FFO EFL2, Lyon vs. Wolfsburg (Mon Apr 07)


                                 Lyon  |  Wolfsburg
                          4-2-1-1-2 P  |  4-3-2-1 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  Jason Hopton
                                       |
                           Y_Mvogo GK  |  GK Kepa
                         L_Balerdi DF  |  DF M_Tonetto
                            C_Mata DF  |  DF W_Bouma
                          D_Doekhi DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                          L_Perrin DF  |  DF R_Koch
                          S_Alvero DM  |  MF A_Buta
                         A_M_Niles MF  |  MF D_Ozoh
                         C_Tolisso DM  |  MF S_Eguren
                        T_Minamino AM  |  AM A_Knauff
                          L_Traore FW  |  FW Vinicius_Jr
                          J_Mateta FW  |  AM Beto
                                       |
                            P_Kohn SUB |  SUB J_Ledesma
                      R_Nicolaisen SUB |  SUB B_Henrichs
                      A_Bondarenko SUB |  SUB J_Hague
                        P_Akouokou SUB |  SUB X_Schlager
                          Jeffinho SUB |  SUB J_Njinmah




Min. 2  :(lyo) S_Alvero slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  S_Alvero sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Kepa makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 2  :(wlb) D_Ozoh has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Beto gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  T_Minamino bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 6  :(wlb) D_Ozoh can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to S_Eguren 
          ...  A great volley from S_Eguren! 
          ...  The shot slips through Y_Mvogo's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 8  :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 9  :(lyo) L_Balerdi runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Mata 
          ...  C_Mata aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Mata hits it into the box! 
          ...  Kepa reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 9  :(wlb) A_Knauff slips past D_Doekhi 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Knauff! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 11 :(lyo) A_M_Niles drives it across the face of the goal S_Alvero 
          ...  W_Bouma goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 14 :(lyo) T_Minamino 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! 
          ...  J_Mateta receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Mateta sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 14 :(wlb) A_Knauff with an intelligent ball to A_Buta 
          ...  A_Buta sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 16 :(wlb) Curled in dangerously from M_Tonetto to Beto 
          ...  L_Balerdi goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 20 :(wlb) H_Smolcic pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Knauff is clean through! 
          ...  A_Knauff fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 20 :(lyo) C_Mata with a penetrating pass to L_Perrin 
          ...  D_Ozoh fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 21 :(wlb) Beto flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Balerdi reads the play well 
Min. 22 :(lyo) L_Perrin finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  A_Knauff gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 23 :(wlb) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  Beto is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Doekhi 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 24 :(lyo) D_Doekhi with a neat pass into J_Mateta 
          ...  J_Mateta with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Kepa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The deflection beat Kepa! 
          ...  Let's see if Lyon can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 25 :(lyo) S_Alvero is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  L_Traore latches onto the ball 
          ...  L_Traore flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Kepa watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 26 :(lyo) L_Perrin sidesteps M_Tonetto 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Knauff fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  L_Traore passes to J_Mateta 
          ...  W_Bouma dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 27 :(lyo) S_Alvero 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! 
          ...  L_Traore receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  But S_Eguren slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 28 :(wlb) Beto turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Beto shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 30 :(wlb) D_Ozoh finds Vinicius_Jr on the edge of the box 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with the chance! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Lyon 1-1 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 31 :(wlb) A_Knauff runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  But L_Balerdi wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 32 :(lyo) L_Traore slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from L_Traore! 
          ...  But Kepa is equal to it 
Min. 33 :(lyo) J_Mateta races into the box 
          ...  He sees L_Traore lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  L_Traore with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  Kepa makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 34 :(lyo) C_Mata beats M_Tonetto with absolute ease! 
          ...  C_Mata with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Kepa moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 34 :(wlb) W_Bouma jinks past the defender 
          ...  Cleaned up by L_Balerdi 
Min. 36 :(wlb) S_Eguren knocks the ball past L_Perrin 
          ...  S_Eguren has a dig at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo makes the catch! 
Min. 39 :(wlb) Beto with a measured ball to A_Knauff 
          ...  D_Doekhi bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 41 :(lyo) L_Traore pushes it past the defender 
          ...  D_Ozoh leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(lyo) A_M_Niles with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A_M_Niles sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  Kepa takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 48 :(lyo) L_Traore is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to J_Mateta 
          ...  J_Mateta flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The shot slips through Kepa's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-1 Wolfsburg

