FFO EFL2, RB Leipzig vs. Lyon (Fri Aug 15) RB Leipzig | Lyon 5-1-1-2-1 P | 5-1-2-2 C Tim Brown Caretaker | Mike McLeod | M_Sarkic GK | GK Y_Mvogo E_Laird DF | DF R_Nicolaisen Caio_Henrique DF | DF D_Doekhi J_Branthwaite DF | DF L_Balerdi N_Vidic DF | DF Z_Camara M_Cech DF | DF S_Ramos J_Schouten DM | MF S_Alvero M_Camus MF | AM T_Minamino Reinier AM | AM A_Bondarenko W_Sneijder AM | FW Jeffinho N_Jackson FW | FW L_Traore | B_Labont SUB | SUB P_Kohn I_Paro SUB | SUB S_Diomande Z_Misimovic SUB | SUB C_Tolisso J_Briand SUB | SUB P_Akouokou A_Barrenetxea SUB | SUB M_Baros Min. 1 :(rbl) W_Sneijder looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to E_Laird ... R_Nicolaisen gets to the ball first Min. 2 :(rbl) W_Sneijder crosses in from the wing, he finds E_Laird in the box ... E_Laird hits the ball first time! ... But he somehow misses ... The Lyon fans laugh at him Min. 5 :(lyo) L_Traore spots a team mate in space ... He finds A_Bondarenko with a lovely pass! ... A_Bondarenko with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Ramos flights it in! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 6 :(lyo) T_Minamino skips the challenge from Caio_Henrique ... Caio_Henrique with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 6 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... A_Bondarenko with the 40 yard drive! ... M_Sarkic gets his fingertips to it Min. 10 :(rbl) J_Schouten pulls up ... That looks like his knee gave in! ... He won't be able to continue! Min. 10 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: Z_Misimovic ... COMING OFF: J_Schouten Min. 11 :(rbl) Z_Misimovic cuts inside L_Balerdi ... He worked that well ... L_Balerdi slices it ... Y_Mvogo moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... W_Sneijder swings it in! ... N_Jackson rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Y_Mvogo never had a chance! ... That's given RB Leipzig the lead! ... RB Leipzig 1-0 Lyon ... Min. 12 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C Min. 12 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... Reinier will now play as a MF Min. 12 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon ... Lyon have changed their playing style to P Min. 13 :(rbl) M_Cech beats S_Alvero ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... M_Cech launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... Y_Mvogo pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... Caio_Henrique chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Y_Mvogo jumps well to claim it! Min. 13 :(rbl) Reinier kills the ball dead ... R_Nicolaisen with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Tim Brown Caretaker looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 14 :(lyo) Jeffinho with the majestic dribble ... What a fantastic interception by M_Cech ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 16 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to W_Sneijder ... W_Sneijder cracks a laser towards goal! ... Y_Mvogo gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 19 :(lyo) L_Traore pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... R_Nicolaisen is clean through! ... R_Nicolaisen runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And M_Sarkic reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... S_Ramos dinks the ball into the area! ... M_Sarkic catches it! Min. 20 :(lyo) Jeffinho turns on a sixpence ... J_Branthwaite hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... T_Minamino swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_Branthwaite reads it well and clears the danger Min. 25 :(rbl) W_Sneijder turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... Driven towards goal by W_Sneijder! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 27 :(lyo) S_Alvero controls it well ... He nutmegs N_Vidic ... He puts in Z_Camara! ... N_Vidic reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 29 :(lyo) S_Ramos with electric pace ... He eases past M_Cech ... N_Vidic with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment Min. 30 :(rbl) M_Cech picks up the pass ... L_Balerdi leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! Min. 32 :(rbl) Z_Misimovic turns nicely onto the ball ... Z_Misimovic sends it flying towards goal! ... But Y_Mvogo punches it away Min. 37 :(lyo) D_Doekhi 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... D_Doekhi flicks the header toward the far post! ... But M_Sarkic just gets his fingers to that one Min. 41 :(rbl) M_Camus retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... W_Sneijder latches onto the end of it ... W_Sneijder plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... 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. 42 :(rbl) W_Sneijder pushes it past the defender ... T_Minamino with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... Reinier floats it forward ... J_Branthwaite latches onto the end of it ... Well intercepted by L_Balerdi Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(rbl) N_Jackson finds the space intelligently ... N_Jackson hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... Y_Mvogo fists it away ... That was a good save! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 1-0 Lyon Min. 47 :(rbl) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Cech is through! ... What a mistake by L_Balerdi! ... Z_Camara wins the ball Min. 51 :(rbl) Reinier gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside S_Alvero! ... He has some space now! ... A powerful shot by Reinier! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 55 :(lyo) L_Balerdi plays a long ball to T_Minamino ... Reinier with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 56 :(rbl) N_Vidic with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... D_Doekhi is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 57 :(rbl) W_Sneijder boots it towards N_Jackson ... But Z_Camara with the fine tackle Min. 57 :(lyo) T_Minamino is rolling on the ground! ... No, he's back on his feet again! ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 59 :(rbl) W_Sneijder finds the run of N_Jackson ... N_Jackson has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But Y_Mvogo hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 60 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: J_Briand ... COMING OFF: N_Jackson Min. 60 :(rbl) E_Laird with a probing through ball J_Branthwaite ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Doekhi ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 62 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko slips past M_Cech ... A_Bondarenko with the strike! ... But M_Sarkic punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that M_Sarkic got a touch Min. 67 :(lyo) Jeffinho plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... Jeffinho with a bomb of a shot! ... M_Sarkic makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 70 :(rbl) W_Sneijder finds J_Briand in the box ... S_Ramos with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 73 :(lyo) Z_Camara with a probing through ball T_Minamino ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... N_Vidic looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 75 :(rbl) Reinier turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... Reinier fires a shot at goal! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Reinier crosses it in! ... That's a poor one ... D_Doekhi clears the danger Min. 75 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko takes advantage of a mistake by Caio_Henrique ... He runs towards goal ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Briand ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... R_Nicolaisen plays it towards the near post! ... M_Sarkic thumps the ball away! Min. 76 :(rbl) W_Sneijder with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... W_Sneijder sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 77 :(rbl) Z_Misimovic cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... Z_Misimovic tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But Y_Mvogo stops that one easily Min. 79 :(lyo) T_Minamino has space to run with the ball ... M_Camus stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! Min. 80 :(lyo) T_Minamino is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Jeffinho ... But J_Branthwaite comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 81 :(lyo) L_Traore searches out Jeffinho ... Intercepted by Caio_Henrique Min. 84 :(lyo) D_Doekhi with a real burst of pace ... He shows E_Laird a clean set of heals ... D_Doekhi sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... M_Sarkic saves it!! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... Jeffinho curls it into the box! ... M_Sarkic easily claims the ball! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Red Bull Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Sneijder (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Jackson (11) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : J_Schouten (10) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Doekhi Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Minamino (42), , D_Doekhi (56)S_Ramos (70) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig | Lyon Attempts on Goal : 13 | 7 Off target : 6 | 1 On target : 7 | 6 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 3 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 9 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : RB Leipzig 1 - 0 Lyon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Sarkic GK 25 1 1 1 27 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 0 0 0 E_Laird DF 1 21 17 11 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 Caio_Henrique DF 1 21 16 3 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 J_Branthwaite DF 1 20 17 4 28 | 93 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 14 0 N_Vidic DF 1 19 14 8 30 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 M_Cech DF 1 18 16 9 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 0 19 J_Schouten DM 1 15 19 11 31 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Camus MF 1 4 20 16 29 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 Reinier MF 1 4 20 19 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 0 14 W_Sneijder AM 1 6 19 18 23 | 93 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 77 34 N_Jackson FW 1 4 18 23 26 | 61 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 B_Labont GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Paro DF 1 16 14 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Misimovic DM 1 10 19 15 27 | 83 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 J_Briand FW 1 6 15 19 31 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 A_Barrenetxea FW 1 3 15 21 24 | 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 25 1 1 1 27 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 R_Nicolaisen DF 1 20 16 11 29 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 17 D_Doekhi DF 1 21 14 9 26 | 93 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 28 -2 36 L_Balerdi DF 1 21 15 4 29 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 16 0 Z_Camara DF 1 18 16 6 28 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 15 0 S_Ramos DF 1 19 16 13 31 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 S_Alvero MF 1 15 21 14 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Minamino AM 1 5 20 17 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 9 -2 A_Bondarenko AM 1 5 19 16 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Jeffinho FW 1 5 15 21 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 L_Traore FW 1 6 16 20 26 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 P_Kohn GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Diomande DF 1 18 13 6 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Tolisso MF 1 13 19 7 20 | 0 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 M_Baros FW 1 6 12 19 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1755283065 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40