Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. Lyon (Wed Mar 20)


                      Manchester City  |  Lyon
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                        Tony McCleary  |  Care Taker
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK T_Snelders
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF P_Jones
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF T_Alderweirel
                         Ni_Na_Lee DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                            M_Rojo DF  |  DF L_Amoroso
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF Platini
                         S_Pittman MF  |  MF J_Cojon
                           Eduardo MF  |  MF A_Karnak
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF M_Ball
                            JobLot FW  |  FW J_A_Vardy
                             Sobhi FW  |  FW L_McQueen
                                       |
                          J_A_Hart SUB |  SUB Barthez
                          Z_Camara SUB |  SUB T_Butcher
                            W_Reid SUB |  SUB S_Malbranque
                        S_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB P_Pogba
                      La_Huntellio SUB |  SUB P_Aubameyang

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 4  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og knocks it past P_Jones and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Caoimhin_Og looks to see where T_Snelders is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Snelders makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 5  :(mnc) S_Pittman finds himself in acres of space
          ...  S_Pittman with a terrific drive !
          ...  But T_Snelders just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6  :(mnc) M_Rojo takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into JobLot
          ...  JobLot fires the shot in!
          ...  T_Snelders parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 7  :(mnc) Eduardo gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Sobhi
          ...  But T_Alderweirel spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 7  :(lyn) A_Karnak feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  J_Cojon runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Cojon with the drive!
          ...  N_Winneke watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 8  :(lyn) L_McQueen jumps over Ni_Na_Lee's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Jones floats the ball in!
          ...  N_Winneke comes out and claims it!
Min. 9  :(mnc) Sobhi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Rojo
          ...  M_Rojo hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  T_Snelders with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 13 :(mnc) S_Pittman pulls it back to Sobhi
          ...  A well-placed shot from Sobhi !
          ...  T_Snelders won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  Manchester City go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 15 :(mnc) M_Rojo kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Sobhi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Diakiese plays the back pass
          ...  T_Snelders can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It is cleared by P_Jones
Min. 15 :(lyn) L_McQueen beats M_Scholl
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  L_McQueen drives it towards goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 19 :(lyn) J_Cojon moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_A_Vardy
          ...  C_Fuchs tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  P_Graham just wants to lecture him
Min. 20 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Fuchs
          ...  C_Fuchs with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  T_Snelders looks relieved there!
Min. 20 :(lyn) J_Cojon chips the ball over the defence and finds L_McQueen
          ...  S_Pittman with an ugly foul
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 24 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  JobLot latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  JobLot rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Scholl plays it into the danger area!
          ...  P_Jones wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 25 :(mnc) M_Scholl finds Sobhi with a ball over the defence
          ...  Sobhi uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  T_Snelders can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  T_Snelders has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 28 :(mnc) M_Rojo kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  P_Jones slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 30 :(lyn) A_Karnak has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  He knocks it to L_McQueen!
          ...  L_McQueen has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 35 :(lyn) It seems Lyon are making a tactical change to P
Min. 35 :(mnc) Sobhi with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows M_Ball a clean set of heals
          ...  Sobhi has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  T_Snelders with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 40 :(mnc) D_Gallagher changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sobhi
          ...  Sobhi aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 41 :(mnc) D_Gallagher hits a hard pass to JobLot
          ...  Platini scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) M_Scholl brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  C_Fuchs makes himself available
          ...  C_Fuchs cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 47 :(mnc) Sobhi is unmarked!
          ...  A left-footer by Sobhi !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Lyon

