FFO EFL2, Lyon vs. Benfica (Mon Mar 18)


                                 Lyon  |  Benfica
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 P
                                    -  |  Jason Fortune
                                       |
                           Y_Mvogo GK  |  GK Andrew
                         L_Balerdi DF  |  DF L_Digne
                      R_Nicolaisen DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                            C_Mata DF  |  DF D_Jurasek
                        S_Diomande DF  |  DF L_Neto
                          S_Alvero DM  |  MF I_Muniain
                        P_Akouokou MF  |  MF F_Aursnes
                         A_M_Niles MF  |  MF K_Fujimoro
                          E_Nuamah AM  |  AM P_Sarabia
                          Jeffinho FW  |  FW Suso
                       A_Lacazette FW  |  FW A_Rebic
                                       |
                            P_Kohn SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                          L_Perrin SUB |  SUB F_Moura
                          J_OBrien SUB |  SUB J_Horn
                          V_Sierro SUB |  SUB T_Gouveia
                           M_Balde SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 3  :(lyo) L_Balerdi plays a long ball to E_Nuamah 
          ...  E_Nuamah with a thundering drive! 
          ...  Andrew has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Andrew reacts well to save!! 
Min. 4  :(ben) Suso is first to the ball 
          ...  Suso with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 5  :(ben) F_Aursnes gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia fires the shot in! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 6  :(lyo) S_Alvero loses D_Jurasek 
          ...  S_Alvero flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But Andrew punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 12 :(lyo) Jeffinho with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves D_Jurasek behind 
          ...  Jeffinho sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 13 :(ben) Suso plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But R_Nicolaisen wins the ball 
Min. 15 :(ben) A_Rebic finds the space intelligently 
          ...  A_Rebic smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 16 :(ben) L_Neto hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Rebic latches onto it! 
          ...  C_Mata with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 17 :(lyo) Jeffinho is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  C_Mata latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Mata has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with Andrew 
          ...  He nutmegs Andrew 
          ...  right through the legs!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Let's see if Lyon can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 18 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 21 :(lyo) S_Alvero jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Nuamah 
          ...  L_Digne goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 23 :(ben) Suso runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of K_Fujimoro 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  K_Fujimoro hits a great drive! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 25 :(ben) L_Neto looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Digne 
          ...  Jeffinho with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 28 :(lyo) L_Balerdi takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  L_Balerdi with the overhead! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  Lyon 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 28 :(ben) K_Fujimoro takes advantage of a mistake by P_Akouokou 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  S_Diomande wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 29 :(ben) K_Fujimoro plays in A_Rebic with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A_Rebic attempts to nutmeg Y_Mvogo! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Aursnes curls it into the box! 
          ...  S_Diomande gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 31 :(lyo) L_Balerdi puts in R_Nicolaisen 
          ...  R_Semedo forces him off the ball 
Min. 32 :(ben) D_Jurasek jumps over S_Alvero's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Jurasek! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 34 :(lyo) E_Nuamah with the dribble 
          ...  L_Digne is easily beaten 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Jurasek 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Akouokou flights it in! 
          ...  L_Neto reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 35 :(ben) D_Jurasek takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Rebic 
          ...  A_Rebic with the side footed shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... 
          ...  I can't believe it! n 
          ...  It's a GOAL! 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
          ...  He has notched up his 10th goal this season with that one!! 
          ...  Lyon 2-1 Benfica ...
Min. 38 :(ben) A_Rebic had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  A_Rebic tries to beat Y_Mvogo from outside the area! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 41 :(lyo) C_Mata cuts in on L_Digne's blind side 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Semedo 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 42 :(lyo) E_Nuamah get's past F_Aursnes 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  E_Nuamah hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ben) D_Jurasek takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  D_Jurasek hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 45 :(ben) K_Fujimoro picks out Suso with the cross 
          ...  Suso must beat Y_Mvogo! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Fujimoro drives it into the box! 
          ...  S_Alvero reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 46 :(lyo) S_Diomande spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Lacazette! 
          ...  A_Lacazette goes for goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 48 :(ben) Suso controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Balerdi 
          ...  He puts in L_Digne! 
