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Season 19 Archive: Division 1, Week 11
Benfica 2 - 0 Lyon
Division One League Match, Benfica vs. Lyon (Mon Sep 29)
Benfica | Lyon
3-1-5-1 P | 4-1-2-1-2 E
Steven Theobald | Neil Abbott
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK A_Guaita
J_Djourou DF | DF S_Bassong
C_Thomson DF | DF Fernando_Mera
R_Tomassi DF | DF D_Bornosuzov
B_Abdoulaye DM | DF C_Smalling
B_Zamora MF | DM Pichu_Atienza
D_Damjanovic MF | MF A_Andanov
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF K_Katsouranis
P_Do_Shaw MF | AM G_Cooper
J_Bolm MF | FW Stefano
K_McInally FW | FW G_Puciato
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J_Moreau SUB | SUB C_Zotti
B_Bryn SUB | SUB C_Mongongu
Yann_M_Vila SUB | SUB A_Isaksson
S_Morison SUB | SUB T_Cruise
M_Maigi SUB | SUB A_Ribbery
Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)
Min. 1 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... C_Smalling stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 2 :(lyn) D_Bornosuzov sidesteps his marker
... He runs forward now
... D_Damjanovic with an awful challenge
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 3 :(lyn) G_Puciato steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... G_Puciato leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 4 :(bfa) K_McInally runs at the defender
... The defender slips and falls over
... K_McInally with the shot on net !
... A_Guaita gets his fingertips to it
... He just manages to tip it over
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi chips the ball in towards the far post!
... B_Zamora with the header
... It takes a deflection!
... A_Guaita is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Bolm hits it towards the far post!
... It is kicked away by S_Bassong
Min. 6 :(lyn) A_Andanov lobs the ball over the defence
... Stefano latches on to it
... But he loses control of it
... C_Thomson belts it clear
Min. 11 :(bfa) J_Djourou nutmegs Pichu_Atienza, he continues to run forward
... J_Djourou with a powerful downward header!
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 11 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past the defender
... C_Smalling with the dive
... There's no room in the game for that!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 13 :(bfa) B_Zamora reads the run of B_Abdoulaye
... B_Abdoulaye with a powerful diving header!
... A_Guaita falls over
... But A_Guaita is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 15 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza hoofs it up field to find Stefano
... Stefano strikes a wicked curler !
... But E_Thorstvedt with the difficult save
Min. 21 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to K_McInally
... K_McInally flings a shot at goal !
... A_Guaita makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 24 :(bfa) K_McInally makes himself available
... G_Cooper with a nasty foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 25 :(bfa) J_Bolm flicks the ball through
... R_Tomassi runs onto it!
... S_Bassong takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 29 :(lyn) A_Andanov takes possession
... He runs towards goal
... A_Andanov with his head down lets it go !
... It's way wide
... The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 30 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to E
Min. 30 :(bfa) K_McInally with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... The cross hits K_McInally on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... A_Guaita has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... A_Guaita is left flat-footed
... It's gone in
... GOAL !!
... Benfica have snatched the lead!
... Benfica 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 31 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye pass splits open the defence and finds J_Djourou
... J_Djourou hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... But A_Guaita punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 31 :(lyn) A_Andanov with a measured ball to S_Bassong
... S_Bassong with the side footed shot!
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 32 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic plays a long ball to P_Do_Shaw
... P_Do_Shaw hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... But A_Guaita reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 33 :(bfa) C_Thomson runs at Fernando_Mera
... The defender slips and falls over
... C_Thomson with the 40 yard drive !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... A_Guaita dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had A_Guaita beaten!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by P_Do_Shaw
... K_McInally gets a shot in
... A_Guaita claws it off the line
... F_De_Bleeckere consults his assistant
... GOAL !!
... Benfica 2-0 Lyon ...
Min. 34 :(lyn) Fernando_Mera with the dribble
... C_Thomson takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 37 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to K_McInally
... K_McInally gets up high for the header !
