Division One League Match, Lyon vs. Chelsea (Sun Mar 03)


                                 Lyon  |  Chelsea
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-3-2 C
                           Care Taker  |  James Houston
                                       |
                        T_Snelders GK  |  GK J_Reina
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF S_Pearce
                     T_Alderweirel DF  |  DF Kommper
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF G_Burdisso
                         A_Girrese DF  |  DF M_Madl
                           Platini MF  |  DF Ajer
                      S_Malbranque MF  |  MF Drexler
                            M_Ball MF  |  MF Park
                         J_A_Vardy FW  |  MF P_Coutinho
                         L_McQueen FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                           Rodrigo FW  |  FW M_Vucinic
                                       |
                        R_Edgehill SUB |  SUB J_Bond
                         T_Butcher SUB |  SUB L_Olsen
                          A_Karnak SUB |  SUB Mo_Diame
                            L_Burt SUB |  SUB T_Cairney
                      P_Aubameyang SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(lyn) T_Alderweirel with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Kommper a clean set of heals
          ...  T_Alderweirel with the overhead !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 1  :(chs) S_Pearce loses L_Amoroso
          ...  S_Pearce flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  That's put Chelsea in front!
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 9  :(lyn) P_Jones is on the ground motionless!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 9  :(lyn) T_Butcher is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Jones is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 9  :(chs) M_Vucinic sidesteps L_Amoroso
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Vucinic !
          ...  T_Snelders with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Madl chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Snelders
Min. 11 :(chs) M_Vucinic takes advantage of a mistake by M_Ball
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  L_McQueen tackles cleanly
Min. 14 :(chs) P_Coutinho beats his man
          ...  P_Coutinho unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Saved by T_Snelders
Min. 21 :(lyn) Rodrigo cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_A_Vardy
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Pearce looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 21 :(chs) M_Vucinic with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Vucinic !
          ...  T_Snelders blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 24 :(chs) Drexler with a 40-yard pass to M_Madl
          ...  But A_Girrese clears the danger
Min. 28 :(lyn) Platini with an in swinging cross to L_McQueen
          ...  L_McQueen with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The Lyon fans chant his name!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Lyon 1-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 34 :(chs) P_Coutinho takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  P_Coutinho with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged T_Snelders
          ...  Chelsea go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Lyon 1-2 Chelsea ...
Min. 35 :(lyn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Lyon will now be playing E
Min. 35 :(lyn) Platini looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  J_Reina collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 38 :(lyn) L_McQueen is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Rodrigo
          ...  G_Burdisso anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 38 :(chs) M_Madl heads the ball back to Park
          ...  Park aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. There was a foul in the move
          ...  That looked like a harsh decision
Min. 41 :(lyn) M_Ball finds L_McQueen with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  L_McQueen cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 41 :(chs) M_Vucinic latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  S_Malbranque is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  Drexler with the thundering drive
          ...  T_Snelders falls over
          ...  But T_Snelders is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 42 :(chs) Park has it now
          ...  He takes on T_Alderweirel
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in K_Benzema!
          ...  K_Benzema with a terrific drive !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_Snelders is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Park crosses it in!
          ...  T_Butcher wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) Kommper back heels to find Ajer in space
          ...  A_Girrese rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Kommper plays it short to P_Coutinho
          ...  A_Girrese goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 43 :(chs) K_Benzema moves forward
          ...  K_Benzema with the punt towards goal!
          ...  T_Snelders guesses right