          ...  L_Digne drives it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  That's levelled the scores! 
          ...  they've done it! Absolutely incredible! 
          ...  It ain't over 'til it's over 
          ...  Lyon 2-2 Benfica ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 2-2 Benfica

Min. 46 :(ben) L_Neto with a real burst of pace 
          ...  P_Akouokou can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  L_Neto rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  Y_Mvogo grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 50 :(ben) P_Sarabia gets to the byline and finds F_Aursnes with a beautiful cross 
          ...  F_Aursnes with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 52 :(ben) A_Rebic bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to F_Aursnes 
          ...  L_Balerdi with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 54 :(ben) R_Semedo takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Fujimoro 
          ...  K_Fujimoro leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo fists it away 
Min. 55 :(lyo) A_Lacazette beats D_Jurasek 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  F_Aursnes rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  R_Nicolaisen hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Lacazette gets on the end of it 
          ...  But F_Aursnes puts the ball out of play 
Min. 56 :(ben) I_Muniain looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Suso 
          ...  Suso leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 60 :(lyo) A_M_Niles hoists the ball across to E_Nuamah 
          ...  But D_Jurasek reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 63 :(lyo) P_Akouokou jinks through the defence 
          ...  From long range P_Akouokou bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 65 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen with a neat pass into A_Lacazette 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Lacazette! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 67 :(ben) Suso gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  L_Balerdi takes possession 
Min. 72 :(ben) R_Semedo kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Rebic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  C_Mata reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 74 :(ben) D_Jurasek picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  D_Jurasek with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But Y_Mvogo punches it away 
Min. 75 :(lyo) P_Akouokou bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Lacazette 
          ...  A_Lacazette tries to beat Andrew! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 77 :(lyo) Jeffinho stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  Jeffinho shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 81 :(ben) F_Aursnes crosses into the box, finding K_Fujimoro 
          ...  K_Fujimoro looks to see where Y_Mvogo is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo manages to turn it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Sarabia dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  S_Diomande heads it away 
Min. 83 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen leaves his marker standing 
          ...  R_Semedo with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Jeffinho
Scorers              : C_Mata (17), L_Balerdi (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rebic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Rebic (35), L_Digne (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Lyon  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       10
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           3        |       6
Key Tackles          :           9        |       7
Key Passes           :           8        |       14
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Final Score          : Lyon 2 - 2 Benfica
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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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Y_Mvogo        GK  22   1   1   1  27 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Balerdi      DF   1  18  14   3  29 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  32  24  46
R_Nicolaisen   DF   1  17  14  10  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  12   0
C_Mata         DF   1  17  12  11  23 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  34   0  30
S_Diomande     DF   1  17  12   5  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  14   0
S_Alvero       DM   1  14  18  12  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   8  12
P_Akouokou     MF   1  10  17   9  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  13
A_M_Niles      MF   1   2  16  11  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Nuamah       AM   1   6  17  14  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
Jeffinho       FW   1   4  14  19  29 |  95   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  30  26   6
A_Lacazette    FW   1   2  11  20  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
P_Kohn         GK  19   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Perrin       DF   1  15  13   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_OBrien       DF   1  14  11   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Sierro       MF   1   5  15  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Balde        FW   1   6  12  15  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Andrew         GK  22   1   1   1  26 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -12   0   0   0
L_Digne        DF   1  21  15  11  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
R_Semedo       DF   1  18  16   7  22 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  20   0
D_Jurasek      DF   1  18  12  11  22 |  95   0   2   1   1   3   0   0   0   0  32  30  35
L_Neto         DF   1  14  10   8  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  32  14
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  20  16  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  11  18  13  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  16   9
K_Fujimoro     MF   1   2  15  11  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  22  39
P_Sarabia      AM   1   5  19  18  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   7   4
Suso           FW   1   3  19  19  28 |  95   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  23   9
A_Rebic        FW   1   6  12  21  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  14  15
N_Kruth        GK  17   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moura        DF   1  13  11   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Horn         DF   1  12   7   2  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Gouveia      MF   1   6  14  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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