Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 2, Lyon vs. Ajax (Wed Aug 14)


                                 Lyon  |  Ajax
                          4-2-1-1-2 D  |  4-4-2 P
                     Kristoffer Peace  |  James Maund
                                       |
                            Higuim GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                      Ian_David_Mc DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                     Gary_Mcvittie DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                           B_White DF  |  DF W_Gallas
                           D_Franz DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                         R_Hickson DM  |  MF W_Sneijder
                        N_Niculaie DM  |  MF P_Vieira
                       N_Whiteside MF  |  MF L_Copland
                          F_Kruger AM  |  MF Edu_Gaspar
                           P_Tobin FW  |  FW A_Gray
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW N_Kanu
                                       |
                           J_Heart SUB |  SUB E_Mendy
                         G_Neville SUB |  SUB T_Vermaelen
                         M_Laudrup SUB |  SUB C_Dos_Passos
                         B_Gilmour SUB |  SUB F_Ljungberg
                        A_Lombardo SUB |  SUB Thomas_Partey

Referee: P_Ilic (Serbia)


Min. 3  :(lyn) T_Erak takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  T_Erak cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But T_O_Conner punches it away
Min. 7  :(aja) W_Gallas takes possession
          ...  T_Erak fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  A_Gray with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  But Higuim palms it behind
          ...  P_Ilic has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 18 :(lyn) N_Whiteside with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  T_Erak gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  T_Erak looks to see where T_O_Conner is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 20 :(lyn) P_Tobin steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Juan_Foyth
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Copland
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 33 :(aja) W_Sneijder gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Edu_Gaspar is unmarked
          ...  Cleared by Gary_Mcvittie
Min. 38 :(aja) P_Vieira is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Gray
          ...  P_Tobin goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
Min. 41 :(lyn) D_Franz is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to F_Kruger
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Juan_Foyth belts it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-0 Ajax

Min. 50 :(aja) T_Vermaelen is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Magalhaes is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(lyn) R_Hickson crosses to T_Erak
          ...  S_Kolasinac anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 51 :(aja) F_Ljungberg will replace P_Vieira and play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) N_Kanu beats his man
          ...  Ian_David_Mc with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 53 :(aja) Thomas_Partey comes on for N_Kanu and will play AM to the delight of the fans
Min. 53 :(aja) W_Sneijder sidesteps D_Franz
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by B_White
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 60 :(lyn) G_Neville is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Franz is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 61 :(aja) T_Vermaelen looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Gray
          ...  G_Neville slices it
          ...  Higuim moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Vermaelen crosses it in!
          ...  Higuim makes the catch!
Min. 62 :(aja) A_Gray beats B_White
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Ilic
          ...  N_Niculaie is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  James Maund looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 64 :(aja) F_Ljungberg with a simple pass to A_Gray
          ...  A_Gray gets his head to the ball !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Ajax fans to celebrate!
          ...  That puts Ajax ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 65 :(lyn) B_Gilmour will replace F_Kruger and play AM
Min. 65 :(aja) Ajax will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 66 :(lyn) B_Gilmour kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  P_Tobin gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_Tobin with the crafty shot!
          ...  But T_O_Conner just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 74 :(lyn) R_Hickson looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Tobin
          ...  Juan_Foyth reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Gilmour hits it towards the far post!
          ...  T_Vermaelen wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 75 :(lyn) A_Lombardo is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Tobin is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(lyn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Laudrup will come on for N_Whiteside and play MF
Min. 76 :(lyn) R_Hickson turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Lombardo
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Vermaelen
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 82 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Thomas_Partey
          ...  M_Laudrup with a bad challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  P_Ilic calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 83 :(lyn) T_Erak is first to the ball
          ...  T_Erak fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  T_O_Conner with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 87 :(aja) L_Copland with a probing through ball Edu_Gaspar
          ...  Gary_Mcvittie takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(lyn) M_Laudrup plays it forward to N_Niculaie
          ...  W_Gallas wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : R_Hickson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Niculaie (62), M_Laudrup (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gray (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Gray (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       2
Off target           :           1        |       0
On target            :           3        |       2
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :           7        |       5
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Final Score          : Lyon 0 - 1 Ajax
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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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Higuim         GK  32   2   5   1  28 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ian_David_Mc   DF   2  32  10   6  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Gary_Mcvittie  DF   2  30   1   5  25 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_White        DF   2  29   1   2  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Franz        DF   2  27   8   9  22 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Hickson      DM   2  19  25   3  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Niculaie     DM   2  19  25   2  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
N_Whiteside    MF   1  12  30  12  27 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
F_Kruger       AM   1   2  25  16  27 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Tobin        FW   1   2   1  32  35 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  30  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Heart        GK  19   1   4   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Neville      DF   2  30   7   3  22 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
M_Laudrup      MF   2  15  28   7  22 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
B_Gilmour      AM   1  10  26  20  33 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  32  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Ajax
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_O_Conner     GK  37   3   3   2  13 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  34   1   1  20 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  31   9   7  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  31   4   2  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  30   5   5  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
W_Sneijder     MF   2   4  32   4  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   5  31   3  17 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Copland      MF   2   5  30  10  13 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  29  10  41 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Gray         FW   3   7  10  31  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
N_Kanu         FW   1   1   2  31  28 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Mendy        GK  22   2   5   5  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  32   8   5  13 |  43   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  31   6   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  31   2  29 |  42   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Thomas_Partey  AM   2   1  31  19  35 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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