DAZN Division Two League Match, Lyon vs. Valencia (Wed Jun 18)


                                 Lyon  |  Valencia
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-1-0-3-2 A
                     Kristoffer Peace  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                            Higuim GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                      Exe_Palacios DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                         A_Obileye DF  |  DF L_Blanc
                         G_Neville DF  |  DF M_Materazzi
                           D_Franz DF  |  DF E_Moretti
                          X_Alonso MF  |  DM M_Harrington
                         M_Laudrup MF  |  AM L_Yamal
                           D_Boroi MF  |  AM Z_Zidane
                         B_Gilmour AM  |  AM Yannick_Tonye
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW A_Hunter
                        M_Satriano FW  |  FW Tatanka
                                       |
                        K_Smichael SUB |  SUB V_Valdes
                           B_White SUB |  SUB Joachim_Ander
                        T_Tessmann SUB |  SUB Mike_Sharpe
                            N_Webb SUB |  SUB M_Langerak
                      Garry_Fields SUB |  SUB T_McLean

Referee: G_Maqedonci (Sweden)


Min. 1  :(vla) M_Materazzi turns on a sixpence
          ...  Exe_Palacios fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  G_Maqedonci shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 1  :(vla) Z_Zidane with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Hunter gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Hunter belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 3  :(lyn) B_Gilmour nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  An audacious effort from B_Gilmour !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Obileye chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!
Min. 6  :(vla) L_Yamal with a neat pass into Tatanka
          ...  Tatanka tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  Higuim makes a difficult save
Min. 8  :(lyn) T_Erak sprints past the defender
          ...  T_Erak flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 9  :(lyn) D_Franz with a slide rule pass to M_Satriano
          ...  But Tatanka will cut out the threat
Min. 13 :(lyn) B_Gilmour with an incisive pass to M_Laudrup
          ...  M_Laudrup looks to see where E_Thorstvedt is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 15 :(lyn) B_Gilmour takes advantage of a mistake by E_Moretti
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  E_Moretti recovers to win the ball back
Min. 17 :(lyn) X_Alonso finds T_Erak with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  T_Erak tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 18 :(vla) L_Yamal brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_Franz
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Hunter!
          ...  But Exe_Palacios reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 19 :(vla) A_Hunter is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A_Hunter tries the shot !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Higuim never had a chance!
Min. 21 :(vla) L_Yamal with a precise pass to L_Blanc
          ...  A_Obileye brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 23 :(vla) M_Harrington controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Exe_Palacios
          ...  He puts in Z_Zidane!
          ...  Z_Zidane chases it through, he must score !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Higuim never had a chance!
Min. 24 :(lyn) T_Erak with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  A cheeky lob from T_Erak !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a good save
Min. 27 :(vla) L_Yamal puts in M_Harrington
          ...  M_Harrington chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But Higuim palms it behind
          ...  G_Maqedonci has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 28 :(vla) L_Yamal wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  D_Boroi tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  G_Maqedonci calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Kristoffer Peace looks relieved
Min. 28 :(vla) Yannick_Tonye gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Yannick_Tonye with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But Higuim palms it behind
          ...  G_Maqedonci has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 29 :(lyn) X_Alonso slides it through the middle to T_Erak
          ...  T_Erak tries to chip the ball over E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 30 :(lyn) M_Satriano breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  Z_Zidane brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Maqedonci reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 31 :(vla) M_Harrington with a flicked pass to A_Hunter
          ...  D_Boroi takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 36 :(vla) L_Yamal with a pinpoint pass to Yannick_Tonye
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Exe_Palacios
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 37 :(lyn) B_Gilmour looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to X_Alonso
          ...  X_Alonso belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 39 :(lyn) T_Erak turns past M_Materazzi
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  T_Erak tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 41 :(lyn) D_Franz pulls it back to M_Satriano
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Carvajal
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 42 :(vla) M_Harrington gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Tatanka is unmarked
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Exe_Palacios
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(lyn) B_Gilmour controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  D_Boroi gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Boroi has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 47 :(lyn) X_Alonso chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Satriano
          ...  M_Harrington with the block
Min. 49 :(lyn) B_Gilmour pushes it past L_Blanc
          ...  L_Blanc reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 51 :(lyn) M_Laudrup sidesteps D_Carvajal
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  L_Blanc forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Laudrup!
          ...  L_Blanc reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 52 :(vla) M_Harrington with the heel pass to Yannick_Tonye
          ...  D_Franz with the tackle
Min. 55 :(lyn) A_Obileye pushes it past the defender
          ...  D_Carvajal wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Obileye hits it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily catches it!
Min. 60 :(vla) M_Langerak will replace the useless Yannick_Tonye and will play DM
Min. 65 :(vla) L_Blanc looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards L_Yamal
          ...  L_Yamal drives the shot in!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Higuim never had a chance!
Min. 68 :(lyn) A_Obileye controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  G_Neville gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  L_Blanc forces him off the ball
Min. 70 :(lyn) B_White is coming on for G_Neville and will play DF
Min. 70 :(lyn) Garry_Fields is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Satriano is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 71 :(lyn) X_Alonso with the towering header to Garry_Fields
          ...  But L_Blanc wins the tackle
Min. 71 :(vla) M_Langerak boots it towards Z_Zidane
          ...  A left-footer by Z_Zidane !
          ...  Higuim makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 75 :(lyn) T_Tessmann is coming on for M_Laudrup and will play MF
Min. 75 :(lyn) N_Webb will replace the useless B_Gilmour and will play AM
Min. 78 :(lyn) D_Boroi runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of A_Obileye
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  A_Obileye tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 81 :(lyn) X_Alonso plays in Garry_Fields with a beautiful ball
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  M_Langerak picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 84 :(lyn) T_Erak pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  T_Erak hits a great drive!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 85 :(vla) A_Hunter gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_Franz!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Hunter has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Higuim is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Higuim looks very relieved!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(lyn) T_Tessmann has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  T_Erak collects the loose ball!
          ...  D_Carvajal wins the ball

