Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Lyon (Sun Feb 26)


                             Valencia  |  Lyon
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 P
                          James Burns  |  Kristoffer Peace
                                       |
                            Bonner GK  |  GK G_Bailey
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF Ian_David_Mc
                          S_Cooper DF  |  DF C_Soares
                          M_Gorgon DF  |  DF G_Neville
                           Y_Stamm DF  |  DF Gary_Mcvittie
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF M_Laudrup
                          Thiago_C MF  |  MF R_Vallecano
                     Jesus_Cordoba MF  |  MF M_Sissoko
                         R_Tabatta AM  |  AM B_Gilmour
                            W_Jose FW  |  FW A_Lombardo
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW M_Greenwood
                                       |
                         A_Obileye SUB |  SUB Tim_Howard
                           T_Forou SUB |  SUB B_White
                           M_Barry SUB |  SUB Thiago_S
                         L_Macleod SUB |  SUB A_Rodriguez
                           D_Suker SUB |  SUB Amine_Gouiri

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 4  :(lyn) R_Vallecano plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  T_Kroos with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Lyon players
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 8  :(lyn) M_Sissoko is too quick for the defence
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Sissoko !
          ...  Bonner makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 8  :(vla) W_Jose beats Gary_Mcvittie
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  C_Soares bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 10 :(vla) R_Tabatta has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Soares
          ...  He knocks it to Jesus_Cordoba!
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with G_Bailey
          ...  He slips it underneath G_Bailey
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  wide!!
Min. 10 :(lyn) G_Neville flicks it over P_Thompson and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  P_Thompson moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 11 :(lyn) M_Greenwood flicks it past S_Cooper
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  M_Gorgon pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 15 :(vla) Jesus_Cordoba hoists the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose attempts to nutmeg G_Bailey!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 17 :(lyn) B_Gilmour controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Y_Stamm
          ...  He puts in M_Laudrup!
          ...  But S_Cooper reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 17 :(vla) W_Jose pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  B_Gilmour with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 18 :(vla) Thiago_C gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds W_Jose
          ...  Cleaned up by G_Neville
Min. 20 :(vla) Y_Stamm with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  An audacious effort from Y_Stamm !
          ...  But G_Bailey parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 20 :(lyn) M_Sissoko has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  B_Gilmour collects the loose ball!
          ...  Blocked by M_Gorgon
Min. 24 :(vla) T_Kroos with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  G_Bailey gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by G_Bailey !!
Min. 25 :(vla) T_Kroos stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  The cross hits T_Kroos on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bailey's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 28 :(vla) W_Jose uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  But Ian_David_Mc sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 28 :(vla) M_Gorgon runs at the defence
          ...  M_Sissoko with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from K_Ippi
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  R_Tabatta hits it over the wall
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 30 :(lyn) B_Gilmour with an incisive pass to M_Greenwood
          ...  S_Cooper wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 31 :(vla) R_Tabatta makes himself available
          ...  C_Soares beats him to the ball
Min. 35 :(vla) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  D_Trezeguet seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  B_Gilmour body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 36 :(lyn) G_Neville is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 36 :(lyn) B_White is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Neville is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 39 :(lyn) A_Lombardo loses S_Cooper
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Thiago_C
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 42 :(lyn) A_Lombardo plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Greenwood decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  M_Greenwood is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round Bonner
          ...  He tries to slide it past Bonner
          ...  Bonner dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(vla) D_Trezeguet knocks it past Gary_Mcvittie and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A powerful header from D_Trezeguet !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 51 :(vla) R_Tabatta runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  G_Bailey saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 52 :(vla) Jesus_Cordoba beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Ippi
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba with the crafty shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Bailey moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 52 :(lyn) A_Lombardo jumps over P_Thompson's challenge
          ...  A_Lombardo aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But Bonner tips it behind
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 53 :(lyn) M_Greenwood beats M_Gorgon
          ...  M_Gorgon goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 54 :(lyn) R_Vallecano feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  A_Lombardo runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Gorgon
Min. 57 :(lyn) B_Gilmour takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Soares
          ...  C_Soares with the shot !
          ...  Bonner watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 60 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez is ready to come on to replace B_Gilmour
          ...  Looks like he will play as a AM
Min. 60 :(lyn) Thiago_S is coming on and M_Laudrup is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 60 :(vla) T_Kroos with a neat pass into R_Tabatta
          ...  R_Tabatta fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 61 :(lyn) Thiago_S leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to A_Rodriguez
          ...  R_Tabatta with an awful challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 63 :(vla) Jesus_Cordoba kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  W_Jose gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A cheeky lob from W_Jose !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 63 :(lyn) R_Vallecano with the diagonal pass A_Rodriguez