Min. 46 :(wlb) D_Ozoh turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has Y_Mvogo to beat! 
          ...  He rounds Y_Mvogo 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 48 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr takes advantage of a mistake by D_Doekhi 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Eguren hits it into the box! 
          ...  L_Perrin wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 49 :(wlb) H_Smolcic with a first time pass 
          ...  S_Eguren runs onto it! 
          ...  S_Eguren with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Y_Mvogo's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 52 :(wlb) Beto is too quick for the defence 
          ...  A powerful shot by Beto! 
          ...  But Y_Mvogo makes an easy save 
Min. 53 :(wlb) D_Ozoh plays a first time ball through the defence to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  C_Mata knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 58 :(wlb) Beto times his run well 
          ...  Beto with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 59 :(lyo) S_Alvero 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! 
          ...  J_Mateta receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Mateta attempts a lob! 
          ...  Kepa tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 64 :(lyo) L_Balerdi flicks the ball on to S_Alvero 
          ...  S_Alvero launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But Kepa palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 65 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Nicolaisen 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Mata 
Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: X_Schlager 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Buta 
Min. 67 :(wlb) S_Eguren retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr gets on the end of it 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 71 :(lyo) J_Mateta with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Tonetto 
          ...  J_Mateta tries to chip the ball over Kepa! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 73 :(lyo) L_Traore lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  S_Alvero latches on to it 
          ...  S_Alvero attempts a low drive! 
          ...  Kepa gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 74 :(lyo) A_M_Niles with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past X_Schlager 
          ...  But H_Smolcic sweeps up the threat 
Min. 75 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: Jeffinho 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Traore 
Min. 78 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Bondarenko 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Tolisso 
Min. 78 :(lyo) The defender slips up! 
          ...  S_Alvero is through! 
          ...  S_Alvero with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  Kepa can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Kepa makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 79 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Alvero latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Alvero hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 80 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr runs forward 
          ...  A well-placed shot from Vinicius_Jr! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Hague 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Eguren 
Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Njinmah 
          ...  COMING OFF: Beto 
Min. 85 :(wlb) M_Tonetto finds D_Ozoh in the box 
          ...  But R_Nicolaisen slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr hits a great drive! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  What's he going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a time to score!! 
          ...  That must be the winner 
          ...  Lyon 1-2 Wolfsburg ...
Min. 91 :(wlb) J_Njinmah turns past S_Alvero 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Njinmah with the shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 92 :(lyo) J_Mateta has plenty of time and space 
          ...  A_Knauff pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 93 :(lyo) L_Balerdi knocks it forward 
          ...  W_Bouma slips 
          ...  A_M_Niles gets to it! 
          ...  A great volley from A_M_Niles! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Perrin chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Kepa comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 95 :(wlb) J_Hague drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to J_Njinmah 
          ...  But L_Perrin slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : J_Mateta
Scorers              : J_Mateta (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Wolfsburg Match Info
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Best player          : Vinicius_Jr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Vinicius_Jr (30,89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Knauff (26), D_Ozoh (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Lyon  |    Wolfsburg
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       17
Off target           :           8        |       10
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       5
Key Passes           :          14        |       13
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 2 Wolfsburg
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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  24   1   1   1  27 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
L_Balerdi      DF   1  20  15   4  29 |  98   0   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  64  42   0
C_Mata         DF   1  18  13  12  23 |  68   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  18  16  29
D_Doekhi       DF   1  20  13   9  26 |  98   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  36   0
L_Perrin       DF   1  16  14   6  23 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Alvero       DM   1  15  20  14  21 |  98   0   0   3   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  27  63
A_M_Niles      MF   1   2  16  12  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  29
C_Tolisso      DM   1  12  19   7  20 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Minamino     AM   1   5  20  16  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
L_Traore       FW   1   6  15  20  26 |  78   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  28  20
J_Mateta       FW   1   7  13  16  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  16  69
P_Kohn         GK  19   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nicolaisen   DF   1  19  15  11  29 |  30   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
A_Bondarenko   MF   1   5  18  15  28 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
P_Akouokou     MF   1  10  18   9  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jeffinho       FW   1   5  15  20  29 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Wolfsburg
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kepa           GK  25   1   1   1  20 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
M_Tonetto      DF   1  19  15   3  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  18  12   9  26 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  19  14   8  21 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  30   0
R_Koch         DF   1  17  12   3  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buta         MF   1   6  18  13  29 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
D_Ozoh         MF   1  12  20  13  22 |  98   0   0   5   1   0   0   1   0   0  -4  54  -4
S_Eguren       MF   1  11  18  13  25 |  88   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  25  11  40
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  20  16  26 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  23   5  28
Vinicius_Jr    FW   1   2  18  24  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  32
Beto           AM   1   8  14  21  30 |  88   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  16
J_Ledesma      GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Henrichs     DF   1  15  10   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hague        MF   1   2  14  11  25 |  10   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
X_Schlager     MF   1  13  15   8  24 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |  10   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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