*************  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          : X_Alonso
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Exe_Palacios (1)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : L_Blanc (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Zidane (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Lyon       |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       1
Fouls                :          10        |       12
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          13        |       13
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Final Score          : Lyon 0 - 0 Valencia
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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  33   2   5   1  28 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
Exe_Palacios   DF   1  33   7   5  28 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  73  -2  -2
A_Obileye      DF   1  31   8   2  23 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  65  15   0
G_Neville      DF   2  31   7   3  22 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Franz        DF   2  27   8   9  22 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
X_Alonso       MF   1   1  32   2  28 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  75   5
M_Laudrup      MF   2  15  29   7  22 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Boroi        MF   2  17  26  14  35 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
B_Gilmour      AM   1  10  27  20  33 |  78   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  31  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
M_Satriano     FW   2   5   5  31  28 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Smichael     GK  32   2   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_White        DF   2  31   1   2  28 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Tessmann     MF   2  12  26  10  33 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
N_Webb         AM   2   1  22  18  30 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Garry_Fields   FW   1   5   3  30  30 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt   GK  31   3   4   2  21 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 130   0   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  33   7   3  27 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
L_Blanc        DF   2  30  10   5  38 |  94   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 165  15   0
M_Materazzi    DF   1  28  11   5  15 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   2  27  25   6  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Harrington   DM   2  21  28   6  36 |  94   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  60   5
L_Yamal        AM   1   1  31  18  27 |  94   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  90   0
Z_Zidane       AM   1   3  28  21  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  13   3
Yannick_Tonye  AM   2   7  27  25  30 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Hunter       FW   3   9   7  32  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tatanka        FW   3   7  10  31  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   5
V_Valdes       GK  30   2   5   2  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joachim_Ander  DF   1  27   9   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mike_Sharpe    DF   2  24   5   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Langerak     DM   1  22  28  11  43 |  31   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
T_McLean       FW   2   3   1  28  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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