Min. 48 :(lyn) J_Cojon skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_A_Vardy
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cojon curls it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by Ni_Na_Lee
Min. 52 :(mnc) T_Snelders miss-kicks!
          ...  JobLot is through!
          ...  JobLot belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  T_Snelders gets up well to catch that one
Min. 54 :(lyn) J_Diakiese finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  S_Pittman with a deliberate foul
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 54 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  J_A_Vardy with the crafty shot!
          ...  N_Winneke gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 55 :(lyn) T_Butcher takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Alderweirel
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 55 :(mnc) M_Scholl with a pinpoint pass to JobLot
          ...  JobLot is clean through!
          ...  T_Snelders tries to make himself big
          ...  He tries to slide it past T_Snelders
          ...  T_Snelders pulls off a save !!
Min. 57 :(mnc) JobLot skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  J_Diakiese slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 58 :(mnc) Ni_Na_Lee with an intelligent ball to M_Scholl
          ...  M_Scholl with a thundering shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  JobLot chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Snelders
Min. 59 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with an incisive pass to M_Scholl
          ...  M_Scholl pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It floats over T_Snelders
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 60 :(lyn) S_Malbranque is ready to come on to replace Platini
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(lyn) P_Aubameyang replaces an unhappy L_McQueen and will play as a FW
Min. 63 :(lyn) A_Karnak cuts the ball back to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  N_Winneke gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 70 :(mnc) Ni_Na_Lee sidesteps J_Diakiese
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But T_Snelders just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 72 :(mnc) W_Reid is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Fuchs is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 73 :(lyn) J_Cojon with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_Butcher gets on the end of the pass
          ...  W_Reid with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He is warned by P_Graham
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 74 :(lyn) J_Cojon is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to P_Aubameyang
          ...  From long range P_Aubameyang bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 76 :(mnc) Eduardo knocks the ball past the lunge of L_Amoroso
          ...  T_Butcher steals the ball of off him
Min. 77 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Diakiese
          ...  He knocks it to JobLot!
          ...  P_Jones rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's P_Graham going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 77 :(mnc) Ni_Na_Lee finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  A_Karnak with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  P_Graham reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto replaces Eduardo to play as a MF
Min. 78 :(mnc) S_Pittman is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to JobLot
          ...  A great volley from JobLot !
          ...  T_Snelders goes down well to save
Min. 78 :(lyn) J_Diakiese with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  J_Diakiese tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 79 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Gallagher gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Gallagher flings a shot at goal !
          ...  T_Snelders won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 84 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto loses J_Diakiese
          ...  A delicate header from S_Nakamoto !
          ...  T_Snelders won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(mnc) S_Pittman is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to JobLot
          ...  JobLot with a powerful header !
          ...  T_Snelders gets up well to catch that one
Min. 94 :(mnc) M_Scholl with a perfectly timed run
          ...  J_Diakiese takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 104,634
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Ni_Na_Lee (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Sobhi (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Pittman (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : J_Cojon
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Karnak (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |     Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       7
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :          11        |       2
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       5
Key Tackles          :           2        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       8
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 0 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Winneke      GK  32   2   2   3  20 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  28   8   9  43 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
C_Fuchs        DF   2  28   8   9  32 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   2
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  28   8   7  41 |  98   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
M_Rojo         DF   1  27   6   8  20 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  25
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  30  10  22 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
S_Pittman      MF   3   9  29  11  40 |  98   0   0   3   1   1   0   1   0   0  18  63  23
Eduardo        MF   2   7  29   8  21 |  82   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  29   8  32 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |  98   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
Sobhi          FW   2   6   6  23  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  38
J_A_Hart       GK  21   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Camara       DF   2  28   4   4  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Reid         DF   2  27   7   9  41 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  16   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
La_Huntellio   FW   2  26   7   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  98  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  27  12   6  28 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  27   8   9  31 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  27   8   6  18 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -19
L_Amoroso      DF   2  26   6   9  11 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Platini        MF   3   4  29   6  32 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cojon        MF   2   7  27  16  22 |  98   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  26  14  31 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
M_Ball         MF   2  12  26   4  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  27  20 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
L_McQueen      FW   1   8  10  25  10 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Barthez        GK  31   5   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  27   8   7  23 |  39   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  28  10  33 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  26  13  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Aubameyang   FW   2   6   8  26  38 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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