Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     Girondins de BordeauxGirondins de Bordeaux
Iain RicherIain Richer Computer Player Computer Player
Jose FariaJ. Faria79
G
1
G
73Camille GastienC. Gastien
João YbarraJ. Ybarra78
D
2
D
61Peter SummerbeeP. Summerbee
Vladimir TomasV. Tomas79
D
3
D
61Youl Alidor NéeY. Née
Billy JacksonB. Jackson77
D
4
D
60Mathias GueguenM. Gueguen
Juan GuardiolaJ. Guardiola85
M
5captain
D
60Ted LaurentT. Laurent
Mervin CraddockM. Craddock93
M
captain6
M
68Mick RufusM. Rufus
Takis ChristodoulakisT. Christodoulakis82
M
7
M
66Jean EloiJ. Eloi
Ron MeijndershagenR. Meijndershagen80
M
8
M
63Amara VahiruaA. Vahirua
Tiziano FranzoneT. Franzone70
A
9
A
67Duarte NascimentoD. Nascimento
Carmelo EvangelistiC. Evangelisti87
A
10
A
66Pierre-Yves VillechalaneP. Villechalane
Pablo VeraP. Vera75
A
11
A
61Mohamed DaillyM. Dailly
 
Gianpaolo MadonnaG. Madonna77
D
12
G
69Cesar ValenteC. Valente
Miguel CabreraM. Cabrera78
A
13
G
68Alex SounessA. Souness
Steinar HålandS. Håland82
A
14
G
63Kaba CoolK. Cool

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play host to Girondins de Bordeaux. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Olympique Lyonnais are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Girondins de Bordeaux appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dario De Abreu.


0.00
Olympique Lyonnais kick off!
2.59
Mick Rufus clumsily knocks into Carmelo Evangelisti. The referee calls over Mick Rufus and shows him a yellow card! Carmelo Evangelisti stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.02
Juan Guardiola controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tiziano Franzone. Tiziano Franzone knocks the ball forward into space. Mervin Craddock bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
8.36
Vladimir Tomas makes a probing pass to João Ybarra. João Ybarra threads a neat ball through to Carmelo Evangelisti. Carmelo Evangelisti whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Vera. Pablo Vera is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Camille Gastien manages to gather it.
9.54
Youl Alidor Née sees a break and surges forward. Youl Alidor Née flicks a high pass forward. Pierre-Yves Villechalane collects the pass. Pierre-Yves Villechalane sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.21
Youl Alidor Née takes it forward alone. Youl Alidor Née controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mohamed Dailly. Mohamed Dailly knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Faria who gathers it comfortably.
18.50
Ted Laurent plays a long ball forward. Mick Rufus deftly passes the ball to Pierre-Yves Villechalane, releasing him through on goal. Pierre-Yves Villechalane muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Solid save from Jose Faria. What a great pair of hands!
20.55
Mervin Craddock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pablo Vera. Pablo Vera shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
22.37
Mathias Gueguen sees Duarte Nascimento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duarte Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.52
Amara Vahirua catches João Ybarra on the ankles. The referee calls over Amara Vahirua and shows him a yellow card! João Ybarra stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.01
Vladimir Tomas chips the ball to his team mate, Carmelo Evangelisti. Carmelo Evangelisti laces a through ball forward to Pablo Vera. Pablo Vera lofts in a cross ball towards Mervin Craddock. Mervin Craddock is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Mathias Gueguen happens to be in the right place to block it.
33.54
Amara Vahirua sees Duarte Nascimento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duarte Nascimento knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by João Ybarra.
36.05
Mathias Gueguen decides to run forward with the ball. Mathias Gueguen makes a simple pass to Mohamed Dailly. Mohamed Dailly whips in a cross ball towards Duarte Nascimento. Duarte Nascimento makes a convincing header. Fantastic reaction save from Jose Faria!
38.04
Ted Laurent makes a simple pass to Jean Eloi. Jean Eloi flicks a high ball forward to Amara Vahirua who takes it down. Amara Vahirua lofts in a cross ball towards Duarte Nascimento. Duarte Nascimento connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
44.29
Jean Eloi barges into Takis Christodoulakis. Jean Eloi is shown the yellow card! Takis Christodoulakis runs off the knock.
45.00
Tiziano Franzone catches Pierre-Yves Villechalane on the ankles. The referee calls over Tiziano Franzone and shows him a yellow card! Pierre-Yves Villechalane carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique Lyonnais appear unchanged since the first half. Girondins de Bordeaux also appear unchanged since the first half. The Olympique Lyonnais players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Girondins de Bordeaux kick off!
47.20
Jean Eloi clumsily knocks into Vladimir Tomas. Jean Eloi is given a warning by the referee! Vladimir Tomas stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.57
Takis Christodoulakis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Vera. Pablo Vera lofts in a cross ball towards Tiziano Franzone. Tiziano Franzone beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
54.32
Vladimir Tomas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola kicks a strong pass forward to Carmelo Evangelisti. Carmelo Evangelisti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.21
Vladimir Tomas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ron Meijndershagen. Without breaking stride, Ron Meijndershagen plays the ball forward to Tiziano Franzone. Tiziano Franzone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.14
Girondins de Bordeaux have made a substitution with Kaba Cool replacing Mohamed Dailly .
67.05
Takis Christodoulakis hits a low pass to Tiziano Franzone. Tiziano Franzone whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Vera. Pablo Vera makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
71.55
Mick Rufus decides to run forward with the ball. Mick Rufus whips in a cross ball towards Duarte Nascimento. Duarte Nascimento powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.06
Mervin Craddock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tiziano Franzone. Tiziano Franzone plays a one-two with Juan Guardiola and rushes in on goal... Tiziano Franzone rockets a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
73.45
Billy Jackson lofts the ball long. Tiziano Franzone knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Vera. Pablo Vera knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Mervin Craddock threads a neat ball through to Takis Christodoulakis. Takis Christodoulakis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

Girondins de Bordeaux
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
23.3%
42.5%
34.2%

Scorers
Tiziano Franzone 49
Pablo Vera 67, 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pablo Vera of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings