Division Three League Match, Lyon vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Nov 17)


                                 Lyon  |  Schalke 04
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  3-1-3-1-2 A
                          Neil Abbott  |  Scott Phillips
                                       |
                          A_Guaita GK  |  GK F_Foster
                         R_Neilson DF  |  DF N_Golanski
                           T_Motta DF  |  DF Sidnei
                         S_Bassong DF  |  DF D_O_Dea
                        C_Mongongu DF  |  DM V_Jones
                         A_Andanov MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF Lee_Ho
                           C_Baker MF  |  MF R_Lopez
                          G_Cooper AM  |  AM J_M_Jurado
                           Stefano FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW G_Hurst
                                       |
                           C_Zotti SUB |  SUB H_Ahlert
                        C_Smalling SUB |  SUB T_Paralta
                       Eljero_Elia SUB |  SUB J_Talamonti
                        M_Harewood SUB |  SUB T_Kunert
                         M_Bangura SUB |  SUB Pato

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 5  :(shk) V_Jones plays in J_M_Jurado with a beautiful ball
          ...  G_Cooper fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 9  :(lyn) G_Puciato runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Sidnei
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  G_Puciato smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  That puts Lyon ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 9  :(shk) R_Lopez with a one-touch layoff to J_M_Jurado
          ...  J_M_Jurado aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by R_Lopez
          ...  J_M_Jurado with the header
          ...  A_Guaita parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 11 :(shk) P_McGowan plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Hurst decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  G_Hurst with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 14 :(lyn) G_Cooper gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  T_Huddlestone is unmarked
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Zheng_Zhi
Min. 14 :(shk) D_O_Dea with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Zheng_Zhi
          ...  Zheng_Zhi tries to beat A_Guaita!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 15 :(lyn) A_Andanov sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Mongongu
          ...  C_Mongongu attempts to nutmeg F_Foster!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 17 :(lyn) A_Andanov finds S_Bassong with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  S_Bassong chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into F_Foster's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 19 :(lyn) C_Baker has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Golanski
          ...  He puts in G_Puciato!
          ...  A cracking drive from G_Puciato !
          ...  But F_Foster makes a fine save
Min. 19 :(shk) Sidnei sidesteps T_Motta
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Sidnei with the crafty shot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 21 :(lyn) C_Mongongu plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  C_Mongongu tries to beat F_Foster!
          ...  The shot slips through F_Foster's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 24 :(shk) V_Jones finds the run of P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan with a bicycle kick !
          ...  A_Guaita saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 26 :(shk) Zheng_Zhi brings it under control
          ...  He takes on R_Neilson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Lopez!
          ...  R_Lopez goes for the top corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Lyon 1-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 27 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone knocks it forward
          ...  N_Golanski slips
          ...  A_Andanov gets to it!
          ...  A_Andanov throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Lyon fans go wild!
          ...  That's given Lyon the lead!
          ...  Lyon 2-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 28 :(shk) D_O_Dea with a neat pass into J_M_Jurado
          ...  But T_Motta sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 29 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  A_Andanov runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But V_Jones slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 30 :(shk) P_McGowan jumps over S_Bassong's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  P_McGowan aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Schalke 04 fans chant his name!
          ...  Schalke 04 have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Lyon 2-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 32 :(lyn) A_Andanov hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Stefano latches onto it!
          ...  Stefano is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round F_Foster
          ...  He rounds F_Foster
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  F_Foster somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 32 :(lyn) C_Baker with a one-touch layoff to T_Huddlestone
          ...  P_McGowan with a nasty foul
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  G_Puciato swings it in
          ...  R_Neilson takes control of it!
          ...  But N_Golanski wins the tackle
Min. 34 :(lyn) S_Bassong plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  A left-footer by S_Bassong !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 35 :(lyn) R_Neilson plays in S_Bassong with a beautiful ball
          ...  S_Bassong hits a curling shot!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 37 :(shk) P_McGowan sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Bassong hits it out for a throw
Min. 41 :(lyn) C_Mongongu with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows N_Golanski a clean set of heals
          ...  What a shot from C_Mongongu !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  F_Foster can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  F_Foster makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 42 :(lyn) G_Puciato pushes it past D_O_Dea
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  V_Jones belts it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(lyn) T_Motta flicks it over V_Jones and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_O_Dea makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 45 :(lyn) The Lyon manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 47 :(lyn) C_Baker volleys it forward. He finds C_Mongongu
          ...  C_Mongongu with the drive!
          ...  F_Foster with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 2-2 Schalke 04

Min. 50 :(lyn) Stefano is through on goal
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Stefano !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 51 :(lyn) G_Puciato brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_O_Dea
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Mongongu!
          ...  A great volley from C_Mongongu !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 51 :(shk) Zheng_Zhi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_M_Jurado gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Neilson slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 55 :(lyn) G_Cooper controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  C_Baker gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  N_Golanski hits it out for a throw
Min. 55 :(shk) V_Jones with a probing pass to J_M_Jurado
          ...  J_M_Jurado drives it towards goal !
          ...  It floats over A_Guaita
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 56 :(lyn) C_Baker is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Stefano latches onto the end of it
          ...  Stefano tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  F_Foster moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 56 :(shk) Zheng_Zhi with a probing pass to G_Hurst
          ...  G_Hurst curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  A_Guaita gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by A_Guaita !!
Min. 57 :(shk) V_Jones with a pinpoint pass to G_Hurst
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_Hurst !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 58 :(shk) R_Lopez unselfishly lays the ball back to D_O_Dea
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from D_O_Dea !
          ...  A_Guaita gets his fingertips to it
Min. 59 :(shk) P_McGowan uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  P_McGowan uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  A_Guaita gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  That's put Schalke 04 ahead!
          ...  Lyon 2-3 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 60 :(lyn) M_Bangura is coming on for C_Baker and playing FW
Min. 60 :(lyn) It looks as though Lyon is now playing L
Min. 60 :(lyn) G_Cooper shifts into the MF position in a tactical change
Min. 62 :(shk) R_Lopez has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past C_Mongongu
          ...  He knocks it to J_M_Jurado!
          ...  J_M_Jurado hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 64 :(shk) Zheng_Zhi kicks T_Huddlestone off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 65 :(shk) The Schalke 04 manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 68 :(shk) Lee_Ho sidesteps Stefano
          ...  R_Neilson robs him of the ball
Min. 72 :(lyn) C_Smalling replaces C_Mongongu to play as a DF
Min. 74 :(lyn) M_Bangura looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  G_Puciato receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_O_Dea tackles cleanly
Min. 74 :(shk) G_Hurst plays it forward to J_M_Jurado
          ...  But A_Andanov reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 75 :(shk) T_Paralta will come on for Sidnei and play DF
Min. 75 :(lyn) Stefano with a real burst of pace
          ...  G_Hurst with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Scott Phillips looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  G_Cooper hits it over the wall
          ...  F_Foster gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 76 :(shk) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Talamonti will come on for V_Jones and play DF
Min. 80 :(lyn) Eljero_Elia is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Cooper is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 81 :(lyn) T_Motta kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Stefano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_O_Dea makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 82 :(shk) Pato is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_McGowan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 87 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone races into the box
          ...  He sees M_Bangura lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  J_Talamonti plays the back pass
          ...  F_Foster can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Puciato curls it into the box!
          ...  F_Foster easily claims the ball!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(lyn) Stefano steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs N_Golanski
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  D_O_Dea fouls badly
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Neil Abbott looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 92 :(shk) D_O_Dea picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  R_Neilson with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de Gerland
Attendance           : 53,965
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : A_Andanov
Scorers              : G_Puciato (9), A_Andanov (27)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Cooper (5)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : P_McGowan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Lopez (26), P_McGowan (30,59)
Sent Off             : Zheng_Zhi (64)
Booked               : P_McGowan (32), D_O_Dea (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       14
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       14
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       14
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Final Score          : Lyon 2 - 3 Schalke 04
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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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A_Guaita       GK  30   3   2   2  29 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
R_Neilson      DF   1  26  13   2  29 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
T_Motta        DF   2  25   5   5  35 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  24  10   6  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -17
C_Mongongu     DF   2  23   8   5  36 |  74   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
A_Andanov      MF   2   6  25   7  25 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   1   0   0   0  15  36  28
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  24  10  19 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
C_Baker        MF   2   4  23   6  13 |  62   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
G_Cooper       MF   4   7  24  13  27 |  82   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22   2 -14
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  26  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Puciato      FW   2   8   8  24  42 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  36
C_Zotti        GK  23   4   2   3  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  23   7   5  29 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eljero_Elia    MF   1   6  21   3  35 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Harewood     FW   2   7  11  23  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bangura      FW   3   8   7  23  27 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Foster       GK  30   2   4   4  16 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
N_Golanski     DF   3  25   8   6  35 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
Sidnei         DF   2  24   7   7  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_O_Dea        DF   2  24  11   8  41 |  94   0   3   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  43  22   6
V_Jones        DM   3  15  22   6  48 |  78   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  68  20
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   8  25   8  42 |  66   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   1   0   5  46  -9
Lee_Ho         MF   1   3  24   5  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lopez        MF   1   3  24   4  20 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  56  48
J_M_Jurado     AM   2   6  23  16  18 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   7  25  16 |  84   0   0   1   0   3   2   1   0   0  -2  10  62
G_Hurst        FW   2   5   7  25  35 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  10
H_Ahlert       GK  16   1   1   1  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Paralta      DF   2  22   3   2  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Talamonti    DF   2  21  12   7  13 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Kunert       MF   1   7  23   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pato           FW   2   5   6  22  24 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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