S_Iversen rifles it at the goal !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... Cabaye lofts the ball in!
... S_Scuffet jumps well to claim it!
Min. 39 :(mnc) Yeboah runs forward
... Yeboah controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... GOAL !!
... The Manchester City fans go wild!
... That's given Manchester City the advantage!
... Manchester City 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 39 :(lyn) It looks as though Lyon is now playing C
Min. 39 :(lyn) Jese with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to S_Iversen
... S_Iversen with a powerful header !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 41 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa hoists the ball across to Tone
... L_Inagzij goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(lyn) Reinaldo with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to DJ_Hart
... DJ_Hart tries to place it in the corner !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... S_Scuffet palms it behind !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by P_Pogba!
... S_Scuffet catches it!
Min. 45 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... D_Rommedahl will come on for Tone and play FW
Min. 45 :(lyn) Kwaga takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace P_Pogba
... He'll play as a MF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 48 :(mnc) Yeboah sidesteps Reinaldo
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... L_Inagzij is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Lyon
Min. 48 :(lyn) DJ_Hart plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... R_Sharp decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... R_Sharp with the side footed shot!
... S_Scuffet saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 48 :(mnc) S_Arrache with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
... DJ_Hart wins the ball well
... P_Dowd has given a free kick
... P_Dowd calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 52 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a 50-yard pass to L_Alberto
... L_Alberto tries to beat T_Snelders!
... GOAL !!
... Rifled home!
... Manchester City 2-0 Lyon ...
Min. 53 :(lyn) Lyon switch to playing A
Min. 55 :(mnc) L_Alberto jumps over Reinaldo's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... J_Diakiese takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 55 :(lyn) M_Ball fires over a low cross to Jese
... Jese with a terrific drive !
... But S_Scuffet parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 56 :(lyn) S_Iversen with a glorious long pass to J_Diakiese
... J_Diakiese has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... S_Scuffet narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 57 :(mnc) Jinky with the dribble
... Reinaldo is easily beaten
... Good sliding challenge from J_Diakiese
Min. 57 :(lyn) J_Diakiese gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds R_Sharp
... R_Sharp has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... It floats over S_Scuffet
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 58 :(lyn) J_Diakiese runs at M_Laursen
... He takes it past him
... J_Diakiese hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... What agility from S_Scuffet
Min. 60 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds S_Arrache
... S_Arrache with the overhead !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... T_Snelders tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by R_Pletikosa
... Yeboah makes a firm connection with his head
... T_Snelders gets his fingertips to it
... It's pushed around the post to safety
... CORNER!
... Jinky plays it into the danger area!
... L_Inagzij clears the corner
Min. 60 :(lyn) R_Sharp with the deft touch
... He takes it past R_Pletikosa
... He knocks it to DJ_Hart!
... DJ_Hart tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... S_Scuffet makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 61 :(mnc) S_Arrache has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... S_Arrache uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... But T_Snelders reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 61 :(lyn) R_Sharp with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from M_Laursen
... A scorcher of a shot from R_Sharp !
... S_Scuffet heads it away
... He was showing off there!
Min. 64 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa brings the ball into the opposing area
... Yeboah makes himself available
... Yeboah tries to lob the keeper !
... T_Snelders makes a difficult save
Min. 64 :(lyn) DJ_Hart with a real burst of pace
... He leaves the defender behind
... DJ_Hart flicks the header toward the far post!
... S_Scuffet makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 65 :(mnc) C_Barr is going to be brought on
... M_Laursen is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(mnc) A_Andanov takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace F_Zappa
... He'll play as a MF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 66 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to Yeboah
... Yeboah must beat T_Snelders!
... It's way wide
... The Lyon fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 71 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to D_Rommedahl
... But Reinaldo barges him off the ball
Min. 71 :(mnc) Jinky moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to S_Arrache
... L_Inagzij with a terrible tackle
... The referee comes over to him
... Will he show him another yellow?
... He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
Min. 72 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa brings it under control
... He takes on J_Diakiese
... He gets past him!
... He puts in A_Andanov!
... A_Andanov drives the ball low !
... T_Snelders turns it behind for a corner
... CORNER!
... R_Pletikosa plays it towards the near post!
... The ball comes to Yeboah
... He knocks it goalward
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 75 :(lyn) Cabaye takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into DJ_Hart
... DJ_Hart hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 76 :(mnc) Jinky turns on a sixpence
... Jinky hits the ball first time!
... T_Snelders makes a difficult save
Min. 76 :(mnc) S_Arrache with the heel pass to Jinky
... Cabaye is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 77 :(lyn) M_Ball is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to DJ_Hart
... DJ_Hart hits the ball on the bounce !
... S_Scuffet watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 78 :(mnc) A_Andanov takes possession
... Knocks it past Reinaldo
... He's through on goal
... A_Andanov fires off a right-footed shot !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 79 :(mnc) Jinky controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... D_Rommedahl gets onto the end of the pass!
... D_Rommedahl drifts clear!
... He is clean through!
... He is one on one with T_Snelders
... He rounds T_Snelders
... He thumps it towards the goal!
... T_Snelders somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 81 :(mnc) S_Arrache knocks the ball past Reinaldo
... S_Arrache hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... But T_Snelders smothers the ball.
Min. 82 :(mnc) L_Alberto with a precise pass to R_Pletikosa
... R_Pletikosa sees T_Snelders off his line !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... Jinky hits it into the box!
... R_Pletikosa gets a shot in
... T_Snelders is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 82 :(lyn) R_Sharp knocks the ball past L_Alberto
... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Barr
... He timed it well
Min. 83 :(mnc) Jinky works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to P_Do_Shaw
... P_Do_Shaw with a low drive through the rain!
... T_Snelders makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 83 :(lyn) DJ_Hart barges Yeboah off the ball
... An audacious effort from DJ_Hart !
... S_Scuffet goes down well to save
Min. 85 :(mnc) Jinky plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... C_Barr keeps possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... C_Barr tries to chip the ball over T_Snelders!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 85 :(lyn) Jese has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... R_Sharp gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... From long range R_Sharp bends the ball towards goal!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 87 :(mnc) A_Andanov is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to D_Rommedahl
... D_Rommedahl has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... T_Snelders was lucky there
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) C_Barr has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past Reinaldo
... He puts in Yeboah!
... Yeboah aims for the top right corner !
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 88 :(lyn) S_Iversen 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!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... S_Iversen with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... S_Scuffet with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 88 :(mnc) A_Andanov takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... It's a lucky break
... Cabaye knobbles the attacking player.
... P_Dowd blows up for a foul
Min. 89 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to L_Alberto
... L_Alberto leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... A_Andanov hits it into the box!
... J_Diakiese heads it away
Min. 89 :(lyn) R_Sharp takes possession
... Knocks it past R_Pletikosa
... He's through on goal
... Blocked by C_Barr
Min. 90 :(mnc) S_Arrache with a penetrating pass to D_Rommedahl
... D_Rommedahl blasts it at the goal !
... T_Snelders saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 93 :(mnc) C_Barr finds himself in acres of space
... C_Barr curls the ball in on goal !