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 38 :(lyn) C_Smalling with an incisive pass to D_Bornosuzov
... B_Zamora with the tackle
Min. 41 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza with a slide rule pass to G_Puciato
... Excellent sliding challenge by B_Abdoulaye
... He timed it well
Min. 42 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to Zheng_Zhi
... But S_Bassong reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) G_Cooper 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 D_Bornosuzov
... B_Abdoulaye with a well timed tackle
... F_De_Bleeckere didn't like it though
... He's lucky to be let off for that one
... Steven Theobald looks relieved
... Neil Abbott is far from happy with that decision
Min. 45 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza with the deft touch
... He takes it past C_Thomson
... He knocks it to Stefano!
... Fine tackle by R_Tomassi
... He prevents the corner as well
Min. 46 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic knocks it past A_Andanov and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... D_Damjanovic looks to see where A_Guaita is!
... He shoots!
... It hits the side netting!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-0 Lyon
Min. 48 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic nutmegs S_Bassong, he continues to run forward
... C_Smalling gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 50 :(bfa) B_Zamora looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to J_Djourou
... What a shot from J_Djourou !
... It could go anywhere
... It takes a deflection!
... A_Guaita is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Bolm chips the ball in towards the far post!
... Fernando_Mera gets up well
... And he heads it away
Min. 51 :(bfa) R_Tomassi drives it forward to J_Djourou
... J_Djourou throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... A_Guaita with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 51 :(lyn) D_Bornosuzov with a smart turn
... D_Bornosuzov gets up high for the header !
... But it goes just over
Min. 53 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis with a pinpoint pass to Fernando_Mera
... Fernando_Mera bears down on goal!
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... E_Thorstvedt was beaten there!
Min. 53 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... K_McInally gets on the end of the pass
... Pichu_Atienza tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... F_De_Bleeckere has stopped play
... Well spotted by F_De_Bleeckere!
... F_De_Bleeckere ignores the protests for a card
... Neil Abbott looks relieved
... FREE KICK!
... What a silly place to give away a free kick
... B_Abdoulaye swings it in
... K_McInally gets on the end of it
... Cleaned up by Fernando_Mera
Min. 55 :(lyn) G_Cooper moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to Stefano
... B_Abdoulaye with an inch perfect tackle
... The whistle has gone! Incredible!
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
... F_De_Bleeckere tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 56 :(bfa) B_Zamora changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to K_McInally
... K_McInally lobs A_Guaita!
... A_Guaita parries it, he follows it up
... And A_Guaita recovers to save!!
Min. 57 :(bfa) C_Thomson takes advantage of a mistake by G_Puciato
... That mistake could prove costly
... C_Thomson blasts it at the goal !
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 57 :(lyn) C_Smalling holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to G_Cooper
... J_Bolm goes in stud's first
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He could be off here!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
... FREE KICK!
... Just outside the box!
... K_Katsouranis floats it forward
... G_Puciato latches onto the end of it
... The cross hits G_Puciato on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by A_Andanov!
... E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 58 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis runs at goal
... He spots the run of Fernando_Mera
... He's played him in
... Fernando_Mera has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But he somehow misses
... The Benfica fans laugh at him
Min. 59 :(bfa) R_Tomassi makes the tackle
... C_Smalling reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 59 :(lyn) A_Andanov finds Stefano with a perfectly weighted pass
... Stefano hits the ball first time!
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 61 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with the dribble
... He uses his pace to get free
... A powerful shot by D_Damjanovic !
... He hits the side netting
Min. 62 :(bfa) K_McInally lobs it over S_Bassong
... D_Bornosuzov makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 62 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis puts in S_Bassong
... B_Abdoulaye tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... F_De_Bleeckere has stopped play
... Well spotted by F_De_Bleeckere!
... FREE KICK!
... They are lining up to take this one!
