Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     Sochaux-MontbéliardSochaux-Montbéliard
Iain RicherIain Richer Computer Player Computer Player
Jose FariaJ. Faria79
G
1
G
78Dragos StingaD. Stinga
Eduardo AlvarezE. Alvarez85
D
2
D
74Corentin ZaamiC. Zaami
Vladimir TomasV. Tomas79
D
3
D
69Patrick TapellaP. Tapella
Gianpaolo MadonnaG. Madonna78
D
4
D
69Frederic PardeilhanF. Pardeilhan
João YbarraJ. Ybarra78
D
5
M
72Abdoullaye DadiA. Dadi
Mervin CraddockM. Craddock93
M
6captain
M
69Adel FadigaA. Fadiga
Juan GuardiolaJ. Guardiola85
M
captain7
M
62Ga‘l PrunierG. Prunier
Takis ChristodoulakisT. Christodoulakis83
M
8
M
58Fabian N. DeiF. Dei
Carmelo EvangelistiC. Evangelisti87
A
9
A
75Quim VianaQ. Viana
Giannis StefanopoulosG. Stefanopoulos81
A
10
A
72Louis GuyaderL. Guyader
Gregorio RodriguezG. Rodriguez77
A
11
A
67Vitor MarquesV. Marques
 
Ron MeijndershagenR. Meijndershagen81
M
12
G
69Serge CollinS. Collin
Billy JacksonB. Jackson77
D
13
D
67Sylvain EmeranS. Emeran
Pablo VeraP. Vera75
A
14
A
65Alex HuguesA. Hugues

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play host to Sochaux-Montbéliard. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Olympique Lyonnais are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sochaux-Montbéliard appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Hamada Maoulida.


