Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Lyon vs. Manchester Utd (Sun Apr 06)


                                 Lyon  |  Manchester Utd
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 N
                          Neil Abbott  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                          A_Guaita GK  |  GK Tom_Clements
                        C_Mongongu DF  |  DF Sergio_Ramos
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF L_Nyatanga
                       P_Gualtieri DF  |  DF C_Puyol
                           T_Grant DF  |  DF Ben_Barcley
                        P_Henrique DM  |  MF Y_Hussein
                          T_Cruise MF  |  MF J_Forrest
                          J_Tigana MF  |  MF J_Quigg
                        A_Oldridge AM  |  MF Z_Zidane
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW G_Hooper
                         G_Roberts FW  |  FW H_Larsson
                                       |
                           C_Zotti SUB |  SUB M_Marshall
                         C_Luciano SUB |  SUB J_O_Shea
                       Eljero_Elia SUB |  SUB A_Johnson
                         P_Jeremie SUB |  SUB G_Marilungo
                        M_Harewood SUB |  SUB A_Little

Referee: I_Williamson (England)


Min. 1  :(mnu) Z_Zidane with the nod to Sergio_Ramos
          ...  A well-placed shot from Sergio_Ramos !
          ...  A_Guaita fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 3  :(lyn) A_Oldridge beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A_Oldridge with the drive!
          ...  Tom_Clements won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 3  :(mnu) J_Forrest takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into G_Hooper
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Grant
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Quigg hits it towards the far post!
          ...  P_Gualtieri wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 8  :(mnu) Z_Zidane beats G_Roberts
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  G_Puciato is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 9  :(lyn) T_Cruise unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Oldridge
          ...  A_Oldridge hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  Tom_Clements with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 11 :(mnu) Z_Zidane takes advantage of a mistake by C_Smalling
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Z_Zidane goes for goal !
          ...  But A_Guaita tips it over
          ...  I_Williamson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 15 :(mnu) G_Hooper beats P_Gualtieri
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  G_Hooper unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  And Manchester Utd are leading in the game now
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 16 :(lyn) J_Tigana with a probing pass to C_Smalling
          ...  But L_Nyatanga clears the ball to safety
Min. 17 :(lyn) C_Mongongu cuts inside C_Puyol
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Z_Zidane wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 18 :(mnu) J_Forrest plays a first time ball through the defence to Ben_Barcley
          ...  Ben_Barcley unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Guaita moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Guaita catches it with style!
Min. 23 :(mnu) L_Nyatanga sidesteps P_Gualtieri
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  L_Nyatanga with a stunning strike !
          ...  It floats over A_Guaita
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 24 :(lyn) A_Oldridge looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Henrique
          ...  P_Henrique tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It's beaten Tom_Clements
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 25 :(mnu) G_Hooper with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from P_Henrique
          ...  G_Roberts with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  I_Williamson just wants to lecture him
Min. 36 :(lyn) A_Oldridge with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Sergio_Ramos a clean set of heals
          ...  L_Nyatanga robs him of the ball
Min. 39 :(mnu) Z_Zidane with a probing through ball H_Larsson
          ...  C_Mongongu gets to the ball first
Min. 41 :(lyn) A_Oldridge has it on the edge of the box
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Oldridge !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Lyon fans to celebrate!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Lyon 1-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 41 :(mnu) L_Nyatanga with a simple pass to H_Larsson
          ...  C_Mongongu takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 42 :(mnu) L_Nyatanga sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Hooper
          ...  P_Gualtieri with the block
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyn) G_Roberts runs towards the goal
          ...  G_Roberts unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Tom_Clements collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 44 :(lyn) G_Puciato has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  P_Henrique gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  H_Larsson goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!

