Division One League Match, Lyon vs. Benfica (Sun Feb 17)


                                 Lyon  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                           Care Taker  |  Matias Finkelstein
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                        T_Snelders GK  |  GK Z_Alomerovic
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                     T_Alderweirel DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                         A_Girrese DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                           P_Pogba MF  |  MF J_Plasil
                            M_Ball MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                          A_Karnak MF  |  MF E_Knave
                            L_Burt MF  |  MF W_Dustice
                      P_Aubameyang FW  |  FW Stefano
                         L_McQueen FW  |  FW T_Erak
                                       |
                        R_Edgehill SUB |  SUB M_Banana
                         T_Butcher SUB |  SUB De_Volte
                      S_Malbranque SUB |  SUB E_Spence
                           J_Cojon SUB |  SUB R_Fraser
                           Rodrigo SUB |  SUB Nathan_Dyer

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 1  :(lyn) P_Aubameyang with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  P_Aubameyang with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Pogba drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Zeffane wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 8  :(bfa) E_Knave slides it through the middle to J_Plasil
          ...  L_Amoroso tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Mannaerts chips the ball into the area!
          ...  T_Snelders easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(lyn) L_McQueen has it on the edge of the box
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Foyth
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 16 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Foyth
          ...  He knocks it to P_Aubameyang!
          ...  W_Dustice wins the ball well
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a free kick
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 17 :(lyn) A_Karnak with a 50-yard pass to L_McQueen
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Zeffane
Min. 28 :(lyn) P_Jones with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_McQueen
          ...  M_Zeffane hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Girrese chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Z_Alomerovic reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 28 :(lyn) P_Aubameyang breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Z_Alomerovic!
          ...  T_Erak brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 30 :(bfa) J_Wilshere with the cross-field pass to W_Dustice
          ...  Cleaned up by T_Alderweirel
Min. 34 :(lyn) A_Karnak retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  L_McQueen latches onto the end of it
          ...  But M_Zeffane wins the tackle
Min. 35 :(lyn) The Lyon manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E
Min. 36 :(bfa) J_Plasil finds the run of Stefano
          ...  T_Alderweirel goes in studs first
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 38 :(bfa) W_Dustice fires over a low cross to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak with a thundering shot!
          ...  T_Snelders catches the ball
Min. 40 :(lyn) P_Pogba cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  P_Pogba with a terrific drive !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 40 :(bfa) T_Erak turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  A_Girrese gathers up the loose ball
Min. 42 :(lyn) L_McQueen brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Zeffane
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in L_Burt!
          ...  J_Plasil fouls badly
          ...  J_Eriksson will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  P_Aubameyang hits it over the wall
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Burt chips the ball into the area!
          ...  M_Zeffane reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Stefano
          ...  A wicked drive by Stefano !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 44 :(bfa) E_Knave gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  J_Wilshere is unmarked
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Wilshere !
          ...  T_Snelders parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!

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

Min. 46 :(bfa) W_Dustice runs into space
          ...  W_Dustice with the drive!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 51 :(lyn) P_Aubameyang skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  A thundering drive by P_Aubameyang !
          ...  Z_Alomerovic saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 55 :(lyn) T_Butcher is going to be brought on
          ...  T_Alderweirel is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(lyn) M_Ball crosses into the box, finding P_Aubameyang
          ...  P_Aubameyang keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 56 :(lyn) M_Ball bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_McQueen
          ...  Yann_M_Vila is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Z_Alomerovic misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Pogba floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Karnak gets his head on it
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 57 :(bfa) E_Knave kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Plasil gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Butcher takes possession
Min. 59 :(lyn) M_Ball is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to L_McQueen
          ...  L_McQueen cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Amoroso lofts the ball in!
          ...  Z_Alomerovic comes out and claims it!
Min. 60 :(lyn) S_Malbranque is being brought on
          ...  L_Burt is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 60 :(bfa) T_Erak plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  T_Erak runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  T_Snelders never had a chance!
Min. 63 :(lyn) P_Jones volleys it forward. He finds A_Karnak
          ...  T_Erak cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 65 :(lyn) Rodrigo is coming on and L_McQueen is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 67 :(lyn) Rodrigo sprints past J_Wilshere
          ...  A vicious shot by Rodrigo !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 67 :(bfa) E_Knave finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  E_Knave drives the ball low !
          ...  T_Snelders gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by W_Dustice!
          ...  T_Snelders jumps well to claim it!
Min. 70 :(lyn) Rodrigo leaves J_Foyth standing
          ...  Rodrigo with a little chip!
          ...  Z_Alomerovic saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 73 :(bfa) J_Plasil plays in Stefano with a beautiful ball
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Girrese
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Knave curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Snelders catches it!
Min. 76 :(bfa) De_Volte replaces an unhappy Yann_M_Vila and will play as a DF
Min. 76 :(bfa) E_Knave holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 77 :(bfa) E_Spence will replace the useless E_Knave and will play MF
Min. 78 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer replaces an unhappy T_Erak and will play as a FW
Min. 80 :(lyn) Rodrigo finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  Rodrigo attempts a low drive!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 81 :(lyn) P_Jones moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Aubameyang
          ...  P_Aubameyang tries the shot !
          ...  Z_Alomerovic won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 83 :(bfa) E_Spence unselfishly lays the ball back to Stefano
          ...  P_Jones with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(bfa) Stefano beats his marker
          ...  T_Butcher pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 91 :(lyn) Rodrigo holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Aubameyang
          ...  M_Zeffane with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  J_Eriksson tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 93 :(lyn) P_Pogba has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Spence
          ...  He puts in Rodrigo!
          ...  Rodrigo attempts the shot!
          ...  Z_Alomerovic makes himself big and wins the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
Attendance           : 80,000
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : P_Jones
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Alderweirel (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : M_Zeffane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Erak (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       7
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :           3        |       3
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Lyon 0 - 0 Benfica
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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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T_Snelders     GK  38   2   3   4  16 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  27  12   6  28 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  27   8   9  31 |  56   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
L_Amoroso      DF   2  26   6   9  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  26   8   8  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  26  13  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
M_Ball         MF   2  12  26   4  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  25  14  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
L_Burt         MF   1   7  25   9  31 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Aubameyang   FW   2   6   8  26  38 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
L_McQueen      FW   1   8  10  25  10 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
R_Edgehill     GK  27   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  27   8   7  23 |  39   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  28  10  33 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cojon        MF   2   7  26  16  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rodrigo        FW   1   8   7  25  20 |  29   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  12

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Z_Alomerovic   GK  29   1   1   1  14 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  32  14   8  22 |  77   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  29  12   6  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  29  10   7  31 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  28   9   5  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  31  10  19 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  20  30  12  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
E_Knave        MF   3   7  24  10  21 |  78   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  23   6  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  30  39 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  27  21 |  79   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  -2   5
M_Banana       GK   2   8   7  15  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
De_Volte       DF   2  18   9   8  36 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Spence       MF   2   9  28   9  40 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Fraser       MF   1   9  14   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  29  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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