Division One League Match, Newcastle vs. Lyon (Sun Dec 09)


                            Newcastle  |  Lyon
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-3 A
                     Tony Glendinning  |  Care Taker
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK T_Snelders
                          B_Benson DF  |  DF T_Butcher
                          D_A_Cole DF  |  DF P_Jones
                         L_Inagzij DF  |  DF T_Alderweirel
                          A_Hanson DF  |  DF A_Girrese
                            B_Yaga MF  |  MF S_Malbranque
                          F_Moussa MF  |  MF Platini
                        J_M_Jurado MF  |  MF P_Pogba
                         A_Lallana MF  |  FW J_A_Vardy
                        J_Maddison FW  |  FW P_Aubameyang
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW Rodrigo
                                       |
                            W_Hunt SUB |  SUB R_Edgehill
                        P_Thompson SUB |  SUB J_Diakiese
                           M_Salah SUB |  SUB J_Cojon
                            W_Zaha SUB |  SUB A_Karnak
                       M_Mandzukic SUB |  SUB S_Iversen

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 2  :(nwt) J_M_Jurado sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Maddison
          ...  J_Maddison belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  T_Snelders makes a difficult save
Min. 6  :(lyn) J_A_Vardy finds himself in a good position
          ...  What a shot from J_A_Vardy !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  T_Conner with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 10 :(nwt) A_Hanson with an in swinging cross to J_Maddison
          ...  J_Maddison tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  T_Snelders makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 12 :(lyn) S_Malbranque looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_A_Vardy
          ...  D_A_Cole with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Care Taker looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 13 :(nwt) B_Yaga with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  The cross hits B_Yaga on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Snelders dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Snelders beaten!
Min. 13 :(nwt) R_Bentley runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A_Girrese goes in studs first
Min. 16 :(lyn) S_Malbranque with an intelligent ball to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Conner was well beaten there!
          ...  Lyon have snatched the lead!
          ...  Newcastle 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 18 :(lyn) P_Jones retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Rodrigo latches onto the end of it
          ...  Rodrigo with a thundering volley!
          ...  T_Conner makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 19 :(lyn) S_Malbranque finds the run of P_Aubameyang
          ...  P_Aubameyang looks to see where T_Conner is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But T_Conner punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Malbranque chips the ball into the area!
          ...  L_Inagzij reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 20 :(lyn) Rodrigo takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hanson
          ...  R_Bentley wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 20 :(lyn) T_Butcher kicks J_M_Jurado!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Tony Glendinning looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 22 :(nwt) J_Maddison jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  J_Maddison with the header !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_Snelders was beaten there!
Min. 22 :(lyn) S_Malbranque holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Jones
          ...  D_A_Cole brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But H_Webb waves play on!!!
Min. 23 :(lyn) J_A_Vardy with the dribble
          ...  B_Benson is easily beaten
          ...  J_A_Vardy hits a great shot !
          ...  T_Conner with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 25 :(nwt) B_Yaga with a glorious long pass to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Lyon fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 28 :(lyn) P_Jones with a penetrating pass to Rodrigo
          ...  A_Lallana with a well timed tackle
          ...  H_Webb didn't like it though
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Tony Glendinning looks relieved
          ...  Care Taker is far from happy with that decision
Min. 29 :(lyn) S_Malbranque has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Benson
          ...  He knocks it to P_Aubameyang!
          ...  B_Benson plays the back pass
          ...  T_Conner can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Malbranque
          ...  A_Hanson wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 33 :(nwt) B_Yaga runs at T_Butcher
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  B_Yaga aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  T_Snelders makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 34 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  J_Maddison runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Maddison drives the ball low !
          ...  But T_Snelders palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 36 :(lyn) Rodrigo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_A_Cole
          ...  He puts in P_Aubameyang!
          ...  Cleared by L_Inagzij
Min. 38 :(nwt) F_Moussa kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  F_Moussa tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Snelders tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Yaga drives it into the box!
          ...  J_M_Jurado loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But T_Snelders punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Snelders got a touch
Min. 39 :(lyn) Rodrigo runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Malbranque
          ...  L_Inagzij with the tackle
Min. 41 :(nwt) Curled in dangerously from J_Maddison to B_Benson
          ...  P_Pogba plays it back
          ...  T_Snelders slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Moussa floats the ball in!
          ...  L_Inagzij gets a shot in
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 42 :(nwt) D_A_Cole sidesteps T_Alderweirel
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  T_Butcher wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(nwt) F_Moussa runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_A_Cole
          ...  D_A_Cole tries to beat T_Snelders!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity

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

Min. 46 :(nwt) J_Maddison skips the challenge from T_Butcher
          ...  J_Maddison hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But T_Snelders comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 47 :(lyn) P_Pogba sidesteps D_A_Cole
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  P_Pogba hits the ball first time!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 48 :(nwt) F_Moussa crosses into the box, finding J_M_Jurado
          ...  A powerful shot by J_M_Jurado !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 50 :(nwt) R_Bentley beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  R_Bentley unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 55 :(lyn) J_Diakiese is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Butcher is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 56 :(nwt) B_Yaga takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past J_Diakiese
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  B_Yaga fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_Snelders was beaten there!
Min. 57 :(nwt) R_Bentley pushes it past the defender
          ...  R_Bentley sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Snelders makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 60 :(lyn) A_Karnak is coming on for S_Malbranque and playing MF
Min. 60 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado with the first time flick to J_Maddison
          ...  J_Maddison has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  T_Snelders narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 60 :(lyn) A_Girrese skips the challenge from J_Maddison
          ...  R_Bentley with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 62 :(nwt) B_Yaga runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Lallana
          ...  But P_Jones wins the ball
Min. 65 :(nwt) W_Zaha is ready to come on to replace A_Lallana
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 65 :(lyn) S_Iversen comes on for P_Aubameyang and takes up a FW role
Min. 65 :(lyn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Lyon will now play C
Min. 65 :(nwt) A_Hanson takes advantage of a mistake by J_Diakiese
          ...  A_Hanson goes for goal !
          ...  T_Snelders falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 66 :(lyn) S_Iversen beats D_A_Cole
          ...  But B_Yaga wins the tackle
Min. 67 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley drives it towards goal !
          ...  It's beaten T_Snelders
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 68 :(nwt) W_Zaha with a glorious long pass to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley gets up high for the header !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 70 :(nwt) P_Thompson is being brought on
          ...  D_A_Cole is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 72 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Hanson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_A_Vardy!
          ...  J_A_Vardy with a bicycle kick !
          ...  The shot slips through T_Conner's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 75 :(nwt) Up goes the substitution board - M_Mandzukic on for J_Maddison as a FW
Min. 75 :(lyn) A_Karnak with the nod to J_A_Vardy
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Benson
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 76 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to R_Bentley
          ...  J_Diakiese with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 78 :(nwt) R_Bentley turns on a sixpence
          ...  R_Bentley smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But T_Snelders smothers the ball.
Min. 82 :(nwt) W_Zaha with the diagonal pass M_Mandzukic
          ...  T_Alderweirel forces him off the ball
Min. 85 :(nwt) B_Benson latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  T_Alderweirel with the high feet
          ...  H_Webb gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  B_Yaga knocks it forward
          ...  M_Mandzukic gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Diakiese with the block
Min. 87 :(nwt) B_Yaga takes advantage of a mistake by J_Diakiese
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  B_Yaga with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  T_Snelders with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(nwt) R_Bentley loses P_Jones
          ...  T_Alderweirel robs him of the ball
Min. 92 :(nwt) M_Mandzukic with a measured ball to F_Moussa
          ...  A_Girrese with the tackle
Min. 92 :(lyn) P_Pogba nutmegs J_M_Jurado, he continues to run forward
          ...  P_Pogba curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  T_Conner 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!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 96,897
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : J_Maddison
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : S_Malbranque (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_A_Vardy (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Newcastle     |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       8
Off target           :          11        |       3
On target            :          11        |       5
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Newcastle 0 - 1 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Conner       GK  32   3   3   2  32 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
B_Benson       DF   1  28   8   7  12 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_A_Cole       DF   1  27   9  11  29 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
L_Inagzij      DF   1  27  11   6  11 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -19
A_Hanson       DF   2  27   9  10  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  28   8  35 |  94   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  20  12
F_Moussa       MF   1   5  26  18  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_M_Jurado     MF   2   6  26  17  18 |  94   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   6
A_Lallana      MF   3  10  26   8  21 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   8  25  30 |  77   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  26
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  25  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  20 -20  -6
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  26  12   6  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Salah        DF   2  26   7   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Zaha         MF   2   7  25  18  12 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Mandzukic    FW   1   8   8  25  10 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   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  37   2   3   4  16 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  27   8   7  23 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  26  12   6  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  26   8   9  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  26   8   8  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Malbranque   MF   3   8  28  10  33 |  62   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  85  20
Platini        MF   3   4  28   6  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  26  13  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  27  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  41
P_Aubameyang   FW   2   6   8  26  38 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Rodrigo        FW   1   8   7  25  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
R_Edgehill     GK  27   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  26   8   6  18 |  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
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  25  14  31 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  25  32 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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