Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     Paris Saint-GermainParis Saint-Germain
Iain RicherIain Richer Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Jose FariaJ. Faria79
G
1
G
74Habib CordonnierH. Cordonnier
Gianpaolo MadonnaG. Madonna77
D
2
D
70Gabriel VoisinG. Voisin
João YbarraJ. Ybarra78
D
3
D
75Darren ThompsonD. Thompson
Martin DahlinM. Dahlin83
D
4
D
63Lilian SeubeL. Seube
Juan GuardiolaJ. Guardiola85
M
5
M
69Thomas KeitaT. Keita
Mervin CraddockM. Craddock93
M
captain6captain
M
86Romano BoschR. Bosch
Takis ChristodoulakisT. Christodoulakis82
M
7
M
79Jacob BishopJ. Bishop
Ron MeijndershagenR. Meijndershagen80
M
8
M
74Johan Van BastenJ. Van Basten
Tiziano FranzoneT. Franzone70
A
9
A
79Tommy Le SauxT. Le Saux
Steinar HålandS. Håland82
A
10
A
71Jonathan GourvennecJ. Gourvennec
Pablo VeraP. Vera75
A
11
A
66Richard DurandR. Durand
 
Vladimir TomasV. Tomas79
D
12
A
88Muzzy ÖzalanM. Özalan
Miguel CabreraM. Cabrera78
A
13
M
72Edern CapiauxE. Capiaux
Carmelo EvangelistiC. Evangelisti87
A
14
D
80Gonçalo MadridG. Madrid

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play host to Paris Saint-Germain. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kaci Govou.


0.00
The whistle blows and Paris Saint-Germain get the match underway!
3.42
Thomas Keita deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romano Bosch. Romano Bosch shoots from 20 yards but somehow Jose Faria manages to keep it out.
9.53
Gianpaolo Madonna knocks the ball to his team mate, Mervin Craddock. Mervin Craddock flicks a high pass forward to Pablo Vera who brings the ball under control. Pablo Vera lofts in a cross ball towards Steinar Håland. Steinar Håland finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
16.47
Mervin Craddock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola knocks the ball forward to Steinar Håland. Steinar Håland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Habib Cordonnier is on top of it.
22.54
Olympique Lyonnais are in full control of this game.
24.06
Jonathan Gourvennec kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Durand. Richard Durand knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Gourvennec. Jonathan Gourvennec knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Jose Faria is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
32.34
Gabriel Voisin barges into Takis Christodoulakis. Gabriel Voisin is warned by the referee! Takis Christodoulakis runs off the knock.
34.58
Romano Bosch makes a simple pass to Tommy Le Saux. Tommy Le Saux plays a one-two with Johan Van Basten and advances towards the goal... Tommy Le Saux shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
38.13
Darren Thompson passes the ball forward to Thomas Keita. Thomas Keita knocks the ball to his team mate, Romano Bosch. Romano Bosch shoots from long range. Jose Faria gets down and covers it.
39.54
Jacob Bishop deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Johan Van Basten. Johan Van Basten threads a neat ball through to Tommy Le Saux. Tommy Le Saux muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
42.27
Martin Dahlin threads a neat ball through to Ron Meijndershagen. Ron Meijndershagen hits a low pass to Pablo Vera. Pablo Vera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Habib Cordonnier who gathers it comfortably.
44.46
Tommy Le Saux flicks a high pass forward. Richard Durand controls it well on his chest. Richard Durand shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
Juan Guardiola makes a simple pass to Tiziano Franzone. Without breaking stride, Tiziano Franzone plays the ball forward to Steinar Håland who has made a great run into the box. Steinar Håland 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
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique Lyonnais appear unchanged since the first half. Paris Saint-Germain also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The second half starts with Olympique Lyonnais kicking off!
54.15
Takis Christodoulakis flicks a high ball forward to Pablo Vera who takes it down. Pablo Vera lofts in a cross ball towards Steinar Håland. Steinar Håland flicks the ball with his head but somehow Gabriel Voisin happens to be in the right place to block it.
55.14
Gianpaolo Madonna kicks a strong pass forward to Ron Meijndershagen. Ron Meijndershagen decides to run forward with the ball. Ron Meijndershagen knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Vera. Pablo Vera connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Habib Cordonnier punches it away to safety.
60.25
Olympique Lyonnais have made a substitution with Carmelo Evangelisti replacing Tiziano Franzone .
63.43
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
65.17
Martin Dahlin runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Martin Dahlin whips in a cross ball towards Steinar Håland. Steinar Håland whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
66.10
Ron Meijndershagen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mervin Craddock. Mervin Craddock whips in a cross ball towards Carmelo Evangelisti. Carmelo Evangelisti outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Carmelo Evangelisti!
71.40
Ron Meijndershagen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mervin Craddock. Mervin Craddock plays a scrappy one-two with Pablo Vera and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Mervin Craddock provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.45
Johan Van Basten hits a low pass to Jonathan Gourvennec. Jonathan Gourvennec passes the ball forward but Richard Durand is offside!
77.23
Martin Dahlin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of João Ybarra. João Ybarra flicks a high ball forward to Steinar Håland who takes it down. Steinar Håland whips in a cross ball towards Mervin Craddock. Mervin Craddock jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Habib Cordonnier!
78.49
Mervin Craddock barges into Johan Van Basten. The referee calls over Mervin Craddock and warns him to calm down! Johan Van Basten runs off the knock.
83.33
Mervin Craddock sees space and advances. Mervin Craddock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lilian Seube.
87.51
Takis Christodoulakis flicks a high pass forward. Mervin Craddock holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mervin Craddock lofts in a cross ball towards Steinar Håland. Steinar Håland makes a convincing header but it rises well off target!
89.23
Pablo Vera clumsily knocks into Gabriel Voisin. Pablo Vera is shown the yellow card! Gabriel Voisin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

Paris Saint-Germain
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.4%
42.6%
Play Area
24.6%
42.6%
32.8%

Scorers
Steinar Håland 45
Carmelo Evangelisti 66
Mervin Craddock 71
Tommy Le Saux 35

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mervin Craddock of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings