Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     AS MonacoAS Monaco
Bob HardakerBob Hardaker Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister72
G
1
G
78Malcolm MonkM. Monk
Carlos LopesC. Lopes68
D
2
D
72Karim QueirosK. Queiros
Benito BarbanB. Barban72
D
captain3
D
88Alassandro RivaltaA. Rivalta
Tiago ValenteT. Valente72
D
4
D
75Claudio PichichiC. Pichichi
Hugo SegarraH. Segarra72
M
5
M
81Roy ArtsR. Arts
Christian CarreraC. Carrera67
M
6
M
80Ivan FuentesI. Fuentes
Rudy KingR. King76
M
7
M
80Loic ArpinonL. Arpinon
Stephen MeiklejohnS. Meiklejohn72
M
8
M
86Gonzalo EsparzaG. Esparza
Adrien BarckayA. Barckay64
A
9captain
A
94Adil ElkhatabiA. Elkhatabi
Andres IglesiasA. Iglesias65
A
10
A
81Rodrigo BeltranR. Beltran
Lucien MouretL. Mouret66
A
11
A
79David PintoD. Pinto
 
Billy MeiklejohnB. Meiklejohn72
A
12
D
66Demetrius CasciniD. Cascini
Massimiliano CasaleM. Casale76
A
13
M
79Dagui MionnetD. Mionnet
Alioune FlautoA. Flauto74
D
14
A
73Craig McgrealC. Mcgreal

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play host to AS Monaco. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Olympique Lyonnais and AS Monaco are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Denis Ait Atmane.


