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Season 32 Archive: Division 2, Week 1

Liverpool 1 - 3 Lyon

Division Two League Match, Liverpool vs. Lyon (Thu Apr 22)


                            Liverpool  |  Lyon
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-1-2-2-1 P
                          Mike McLeod  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                            H_Matt DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                          Chellini DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                       H_Norvdveit DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                        T_Speedman DF  |  DF R_Varane
                          R_Hannam DM  |  DM N_Stiles
                           M_James MF  |  MF H_Fernandez
                        Ze_Roberto MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                            E_Huws AM  |  AM J_grealish
                             Perez FW  |  AM N_Whiteside
                      M_Martinelli FW  |  FW H_Son
                                       |
                         Fabianski SUB |  SUB G_Bailey
                         J_Nasazzi SUB |  SUB D_Irwin
                          R_Aglene SUB |  SUB Camilo
                           G_Carey SUB |  SUB M_Sissoko
                        G_Diangana SUB |  SUB A_Lombardo

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 7  :(lyn) H_Son with the dribble
          ...  Rafael with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  The ref speaks with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  H_Son places the ball on the spot!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That puts Lyon ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Liverpool 0-1 Lyon...
Min. 7  :(lyn) N_Stiles sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  H_Son runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But R_Hannam puts the ball out of play
Min. 8  :(lyn) H_Son lobs it over the defender
          ...  R_Hannam fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  C_V_Carballo calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Mike McLeod looks relieved
Min. 10 :(lyn) H_Son with the mazy run
          ...  E_Huws with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Lyon players
          ...  C_V_Carballo will just give him a speaking to
Min. 13 :(lyn) F_Fazio holds the ball up
          ...  He sees J_Paintsil in space!
          ...  H_Matt takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 13 :(lpl) Perez lobs it over J_Diakiese
          ...  N_Stiles with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Mike McLeod looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 15 :(lyn) H_Fernandez sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_grealish
          ...  J_grealish swings in the shot!
          ...  Rafael makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 16 :(lyn) A defence splitting pass from R_Varane to N_Whiteside
          ...  M_Martinelli fouls badly
          ...  C_V_Carballo will want to speak to him
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 16 :(lpl) Perez beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  N_Stiles with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  C_V_Carballo calls him over
          ...  C_V_Carballo tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  M_Martinelli drives it in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga looks dejected
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  He was offside
Min. 18 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto plays in Perez with a beautiful ball
          ...  Perez launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 18 :(lyn) H_Son can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  H_Norvdveit with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  C_V_Carballo shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  H_Son swings it in
          ...  N_Whiteside takes control of it!
          ...  A skilful effort from N_Whiteside !
          ...  Rafael with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 22 :(lpl) Perez jumps over R_Varane's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Perez hits the ball first time!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga guesses right
Min. 22 :(lyn) W_Sneijder brings it under control
          ...  He takes on H_Norvdveit
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Varane!
          ...  M_James with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Lyon players
          ...  C_V_Carballo refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 24 :(lpl) E_Huws off the woodwork.
          ...  M_James picks up the deflection
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by F_Fazio
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ze_Roberto plays it towards the near post!
          ...  N_Whiteside reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 29 :(lyn) W_Sneijder has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Hannam!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  E_Huws with a reckless challenge
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  C_V_Carballo reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 32 :(lyn) W_Sneijder skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Fine tackle by Chellini
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 33 :(lpl) M_Martinelli with electric pace
          ...  He eases past F_Fazio
          ...  M_Martinelli with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's pulled Liverpool level!
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Lyon ...
Min. 33 :(lyn) H_Fernandez with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Martinelli behind
          ...  The ball hits H_Norvdveit in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 36 :(lyn) J_grealish runs into space
          ...  H_Norvdveit pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 37 :(lyn) N_Whiteside has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past T_Speedman
          ...  He knocks it to H_Son!
          ...  A skilful effort from H_Son !
          ...  Rafael blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 39 :(lyn) W_Sneijder with a smart turn
          ...  W_Sneijder flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Rafael with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 41 :(lyn) N_Whiteside with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past T_Speedman
          ...  N_Whiteside tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Rafael with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 42 :(lpl) M_James is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Perez
          ...  Perez has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Chellini plays it into the danger area!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga comes out and claims it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lpl) T_Speedman with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Perez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Perez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 47 :(lyn) F_Fazio retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  H_Fernandez gets on the end of it
          ...  H_Fernandez gets up high for the header !
          ...  But Rafael with the difficult save

