FFO EFL2, Wolfsburg vs. Lyon (Mon Jan 20) Wolfsburg | Lyon 5-2-3 P | 4-1-2-1-2 N Jason Hopton | Mike McLeod | Kepa GK | GK Y_Mvogo N_Nkounkou DF | DF L_Balerdi M_Tonetto DF | DF R_Nicolaisen W_Bouma DF | DF C_Mata H_Smolcic DF | DF D_Doekhi M_Wieffer DF | DM S_Alvero D_Ozoh MF | AM T_Minamino S_Eguren MF | MF C_Tolisso A_Knauff FW | MF A_Bondarenko Vinicius_Jr FW | FW L_Traore Beto FW | FW Jeffinho | J_Ledesma SUB | SUB P_Kohn R_Koch SUB | SUB Z_Camara A_Buta SUB | SUB P_Akouokou B_Henrichs SUB | SUB A_M_Niles J_Njinmah SUB | SUB M_Baros Min. 5 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr beats C_Tolisso with absolute ease! ... Vinicius_Jr drives it low! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Lyon fans taunt him! Min. 5 :(wlb) Beto flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Jeffinho with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious Min. 6 :(wlb) A_Knauff with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... S_Alvero brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 7 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... But L_Balerdi with the fine tackle Min. 8 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr with a Cruyff turn ... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Mata ... He timed it well Min. 8 :(lyo) Jeffinho nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... But N_Nkounkou will cut out the threat Min. 9 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko slides the ball across to Jeffinho ... Jeffinho with a scorcher of a shot! ... Over the bar! Min. 21 :(lyo) L_Balerdi gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside H_Smolcic! ... He has some space now! ... S_Eguren with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 23 :(wlb) A_Knauff with a glorious long pass to W_Bouma ... T_Minamino slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 28 :(wlb) D_Ozoh flicks the ball through ... Vinicius_Jr runs onto it! ... S_Alvero slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 29 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... Vinicius_Jr with a blistering shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Tonetto flights it in! ... Y_Mvogo comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 34 :(lyo) L_Balerdi drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Alvero ... M_Tonetto stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... L_Traore bends it round the wall ... Kepa with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by C_Mata! ... It goes straight into the arms of Kepa ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 38 :(wlb) S_Eguren had to stretch to reach the pass ... S_Eguren with his head down lets it go! ... Y_Mvogo heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(wlb) W_Bouma turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Beto ... L_Traore fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... A_Knauff with the delicate chip over the wall ... Y_Mvogo gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 44 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou with a long pass to H_Smolcic ... H_Smolcic tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... GOAL!! ... He nutmegged Y_Mvogo ... Wolfsburg have snatched the lead! ... Wolfsburg 1-0 Lyon ... Min. 45 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon ... Lyon have changed their playing style to A Min. 47 :(lyo) D_Doekhi with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... M_Tonetto wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wolfsburg 1-0 Lyon Min. 51 :(wlb) Beto steps over the ball ... He nutmegs C_Mata ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... D_Doekhi intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... S_Eguren flights it in! ... L_Balerdi with a great clearance! Min. 54 :(lyo) L_Traore barges W_Bouma off the ball ... L_Traore tries the lob from 30 yards! ... The shot slips through Kepa's hands ... But Kepa recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 56 :(wlb) A_Knauff watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... D_Doekhi bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 56 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen over hits his pass ... He finds L_Balerdi though ... That was fortunate ... L_Balerdi tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But Kepa reaches the ball. Good save Min. 58 :(lyo) T_Minamino finds the run of S_Alvero ... N_Nkounkou with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 59 :(wlb) M_Wieffer with a byline cross to Beto ... Beto carves a shot towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... Y_Mvogo never had a chance! Min. 59 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen drives the ball across field ... It comes to S_Alvero ... S_Alvero with the overhead! ... But Kepa parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 62 :(wlb) D_Ozoh with a precise ball to Beto ... L_Balerdi beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 64 :(wlb) The defender underhits the back pass! ... A_Knauff is through! ... What a mistake by L_Balerdi! ... A_Knauff keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: R_Koch ... COMING OFF: H_Smolcic Min. 65 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: A_Buta ... COMING OFF: S_Eguren Min. 65 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: M_Baros ... COMING OFF: L_Traore Min. 65 :(wlb) N_Nkounkou is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to Vinicius_Jr ... R_Nicolaisen rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 66 :(lyo) Jeffinho finds the space