Division Two League Match, Sunderland vs. Lyon (Thu Sep 26)


                           Sunderland  |  Lyon
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-2-1-1-2 A
                         John Gemmell  |  Care Taker
                                       |
                          T_McGill GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                         B_Weinman DF  |  DF P_Jones
                      M_Demichelis DF  |  DF T_Alderweirel
                          A_Brehme DF  |  DF T_Butcher
                        E_Richards DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                        M_V_Bommel MF  |  DM M_Overmars
                        S_Nakajima MF  |  DM M_Ball
                        H_Kagamoti MF  |  MF Didier
                              Atsu MF  |  AM A_Karnak
                        A_Arshavin FW  |  FW D_Rortugal
                       L_Shankland FW  |  FW Dyorkaeff
                                       |
                        R_Clemance SUB |  SUB Coupet
                          D_Aitken SUB |  SUB L_Amoroso
                           S_Walsh SUB |  SUB A_Girrese
                          S_Defour SUB |  SUB J_Fleck
                           J_Vardy SUB |  SUB J_A_Vardy

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 2  :(sun) L_Shankland knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  P_Jones makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 2  :(lyn) T_Alderweirel swings at S_Nakajima
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 4  :(lyn) M_Ball lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  D_Rortugal latches on to it
          ...  D_Rortugal hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to T_Butcher
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But T_McGill palms it behind
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6  :(lyn) P_Jones cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 7  :(lyn) Didier with a slick pass to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  T_McGill 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. 8  :(sun) Atsu is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_V_Bommel
          ...  M_V_Bommel strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 10 :(sun) Atsu lays the ball back to L_Shankland
          ...  T_Butcher wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 10 :(lyn) P_Jones with a penetrating pass to T_Butcher
          ...  T_Butcher hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  T_McGill makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 14 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff jumps over E_Richards's challenge
          ...  Dyorkaeff leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 18 :(lyn) M_Overmars runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  D_Rortugal latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  L_Shankland slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 21 :(sun) A_Brehme turns on a sixpence
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Brehme !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 22 :(sun) H_Kagamoti runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Atsu
          ...  Atsu hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 23 :(sun) S_Nakajima kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_V_Bommel gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_V_Bommel drives it towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  G_Buffon dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had G_Buffon beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Atsu swings it in!
          ...  E_Richards gets to it!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 23 :(lyn) A_Karnak finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  A_Karnak unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  That's given Lyon the lead!
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 24 :(lyn) Lyon restructured their strategy to D
Min. 26 :(sun) A_Arshavin flicks it over M_Overmars's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  T_Butcher gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 26 :(lyn) M_Ball is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Karnak
          ...  A_Karnak tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_McGill moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_McGill tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Karnak chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Brehme belts it clear
Min. 27 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  B_Weinman slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 29 :(sun) L_Shankland with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  But P_Jones slides in
Min. 31 :(sun) A_Brehme fires over a low cross to S_Nakajima
          ...  The cross hits S_Nakajima on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  G_Buffon guesses right
Min. 32 :(sun) Atsu wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Richards
          ...  But P_Jones spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 33 :(lyn) D_Rortugal with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_Shankland
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Rortugal !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 34 :(sun) E_Richards runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Rortugal back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  E_Richards gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Buffon moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 39 :(sun) B_Weinman sidesteps his marker
          ...  M_Overmars knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  M_Atkinson blows up for a foul
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  A_Arshavin fires it towards the goal
          ...  But G_Buffon reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 40 :(lyn) M_Ball is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 41 :(lyn) T_Butcher is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to P_Jones
          ...  H_Kagamoti is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) A_Karnak sidesteps M_Demichelis
          ...  A_Karnak hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  T_McGill won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 48 :(lyn) M_Ball makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Ball !
          ...  T_McGill just watches it fly safely wide!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-1 Lyon

