Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. Lyon (Mon Feb 17)


                      Manchester City  |  Lyon
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF T_Butcher
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF T_Alderweirel
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                      La_Huntellio DF  |  DF L_Amoroso
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  MF Ribery
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF Didier
                            Bebeto MF  |  MF R_Donadoni
                          Thiago_C MF  |  MF P_Pogba
                         F_Inzaghi FW  |  FW D_Rortugal
                             Sobhi FW  |  FW Dyorkaeff
                                       |
                          Cloisten SUB |  SUB Coupet
                          Jumbalia SUB |  SUB A_Girrese
                          Brodie_D SUB |  SUB M_Dembele
                            R_Keen SUB |  SUB D_Ginola
                            M_Hami SUB |  SUB J_A_Vardy

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 2  :(mnc) La_Huntellio looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Inzaghi
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Diakiese
Min. 6  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og pass splits open the defence and finds R_VD_Vaart
          ...  R_VD_Vaart tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  G_Pagliuca narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 7  :(mnc) Thiago_C chips the ball over the defence and finds R_VD_Vaart
          ...  T_Alderweirel forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart hits it into the box!
          ...  G_Pagliuca comes out and claims it!
Min. 14 :(mnc) Thiago_C drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Gallagher
          ...  D_Gallagher with a thundering volley!
          ...  G_Pagliuca just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 15 :(lyn) R_Donadoni gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff looks to see where Hugo_Lloris is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 18 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with a one-touch layoff to Bebeto
          ...  Bebeto aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  G_Pagliuca fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 22 :(mnc) Sobhi is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to C_Fuchs
          ...  P_Pogba bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 23 :(mnc) La_Huntellio takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  L_Amoroso reads the play well
Min. 23 :(lyn) Ribery with the first time pass to Didier
          ...  Bebeto with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 26 :(mnc) Sobhi takes advantage of a mistake by T_Alderweirel
          ...  But L_Amoroso comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 28 :(mnc) Thiago_C holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to La_Huntellio
          ...  L_Amoroso forces him off the ball
Min. 29 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  T_Butcher makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thiago_C hits it towards the far post!
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes the catch!
Min. 33 :(mnc) Bebeto runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of W_Reid
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  W_Reid hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 37 :(lyn) R_Donadoni backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Dyorkaeff latches onto the end of it
          ...  Dyorkaeff hits a curling shot!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 38 :(lyn) Didier holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff with a powerful header !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) Lyon made the switch to a E strategy
Min. 45 :(lyn) R_Donadoni nutmegs La_Huntellio
          ...  Bebeto with a well timed tackle
          ...  D_Skomina didn't like it though
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 46 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel sidesteps Thiago_C
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  T_Alderweirel flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris looks very relieved!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 Lyon

Min. 47 :(lyn) Ribery with a flicked pass to T_Butcher
          ...  But D_Gallagher puts the ball out of play
Min. 48 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og pass splits open the defence and finds F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi with the header !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to Thiago_C
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 48 :(lyn) R_Donadoni slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A well-placed shot from R_Donadoni !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 54 :(lyn) T_Butcher moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Dyorkaeff !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 55 :(mnc) D_Gallagher finds Sobhi with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Sobhi with the chance !
          ...  G_Pagliuca gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 60 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_Alderweirel gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_Alderweirel belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 61 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff with the mazy run
          ...  R_VD_Vaart cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 67 :(mnc) Bebeto with a slick pass to F_Inzaghi
          ...  D_Rortugal reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 67 :(lyn) Didier holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to T_Alderweirel
          ...  T_Alderweirel launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  Lyon go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 68 :(lyn) Lyon altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 68 :(lyn) D_Rortugal with a clever shimmy
          ...  But Bebeto clears the ball to safety
Min. 70 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - R_Keen on for R_VD_Vaart as a MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as M_Hami comes on for F_Inzaghi to play FW
Min. 70 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy is being brought on
          ...  Dyorkaeff is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_Keen
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Keen !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 71 :(lyn) Ribery with a penetrating pass to L_Amoroso
          ...  C_Fuchs wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 73 :(mnc) R_Keen turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bebeto
          ...  Bebeto hits a great drive!
          ...  G_Pagliuca parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And G_Pagliuca recovers to save!!
Min. 74 :(mnc) Thiago_C with a flicked pass to M_Hami
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Hami !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  G_Pagliuca was beaten there!
Min. 74 :(mnc) W_Reid with an inch perfect pass to Sobhi
          ...  T_Butcher tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  R_Keen shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Sobhi instead
          ...  J_Diakiese robs him of the ball
Min. 75 :(lyn) P_Pogba moves into a AM role on the manager's orders
Min. 81 :(mnc) R_Keen plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Hami keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Hami rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 81 :(lyn) Ribery with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from W_Reid
          ...  Ribery hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Hugo_Lloris saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 82 :(mnc) Jumbalia is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Reid is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 82 :(mnc) Thiago_C runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Fuchs
          ...  Ribery is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  D_Skomina shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 84 :(mnc) Sobhi takes advantage of a mistake by T_Alderweirel
          ...  But T_Butcher slides in two footed.
          ...  D_Skomina has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) C_Fuchs with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  L_Amoroso wins the ball with ease
          ...  D_Skomina saw something no-one else did
          ...  D_Skomina will just give him a speaking to
Min. 90 :(mnc) M_Hami hoists the ball across to R_Keen
          ...  T_Butcher bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 91 :(mnc) M_Hami pushes it past T_Butcher
          ...  L_Amoroso clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 91 :(lyn) Ribery squares it to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy with a powerful diving header!
          ...  It's beaten Hugo_Lloris
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 92 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Sobhi keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Sobhi drives it low !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  G_Pagliuca grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 110,616
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Bebeto
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Bebeto (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : T_Alderweirel (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Alderweirel (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ribery (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       12
Key Passes           :          18        |       10
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  34   3   2   3  13 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  30   8  10  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  30   8   9  43 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
W_Reid         DF   2  29   7   9  41 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
La_Huntellio   DF   2  27   7   9  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  30   9  24 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  30   8  32 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  30 -20
Bebeto         MF   1   9  28   7  30 |  95   0   2   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  -2 -12
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  26   9  21 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   9   6  29  43 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  25  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
Cloisten       GK  19   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jumbalia       DF   2  25   8  10  33 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Brodie_D       DF   2  21  10   6  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Keen         MF   2   5  24  12  31 |  23   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
M_Hami         FW   2   7   9  25  32 |  23   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6

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 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  29   9   7  23 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  28   8   9  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  60   0  36
J_Diakiese     DF   3  28   8   6  18 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Amoroso      DF   2  27   6   9  11 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Ribery         MF   1   7  30  10  33 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38   3
Didier         MF   3   6  30   8  33 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  55  20
R_Donadoni     MF   1   8  28   7  41 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
P_Pogba        AM   2   8  27  13  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  31  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   7   8  28  23 |  72   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
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      DM   1  11  25   6  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  10  26   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  28  20 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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