... Stefano drives it under the wall
... But he puts it wide
Min. 63 :(bfa) K_McInally with a flashy move
... But he loses control of it
... Pichu_Atienza belts it clear
Min. 64 :(bfa) C_Thomson takes on 3 men
... Superbly timed tackle by C_Smalling
... He made it look easy
Min. 65 :(bfa) K_McInally makes himself available
... K_McInally with the goal bound shot!
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 66 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes advantage of a mistake by S_Bassong
... Can he make them pay?
... Zheng_Zhi with a scorcher of a shot !
... A_Guaita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 66 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis with a neat pass into Stefano
... B_Zamora with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 67 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to B_Zamora
... D_Bornosuzov brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But F_De_Bleeckere waves play on!!!
Min. 67 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... R_Tomassi is clean through!
... Stefano is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... He got away with just a warning
Min. 68 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye knocks it past Pichu_Atienza and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... But Fernando_Mera wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but F_De_Bleeckere has none of it.
Min. 68 :(lyn) Stefano gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside C_Thomson!
... He has some space now!
... B_Zamora with a bad challenge
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 69 :(lyn) C_Smalling 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!
... C_Smalling rises above the defence to head the ball !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 70 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila replaces B_Zamora and will play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) A_Isaksson is being brought on
... Pichu_Atienza is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(lyn) A_Ribbery replaces an unhappy G_Puciato and will play as a FW
Min. 70 :(lyn) C_Mongongu is being prepared to come on
... D_Bornosuzov is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) Lyon changed their strategy to play A
Min. 70 :(bfa) J_Djourou kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... K_McInally gets on the end of the pass
... But C_Smalling slides in two footed.
... F_De_Bleeckere has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 72 :(bfa) J_Djourou takes advantage of a mistake by A_Andanov
... That mistake could prove costly
... But he loses control of it
... Fernando_Mera hits it out for a throw
Min. 74 :(bfa) S_Morison comes on for K_McInally and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 77 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... A_Ribbery latches onto the end of it
... A_Ribbery goes for goal !
... E_Thorstvedt saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 78 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - B_Bryn on for J_Djourou as a DF
Min. 79 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw jumps over Fernando_Mera's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... P_Do_Shaw with a low drive through the rain!
... A_Guaita can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... A_Guaita has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 80 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past Fernando_Mera
... He puts in Yann_M_Vila!
... Yann_M_Vila tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... A_Guaita parries it
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi chips the ball in towards the far post!
... P_Do_Shaw gets to it!
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 82 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic boots it towards B_Bryn
... B_Bryn hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 82 :(lyn) C_Mongongu unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Ribbery
... Yann_M_Vila seizes control of the ball
... He hoists it forward
Min. 85 :(lyn) G_Cooper has changed his position on the pitch to a FW
Min. 85 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye looks up
... He swings the ball right towards S_Morison
... S_Morison with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 86 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi gets to the by line and finds P_Do_Shaw with a beautiful cross
... P_Do_Shaw has a dig at goal!
... A_Guaita fists it away
Min. 86 :(lyn) A_Ribbery beats S_Morison
... Excellent sliding challenge by B_Bryn
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... Swung in by A_Isaksson
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 87 :(bfa) R_Tomassi jumps over S_Bassong's challenge
... R_Tomassi blasts it at the goal !
... A_Guaita makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to B_Bryn
... B_Bryn drives the ball low !
