Match Report


Paris Saint-GermainParis Saint-Germain     Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais
Dave CeeDave Cee Bob Hardaker Bob Hardaker
Michael SimonsenM. Simonsen83
G
captain1
G
72Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister
Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa75
D
2
D
72Benito BarbanB. Barban
Patricio BilaudelleP. Bilaudelle72
D
3captain
D
74Alioune FlautoA. Flauto
Youssef BrahamiY. Brahami76
D
4
D
71Tiago ValenteT. Valente
Bruno EscobarB. Escobar84
D
5
M
75Rudy KingR. King
Medhi CassardM. Cassard83
M
6
M
72Hugo SegarraH. Segarra
Eric AmoahE. Amoah90
M
7
M
67Boudewijn DavidsB. Davids
Torsten NeuhausT. Neuhaus80
M
8
M
72Stephen MeiklejohnS. Meiklejohn
Yuri RiverolaY. Riverola77
A
9
A
65Andres IglesiasA. Iglesias
Lamine HeurliéL. Heurlié79
A
10
A
76Massimiliano CasaleM. Casale
Greg MortensenG. Mortensen79
A
11
A
66Lucien MouretL. Mouret
 
Alexander SanchezA. Sanchez76
D
12
A
72Billy MeiklejohnB. Meiklejohn
Andrew JohnsonA. Johnson78
M
13
A
64Adrien BarckayA. Barckay
Pape ClaytonP. Clayton72
A
14
D
68Carlos LopesC. Lopes

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Parc des Princes where Paris Saint-Germain play host to Olympique Lyonnais. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Paris Saint-Germain are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Olympique Lyonnais appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Aziz Rabuel.