0.00
Olympique Lyonnais kick off the first half!
3.46
Juan Guardiola deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Takis Christodoulakis. Takis Christodoulakis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Dragos Stinga manages to keep it out.
6.41
Adel Fadiga surges forward with the ball. Adel Fadiga shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
10.05
Ga‘l Prunier threads a neat ball through to Fabian N. Dei. Fabian N. Dei skips past Gianpaolo Madonna! Fabian N. Dei tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.12
Takis Christodoulakis clumsily knocks into Corentin Zaami. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Corentin Zaami hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.46
Vladimir Tomas flicks a high pass forward. Mervin Craddock collects the pass. Mervin Craddock darts forward. Mervin Craddock runs straight at the defence! Mervin Craddock rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Dragos Stinga.
16.35
Juan Guardiola takes a quick corner, playing it short to Giannis Stefanopoulos. Giannis Stefanopoulos knocks the ball into the box. Frederic Pardeilhan reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
21.22
Adel Fadiga makes a simple pass to Vitor Marques. Vitor Marques controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Jose Faria as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
24.16
Patrick Tapella flicks a high pass forward. Corentin Zaami holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Corentin Zaami deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adel Fadiga. Adel Fadiga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
27.42
Eduardo Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Mervin Craddock comfortably collects the pass. Mervin Craddock flicks the ball to his team mate, Takis Christodoulakis. Takis Christodoulakis plays a scrappy one-two with Mervin Craddock and stumbles forward towards the goal... Takis Christodoulakis takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
32.53
Vladimir Tomas knocks the ball forward to Carmelo Evangelisti. Carmelo Evangelisti flicks a high pass forward. Gregorio Rodriguez controls it well on his chest. Gregorio Rodriguez threads the ball through to Mervin Craddock but he's offside!
38.26
Eduardo Alvarez threads the ball through to Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola flicks a high ball forward to Takis Christodoulakis who takes it down. Takis Christodoulakis runs straight at the defence! Takis Christodoulakis muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.11
Vladimir Tomas runs forward with the ball. Vladimir Tomas passes the ball forward to Gregorio Rodriguez. Gregorio Rodriguez lofts in a cross ball towards Giannis Stefanopoulos. Giannis Stefanopoulos knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Dragos Stinga reads it well. He makes it look easy!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique Lyonnais appear unchanged since the first half. Sochaux-Montbéliard also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sochaux-Montbéliard kick off the second half!
47.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Juan Guardiola plays the ball forward to Carmelo Evangelisti. Carmelo Evangelisti plays a scrappy one-two with Takis Christodoulakis and stumbles forward towards the goal... Carmelo Evangelisti shoots from just inside the box but Dragos Stinga is on top of his game. Excellent save!
48.40
Corentin Zaami plays the ball forward to Vitor Marques. Vitor Marques rushes past Eduardo Alvarez! Eduardo Alvarez clumsily knocks into Vitor Marques. Penalty not given!!
51.48
Takis Christodoulakis advances with the ball. Takis Christodoulakis makes a simple pass, allowing Carmelo Evangelisti to run into the box. Carmelo Evangelisti comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just wide!
53.34
Vitor Marques plays the ball forward to Louis Guyader. Louis Guyader shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.51
Ga‘l Prunier flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Marques controls it well on his chest. Vitor Marques edges inside the box! Vitor Marques rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Jose Faria has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.26
Olympique Lyonnais have made a substitution with Billy Jackson replacing Gregorio Rodriguez .
63.37
Vladimir Tomas makes a probing pass to João Ybarra. João Ybarra darts forward. João Ybarra runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from João Ybarra provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.40
João Ybarra threads the ball through to Takis Christodoulakis. Takis Christodoulakis makes a simple pass to Carmelo Evangelisti. Carmelo Evangelisti whips in a cross ball towards Billy Jackson. Billy Jackson directs the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
67.43
Eduardo Alvarez makes a probing pass to Mervin Craddock. Mervin Craddock flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola knocks the ball forward to Billy Jackson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
69.17
Adel Fadiga chips the ball to his team mate, Vitor Marques. Vitor Marques whips in a cross ball towards Quim Viana. Quim Viana directs the ball goalwards with his head. Jose Faria gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
71.47
Eduardo Alvarez hacks Fabian N. Dei from behind! The referee warns Eduardo Alvarez to calm down! Fabian N. Dei stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.18
Juan Guardiola chips the ball to his team mate, Carmelo Evangelisti. Carmelo Evangelisti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan Guardiola but the linesman indicates offside!
73.18
Billy Jackson flicks a high pass forward. Giannis Stefanopoulos easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giannis Stefanopoulos plays a scrappy one-two with Carmelo Evangelisti and advances towards the goal... Giannis Stefanopoulos comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
75.57
From the throw-in, Ga‘l Prunier picks out Fabian N. Dei. Fabian N. Dei knocks the ball forward to Quim Viana. Quim Viana sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.08
Adel Fadiga comes in with a late challenge on Gianpaolo Madonna. The referee brings Adel Fadiga to one side and gives him a warning! Gianpaolo Madonna gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.30
Vladimir Tomas passes the ball forward to Mervin Craddock. Mervin Craddock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Jackson. Billy Jackson runs straight at the defence! Billy Jackson shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
85.50
Vladimir Tomas passes the ball forward to Gianpaolo Madonna. Gianpaolo Madonna threads the ball through to Giannis Stefanopoulos. Giannis Stefanopoulos plays a one-two with Juan Guardiola and rushes in on goal... Giannis Stefanopoulos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball strikes Patrick Tapella's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
87.24
It's a corner kick which Juan Guardiola takes quickly, playing the ball short to Billy Jackson. Billy Jackson heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Dragos Stinga scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
89.52
Mervin Craddock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Takis Christodoulakis. Takis Christodoulakis shoots from 25 yards but Dragos Stinga is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

Sochaux-Montbéliard
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.3%
40.7%
Play Area
31.4%
40.7%
27.9%

Scorers
Takis Christodoulakis 27, 38
Fabian N. Dei 10
Vitor Marques 56

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Takis Christodoulakis of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings