Division Two League Match, Tottenham vs. Lyon (Sun Aug 08)


                            Tottenham  |  Lyon
                          5-2-0-2-1 A  |  4-1-2-2-1 C
                         Levi Stephen  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                      Carlos_Bravo GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                       D_Georgesco DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF R_Varane
                          S_Winzor DF  |  DF D_Irwin
                            Doriva DF  |  DM N_Stiles
                            Moreto DM  |  MF W_Sneijder
                          D_McHale DM  |  MF M_Sissoko
                            D_Luca AM  |  AM N_Whiteside
                          G_Potter AM  |  AM H_Son
                         B_McClair FW  |  FW A_Lombardo
                                       |
                            W_Hunt SUB |  SUB G_Bailey
                        R_Morrison SUB |  SUB J_Diakiese
                         S_McMahon SUB |  SUB Camilo
                          B_Celina SUB |  SUB J_grealish
                           D_Byrne SUB |  SUB Cantona

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 2  :(tth) D_Luca finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  D_Luca hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  Tottenham have snatched the lead!
          ...  Tottenham 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 3  :(tth) Tottenham altered their play to a P strategy
Min. 5  :(tth) G_Potter with the towering header to D_Luca
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Varane and it had to be
Min. 7  :(lyn) R_Varane with an in swinging cross to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 8  :(tth) S_Winzor has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Paintsil
          ...  He knocks it to F_Sierralta!
          ...  J_Paintsil reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 9  :(tth) Doriva with a slide rule pass to B_McClair
          ...  But D_Irwin comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 10 :(lyn) A_Lombardo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Doriva!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Lombardo with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Sissoko hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_McHale reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 11 :(tth) D_Luca has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  G_Potter gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_Irwin brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 14 :(lyn) N_Stiles miskicks!
          ...  He finds M_Sissoko though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  M_Sissoko with the header !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 16 :(tth) Doriva takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  A glorious effort by Doriva !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  Tottenham 2-0 Lyon ...
Min. 17 :(lyn) N_Stiles slides the ball across to H_Son
          ...  But Doriva barges him off the ball
Min. 19 :(lyn) N_Stiles runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of A_Lombardo
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  W_Morgan clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 20 :(tth) Doriva takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  D_Irwin is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  D_Skomina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(lyn) D_Irwin back heels to find W_Sneijder in space
          ...  A skilful effort from W_Sneijder !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo never had a chance!
Min. 24 :(tth) D_McHale runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Doriva
          ...  D_Irwin takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  D_Skomina gave him a strong warning
Min. 25 :(lyn) N_Stiles whips the ball across to H_Son
          ...  H_Son with a thundering volley!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 30 :(lyn) N_Stiles boots it towards W_Sneijder
          ...  F_Sierralta goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  M_Sissoko shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to A_Lombardo instead
          ...  S_Winzor reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 33 :(lyn) H_Son beats his marker
          ...  H_Son with the shot !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  Tottenham 2-1 Lyon ...
Min. 33 :(tth) D_Luca runs at the defence
          ...  A_Lombardo with the high feet
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 34 :(tth) G_Potter gets possession in his own half
          ...  J_Paintsil reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_McHale chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  F_Fazio clears the danger
Min. 34 :(lyn) N_Whiteside takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past F_Sierralta
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  N_Whiteside hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 35 :(lyn) Lyon restructured their strategy to E
Min. 37 :(tth) S_Winzor finds B_McClair with a ball over the defence
          ...  B_McClair with a terrific drive !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 39 :(lyn) A_Lombardo pushes it past the defender
          ...  A_Lombardo has a go!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 42 :(tth) D_Luca runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs J_Paintsil
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  D_Luca with a powerful diving header!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga gets up well to catch that one
Min. 42 :(lyn) A_Lombardo is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  D_McHale goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) H_Son is now playing as a FW
Min. 45 :(lyn) A_Lombardo takes advantage of a bad back pass from Doriva
          ...  Doriva reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 46 :(tth) Moreto finds the space intelligently
          ...  Moreto rifles it at the goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Gazzaniga dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And P_Gazzaniga tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Winzor plays it towards the near post!
          ...  B_McClair loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into P_Gazzaniga arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  Tottenham 3-1 Lyon ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tottenham 3-1 Lyon