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

Min. 47 :(mnu) Z_Zidane lobs it over the defender
          ...  A cracking drive from Z_Zidane !
          ...  But A_Guaita makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 48 :(lyn) A_Oldridge takes on L_Nyatanga
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A_Oldridge with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Tom_Clements dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Tom_Clements beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cruise hits it into the box!
          ...  L_Nyatanga clears the danger
Min. 50 :(mnu) J_O_Shea will replace the useless L_Nyatanga and will play DF
Min. 50 :(mnu) G_Marilungo is going to be brought on
          ...  H_Larsson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 54 :(mnu) Ben_Barcley off the woodwork.
          ...  G_Hooper picks up the deflection
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Henrique
Min. 55 :(mnu) Up goes the substitution board - A_Little on for Z_Zidane as a FW
Min. 55 :(mnu) J_Forrest hits a hard pass to A_Little
          ...  A_Little with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into A_Guaita's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 57 :(mnu) Sergio_Ramos looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Marilungo
          ...  G_Marilungo aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But A_Guaita palms it behind
          ...  I_Williamson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 61 :(lyn) G_Puciato takes advantage of a mistake by C_Puyol
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  G_Puciato flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Tom_Clements 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. 62 :(mnu) J_Forrest finds A_Little with a ball over the defence
          ...  But T_Grant clears the ball to safety
Min. 67 :(lyn) J_Tigana hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Oldridge collects the loose ball!
          ...  A_Oldridge fires the shot in!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Tom_Clements tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Tigana!
          ...  P_Henrique swings a leg at it!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  Tom_Clements grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 68 :(lyn) G_Roberts knocks it past C_Puyol and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  G_Roberts flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But Tom_Clements punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 70 :(lyn) M_Harewood is going to be brought on
          ...  P_Henrique is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(lyn) Eljero_Elia takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Tigana
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 71 :(lyn) There's going to be a change
          ...  C_Luciano will come on for T_Grant and play DF
Min. 73 :(mnu) Y_Hussein finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Y_Hussein goes for the top corner !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 74 :(lyn) T_Cruise looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to C_Luciano
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Ben_Barcley belts it clear
Min. 74 :(mnu) J_Quigg flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Quigg shoots towards goal !
          ...  A_Guaita makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 77 :(mnu) G_Marilungo runs at P_Gualtieri
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  M_Harewood goes in stud's first
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  I_Williamson calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(lyn) A_Oldridge with the first time pass to M_Harewood
          ...  C_Puyol with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is warned by I_Williamson
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 80 :(lyn) G_Puciato gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past C_Puyol!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Y_Hussein fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 81 :(mnu) J_Quigg retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  C_Puyol gets on the end of it
          ...  C_Puyol gets up high for the header !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And A_Guaita reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Hussein chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Forrest gets on the end of it
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lyn) G_Puciato takes advantage of a mistake by Ben_Barcley
          ...  J_O_Shea takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 90 :(mnu) G_Hooper beats his marker
          ...  G_Hooper from 20 yards !
          ...  A_Guaita with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de Gerland
Attendance           : 56,850
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : A_Oldridge (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Oldridge (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Puciato (8), M_Harewood (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hooper
Scorers              : G_Hooper (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Hussein (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |   Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       13
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           5        |       9
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :           6        |       11
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 1 Manchester Utd
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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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A_Guaita       GK  30   3   2   2  29 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
C_Mongongu     DF   2  23   8   5  36 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  23   7   5  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Gualtieri    DF   2  22   6   8  44 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
T_Grant        DF   2  21   9   6  29 |  72   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
P_Henrique     DM   1  17  21   7  18 |  71   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0   2
T_Cruise       MF   2   9  24   8  39 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_Tigana       MF   1   5  20   8  31 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Oldridge     AM   1   7  21  16  17 |  93   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  24  46
G_Puciato      FW   2   8   9  25  42 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
G_Roberts      FW   1   9   9  22  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
C_Zotti        GK  23   4   2   3  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Luciano      DF   2  22   7   7  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eljero_Elia    MF   1   6  22   3  35 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jeremie      MF   1   1  21   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Harewood     FW   2   7  11  23  34 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Tom_Clements   GK  26   2   3   2  42 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Sergio_Ramos   DF   1  24   8  10  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
L_Nyatanga     DF   2  21  13   7  29 |  51   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  24   1
C_Puyol        DF   1  21   8   5  36 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Ben_Barcley    DF   3  20   6   8  41 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
Y_Hussein      MF   2   8  24   9  39 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
J_Forrest      MF   2   9  23   8  37 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
J_Quigg        MF   2   5  23   5  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
Z_Zidane       MF   2   5  22   8  35 |  56   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  24  16
G_Hooper       FW   2   9   4  22  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
H_Larsson      FW   2   6   7  22  42 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Marshall     GK  25   1   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_O_Shea       DF   2  22   7   2  38 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
A_Johnson      MF   2   6  22  16  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Marilungo    FW   2   5   8  24  29 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
A_Little       FW   2   7   6  23  21 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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