FFO2 EFL, Lyon vs. Monaco (Sun Sep 10) Lyon | Monaco 5-3-1-1 P | 5-2-0-3 A Jason Fortune | John Read | A_Lafont GK | GK P_Gollini V_van_Dijk DF | DF A_Cresswell R_Holding DF | DF C_Smalling D_Carvajal DF | DF S_Coates M_Akanji DF | DM B_Soumare S_Gomez DF | FW C_Immobile G_Ramirez MF | DF Caio_Henrique F_de_Jong MF | DM A_Haidara J_Brandt MF | DF Iago M_Thuram AM | FW Arthur T_Werner FW | FW S_Jovetic | Neto SUB | SUB A_Selikhov J_Hendry SUB | SUB R_Giles H_Choudhury SUB | SUB J_Pastore L_Oztunali SUB | SUB Pepe J_Anthony SUB | SUB M_Antonio Min. 1 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon ... Lyon have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(mon) B_Soumare knocks it forward ... R_Holding slips ... A_Cresswell gets to it! ... D_Carvajal tackles cleanly Min. 3 :(lyo) V_van_Dijk holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to F_de_Jong ... A_Cresswell clears with a diving header Min. 4 :(lyo) D_Carvajal kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Brandt gets on the end of the pass ... But C_Smalling clears the danger Min. 5 :(lyo) J_Brandt with a byline cross to T_Werner ... T_Werner with the shot on net! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Ramirez hits it towards the far post! ... P_Gollini comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... T_Werner with the header ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 6 :(lyo) M_Thuram gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside B_Soumare! ... He has some space now! ... M_Thuram could have let it bounce! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 6 :(mon) S_Jovetic unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Cresswell ... A_Cresswell from 20 yards! ... A_Lafont gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 9 :(lyo) M_Akanji beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds M_Thuram ... M_Thuram with the crafty shot! ... P_Gollini with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 10 :(mon) C_Immobile is unmarked! ... F_de_Jong fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... Arthur knocks it forward ... C_Immobile gets on the end of it ... C_Immobile pounds a rocket on goal! ... A_Lafont with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 11 :(lyo) M_Thuram sprints past the defender ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Haidara ... He timed it well Min. 17 :(lyo) S_Gomez with an inswinging cross to T_Werner ... S_Jovetic with a nasty foul ... He got away with just a warning Min. 18 :(lyo) V_van_Dijk with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... Caio_Henrique with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 20 :(lyo) S_Gomez skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Werner ... Launched towards the top corner by T_Werner! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 21 :(mon) S_Jovetic plays a long ball to S_Coates ... But V_van_Dijk sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 22 :(lyo) V_van_Dijk takes possession ... What can he do here? ... Caio_Henrique reads the play well Min. 24 :(lyo) M_Akanji with a probing through ball V_van_Dijk ... C_Immobile with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... M_Thuram runs up straight ... And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! ... But P_Gollini makes a fine save Min. 26 :(mon) S_Coates runs at goal ... He spots the run of A_Cresswell ... He's played him in ... A delicate header from A_Cresswell! ... A_Lafont gathers it comfortably Min. 28 :(mon) A_Cresswell finds S_Jovetic with a ball over the defence ... S_Jovetic curls it towards the top corner! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Lyon fans taunt him! Min. 33 :(mon) C_Immobile with a real burst of pace ... He shows V_van_Dijk a clean set of heals ... But M_Akanji clears the ball to safety Min. 38 :(mon) C_Immobile finds a hole in the defence ... C_Immobile aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Interesting. Very interesting! ... GOAL!!!! ... Look at his face! ... Just look at his face!!! ... That's a personal milestone for him! ... His 10th goal of the campaign! ... Monaco have taken the lead! ... Lyon 0-1 Monaco ... Min. 40 :(mon) C_Immobile takes advantage of a mistake by D_Carvajal ... C_Immobile controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Lafont moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 41 :(mon) A_Cresswell finds S_Jovetic with a perfectly weighted pass ... S_Jovetic tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... A_Lafont with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 42 :(lyo) J_Brandt hoofs it upfield to find M_Thuram ... A skilful effort from M_Thuram! ... But P_Gollini punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(lyo) J_Brandt cuts inside S_Coates ... He worked that well ... He puts in F_de_Jong! ... F_de_Jong hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... P_Gollini dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had P_Gollini beaten! ... CORNER! ... V_van_Dijk with an outswinging corner into the box ... P_Gollini comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... R_Holding swings a leg at it! ... But P_Gollini palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 46 :(lyo) D_Carvajal with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Thuram ... M_Thuram uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... P_Gollini has it covered ... It takes a deflection! ... P_Gollini is left flat-footed ... It's gone in ... GOAL!! ... That's pulled Lyon level! ... Lyon 1-1 Monaco ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lyon 1-1 Monaco Min. 48 :(lyo) F_de_Jong with an inch perfect pass to G_Ramirez ... G_Ramirez with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... Looks like it should be an easy save for P_Gollini ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... P_Gollini looks embarrassed! ... That's given Lyon the advantage! ... Lyon 2-1 Monaco ... Min. 50 :(lyo) T_Werner is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... M_Thuram latches onto the end of it ... M_Thuram bears down on goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... He's scored his 10th goal of the season! ... Lyon 3-1 Monaco ... Min. 51 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Iago will now play as a MF Min. 51 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... S_Jovetic will now play as a AM Min. 52 :(lyo) M_Akanji knocks it forward ... S_Jovetic slips ... G_Ramirez gets to it! ... But he loses control of it ... S_Coates takes possession Min. 60 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: R_Giles ... COMING OFF: A_Cresswell Min. 60 :(lyo) T_Werner leaves Caio_Henrique standing ... Good sliding challenge from