Division One League Match, Lyon vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun Mar 24)


                                 Lyon  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 N
                           Care Taker  |  Care Taker
                                       |
                        T_Snelders GK  |  GK Dante_Silva
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF Baresi
                     T_Alderweirel DF  |  DF A_Britton
                         T_Butcher DF  |  DF G_Hanley
                         A_Girrese DF  |  DF G_v_der_Wiel
                           Platini MF  |  MF B_Bjorksson
                      S_Malbranque MF  |  MF Li_Chung
                           P_Pogba MF  |  MF Shane_Botwin
                            L_Burt MF  |  MF S_Gerrard
                      P_Aubameyang FW  |  FW J_Greaves
                         L_McQueen FW  |  FW L_Massu
                                       |
                           Barthez SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                        J_Diakiese SUB |  SUB A_Pereira
                           J_Cojon SUB |  SUB M_Barry
                          A_Karnak SUB |  SUB D_Bandanto
                         J_A_Vardy SUB |  SUB F_Totti

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(sao) A_Britton with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  A_Britton with a thundering shot!
          ...  But T_Snelders tips it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 4  :(lyn) S_Malbranque spots P_Aubameyang who is in acres of space
          ...  P_Aubameyang has a go!
          ...  Dante_Silva with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 4  :(sao) B_Bjorksson with the diagonal pass S_Gerrard
          ...  But T_Alderweirel will cut out the threat
Min. 7  :(sao) B_Bjorksson looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Gerrard
          ...  P_Pogba with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 8  :(sao) G_v_der_Wiel passes the ball to L_Massu
          ...  T_Alderweirel wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 10 :(lyn) Platini sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_McQueen
          ...  L_McQueen hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Dante_Silva tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Aubameyang plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Dante_Silva
Min. 16 :(lyn) L_Burt turns on a sixpence
          ...  B_Bjorksson with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  J_Underhill refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 17 :(lyn) P_Pogba runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Alderweirel
          ...  T_Alderweirel tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But Dante_Silva gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Malbranque hits it towards the far post!
          ...  G_Hanley wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 17 :(sao) Shane_Botwin flicks it over L_McQueen's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  T_Alderweirel reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 18 :(lyn) L_Burt looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Aubameyang
          ...  G_Hanley with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 20 :(lyn) P_Pogba brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  L_McQueen gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_McQueen tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But Dante_Silva smothers the ball.
Min. 20 :(sao) S_Gerrard with a 50-yard pass to L_Massu
          ...  But T_Alderweirel puts the ball out of play
Min. 23 :(sao) L_Massu with a 50-yard pass to J_Greaves
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Girrese
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 24 :(lyn) P_Pogba boots it towards T_Butcher
          ...  T_Butcher curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 24 :(sao) G_Hanley runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Gerrard
          ...  S_Gerrard cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 25 :(sao) B_Bjorksson turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Shane_Botwin
          ...  Shane_Botwin with a powerful header !
          ...  T_Snelders saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 31 :(lyn) A_Girrese threads the through ball to P_Pogba
          ...  P_Pogba with the shot on net !
          ...  But Dante_Silva makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 34 :(lyn) Platini spits at J_Greaves
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 35 :(lyn) Lyon's manager orders his side to play P
Min. 38 :(lyn) P_Pogba holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Aubameyang
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by L_Massu !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 38 :(lyn) P_Aubameyang finds himself in a good position
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  A_Girrese with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  Dante_Silva goes down well to save
Min. 41 :(sao) J_Greaves flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  T_Alderweirel hits it out for a throw
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel beats A_Britton
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
          ...  T_Alderweirel attempts the shot!
          ...  Dante_Silva 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. 43 :(sao) S_Gerrard has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Li_Chung gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Alderweirel
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gerrard swings it in!
          ...  J_Greaves gets a shot in
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 44 :(sao) L_Massu takes advantage of a mistake by P_Jones
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  L_Massu gets up high for the header !
          ...  T_Snelders is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  That puts Sao Paulo FC ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 46 :(lyn) P_Pogba flicks the ball through
          ...  Platini runs onto it!
          ...  Baresi reads the game well and cuts out the pass!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-1 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 48 :(lyn) P_Aubameyang looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_McQueen
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  L_McQueen takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just Dante_Silva is between him and the goal
          ...  He tries to slide it past Dante_Silva
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 49 :(lyn) P_Aubameyang takes advantage of a bad back pass from Baresi
          ...  P_Aubameyang sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Dante_Silva saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 51 :(sao) Shane_Botwin is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu swings in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  Lyon 0-2 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 53 :(lyn) Platini with a precise ball to P_Aubameyang
          ...  P_Aubameyang with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But Dante_Silva just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 55 :(lyn) J_Diakiese is coming on and P_Jones is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 55 :(sao) B_Bjorksson bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves goes for goal !
          ...  But T_Snelders stops that one easily
Min. 56 :(lyn) A_Girrese looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_McQueen
          ...  L_McQueen launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 58 :(lyn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  P_Aubameyang gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  P_Aubameyang attempts a lob!
          ...  Dante_Silva just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 59 :(sao) S_Gerrard with the dribble
          ...  P_Aubameyang is easily beaten
          ...  T_Butcher reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Shane_Botwin drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Diakiese reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 60 :(lyn) J_Cojon takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Platini
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy is being brought on
          ...  L_McQueen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(sao) A_Pereira takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Baresi
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(lyn) L_Burt holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Aubameyang
          ...  P_Aubameyang hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 62 :(sao) B_Bjorksson cuts the ball back to J_Greaves
          ...  S_Malbranque with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from J_Underhill
Min. 62 :(sao) J_Greaves runs at A_Girrese
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A_Girrese goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 65 :(lyn) P_Pogba with an in swinging cross to L_Burt
          ...  G_Hanley cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 65 :(sao) Li_Chung cuts the ball back to J_Greaves
          ...  S_Malbranque clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 66 :(lyn) P_Pogba feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Malbranque runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Malbranque blasts it at the goal !
          ...  The shot slips through Dante_Silva's hands
          ...  But Dante_Silva recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 70 :(sao) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Barry will come on for Li_Chung and play MF
Min. 72 :(sao) M_Barry plays a long ball to S_Gerrard
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Diakiese
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pereira plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_Snelders jumps well to claim it!
Min. 74 :(sao) J_Greaves controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  J_Diakiese bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 75 :(sao) F_Totti is ready to come on to replace L_Massu
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 75 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel beats his marker
          ...  T_Alderweirel unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Dante_Silva blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 77 :(lyn) S_Malbranque cuts the ball back to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It floats over Dante_Silva
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 77 :(sao) F_Totti takes advantage of a bad back pass from T_Butcher
          ...  T_Alderweirel takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 78 :(lyn) J_Cojon gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  B_Bjorksson cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 83 :(sao) F_Totti sidesteps J_Diakiese
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A left-footer by F_Totti !
          ...  T_Snelders can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_Snelders makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 84 :(lyn) S_Malbranque with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Aubameyang
          ...  G_Hanley seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 87 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  B_Bjorksson goes in studs first
          ...  J_Underhill shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sao) S_Gerrard gets to the by line and finds F_Totti with a beautiful cross
          ...  F_Totti swings in the shot!
          ...  T_Snelders with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 93 :(lyn) J_Cojon flicks it past G_Hanley
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  J_Greaves is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  T_Alderweirel hits it over the wall
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!

