Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stade Municipal where Toulouse play host to Olympique Lyonnais. A crowd of 19,286 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Toulouse and Olympique Lyonnais are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Damir El Khanchaf.


0.00
Olympique Lyonnais kick off the first half!
4.51
Paolo Perrotta flicks the ball to his team mate, Trond Egil Bratseth. Trond Egil Bratseth makes a probing pass between the defence to Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
10.30
Marama Brogno changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marama Brogno knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cesar Barros.
12.09
Michel Paviot chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Jesus. Antonio Jesus shoots from long range. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
15.55
Michel Paviot flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Croft controls it well on his chest. Ruel Croft shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
22.22
Matthieu Martel threads a neat ball through to Michel Paviot. Michel Paviot makes a simple pass to Antonio Jesus. Antonio Jesus shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Valeriy Yevstratenko.
24.15
Garcia Duque De Gasperi boots it upfield. Trond Egil Bratseth lofts in a cross ball towards Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.45
Cesar Barros kicks a strong pass forward to Jean Francois Rodriguez. Jean Francois Rodriguez chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Moreira. Roberto Moreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kader Amrani but he's offside!
33.59
Jean Francois Rodriguez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Trond Egil Bratseth. Trond Egil Bratseth threads the ball through to Roberto Moreira but he's offside!
36.27
Darren Parker flicks a high pass forward. Kader Amrani controls it well on his chest. Kader Amrani shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.37
Paolo Perrotta passes the ball forward to Roberto Moreira. Roberto Moreira threads a neat, attacking ball through to Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kader Amrani!
42.09
Jean Francois Rodriguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Moreira. Roberto Moreira deftly passes the ball to Trond Egil Bratseth, releasing him through on goal. Trond Egil Bratseth side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
Gary Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicky Carragher. Nicky Carragher sees Roberto Moreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Moreira advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Roberto Moreira provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by ƒtienne Pahlplatz!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Toulouse kick off!
51.46
Erwan Colleau hacks Nicky Carragher from behind! The referee calls over Erwan Colleau and warns him to calm down! Nicky Carragher runs off the knock.
53.45
Gary Niven threads a neat ball through to Jean Francois Rodriguez. Jean Francois Rodriguez chips the ball to his team mate, Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by ƒtienne Pahlplatz!
55.44
Jean Francois Rodriguez sees Roberto Moreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Moreira edges inside the box! Roberto Moreira comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
60.24
Toulouse have made 3 substitutions with Samuel Njanka replacing Cesar Barros, Adel Legrand replacing Darren Parker and Adrian Potts replacing Trond Egil Bratseth .
63.14
Domenico Gueguen threads the ball through to Ruel Croft. Ruel Croft sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
66.59
Samuel Njanka makes a simple pass to Adel Legrand. Adel Legrand chips the ball to his team mate, Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by ƒtienne Pahlplatz!
67.32
Tchiressoua Toyes hits a low pass to Michel Paviot. Michel Paviot passes the ball forward to Ruel Croft. Ruel Croft advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Ruel Croft provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
69.21
Garcia Duque De Gasperi makes a probing pass to Nicky Carragher. Nicky Carragher passes the ball forward to Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani runs straight at the defence! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Kader Amrani provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
73.23
Samuel Njanka makes a beautiful solo run. Samuel Njanka sees Kader Amrani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kader Amrani knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matthieu Martel.
83.57
Jean Francois Rodriguez flicks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Potts. Adrian Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Kader Amrani but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.15
Adel Legrand passes the ball forward to Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani plays a one-two with Roberto Moreira and advances towards the goal... Kader Amrani tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kader Amrani! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.9%
32.1%
Play Area
25.6%
43.6%
30.8%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kader Amrani of Toulouse