... But he got that all wrong
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 106,813
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : K_McInally (Man of the Match)
Scorers : K_McInally (30,33)
Sent Off : J_Bolm (57)
Booked : D_Damjanovic (2), B_Abdoulaye (55), B_Zamora (68)
Injured : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player : C_Smalling
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : C_Smalling (11)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Lyon
Attempts on Goal : 27 | 12
Off target : 14 | 8
On target : 13 | 4
Possession : 59 | 41
Corners : 5 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 3 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 20 | 6
Key Tackles : 8 | 13
Key Passes : 19 | 15
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Final Score : Benfica 2 - 0 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 27 5 9 35 | 80 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 12
C_Thomson DF 2 26 11 6 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 2
R_Tomassi DF 1 24 8 6 37 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 30 25
B_Abdoulaye DM 2 14 26 7 39 | 96 0 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 58 3
B_Zamora MF 2 11 27 8 25 | 72 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 38 28 -1
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 27 10 42 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 28 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 26 8 42 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 8 26 8 25 | 96 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 12
J_Bolm MF 2 11 25 12 32 | 59 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 10 -10
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 28 27 | 76 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 57
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Bryn DF 2 26 7 8 31 | 16 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 25 13 7 22 | 24 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 27 36 | 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
M_Maigi FW 1 8 12 24 42 | 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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A_Guaita GK 32 3 2 2 29 | 96 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
S_Bassong DF 2 25 11 6 30 | 96 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 1
Fernando_Mera DF 4 25 9 8 27 | 96 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 80 0 2
D_Bornosuzov DF 2 25 4 8 39 | 72 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
C_Smalling DF 1 24 8 5 29 | 96 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 98 18 -1
Pichu_Atienza DM 1 14 23 6 33 | 72 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 0
A_Andanov MF 2 7 26 7 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
K_Katsouranis MF 1 3 26 1 34 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
G_Cooper FW 4 7 25 13 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Stefano FW 2 9 8 27 39 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
G_Puciato FW 2 9 9 25 42 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -14
C_Zotti GK 23 4 2 3 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Mongongu DF 2 24 8 6 36 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
A_Isaksson MF 1 8 26 4 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Cruise MF 2 9 24 8 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Ribbery FW 2 5 8 23 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -15
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Benfica | Lyon
3-1-5-1 P | 4-1-2-1-2 E
Steven Theobald | Neil Abbott
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E_Thorstvedt GK | GK A_Guaita
J_Djourou DF | DF S_Bassong
C_Thomson DF | DF Fernando_Mera
R_Tomassi DF | DF D_Bornosuzov
B_Abdoulaye DM | DF C_Smalling
B_Zamora MF | DM Pichu_Atienza
D_Damjanovic MF | MF A_Andanov
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF K_Katsouranis
P_Do_Shaw MF | AM G_Cooper
J_Bolm MF | FW Stefano
K_McInally FW | FW G_Puciato
|
J_Moreau SUB | SUB C_Zotti
B_Bryn SUB | SUB C_Mongongu
Yann_M_Vila SUB | SUB A_Isaksson
S_Morison SUB | SUB T_Cruise
M_Maigi SUB | SUB A_Ribbery
Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)
Min. 1 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... C_Smalling stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 2 :(lyn) D_Bornosuzov sidesteps his marker
... He runs forward now
... D_Damjanovic with an awful challenge
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over!
... YELLOW CARD!
... He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 3 :(lyn) G_Puciato steps over the ball
... He nutmegs the defender
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... G_Puciato leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 4 :(bfa) K_McInally runs at the defender
... The defender slips and falls over
... K_McInally with the shot on net !
... A_Guaita gets his fingertips to it
... He just manages to tip it over
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi chips the ball in towards the far post!
... B_Zamora with the header
... It takes a deflection!
... A_Guaita is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Bolm hits it towards the far post!
... It is kicked away by S_Bassong
Min. 6 :(lyn) A_Andanov lobs the ball over the defence
... Stefano latches on to it
... But he loses control of it
... C_Thomson belts it clear
Min. 11 :(bfa) J_Djourou nutmegs Pichu_Atienza, he continues to run forward
... J_Djourou with a powerful downward header!
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 11 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past the defender
... C_Smalling with the dive
... There's no room in the game for that!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 13 :(bfa) B_Zamora reads the run of B_Abdoulaye
... B_Abdoulaye with a powerful diving header!
... A_Guaita falls over
... But A_Guaita is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 15 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza hoofs it up field to find Stefano
... Stefano strikes a wicked curler !
