Division One League Match, Lyon vs. Valencia (Sun Feb 03)


                                 Lyon  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-4-1 C
                           Care Taker  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                        T_Snelders GK  |  GK Kamikaze
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF O_Price
                     T_Alderweirel DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                         A_Girrese DF  |  DF J_Stam
                           Platini MF  |  DF Carr
                      S_Malbranque MF  |  MF P_Niemeyer
                           P_Pogba MF  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                          A_Karnak MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                         J_A_Vardy FW  |  MF L_Macleod
                      P_Aubameyang FW  |  FW W_Jose
                                       |
                        R_Edgehill SUB |  SUB Krull
                         T_Butcher SUB |  SUB A_Nouri
                           J_Cojon SUB |  SUB J_R_Riquelme
                          S_Defour SUB |  SUB Maradona
                         S_Iversen SUB |  SUB Christinoa

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(vla) Valencia will now play A
Min. 4  :(lyn) A_Karnak with the cross-field pass to P_Jones
          ...  P_Jones smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 5  :(lyn) Platini backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_Aubameyang latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_E_Boyata gathers up the loose ball
Min. 8  :(vla) W_Jose with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_Amoroso
          ...  A_Girrese plays it back
          ...  T_Snelders slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Niemeyer chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Snelders easily catches it!
Min. 9  :(vla) The ball runs loose!
          ...  W_Jose seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A powerful shot by W_Jose !
          ...  But T_Snelders comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 11 :(lyn) A_Karnak takes possession
          ...  O_Price tackles cleanly
Min. 13 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  J_A_Vardy with the crafty shot!
          ...  Kamikaze gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Karnak chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_A_Vardy swings a leg at it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Platini floats the ball in!
          ...  D_E_Boyata gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 14 :(vla) Carr with a neat pass into W_Jose
          ...  L_Amoroso slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Niemeyer!
          ...  P_Jones clears the danger
Min. 27 :(lyn) P_Pogba has it now
          ...  He takes on B_Ivanovic
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Karnak!
          ...  A_Karnak has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 29 :(vla) L_Macleod with a glorious long pass to Carr
          ...  Carr is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round T_Snelders
          ...  He nutmegs T_Snelders
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  T_Snelders recovers to save it !!
Min. 33 :(lyn) S_Malbranque takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Aubameyang
          ...  P_Niemeyer with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 34 :(vla) W_Jose lobs it over L_Amoroso
          ...  P_Jones fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  L_Macleod floats it forward
          ...  Carr latches onto the end of it
          ...  Carr with the overhead !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 35 :(lyn) It seems Lyon are making a tactical change to E
Min. 35 :(lyn) P_Pogba holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 36 :(vla) J_Stam with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Niemeyer
          ...  L_Amoroso wins the ball
Min. 37 :(vla) D_E_Boyata could get a shot on goal here
          ...  A_Girrese with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi swings it in
          ...  W_Jose gets on the end of it
          ...  W_Jose looks to see where Kamikaze is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  T_Snelders plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 37 :(vla) O_Price finds T_Huddlestone on the edge of the box
          ...  T_Huddlestone aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  That's put Valencia in front!
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 38 :(vla) The Valencia manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 40 :(lyn) P_Pogba drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy goes for goal !
          ...  Kamikaze tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Karnak
          ...  Kamikaze easily claims the ball!
Min. 40 :(vla) P_Niemeyer picks out W_Jose with the cross
          ...  W_Jose with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But T_Snelders reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 42 :(lyn) P_Aubameyang knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Ivanovic
          ...  A vicious shot by P_Aubameyang !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 42 :(lyn) Platini is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Karnak
          ...  J_Stam stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  A_Karnak shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to J_A_Vardy instead
          ...  J_A_Vardy sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot slips through Kamikaze's hands
          ...  But Kamikaze recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(vla) Carr is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Huddlestone
          ...  T_Huddlestone with the overhead !
          ...  T_Snelders with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 45 :(vla) W_Jose beats P_Jones
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves A_Dali
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Alderweirel
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod hits it towards the far post!
          ...  T_Snelders catches it!
Min. 49 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  B_Ivanovic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_Alderweirel with a terrible tackle
          ...  A_Dali reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 49 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  A wicked drive by W_Jose !
          ...  But T_Snelders comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-1 Valencia

Min. 46 :(vla) Carr finds himself in acres of space
          ...  T_Alderweirel wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 48 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy takes on B_Ivanovic
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Carr wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Pogba crosses it in!
          ...  B_Ivanovic reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 52 :(lyn) P_Pogba with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  But B_Ivanovic will cut out the threat
Min. 54 :(vla) P_Niemeyer with a one-touch layoff to B_Ivanovic
          ...  B_Ivanovic goes for the top corner !
          ...  But T_Snelders punches it away
Min. 55 :(lyn) T_Butcher is ready to come on to replace T_Alderweirel
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 56 :(lyn) P_Pogba knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Ivanovic
          ...  O_Price wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Malbranque swings it in!
          ...  D_E_Boyata heads it away
Min. 59 :(vla) P_Niemeyer brings it under control
          ...  He takes on T_Butcher
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in W_Jose!
          ...  W_Jose looks to see where T_Snelders is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  T_Snelders with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 60 :(lyn) S_Defour will replace S_Malbranque and play MF
Min. 60 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is coming on and K_El_Ahmadi is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play AM
Min. 60 :(vla) There's going to be a change
          ...  Maradona will come on for L_Macleod and play AM
Min. 60 :(vla) P_Niemeyer finds Maradona with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Maradona flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But T_Snelders parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 61 :(vla) W_Jose beats S_Defour
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  T_Butcher with a reckless challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  A_Dali tries to calm him down
Min. 62 :(vla) W_Jose holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to O_Price
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Jones
Min. 64 :(lyn) A_Karnak gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Karnak !
          ...  But Kamikaze just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 65 :(lyn) S_Iversen is coming on and P_Aubameyang is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 67 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy beats the defender
          ...  But J_Stam sweeps up the threat
Min. 67 :(vla) Carr sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Maradona runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Blocked by T_Butcher
Min. 68 :(lyn) S_Defour knocks the ball past the lunge of O_Price
          ...  S_Defour tries to beat Kamikaze from outside the area!
          ...  But Kamikaze makes a fine save
Min. 69 :(vla) P_Niemeyer 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!
          ...  W_Jose receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A powerful header from W_Jose !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  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!
          ...  Maradona crosses it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Snelders
Min. 70 :(lyn) A_Karnak skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Defour
          ...  S_Defour with the shot !
          ...  Kamikaze with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 71 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  T_Huddlestone with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 75 :(lyn) P_Pogba hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Defour latches onto it!
          ...  P_Niemeyer with a well timed tackle
          ...  A_Dali didn't like it though
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  The fans chant CHEERIO CHEERIO CHEERIO to him!!
Min. 78 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Maradona latches on to it
          ...  Maradona with the goal bound shot!
          ...  T_Snelders parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And T_Snelders recovers to save!!
Min. 79 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  But P_Jones sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 82 :(lyn) Platini is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with Kamikaze
          ...  He tries to slide it past Kamikaze
          ...  Kamikaze dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 87 :(vla) O_Price beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds J_R_Riquelme
          ...  T_Butcher brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But A_Dali waves play on!!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(vla) Maradona holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_E_Boyata
          ...  P_Jones takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 91 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the end of it
          ...  W_Jose launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?

*************  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          : J_A_Vardy
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Girrese (37), T_Alderweirel (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : O_Price (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Huddlestone (37)
Sent Off             : P_Niemeyer (75)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           7        |       12
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           5        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       19
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Final Score          : Lyon 0 - 1 Valencia
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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  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  27  12   6  28 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   1
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  26   8   9  31 |  59   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
L_Amoroso      DF   2  26   6   9  11 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  26   8   8  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2 -22 -22
Platini        MF   3   4  29   6  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  28  10  33 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  26  13  21 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  25  14  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  27  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
P_Aubameyang   FW   2   6   8  26  38 |  69   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 |  37   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Cojon        MF   2   7  26  16  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Defour       MF   2   8  25  11  12 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  25  32 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kamikaze       GK  35   7   2   2  20 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  29  12   7  26 |  96   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  35   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  28  11   7  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  28  10   8  11 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
J_Stam         DF   2  27   8   7  29 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Carr           DF   2  26   9   8  11 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30   6
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  17  29   5  22 |  79   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  60  10
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  28   7  15 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  28  10 |  96   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10  31
Krull          GK  25   2   2   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  27  11   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  28  21  34 |  32   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Maradona       AM   1  11  27  17  18 |  32   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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