FFO2 EFL, Lyon vs. Valencia (Tue May 02)


                                 Lyon  |  Valencia
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                        Jason Fortune  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                         P_Gollini GK  |  GK Alex_Remiro
                        V_van_Dijk DF  |  DF J_Costa
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF M_Gaspar
                     J_Branthwaite DF  |  DF C_Coady
                          M_Ginter DF  |  DF L_Verissimo
                         M_Lanzini MF  |  DM M_Caqueret
                       H_Choudhury MF  |  MF R_Garcia
                        L_Oztunali MF  |  MF Rodrigo
                         I_Perisic AM  |  AM A_Berenguer
                         V_Osimhen FW  |  FW M_Watters
                              Suso FW  |  FW B_Iglesias
                                       |
                         S_Dioudis SUB |  SUB I_Provedel
                           S_Gomez SUB |  SUB J_Pulido
                           L_Brown SUB |  SUB J_Milner
                          E_Thommy SUB |  SUB A_Pedraza
                          A_Morata SUB |  SUB A_Prats




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 1  :(lyo) V_Osimhen hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  L_Oztunali latches onto it! 
          ...  C_Coady takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 1  :(lyo) V_Osimhen is too quick for the defence 
          ...  B_Iglesias is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 2  :(lyo) V_van_Dijk is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to H_Choudhury 
          ...  H_Choudhury throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  Lyon have the advantage! 
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 2  :(lyo) V_van_Dijk with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Costa 
          ...  R_Garcia goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  I_Perisic swings it in 
          ...  Suso takes control of it! 
          ...  Suso with the drive! 
          ...  GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  He has notched up his 20th of the season with that goal!! 
          ...  Lyon 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 3  :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Morata 
          ...  COMING OFF: Suso 
Min. 3  :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon 
          ...  Lyon have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 4  :(lyo) L_Oztunali drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to R_Holding 
          ...  L_Verissimo goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 4  :(val) Rodrigo with the mazy run 
          ...  V_Osimhen with a poor challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 4  :(val) M_Gaspar plays the early ball across the box to find M_Watters in space 
          ...  M_Watters shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  P_Gollini is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gaspar swings it in! 
          ...  It is kicked away by J_Branthwaite 
Min. 5  :(lyo) M_Ginter jinks past L_Verissimo 
          ...  M_Ginter rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  ITS THERE! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He punches the corner flag in delight! 
          ...  Lyon 3-0 Valencia ...
Min. 6  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 6  :(val) Rodrigo is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Iglesias 
          ...  B_Iglesias tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 7  :(lyo) M_Ginter plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  V_van_Dijk decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  L_Verissimo forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Oztunali hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Holding gets to it! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 9  :(lyo) V_Osimhen loses his marker! 
          ...  M_Watters with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  I_Perisic swings it in 
          ...  V_van_Dijk takes control of it! 
          ...  V_van_Dijk drives the ball low! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 12 :(lyo) A_Morata gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  R_Holding is unmarked 
          ...  A left-footer by R_Holding! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 13 :(val) R_Garcia slides it through the middle to M_Watters 
          ...  M_Watters with a terrific drive! 
          ...  P_Gollini gathers it easily 
Min. 15 :(val) R_Garcia holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Watters 
          ...  M_Watters blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  P_Gollini is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rodrigo hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It is cleared by M_Ginter 
Min. 19 :(lyo) A_Morata beats M_Gaspar 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  R_Garcia hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Choudhury floats the ball in! 
          ...  C_Coady deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 20 :(lyo) V_van_Dijk has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Morata gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The Referee waves the Lyon players away 
          ...  V_Osimhen with the spot kick 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a powerful strike right down the middle! 
          ...  Lyon 4-0 Valencia...
Min. 21 :(val) L_Verissimo looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to C_Coady 
          ...  C_Coady with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 27 :(val) A_Berenguer with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  A_Berenguer tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 29 :(lyo) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  V_van_Dijk gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  V_van_Dijk with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  Alex_Remiro parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Alex_Remiro recovers to save!! 
Min. 33 :(val) L_Verissimo gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Branthwaite belts it clear 
Min. 35 :(lyo) M_Lanzini is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to L_Oztunali 
          ...  L_Oztunali with a terrific drive! 
          ...  It floats over Alex_Remiro 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 36 :(val) R_Garcia knocks it past R_Holding and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Ginter belts it clear 
Min. 37 :(val) J_Costa holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees B_Iglesias in space! 
          ...  B_Iglesias must beat P_Gollini! 
          ...  P_Gollini parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 42 :(lyo) M_Lanzini with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves M_Watters behind 
          ...  Rodrigo with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(val) L_Verissimo takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Iglesias 
          ...  An audacious effort from B_Iglesias! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Lyon 4-1 Valencia ...
Min. 47 :(lyo) L_Oztunali kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  V_Osimhen gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  V_Osimhen smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 47 :(val) Rodrigo runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But P_Gollini parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 48 :(val) B_Iglesias runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Branthwaite 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  M_Ginter reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 49 :(val) B_Iglesias is first to the loose ball 
          ...  A delicate chip from B_Iglesias! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  P_Gollini plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 49 :(lyo) R_Holding cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to V_Osimhen 
          ...  M_Gaspar is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 4-1 Valencia

