FFO EFL2, Lyon vs. Monaco (Mon Aug 11) Lyon | Monaco 4-3-1-2 C | 5-1-0-2-2 C Mike McLeod | Mike Bridge Caretaker | Y_Mvogo GK | GK L_Castellazzi R_Nicolaisen DF | DF L_Eising D_Doekhi DF | DF M_Aarons L_Balerdi DF | DF M_Gruger S_Ramos DF | DF C_Panucci C_Tolisso MF | DF M_Pederson S_Alvero MF | DM M_Blasi T_Minamino MF | AM A_McGeady A_Bondarenko AM | AM A_Doci Jeffinho FW | FW I_Sainz L_Traore FW | FW L_Guily | P_Kohn SUB | SUB N_Ratti C_Mata SUB | SUB J_Mejdr Z_Camara SUB | SUB F_Beltran P_Akouokou SUB | SUB J_Leko M_Baros SUB | SUB A_Hunt Min. 8 :(mon) M_Gruger with a measured pass to L_Guily ... L_Traore is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 11 :(lyo) L_Traore steps over the ball ... He nutmegs A_McGeady ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But C_Panucci wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 12 :(lyo) C_Tolisso rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to Jeffinho ... But I_Sainz sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 15 :(lyo) S_Alvero is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Jeffinho latches onto the ball ... Jeffinho with the shot! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... L_Castellazzi was left standing ... Lyon take the lead! ... Lyon 1-0 Monaco ... Min. 16 :(lyo) T_Minamino sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Jeffinho ... But M_Gruger sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 21 :(mon) A_McGeady comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... R_Nicolaisen stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 22 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko volleys it forward. He finds Jeffinho ... L_Eising tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 27 :(lyo) S_Ramos wins possession ... He plays the ball across to Jeffinho ... Jeffinho blasts the ball towards goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... L_Castellazzi palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by L_Traore! ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Castellazzi ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 29 :(mon) M_Pederson saunters past D_Doekhi ... D_Doekhi recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 34 :(lyo) The defender underhits the back pass! ... D_Doekhi is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... D_Doekhi looks to see where L_Castellazzi is! ... He shoots! ... But it goes wide Min. 37 :(mon) A_Doci is too quick for S_Ramos ... A_Doci hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Guily plays it towards the near post! ... That's a poor one ... D_Doekhi belts it clear Min. 40 :(mon) L_Guily get's past S_Ramos ... He's gonna worry them again ... S_Alvero is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 42 :(mon) M_Gruger turns past C_Tolisso ... He has created space for himself now ... M_Gruger has a dig at goal! ... Y_Mvogo saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(lyo) L_Traore steps over the ball ... He nutmegs L_Eising ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Aarons read the danger and stops the pass Min. 46 :(mon) M_Pederson has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on Y_Mvogo! ... D_Doekhi hacks him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lyon 1-0 Monaco Min. 47 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko runs at L_Eising ... The defender slips and falls over ... A_Bondarenko hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It takes a deflection! ... L_Castellazzi is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Tolisso curls it into the box! ... It comes to R_Nicolaisen ... He gets the shot away ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 49 :(mon) A_Doci barges the defender off the ball ... Cleaned up by R_Nicolaisen Min. 51 :(lyo) C_Tolisso threads the through ball to R_Nicolaisen ... M_Aarons takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 53 :(lyo) C_Tolisso wins possession ... He plays the ball across to A_Bondarenko ... M_Pederson pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 56 :(mon) M_Gruger sidesteps L_Balerdi ... L_Balerdi goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 58 :(mon) M_Gruger takes advantage of a mistake by R_Nicolaisen ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to I_Sainz! ... A heafty challenge by D_Doekhi ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Doci plays it into the danger area! ... Y_Mvogo comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... M_Blasi swings a leg at it! ... Y_Mvogo with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 60 :(mon) A_Doci runs at goal ... He spots the run of M_Pederson ... He's played him in ... M_Pederson with a bicycle kick! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... Y_Mvogo never had a chance! Min. 70 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: M_Baros ... COMING OFF: L_Traore Min. 70 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: Z_Camara ... COMING OFF: S_Ramos Min. 70 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to A Min. 70 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_McGeady will now play as a FW Min. 70 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... A_Doci will now play as a FW Min. 70 :(mon) A_McGeady takes advantage of a mistake by M_Baros ... He puts in L_Guily! ... Z_Camara brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 73 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko finds S_Alvero in the box ... But C_Panucci comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 75 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: A_Hunt ... COMING OFF: L_Guily Min. 75 :(lyo) Jeffinho sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Baros ... M_Baros with a bicycle kick! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 78 :(mon) M_Gruger with an inch perfect pass to M_Pederson ... M_Pederson is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has Y_Mvogo to beat ... He nutmegs Y_Mvogo ... Y_Mvogo does well to save it!! Min. 79 :(lyo) S_Alvero with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Jeffinho gets on the end of the pass ... M_Pederson dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 80 :(lyo) M_Baros takes advantage of a mistake by M_Blasi ... It's a lucky break ... M_Baros leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Mike McLeod spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 81 :(mon) M_Gruger hits a hard pass to A_Hunt ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from A_Hunt! ... It looks good ... But Y_Mvogo makes a fine save Min. 83 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen takes advantage of a bad back pass ... R_Nicolaisen hits the ball on the bounce! ... 