          ...  A_Rodriguez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  That's given Lyon the advantage!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 64 :(vla) S_Cooper beats B_White
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Cooper hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 67 :(vla) W_Jose controls it with ease
          ...  W_Jose attempts to nutmeg G_Bailey!
          ...  But G_Bailey punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 69 :(lyn) M_Sissoko is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo looks to see where Bonner is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Vallecano lofts the ball in!
          ...  Bonner reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 70 :(lyn) Amine_Gouiri takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Greenwood as FW
Min. 71 :(lyn) R_Vallecano plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Rodriguez keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Rodriguez !
          ...  Bonner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by Bonner to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Lombardo plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Bonner comes out and claims it!
Min. 75 :(vla) Thiago_C floats the ball in to find T_Kroos
          ...  A wicked drive by T_Kroos !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 78 :(lyn) A_Lombardo flicks the ball through
          ...  A_Rodriguez runs onto it!
          ...  Y_Stamm wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 79 :(lyn) Amine_Gouiri jumps over Y_Stamm's challenge
          ...  Amine_Gouiri from 20 yards !
          ...  Bonner with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 80 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - D_Suker on for D_Trezeguet as a FW
Min. 80 :(lyn) Thiago_S is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Amine_Gouiri latches onto the ball
          ...  Y_Stamm with a nasty foul
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from K_Ippi
Min. 81 :(vla) T_Forou will replace the useless M_Gorgon and will play DF
Min. 81 :(vla) T_Kroos holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with a powerful diving header!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 82 :(vla) Thiago_C brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  D_Suker makes himself available
          ...  But B_White clears the danger
Min. 82 :(lyn) M_Sissoko with a pinpoint pass to Amine_Gouiri
          ...  Amine_Gouiri with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 83 :(lyn) Amine_Gouiri nutmegs W_Jose, he continues to run forward
          ...  Amine_Gouiri attempts a low drive!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 84 :(lyn) Amine_Gouiri is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to C_Soares
          ...  C_Soares with a stunning strike !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 85 :(vla) Jesus_Cordoba with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But Thiago_S wins the ball
Min. 86 :(vla) T_Kroos with a slick pass to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Bailey shouts at his defenders
          ...  And Valencia have squared it up late on!!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Lyon ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lyn) B_White is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 89 :(lyn) Tim_Howard replaces B_White and will play DF
Min. 92 :(vla) D_Suker beats his marker
          ...  C_Soares brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 103,202
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : T_Kroos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Suker (86)
Sent Off             : R_Tabatta (61)
Booked               : T_Kroos (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : R_Vallecano
Scorers              : A_Rodriguez (63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Soares (8), B_Gilmour (17)
Injured              : G_Neville (36), B_White (89)
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       11
Off target           :          11        |       5
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       5
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :          11        |       14
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Final Score          : Valencia 1 - 1 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Bonner         GK  32   1   2   2  32 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  31  13   6  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Cooper       DF   3  26   8   9  32 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Gorgon       DF   2  25  10   7  32 |  83   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Y_Stamm        DF   3  25   8   7  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
T_Kroos        MF   3   9  28  22  30 |  94   0   0   4   1   3   0   1   0   0  -2  58   3
Thiago_C       MF   1  11  28   9  21 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  28  11  11 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Tabatta      AM   2  24  30  17  21 |  63   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10  10 -10
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  32  10 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  82   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Obileye      DF   1  28   8   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Forou        DF   2  28   7   7  33 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  19  31   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  30  11  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  30  31 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

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_Bailey       GK  32   1   5   5   9 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Ian_David_Mc   DF   2  30   9   6  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Soares       DF   2  28   7  11  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
G_Neville      DF   2  28   7   3  22 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Gary_Mcvittie  DF   2  28   1   5  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laudrup      MF   2  14  27   7  22 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Vallecano    MF   3   6  25   8  42 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
M_Sissoko      MF   2   5  25   6  33 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
B_Gilmour      AM   1   9  26  19  33 |  62   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  31  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
M_Greenwood    FW   1   9   1  25  28 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Tim_Howard     DF  23   2   4   1  30 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_White        DF   2  27   1   2  28 |  55   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Thiago_S       MF   2  10  28   8  29 |  32   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Rodriguez    AM   1   9  30  21  44 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Amine_Gouiri   FW   1   6   6  25  21 |  22   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
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