... But it goes wide
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance : 37,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : P_Do_Shaw (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Yeboah (39), L_Alberto (52)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Jinky (17)
Injured : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player : J_Diakiese
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : L_Inagzij (71)
Booked : DJ_Hart (48), Cabaye (76)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Manchester City | Lyon
Attempts on Goal : 30 | 20
Off target : 11 | 7
On target : 19 | 13
Possession : 56 | 44
Corners : 5 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 1
Fouls : 9 | 6
Key Tackles : 2 | 9
Key Passes : 24 | 14
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Final Score : Manchester City 2 - 0 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet GK 38 5 1 4 41 | 96 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 0 0
L_Alberto DF 2 33 14 8 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 40 10 21
M_Laursen DF 2 28 9 6 30 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Efe_Sodje DF 2 28 4 3 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
R_Pletikosa MF 3 10 28 8 40 | 96 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 60 2
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 27 8 25 | 96 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 75 10
S_Arrache MF 1 6 27 9 38 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 15
Jinky MF 3 8 27 8 41 | 96 0 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 78 28
F_Zappa MF 1 6 27 2 19 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
Tone FW 2 7 8 29 31 | 45 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Yeboah FW 1 7 7 27 31 | 96 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 38
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Barr DF 2 28 12 10 27 | 28 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 10 2
A_Andanov MF 2 7 28 8 25 | 28 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
Matheus MF 1 7 25 3 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Rommedahl FW 2 6 9 26 27 | 51 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
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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T_Snelders GK 32 2 3 4 16 | 96 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
Reinaldo DF 1 25 11 6 20 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
L_Inagzij DF 1 24 10 6 11 | 74 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 -10 -10
J_Diakiese DF 3 23 8 6 18 | 96 0 6 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 120 10 15
M_Ball DM 2 11 24 4 23 | 96 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -20
Jese MF 2 5 25 7 41 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
Cabaye MF 1 8 23 10 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
P_Pogba AM 2 7 23 12 21 | 45 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -19
R_Sharp FW 3 6 10 24 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 12
S_Iversen FW 2 7 8 23 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7
DJ_Hart FW 1 6 7 23 11 | 96 0 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 -2 8 30
Brandon_Statz GK 27 1 7 2 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H_Berg DF 1 24 10 7 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwaga MF 3 8 23 6 26 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Cavani FW 2 10 11 26 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rodrigo FW 1 7 7 23 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Manchester City | Lyon
3-5-2 E | 3-1-2-1-3 N
Scott Matthews | Tim Batth
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S_Scuffet GK | GK T_Snelders
L_Alberto DF | DF Reinaldo
M_Laursen DF | DF L_Inagzij
Efe_Sodje DF | DF J_Diakiese
R_Pletikosa MF | DM M_Ball
P_Do_Shaw MF | MF Jese
S_Arrache MF | MF Cabaye
Jinky MF | AM P_Pogba
F_Zappa MF | FW R_Sharp
Tone FW | FW S_Iversen
Yeboah FW | FW DJ_Hart
|
P_Out SUB | SUB Brandon_Statz
C_Barr SUB | SUB H_Berg
A_Andanov SUB | SUB Kwaga
Matheus SUB | SUB E_Cavani
D_Rommedahl SUB | SUB Rodrigo
Referee: P_Dowd (England)
Min. 1 :(lyn) Jese whips the ball across to DJ_Hart
... DJ_Hart with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... Saved by S_Scuffet
Min. 3 :(lyn) DJ_Hart beats his marker
... He muscled him off the ball
... DJ_Hart keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... The ball moves through the air!
... S_Scuffet moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... S_Scuffet catches it with style!
Min. 11 :(mnc) Yeboah sidesteps Reinaldo
... He showed great skill there
... Cleared by M_Ball
Min. 12 :(mnc) Jinky beats R_Sharp
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... Jinky with a thundering shot!
... T_Snelders saves it
... Good goalkeeping
Min. 13 :(mnc) Jinky with the first time flick to Tone
... Tone with the overhead !
... T_Snelders makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 14 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a probing through ball Yeboah
... P_Pogba gathers up the loose ball
Min. 17 :(lyn) M_Ball runs at goal
... He spots the run of DJ_Hart
... He's played him in
... Jinky with a superb challenge
... The referee has given the free kick the other way!
... P_Dowd shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 18 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw sidesteps his marker
... He was too quick for his marker
... P_Do_Shaw with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... T_Snelders parries it, he follows it up
... And T_Snelders recovers to save!!
