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A few clouds cover the sky here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play host to Montpellier HSC. A crowd of 17,005 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Olympique Lyonnais and Montpellier HSC are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Youl Rouvière.


0.00
The whistle blows and Olympique Lyonnais kick off!
2.43
Xavier Zidane sees Ruel Croft in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruel Croft knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Jesus. Antonio Jesus finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Miguel Bento.
3.34
Corner kick to Olympique Lyonnais. Michel Paviot chips it out wide. David Masson chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
4.21
Jocelyn Cabezas flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronan Adam. Ronan Adam flicks a high ball forward to Edward Carlton who takes it down. Edward Carlton cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Edward Carlton provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but somehow Geoffrey Regragui happens to be in the right place to block it.
6.16
Ruddy Smertin threads the ball through to Jose Le Pen. Jose Le Pen advances inside the box! Jose Le Pen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
12.22
Geoffrey Regragui chips the ball to his team mate, Michel Paviot. Michel Paviot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Jesus. Antonio Jesus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Masson.
20.46
Jocelyn Cabezas knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruddy Agboh. Ruddy Agboh kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Vieira. Alberto Vieira finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
21.22
Jocelyn Cabezas comes in with a late challenge on Antonio Jesus. Jocelyn Cabezas is shown the yellow card! Antonio Jesus runs off the knock.
24.30
Leonardo Carrasco hits a low pass to Nicolas Andres. Nicolas Andres threads the ball through to Edward Carlton. Edward Carlton tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Montpellier HSC!
28.40
Erwan Colleau knocks the ball to his team mate, Willy Brunel. Willy Brunel plays a quick one-two with Antonio Jesus and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Willy Brunel provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies wide!
30.18
Ruddy Smertin knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Le Pen. Jose Le Pen cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Jose Le Pen provides some space. He shoots at goal. Jose Le Pen scores for Montpellier HSC!!
34.03
Leonardo Carrasco kicks a strong pass forward to Ruddy Smertin. Ruddy Smertin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Carlton. Edward Carlton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Geoffrey Regragui.
36.08
Erwan Colleau threads a neat ball through to Ruel Croft. Ruel Croft rushes past Jocelyn Cabezas! Ruel Croft cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
40.04
Michel Paviot flicks a high pass forward to Ruel Croft who brings the ball under control. Ruel Croft skips past Jocelyn Cabezas! Ruel Croft takes a shot at goal but Miguel Bento is on top of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique Lyonnais appear unchanged since the first half. Montpellier HSC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Montpellier HSC kick off!
47.27
Jocelyn Cabezas catches Willy Brunel on the ankles. The referee calls over Jocelyn Cabezas and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Willy Brunel runs off the knock.
48.18
Geoffrey Regragui chips the ball to his team mate, Domenico Gueguen. Domenico Gueguen threads a neat ball through to Antonio Jesus. Antonio Jesus advances inside the box! Antonio Jesus makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Miguel Bento.
51.12
Domenico Gueguen makes a probing pass to Ruel Croft. Ruel Croft flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Jesus controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Antonio Jesus provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
54.47
Domenico Gueguen knocks the ball to his team mate, Willy Brunel. Willy Brunel whips in a cross ball towards Ruel Croft. Ruel Croft beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.36
Erwan Colleau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruel Croft. Ruel Croft shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
60.11
Montpellier HSC have made 2 substitutions with Guerino Sommese replacing Edward Carlton and Jochem Sluiter replacing Jose Le Pen .
67.22
Seeing a gap ahead, Xavier Zidane plays the ball forward to Willy Brunel. Willy Brunel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Jesus but the linesman indicates offside!
69.22
Michel Paviot hits a low pass to Ruel Croft. Ruel Croft plays a quick one-two with Antonio Jesus and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Ruel Croft provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Miguel Bento with no chance!! Goal for Olympique Lyonnais! The crowd cheers as the Englishman celebrates his hattrick!
84.45
Michel Paviot knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Croft. Ruel Croft knocks in a cross ball towards Willy Brunel. Willy Brunel gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Solid save from Miguel Bento.
85.28
Xavier Zidane knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Jesus. With some swift thinking, Antonio Jesus plays the ball forward to Ruel Croft who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Ruel Croft provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Miguel Bento.
86.50
It's a corner kick. Domenico Gueguen kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Leonardo Carrasco reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
87.09
Michel Paviot makes a high pass forward. Ruel Croft shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Ruel Croft lofts in a cross ball towards Willy Brunel. Willy Brunel makes a looping header on goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
4
3
Shots on Target
10
4
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
56.5%
43.5%
Play Area
22.4%
43.5%
34.1%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruel Croft of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings
1.Miguel Bento (GK)
7
2.Edward Carlton (ATT)goal scored
7
3.Leonardo Carrasco (DEF)
6
4.David Masson (DEF)
6
5.Nicolas Andres (MID)
6
6.Ruddy Agboh (MID)
6
7.Ruddy Smertin (MID)
7
8.Ronan Adam (MID)
6
9.Alberto Vieira (ATT)
6
10.Jose Le Pen (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Guerino Sommese (GK)
6
 
12.Jocelyn Cabezas (DEF)red card
4
13.Richard Bailey (GK)
0
14.Jochem Sluiter (ATT)
6