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-1 Lyon

Min. 46 :(lyn) H_Son sprints past the defender
          ...  T_Speedman wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 49 :(lyn) W_Sneijder nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A left-footer by W_Sneijder !
          ...  But Rafael just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 50 :(lpl) E_Huws knocks it forward
          ...  J_Diakiese slips
          ...  Perez gets to it!
          ...  J_Paintsil pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 51 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto crosses to E_Huws
          ...  N_Whiteside cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 52 :(lyn) J_Paintsil runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to F_Fazio
          ...  T_Speedman body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 53 :(lyn) J_Paintsil crosses into the box, finding N_Whiteside
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Chellini
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 56 :(lyn) J_Diakiese with the first time pass to J_grealish
          ...  J_grealish drives it low !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 57 :(lpl) M_James looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Huws
          ...  But J_Paintsil will cut out the threat
Min. 57 :(lyn) H_Fernandez has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past R_Hannam
          ...  He knocks it to H_Son!
          ...  But Ze_Roberto puts the ball out of play
Min. 62 :(lpl) R_Hannam with a glorious 60-yard pass to Perez
          ...  Perez controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga was left standing
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman flags for offside
Min. 62 :(lyn) R_Varane gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds H_Son
          ...  Ze_Roberto with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 62 :(lpl) M_James with a probing through ball Ze_Roberto
          ...  N_Whiteside with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  C_V_Carballo refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 63 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto with a one-touch layoff to M_James
          ...  F_Fazio with the block
Min. 63 :(lyn) H_Fernandez hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  H_Son latches onto it!
          ...  H_Son drives it low !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rafael will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  And Lyon are leading in the game now
          ...  Liverpool 1-2 Lyon ...
Min. 64 :(lyn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  D_Irwin will come on for N_Whiteside and play DF
Min. 66 :(lyn) H_Son with the cross-field pass to F_Fazio
          ...  A powerful header from F_Fazio !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Rafael won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  Liverpool 1-3 Lyon ...
Min. 67 :(lyn) M_Sissoko is going to be brought on
          ...  J_grealish is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 67 :(lyn) A_Lombardo is coming on and H_Son is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 67 :(lyn) Lyon made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 69 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto hits a hard pass to M_James
          ...  N_Stiles plays the back pass
          ...  P_Gazzaniga can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Hannam hits it into the box!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga easily claims the ball!
Min. 70 :(lpl) G_Carey is being brought on
          ...  E_Huws is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 75 :(lpl) J_Nasazzi is going to be brought on
          ...  H_Matt is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(lpl) G_Diangana will come on for M_Martinelli and play FW
Min. 75 :(lpl) The Liverpool manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 77 :(lyn) M_Sissoko takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Lombardo
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_James
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 78 :(lpl) R_Hannam has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Fazio
          ...  He puts in J_Nasazzi!
          ...  R_Varane read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 80 :(lpl) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Liverpool will now be playing A
Min. 85 :(lpl) M_James retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Perez gets on the end of it
          ...  But J_Paintsil puts it in row Z!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lpl) R_Hannam hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Perez collects the loose ball!
          ...  H_Fernandez dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 88 :(lpl) G_Carey brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_Irwin
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Norvdveit!
          ...  R_Varane with the tackle
          ...  C_V_Carballo will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 92 :(lyn) W_Sneijder times his run well
          ...  W_Sneijder with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But Rafael punches it away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 60,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : M_Martinelli
Scorers              : M_Martinelli (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Rafael (7), M_Martinelli (16), H_Norvdveit (18), E_Huws (29), Ze_Roberto (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : H_Son (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Son (7 pen,63), F_Fazio (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Stiles (16), R_Varane (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       12
Off target           :           1        |       1
On target            :           6        |       11
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           5        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          18        |       11
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 3 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rafael         GK  34   2   2   2  20 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12   0   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  27  13   7  34 |  78   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Chellini       DF   1  27   9   8  11 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
H_Norvdveit    DF   3  25  13  11  11 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
T_Speedman     DF   3  25  12  10  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Hannam       DM   2  17  25   4  22 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
M_James        MF   2  11  27  15  21 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Ze_Roberto     MF   1  11  25  17  11 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  38  -2
E_Huws         AM   2   7  26  19  38 |  73   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
Perez          FW   3   9   8  29  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
M_Martinelli   FW   1  10  10  27  12 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  23
Fabianski      GK  31   3   1   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  27   8   5  41 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Aglene       MF   3   8  26  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Carey        AM   1   4  25  16  30 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Diangana     FW   2   6  10  25  43 |  17   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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  30   1   2   3  40 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  32   8   5  30 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  20  20
J_Paintsil     DF   1  31  14   9  31 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30  20
J_Diakiese     DF   3  30   9   6  18 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Varane       DF   1  30   9   4  11 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
N_Stiles       DM   2  16  27   1  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  29   8  32 |  95   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  28   9  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
J_grealish     AM   1   1  28  12  31 |  70   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
N_Whiteside    AM   1  11  26  11  27 |  67   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  33  20 |  70   0   0   1   1   2   2   0   0   0  20  40  65
G_Bailey       GK  30   1   5   5   9 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  28   8   8  25 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Camilo         DM   2  20  25   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sissoko      MF   2   5  25   6  33 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  29  32 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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