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 Min. 84 :(mon) M_Gruger gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Pederson ... M_Pederson tries the lob from 30 yards! ... But Y_Mvogo parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 84 :(lyo) Jeffinho runs at M_Blasi ... He takes it past him ... A_McGeady scythes the player down! ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... S_Alvero passes to M_Baros ... M_Aarons reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 85 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: J_Mejdr ... COMING OFF: L_Eising Min. 85 :(lyo) T_Minamino kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Jeffinho gets on the end of the pass ... M_Blasi hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... S_Alvero dinks the ball into the area! ... R_Nicolaisen tries to place the shot! ... It's beaten L_Castellazzi ... It goes wide!! Min. 86 :(mon) J_Mejdr floats the ball in to find A_McGeady ... R_Nicolaisen goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 87 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen controls it well ... He nutmegs C_Panucci ... He puts in Jeffinho! ... Jeffinho hits the ball first time! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered home! ... gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall ... Lyon 2-0 Monaco ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to E Min. 88 :(lyo) C_Tolisso with a 30-yard pass to R_Nicolaisen ... A_McGeady with the tackle Min. 88 :(mon) I_Sainz has the ball ... He knocks the ball past D_Doekhi ... He puts in M_Blasi! ... M_Blasi hits a great shot! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 91 :(lyo) Z_Camara can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to Jeffinho ... A_Doci with an over the top challenge ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... M_Baros floats it forward ... L_Balerdi latches onto the end of it ... L_Balerdi tries to beat Y_Mvogo from outside the area! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Jeffinho lofts the ball in! ... L_Castellazzi thumps the ball away! Min. 92 :(mon) M_Gruger chips the ball forward to J_Mejdr ... M_Baros knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... A_Hunt hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... Over the bar! Min. 93 :(mon) M_Blasi with a byline cross to I_Sainz ... I_Sainz hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It takes a deflection! ... Y_Mvogo is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Hunt drives it into the box! ... R_Nicolaisen with a great clearance! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Groupama Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Nicolaisen (Man of the Match) Scorers : Jeffinho (15,87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Traore (8), D_Doekhi (46), M_Baros (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Gruger Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon | Monaco Attempts on Goal : 11 | 10 Off target : 8 | 5 On target : 3 | 5 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 4 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 8 Key Tackles : 9 | 11 Key Passes : 13 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lyon 2 - 0 Monaco ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 1 1 1 27 | 100 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 R_Nicolaisen DF 1 20 16 11 29 | 100 0 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 64 35 45 D_Doekhi DF 1 21 14 9 26 | 100 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 43 -2 15 L_Balerdi DF 1 21 15 4 29 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 22 S_Ramos DF 1 19 16 13 31 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 C_Tolisso MF 1 13 19 7 20 | 100 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 S_Alvero MF 1 15 21 14 21 | 100 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 T_Minamino MF 1 5 20 16 22 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 A_Bondarenko AM 1 5 19 16 28 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 10 Jeffinho FW 1 5 15 21 29 | 100 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 16 51 L_Traore FW 1 6 16 20 26 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 P_Kohn GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Mata DF 1 18 13 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Camara DF 1 18 16 6 28 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 P_Akouokou MF 1 10 18 9 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Baros FW 1 6 12 19 23 | 27 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 12 Player Statistics - Monaco Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Castellazzi GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 L_Eising DF 1 20 14 3 20 | 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Aarons DF 1 20 15 9 24 | 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 M_Gruger DF 1 16 20 14 22 | 100 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 66 14 C_Panucci DF 1 19 15 7 20 | 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 M_Pederson DF 1 21 16 14 24 | 100 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 0 40 M_Blasi DM 1 14 19 16 25 | 100 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 12 22 A_McGeady FW 1 8 16 19 20 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 15 0 A_Doci FW 1 9 18 15 24 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 I_Sainz FW 1 7 16 20 20 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 15 6 L_Guily FW 1 4 15 19 30 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Ratti GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mejdr DF 1 15 14 7 27 | 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 F_Beltran MF 1 11 15 5 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Leko AM 1 8 15 13 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hunt FW 1 8 14 17 22 | 22 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1754935674 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40