Division Two League Match, Aston Villa vs. Lyon (Mon May 29)


                          Aston Villa  |  Lyon
                          3-1-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                          Jamie Coady  |  Gary Goodson
                                       |
                          Valdivia GK  |  GK T_Snelders
                         J_Lescott DF  |  DF H_Berg
                           D_Sloan DF  |  DF P_Jones
                     D_Majstorovic DF  |  DF T_Alderweirel
                          G_Driver DM  |  DF J_Diakiese
                            P_Cocu MF  |  DM Rooney
                              Kaka MF  |  MF Cantera
                        B_Charlton MF  |  MF M_Ball
                              Raul AM  |  AM P_Pogba
                          E_Cavani FW  |  FW R_Sharp
                         S_Corchia FW  |  FW S_Iversen
                                       |
                          P_Hankey SUB |  SUB Brandon_Statz
                        A_Arrondel SUB |  SUB R_Carlos
                         N_Kalavee SUB |  SUB Jesus_Cordoba
                        P_Di_Canio SUB |  SUB Cabaye
                              Kike SUB |  SUB M_Fernandes

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 4  :(asv) E_Cavani takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past J_Diakiese
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  E_Cavani hits the ball first time!
          ...  T_Snelders gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Lescott curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Snelders comes out and claims it!
Min. 4  :(asv) Kaka finds E_Cavani on the edge of the box
          ...  H_Berg with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Stadio shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 5  :(asv) S_Corchia with a slick pass to D_Majstorovic
          ...  T_Alderweirel cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 5  :(lyn) R_Sharp beats Kaka
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A powerful header from R_Sharp !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But Valdivia just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 8  :(asv) Kaka hoists the ball across to S_Corchia
          ...  R_Sharp cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 16 :(asv) E_Cavani is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Kaka
          ...  Cantera with a well timed tackle
          ...  M_Stadio didn't like it though
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 24 :(asv) D_Sloan 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!
          ...  S_Corchia receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  S_Iversen had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  M_Stadio shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 25 :(asv) E_Cavani flicks it over H_Berg's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A thundering drive by E_Cavani !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Aston Villa go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 32 :(asv) E_Cavani leaves S_Iversen standing
          ...  E_Cavani with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-0 Lyon ...
Min. 34 :(asv) Raul backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  S_Corchia latches onto the end of it
          ...  S_Corchia curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 35 :(lyn) H_Berg takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  H_Berg hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Valdivia beats the ball away
Min. 36 :(asv) G_Driver pass splits open the defence and finds S_Corchia
          ...  S_Corchia with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 38 :(lyn) P_Jones latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  A powerful header from P_Jones !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Ball swings it in!
          ...  Valdivia jumps well to claim it!
Min. 40 :(lyn) Rooney pulls it back to R_Sharp
          ...  S_Corchia is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
Min. 40 :(lyn) Rooney holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp fires the shot in!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Valdivia dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Valdivia beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_Ball
          ...  Valdivia easily catches it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) Cantera reads the run of R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But Valdivia reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 45 :(asv) Kaka knocks it past H_Berg and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Kaka with the side footed shot!
          ...  But T_Snelders tips it behind
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 46 :(asv) Kaka has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Diakiese
          ...  He puts in B_Charlton!
          ...  B_Charlton throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  T_Snelders gathers it easily

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 2-0 Lyon

Min. 46 :(asv) Raul nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  S_Iversen gets to the ball first
Min. 47 :(lyn) S_Iversen sidesteps D_Majstorovic
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  S_Corchia beats him to the ball
Min. 50 :(lyn) Cantera takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Iversen
          ...  E_Cavani with the high feet
          ...  M_Stadio tries to calm him down
Min. 50 :(asv) Kaka jumps over H_Berg's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  P_Jones is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  M_Stadio warns him
Min. 54 :(asv) Raul cuts inside T_Alderweirel
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  H_Berg goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 56 :(asv) P_Cocu backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  E_Cavani gets on the end of it
          ...  A left-footer by E_Cavani !
          ...  But T_Snelders tips it behind
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 57 :(lyn) Cantera with a penetrating pass to R_Sharp
          ...  Raul slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 59 :(asv) G_Driver with an in swinging cross to E_Cavani
          ...  P_Pogba wins the ball
Min. 60 :(asv) A_Arrondel is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Sloan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(asv) E_Cavani looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Kaka
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Alderweirel
Min. 62 :(asv) P_Cocu kicks P_Pogba off the ball
          ...  M_Stadio wants a quiet word
Min. 62 :(lyn) Cantera with the nod to Rooney
          ...  Rooney with the side footed shot!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 63 :(asv) P_Cocu with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Raul gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Raul controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Charlton chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  H_Berg gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 63 :(lyn) P_Jones with an intelligent ball to Rooney
          ...  Rooney rifles it at the goal !
          ...  Valdivia won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 65 :(asv) N_Kalavee is ready to come on to replace Kaka
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 66 :(asv) E_Cavani sidesteps H_Berg
          ...  E_Cavani blasts it at the goal !
          ...  T_Snelders is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  T_Snelders looks very relieved!
Min. 67 :(lyn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Cabaye will come on for M_Ball and play AM
Min. 68 :(asv) Raul moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Cavani
          ...  E_Cavani attempts a low drive!
          ...  But T_Snelders with the difficult save
Min. 70 :(asv) Kike will replace the useless S_Corchia and will play FW
Min. 70 :(asv) Raul with a measured ball to E_Cavani
          ...  S_Iversen with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 76 :(lyn) Rooney knocks it forward
          ...  D_Majstorovic slips
          ...  Cabaye gets to it!
          ...  Cabaye hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Valdivia gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 80 :(asv) B_Charlton moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Cavani
          ...  T_Alderweirel with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 81 :(asv) E_Cavani makes himself available
          ...  T_Alderweirel pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 85 :(asv) N_Kalavee is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Charlton
          ...  T_Alderweirel gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 86 :(asv) P_Cocu with the nod to Kike
          ...  J_Diakiese gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 86 :(asv) P_Cocu stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  R_Sharp wins the ball with ease
          ...  M_Stadio saw something no-one else did
          ...  M_Stadio calls him for a talk
Min. 87 :(asv) J_Lescott flicks the ball through
          ...  E_Cavani runs onto it!
          ...  E_Cavani blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(asv) B_Charlton beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds D_Majstorovic
          ...  J_Diakiese makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 90 :(lyn) P_Jones sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Berg
          ...  H_Berg cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  Valdivia gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 94 :(asv) Raul cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Raul bears down on goal!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  T_Snelders grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 58,765
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : E_Cavani (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Cavani (25,32)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : R_Sharp
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Berg (4), Cantera (16), S_Iversen (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       9
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           2        |       12
Key Passes           :          19        |       8
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 0 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Valdivia       GK  34   2   2   1  42 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
J_Lescott      DF   1  28   6   3  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  27  10   4  19 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  26   5   5  47 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
G_Driver       DM   1  11  26   5  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Cocu         MF   3  11  26  11  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Kaka           MF   2   7  25  17  32 |  68   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50  25
B_Charlton     MF   1   7  24   8  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Raul           AM   1   8  23  20  30 |  97   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30   2
E_Cavani       FW   2  10  11  26  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   7   2   0   0   0   0  20  57
S_Corchia      FW   1   5   5  25  45 |  73   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   2
P_Hankey       GK  27   3   3   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  24   3   7  12 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kalavee      MF   2   5  23   8  22 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  24  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kike           FW   2   7  10  23  31 |  24   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  34   2   3   4  16 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  25  11   7  21 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  38  -2   8
P_Jones        DF   2  24  12   6  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -19
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  24   8   9  31 |  97   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  24   8   6  18 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Rooney         DM   2  14  23   6  34 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
Cantera        MF   2  12  24   8  32 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
M_Ball         MF   2  12  24   4  23 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Pogba        AM   2   8  24  12  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  10  24  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  24  32 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
Brandon_Statz  GK  27   1   7   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Carlos       DF   3  23  11   6  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   7  23  10  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cabaye         AM   1   8  23  11  23 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
M_Fernandes    FW   2   6   9  23  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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