... But E_Thorstvedt with the difficult save
Min. 21 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to K_McInally
... K_McInally flings a shot at goal !
... A_Guaita makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 24 :(bfa) K_McInally makes himself available
... G_Cooper with a nasty foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 25 :(bfa) J_Bolm flicks the ball through
... R_Tomassi runs onto it!
... S_Bassong takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 29 :(lyn) A_Andanov takes possession
... He runs towards goal
... A_Andanov with his head down lets it go !
... It's way wide
... The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 30 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to E
Min. 30 :(bfa) K_McInally with the mazy run
... How he got through those defenders I don't know
... He sets himself up for the shot
... The cross hits K_McInally on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... A_Guaita has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... A_Guaita is left flat-footed
... It's gone in
... GOAL !!
... Benfica have snatched the lead!
... Benfica 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 31 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye pass splits open the defence and finds J_Djourou
... J_Djourou hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... But A_Guaita punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 31 :(lyn) A_Andanov with a measured ball to S_Bassong
... S_Bassong with the side footed shot!
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 32 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic plays a long ball to P_Do_Shaw
... P_Do_Shaw hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... But A_Guaita reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 33 :(bfa) C_Thomson runs at Fernando_Mera
... The defender slips and falls over
... C_Thomson with the 40 yard drive !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... A_Guaita dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had A_Guaita beaten!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by P_Do_Shaw
... K_McInally gets a shot in
... A_Guaita claws it off the line
... F_De_Bleeckere consults his assistant
... GOAL !!
... Benfica 2-0 Lyon ...
Min. 34 :(lyn) Fernando_Mera with the dribble
... C_Thomson takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 37 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to K_McInally
... K_McInally gets up high for the header !
... It hits the bar and goes over
... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 38 :(lyn) C_Smalling with an incisive pass to D_Bornosuzov
... B_Zamora with the tackle
Min. 41 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza with a slide rule pass to G_Puciato
... Excellent sliding challenge by B_Abdoulaye
... He timed it well
Min. 42 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye is out on the left
... He moves the ball right to Zheng_Zhi
... But S_Bassong reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) G_Cooper 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 D_Bornosuzov
... B_Abdoulaye with a well timed tackle
... F_De_Bleeckere didn't like it though
... He's lucky to be let off for that one
... Steven Theobald looks relieved
... Neil Abbott is far from happy with that decision
Min. 45 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza with the deft touch
... He takes it past C_Thomson
... He knocks it to Stefano!
... Fine tackle by R_Tomassi
... He prevents the corner as well
Min. 46 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic knocks it past A_Andanov and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... D_Damjanovic looks to see where A_Guaita is!
... He shoots!
... It hits the side netting!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 2-0 Lyon
Min. 48 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic nutmegs S_Bassong, he continues to run forward
... C_Smalling gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 50 :(bfa) B_Zamora looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to J_Djourou
... What a shot from J_Djourou !
... It could go anywhere
... It takes a deflection!
... A_Guaita is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Bolm chips the ball in towards the far post!
... Fernando_Mera gets up well
... And he heads it away
Min. 51 :(bfa) R_Tomassi drives it forward to J_Djourou
... J_Djourou throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... A_Guaita with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 51 :(lyn) D_Bornosuzov with a smart turn
... D_Bornosuzov gets up high for the header !
... But it goes just over
Min. 53 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis with a pinpoint pass to Fernando_Mera
... Fernando_Mera bears down on goal!
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... E_Thorstvedt was beaten there!
Min. 53 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... K_McInally gets on the end of the pass
... Pichu_Atienza tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... F_De_Bleeckere has stopped play
... Well spotted by F_De_Bleeckere!
... F_De_Bleeckere ignores the protests for a card
... Neil Abbott looks relieved
... FREE KICK!
