FFO2 EFL, Lyon vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Thu Mar 09) Lyon | Bayer Leverkusen 5-2-1-2 C | 5-2-0-3-0 C Jason Fortune | Jason Hopton | P_Gollini GK | GK Rui_Silva V_van_Dijk DF | DF S_De_Vrij R_Holding DF | DF T_Meunier M_Ginter DF | DF M_Schmelzer S_Gomez DF | DF N_NKoulou J_Branthwaite DF | DF M_Doherty I_Perisic MF | DM Rodri M_Lanzini MF | DM A_Herrera Suso AM | AM J_McGinn T_Muller FW | AM M_Taremi V_Osimhen FW | AM R_Jimenez | S_Dioudis SUB | SUB L_Unnerstall L_Brown SUB | SUB M_Bianchetti T_Fontaine SUB | SUB F_Midtsjo L_Oztunali SUB | SUB T_Lemar A_Morata SUB | SUB S_Schimmer Min. 2 :(byl) R_Jimenez sidesteps M_Lanzini ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Suso pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 2 :(byl) J_McGinn cuts in on J_Branthwaite's blind side ... J_McGinn fires off a right-footed shot! ... P_Gollini with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 3 :(byl) N_NKoulou takes advantage of a mistake by M_Lanzini ... He runs towards goal ... N_NKoulou belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... P_Gollini never had a chance! Min. 4 :(byl) A_Herrera finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled J_Branthwaite ... S_Gomez rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 4 :(lyo) M_Lanzini flicks the ball through ... T_Muller runs onto it! ... S_De_Vrij is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 6 :(lyo) I_Perisic crosses to V_Osimhen ... V_Osimhen looks to see where Rui_Silva is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! ... That's put Lyon ahead! ... Lyon 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 10 :(byl) M_Taremi sidesteps V_van_Dijk ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... M_Taremi fires a shot at goal! ... P_Gollini with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 18 :(lyo) V_Osimhen with an amazing show of skill to get past S_De_Vrij ... He crosses to Suso ... M_Doherty read the danger and stops the pass Min. 19 :(byl) S_De_Vrij sidesteps S_Gomez ... He showed great skill there ... V_van_Dijk reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 25 :(lyo) M_Lanzini pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... N_NKoulou tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 27 :(byl) R_Jimenez holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to N_NKoulou ... V_van_Dijk with a nasty foul Min. 28 :(lyo) T_Muller with an incisive pass to V_Osimhen ... V_Osimhen has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL!! ... That was unfortunate ... Lyon 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 29 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E Min. 29 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Rodri will now play as a MF Min. 29 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... A_Herrera will now play as a MF Min. 29 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... N_NKoulou will now play as a DM Min. 29 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... R_Jimenez will now play as a FW Min. 29 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... M_Doherty will now play as a DM Min. 29 :(lyo) V_van_Dijk runs at goal ... He spots the run of Suso ... He's played him in ... Suso with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 30 :(lyo) V_van_Dijk finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... S_De_Vrij intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... J_Branthwaite hits it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of Rui_Silva ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 31 :(byl) A_Herrera finds N_NKoulou in the box ... M_Ginter with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 33 :(lyo) Suso beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But M_Doherty will cut out the threat Min. 35 :(byl) M_Taremi takes possession ... What can he do here? ... M_Taremi throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 40 :(lyo) M_Lanzini with a precise ball to V_Osimhen ... The defender fails to control it ... V_Osimhen picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal ... He is one on one with Rui_Silva ... He's missed it! What happened there?! ... He's missed that! ... Aww NOOO!! ... He's missed that from two yards ... It looked like it hit the back of the net! ... What a sitter he has missed! Min. 42 :(lyo) R_Holding looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... V_Osimhen receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... V_Osimhen has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... Rui_Silva had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! ... Oh, can you believe it? He's flattened Bayer Leverkusen He's hit a hat-trick at Parc Olympique Lyonnais ... Lyon 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 46 :(byl) Rodri sprints forward with the ball ... R_Holding gets in the way of the ball and clears! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lyon 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 56 :(lyo) M_Lanzini looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... Let's hope it's not serious ... He returns to the pitch to carry on ... He seems to be ok Min. 58 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: T_Lemar ... COMING OFF: J_McGinn Min. 58 :(lyo) V_Osimhen moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Lanzini ... But T_Meunier wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 60 :(byl) S_De_Vrij plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... S_De_Vrij has a dig at goal! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 62 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: L_Oztunali ... COMING OFF: M_Lanzini Min. 62 :(lyo) Suso looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to T_Muller ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... M_Schmelzer picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 63 :(byl) R_Jimenez searches out S_De_Vrij ... A vicious shot by S_De_Vrij! ... P_Gollini makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... A defender hoofs it out for a corner! ... CORNER! ... T_Meunier dinks the ball into the area! ... P_Gollini reads it well, and claims it! Min. 65 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A Min. 69 :(byl) Rodri looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Herrera ... A_Herrera sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... P_Gollini with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 72 :(lyo) J_Branthwaite slides the ball across to V_Osimhen ... V_Osimhen swings in the shot! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 73 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: A_Morata ... COMING OFF: T_Muller Min. 73 :(lyo) Suso with a slide rule pass to V_van_Dijk ... V_van_Dijk has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... Rui_Silva grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 74 :(lyo) S_Gomez cuts inside M_Schmelzer ... He worked that well ... He puts in R_Holding! ... R_Holding with a thundering shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... Rui_Silva never had a chance! Min. 76 :(lyo) R_Holding crosses to V_Osimhen ... V_Osimhen is behind the defence! ... He just has to beat Rui_Silva ... He nutmegs Rui_Silva ... It hits the post!! ... And goes wide! Min. 77 :(byl) N_NKoulou brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Herrera gets on the end of the pass ... A_Herrera hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... P_Gollini with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 79 :(byl) T_Lemar feeds the ball through the middle ... S_De_Vrij runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... S_De_Vrij with the shot on net! ... P_Gollini makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 80 :(lyo) V_Osimhen gets lucky and beats S_De_Vrij ... Now with the centre to I_Perisic ... I_Perisic drives the ball low! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Gomez crosses it in! ... M_Ginter gets to it! ... Rui_Silva makes a fine save Min. 81 :(lyo) The ball runs loose! ... Suso seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Suso tries to beat Rui_Silva from outside the area! ... Rui_Silva takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 84 :(lyo) R_Holding takes on N_NKoulou ... He runs past him ... R_Holding with a thundering shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 87 :(lyo) L_Oztunali is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Morata ... A_Morata aims for the top right corner! ... Rui_Silva has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Rui_Silva is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(lyo) V_Osimhen dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... V_Osimhen tries to beat Rui_Silva! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 88 :(byl) T_Lemar plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Doherty decides to go for goal instead! ... Suso with a clumsy challenge Min. 88 :(byl) A_Herrera takes advantage of a mistake by M_Ginter ... He puts in R_Jimenez! ... R_Jimenez with his head down lets it go! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 91 :(lyo) R_Holding is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... V_Osimhen latches onto the end of it ... A left-footer by V_Osimhen! ... Rui_Silva heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 92 :(lyo) V_van_Dijk leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to L_Oztunali ... L_Oztunali rifles it at the goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Parc Olympique Lyonnais ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Osimhen (Man of the Match) Scorers : V_Osimhen (6,28,42) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Herrera Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 17 | 10 Off target : 11 | 4 On target : 6 | 6 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 5 Key Passes : 17 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lyon 3 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lyon Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gollini GK 20 1 1 1 24 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 V_van_Dijk DF 1 19 14 9 33 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 36 15 R_Holding DF 1 18 14 9 23 | 93 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 22 80 30 M_Ginter DF 1 17 15 8 31 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 0 20 S_Gomez DF 1 16 11 6 25 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 21 0 J_Branthwaite DF 1 16 13 2 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 I_Perisic MF 1 2 18 14 28 | 93 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 10 M_Lanzini MF 1 7 18 12 23 | 63 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 Suso AM 1 3 17 18 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 16 T_Muller FW 1 2 11 19 23 | 74 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 V_Osimhen FW 1 3 16 19 27 | 93 0 0 3 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 48 107 S_Dioudis GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Brown DF 1 12 8 5 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Fontaine DF 1 11 6 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Oztunali MF 1 7 17 12 22 | 30 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 A_Morata FW 1 6 12 19 25 | 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rui_Silva GK 20 1 1 1 24 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 S_De_Vrij DF 1 19 13 12 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 21 0 44 T_Meunier DF 1 19 14 10 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 M_Schmelzer DF 1 18 13 9 30 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 N_NKoulou DM 1 19 15 8 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 M_Doherty DM 1 17 11 8 28 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 Rodri MF 1 14 19 5 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 A_Herrera MF 1 13 18 5 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 46 J_McGinn AM 1 4 18 15 25 | 59 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 M_Taremi AM 1 3 14 18 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 R_Jimenez FW 1 2 13 19 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 5 L_Unnerstall GK 14 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bianchetti DF 1 11 7 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Midtsjo MF 1 9 14 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Lemar AM 1 3 17 15 22 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 S_Schimmer FW 1 4 6 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1678399084 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40