Min. 19 :(lyn) M_Ball with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... P_Pogba gets on the end of the pass
... A well-placed shot from P_Pogba !
... It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 20 :(mnc) Jinky flicks it past S_Iversen
... He runs forward
... J_Diakiese slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 21 :(lyn) J_Diakiese sidesteps his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... A wicked drive by J_Diakiese !
... S_Scuffet collects it comfortably
... The shot never troubled him
Min. 23 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa with a first time pass
... Tone runs onto it!
... Tone bears down on goal!
... But T_Snelders smothers the ball.
Min. 24 :(mnc) Tone picks up the pass
... Tone with a bomb of a shot !
... T_Snelders can't get to it!
... OH! It has gone just over the bar!
... T_Snelders makes a cocky smile
... Did he know that was going over?
Min. 28 :(mnc) Efe_Sodje with a flicked pass to Yeboah
... Yeboah hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... T_Snelders has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... T_Snelders reacts well to save!!!
Min. 30 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past L_Inagzij
... He puts in Tone!
... Tone cracks a laser towards goal !
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 31 :(mnc) Jinky backtracks with the ball
... He hoofs the ball up field
... S_Arrache gets on the end of it
... But he loses control of it
... J_Diakiese belts it clear
Min. 35 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Tone
... Tone tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... T_Snelders with the acrobatic save
... Well saved
Min. 36 :(mnc) Jinky flicks it past the defender
... He runs forward
... J_Diakiese cleanly tackles him
... He judged that well
Min. 36 :(lyn) Cabaye holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to S_Iversen
... S_Iversen rifles it at the goal !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... Cabaye lofts the ball in!
... S_Scuffet jumps well to claim it!
Min. 39 :(mnc) Yeboah runs forward
... Yeboah controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... GOAL !!
... The Manchester City fans go wild!
... That's given Manchester City the advantage!
... Manchester City 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 39 :(lyn) It looks as though Lyon is now playing C
Min. 39 :(lyn) Jese with a throw in
... He throws the ball across to S_Iversen
... S_Iversen with a powerful header !
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 41 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa hoists the ball across to Tone
... L_Inagzij goes in with the block tackle
... He comes out of it with the ball
... Great tackle!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(lyn) Reinaldo with the flick on
... He plays the ball across to DJ_Hart
... DJ_Hart tries to place it in the corner !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... S_Scuffet palms it behind !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by P_Pogba!
... S_Scuffet catches it!
Min. 45 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... D_Rommedahl will come on for Tone and play FW
Min. 45 :(lyn) Kwaga takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace P_Pogba
... He'll play as a MF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 48 :(mnc) Yeboah sidesteps Reinaldo
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... L_Inagzij is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... He's in trouble here!!
... YELLOW CARD!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Lyon
Min. 48 :(lyn) DJ_Hart plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... R_Sharp decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... R_Sharp with the side footed shot!
... S_Scuffet saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 48 :(mnc) S_Arrache with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
... DJ_Hart wins the ball well
... P_Dowd has given a free kick
... P_Dowd calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
Min. 52 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a 50-yard pass to L_Alberto
... L_Alberto tries to beat T_Snelders!
... GOAL !!
... Rifled home!
... Manchester City 2-0 Lyon ...
Min. 53 :(lyn) Lyon switch to playing A
Min. 55 :(mnc) L_Alberto jumps over Reinaldo's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... J_Diakiese takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 55 :(lyn) M_Ball fires over a low cross to Jese
... Jese with a terrific drive !
