FFO2 EFL CUP, Lyon vs. Barcelona (Tue Jan 03)


                                 Lyon  |  Barcelona
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  5-1-2-2 P
                        Jason Fortune  |  Graeme Edwards
                                       |
                         P_Gollini GK  |  GK P_Gulacsi
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF Y_Berchiche
                        V_van_Dijk DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                          M_Ginter DF  |  DF O_Zinchenko
                          M_Akanji DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                         I_Perisic MF  |  DF D_Alaba
                         M_Lanzini MF  |  DM B_White
                       H_Choudhury MF  |  MF Raphinha
                              Suso AM  |  MF P_Coutinho
                          A_Morata FW  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                        Joao_Pedro FW  |  FW G_Jesus
                                       |
                         S_Dioudis SUB |  SUB M_Pigliacelli
                           S_Gomez SUB |  SUB N_Otamendi
                           L_Brown SUB |  SUB M_Gotze
                          H_Lozano SUB |  SUB L_de_Jong
                          T_Muller SUB |  SUB M_Uth




Min. 1  :(bca) D_Carvajal plays it forward to D_Alaba 
          ...  D_Alaba with the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  Barcelona go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 2  :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon 
          ...  Lyon have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 3  :(lyo) Joao_Pedro beats M_Oyarzabal with absolute ease! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi makes a fine save 
Min. 3  :(bca) M_Oyarzabal eases past H_Choudhury 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Lyon 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 4  :(bca) B_White crosses to D_Alaba 
          ...  But R_Holding wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Coutinho floats the ball in! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by M_Akanji 
Min. 8  :(lyo) V_van_Dijk beats D_Carvajal with absolute ease! 
          ...  V_van_Dijk with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 8  :(bca) M_Oyarzabal has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 10 :(lyo) R_Holding moves forward 
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Holding! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 12 :(bca) P_Coutinho saunters past R_Holding 
          ...  A cracking drive from P_Coutinho! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 15 :(bca) R_Semedo finds G_Jesus with a ball over the defence 
          ...  G_Jesus sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  P_Gollini saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 16 :(lyo) V_van_Dijk with an amazing show of skill to get past P_Coutinho 
          ...  He crosses to Joao_Pedro 
          ...  D_Alaba reads the play well 
Min. 20 :(bca) R_Semedo with a measured pass to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with P_Gollini 
          ...  He nutmegs P_Gollini 
          ...  P_Gollini does well to save it!! 
Min. 23 :(bca) Raphinha takes advantage of a mistake by R_Holding 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to M_Oyarzabal! 
          ...  Joao_Pedro takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 26 :(bca) R_Semedo has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Raphinha collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Raphinha has a dig at goal! 
          ...  P_Gollini watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 27 :(lyo) R_Holding runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of Joao_Pedro 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  G_Jesus reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 34 :(lyo) M_Ginter crosses in from the wing, he finds Suso in the box 
          ...  O_Zinchenko takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 34 :(bca) M_Oyarzabal plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  R_Holding rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 35 :(bca) G_Jesus with a neat pass into Y_Berchiche 
          ...  Y_Berchiche with the strike! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 36 :(lyo) R_Holding finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  But B_White clears the danger 
Min. 36 :(bca) P_Coutinho cuts the ball back to G_Jesus 
          ...  R_Holding lunges in with two feet!! 
          ...  And play is brought to a halt by The Referee 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 36 :(lyo) R_Holding has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gulacsi! 
          ...  D_Alaba hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 37 :(bca) G_Jesus is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  Lyon 0-3 Barcelona ...
Min. 38 :(bca) G_Jesus with a neat pass into R_Semedo 
          ...  R_Semedo flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The shot slips through P_Gollini's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 39 :(lyo) Joao_Pedro sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Morata 
          ...  A_Morata with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  P_Gulacsi grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 40 :(lyo) R_Holding runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Morata 
          ...  O_Zinchenko cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 41 :(bca) D_Alaba looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It's beaten P_Gollini 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(bca) G_Jesus knocks it past M_Akanji and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  G_Jesus tries to beat P_Gollini from outside the area! 
          ...  P_Gollini can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  P_Gollini was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 45 :(lyo) A_Morata holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Suso 
          ...  But B_White comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 46 :(bca) P_Coutinho looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Carvajal 
          ...  D_Carvajal tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  The shot slips through P_Gollini's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-3 Barcelona

