FFO2 EFL, Napoli vs. Lyon (Thu Sep 28) Napoli | Lyon 4-4-1-1 L | 4-1-2-3 A Chris Waters | Jason Fortune | O_Vlachodimos GK | GK A_Lafont D_Dambrosio DF | DF R_Holding J_Okore DF | DF V_van_Dijk Luiz_Felipe DF | DF D_Carvajal Alex_Sandro DF | DF M_Akanji M_Cunha AM | MF G_Ramirez A_Rabiot MF | AM F_de_Jong C_Aranguiz MF | AM J_Brandt M_Ugarte MF | FW Neymar_Jr P_Gueye MF | FW J_Anthony D_Origi FW | FW M_Thuram | M_Silvestri SUB | SUB Neto E_Stevens SUB | SUB S_Gomez E_Hysaj SUB | SUB J_Hendry R_Pereyra SUB | SUB H_Choudhury L_Sangalli SUB | SUB H_Cornick Min. 1 :(nap) Tactical Change by Napoli ... Napoli have changed their playing style to C Min. 2 :(lyo) J_Brandt takes advantage of a bad back pass from Alex_Sandro ... J_Brandt runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... V_van_Dijk lofts the ball in! ... It comes to G_Ramirez ... He fires it towards to goal ... But O_Vlachodimos just gets his fingers to that one Min. 6 :(nap) P_Gueye plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... P_Gueye tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... A_Lafont gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 7 :(nap) A_Rabiot 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! ... D_Origi receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... D_Origi with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 10 :(nap) C_Aranguiz cuts inside R_Holding ... He worked that well ... He puts in D_Origi! ... D_Origi with the cheeky shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 11 :(nap) M_Cunha with a real burst of pace ... He shows V_van_Dijk a clean set of heals ... A powerful shot by M_Cunha! ... A_Lafont won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... That's put Napoli ahead! ... Napoli 1-0 Lyon ... Min. 12 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon ... Lyon have changed their playing style to C Min. 18 :(lyo) J_Brandt looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to F_de_Jong ... F_de_Jong with a little chip! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... O_Vlachodimos dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had O_Vlachodimos beaten! ... CORNER! ... V_van_Dijk swings it in! ... D_Origi reads it well and clears the danger Min. 21 :(lyo) J_Brandt volleys it forward. He finds Neymar_Jr ... Neymar_Jr goes for the top corner! ... O_Vlachodimos parries it, he follows it up ... And O_Vlachodimos recovers to save!! Min. 25 :(lyo) M_Thuram with a pinpoint pass to J_Anthony ... But C_Aranguiz slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 27 :(nap) A_Rabiot with the header on ... He finds Luiz_Felipe in space ... But R_Holding will cut out the threat Min. 31 :(nap) A_Rabiot has plenty of time and space ... V_van_Dijk intercepts the pass Min. 35 :(lyo) J_Brandt takes advantage of a mistake by Alex_Sandro ... He crosses to V_van_Dijk ... V_van_Dijk sees O_Vlachodimos off his line! ... O_Vlachodimos gets up well to catch that one Min. 36 :(nap) A_Rabiot gets lucky and beats R_Holding ... Now with the centre to D_Dambrosio ... D_Dambrosio rifles it at the goal! ... But A_Lafont punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 37 :(nap) C_Aranguiz searches out D_Origi ... V_van_Dijk cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 38 :(nap) M_Cunha looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Okore ... J_Okore tries to beat A_Lafont from outside the area! ... A_Lafont makes a good save Min. 39 :(nap) M_Ugarte sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... M_Ugarte looks to see where A_Lafont is! ... He shoots! ... But A_Lafont with the difficult save Min. 40 :(lyo) F_de_Jong finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... Luiz_Felipe reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(lyo) F_de_Jong with a byline cross to M_Thuram ... M_Ugarte reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 45 :(nap) D_Origi runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... D_Origi drives the shot in! ... A_Lafont makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 47 :(nap) D_Origi slips past D_Carvajal ... D_Origi unleashes a pile driver! ... A_Lafont watches it sail safely wide! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Napoli 1-0 Lyon Min. 49 :(lyo) G_Ramirez knocks the ball past M_Ugarte ... Now he crosses to R_Holding! ... M_Ugarte reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 50 :(nap) D_Dambrosio beats M_Akanji ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... R_Holding with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 51 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: H_Choudhury ... COMING OFF: G_Ramirez Min. 56 :(nap) C_Aranguiz spots his team mate making a run ... He finds Luiz_Felipe with a lovely pass! ... H_Choudhury with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 57 :(nap) C_Aranguiz spots A_Rabiot who is in acres of space ... A_Rabiot has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But A_Lafont punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 58 :(nap) D_Origi jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Brilliantly taken away by V_van_Dijk!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 60 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: E_Hysaj ... COMING OFF: A_Rabiot Min. 60 :(lyo) Neymar_Jr finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... Neymar_Jr smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Jason Fortune spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 64 :(nap) Luiz_Felipe has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past R_Holding ... He puts in M_Cunha! ... M_Cunha with a little chip! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... Napoli 2-0 Lyon ... Min. 65 :(nap) Tactical Change by Napoli ... Napoli have changed their playing style to D Min. 75 :(nap) E_Hysaj jumps over Neymar_Jr's challenge ... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Thuram Min. 79 :(lyo) H_Choudhury lobs the ball over the defence ... V_van_Dijk latches on to it ... M_Cunha pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 80 :(lyo) Neymar_Jr runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Brandt ... D_Dambrosio with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 82 :(lyo) F_de_Jong finds J_Anthony in acres of space ... A scorcher of a shot from J_Anthony! ... GOAL!! ... His players jump on top of him ... Don't write Lyon off just yet! ... Napoli 2-1 Lyon ... Min. 82 :(nap) E_Hysaj breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Lafont now! ... J_Brandt trips him up from behind! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 83 :(nap) M_Cunha takes on R_Holding ... He runs past him ... M_Cunha with a scorcher of a shot! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 83 :(lyo) M_Thuram sidesteps M_Ugarte ... He was too quick for his marker ... M_Thuram sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 83 :(nap) M_Ugarte with the nod to D_Dambrosio ... F_de_Jong pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 87 :(nap) P_Gueye plays it long to Luiz_Felipe ... Luiz_Felipe has a dig at goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... A_Lafont never had a chance! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(nap) E_Hysaj with an incisive pass to J_Okore ... D_Carvajal brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 89 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: E_Stevens ... COMING OFF: D_Dambrosio Min. 93 :(nap) P_Gueye retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... M_Ugarte latches onto the end of it ... M_Ugarte with his head down lets it go! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... Napoli 3-1 Lyon ... Min. 93 :(lyo) F_de_Jong passes the ball to M_Thuram ... J_Okore with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Paulo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Cunha (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Cunha (11,64), M_Ugarte (93) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Dambrosio (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_de_Jong Scorers : J_Anthony (82) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Brandt (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli | Lyon Attempts on Goal : 14 | 8 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 8 | 4 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 13 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Napoli 3 - 1 Lyon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Napoli Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Vlachodimos GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 D_Dambrosio DF 1 18 12 9 31 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 17 J_Okore DF 1 20 13 11 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Luiz_Felipe DF 1 20 12 10 22 | 97 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 48 14 Alex_Sandro DF 1 20 15 8 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cunha AM 1 2 18 17 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 14 67 A_Rabiot MF 1 5 19 14 22 | 64 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 14 C_Aranguiz MF 1 12 18 5 27 | 97 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 56 0 M_Ugarte MF 1 15 18 9 25 | 97 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 50 14 65 P_Gueye MF 1 10 16 3 22 | 97 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 21 D_Origi FW 1 4 13 19 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 36 0 24 M_Silvestri GK 17 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Stevens DF 1 11 6 4 22 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Hysaj MF 1 19 14 7 28 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 R_Pereyra MF 1 5 15 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Sangalli FW 1 1 6 11 28 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lafont GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 R_Holding DF 1 20 15 10 23 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 V_van_Dijk DF 1 20 15 10 33 | 97 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 18 D_Carvajal DF 1 20 17 9 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 M_Akanji DF 1 19 14 6 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Ramirez MF 1 4 19 15 28 | 55 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 F_de_Jong AM 1 3 20 17 21 | 97 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 7 J_Brandt AM 1 1 19 17 23 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 37 5 Neymar_Jr FW 1 4 16 22 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 J_Anthony FW 1 3 10 14 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 M_Thuram FW 1 3 13 18 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 37 19 6 Neto GK 18 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Gomez DF 1 17 12 7 25 | 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 | 42 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 H_Cornick FW 1 1 7 11 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1695932762 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40