... But S_Scuffet parries the ball
... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 56 :(lyn) S_Iversen with a glorious long pass to J_Diakiese
... J_Diakiese has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... S_Scuffet narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 57 :(mnc) Jinky with the dribble
... Reinaldo is easily beaten
... Good sliding challenge from J_Diakiese
Min. 57 :(lyn) J_Diakiese gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds R_Sharp
... R_Sharp has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... It floats over S_Scuffet
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
Min. 58 :(lyn) J_Diakiese runs at M_Laursen
... He takes it past him
... J_Diakiese hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... What agility from S_Scuffet
Min. 60 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds S_Arrache
... S_Arrache with the overhead !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... T_Snelders tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by R_Pletikosa
... Yeboah makes a firm connection with his head
... T_Snelders gets his fingertips to it
... It's pushed around the post to safety
... CORNER!
... Jinky plays it into the danger area!
... L_Inagzij clears the corner
Min. 60 :(lyn) R_Sharp with the deft touch
... He takes it past R_Pletikosa
... He knocks it to DJ_Hart!
... DJ_Hart tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... S_Scuffet makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 61 :(mnc) S_Arrache has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... S_Arrache uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... But T_Snelders reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 61 :(lyn) R_Sharp with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from M_Laursen
... A scorcher of a shot from R_Sharp !
... S_Scuffet heads it away
... He was showing off there!
Min. 64 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa brings the ball into the opposing area
... Yeboah makes himself available
... Yeboah tries to lob the keeper !
... T_Snelders makes a difficult save
Min. 64 :(lyn) DJ_Hart with a real burst of pace
... He leaves the defender behind
... DJ_Hart flicks the header toward the far post!
... S_Scuffet makes the save
... He hits the ball up field!
Min. 65 :(mnc) C_Barr is going to be brought on
... M_Laursen is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(mnc) A_Andanov takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace F_Zappa
... He'll play as a MF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 66 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw sprints down the flank
... He plays the ball in to Yeboah
... Yeboah must beat T_Snelders!
... It's way wide
... The Lyon fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 71 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is taking a throw in
... He takes a couple of strides back
... He throws the ball to D_Rommedahl
... But Reinaldo barges him off the ball
Min. 71 :(mnc) Jinky moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to S_Arrache
... L_Inagzij with a terrible tackle
... The referee comes over to him
... Will he show him another yellow?
... He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
Min. 72 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa brings it under control
... He takes on J_Diakiese
... He gets past him!
... He puts in A_Andanov!
... A_Andanov drives the ball low !
... T_Snelders turns it behind for a corner
... CORNER!
... R_Pletikosa plays it towards the near post!
... The ball comes to Yeboah
... He knocks it goalward
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 75 :(lyn) Cabaye takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into DJ_Hart
... DJ_Hart hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 76 :(mnc) Jinky turns on a sixpence
... Jinky hits the ball first time!
... T_Snelders makes a difficult save
Min. 76 :(mnc) S_Arrache with the heel pass to Jinky
... Cabaye is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 77 :(lyn) M_Ball is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to DJ_Hart
... DJ_Hart hits the ball on the bounce !
... S_Scuffet watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 78 :(mnc) A_Andanov takes possession
... Knocks it past Reinaldo
... He's through on goal
... A_Andanov fires off a right-footed shot !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he beats the defender to the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 79 :(mnc) Jinky controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... D_Rommedahl gets onto the end of the pass!
... D_Rommedahl drifts clear!
... He is clean through!
... He is one on one with T_Snelders
... He rounds T_Snelders
... He thumps it towards the goal!
... T_Snelders somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 81 :(mnc) S_Arrache knocks the ball past Reinaldo
... S_Arrache hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... But T_Snelders smothers the ball.
Min. 82 :(mnc) L_Alberto with a precise pass to R_Pletikosa
... R_Pletikosa sees T_Snelders off his line !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... Jinky hits it into the box!
... R_Pletikosa gets a shot in
... T_Snelders is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 82 :(lyn) R_Sharp knocks the ball past L_Alberto
... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Barr
... He timed it well
Min. 83 :(mnc) Jinky works the ball inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to P_Do_Shaw
... P_Do_Shaw with a low drive through the rain!
... T_Snelders makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 83 :(lyn) DJ_Hart barges Yeboah off the ball
... An audacious effort from DJ_Hart !
