PBEMFF INTER WING CUP LAST 16, Lyon vs. Tottenham Hotspurs (Thu Jun 07)


                                 Lyon  |  Tottenham Hotspurs
                            4-1-3-2 A  |  4-1-4-1 E
                        Josh Nicholls  |  Ian Thompson
                                       |
                          F_Carini GK  |  GK McAlpine
                         C_Panucci DF  |  DF R_Dobson
                          W_Sagnol DF  |  DF L_Blanc
                           I_Tudor DF  |  DF G_Pallister
                     P_Christanval DF  |  DF G_Neville
                             Arnau DM  |  DM A_Albiston03
                     P_Lovenkrands MF  |  MF Ray_Wilkins
                     M_Jankulovski MF  |  MF F_J_Torres
                     M_Buskermolen MF  |  MF B_Ferguson
                           T_Hysen FW  |  MF S_Coppell
                         T_Houwing FW  |  FW M_Malcolm
                                       |
                       R_Vercoutre SUB |  SUB L_Grant
                        S_Caldwell SUB |  SUB S_Bruce
                               x04 SUB |  SUB Gordon_Hill
                           O_Gusev SUB |  SUB D_Bergkamp
                           S_Govou SUB |  SUB A_Baumjohann

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(lyo) C_Panucci is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to T_Hysen 
          ...  T_Hysen has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But McAlpine palms it behind 
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 1  :(tot) M_Malcolm with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  C_Panucci with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  N_Alexander will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 3  :(tot) A_Albiston03 works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Ferguson 
          ...  A delicate header from B_Ferguson ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  F_Carini looks relieved there! 
Min. 4  :(lyo) W_Sagnol picks out P_Lovenkrands with the cross 
          ...  The ball hits R_Dobson in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 5  :(lyo) M_Jankulovski pulls it back to P_Lovenkrands 
          ...  P_Lovenkrands with a thundering drive! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  McAlpine moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 6  :(tot) Ray_Wilkins sidesteps W_Sagnol 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  P_Christanval makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 12 :(tot) F_J_Torres looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Malcolm 
          ...  P_Christanval stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 14 :(tot) F_J_Torres works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Malcolm 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Arnau 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 16 :(lyo) I_Tudor looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Houwing 
          ...  A cheeky lob from T_Houwing ! 
          ...  McAlpine is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 16 :(tot) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  Ray_Wilkins seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Ray_Wilkins sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  F_Carini beats the ball away 
Min. 17 :(tot) F_J_Torres takes on P_Lovenkrands 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  F_J_Torres with the strike ! 
          ...  But F_Carini reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on F_Carini anyway 
Min. 20 :(tot) Ray_Wilkins volleys it forward. He finds L_Blanc 
          ...  L_Blanc attempts to nutmeg F_Carini! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 21 :(tot) F_J_Torres finds M_Malcolm with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Malcolm tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Coppell plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Arnau reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 23 :(tot) G_Neville slides it through the middle to L_Blanc 
          ...  L_Blanc tries the shot ! 
          ...  F_Carini falls over 
          ...  But F_Carini is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 25 :(lyo) P_Lovenkrands knocks it forward 
          ...  R_Dobson slips 
          ...  Arnau gets to it! 
          ...  Arnau with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  McAlpine takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 29 :(tot) G_Pallister with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  G_Pallister attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But F_Carini hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 30 :(tot) B_Ferguson plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  G_Pallister decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  G_Pallister bears down on goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  F_Carini pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_J_Torres lofts the ball in! 
          ...  W_Sagnol clears the corner 
Min. 35 :(lyo) M_Jankulovski runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  M_Jankulovski with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Lovenkrands hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  W_Sagnol makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 36 :(tot) Ray_Wilkins with an incisive pass to B_Ferguson 
          ...  B_Ferguson from 20 yards ! 
          ...  F_Carini is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 37 :(lyo) T_Houwing takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past A_Albiston03 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  R_Dobson with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Lyon players 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  P_Lovenkrands swings it in 
          ...  T_Hysen takes control of it! 
          ...  T_Hysen attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Tottenham Hotspurs fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 38 :(tot) B_Ferguson heads the ball back to G_Neville 
          ...  G_Neville with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  F_Carini had no chance! 
          ...  Tottenham Hotspurs go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Lyon 0-1 Tottenham Hotspurs ...
Min. 39 :(lyo) P_Lovenkrands is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Jankulovski 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Dobson 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Lovenkrands drives it into the box! 
          ...  W_Sagnol makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  McAlpine with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 39 :(tot) M_Malcolm barges C_Panucci off the ball 
          ...  M_Malcolm chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  But F_Carini stops that one easily 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lyo) T_Houwing jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  T_Houwing with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  McAlpine saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 44 :(lyo) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  T_Houwing seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  B_Ferguson gathers up the loose ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Lyon 0-1 Tottenham Hotspurs

