Division Two League Match, Liverpool vs. Lyon (Mon Jan 20)


                            Liverpool  |  Lyon
                            5-1-2-2 C  |  5-3-2 P
                          Mike McLeod  |  Care Taker
                                       |
                         Fabianski GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF P_Jones
                          Reinaldo DF  |  DF T_Alderweirel
                        G_V_D_Wiel DF  |  DF T_Butcher
                            Renald DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                          P_Albert DF  |  DF L_Amoroso
                         X_Shaqiri DM  |  MF Didier
                          N_Schulz MF  |  MF M_Ball
                           M_James MF  |  MF P_Pogba
                             Perez FW  |  FW D_Rortugal
                        Rummenigge FW  |  FW Dyorkaeff
                                       |
                         S_Assenjo SUB |  SUB Coupet
                            H_Matt SUB |  SUB A_Girrese
                         C_Sanchez SUB |  SUB J_Fleck
                       J_Henderson SUB |  SUB J_Eustace
                      M_Martinelli SUB |  SUB D_Costa

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 11 :(lyn) M_Ball gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  L_Amoroso is unmarked
          ...  W_Van_Boer with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 16 :(lpl) N_Schulz whips the ball across to P_Albert
          ...  L_Amoroso cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 25 :(lpl) Rummenigge leaves his marker standing
          ...  M_Ball with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  S_Farina gave him a strong warning
Min. 33 :(lpl) N_Schulz sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Perez runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Perez with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  And Liverpool are leading in the game now
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 35 :(lyn) Lyon made the switch to a E strategy
Min. 37 :(lpl) G_V_D_Wiel is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Perez
          ...  P_Pogba with a deliberate foul
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
Min. 40 :(lyn) Didier 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!
          ...  J_Diakiese receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But Renald wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Farina has none of it.
Min. 42 :(lpl) Perez has it now
          ...  He takes on P_Jones
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in W_Van_Boer!
          ...  T_Alderweirel takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  S_Farina refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lpl) N_Schulz with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_James gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_James attempts a lob!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca tips it behind
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 46 :(lpl) P_Albert picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  P_Albert with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  G_Pagliuca takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 47 :(lpl) N_Schulz gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  T_Alderweirel seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward

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

Min. 46 :(lyn) Didier controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  D_Rortugal gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Rortugal with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But Fabianski tips it over
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 47 :(lyn) Didier with a precise ball to L_Amoroso
          ...  L_Amoroso goes for goal !
          ...  Fabianski with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 49 :(lyn) D_Rortugal nutmegs Renald, he continues to run forward
          ...  N_Schulz with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 52 :(lyn) M_Ball sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  D_Rortugal runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_James with a superb challenge
          ...  S_Farina has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 55 :(lyn) A_Girrese will come on for T_Butcher and play DF
Min. 57 :(lyn) D_Rortugal knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Fabianski with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  S_Farina calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  M_Ball knocks it forward
          ...  Dyorkaeff gets on the end of it
          ...  But Reinaldo spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 57 :(lyn) Didier takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Girrese
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Renald picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 58 :(lpl) M_James off the woodwork.
          ...  Perez picks up the deflection
          ...  T_Alderweirel seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 65 :(lyn) J_Fleck is coming on for Didier and will play MF
Min. 65 :(lyn) The Lyon manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 65 :(lyn) L_Amoroso shifts into the MF position in a tactical change
Min. 67 :(lyn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_Jones is through!
          ...  P_Albert pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  S_Farina ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Mike McLeod looks relieved
Min. 68 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel takes advantage of a mistake by P_Albert
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  P_Albert fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  S_Farina tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  The ref speaks with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Rortugal places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He sends Fabianski the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  It's his 10th for the season!!
          ...  That's pulled Lyon level!
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 Lyon...
Min. 70 :(lpl) M_Martinelli is being prepared to come on
          ...  Rummenigge is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) Liverpool altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 70 :(lpl) N_Schulz plays it forward to Perez
          ...  Perez has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Pagliuca saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 75 :(lyn) D_Costa will replace Dyorkaeff and play FW
Min. 80 :(lpl) H_Matt is ready to come on to replace W_Van_Boer
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 80 :(lpl) J_Henderson is ready to come on to replace M_James
          ...  Looks like he will play as a AM
Min. 81 :(lpl) Perez beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  P_Jones looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 82 :(lpl) N_Schulz runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Martinelli
          ...  P_Jones reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 83 :(lyn) P_Pogba finds A_Girrese in acres of space
          ...  A_Girrese uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Liverpool fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 84 :(lyn) P_Jones wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Pogba
          ...  P_Pogba tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Lyon fans go wild!
          ...  That surely hands Lyon victory!!
          ...  Liverpool 1-2 Lyon ...
Min. 85 :(lyn) Lyon switch to playing C
Min. 86 :(lpl) Reinaldo nutmegs T_Alderweirel, he continues to run forward
          ...  A powerful shot by Reinaldo !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And G_Pagliuca reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Henderson!
          ...  G_Pagliuca easily claims the ball!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lyn) T_Alderweirel takes advantage of a mistake by H_Matt
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel with a nasty foul
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Farina ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Mike McLeod looks relieved
Min. 91 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  A cracking drive from X_Shaqiri !
          ...  G_Pagliuca saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 92 :(lpl) Reinaldo with a measured pass to P_Albert
          ...  P_Albert has a go!
          ...  The shot slips through G_Pagliuca's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me

*************  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          : N_Schulz (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Perez (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Fabianski (57), P_Albert (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rortugal
Scorers              : D_Rortugal (68 pen), P_Pogba (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Liverpool    |     Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       5
Off target           :           1        |       1
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       8
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Final Score          : Liverpool 1 - 2 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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Fabianski      GK  30   3   1   5  21 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  32   6   7  32 |  84   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Reinaldo       DF   1  30  12   7  20 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  29  12   5  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Renald         DF   2  28   8  10  31 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Albert       DF   2  27   8   7  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   4
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  18  27   8  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
N_Schulz       MF   1   8  27  16  21 |  97   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
M_James        MF   2  11  26  15  21 |  84   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
Perez          FW   3   9   8  28  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
Rummenigge     FW   3   8   5  25  22 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
S_Assenjo      GK  29   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  26  12   7  34 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Sanchez      DM   1  16  25   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Henderson    AM   2   8  27  10  30 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Martinelli   FW   1  10  10  26  12 |  23   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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G_Pagliuca     GK  37   5   5   2  23 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  28  12   7  28 |  97   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  25   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  28   8   9  31 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  28   9   7  23 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Diakiese     DF   3  28   8   6  18 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Amoroso      MF   2  27   6   9  11 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Didier         MF   3   6  30   8  33 |  69   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Ball         MF   2  12  27   4  23 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  26  13  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  30  50
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  30  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   7   8  28  23 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  27   8   8  32 |  38   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  27   7  31 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Eustace      MF   1   8  21   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Costa        FW   3   7   9  25  42 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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