Division Two League Match, Manchester Utd vs. Lyon (Sun May 26)


                       Manchester Utd  |  Lyon
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-4-2 P
                         Derek Purvis  |  Hamza Siddiqui
                                       |
                         M_Kozakic GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                            A_Rami DF  |  DF P_Jones
                         P_Hoskins DF  |  DF T_Alderweirel
                        D_McDonald DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                           J_Okore DF  |  DF A_Girrese
                           J_Maria MF  |  MF S_Malbranque
                          B_Bannan MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                           A_Drury MF  |  MF J_Fleck
                            I_Anya AM  |  MF P_Pogba
                         A_Ribbery FW  |  FW D_Rortugal
                      Brian_Lavery FW  |  FW J_A_Vardy
                                       |
                          P_Bonner SUB |  SUB Coupet
                          K_Gunter SUB |  SUB T_Alexander
                         S_Sidwell SUB |  SUB A_Karnak
                       Van_Tijkaan SUB |  SUB M_Ball
                        Arnautovic SUB |  SUB B_Gilmour

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 1  :(lyn) A_Girrese spits at Brian_Lavery
          ...  A_Barken calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 2  :(mnu) B_Bannan back heels to find J_Maria in space
          ...  But T_Alderweirel wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 3  :(mnu) J_Maria knocks it forward
          ...  P_Jones slips
          ...  A_Ribbery gets to it!
          ...  J_Diakiese stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 5  :(lyn) M_Overmars with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows J_Okore a clean set of heals
          ...  M_Overmars with a blistering shot !
          ...  But M_Kozakic just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Pogba chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to J_A_Vardy
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  M_Kozakic tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Fleck swings it in!
          ...  A_Rami gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 7  :(mnu) I_Anya lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  P_Hoskins latches on to it
          ...  P_Hoskins bears down on goal!
          ...  But G_Buffon just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 8  :(lyn) J_Fleck with a slick pass to J_A_Vardy
          ...  A_Rami tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  A_Barken will just give him a speaking to
Min. 8  :(lyn) P_Pogba finds J_A_Vardy in the box
          ...  J_A_Vardy chases it through, he must score !
          ...  M_Kozakic fists it away
Min. 9  :(mnu) D_McDonald latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  D_McDonald drives the shot in!
          ...  But G_Buffon tips it over
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 10 :(lyn) J_Fleck with a first time pass
          ...  S_Malbranque runs onto it!
          ...  S_Malbranque with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But M_Kozakic pulls out a save of the game
Min. 12 :(mnu) A_Ribbery flicks it past M_Overmars
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A_Ribbery aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  G_Buffon with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 17 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  P_Hoskins slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 18 :(mnu) P_Hoskins back heels to find A_Ribbery in space
          ...  A_Ribbery with a stunning strike !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  G_Buffon was beaten there!
Min. 23 :(lyn) D_Rortugal beats D_McDonald
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Rortugal !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 30 :(mnu) J_Maria finds Brian_Lavery on the edge of the box
          ...  Brian_Lavery hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 31 :(lyn) D_Rortugal has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Girrese gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Okore clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 34 :(mnu) I_Anya lays the ball back to A_Ribbery
          ...  A_Ribbery with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 36 :(mnu) B_Bannan with a 50-yard pass to Brian_Lavery
          ...  D_Rortugal plays the back pass
          ...  G_Buffon can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Bannan swings it in!
          ...  P_Hoskins tries to place the shot!
          ...  But G_Buffon makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 39 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  Brian_Lavery fires the shot in!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Drury
          ...  T_Alderweirel wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 41 :(mnu) D_McDonald gets to the by line and finds Brian_Lavery with a beautiful cross
          ...  But A_Girrese with the fine tackle
Min. 41 :(lyn) J_Fleck beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_McDonald with the tackle
Min. 42 :(mnu) J_Maria runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  A_Ribbery latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  T_Alderweirel brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 42 :(lyn) M_Overmars lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  J_Diakiese latches on to it
          ...  J_Diakiese with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Diakiese hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Kozakic makes the catch!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(lyn) D_Rortugal knocks the ball past the lunge of P_Hoskins
          ...  D_Rortugal from 20 yards !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 48 :(mnu) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  A_Ribbery seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  P_Jones with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him