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-2 Chelsea

Min. 47 :(chs) P_Coutinho with the diagonal pass M_Vucinic
          ...  M_Vucinic with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into T_Snelders's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 50 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  Kommper cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 50 :(chs) P_Coutinho finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  But A_Girrese wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 54 :(chs) P_Coutinho runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs A_Girrese
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  S_Malbranque gathers up the loose ball
Min. 55 :(lyn) S_Malbranque wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Platini
          ...  K_Benzema fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  J_A_Vardy fires it towards the goal
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  J_Reina never had a chance!
Min. 60 :(lyn) L_Burt is being brought on
          ...  Platini is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 60 :(lyn) L_McQueen hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  T_Butcher latches onto it!
          ...  P_Coutinho brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 63 :(lyn) L_Burt feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  T_Alderweirel runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But G_Burdisso will cut out the threat
Min. 64 :(chs) Drexler with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_Amoroso
          ...  Drexler with the punt towards goal!
          ...  T_Snelders makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 65 :(lyn) P_Aubameyang takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_A_Vardy as FW
Min. 65 :(chs) Ajer feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Drexler runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Girrese hits it out for a throw
Min. 66 :(lyn) M_Ball has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  T_Butcher gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Madl
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Aubameyang hits it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Reina
Min. 67 :(lyn) P_Aubameyang plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  P_Aubameyang smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It's beaten J_Reina
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 70 :(lyn) L_Burt passes the ball to T_Butcher
          ...  T_Butcher hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 73 :(chs) P_Coutinho gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Kommper
          ...  But T_Alderweirel slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 74 :(chs) K_Benzema sidesteps L_Amoroso
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  K_Benzema hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 75 :(chs) Drexler knocks it forward
          ...  P_Aubameyang slips
          ...  K_Benzema gets to it!
          ...  K_Benzema with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through T_Snelders's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 79 :(lyn) T_Butcher turns past Kommper
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  T_Butcher hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  O_Bundy talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!!
          ...  Lyon 2-2 Chelsea ...
Min. 80 :(chs) L_Olsen takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace S_Pearce as DF
Min. 80 :(chs) Mo_Diame is going to be brought on
          ...  Park is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(chs) D_Trezeguet comes on for K_Benzema and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 80 :(lyn) L_McQueen sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  L_McQueen with a thundering drive!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 80 :(chs) L_Olsen looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But T_Snelders with the difficult save
Min. 83 :(chs) Drexler with the cross-field pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Trezeguet !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Mo_Diame plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Snelders reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 84 :(chs) Mo_Diame cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Drexler
          ...  A glorious effort by Drexler !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(chs) Ajer turns on a sixpence
          ...  S_Malbranque with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Care Taker looks relieved
          ...  James Houston is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  Mo_Diame hits it hard
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
Attendance           : 75,951
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : L_McQueen
Scorers              : L_McQueen (28), T_Butcher (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : P_Jones (9)
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : P_Coutinho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Pearce (1), P_Coutinho (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |     Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       17
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :           3        |       10
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       10
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Final Score          : Lyon 2 - 2 Chelsea
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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   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  27  12   6  28 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  27   8   9  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
L_Amoroso      DF   2  26   6   9  11 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  26   8   8  32 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Platini        MF   3   4  29   6  32 |  63   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  28  10  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Ball         MF   2  12  26   4  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  27  20 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
L_McQueen      FW   1   8  10  25  10 |  95   0   1   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  20  32
Rodrigo        FW   1   8   7  25  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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 |  86   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  31
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  25  14  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Burt         MF   1   7  25   9  31 |  32   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Aubameyang   FW   2   6   8  26  38 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Reina        GK  35   2   3   1  18 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  27   7  10  18 |  83   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  30
Kommper        DF   1  27   9   8  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Burdisso     DF   2  26   5   9  39 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  25   9   6  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Ajer           DF   1  25   7   7  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Drexler        MF   3   8  29   9  12 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
Park           MF   1   6  28   9  23 |  83   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
P_Coutinho     MF   2   7  25  16  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  35
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  28  23 |  83   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   9  27  14 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
J_Bond         GK  27   3   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Olsen        DF   3  28   8   6  42 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Mo_Diame       MF   2  13  25   7  42 |  12   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
T_Cairney      MF   2   8  25   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  27  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
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