Division One League Match, Lyon vs. Marseille (Mon Oct 27)


                                 Lyon  |  Marseille
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-4-2 P
                          Neil Abbott  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                          A_Guaita GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                         S_Bassong DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                      D_Bornosuzov DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                        C_Mongongu DF  |  DF M_Amoros
                        A_Isaksson MF  |  MF J_Fleck
                         A_Andanov MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                     K_Katsouranis MF  |  MF A_Marcos
                          G_Cooper MF  |  MF J_Cole
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  FW J_Digweed
                           Stefano FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                                       |
                           C_Zotti SUB |  SUB S_Given
                        C_Smalling SUB |  SUB N_Stiles
                     Pichu_Atienza SUB |  SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
                          T_Cruise SUB |  SUB C_Griffiths
                         A_Ribbery SUB |  SUB Yeboah

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 3  :(msl) A_Marcos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to J_Digweed
          ...  But S_Bassong slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 4  :(lyn) D_Bornosuzov takes advantage of a mistake by L_Koscielny
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Amoros
Min. 4  :(lyn) G_Cooper looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Stefano
          ...  Z_Zidane with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 5  :(lyn) S_Bassong plays the back pass
          ...  A_Guaita can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!!
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!!
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 7  :(lyn) Fernando_Mera crosses into the box, finding C_Mongongu
          ...  C_Mongongu hits a curling shot!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 8  :(lyn) A_Andanov jumps over J_Fleck's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  T_Taiwo with the tackle
Min. 9  :(msl) Z_Zidane runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  A left-footer by Z_Zidane !
          ...  A_Guaita just watches float over the bar!
Min. 11 :(msl) Z_Zidane spits at C_Mongongu
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 12 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  G_Cooper gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  G_Cooper with a thundering drive!
          ...  R_Higuita was lucky there
Min. 13 :(msl) Y_Sankhare plays a long ball to Z_Zidane
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Fernando_Mera
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole curls it into the box!
          ...  A_Guaita jumps well to claim it!
Min. 14 :(lyn) A_Isaksson chips the ball over the defence and finds Stefano
          ...  The ball hits M_Amoros in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 17 :(lyn) Fernando_Mera beats M_Amoros
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But J_Cole sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 22 :(msl) Z_Zidane with a flicked pass to J_Digweed
          ...  But Stefano wins the ball
Min. 23 :(msl) A_Marcos with a flashy move
          ...  A_Marcos hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  A_Guaita has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Guaita is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 24 :(lyn) Stefano barges the defender off the ball
          ...  T_Taiwo plays it back
          ...  R_Higuita slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Katsouranis hits it towards the far post!
          ...  R_Higuita jumps well to claim it!
Min. 26 :(msl) J_Fleck has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  J_Fleck with a terrific drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Lyon 0-2 Marseille ...
Min. 27 :(msl) Marseille made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 27 :(lyn) S_Bassong is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Stefano latches onto the ball
          ...  But L_Koscielny wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but G_Reddy has none of it.
Min. 31 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with a flashy move
          ...  C_Mongongu makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Sankhare chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by T_Huddlestone
Min. 38 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone runs at Z_Zidane
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  J_Fleck tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Reddy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Reddy!
          ...  G_Reddy tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 39 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis puts in G_Cooper
          ...  G_Cooper looks to see where R_Higuita is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  R_Higuita with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 40 :(lyn) Fernando_Mera turns on a sixpence
          ...  Fernando_Mera with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Mongongu plays it towards the near post!
          ...  R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  T_Huddlestone makes himself available
          ...  T_Taiwo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-2 Marseille

Min. 51 :(msl) L_Shawry slices it
          ...  R_Higuita moves quickly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Lyon 1-2 Marseille ...
Min. 56 :(msl) Y_Sankhare drives it forward to J_Digweed
          ...  Fernando_Mera with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 58 :(lyn) A_Andanov with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Stefano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But L_Shawry wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 66 :(lyn) Stefano finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  Stefano with the strike !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Katsouranis floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita easily catches it!
Min. 70 :(lyn) A_Ribbery takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Isaksson as FW
Min. 70 :(lyn) There's going to be a change
          ...  C_Smalling will come on for S_Bassong and play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza is being brought on
          ...  T_Huddlestone is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(lyn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Lyon will now play A
Min. 70 :(lyn) G_Cooper has changed his position on the pitch to a AM
Min. 72 :(msl) N_Stiles is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Koscielny is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 73 :(lyn) Stefano takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  N_Stiles knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Reddy just turns away!
Min. 74 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  C_Smalling runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  C_Smalling with a thundering volley!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  That's got Lyon back level!
          ...  Lyon 2-2 Marseille ...
Min. 75 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  C_Griffiths will come on for J_Fleck and play MF
Min. 77 :(lyn) Stefano flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Stefano carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 80 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as Yeboah comes on for J_Digweed to play FW
Min. 81 :(msl) N_Stiles with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past C_Mongongu
          ...  He knocks it to M_Amoros!
          ...  C_Mongongu with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Lee Shaw looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 87 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis passes the ball to Stefano
          ...  N_Stiles robs him of the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lyn) A_Ribbery plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  T_Taiwo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 90 :(msl) Yeboah knocks it past C_Smalling and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Yeboah with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 94 :(msl) A_Marcos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de Gerland
Attendance           : 60,000
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : C_Smalling (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Shawry (51 og), C_Smalling (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : J_Fleck
Scorers              : S_Bassong (5 og), J_Fleck (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Lyon      |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       5
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           3        |       1
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :           9        |       6
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Final Score          : Lyon 2 - 2 Marseille
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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  32   3   2   2  29 |  97   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  25  11   6  30 |  73   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  25   8   8  27 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  25   4   8  39 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Mongongu     DF   2  24   8   6  36 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  26   4  31 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  26   7  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Katsouranis  MF   1   3  26   1  34 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
G_Cooper       AM   4   7  25  13  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  24  10  19 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  27  39 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
C_Zotti        GK  23   4   2   3  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  24   8   5  29 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
Pichu_Atienza  MF   1  14  23   6  33 |  24   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
T_Cruise       MF   2   9  24   8  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ribbery      FW   2   5   8  23  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  28   4   3  31 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  27   8   7  15 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  26  10   7  36 |  75   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  24   8   7  42 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  28   8  28 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  27  11  36 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  26  15  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
J_Cole         MF   3   7  23   7  33 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  27  19 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  27  34 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Stiles       DF   2  22   5   5  24 |  22   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  25  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Griffiths    MF   1   3  23   7  24 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  26  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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