Min. 46 :(lyn) Dyorkaeff with a well-controlled run
          ...  Dyorkaeff tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Sunderland fans laugh at him
Min. 47 :(sun) The ball goes loose!
          ...  A_Arshavin seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Butcher
Min. 48 :(lyn) P_Jones drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal attempts a chip!
          ...  Looks like it should be T_McGill's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  T_McGill looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 48 :(sun) L_Shankland runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A_Karnak with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 49 :(sun) H_Kagamoti miskicks!
          ...  He finds M_V_Bommel though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  P_Jones gathers up the loose ball
Min. 53 :(lyn) M_Overmars looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal with the crafty shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_McGill is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Overmars!
          ...  It comes to Dyorkaeff
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  T_McGill parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 56 :(sun) A_Arshavin loses T_Butcher
          ...  P_Jones reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 57 :(sun) A_Arshavin with a neat pass into L_Shankland
          ...  L_Shankland with a powerful diving header!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 57 :(lyn) Didier beats his man
          ...  B_Weinman read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 58 :(sun) E_Richards gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds S_Nakajima
          ...  M_Ball wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 59 :(sun) H_Kagamoti runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Shankland
          ...  A_Karnak with a nasty foul
          ...  M_Atkinson will want to speak to him
          ...  M_Atkinson gave him a strong warning
Min. 61 :(lyn) D_Rortugal plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  D_Rortugal hits a great drive!
          ...  T_McGill falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  T_McGill looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Overmars!
          ...  M_Ball gets on the end of it
          ...  T_McGill parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 63 :(lyn) J_Diakiese takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Overmars
          ...  M_Overmars with the strike !
          ...  T_McGill manages to turn it behind
Min. 64 :(lyn) A_Karnak with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_V_Bommel behind
          ...  A_Karnak aims for the top right corner !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 66 :(lyn) Didier is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_Rortugal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Weinman belts it clear
Min. 69 :(sun) L_Shankland flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Diakiese wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 69 :(lyn) M_Ball spits at E_Richards
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  M_Atkinson calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 74 :(lyn) M_Ball pulls it back to Dyorkaeff
          ...  A wicked drive by Dyorkaeff !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Sunderland 0-2 Lyon ...
Min. 75 :(lyn) L_Amoroso replaces T_Butcher to play as a DF
Min. 75 :(lyn) J_Fleck is coming on and Didier is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 76 :(lyn) J_Diakiese takes advantage of a mistake by Atsu
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  J_Diakiese with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  T_McGill makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 82 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy is coming on and Dyorkaeff is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 83 :(sun) A_Arshavin nutmegs M_Ball
          ...  P_Jones wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 83 :(sun) G_Buffon miskicks!
          ...  M_V_Bommel is takes control of the ball!
          ...  J_Diakiese is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
Min. 84 :(lyn) J_Diakiese runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_A_Vardy
          ...  B_Weinman cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sun) M_Demichelis controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Jones
          ...  He puts in A_Arshavin!
          ...  M_Ball clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 91 :(lyn) A_Karnak loses his marker!
          ...  A_Karnak aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But T_McGill makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 69,547
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : Atsu
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          : P_Jones (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Karnak (23), Dyorkaeff (74)
Sent Off             : T_Alderweirel (2)
Booked               : M_Ball (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Sunderland   |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       23
Off target           :           7        |       12
On target            :           2        |       11
Possession           :          25        |       75
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       15
Key Tackles          :           5        |       12
Key Passes           :          12        |       13
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Final Score          : Sunderland 0 - 2 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Sunderland
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_McGill       GK  29   2   3   1  31 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Weinman      DF   2  28   8  11  30 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Demichelis   DF   2  28   9   7  18 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Brehme       DF   1  26   7   8  35 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
E_Richards     DF   2  26  13   5  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
M_V_Bommel     MF   1   7  26  17  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
S_Nakajima     MF   2   8  26   9  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
H_Kagamoti     MF   2   7  25  13  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Atsu           MF   1   9  25  11  18 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   8  27  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
L_Shankland    FW   2   8  10  25  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  25   9   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Walsh        DF   2  25   8   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Defour       MF   2   8  25  11  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vardy        FW   1   6   7  25  30 |   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  35   2   3   1  22 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  28  12   6  28 |  96   0   6   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  30   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  28   8   9  31 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
T_Butcher      DF   2  28   9   7  23 |  78   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0  10
J_Diakiese     DF   3  28   8   6  18 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  40  25
M_Overmars     DM   2  10  27  14  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
M_Ball         DM   2  12  26   4  23 |  96   0   2   4   1   2   0   1   0   0  38  53   4
Didier         MF   3   6  29   8  33 |  78   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Karnak       AM   3   4  26  14  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  42
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  30  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   7   8  27  23 |  85   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  37
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Amoroso      DF   2  27   6   9  11 |  18   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
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  27   7  31 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  27  20 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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