Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match, Lyon vs. Manchester City (Wed Jun 16)


                                 Lyon  |  Manchester City
                          4-1-2-2-1 E  |  4-5-1 C
                        Neil Stockley  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                          G_Bailey GK  |  GK Vorm
                           F_Fazio DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  DF Mikio_Fujioka
                        J_Diakiese DF  |  DF Bohte_Daisuke
                           D_Irwin DF  |  DF Aoyama_Hideki
                            Camilo DM  |  MF Caoimhin_Og
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF R_Neves
                         M_Sissoko MF  |  MF Leda_Cygnus
                        J_grealish AM  |  MF Suz_Nakamoto
                             H_Son AM  |  MF Aparichit
                           Cantona FW  |  FW Thanatos
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga SUB |  SUB R_Videi
                          R_Varane SUB |  SUB D_Gallagher
                          N_Stiles SUB |  SUB R_Nainggolan
                       N_Whiteside SUB |  SUB E_Shikari
                        A_Lombardo SUB |  SUB J_Cruz

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 2  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Thanatos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Thanatos aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 3  :(mnc) R_Neves pulls it back to Thanatos
          ...  J_Paintsil reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_Irwin gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 7  :(lyn) J_grealish with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Cantona
          ...  Cantona beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat Vorm
          ...  He rounds Vorm
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Lyon ahead!
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 13 :(lyn) D_Irwin brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Son!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 13 :(lyn) M_Sissoko runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to H_Son
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  F_Brych tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 14 :(mnc) R_Neves hits a hard pass to Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  Good sliding challenge from F_Fazio
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Neves curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Irwin wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 18 :(lyn) J_grealish retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  H_Son latches onto the end of it
          ...  H_Son fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  Vorm makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 20 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  D_Irwin makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 22 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og pulls it back to Thanatos
          ...  A well-placed shot from Thanatos !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
          ...  Manchester City have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Lyon 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 23 :(mnc) Thanatos takes advantage of a mistake by D_Irwin
          ...  D_Irwin reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Neves hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Caoimhin_Og
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  G_Bailey guesses right
Min. 29 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Thanatos is through!
          ...  Thanatos with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 30 :(lyn) J_grealish with a glorious long pass to M_Sissoko
          ...  M_Sissoko flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Vorm with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 31 :(lyn) Cantona loses C_Fuchs
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 32 :(lyn) D_Irwin works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Son
          ...  H_Son tries to chip the ball over Vorm!
          ...  Vorm is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 35 :(lyn) H_Son runs with pace at the defence
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 35 :(lyn) W_Sneijder with the first time flick to Cantona
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto tackles from behind
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 36 :(lyn) Cantona gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Aoyama_Hideki!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But C_Fuchs wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(lyn) J_grealish is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to H_Son
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Mikio_Fujioka !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-1 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(lyn) H_Son has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  He knocks it to Cantona!
          ...  A wicked drive by Cantona !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 47 :(mnc) Aparichit plays the early ball across the box to find Thanatos in space
          ...  D_Irwin gets to the ball first
Min. 48 :(lyn) Camilo threads the through ball to H_Son
          ...  R_Neves makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 51 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Leda_Cygnus pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Bailey moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 54 :(mnc) R_Neves off the woodwork.
          ...  Leda_Cygnus picks up the deflection
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Sissoko hits it out for a throw
Min. 59 :(lyn) H_Son beats Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  H_Son gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 60 :(lyn) A_Lombardo will replace Cantona and play FW
Min. 60 :(mnc) C_Fuchs has it now
          ...  He takes on Camilo
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Thanatos!
          ...  Thanatos with the strike !
          ...  G_Bailey gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 66 :(mnc) Aparichit picks out Mikio_Fujioka with the cross
          ...  But Camilo comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 66 :(lyn) J_Paintsil beats Leda_Cygnus
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Thanatos goes in with two feet!!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge!
          ...  F_Brych calls him for a talk
Min. 67 :(lyn) W_Sneijder turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Lombardo
          ...  From long range A_Lombardo bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Lyon go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Lyon 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 68 :(lyn) R_Varane is going to be brought on
          ...  H_Son is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 68 :(lyn) Lyon made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 73 :(lyn) J_grealish brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Lombardo!
          ...  C_Fuchs with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 73 :(mnc) C_Fuchs cuts through the defence
          ...  C_Fuchs with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Camilo clears the corner
Min. 75 :(lyn) A_Lombardo with a clever shimmy
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Fuchs
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 76 :(lyn) J_grealish with the nod to J_Paintsil
          ...  J_Paintsil with his head down lets it go !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 79 :(lyn) J_Paintsil is first to the ball
          ...  R_Neves takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 80 :(mnc) D_Gallagher is ready to come on to replace C_Fuchs
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 80 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan is going to be brought on
          ...  Leda_Cygnus is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(mnc) J_Cruz is coming on for Thanatos and will play FW
Min. 83 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke finds J_Cruz with a ball over the defence
          ...  Camilo leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  F_Brych wants a quiet word
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki bends it in
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og hits it towards the far post!
          ...  R_Varane reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 85 :(mnc) Aparichit with the heel pass to J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lyn) A_Lombardo flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A_Lombardo fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The shot slips through Vorm's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Tony McCleary looks gutted
          ...  Lyon 3-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 90 :(lyn) N_Whiteside is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_grealish is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 90 :(lyn) Lyon are switching their playing style to D
Min. 90 :(lyn) A_Lombardo nutmegs Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke gets in the way of the ball and clears!

*************  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          : J_grealish (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Cantona (7), A_Lombardo (67,89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Caoimhin_Og
Scorers              : Thanatos (22)
Sent Off             : Suz_Nakamoto (35)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           0        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Lyon 3 - 1 Manchester City
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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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G_Bailey       GK  30   1   5   5   9 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  33   8   5  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  32  14   9  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  31   9   6  18 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  29   8   8  25 |  96   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  20   0
Camilo         DM   2  20  25   1  29 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  28   9  30 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  60  20
M_Sissoko      MF   2   5  25   6  33 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
J_grealish     AM   1   1  28  12  31 |  92   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
H_Son          AM   2   9  11  34  20 |  70   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
P_Gazzaniga    GK  30   1   2   3  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   1  30   9   4  11 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Stiles       DM   2  16  27   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Whiteside    MF   1  11  27  11  27 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  29  32 |  34   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  50

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Vorm           GK  36   3   7   1  22 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  33   9  10  32 |  82   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  32   7  10  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  32  10   5  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  31   6   9  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  33   8  32 |  96   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
R_Neves        MF   2   5  32   4  33 |  96   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10 -20
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  29  19  22 |  82   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  28  22  33 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Aparichit      MF   3   5  28  17  12 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  34  22 |  82   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
R_Videi        GK  30   4   1   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  33   8  10  43 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  32   6  23 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  26   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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