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Season 20 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 1

Newcastle 0 - 0 Lyon

Elite Football League Cup Groups Match, Newcastle vs. Lyon (Thu Feb 26)


                            Newcastle  |  Lyon
                              4-2-4 L  |  4-4-2 C
                     Tony Glendinning  |  Alex Ragau
                                       |
                         P_Shilton GK  |  GK A_Guaita
                        R_Giovinco DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                     D_F_Rodrigues DF  |  DF Fernando_Mera
                         J_Miranda DF  |  DF D_Bornosuzov
                           S_Clark DF  |  DF C_Luciano
                            P_Cocu MF  |  MF K_Katsouranis
                          N_Schulz MF  |  MF A_Isaksson
                          E_Cavani FW  |  MF A_Andanov
                     Robin_Van_Gik FW  |  MF Lee_Ho
                            D_Cole FW  |  FW Stefano
                          A_Gemmel FW  |  FW G_Puciato
                                       |
                        M_Landreau SUB |  SUB Brandon_Statz
                          A_Hinkel SUB |  SUB J_Diakiese
                          M_Oakley SUB |  SUB T_Grant
                          L_Robert SUB |  SUB D_Platt
                         Ademilson SUB |  SUB D_Bergkamp

Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(lyn) It looks as though Lyon is now playing A
Min. 1  :(lyn) G_Puciato takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Clark
          ...  R_Giovinco with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 5  :(lyn) K_Katsouranis jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Andanov
          ...  A_Andanov drives it low !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 7  :(lyn) A_Andanov takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A delicate header from A_Andanov !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 11 :(nwt) Robin_Van_Gik takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Cole
          ...  Fernando_Mera brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But G_Dalglish waves play on!!!
Min. 12 :(lyn) A_Isaksson beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Stefano
          ...  But R_Giovinco wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 16 :(nwt) E_Cavani leaves his marker standing
          ...  D_Bornosuzov rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 19 :(lyn) A_Isaksson sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato with a terrific drive !
          ...  P_Shilton saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 20 :(nwt) D_Cole hoists the ball across to Robin_Van_Gik
          ...  Robin_Van_Gik with a thundering shot!
          ...  A_Guaita guesses right
Min. 26 :(lyn) G_Puciato finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Intercepted by S_Clark
Min. 29 :(nwt) E_Cavani takes advantage of a mistake by S_Bassong
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Bornosuzov hits it out for a throw
Min. 32 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Puciato
          ...  But S_Clark comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 37 :(nwt) R_Giovinco with a precise ball to E_Cavani
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Bornosuzov
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Giovinco lofts the ball in!
          ...  A_Guaita catches it!
Min. 40 :(lyn) A_Isaksson takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  S_Clark takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 41 :(lyn) A_Andanov finds S_Bassong with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Bassong !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(nwt) N_Schulz finds himself in a good position
          ...  N_Schulz with the header !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  A_Guaita palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Schulz swings it in!
          ...  P_Cocu gets something on it!
          ...  A_Guaita gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 45 :(lyn) Stefano with the mazy run
          ...  Stefano has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  P_Shilton parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle 0-0 Lyon

Min. 50 :(nwt) R_Giovinco turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Cole
          ...  S_Bassong reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Cocu crosses it in!
          ...  S_Bassong reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 52 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis with the heel pass to A_Andanov
          ...  D_Cole with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 55 :(nwt) E_Cavani has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Luciano!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Bassong takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 56 :(nwt) S_Clark heads the ball back to E_Cavani
          ...  S_Bassong pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 56 :(lyn) A_Andanov takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato hits the ball first time!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 58 :(nwt) R_Giovinco beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds P_Cocu
          ...  C_Luciano cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 65 :(nwt) L_Robert is coming on for P_Cocu and will play MF
Min. 65 :(nwt) M_Oakley is coming on for L_Robert and will play MF
Min. 65 :(lyn) D_Platt is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Andanov is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(nwt) E_Cavani back heels to find D_Cole in space
          ...  D_Cole has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Cavani crosses it in!
          ...  A_Guaita jumps well to claim it!
Min. 66 :(lyn) D_Platt off the woodwork.
          ...  G_Puciato picks up the deflection
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Giovinco
Min. 66 :(nwt) D_F_Rodrigues crosses into the box, finding D_Cole
          ...  S_Bassong is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  G_Dalglish warns him
Min. 70 :(nwt) A_Hinkel is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Miranda is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) J_Diakiese will replace the useless S_Bassong and will play DF
Min. 71 :(nwt) A_Gemmel sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Luciano
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Clark chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Guaita comes out and claims it!
Min. 71 :(lyn) Lee_Ho holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Bornosuzov
          ...  R_Giovinco knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Dalglish just turns away!
Min. 73 :(nwt) A_Hinkel is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Gemmel
          ...  A_Isaksson body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  S_Clark plays it short to E_Cavani
          ...  J_Diakiese with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 75 :(lyn) D_Bergkamp is being prepared to come on
          ...  Stefano is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 76 :(lyn) D_Bergkamp plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  A_Hinkel steals the ball of off him
Min. 77 :(nwt) The ball is passed in from M_Oakley, he finds A_Gemmel
          ...  Fernando_Mera rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Dalglish going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 85 :(nwt) D_Cole dribbles it into the box
          ...  C_Luciano gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 86 :(nwt) M_Oakley with a 40-yard pass to D_Cole
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Luciano and it had to be
Min. 86 :(lyn) D_Platt kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Bornosuzov gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Bornosuzov with the header !
          ...  P_Shilton is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  P_Shilton looks very relieved!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis with the nod to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  P_Shilton is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Isaksson chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The ball comes to Lee_Ho
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  P_Shilton moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  P_Shilton tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lee_Ho plays it into the danger area!
          ...  S_Clark heads it away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 66,552
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : R_Giovinco (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : C_Luciano
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Bornosuzov (16), A_Isaksson (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Newcastle    |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       9
Off target           :           1        |       6
On target            :           3        |       3
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       14
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :          11        |       12
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Final Score          : Newcastle 0 - 0 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Newcastle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Shilton      GK  29   6   5   3  18 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  25  12  10  35 |  95   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
D_F_Rodrigues  DF   2  24  13  11  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  23   9   6  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Clark        DF   1  21  10  10  32 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  10   0
P_Cocu         MF   3  10  24  10  25 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
N_Schulz       MF   1   7  23  15  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Cavani       FW   2   9  10  25  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Robin_Van_Gik  FW   2   9   9  23  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Cole         FW   3   5   5  20  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
A_Gemmel       FW   2   6   7  19  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hinkel       DF   1  22  10  10  44 |  21   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Oakley       MF   2  10  23  12  36 |  26   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Robert       MF   1  12  23  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ademilson      FW   2   9   2  23  28 |   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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A_Guaita       GK  32   3   2   2  29 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  26  11   6  30 |  74   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   1
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  26   9   8  27 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  25   4   8  39 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -1
C_Luciano      DF   2  23   7   7  31 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
K_Katsouranis  MF   1   3  27   1  34 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  26   4  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  26   7  25 |  69   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
Lee_Ho         MF   1   3  26   5  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  27  39 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Brandon_Statz  GK  26   1   7   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  22   8   5  18 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Grant        DF   2  22   9   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Platt        MF   1   3  25  10  25 |  26   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   1  10  24  24 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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