FFO FLT, Newcastle United vs. Lyon (Wed Jan 07) Newcastle United | Lyon 4-4-2 E | 4-4-2 P Nathan Prior | Mike McLeod | T_Strakosha GK | GK Y_Mvogo J_Clauss DF | DF R_Nicolaisen Nuno_Santos DF | DF L_Balerdi J_Tarkowski DF | DF D_Doekhi M_Helik DF | DF M_Tonetto D_McNeil MF | MF M_Camoranesi M_Taverneir MF | MF S_Alvero T_Reijnders MF | MF A_Bondarenko J_Bacuna MF | MF V_Smicer C_Pulisic FW | FW J_Bakayoko A_Gudmundsson FW | FW Jeffinho | L_Franco SUB | SUB P_Kohn R_Song SUB | SUB Roque_Junior R_Taylor SUB | SUB Z_Camara J_R_Riquelme SUB | SUB R_Vargas D_Milito SUB | SUB L_Traore Min. 1 :(new) M_Helik with a clever shimmy ... A_Bondarenko goes in studs first ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 7 :(new) M_Taverneir knocks the ball on and sprints past M_Tonetto ... A delightful ball in to J_Bacuna ... J_Bacuna rifles it at the goal! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 8 :(lyo) Jeffinho knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Clauss ... J_Clauss goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 12 :(new) D_McNeil beats L_Balerdi ... D_McNeil hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... Y_Mvogo parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 15 :(new) J_Bacuna has broken clear! Just Y_Mvogo to beat! ... D_Doekhi brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 18 :(new) J_Clauss 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! ... Nuno_Santos receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Nuno_Santos hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But he somehow misses ... The Lyon fans laugh at him Min. 21 :(new) J_Clauss runs at the defence ... He nutmegs M_Tonetto ... He showed his class there ... J_Clauss fires a shot at goal! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 23 :(new) C_Pulisic takes advantage of a bad back pass from V_Smicer ... M_Tonetto with the high feet ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 25 :(new) D_McNeil finds C_Pulisic with a perfectly weighted pass ... Jeffinho with an ugly foul ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 26 :(lyo) S_Alvero races into the box ... He sees J_Bakayoko lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... But Nuno_Santos spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 27 :(lyo) V_Smicer sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... S_Alvero runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A delicate header from S_Alvero! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 28 :(new) M_Taverneir plays a first time ball through the defence to D_McNeil ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Doekhi ... He had to get that one right! Min. 28 :(lyo) J_Bakayoko brings it under control ... He takes on J_Clauss ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Bondarenko! ... A_Bondarenko rises above the defence to head the ball! ... T_Strakosha blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 31 :(new) D_McNeil slips past his marker M_Tonetto ... The ball is whipped into M_Taverneir ... R_Nicolaisen is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... FREE KICK ... J_Bacuna passes to Nuno_Santos ... Nuno_Santos curls the ball in on goal! ... Y_Mvogo beats the ball away Min. 32 :(new) D_McNeil beats L_Balerdi ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Doekhi Min. 32 :(lyo) L_Balerdi runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to D_Doekhi ... D_Doekhi with the attempt at goal! ... T_Strakosha makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 34 :(lyo) D_Doekhi takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... A skilful effort from D_Doekhi! ... T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 36 :(lyo) S_Alvero controls it with ease ... M_Helik fouls badly Min. 36 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko finds D_Doekhi with a ball over the defence ... D_Doekhi must beat T_Strakosha! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 38 :(new) D_McNeil moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Nuno_Santos ... Nuno_Santos attempts the shot! ... GOAL!! ... Y_Mvogo got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out ... Newcastle United go ahead in this match now! ... Newcastle United 1-0 Lyon ... Min. 39 :(lyo) Tactical Change by Lyon ... Lyon have changed their playing style to A Min. 39 :(lyo) S_Alvero turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Camoranesi ... M_Camoranesi has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... T_Strakosha tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... S_Alvero flights it in! ... M_Camoranesi swings a leg at it! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... V_Smicer chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of T_Strakosha ... 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. 40 :(new) T_Reijnders slides the ball across to A_Gudmundsson ... A_Gudmundsson has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But Y_Mvogo punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(lyo) A_Bondarenko picks out Jeffinho with the cross ... Jeffinho rises above the defence to head the ball! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 44 :(new) C_Pulisic with the nod to A_Gudmundsson ... A_Gudmundsson with the 40 yard drive! ... Y_Mvogo saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 44 :(lyo) J_Bakayoko with a flicked pass to M_Camoranesi ... M_Camoranesi rifles it to the far post! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 45 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: J_R_Riquelme ... COMING OFF: J_Bacuna Min. 45 :(lyo) V_Smicer brings it under control ... He takes on J_Clauss ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Bondarenko! ... A_Bondarenko sends it flying towards goal! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 48 :(new) M_Taverneir jumps over L_Balerdi's challenge ... L_Balerdi with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... J_Clauss hits it over the wall ... Y_Mvogo saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 1-0 Lyon Min. 46 :(new) C_Pulisic sidesteps his marker ... C_Pulisic fires off a right-footed shot! ... Y_Mvogo tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... D_McNeil with an inswinging corner into the box ... A_Gudmundsson makes a firm connection with his head ... But it goes wide Min. 46 :(lyo) R_Nicolaisen finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... M_Helik forces him off the ball Min. 49 :(new) M_Helik plays a long ball to D_McNeil ... D_McNeil goes for goal! ... Y_Mvogo parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 50 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: R_Vargas ... COMING OFF: A_Bondarenko Min. 52 :(new) C_Pulisic cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to T_Reijnders ... T_Reijnders curls the ball in on goal! ... Y_Mvogo just watches it float over the bar! Min. 52 :(lyo) Jeffinho is first to the ball ... But J_Tarkowski slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 54 :(new) D_McNeil volleys it forward. He finds T_Reijnders ... A cracking drive from T_Reijnders! ... Y_Mvogo fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 55 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: R_Song ... COMING OFF: M_Helik Min. 55 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: Z_Camara ... COMING OFF: R_Nicolaisen Min. 56 :(new) T_Reijnders has it now ... He takes on L_Balerdi ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Gudmundsson! ... Z_Camara clears with a diving header Min. 60 :(lyo) J_Bakayoko plays the early ball across the box to find Jeffinho in space ... Jeffinho with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... Looks like it should be easy for T_Strakosha ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... T_Strakosha looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 65 :(lyo) Substitution by Lyon ... COMING ON: L_Traore ... COMING OFF: Jeffinho Min. 65 :(new) T_Reijnders gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... J_R_Riquelme is unmarked ... J_R_Riquelme belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It takes a deflection! ... Y_Mvogo is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Taverneir with an outswinging corner into the box ... It is cleared by Z_Camara Min. 71 :(lyo) The ball goes loose! ... R_Vargas seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... R_Vargas hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But T_Strakosha hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 73 :(new) M_Taverneir has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A powerful shot by M_Taverneir! ... Y_Mvogo tips it onto the post! ... But it deflects wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Taverneir! ... T_Reijnders with the shot! ... Y_Mvogo manages to turn it behind Min. 74 :(new) J_R_Riquelme takes advantage of a mistake by Z_Camara ... Driven towards goal by J_R_Riquelme! ... But Y_Mvogo punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that Y_Mvogo got a touch Min. 79 :(new) T_Reijnders knocks the ball on and sprints past M_Tonetto ... A delightful ball in to J_R_Riquelme ... J_R_Riquelme tries to chip the ball over Y_Mvogo! ... 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. 80 :(lyo) Z_Camara with the mazy run ... Z_Camara with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... T_Strakosha tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 82 :(new) J_R_Riquelme boots it towards A_Gudmundsson ... A_Gudmundsson with a scorcher of a shot! ... Y_Mvogo parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 84 :(lyo) L_Traore holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to V_Smicer ... V_Smicer with the overhead! ... But T_Strakosha makes an easy save Min. 85 :(new) C_Pulisic beats Z_Camara ... He showed great skill there ... C_Pulisic strikes a wicked curler! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 86 :(lyo) M_Tonetto with a precise pass to L_Traore ... L_Traore tries to beat T_Strakosha from outside the area! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 87 :(new) M_Taverneir with a slide rule pass to J_R_Riquelme ... A delicate chip from J_R_Riquelme! ... But Y_Mvogo reaches the ball. Good save Min. 87 :(lyo) R_Vargas finds J_Bakayoko in acres of space ... A cracking drive from J_Bakayoko! ... T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(new) T_Reijnders backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... C_Pulisic gets on the end of it ... C_Pulisic with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... D_McNeil hits it towards the far post! ... The danger is dealt with by Z_Camara Min. 88 :(lyo) V_Smicer breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat T_Strakosha now! ... R_Song trips him up from behind! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! Min. 88 :(lyo) R_Vargas takes possession ... Knocks it past R_Song ... He's through on goal ... J_Tarkowski intercepts the pass Min. 89 :(lyo) V_Smicer controls the ball with ease ... V_Smicer must beat T_Strakosha! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 90 :(new) J_R_Riquelme plays a first time ball through the defence to D_McNeil ... M_Tonetto with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 90 :(lyo) Z_Camara kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... S_Alvero gets on the end of the pass ... Nuno_Santos wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_Alvero ... T_Strakosha fists it away! Min. 91 :(new) Nuno_Santos works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Gudmundsson ... But M_Tonetto puts the ball out of play Min. 91 :(lyo) R_Vargas has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past Nuno_Santos ... He puts in J_Bakayoko! ... J_Bakayoko drives it low! ... But T_Strakosha is equal to it Min. 95 :(new) J_R_Riquelme finds J_Clauss on the edge of the box ... J_Clauss smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... Y_Mvogo makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Nuno_Santos (Man of the Match) Scorers : Nuno_Santos (38) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Song (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyon Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Z_Camara Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , D_Doekhi (15)M_Tonetto (23) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Lyon Attempts on Goal : 24 | 18 Off target : 10 | 8 On target : 14 | 10 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 4 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 11 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 19 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 1 - 0 Lyon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 29 1 1 1 24 | 99 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 0 0 J_Clauss DF 1 23 18 15 26 | 99 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 16 43 Nuno_Santos DF 1 22 16 13 25 | 99 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 32 18 74 J_Tarkowski DF 1 22 13 11 30 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 M_Helik DF 1 20 15 14 29 | 59 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 0 D_McNeil MF 1 10 23 19 28 | 99 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 22 M_Taverneir MF 1 7 21 16 22 | 99 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 14 T_Reijnders MF 1 3 21 17 27 | 99 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 65 37 J_Bacuna MF 1 12 20 9 25 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 16 24 29 | 99 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 18 22 22 | 99 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 L_Franco GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Song DF 1 19 13 5 21 | 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 R_Taylor DF 1 19 13 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_R_Riquelme MF 1 10 20 16 30 | 54 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 42 52 D_Milito FW 1 6 16 20 31 | 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 26 1 1 1 27 | 99 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 0 0 R_Nicolaisen DF 1 20 16 12 29 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Balerdi DF 1 22 16 4 29 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 D_Doekhi DF 1 22 14 10 26 | 99 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 30 -2 56 M_Tonetto DF 1 21 17 4 24 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 15 -2 M_Camoranesi MF 1 12 20 16 30 | 99 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 S_Alvero MF 1 16 22 15 21 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 13 A_Bondarenko MF 1 5 19 17 28 | 54 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 24 V_Smicer MF 1 11 19 16 24 | 99 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 28 J_Bakayoko FW 1 5 19 21 26 | 99 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 45 18 Jeffinho FW 1 5 15 21 29 | 69 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 P_Kohn GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roque_Junior DF 1 19 15 10 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Camara DF 1 19 17 6 28 | 40 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 57 17 24 R_Vargas MF 1 10 17 15 30 | 45 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 15 L_Traore FW 1 7 16 20 26 | 30 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 1767815287 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40