*************  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_Pogba
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Platini (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : L_Massu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Massu (44,51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Bjorksson (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       9
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :          14        |       6
Key Passes           :          17        |       14
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Final Score          : Lyon 0 - 2 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  38   2   3   4  16 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  27  12   6  28 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  27   8   9  31 |  96   0   7   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 140   0  12
T_Butcher      DF   2  27   8   7  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -19
A_Girrese      DF   1  26   8   8  32 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
Platini        MF   3   4  29   6  32 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  28  10  33 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  26  13  21 |  96   0   1   7   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50 -15
L_Burt         MF   1   8  25   9  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Aubameyang   FW   2   6   8  26  38 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  17
L_McQueen      FW   1   8  10  25  10 |  62   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Barthez        GK  31   5   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  27   8   6  18 |  39   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Cojon        MF   2   7  27  16  22 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  26  14  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  27  20 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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  38   1   7   3  22 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
Baresi         DF   1  31  11   8  21 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  30   9   8  15 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
G_Hanley       DF   2  29  12   7  41 |  96   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  29   7   4  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
B_Bjorksson    MF   2  11  30   7  31 |  96   0   1   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  48  -2
Li_Chung       MF   3   8  29   7  11 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Shane_Botwin   MF   2   7  28   9  20 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   5
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  27  17  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
J_Greaves      FW   3   8   7  29  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
L_Massu        FW   1   7  11  28  13 |  77   0   1   1   0   2   2   0   0   0  20  10  60
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  30  12   7  14 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  17  27   7  32 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Bandanto     MF   2   9  25   8  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  28  42 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
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