Min. 46 :(tth) Tottenham will now play D
Min. 46 :(tth) G_Potter with electric pace
          ...  He eases past D_Irwin
          ...  G_Potter goes for the top corner !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 46 :(lyn) N_Stiles has it now
          ...  He takes on Doriva
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Son!
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  H_Son is all alone
          ...  Carlos_Bravo comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over Carlos_Bravo
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Tottenham 3-2 Lyon ...
Min. 47 :(tth) Tottenham made the switch to a P strategy
Min. 49 :(tth) Moreto is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  G_Potter latches onto the end of it
          ...  G_Potter with a powerful header !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 60 :(lyn) Up goes the substitution board - Cantona on for A_Lombardo as a FW
Min. 61 :(tth) B_McClair with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  B_McClair with the shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Lyon fans laugh at him
Min. 65 :(tth) D_McHale brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Georgesco gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  N_Stiles looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 66 :(lyn) J_Paintsil miskicks!
          ...  He finds N_Whiteside though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  N_Whiteside curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 67 :(lyn) M_Sissoko is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  N_Stiles latches onto the end of it
          ...  N_Stiles with the chance !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo parries it
Min. 68 :(tth) F_Sierralta cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to B_McClair
          ...  J_Paintsil reads the play well
Min. 72 :(lyn) W_Sneijder with a first time pass
          ...  F_Fazio runs onto it!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Georgesco
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Whiteside crosses it in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Paintsil
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 74 :(tth) D_Luca with a simple pass to W_Morgan
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by H_Son
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 75 :(lyn) N_Whiteside with a short pass to find Cantona
          ...  But W_Morgan wins the ball
Min. 79 :(lyn) N_Stiles with a probing through ball N_Whiteside
          ...  N_Whiteside beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  Carlos_Bravo comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over Carlos_Bravo
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 80 :(lyn) M_Sissoko is injured. He's unable to continue
Min. 80 :(lyn) J_Diakiese is coming on for M_Sissoko and playing MF
Min. 82 :(lyn) N_Stiles runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Cantona
          ...  Doriva with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  W_Sneijder plays it short to J_Diakiese
          ...  J_Diakiese carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 84 :(tth) B_Celina is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Morgan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 84 :(tth) G_Potter pushes it past the defender
          ...  G_Potter with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It floats over P_Gazzaniga
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 86 :(tth) B_Celina with a neat pass into G_Potter
          ...  G_Potter with the crafty shot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Tottenham 4-2 Lyon ...
Min. 87 :(tth) There's going to be a change
          ...  R_Morrison will come on for Moreto and play DF
Min. 87 :(tth) Tottenham restructured their strategy to D
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(tth) S_McMahon replaces an unhappy B_McClair and will play as a MF
Min. 91 :(lyn) W_Sneijder runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  H_Son latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  F_Sierralta looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance           : 103,957
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : D_Luca
Scorers              : D_Luca (2), Doriva (16), B_McClair (46), G_Potter (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Sierralta (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : N_Stiles (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Son (33,46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Irwin (20), A_Lombardo (33)
Injured              : M_Sissoko (80)
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Match Statistics
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                             Tottenham    |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       14
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       14
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Final Score          : Tottenham 4 - 2 Lyon
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Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Carlos_Bravo   GK  31   1   2   3  21 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
F_Sierralta    DF   2  29  12  17  23 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
D_Georgesco    DF   1  28  22   8  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  28  12   7  10 |  85   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Winzor       DF   3  23  27  11  22 |  94   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Doriva         DF   2  24  25  11  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  10  25
Moreto         DM   2  19  25   9  12 |  88   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_McHale       DM   2  18  25  13  28 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
D_Luca         AM   2   4  25  21  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  40  50
G_Potter       AM   2   8  25  18  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
B_McClair      FW   1   5   9  30  13 |  91   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Morrison     DF   3  19  26  10  11 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McMahon      MF   3   7  25  18  31 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
B_Celina       FW   2   6  25  18  28 |   9   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Byrne        FW   1   6  12  25  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  31   1   2   3  40 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -45   0   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  33   9   5  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  32  14   9  31 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
R_Varane       DF   1  30   9   4  11 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
D_Irwin        DF   1  29   8   8  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
N_Stiles       DM   2  16  28   1  24 |  94   0   1   7   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  90   5
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  28   9  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Sissoko      MF   2   5  25   6  33 |  81   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Whiteside    AM   1  11  27  11  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  34  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   2   0   0   0  20   0  50
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  29  32 |  61   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
G_Bailey       GK  30   1   5   5   9 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     MF   3  31   9   6  18 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Camilo         DM   2  20  25   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_grealish     MF   1   1  28  12  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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