FFO EFL2, Lyon vs. Benfica (Fri Sep 06)


                                 Lyon  |  Benfica
                          4-2-1-1-2 N  |  4-4-2 D
                          Mike McLeod  |  -
                                       |
                           Y_Mvogo GK  |  GK Andrew
                         L_Balerdi DF  |  DF T_Kehrer
                            M_Faye DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                            C_Mata DF  |  DF D_Jurasek
                        S_Diomande DF  |  DF S_Pavisic
                          S_Alvero DM  |  MF P_Sarabia
                        T_Minamino AM  |  MF Rafa
                      A_Bondarenko MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                         C_Tolisso DM  |  MF A_Golovin
                          L_Traore FW  |  FW P_Schick
                          Jeffinho FW  |  FW A_Oroz
                                       |
                            P_Kohn SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                          L_Perrin SUB |  SUB L_Neto
                        P_Akouokou SUB |  SUB S_Rosted
                         A_M_Niles SUB |  SUB F_Aursnes
                          J_Mateta SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 4  :(ben) T_Kehrer cuts the ball back to A_Golovin 
          ...  A_Golovin with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 5  :(lyo) T_Minamino flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Oroz wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 6  :(lyo) L_Traore takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into T_Minamino 
          ...  T_Minamino launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Andrew is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Alvero hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  L_Traore tries to place the shot! 
          ...  Andrew won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 7  :(ben) D_Jurasek gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds P_Schick 
          ...  But L_Balerdi puts the ball out of play 
Min. 8  :(ben) P_Sarabia spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds R_Semedo with a lovely pass! 
          ...  R_Semedo flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 15 :(ben) S_Pavisic beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Faye 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 16 :(lyo) C_Tolisso with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past D_Jurasek 
          ...  C_Tolisso with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But Andrew comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 16 :(ben) P_Schick skips the challenge from T_Minamino 
          ...  P_Schick with the shot on net! 
          ...  But Y_Mvogo punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 17 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to L_Traore 
          ...  L_Traore hits a great drive! 
          ...  Andrew saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 19 :(lyo) S_Alvero sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  T_Kehrer gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 25 :(lyo) L_Balerdi with a precise pass to A_Bondarenko 
          ...  A_Bondarenko with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wonderful strike! 
          ...  Who says keepers are too good these days!! 
          ...  That's given Lyon the advantage! 
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 25 :(ben) P_Sarabia eases past C_Mata 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by M_Faye 
Min. 28 :(ben) Curled in dangerously from P_Sarabia to A_Golovin 
          ...  C_Mata anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 30 :(ben) A_Golovin pushes it past S_Alvero 
          ...  A_Golovin tries the shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 31 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko takes advantage of a mistake by T_Kehrer 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Cleaned up by S_Pavisic 
Min. 36 :(lyo) Andrew with a terrible kick! 
          ...  Jeffinho takes control of the ball! 
          ...  Jeffinho tries to chip the ball over Andrew! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 38 :(ben) D_Jurasek with a byline cross to A_Oroz 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  C_Mata belts it clear 
Min. 39 :(lyo) M_Faye with a byline cross to T_Minamino 
          ...  I_Muniain pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 42 :(lyo) M_Faye plays the early ball across the box to find L_Traore in space 
          ...  L_Traore attempts the shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Andrew's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(ben) Rafa cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Golovin 
          ...  L_Balerdi with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  A_Golovin fires it towards the goal 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Lyon fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 49 :(lyo) C_Tolisso with the first time pass to Jeffinho 
          ...  Jeffinho attempts a chip! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Andrew is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Bondarenko lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to L_Traore 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  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 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-0 Benfica

Min. 48 :(ben) T_Kehrer leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia tries to chip the ball over Y_Mvogo! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 52 :(lyo) C_Tolisso knocks it past T_Kehrer and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  C_Tolisso with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 54 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Jeffinho 
          ...  But P_Sarabia will cut out the threat 
Min. 54 :(ben) I_Muniain is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  P_Sarabia latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Bondarenko with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 57 :(lyo) S_Diomande backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Minamino latches onto the end of it 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by S_Pavisic 
Min. 59 :(ben) D_Jurasek with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  S_Alvero is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 60 :(ben) Rafa finds P_Schick with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Jeffinho fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 63 :(lyo) L_Traore jumps over T_Kehrer's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  S_Pavisic tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  - looks relieved 
          ...  Mike McLeod is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Aursnes 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Golovin 
Min. 65 :(ben) Substitution by Benfica 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Neto 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Pavisic 
Min. 65 :(lyo) Curled in dangerously from A_Bondarenko to T_Minamino 
          ...  A_Oroz with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 70 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Mateta 
          ...  COMING OFF: Jeffinho 
Min. 71 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon 
          ...  Lyon have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 71 :(lyo) J_Mateta is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  Intercepted by D_Jurasek 
Min. 76 :(ben) I_Muniain runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Tolisso 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  S_Diomande slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 85 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Akouokou 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Tolisso 
Min. 86 :(ben) P_Sarabia holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Oroz 
          ...  T_Minamino with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(ben) F_Aursnes jumps over S_Diomande's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  T_Minamino wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 91 :(ben) D_Jurasek with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  L_Balerdi makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 91 :(lyo) C_Mata finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Jurasek 
          ...  Rafa is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : L_Balerdi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Bondarenko (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Balerdi (47), S_Alvero (59), Jeffinho (60), T_Minamino (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : P_Sarabia
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Rafa (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Lyon  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       6
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           3        |       2
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           8        |       9
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 0 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  23   1   1   1  27 | 100   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
L_Balerdi      DF   1  19  14   3  29 | 100   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  28  28  -4
M_Faye         DF   1  17  15  12  30 | 100   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  13   0
C_Mata         DF   1  18  13  12  23 | 100   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
S_Diomande     DF   1  17  12   5  21 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  16   0
S_Alvero       DM   1  14  19  13  21 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
T_Minamino     AM   1   5  19  15  22 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   6
A_Bondarenko   MF   1   5  18  15  28 | 100   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  28
C_Tolisso      DM   1  12  18   6  20 |  89   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  39
L_Traore       FW   1   6  15  18  26 | 100   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  13  29
Jeffinho       FW   1   5  14  19  29 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   8
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  16  14   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Akouokou     MF   1  10  17   9  25 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_M_Niles      MF   1   2  16  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Mateta       FW   1   7  13  16  24 |  26   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  23   1   1   1  26 | 100   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  20  15   6  22 | 100   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  26   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  19  17   7  22 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
D_Jurasek      DF   1  19  13  12  22 | 100   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  30   0
S_Pavisic      DF   1  17  16   8  24 |  69   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
P_Sarabia      MF   1   5  21  19  25 | 100   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  21   6
Rafa           MF   1   3  20  14  28 | 100   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  12  -4
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  20  17  28 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   7  20  15  29 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  31
P_Schick       FW   1   7  13  22  28 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
A_Oroz         FW   1   8  13  20  24 | 100   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
N_Kruth        GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Neto         DF   1  14  10   8  25 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rosted       DF   1  14  10   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  11  18  14  21 |  31   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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