0.00
AS Monaco start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.47
Adil Elkhatabi flicks a high ball forward to Rodrigo Beltran who takes it down. Rodrigo Beltran skips past Benito Barban! Rodrigo Beltran shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Stephen Mcallister has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
6.55
Claudio Pichichi knocks the ball forward to Ivan Fuentes. Ivan Fuentes flicks a high pass forward to Rodrigo Beltran who brings the ball neatly under control. Rodrigo Beltran edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Rodrigo Beltran provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Stephen Mcallister manages to gather it comfortably.
8.11
Claudio Pichichi flicks a high pass forward to Rodrigo Beltran who brings the ball under control. Rodrigo Beltran shoots from long range. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. AS Monaco are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
9.21
Benito Barban chips the ball to his team mate, Rudy King. Rudy King passes the ball forward to Christian Carrera. Christian Carrera tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Malcolm Monk manages to gather it.
12.56
Rudy King makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Meiklejohn. Stephen Meiklejohn whips in a cross ball towards Andres Iglesias. Andres Iglesias rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Alassandro Rivalta is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
14.18
It's a corner kick. Stephen Meiklejohn loops the ball over to the far post. Malcolm Monk drops low and scoops up the ball.
16.13
Gonzalo Esparza makes a strong solo run forward. Gonzalo Esparza threads a neat ball through to Loic Arpinon. Loic Arpinon lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Stephen Mcallister as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
17.57
Corner kick to AS Monaco. Roy Arts chips it out wide. Andres Iglesias reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
18.08
Rudy King flicks a high pass forward. Andres Iglesias controls it well on his chest. Andres Iglesias whips in a cross ball towards Christian Carrera. Christian Carrera connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Malcolm Monk is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
20.33
Claudio Pichichi flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Beltran controls it well on his chest. Rodrigo Beltran knocks the ball forward to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
21.46
Alassandro Rivalta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Loic Arpinon. Loic Arpinon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Valente.
22.41
David Pinto flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.58
Roy Arts passes the ball forward to David Pinto. David Pinto shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Stephen Mcallister. What a great pair of hands!
26.47
Carlos Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Benito Barban controls it well on his chest. Benito Barban threads the ball through to Adrien Barckay. Adrien Barckay lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Meiklejohn. Stephen Meiklejohn rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Claudio Pichichi. That should have been a goal!
34.52
David Pinto kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran lofts in a cross ball towards David Pinto. David Pinto flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for David Pinto!
38.32
Karim Queiros makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran whips in a cross ball towards Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi powers a header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Stephen Mcallister!
45.00
Rudy King controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Carrera. Christian Carrera shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Malcolm Monk smothers it!
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. AS Monaco also appear unchanged since the first half. The Olympique Lyonnais players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Olympique Lyonnais get the second half underway!
47.47
Carlos Lopes sees space and advances. Carlos Lopes flicks a high pass forward to Adrien Barckay who brings the ball under control. Adrien Barckay knocks in a cross ball towards Andres Iglesias. Andres Iglesias connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Malcolm Monk is on top of it.
48.26
Carlos Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Tiago Valente. Tiago Valente flicks a high pass forward. Lucien Mouret controls it well on his chest. Lucien Mouret rushes past Claudio Pichichi! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Lucien Mouret provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. Superb reactions from Malcolm Monk. What a save!
49.17
Benito Barban kicks a strong pass forward to Rudy King. Rudy King lofts in a cross ball towards Adrien Barckay. Adrien Barckay shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.02
Loic Arpinon flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Fuentes collects the pass. Ivan Fuentes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Stephen Mcallister manages to keep it out.
54.25
Rudy King knocks the ball to his team mate, Adrien Barckay. Adrien Barckay lofts in a cross ball towards Christian Carrera. Christian Carrera shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.19
Ivan Fuentes threads the ball through to David Pinto. David Pinto knocks the ball forward to Ivan Fuentes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.48
Olympique Lyonnais have made a substitution with Massimiliano Casale replacing Andres Iglesias .
65.23
Gonzalo Esparza knocks the ball forward to Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
66.04
With great vision, Christian Carrera plays the ball forward to Lucien Mouret. Lucien Mouret lofts in a cross ball towards Massimiliano Casale. Massimiliano Casale connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Malcolm Monk.
67.19
It's a corner kick. Hugo Segarra kicks a low ball out wide. Roy Arts gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
69.12
Tiago Valente hits a low pass to Rudy King. Rudy King knocks the ball forward to Christian Carrera but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
71.16
Alassandro Rivalta flicks the ball to his team mate, Loic Arpinon. Loic Arpinon knocks the ball forward to Gonzalo Esparza. Gonzalo Esparza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Lopes.
77.30
Olympique Lyonnais have made a substitution with Billy Meiklejohn replacing Stephen Meiklejohn and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.32
Claudio Pichichi threads a neat ball through to Loic Arpinon. Loic Arpinon kicks a strong pass forward to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi rushes past Tiago Valente! Adil Elkhatabi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is deflected wide by Benito Barban.
81.55
Karim Queiros sees Claudio Pichichi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Claudio Pichichi sees space and advances. Claudio Pichichi plays a one-two with Rodrigo Beltran and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Claudio Pichichi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.27
Rodrigo Beltran barges into Tiago Valente. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tiago Valente hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.13
Ivan Fuentes hacks Rudy King from behind! The referee calls over Ivan Fuentes and shows him a yellow card! Rudy King hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.29
Claudio Pichichi threads the ball through to Loic Arpinon. Loic Arpinon flicks the ball to his team mate, Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Beltran controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Rodrigo Beltran rockets a shot on goal. Stephen Mcallister gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

AS Monaco
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
9
9
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.7%
59.3%
Play Area
29.6%
42%
28.4%

Scorers
Christian Carrera 54
Rodrigo Beltran 2
David Pinto 35

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Beltran of AS Monaco

Match Ratings
1.Stephen Mcallister (GK)
8
2.Carlos Lopes (DEF)
6
3.Benito Barban (DEF)
7
4.Tiago Valente (DEF)
6
5.Hugo Segarra (MID)
6
6.Christian Carrera (MID)goal scored
8
7.Rudy King (MID)
7
8.Stephen Meiklejohn (MID)
6
9.Adrien Barckay (ATT)
7
10.Andres Iglesias (ATT)
6
11.Lucien Mouret (ATT)
6
 
12.Billy Meiklejohn (ATT)
6
13.Massimiliano Casale (ATT)
6
14.Alioune Flauto (DEF)
0

1.Malcolm Monk (GK)
8
2.Karim Queiros (DEF)
6
3.Alassandro Rivalta (DEF)
6
4.Claudio Pichichi (DEF)
8
5.Roy Arts (MID)
6
6.Ivan Fuentes (MID)yellow card
6
7.Loic Arpinon (MID)
7
8.Gonzalo Esparza (MID)
6
9.Adil Elkhatabi (ATT)
7
10.Rodrigo Beltran (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
9
11.David Pinto (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Demetrius Cascini (DEF)
0
13.Dagui Mionnet (MID)
0
14.Craig Mcgreal (ATT)
0