... S_Scuffet goes down well to save
Min. 85 :(mnc) Jinky plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... C_Barr keeps possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... C_Barr tries to chip the ball over T_Snelders!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 85 :(lyn) Jese has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... R_Sharp gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... From long range R_Sharp bends the ball towards goal!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
Min. 87 :(mnc) A_Andanov is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to D_Rommedahl
... D_Rommedahl has time and space!
... He shoots towards goal!
... T_Snelders was lucky there
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) C_Barr has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past Reinaldo
... He puts in Yeboah!
... Yeboah aims for the top right corner !
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 88 :(lyn) S_Iversen 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!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... S_Iversen with the spectacular bicycle kick!
... S_Scuffet with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 88 :(mnc) A_Andanov takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... It's a lucky break
... Cabaye knobbles the attacking player.
... P_Dowd blows up for a foul
Min. 89 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He plays the ball through to L_Alberto
... L_Alberto leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... It takes a deflection!
... But sails wide!
... CORNER!
... A_Andanov hits it into the box!
... J_Diakiese heads it away
Min. 89 :(lyn) R_Sharp takes possession
... Knocks it past R_Pletikosa
... He's through on goal
... Blocked by C_Barr
Min. 90 :(mnc) S_Arrache with a penetrating pass to D_Rommedahl
... D_Rommedahl blasts it at the goal !
... T_Snelders saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 93 :(mnc) C_Barr finds himself in acres of space
... C_Barr curls the ball in on goal !
... But it goes wide
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance : 37,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : P_Do_Shaw (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Yeboah (39), L_Alberto (52)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Jinky (17)
Injured : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player : J_Diakiese
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : L_Inagzij (71)
Booked : DJ_Hart (48), Cabaye (76)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Manchester City | Lyon
Attempts on Goal : 30 | 20
Off target : 11 | 7
On target : 19 | 13
Possession : 56 | 44
Corners : 5 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 1
Fouls : 9 | 6
Key Tackles : 2 | 9
Key Passes : 24 | 14
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Final Score : Manchester City 2 - 0 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet GK 38 5 1 4 41 | 96 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 0 0
L_Alberto DF 2 33 14 8 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 40 10 21
M_Laursen DF 2 28 9 6 30 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Efe_Sodje DF 2 28 4 3 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
R_Pletikosa MF 3 10 28 8 40 | 96 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 60 2
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 27 8 25 | 96 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 75 10
S_Arrache MF 1 6 27 9 38 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 15
Jinky MF 3 8 27 8 41 | 96 0 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 18 78 28
F_Zappa MF 1 6 27 2 19 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
Tone FW 2 7 8 29 31 | 45 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Yeboah FW 1 7 7 27 31 | 96 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 38
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Barr DF 2 28 12 10 27 | 28 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 10 2
A_Andanov MF 2 7 28 8 25 | 28 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6
Matheus MF 1 7 25 3 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Rommedahl FW 2 6 9 26 27 | 51 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
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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T_Snelders GK 32 2 3 4 16 | 96 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 0
Reinaldo DF 1 25 11 6 20 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
L_Inagzij DF 1 24 10 6 11 | 74 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 -10 -10
J_Diakiese DF 3 23 8 6 18 | 96 0 6 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 120 10 15
M_Ball DM 2 11 24 4 23 | 96 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -20
Jese MF 2 5 25 7 41 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
Cabaye MF 1 8 23 10 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2
P_Pogba AM 2 7 23 12 21 | 45 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -19
R_Sharp FW 3 6 10 24 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 12
S_Iversen FW 2 7 8 23 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7
DJ_Hart FW 1 6 7 23 11 | 96 0 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 -2 8 30
Brandon_Statz GK 27 1 7 2 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H_Berg DF 1 24 10 7 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwaga MF 3 8 23 6 26 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Cavani FW 2 10 11 26 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rodrigo FW 1 7 7 23 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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