0.00
Olympique Lyonnais start the match!
6.01
Tiago Valente catches Medhi Cassard on the ankles. Tiago Valente is shown the yellow card! Medhi Cassard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.20
Eric Amoah makes an attacking run forward. Eric Amoah shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
9.10
Medhi Cassard makes a probing pass to Eric Amoah. Eric Amoah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lamine Heurlié but he's offside!
10.01
Torsten Neuhaus threads the ball through to Yuri Riverola. Yuri Riverola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.27
Benito Barban threads the ball through to Boudewijn Davids. With a delightful solo run, Boudewijn Davids stretches the opposition's defence. Boudewijn Davids whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Meiklejohn. Stephen Meiklejohn makes a looping header on goal. Michael Simonsen punches it away to safety.
15.52
Patricio Bilaudelle sees Yuri Riverola in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yuri Riverola knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Mcallister who gathers it comfortably.
21.43
Boudewijn Davids controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lucien Mouret. Lucien Mouret makes a probing pass between the defence to Andres Iglesias. Andres Iglesias makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Michael Simonsen is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.28
Youssef Brahami breaks forward. Youssef Brahami flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Riverola. Yuri Riverola finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.16
Alioune Flauto barges into Lamine Heurlié. The referee calls over Alioune Flauto and warns him to calm down! Lamine Heurlié carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.59
Showing composure, Tiago Valente plays the ball forward to Stephen Meiklejohn. Stephen Meiklejohn makes a probing pass to Massimiliano Casale. Massimiliano Casale shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
30.10
Torsten Neuhaus flicks a high pass forward to Eric Amoah who brings the ball under control. Eric Amoah whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Neuhaus. With a superhuman jump, Torsten Neuhaus connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
38.26
Lucien Mouret flicks a high pass forward. Boudewijn Davids holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Boudewijn Davids lofts in a cross ball towards Andres Iglesias. Andres Iglesias connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
39.30
Eric Amoah hacks Alioune Flauto from behind! The referee calls over Eric Amoah and warns him to calm down! Alioune Flauto runs off the knock.
40.07
Medhi Cassard sees Yuri Riverola in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yuri Riverola finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.06
Torsten Neuhaus passes the ball forward to Yuri Riverola. Yuri Riverola knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Mortensen. Greg Mortensen rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's well over the bar!
45.00
With vision, Eric Amoah laces a weighted ball forward to Torsten Neuhaus. Torsten Neuhaus whips in a cross ball towards Lamine Heurlié. Lamine Heurlié gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper, Stephen Mcallister, sees it late!! Goal for Paris Saint-Germain!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Paris Saint-Germain appear unchanged since the first half. Olympique Lyonnais also appear unchanged since the first half. The Olympique Lyonnais players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Paris Saint-Germain kick off the second half!
47.31
With vision, Medhi Cassard laces a weighted ball forward to Eric Amoah. Eric Amoah edges inside the box! Eric Amoah tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Stephen Mcallister had no chance!! Goal for Paris Saint-Germain!
51.09
Paris Saint-Germain are in full control of this game.
57.45
Patricio Bilaudelle passes the ball forward to Eric Amoah. Eric Amoah flicks a high pass forward to Yuri Riverola who brings the ball under control. Yuri Riverola lofts in a cross ball towards Medhi Cassard. Medhi Cassard outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by Stephen Mcallister. Excellent save.
59.56
Bruno Escobar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Barbosa. Rodrigo Barbosa flicks a high pass forward to Greg Mortensen who brings the ball under control. Greg Mortensen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Stephen Mcallister as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
61.13
Torsten Neuhaus takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Medhi Cassard takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Stephen Mcallister has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
61.13
Paris Saint-Germain have made a substitution with Pape Clayton replacing Lamine Heurlié .Olympique Lyonnais have made a substitution with Adrien Barckay replacing Massimiliano Casale .
63.35
Medhi Cassard comes in with a late challenge on Boudewijn Davids. The referee calls over Medhi Cassard and shows him a yellow card! Boudewijn Davids hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.58
Eric Amoah makes a simple pass to Pape Clayton. Pape Clayton shoots from long range but somehow Stephen Mcallister manages to keep it out.
66.26
Youssef Brahami threads the ball through to Greg Mortensen. Greg Mortensen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Benito Barban.
67.14
Patricio Bilaudelle flicks a high pass forward to Torsten Neuhaus who brings the ball under control. Torsten Neuhaus flicks a high pass forward. Medhi Cassard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Medhi Cassard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
69.16
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
71.09
Patricio Bilaudelle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Medhi Cassard. Medhi Cassard threads the ball through to Greg Mortensen. Greg Mortensen knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Amoah. Eric Amoah is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Stephen Mcallister is on top of it.
73.29
Eric Amoah changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eric Amoah makes a probing pass between the defence to Yuri Riverola. Some silky footwork from Yuri Riverola provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
77.51
Olympique Lyonnais have made a substitution with Billy Meiklejohn replacing Stephen Meiklejohn and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
79.37
With imagination, Boudewijn Davids picks a pass forward to Hugo Segarra. Hugo Segarra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.06
Patricio Bilaudelle runs forward with the ball. Patricio Bilaudelle knocks the ball forward to Greg Mortensen. Greg Mortensen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.46
Hugo Segarra clumsily knocks into Youssef Brahami. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Youssef Brahami stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.53
Torsten Neuhaus threads a neat ball through to Greg Mortensen. Greg Mortensen whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Neuhaus. Torsten Neuhaus makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Paris Saint-Germain!
87.41
Hugo Segarra knocks the ball forward to Lucien Mouret. Lucien Mouret whips in a cross ball towards Boudewijn Davids. Boudewijn Davids makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
89.37
Torsten Neuhaus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Mortensen. Greg Mortensen knocks in a cross ball towards Yuri Riverola. Yuri Riverola rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent save by Stephen Mcallister!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Paris Saint-Germain

Olympique Lyonnais
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
10
5
Shots off Target
6
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
74.3%
25.7%
Play Area
21.6%
44.6%
33.8%

Scorers
Lamine Heurlié 45
Eric Amoah 47
Medhi Cassard 61
Torsten Neuhaus 85
Andres Iglesias 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Torsten Neuhaus of Paris Saint-Germain

Match Ratings