Division One League Match, Lyon vs. Sao Paulo FC (Thu Sep 06)


                                 Lyon  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-3 P
                           Care Taker  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                        T_Snelders GK  |  GK Dante_Silva
                         C_Luciano DF  |  DF R_Delap
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                     T_Alderweirel DF  |  DF M_Britos
                         T_Butcher DF  |  DF M_Hornschuh
                      S_Malbranque MF  |  MF Li_Chung
                           J_Cojon MF  |  MF S_Gerrard
                            M_Ball MF  |  MF Raul_Hierra
                          A_Karnak MF  |  FW L_Massu
                         J_A_Vardy FW  |  FW F_Totti
                         S_Iversen FW  |  FW J_Greaves
                                       |
                           A_Salto SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                        J_Diakiese SUB |  SUB A_Britton
                          S_Cooper SUB |  SUB G_v_der_Wiel
                           P_Pogba SUB |  SUB Luis_Garcia
                           Rodrigo SUB |  SUB S_Warwick

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 1  :(lyn) S_Malbranque with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Zanetti
          ...  He knocks it to J_A_Vardy!
          ...  J_Zanetti with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 7  :(lyn) J_A_Vardy flicks it over M_Hornschuh and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_Delap knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_V_Carballo just turns away!
Min. 8  :(lyn) M_Ball jumps over M_Britos's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Britos gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Karnak!
          ...  Raul_Hierra clears the danger
Min. 8  :(sao) Li_Chung spots S_Gerrard who is in acres of space
          ...  S_Gerrard drives the shot in!
          ...  But T_Snelders hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 9  :(lyn) J_Cojon hoofs it up field to find S_Iversen
          ...  J_Zanetti beats him to the ball
Min. 10 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy beats M_Britos
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  F_Totti is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 12 :(lyn) S_Iversen with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Hornschuh belts it clear
Min. 14 :(lyn) S_Malbranque off the woodwork.
          ...  J_A_Vardy picks up the deflection
          ...  S_Gerrard with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 15 :(lyn) M_Ball jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Butcher
          ...  T_Butcher uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Dante_Silva can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  Dante_Silva has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 19 :(sao) Raul_Hierra curls the ball out wide to J_Greaves
          ...  S_Iversen beats him to the ball
Min. 21 :(sao) Raul_Hierra crosses into the box, finding F_Totti
          ...  But C_Luciano wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 23 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Hornschuh
          ...  He puts in A_Karnak!
          ...  M_Hornschuh plays it back
          ...  Dante_Silva slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Alderweirel curls it into the box!
          ...  Dante_Silva easily claims the ball!
Min. 27 :(sao) Li_Chung watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  Li_Chung sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 32 :(lyn) M_Ball is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Dante_Silva makes a fine save
Min. 41 :(sao) L_Massu beats T_Butcher
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  M_Ball with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-0 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 46 :(sao) S_Gerrard beats T_Butcher
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  S_Gerrard with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But T_Snelders just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 46 :(lyn) M_Ball runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of S_Iversen
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  J_Zanetti with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
Min. 46 :(sao) A_Britton takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace F_Totti
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 51 :(lyn) S_Iversen beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  S_Iversen unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 55 :(lyn) P_Jones with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Cojon
          ...  But A_Britton spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 57 :(lyn) S_Malbranque moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Karnak
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  R_Delap looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 58 :(sao) R_Delap skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves with the side footed shot!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 64 :(sao) L_Massu takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  P_Jones with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 65 :(sao) S_Gerrard moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Massu
          ...  T_Alderweirel takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 66 :(lyn) S_Malbranque brings it under control
          ...  He takes on R_Delap
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Cojon!
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Cojon !
          ...  Dante_Silva just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 66 :(lyn) M_Ball backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_A_Vardy latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Hornschuh stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 67 :(sao) Raul_Hierra 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 S_Gerrard
          ...  C_Luciano takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 70 :(lyn) J_Diakiese replaces T_Alderweirel to play as a DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) a big roar from the crowd as P_Pogba comes on for A_Karnak to play MF
Min. 70 :(lyn) Rodrigo replaces an unhappy S_Iversen and will play as a FW
Min. 70 :(sao) a big roar from the crowd as Luis_Garcia comes on for Li_Chung to play MF
Min. 70 :(sao) M_Britos takes possession
          ...  M_Britos heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Snelders tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Raul_Hierra!
          ...  M_Ball clears the corner
Min. 73 :(lyn) J_Cojon sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  But J_Greaves comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 73 :(sao) J_Greaves picks out Raul_Hierra with the cross
          ...  C_Luciano with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 80 :(sao) S_Warwick comes on for L_Massu and takes up a FW role
Min. 85 :(sao) S_Gerrard picks out S_Warwick with the cross
          ...  S_Warwick with a stunning strike !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sao) Luis_Garcia with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And T_Snelders reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Britton curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Snelders fists it away!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de Gerland
Attendance           : 80,000
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : T_Snelders
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Ball (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : R_Delap (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Zanetti (46)
Booked               : F_Totti (10), M_Hornschuh (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           1        |       4
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       9
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Final Score          : Lyon 0 - 0 Sao Paulo FC
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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  37   2   3   4  16 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
C_Luciano      DF   2  27   7   7  31 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  26  12   6  28 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  26   8   9  31 |  71   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  26   8   7  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  28  10  33 |  92   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Cojon        MF   2   7  26  15  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
M_Ball         MF   2  12  26   4  23 |  92   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  38  -2
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  25  14  31 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  27  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  25  32 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
A_Salto        GK   2  23  10   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  26   8   6  18 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Cooper       DF   3  23   7   8  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  25  13  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rodrigo        FW   1   7   7  25  20 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sao Paulo FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Dante_Silva    GK  37   1   7   3  22 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
R_Delap        DF   2  29   9  10  34 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  28  11  10  41 |  47   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
M_Britos       DF   2  28   6   8  22 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
M_Hornschuh    DF   1  25   4   5  42 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  28   7  11 |  71   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  27  17  21 |  92   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
Raul_Hierra    MF   1   9  27   9  31 |  92   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  28  42 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  28  23 |  92   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  29   9   8  15 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  28   7   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   7  29   5  11 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Warwick      FW   2   8   8  25  24 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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