S_Coates Min. 61 :(mon) Arthur with a penetrating pass to C_Smalling ... C_Smalling swings in the shot! ... A_Lafont watches it sail safely wide! Min. 68 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: J_Pastore ... COMING OFF: Arthur Min. 69 :(lyo) M_Akanji with a 30-yard pass to F_de_Jong ... Cleared by Caio_Henrique Min. 70 :(lyo) T_Werner sidesteps his marker ... T_Werner with the 40 yard drive! ... P_Gollini parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 70 :(mon) S_Coates sprints past V_van_Dijk ... T_Werner is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 70 :(mon) S_Jovetic with a probing pass to S_Coates ... The ball hits V_van_Dijk in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 74 :(lyo) G_Ramirez gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... G_Ramirez with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... P_Gollini with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 75 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: M_Antonio ... COMING OFF: C_Immobile Min. 77 :(lyo) T_Werner hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Thuram latches onto it! ... M_Thuram hits a great shot! ... P_Gollini makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 78 :(mon) Iago uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... R_Holding wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 79 :(lyo) J_Brandt takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to T_Werner ... T_Werner with a stunning strike! ... P_Gollini is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 82 :(mon) S_Coates finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... S_Coates tries to lob the keeper! ... A_Lafont parries it Min. 84 :(lyo) M_Thuram searches out M_Akanji ... But S_Coates wins the tackle cleanly Min. 85 :(lyo) G_Ramirez with a clever shimmy ... G_Ramirez curls the ball in on goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... P_Gollini was beaten there! Min. 85 :(mon) J_Pastore with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past S_Gomez ... J_Pastore attempts the shot! ... A_Lafont gathers it easily Min. 86 :(mon) R_Giles storms past his marker ... R_Giles fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But A_Lafont pulls out a save of the game Min. 87 :(lyo) T_Werner pushes it past R_Giles ... T_Werner with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... D_Carvajal with an outswinging corner into the box ... R_Holding gets to it! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(lyo) G_Ramirez has a go! ... It hits the defender ... J_Brandt collects the loose ball! ... J_Brandt with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... P_Gollini makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 89 :(lyo) G_Ramirez looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Thuram ... M_Antonio with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 90 :(lyo) T_Werner plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Haidara with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 91 :(mon) Iago sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to M_Antonio ... S_Gomez had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... He is ordered to cool off ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Parc Olympique Lyonnais ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Thuram (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Thuram (46,50), G_Ramirez (48) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Immobile Scorers : C_Immobile (38) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Antonio (89), A_Haidara (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon | Monaco Attempts on Goal : 20 | 11 Off target : 10 | 3 On target : 10 | 8 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 19 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lyon 3 - 1 Monaco ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lyon Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lafont GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 92 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 V_van_Dijk DF 1 20 15 10 33 | 92 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 17 0 R_Holding DF 1 20 15 10 23 | 92 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 32 D_Carvajal DF 1 20 17 9 27 | 92 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 53 0 M_Akanji DF 1 19 14 6 29 | 92 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 72 0 S_Gomez DF 1 17 12 7 25 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 G_Ramirez MF 1 4 19 15 28 | 92 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 26 56 F_de_Jong MF 1 3 20 16 21 | 92 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 8 J_Brandt MF 1 1 19 17 23 | 92 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 11 M_Thuram AM 1 3 13 18 27 | 92 0 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 19 102 T_Werner FW 1 6 14 22 24 | 92 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 62 12 Neto GK 18 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hendry DF 1 10 6 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Choudhury MF 1 13 19 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Oztunali MF 1 7 19 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Anthony FW 1 3 10 14 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Monaco Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gollini GK 22 1 1 1 24 | 92 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 A_Cresswell DF 1 20 13 9 22 | 61 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 38 38 C_Smalling DF 1 18 15 10 27 | 92 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 14 S_Coates DF 1 19 14 11 27 | 92 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 63 18 17 B_Soumare DM 1 14 18 4 26 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 C_Immobile FW 1 3 13 20 29 | 76 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 Caio_Henrique DF 1 18 14 2 25 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 A_Haidara DM 1 13 18 6 28 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 -2 -2 Iago MF 1 16 12 9 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Arthur FW 1 5 20 14 23 | 69 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 S_Jovetic AM 1 4 19 16 28 | 92 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 39 20 A_Selikhov GK 13 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Giles DF 1 15 11 5 26 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 J_Pastore AM 1 8 16 9 22 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Pepe MF 1 10 15 9 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Antonio FW 1 3 12 18 27 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 1694378979 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40