Min. 50 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Muller 
          ...  COMING OFF: Joao_Pedro 
Min. 53 :(lyo) A_Morata takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Berchiche 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Morata hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 53 :(bca) G_Jesus runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Muller 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  G_Jesus with a little chip! 
          ...  P_Gollini parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 54 :(bca) R_Semedo with a reverse pass to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  V_van_Dijk forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Carvajal hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Ginter clears the danger 
Min. 55 :(lyo) A_Morata beats O_Zinchenko 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Morata with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 59 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Lozano 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Choudhury 
Min. 60 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Otamendi 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Zinchenko 
Min. 60 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Gotze 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Coutinho 
Min. 60 :(bca) Raphinha bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Lyon fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 62 :(lyo) M_Akanji takes advantage of a mistake by R_Semedo 
          ...  He crosses to A_Morata 
          ...  A_Morata sees P_Gulacsi off his line! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ginter hits it into the box! 
          ...  T_Muller gets on the end of it 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 62 :(bca) D_Carvajal is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  G_Jesus latches onto the ball 
          ...  I_Perisic is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 65 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: L_de_Jong 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal 
Min. 65 :(lyo) R_Holding pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  H_Lozano is clean through! 
          ...  H_Lozano is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has P_Gulacsi to beat 
          ...  He dinks it over P_Gulacsi 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 66 :(lyo) M_Ginter with a simple pass to T_Muller 
          ...  G_Jesus pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  R_Holding swings it in 
          ...  T_Muller takes control of it! 
          ...  T_Muller drives it towards goal! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 67 :(bca) N_Otamendi with an early cross to D_Alaba 
          ...  D_Alaba plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But P_Gollini reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 68 :(bca) Raphinha squares it to D_Alaba 
          ...  D_Alaba tries to chip the ball over P_Gollini! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 69 :(lyo) Suso nutmegs the defender 
          ...  Suso tries to beat P_Gulacsi! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi punches it away 
Min. 69 :(bca) G_Jesus runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Semedo 
          ...  R_Semedo goes for the top corner! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 70 :(bca) L_de_Jong is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to R_Semedo 
          ...  R_Holding rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 71 :(bca) N_Otamendi kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Jesus gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But V_van_Dijk clears the danger 
Min. 72 :(bca) G_Jesus pulls it back to L_de_Jong 
          ...  L_de_Jong with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  P_Gollini gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Otamendi lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Raphinha rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Terrific football and a well deserved goal 
          ...  Lyon 0-4 Barcelona ...
Min. 77 :(bca) D_Alaba runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_de_Jong 
          ...  A left-footer by L_de_Jong! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 79 :(lyo) M_Lanzini has picked up a knock 
          ...  He's going to play through the pain barrier 
Min. 80 :(lyo) H_Lozano takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Berchiche 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  H_Lozano with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  That's not even raised a smile from Jason Fortune! 
          ...  Lyon 1-4 Barcelona ...
Min. 85 :(bca) L_de_Jong is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to Y_Berchiche 
          ...  A_Morata fouls badly 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(bca) R_Semedo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  M_Gotze gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Gotze with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But P_Gollini stops that one easily 
Min. 91 :(lyo) I_Perisic jumps over Y_Berchiche's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  I_Perisic with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 

*************  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          : H_Lozano
Scorers              : H_Lozano (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Holding (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : G_Jesus (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Alaba (1), M_Oyarzabal (3,37), Raphinha (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Alaba (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Lyon  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       23
Off target           :           6        |       13
On target            :           7        |       10
Possession           :          33        |       67
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :           8        |       21
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 4 Barcelona
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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  19   1   1   1  24 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  18  13   8  23 |  92   0   1   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  20  55  18
V_van_Dijk     DF   1  18  13   8  33 |  92   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  19  16
M_Ginter       DF   1  17  14   7  31 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  18   0
M_Akanji       DF   1  17  13   5  29 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  19   0
I_Perisic      MF   1   2  17  14  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Lanzini      MF   1   7  17  12  23 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Choudhury    MF   1  12  17   9  23 |  60   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Suso           AM   1   3  16  17  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
A_Morata       FW   1   5  12  18  25 |  92   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  28
Joao_Pedro     FW   1   7  13  16  28 |  51   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19  12
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  11   6  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
H_Lozano       MF   1   4  17  13  27 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  49
T_Muller       FW   1   2  10  18  23 |  41   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20

Player Statistics - Barcelona
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_Gulacsi      GK  20   1   1   1  22 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
Y_Berchiche    DF   1  18  14  12  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
D_Carvajal     DF   1  18  15   7  27 |  92   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  42  17
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  16  15   5  28 |  61   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  16  14   6  22 |  92   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  90  36
D_Alaba        DF   1  18  14  11  23 |  92   0   1   2   0   3   1   1   0   0  20  34  70
B_White        DM   1  16  16   7  25 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  16   0
Raphinha       MF   1   8  18  16  27 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  28  40
P_Coutinho     MF   1   3  18  16  26 |  61   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   8
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  14  18  27 |  66   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  90
G_Jesus        FW   1   4  13  20  30 |  92   0   1   5   1   3   0   0   0   0  36 122  20
M_Pigliacelli  GK  17   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Otamendi     DF   1  16  13   3  29 |  31   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   5  17  13  26 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
L_de_Jong      FW   1   4  11  18  30 |  26   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  21  16
M_Uth          FW   1   3   7  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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