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

Min. 50 :(mnu) K_Gunter comes on for A_Rami and takes up a DF role
Min. 50 :(lyn) P_Jones looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_A_Vardy
          ...  But J_Okore clears the danger
Min. 52 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel sidesteps K_Gunter
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  T_Alderweirel aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Kozakic's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  M_Kozakic looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 53 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  J_A_Vardy with a little chip!
          ...  But M_Kozakic punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 53 :(mnu) I_Anya finds K_Gunter with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  S_Malbranque knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  A_Barken blows up for a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 55 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan is coming on for J_Maria and playing MF
Min. 57 :(lyn) J_Diakiese pass splits open the defence and finds M_Overmars
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Gunter
Min. 60 :(lyn) There's going to be a change
          ...  B_Gilmour will come on for J_A_Vardy and play FW
Min. 66 :(lyn) M_Overmars feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  B_Gilmour runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  B_Gilmour gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 68 :(lyn) A defence splitting pass from P_Pogba to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal goes for goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  That's given Lyon the lead!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 69 :(lyn) M_Ball comes on for S_Malbranque and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(lyn) T_Alexander is being brought on
          ...  A_Girrese is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) Lyon will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 70 :(lyn) J_Fleck changes position to fill a DM slot
Min. 72 :(mnu) J_Okore is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  J_Diakiese dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 73 :(lyn) M_Ball puts in P_Pogba
          ...  P_Hoskins reads the play well
Min. 74 :(lyn) J_Fleck with a precise ball to D_Rortugal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Okore takes possession
Min. 79 :(mnu) A_Ribbery sidesteps P_Jones
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But M_Ball clears the ball to safety
Min. 81 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs T_Alexander
          ...  He puts in A_Ribbery!
          ...  A_Ribbery with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  G_Buffon looks relieved there!
Min. 86 :(mnu) The ball runs loose!
          ...  A_Ribbery seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  T_Alexander intercepts the pass
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(mnu) B_Bannan with the first time flick to Brian_Lavery
          ...  P_Jones robs him of the ball
Min. 90 :(lyn) D_Rortugal runs at Van_Tijkaan
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  J_Okore with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 90 :(lyn) P_Pogba plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Overmars
          ...  M_Overmars tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  M_Kozakic never had a chance!
Min. 93 :(lyn) D_Rortugal takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  D_Rortugal tries to chip the ball over M_Kozakic!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars crosses it in!
          ...  D_McDonald wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 55,000
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : P_Hoskins
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Okore (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rortugal (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rortugal (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Girrese (1), S_Malbranque (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       13
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 0 - 1 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Kozakic      GK  29   3   1   3  22 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
A_Rami         DF   3  29   5   7  20 |  54   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
P_Hoskins      DF   2  26   9   5  10 |  98   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
D_McDonald     DF   1  25   8   8  21 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
J_Okore        DF   3  25   5   6  22 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
J_Maria        MF   3   8  26   9  32 |  59   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  26   4  27 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Drury        MF   2   6  23   9  19 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Anya         AM   3   9  24  13  11 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Ribbery      FW   2   6   8  25  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Brian_Lavery   FW   2   7   8  24  32 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
P_Bonner       GK  27   1   3   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Gunter       DF   2  25   7  10  22 |  44   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Sidwell      MF   2   6  26   8  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Van_Tijkaan    MF   1   9   8  27  22 |  39   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  26  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  34   2   3   1  22 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  27  12   6  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  27   8   9  31 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20  21
J_Diakiese     DF   3  27   8   6  18 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   1
A_Girrese      DF   1  27   8   8  32 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  29  11  33 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
M_Overmars     MF   2  10  27  14  32 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
J_Fleck        DM   1   6  27   7  31 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  26  13  21 |  98   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  29  21 |  98   0   1   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  10  33
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  27  20 |  64   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alexander    DF   1  19   6   8  21 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  26  14  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ball         MF   2  12  26   4  23 |  25   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Gilmour      FW   1   8  19  15  33 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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