... What a silly place to give away a free kick
... B_Abdoulaye swings it in
... K_McInally gets on the end of it
... Cleaned up by Fernando_Mera
Min. 55 :(lyn) G_Cooper moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to Stefano
... B_Abdoulaye with an inch perfect tackle
... The whistle has gone! Incredible!
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
... F_De_Bleeckere tells him he has had enough warnings
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 56 :(bfa) B_Zamora changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to K_McInally
... K_McInally lobs A_Guaita!
... A_Guaita parries it, he follows it up
... And A_Guaita recovers to save!!
Min. 57 :(bfa) C_Thomson takes advantage of a mistake by G_Puciato
... That mistake could prove costly
... C_Thomson blasts it at the goal !
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 57 :(lyn) C_Smalling holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to G_Cooper
... J_Bolm goes in stud's first
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He could be off here!
... The referee reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... RED CARD!!
... I think he deserved that!
... FREE KICK!
... Just outside the box!
... K_Katsouranis floats it forward
... G_Puciato latches onto the end of it
... The cross hits G_Puciato on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by A_Andanov!
... E_Thorstvedt reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 58 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis runs at goal
... He spots the run of Fernando_Mera
... He's played him in
... Fernando_Mera has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... But he somehow misses
... The Benfica fans laugh at him
Min. 59 :(bfa) R_Tomassi makes the tackle
... C_Smalling reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 59 :(lyn) A_Andanov finds Stefano with a perfectly weighted pass
... Stefano hits the ball first time!
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 61 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with the dribble
... He uses his pace to get free
... A powerful shot by D_Damjanovic !
... He hits the side netting
Min. 62 :(bfa) K_McInally lobs it over S_Bassong
... D_Bornosuzov makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 62 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis puts in S_Bassong
... B_Abdoulaye tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... F_De_Bleeckere has stopped play
... Well spotted by F_De_Bleeckere!
... FREE KICK!
... They are lining up to take this one!
... Stefano drives it under the wall
... But he puts it wide
Min. 63 :(bfa) K_McInally with a flashy move
... But he loses control of it
... Pichu_Atienza belts it clear
Min. 64 :(bfa) C_Thomson takes on 3 men
... Superbly timed tackle by C_Smalling
... He made it look easy
Min. 65 :(bfa) K_McInally makes himself available
... K_McInally with the goal bound shot!
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 66 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes advantage of a mistake by S_Bassong
... Can he make them pay?
... Zheng_Zhi with a scorcher of a shot !
... A_Guaita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 66 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis with a neat pass into Stefano
... B_Zamora with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 67 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye runs down the flank
... He plays the ball in to B_Zamora
... D_Bornosuzov brings him down in the area
... There can only be one outcome surely!
... But F_De_Bleeckere waves play on!!!
Min. 67 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... R_Tomassi is clean through!
... Stefano is called for the holding foul
... He won that header unfairly
... He got away with just a warning
Min. 68 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye knocks it past Pichu_Atienza and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... But Fernando_Mera wins the ball from behind
... The crowd appeal but F_De_Bleeckere has none of it.
Min. 68 :(lyn) Stefano gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside C_Thomson!
... He has some space now!
... B_Zamora with a bad challenge
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 69 :(lyn) C_Smalling 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!
... C_Smalling rises above the defence to head the ball !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 70 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila replaces B_Zamora and will play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) A_Isaksson is being brought on
... Pichu_Atienza is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(lyn) A_Ribbery replaces an unhappy G_Puciato and will play as a FW
Min. 70 :(lyn) C_Mongongu is being prepared to come on
... D_Bornosuzov is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) Lyon changed their strategy to play A
Min. 70 :(bfa) J_Djourou kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... K_McInally gets on the end of the pass
... But C_Smalling slides in two footed.
... F_De_Bleeckere has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 72 :(bfa) J_Djourou takes advantage of a mistake by A_Andanov
... That mistake could prove costly
... But he loses control of it
... Fernando_Mera hits it out for a throw
Min. 74 :(bfa) S_Morison comes on for K_McInally and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 77 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... A_Ribbery latches onto the end of it
... A_Ribbery goes for goal !
