FFO EFL2, Lyon vs. Sparta Prague (Mon Jun 30)


                                 Lyon  |  Sparta Prague
                          4-2-0-2-2 P  |  4-2-1-3 N
                          Mike McLeod  |  Simon Hill Caretaker
                                       |
                           Y_Mvogo GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                         L_Balerdi DF  |  DF D_Hancko
                      R_Nicolaisen DF  |  DF J_Headley
                          D_Doekhi DF  |  DF L_Morgalla
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF M_Andersen
                      A_Bondarenko AM  |  AM S_Canales
                          S_Alvero DM  |  MF M_Gibbs_White
                         C_Tolisso DM  |  MF M_Nunex
                        T_Minamino AM  |  FW M_Gomez
                          L_Traore FW  |  FW R_Pepi
                          Jeffinho FW  |  FW A_Dovbyk
                                       |
                            P_Kohn SUB |  SUB G_Curci
                          Z_Camara SUB |  SUB M_Alonso
                         A_M_Niles SUB |  SUB K_Kairinene
                        P_Akouokou SUB |  SUB E_Bars
                           M_Baros SUB |  SUB D_Arize




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 4  :(lyo) C_Tolisso with the cross-field pass to T_Minamino 
          ...  J_Headley plays it back 
          ...  A_Lopes slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Minamino lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to D_Doekhi 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Lopes narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 6  :(spp) R_Pepi with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Gomez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Gomez drives it low! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 9  :(spp) A_Dovbyk runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  M_Nunex latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  S_Ramos stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 14 :(spp) A_Dovbyk gets lucky and beats R_Nicolaisen 
          ...  Now with the centre to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  D_Doekhi with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 16 :(spp) M_Gomez knocks it past R_Nicolaisen and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Gomez with the strike! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 18 :(lyo) L_Traore get's past M_Nunex 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  S_Canales looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 21 :(lyo) L_Traore flicks it over M_Andersen's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by R_Pepi 
Min. 22 :(lyo) L_Traore takes on J_Headley 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  J_Headley does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 23 :(spp) L_Morgalla hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  D_Hancko collects the loose ball! 
          ...  D_Hancko keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But Y_Mvogo punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 24 :(lyo) D_Doekhi looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Minamino 
          ...  T_Minamino tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But A_Lopes comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 26 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Nicolaisen 
          ...  R_Nicolaisen hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  A brilliant goal! 
          ...  Remember the name! 
          ...  Let's see if Lyon can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 26 :(lyo) Jeffinho runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  L_Morgalla takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 28 :(spp) A_Dovbyk with a flashy move 
          ...  A_Dovbyk tries to beat Y_Mvogo! 
          ...  Brilliant save from Y_Mvogo 
Min. 34 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  T_Minamino gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Headley does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 36 :(spp) J_Headley controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Balerdi 
          ...  He puts in M_Gibbs_White! 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Lyon 1-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 37 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 39 :(lyo) C_Tolisso brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Jeffinho gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Jeffinho bears down on goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Jeffinho drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Lopes jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 39 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen has it now 
          ...  He takes on L_Morgalla 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in S_Alvero! 
          ...  R_Pepi is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 40 :(spp) R_Pepi chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Gomez 
          ...  L_Balerdi tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  D_Hancko gets to it! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 42 :(lyo) C_Tolisso 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! 
          ...  A_Bondarenko receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Bondarenko! 
          ...  It floats over A_Lopes 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(lyo) S_Ramos with a measured ball to T_Minamino 
          ...  T_Minamino blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Lyon have taken the lead! 
          ...  Lyon 2-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 44 :(lyo) C_Tolisso looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Nicolaisen 
          ...  J_Headley wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 44 :(spp) D_Hancko spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to R_Pepi! 
          ...  R_Pepi is clean through! 
          ...  He just has Y_Mvogo to beat! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past Y_Mvogo 
          ...  Y_Mvogo pulls off a save!! 
Min. 46 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  R_Pepi latches onto the ball 
          ...  S_Ramos with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 2-1 Sparta Prague

Min. 46 :(spp) M_Andersen plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  M_Andersen with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 50 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: Z_Camara 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Ramos 
Min. 50 :(lyo) Z_Camara with a one-touch layoff to T_Minamino 
          ...  T_Minamino hits a great drive! 
          ...  The Lyon fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Lyon 3-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 50 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon 
          ...  Lyon have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 50 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White gets to the byline and finds A_Dovbyk with a beautiful cross 
          ...  A_Dovbyk fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo makes a good save 
Min. 53 :(lyo) S_Alvero makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  S_Alvero shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Lopes reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Lopes anyway 
Min. 53 :(spp) S_Canales jinks infield 
          ...  S_Canales flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 54 :(lyo) Jeffinho nutmegs M_Andersen, he continues to run forward 
          ...  J_Headley with the tackle 
Min. 54 :(spp) M_Andersen plays in R_Pepi with a beautiful ball 
          ...  R_Pepi is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds Y_Mvogo 
          ...  He's missed it! What happened there?! 
          ...  He's missed that! 
          ...  Aww NOOO!! 
          ...  He's missed that from two yards 
          ...  It looked like it hit the back of the net! 
          ...  What a sitter he has missed! 
Min. 55 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Akouokou 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Tolisso 
Min. 55 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Kairinene 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Canales 
Min. 58 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Alonso 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Andersen 
Min. 58 :(lyo) L_Traore steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Alonso 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  L_Traore blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Lopes is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Alvero! 
          ...  A_Lopes comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  D_Doekhi gets to it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Lopes is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Bondarenko with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Lopes, who catches the ball 
Min. 60 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Baros 
          ...  COMING OFF: Jeffinho 
Min. 60 :(spp) L_Morgalla moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Hancko 
          ...  D_Hancko blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 65 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen beats J_Headley 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  R_Nicolaisen attempts to nutmeg A_Lopes! 
          ...  But A_Lopes just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 67 :(spp) M_Gomez sidesteps R_Nicolaisen 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  M_Gomez with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 70 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Alonso! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Bondarenko from 20 yards! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  T_Minamino flights it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Bondarenko 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 70 :(spp) D_Hancko makes the tackle 
          ...  P_Akouokou with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 71 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Headley 
          ...  J_Headley with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But Y_Mvogo smothers the ball 
Min. 72 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Arize 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gomez 
Min. 72 :(lyo) T_Minamino has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Headley 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_Doekhi! 
          ...  D_Doekhi looks to see where A_Lopes is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 74 :(lyo) L_Traore boots it towards S_Alvero 
          ...  S_Alvero has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Lyon 4-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 74 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon 
          ...  Lyon have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 74 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White flicks the ball through 
          ...  A_Dovbyk runs onto it! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It's beaten Y_Mvogo 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Lyon 4-2 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 75 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon 
          ...  Lyon have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 75 :(lyo) S_Alvero spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to P_Akouokou! 
          ...  A thundering drive by P_Akouokou! 
          ...  A_Lopes fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 76 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen sidesteps J_Headley 
          ...  R_Nicolaisen with the header! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 82 :(lyo) M_Baros steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  M_Baros sees A_Lopes off his line! 
          ...  A_Lopes gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 84 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  D_Hancko latches onto the ball 
          ...  But Z_Camara wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 84 :(spp) D_Hancko squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at R_Nicolaisen 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 86 :(lyo) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  T_Minamino is through! 
          ...  But J_Headley sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 87 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen beats D_Hancko 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  R_Nicolaisen tries to beat A_Lopes! 
          ...  But A_Lopes reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Lopes anyway 
Min. 87 :(spp) D_Arize has space to run with the ball 
          ...  Z_Camara knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(spp) M_Alonso slides the ball across to M_Nunex 
          ...  But D_Doekhi will cut out the threat 
Min. 90 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  Y_Mvogo makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 91 :(spp) A_Dovbyk slips past his marker 
          ...  Z_Camara with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 94 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows M_Alonso a clean set of heals 
          ...  A_Bondarenko looks to see where A_Lopes is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  What agility from A_Lopes 
Min. 95 :(spp) M_Alonso is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  J_Headley latches onto the ball 
          ...  But Z_Camara barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Groupama Stadium
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : T_Minamino
Scorers              : R_Nicolaisen (26), T_Minamino (43,50), S_Alvero (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Camara (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : M_Gibbs_White (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Gibbs_White (36), A_Dovbyk (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Pepi (39), D_Hancko (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Lyon  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       16
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :          14        |       9
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       16
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Final Score          : Lyon 4 - 2 Sparta Prague
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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   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
L_Balerdi      DF   1  21  15   4  29 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
R_Nicolaisen   DF   1  20  16  11  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  15  93
D_Doekhi       DF   1  21  14   9  26 |  98   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  30  17  55
S_Ramos        DF   1  19  16  13  31 |  51   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  35   0
A_Bondarenko   AM   1   5  19  16  28 |  98   0   0   2   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  41  42
S_Alvero       DM   1  15  20  14  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  11  50
C_Tolisso      DM   1  13  19   7  20 |  56   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
T_Minamino     AM   1   5  20  16  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  11  76
L_Traore       FW   1   6  15  19  26 |  98   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  37   7
Jeffinho       FW   1   5  15  20  29 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   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
Z_Camara       DF   1  18  16   5  28 |  47   0   3   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  52  33  -2
A_M_Niles      MF   1   2  16  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Akouokou     DM   1  10  18   9  25 |  42   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0  19
M_Baros        FW   1   6  12  19  23 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

Player Statistics - Sparta Prague
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lopes        GK  25   1   1   1  28 |  98  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Hancko       DF   1  21  16  11  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  13  47
J_Headley      DF   1  20  14   7  27 |  98   0   6   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  96  39  21
L_Morgalla     DF   1  19  18   3  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
M_Andersen     DF   1  20  13   8  25 |  59   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  18
S_Canales      AM   1   2  20  19  21 |  56   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0   7
M_Gibbs_White  MF   1   6  21  16  25 |  98   0   0   5   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  65  44
M_Nunex        MF   1  15  19  12  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gomez        FW   1   7  14  19  31 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
R_Pepi         FW   1   3  14  21  30 |  98   0   1   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  31  32  10
A_Dovbyk       FW   1   4  18  24  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  26  24
G_Curci        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Alonso       DF   1  20  14   4  29 |  39   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
K_Kairinene    MF   1  14  19  10  24 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bars         MF   1   9  18  13  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Arize        FW   1   5  13  18  22 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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