Min. 47 :(val) Rodrigo dribbles past R_Holding 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  J_Branthwaite with the foul 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 51 :(lyo) H_Choudhury skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to V_Osimhen 
          ...  V_Osimhen drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with Alex_Remiro 
          ...  Alex_Remiro charges out of his area 
          ...  Alex_Remiro parries it 
Min. 51 :(val) M_Gaspar spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds B_Iglesias with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A vicious shot by B_Iglesias! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Lyon 4-2 Valencia ...
Min. 52 :(lyo) M_Lanzini flicks the ball through 
          ...  V_Osimhen runs onto it! 
          ...  V_Osimhen with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 52 :(val) R_Garcia knocks the ball on and sprints past H_Choudhury 
          ...  A delightful ball in to C_Coady 
          ...  V_van_Dijk reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 58 :(lyo) H_Choudhury with a short pass to find A_Morata 
          ...  A_Morata tries to beat Alex_Remiro from outside the area! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 59 :(val) R_Garcia knocks the ball past J_Branthwaite 
          ...  H_Choudhury cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 61 :(lyo) H_Choudhury lobs it over J_Costa 
          ...  H_Choudhury hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Oztunali swings it in! 
          ...  Alex_Remiro jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 61 :(val) M_Gaspar runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Watters 
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Ginter 
Min. 62 :(val) B_Iglesias breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gollini! 
          ...  M_Ginter brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 66 :(val) L_Verissimo knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Branthwaite slips 
          ...  Rodrigo gets to it! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from Rodrigo! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 68 :(val) B_Iglesias takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  V_Osimhen with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 68 :(val) A_Berenguer with a flicked pass to C_Coady 
          ...  C_Coady from 20 yards! 
          ...  P_Gollini is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 69 :(lyo) R_Holding is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  J_Costa takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 70 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Pedraza 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Garcia 
Min. 70 :(lyo) V_Osimhen chests it down 
          ...  V_Osimhen rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 70 :(val) M_Gaspar is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Watters 
          ...  M_Watters runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  P_Gollini beats the ball away 
Min. 72 :(lyo) V_Osimhen stamps down L_Verissimo's shin! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  That was a late, late tackle, and he can have no complaints! 
Min. 76 :(lyo) M_Lanzini is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to I_Perisic 
          ...  But L_Verissimo wins the ball 
Min. 78 :(val) L_Verissimo has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_Coady collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Ginter clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 83 :(lyo) L_Oztunali with the cross-field pass to V_van_Dijk 
          ...  V_van_Dijk with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 83 :(val) M_Watters turns past M_Ginter 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  M_Watters with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But P_Gollini smothers the ball 
Min. 85 :(val) L_Verissimo sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Iglesias gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  V_van_Dijk slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(val) M_Gaspar with the cross-field pass to B_Iglesias 
          ...  B_Iglesias with the chance! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 92 :(val) Rodrigo brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Costa gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Costa rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into P_Gollini's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 93 :(lyo) M_Ginter finds M_Lanzini on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Lanzini hits a great drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Parc Olympique Lyonnais
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : M_Ginter
Scorers              : H_Choudhury (2), Suso (2), M_Ginter (5), V_Osimhen (20 pen)
Sent Off             : V_Osimhen (72)
Booked               : M_Ginter (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : B_Iglesias (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Iglesias (44,51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Iglesias (1), Rodrigo (42), M_Gaspar (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Lyon  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       17
Off target           :           9        |       9
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :          12        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       19
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Final Score          : Lyon 4 - 2 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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P_Gollini      GK  21   1   1   1  24 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
V_van_Dijk     DF   1  19  14   9  33 |  97   0   2   2   1   3   0   0   0   0  42  62  49
R_Holding      DF   1  19  14   9  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  34
J_Branthwaite  DF   1  16  14   2  28 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
M_Ginter       DF   1  18  15   8  31 |  97   0   5   2   0   1   1   1   0   0 108  32  46
M_Lanzini      MF   1   7  18  12  23 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42  12
H_Choudhury    MF   1  12  18   9  23 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  28  28  61
L_Oztunali     MF   1   7  17  13  22 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45  11
I_Perisic      AM   1   2  18  14  28 |  97   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
V_Osimhen      FW   1   3  16  20  27 |  76   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   1   0 -10   6  34
Suso           FW   1   3  17  18  28 |   3   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
S_Dioudis      GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gomez        DF   1  16  12   7  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
E_Thommy       MF   1   4  10   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Morata       FW   1   6  12  19  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   9

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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Alex_Remiro    GK  21   1   1   1  28 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
J_Costa        DF   1  17  13   8  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  19  16
M_Gaspar       DF   1  19  13  11  26 |  97   0   0   5   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2 120  -2
C_Coady        DF   1  18  12   9  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  44   0  30
L_Verissimo    DF   1  16  13   7  23 |  97   0   3   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  72 141   0
M_Caqueret     DM   1  12  17   3  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Garcia       MF   1  10  17  11  31 |  74   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  45   0
Rodrigo        MF   1   4  17  13  23 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  43   9
A_Berenguer    AM   1   3  18  13  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  26
M_Watters      FW   1   7  12  15  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  57
B_Iglesias     FW   1   4  11  19  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   2   1   0   0  -2  -2  78
I_Provedel     GK  16   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Pulido       DF   1  11   6   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Milner       MF   1  11  17   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pedraza      MF   1  10  15   4  20 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Prats        FW   1   2   6  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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