... E_Thorstvedt saves it
... He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 78 :(bfa) Up goes the substitution board - B_Bryn on for J_Djourou as a DF
Min. 79 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw jumps over Fernando_Mera's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... P_Do_Shaw with a low drive through the rain!
... A_Guaita can't get to it!
... OH! It drifts wide!
... A_Guaita has a smile on his face
... Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 80 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past Fernando_Mera
... He puts in Yann_M_Vila!
... Yann_M_Vila tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... A_Guaita parries it
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi chips the ball in towards the far post!
... P_Do_Shaw gets to it!
... It's gone over
... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 82 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic boots it towards B_Bryn
... B_Bryn hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 82 :(lyn) C_Mongongu unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Ribbery
... Yann_M_Vila seizes control of the ball
... He hoists it forward
Min. 85 :(lyn) G_Cooper has changed his position on the pitch to a FW
Min. 85 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye looks up
... He swings the ball right towards S_Morison
... S_Morison with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 86 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi gets to the by line and finds P_Do_Shaw with a beautiful cross
... P_Do_Shaw has a dig at goal!
... A_Guaita fists it away
Min. 86 :(lyn) A_Ribbery beats S_Morison
... Excellent sliding challenge by B_Bryn
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... Swung in by A_Isaksson
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 87 :(bfa) R_Tomassi jumps over S_Bassong's challenge
... R_Tomassi blasts it at the goal !
... A_Guaita makes a comfortable save
... He wasn't troubled there
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to B_Bryn
... B_Bryn drives the ball low !
... But he got that all wrong
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 106,813
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : K_McInally (Man of the Match)
Scorers : K_McInally (30,33)
Sent Off : J_Bolm (57)
Booked : D_Damjanovic (2), B_Abdoulaye (55), B_Zamora (68)
Injured : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player : C_Smalling
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : C_Smalling (11)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Lyon
Attempts on Goal : 27 | 12
Off target : 14 | 8
On target : 13 | 4
Possession : 59 | 41
Corners : 5 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 3 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 20 | 6
Key Tackles : 8 | 13
Key Passes : 19 | 15
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Final Score : Benfica 2 - 0 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 27 5 9 35 | 80 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 12
C_Thomson DF 2 26 11 6 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 0 2
R_Tomassi DF 1 24 8 6 37 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 30 25
B_Abdoulaye DM 2 14 26 7 39 | 96 0 1 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 58 3
B_Zamora MF 2 11 27 8 25 | 72 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 38 28 -1
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 27 10 42 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 28 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 26 8 42 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 8 26 8 25 | 96 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 12
J_Bolm MF 2 11 25 12 32 | 59 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 10 -10
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 28 27 | 76 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 57
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Bryn DF 2 26 7 8 31 | 16 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 2
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 25 13 7 22 | 24 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 27 36 | 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
M_Maigi FW 1 8 12 24 42 | 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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A_Guaita GK 32 3 2 2 29 | 96 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
S_Bassong DF 2 25 11 6 30 | 96 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 1
Fernando_Mera DF 4 25 9 8 27 | 96 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 80 0 2
D_Bornosuzov DF 2 25 4 8 39 | 72 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 1
C_Smalling DF 1 24 8 5 29 | 96 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 98 18 -1
Pichu_Atienza DM 1 14 23 6 33 | 72 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 0
A_Andanov MF 2 7 26 7 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
K_Katsouranis MF 1 3 26 1 34 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
G_Cooper FW 4 7 25 13 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Stefano FW 2 9 8 27 39 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
G_Puciato FW 2 9 9 25 42 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -14
C_Zotti GK 23 4 2 3 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Mongongu DF 2 24 8 6 36 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
A_Isaksson MF 1 8 26 4 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T_Cruise MF 2 9 24 8 39 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Ribbery FW 2 5 8 23 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -15
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