Euro Div 2, Lyon vs. Athletico Madrid (Sun Mar 30)


                                 Lyon  |  Athletico Madrid
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                         Jim Buckland  |  Stephen Gordon
                                       |
                          F_Carini GK  |  GK M_Imhof
                              Tree DF  |  DF A_Considne
                          W_Sagnol DF  |  DF S_Gordon
                           I_Tudor DF  |  DF K_Svensson
                        S_Caldwell DF  |  DF De_Pedro
                          I_Teever MF  |  DM A_Fernandez
                             Arnau MF  |  MF D_Pizzaro
                     P_Lovenkrands MF  |  MF Vicente
                               x16 MF  |  MF C_Burke
                         T_Houwing FW  |  FW P_Wanchope
                           T_Hysen FW  |  FW G_Pazzini
                                       |
                       R_Vercoutre SUB |  SUB Nagarjuna
                     P_Christanval SUB |  SUB T_Streete
                            Fatman SUB |  SUB G_Durand
                           O_Gusev SUB |  SUB J_Vennegoor
                           S_Govou SUB |  SUB R_Tamudo

Referee: A_D'Urso (England)


Min. 1  :(lyo) T_Hysen runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  D_Pizzaro wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 5  :(ath) P_Wanchope with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Tree 
          ...  S_Caldwell fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  A_D'Urso reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 8  :(lyo) W_Sagnol plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  T_Hysen decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  T_Hysen tries to beat M_Imhof! 
          ...  But M_Imhof palms it behind 
          ...  A_D'Urso has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 13 :(ath) S_Gordon pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  P_Wanchope is clean through! 
          ...  P_Lovenkrands reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 17 :(lyo) Tree gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to x16 
          ...  S_Gordon intercepts the pass 
Min. 18 :(ath) D_Pizzaro is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  P_Wanchope latches onto the ball 
          ...  S_Caldwell wins the ball 
Min. 19 :(lyo) Arnau has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  T_Houwing gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Considne is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  A_D'Urso called him over for a strong verbal warning 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !! 
          ...  That’s a scandalous decision! 
          ...  T_Houwing takes it 
          ...  He sends M_Imhof the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And Lyon are leading in the game now 
          ...  Lyon 1-0 Athletico Madrid...
Min. 20 :(ath) Athletico Madrid made the switch to a A strategy 
Min. 20 :(ath) A_Fernandez shifts into the AM position in a tactical change 
Min. 20 :(lyo) T_Houwing with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows S_Gordon a clean set of heals 
          ...  S_Gordon reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 22 :(lyo) Arnau boots it towards T_Houwing 
          ...  T_Houwing must beat M_Imhof! 
          ...  Brilliant save from M_Imhof 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 22 :(ath) D_Pizzaro knocks it forward 
          ...  I_Tudor slips 
          ...  De_Pedro gets to it! 
          ...  T_Hysen with a reckless challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 22 :(ath) A_Fernandez runs at P_Lovenkrands 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_Fernandez controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  F_Carini tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 26 :(lyo) T_Houwing with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  T_Houwing with the shot on net ! 
          ...  M_Imhof with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 28 :(lyo) I_Teever flicks it over S_Gordon and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  De_Pedro goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 29 :(lyo) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  S_Caldwell is through! 
          ...  S_Caldwell with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  M_Imhof gathers it easily 
Min. 29 :(ath) C_Burke plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  F_Carini fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  A_D'Urso points to the spot! 
          ...  G_Pazzini is the man who takes it 
          ...  He sends F_Carini the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Athletico Madrid have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Lyon 1-1 Athletico Madrid...
Min. 29 :(ath) Athletico Madrid's manager orders his side to play P 
Min. 29 :(ath) A_Fernandez shifts into the DM position in a tactical change 
Min. 29 :(lyo) W_Sagnol runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  De_Pedro with a bad challenge 
Min. 32 :(ath) C_Burke with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  I_Tudor body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That’s a careless challenge!! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 33 :(lyo) W_Sagnol is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  I_Tudor latches onto the ball 
          ...  Blocked by S_Gordon 
Min. 33 :(ath) P_Wanchope has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Sagnol! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Tree with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 34 :(ath) A_Considne kicks Arnau! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  Arnau shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to S_Caldwell instead 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  De_Pedro picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 40 :(ath) S_Gordon beats I_Tudor 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_Gordon tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  But F_Carini just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 41 :(lyo) P_Lovenkrands with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  A_Fernandez with the tackle 
          ...  A_D'Urso will want to speak to him 
          ...  A_D'Urso will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyo) I_Teever takes advantage of a mistake by De_Pedro 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Driven towards goal by I_Teever ! 
          ...  M_Imhof makes a fine save 
Min. 43 :(ath) De_Pedro turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Pazzini 
          ...  G_Pazzini cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  F_Carini won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 46 :(ath) K_Svensson holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to P_Wanchope 
          ...  Arnau reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Pizzaro crosses it in! 
          ...  S_Gordon gets to it! 
          ...  F_Carini heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 47 :(lyo) Tree plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  T_Houwing keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Gordon 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 48 :(ath) D_Pizzaro races into the box 
          ...  He sees G_Pazzini lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  G_Pazzini with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But F_Carini reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on F_Carini anyway 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 1-1 Athletico Madrid