intelligently ... A_Knauff reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 68 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: A_M_Niles ... COMING OFF: A_Bondarenko Min. 70 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... Wolfsburg have changed their playing style to C Min. 70 :(wlb) Tactical Change by Wolfsburg ... A_Knauff will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: Z_Camara ... COMING OFF: C_Mata Min. 70 :(lyo) A_M_Niles with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... Kepa is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ... PENALTY!! ... Jeffinho Places the ball on the spot ... He tries a cheeky Panenka chip over the keeper ... GOAL!! ... Kepa looks embarrassed he dived too early ... That's levelled the scores! ... they've done it! Absolutely incredible! ... It ain't over 'til it's over ... Wolfsburg 1-1 Lyon... Min. 71 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon ... Lyon have changed their playing style to N Min. 78 :(wlb) Beto slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... R_Nicolaisen brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 81 :(wlb) A_Knauff runs towards the goal ... R_Nicolaisen slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 82 :(wlb) R_Koch plays it forward to Vinicius_Jr ... Vinicius_Jr attempts a lob! ... Y_Mvogo has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Y_Mvogo reacts well to save!! Min. 84 :(wlb) A_Buta knocks the ball past L_Balerdi ... Now he crosses to A_Knauff! ... A_Knauff hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... Y_Mvogo manages to turn it behind Min. 85 :(wlb) Substitution by Wolfsburg ... COMING ON: B_Henrichs ... COMING OFF: M_Tonetto Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(wlb) Vinicius_Jr brushes D_Doekhi aside and breaks free ... Vinicius_Jr shapes up for a shot! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 92 :(wlb) A_Buta beats S_Alvero ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A_Buta with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... Y_Mvogo can't get to it ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... What a moment to score! ... That must surely be the winner!! ... Wolfsburg 2-1 Lyon ... Min. 93 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon ... Lyon have changed their playing style to A ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Volkswagen Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Buta (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Smolcic (44), A_Buta (92) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Kepa (70) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Jeffinho Scorers : Jeffinho (70 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolfsburg | Lyon Attempts on Goal : 11 | 6 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 12 Key Passes : 9 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wolfsburg 2 - 1 Lyon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Wolfsburg Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kepa GK 25 1 1 1 20 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 N_Nkounkou DF 1 20 14 13 29 | 98 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 49 0 M_Tonetto DF 1 19 15 3 24 | 89 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 W_Bouma DF 1 18 12 8 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 H_Smolcic DF 1 19 14 8 21 | 69 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 M_Wieffer DF 1 18 20 5 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 D_Ozoh MF 1 12 19 13 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Eguren MF 1 11 18 13 25 | 69 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 14 A_Knauff AM 1 9 20 16 26 | 98 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 27 9 32 Vinicius_Jr FW 1 2 18 24 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Beto FW 1 7 14 20 30 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_Ledesma GK 19 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Koch DF 1 17 12 3 24 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 A_Buta MF 1 6 18 12 29 | 29 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 36 B_Henrichs DF 1 15 10 6 22 | 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Njinmah FW 1 2 10 15 30 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y_Mvogo GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 L_Balerdi DF 1 20 15 3 29 | 98 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 14 24 R_Nicolaisen DF 1 18 15 10 29 | 98 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 28 0 C_Mata DF 1 18 13 12 23 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 D_Doekhi DF 1 20 13 9 26 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 S_Alvero DM 1 15 20 14 21 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 0 13 T_Minamino AM 1 5 19 15 22 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 10 0 C_Tolisso MF 1 12 18 6 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Bondarenko MF 1 5 18 15 28 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 L_Traore FW 1 6 15 19 26 | 69 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Jeffinho FW 1 5 14 20 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 P_Kohn GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Camara DF 1 17 15 5 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Akouokou MF 1 10 18 9 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_M_Niles MF 1 2 16 12 21 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Baros FW 1 6 12 18 23 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1737395415 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40