Min. 47 :(lyo) I_Tudor looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Hysen 
          ...  T_Hysen aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But McAlpine makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 48 :(lyo) Arnau finds T_Hysen with a ball over the defence 
          ...  B_Ferguson goes in studs first 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 53 :(lyo) I_Tudor skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Houwing 
          ...  T_Houwing with a thundering drive! 
          ...  McAlpine tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Arnau hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Jankulovski gets his head on it 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 53 :(tot) M_Malcolm beats P_Christanval 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves N_Alexander 
          ...  M_Malcolm tries to beat F_Carini from outside the area! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Ferguson chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  L_Blanc gets his head on it 
          ...  F_Carini makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ray_Wilkins curls it into the box! 
          ...  S_Coppell gets to it! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  F_Carini pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ray_Wilkins swings it in! 
          ...  I_Tudor gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 57 :(lyo) I_Tudor has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Albiston03 
          ...  He puts in T_Houwing! 
          ...  T_Houwing with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  But McAlpine palms it behind 
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 59 :(lyo) W_Sagnol runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  T_Hysen latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  G_Neville forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Tudor drives it into the box! 
          ...  McAlpine jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 60 :(lyo) Arnau finds W_Sagnol in acres of space 
          ...  G_Pallister rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s N_Alexander going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 63 :(lyo) Lyon restructured their strategy to E 
Min. 64 :(tot) G_Neville breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on F_Carini! 
          ...  P_Christanval brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  N_Alexander reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 65 :(tot) Ray_Wilkins finds B_Ferguson on the edge of the box 
          ...  I_Tudor with a deliberate foul 
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 69 :(lyo) M_Jankulovski with a neat pass into T_Houwing 
          ...  A_Albiston03 takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 69 :(tot) G_Pallister sidesteps Arnau 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  G_Pallister with the overhead ! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 71 :(tot) R_Dobson punches P_Christanval off the ball 
          ...  Well spotted by N_Alexander 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  N_Alexander reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 72 :(tot) F_J_Torres finds B_Ferguson on the edge of the box 
          ...  B_Ferguson blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 73 :(tot) F_J_Torres crosses to G_Pallister 
          ...  G_Pallister fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into F_Carini's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 74 :(lyo) S_Govou takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace T_Houwing 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 75 :(lyo) S_Govou with the dribble 
          ...  But Ray_Wilkins slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 77 :(tot) S_Coppell with an intelligent ball to L_Blanc 
          ...  L_Blanc rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It floats over F_Carini 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 78 :(tot) B_Ferguson finds R_Dobson with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  R_Dobson tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  F_Carini can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  F_Carini makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 82 :(lyo) P_Lovenkrands plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Buskermolen decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  M_Buskermolen uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 85 :(tot) M_Malcolm with the dribble 
          ...  P_Christanval is easily beaten 
          ...  M_Malcolm sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  F_Carini heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(lyo) Arnau finds T_Hysen with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  L_Blanc gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 91 :(tot) M_Malcolm gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Jankulovski! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Malcolm with the strike ! 
          ...  But F_Carini palms it behind 
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Gerland
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Arnau
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Christanval (64), I_Tudor (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Hotspurs Match Info
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Best player          : G_Neville (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Neville (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Ferguson (48), R_Dobson (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Lyon  |    Tottenham Hotspurs
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       21
Off target           :           7        |       10
On target            :           7        |       11
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           4        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :          15        |       13
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Lyon 0 - 1 Tottenham Hotspurs
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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  26   1   1   1  32 |  92  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Panucci      DF   1  21  14   8  37 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
W_Sagnol       DF   1  20  11   6  30 |  92   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  30   7
I_Tudor        DF   1  19   9   2  41 |  92   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  12  56  -4
P_Christanval  DF   1  19  13   8  34 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  -4  -4
Arnau          DM   1  11  22   5  32 |  92   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  45   5
P_Lovenkrands  MF   1   7  22  11  36 |  92   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   2
M_Jankulovski  MF   1  12  20   8  28 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   4
M_Buskermolen  MF   1   6  18   6  30 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
T_Hysen        FW   1   5  10  21  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
T_Houwing      FW   1   7   8  21  26 |  75   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -10 -10   7
R_Vercoutre    GK  11   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Caldwell     DF   1  20   8   9  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
x04            DF   1  13   8   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Gusev        MF   1   6  18  14  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Govou        FW   1   5   8  19  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspurs
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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McAlpine       GK  26   2   2   2  21 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  82   0   0   0
R_Dobson       DF   1  21   9   3  28 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  24  -4  -2
L_Blanc        DF   1  21   8   7  25 |  92   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  24  10  24
G_Pallister    DF   1  20   9   8  33 |  92   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  25  10  24
G_Neville      DF   1  20   7   6  24 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  65  15  44
A_Albiston03   DM   1  13  10   6  22 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  15   0
Ray_Wilkins    MF   1   9  22  10  37 |  92   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  45   5
F_J_Torres     MF   1   4  25  11  36 |  92   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  75   5
B_Ferguson     MF   1  11  22  11  32 |  92   0   1   3   1   3   0   1   0   0  20  64   2
S_Coppell      MF   1   8  21   9  25 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
M_Malcolm      FW   1   6   8  21  29 |  92   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
L_Grant        GK  14   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bruce        DF   1  16   8   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gordon_Hill    MF   1   7  20   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   8  20  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Baumjohann   FW   1   4  11  18  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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