Min. 47 :(ath) P_Wanchope plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  P_Wanchope with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  But F_Carini makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 49 :(lyo) I_Teever takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Caldwell 
          ...  S_Caldwell with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  M_Imhof watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 51 :(lyo) P_Lovenkrands controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  I_Teever gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  I_Teever chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  Saved by M_Imhof 
Min. 52 :(lyo) S_Caldwell has it now 
          ...  He takes on K_Svensson 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in x16! 
          ...  But S_Gordon wins the tackle 
Min. 52 :(ath) Vicente has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past I_Teever 
          ...  He puts in G_Pazzini! 
          ...  G_Pazzini has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  F_Carini parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And F_Carini recovers to save!! 
Min. 57 :(lyo) W_Sagnol is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to I_Teever 
          ...  I_Teever with a powerful header ! 
          ...  M_Imhof saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 58 :(lyo) Arnau finds P_Lovenkrands with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A_Fernandez knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But A_D'Urso just turns away! 
Min. 68 :(lyo) P_Lovenkrands runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to T_Houwing 
          ...  T_Houwing rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  M_Imhof tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by P_Lovenkrands 
          ...  S_Gordon heads it away 
Min. 68 :(lyo) I_Teever looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Houwing 
          ...  D_Pizzaro takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 71 :(ath) P_Wanchope flicks it over I_Tudor and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  P_Wanchope fires the shot in! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 74 :(lyo) Arnau gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside S_Gordon! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Arnau with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 75 :(ath) C_Burke holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Pazzini 
          ...  A well-placed shot from G_Pazzini ! 
          ...  The shot slips through F_Carini's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 77 :(lyo) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  I_Teever is through! 
          ...  I_Teever fires the shot in! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 78 :(ath) D_Pizzaro runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  P_Lovenkrands robs him of the ball 
Min. 79 :(ath) K_Svensson plays it forward to Vicente 
          ...  Vicente with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 80 :(lyo) Tree plays in S_Caldwell with a beautiful ball 
          ...  S_Caldwell fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  But M_Imhof comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 82 :(lyo) Arnau with a 50-yard pass to I_Teever 
          ...  A glorious effort by I_Teever ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  M_Imhof pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Teever curls it into the box! 
          ...  C_Burke gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 83 :(lyo) x16 flicks it over De_Pedro and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  x16 shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 85 :(ath) C_Burke crosses into the box, finding G_Pazzini 
          ...  P_Lovenkrands forces him off the ball 
Min. 86 :(lyo) P_Lovenkrands 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! 
          ...  P_Lovenkrands with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 87 :(lyo) S_Caldwell has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Fernandez 
          ...  He puts in T_Houwing! 
          ...  T_Houwing attempts a chip! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Lovenkrands chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  T_Houwing with the header 
          ...  M_Imhof falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(lyo) Arnau flicks the ball through 
          ...  Tree runs onto it! 
          ...  But De_Pedro reads the situation well and wins the ball 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Gerland
Attendance           : 28,904
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : T_Houwing
Scorers              : T_Houwing (19 pen)
Sent Off             : T_Hysen (22)
Booked               : S_Caldwell (5), Tree (33)
Injured              : N/A
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Athletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : S_Gordon (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Pazzini (29 pen)
Sent Off             : A_Considne (34)
Booked               : D_Pizzaro (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Lyon  |    Athletico Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       15
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       10
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Final Score          : Lyon 1 - 1 Athletico Madrid
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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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F_Carini       GK  27   1   1   1  30 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
Tree           DF   1  23   9   4  17 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  41  -4
W_Sagnol       DF   1  21  12   6  26 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
I_Tudor        DF   1  20  10   2  42 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Caldwell     DF   1  20   8   9  32 |  97   0   1   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  11  26   8
I_Teever       MF   1   5  25  10  35 |  97   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  30  22
Arnau          MF   1  12  23   5  29 |  97   0   1   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  90   2
P_Lovenkrands  MF   1   8  23  11  38 |  97   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  81  30   2
x16            MF   1   9  12   9  40 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
T_Houwing      FW   1   7   8  22  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
T_Hysen        FW   1   6  10  22  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
R_Vercoutre    GK  12   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Christanval  DF   1  19  13   8  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fatman         MF   1   8  21   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Gusev        MF   1   6  19  14  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Govou        FW   1   5   8  19  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Athletico Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Imhof        GK  27   1   1   1  18 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
A_Considne     DF   1  22   9   3  30 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
S_Gordon       DF   1  21  12   6  36 |  97   0   6   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  84  15  10
K_Svensson     DF   1  21   7   6  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
De_Pedro       DF   1  20   8   6  34 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  15   0
A_Fernandez    DM   1  16  18  15  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0   5
D_Pizzaro      MF   1  11  23  12  29 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  20  41  -4
Vicente        MF   1   8  22  10  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
C_Burke        MF   1   7  20  12  35 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  30   0
P_Wanchope     FW   1   4   4  24  33 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
G_Pazzini      FW   1   6   9  21  37 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  43
Nagarjuna      GK  16   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Streete      DF   1  20  10   3  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Durand       DM   1  17  10   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vennegoor    FW   1   9   9  20  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tamudo       FW   1   8   6  18  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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