Elite FA Cup Final Match, Bayern Munich vs. Lyon (Wed Jul 31)


                        Bayern Munich  |  Lyon
                            4-4-1-1 A  |  4-5-1 L
                         John Raggett  |  Neil Abbott
                                       |
                            G_Goyo GK  |  GK C_Zotti
                          C_Schulz DF  |  DF F_Corsten
                        C_Babayaro DF  |  DF T_Motta
                     P_Mertesacker DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                         D_Burford DF  |  DF P_Sweeper
                        J_Toulalan MF  |  MF J_Fleck
                        T_Gravesen MF  |  MF B_Smiljanic
                              Gabi MF  |  MF S_Marlet
                         J_A_Reyes MF  |  MF G_Cooper
                         L_Carsley AM  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                     R_v_Nistelroy FW  |  FW Stefano
                                       |
                        K_Westwood SUB |  SUB R_Olenjeck
                       P_Chimbonda SUB |  SUB C_Mongongu
                          G_Pinedo SUB |  SUB D_Pudil
                          L_Modric SUB |  SUB C_Baker
                               Bar SUB |  SUB M_Harewood

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 3  :(lyn) G_Cooper bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to B_Smiljanic
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 12 :(bnm) T_Gravesen runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Sweeper
Min. 18 :(bnm) J_Toulalan cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  S_Bassong with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 19 :(bnm) C_Schulz with a flicked pass to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy with the side footed shot!
          ...  C_Zotti parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 22 :(lyn) S_Bassong is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 22 :(lyn) C_Mongongu replaces S_Bassong to play as a DF
Min. 26 :(bnm) J_Toulalan is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  P_Sweeper reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 29 :(lyn) C_Mongongu hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  T_Huddlestone latches onto it!
          ...  T_Huddlestone carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 33 :(lyn) J_Fleck has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Stefano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Stefano with the header !
          ...  But G_Goyo palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 38 :(bnm) T_Gravesen with an in swinging cross to C_Babayaro
          ...  Stefano fouls badly
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bnm) T_Gravesen finds R_v_Nistelroy in acres of space
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy is clean through!
          ...  He rounds C_Zotti
          ...  He nutmegs C_Zotti
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Bayern Munich go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Bayern Munich 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 44 :(bnm) Gabi brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy with the goal bound shot!
          ...  C_Zotti dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Gravesen chips the ball into the area!
          ...  P_Mertesacker gets on the end of it
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayern Munich 1-0 Lyon

Min. 46 :(bnm) Gabi looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Toulalan
          ...  C_Mongongu takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 47 :(lyn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  T_Huddlestone gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  C_Babayaro seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 55 :(bnm) Gabi holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  T_Huddlestone takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 55 :(bnm) R_v_Nistelroy knocks the ball past P_Sweeper
          ...  F_Corsten fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 58 :(lyn) Stefano runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A powerful header from Stefano !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  G_Goyo guesses right
Min. 63 :(lyn) C_Mongongu runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to T_Huddlestone
          ...  Gabi with the high feet
Min. 65 :(bnm) a big roar from the crowd as G_Pinedo comes on for J_A_Reyes to play MF
Min. 65 :(lyn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  S_Marlet seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  But C_Schulz with the fine tackle
Min. 67 :(bnm) J_Toulalan with a slide rule pass to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  J_Fleck leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 69 :(bnm) J_Toulalan takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  J_Toulalan must beat C_Zotti!
          ...  C_Zotti can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  C_Zotti makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 70 :(bnm) P_Chimbonda is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Burford is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Harewood will come on for T_Huddlestone and play FW
Min. 70 :(lyn) Lyon altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 70 :(bnm) J_Toulalan with the nod to L_Carsley
          ...  F_Corsten tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Pinedo crosses it in!
          ...  T_Motta gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 70 :(bnm) R_v_Nistelroy slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  T_Motta is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Gabi swings it in
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy gets on the end of it
          ...  F_Corsten bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 72 :(bnm) J_Toulalan moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  C_Zotti body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  S_Youri calls him for a talk
          ...  S_Youri consults with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Bayern Munich 2-0 Lyon...
Min. 75 :(bnm) L_Modric is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 80 :(bnm) Bayern Munich altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bnm) L_Carsley with the heel pass to L_Modric
          ...  P_Sweeper with a perfectly timed tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Juventus Arena
Attendance           : 88,533
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : R_v_Nistelroy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_v_Nistelroy (43,72 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_v_Nistelroy (3)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Stefano
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Fleck (67), T_Motta (70)
Injured              : S_Bassong (22)
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Match Statistics
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                           Bayern Munich  |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       3
Off target           :           2        |       1
On target            :           4        |       2
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       18
Key Tackles          :           2        |       7
Key Passes           :          12        |       3
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Final Score          : Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Goyo         GK  27   5   5   2  15 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
C_Schulz       DF   2  31   6   1  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
C_Babayaro     DF   2  29   7   2  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
P_Mertesacker  DF   1  30   3   1  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Burford      DF   1  23  11   5  12 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Toulalan     MF   1  12  31   8  24 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
T_Gravesen     MF   2   3  36   2  22 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
Gabi           MF   1   4  28   3  31 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  56  20
J_A_Reyes      MF   1   1  30   3  24 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Carsley      AM   2   4  25  10  40 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
R_v_Nistelroy  FW   1   3   2  38  25 |  76   0   0   0   0   3   2   1   0   0  -2  -2  70
K_Westwood     GK  20   4   1   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Chimbonda    DF   3  23   9   7  29 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pinedo       MF   1   5  23   5  28 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
L_Modric       FW   1   7   2  25  31 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bar            FW   1   6   8  23  22 |   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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C_Zotti        GK  23   4   2   3  15 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30   0   0   0
F_Corsten      DF   2  25   8   5  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
T_Motta        DF   2  25   5   4  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
S_Bassong      DF   2  24  10   6  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  24   5  10  22 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25 -20 -20
J_Fleck        MF   1   5  26   8  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
B_Smiljanic    MF   1  13  25   5  15 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Marlet       MF   2   7  25   8  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cooper       MF   4   7  24  13  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  23  10  19 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
Stefano        FW   2   9   7  24  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
R_Olenjeck     GK  22   2   2   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Mongongu     DF   2  23   8   5  36 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
D_Pudil        MF   4   4  23   9  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Baker        MF   2   4  23   6  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Harewood     FW   2   7  11  23  34 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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