Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     AuxerreAuxerre
Bob HardakerBob Hardaker Computer Player Computer Player
Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister73
G
1
G
79Darren BoatengD. Boateng
John CotteeJ. Cottee68
D
2
D
79Kai KohlerK. Kohler
Matt GemmellM. Gemmell74
D
captain3captain
D
77Jesper ThernJ. Thern
Tiago ValenteT. Valente73
D
4
D
69Jean-Christophe BoutaboutJ. Boutabout
Hugo SegarraH. Segarra74
M
5
M
71Egbert VosE. Vos
Joao NascimentoJ. Nascimento81
M
6
M
63Alberto AlvarezA. Alvarez
Boudewijn DavidsB. Davids68
M
7
M
56Alassan DelpierreA. Delpierre
Andre Van LoenhoutA. Van Loenhout75
M
8
M
55Malte RohrschneiderM. Rohrschneider
Eduardo HidalgoE. Hidalgo75
A
9
A
78Thomas GohelT. Gohel
Massimiliano CasaleM. Casale77
A
10
A
70Cyrille LecceseC. Leccese
Billy MeiklejohnB. Meiklejohn73
A
11
A
67Luis GuardiolaL. Guardiola
 
Adrien BarckayA. Barckay64
A
12
A
65Cesar MarquesC. Marques
Bas VierklauB. Vierklau71
A
13
G
64Louis GrégoireL. Grégoire
Andres IglesiasA. Iglesias65
A
14
A
62Corentin TrévisanC. Trévisan

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play host to Auxerre. A crowd of 20,385 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Olympique Lyonnais and Auxerre are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Guy Philippe.


0.00
Olympique Lyonnais get the match underway!
3.32
Tiago Valente chips the ball to his team mate, Boudewijn Davids. With fabulous imagination, Boudewijn Davids plays the ball forward to Massimiliano Casale. Massimiliano Casale knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Segarra. Hugo Segarra jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.35
Alassan Delpierre flicks a high ball forward to Thomas Gohel who takes it down. Thomas Gohel lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Rohrschneider. Malte Rohrschneider rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent block by John Cottee!
8.25
Matt Gemmell brings the ball forward. Matt Gemmell flicks a high ball forward to Andre Van Loenhout who takes it down. Andre Van Loenhout lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo heads the ball goalwards but somehow Darren Boateng manages to keep it out.
10.09
Hugo Segarra decides to run forward with the ball. Hugo Segarra knocks in a cross ball towards Joao Nascimento. Joao Nascimento makes a looping header on goal but somehow Darren Boateng manages to keep it out.
12.53
With great vision, Jean-Christophe Boutabout plays the ball forward to Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
14.16
Eduardo Hidalgo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Massimiliano Casale. Massimiliano Casale sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Darren Boateng gets down and covers it.
16.15
Egbert Vos kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola whips in a cross ball towards Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
20.38
Alberto Alvarez hits a low pass to Egbert Vos. Egbert Vos whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Gohel. Thomas Gohel connects with a diving header but it flies well off target!
24.37
Kai Kohler kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Alvarez. Alberto Alvarez hits a low pass to Thomas Gohel. Thomas Gohel finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
30.21
Eduardo Hidalgo darts forward. Eduardo Hidalgo lofts in a cross ball towards Joao Nascimento. Joao Nascimento directs the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
32.19
Alassan Delpierre threads a neat ball through to Malte Rohrschneider. Malte Rohrschneider threads a neat ball through to Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.23
Matt Gemmell threads a neat ball through to Andre Van Loenhout. Andre Van Loenhout threads a neat ball through to Joao Nascimento. Joao Nascimento knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Olympique Lyonnais!
38.47
Alassan Delpierre knocks the ball forward to Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Alvarez. Alberto Alvarez directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
42.11
Malte Rohrschneider plays the ball forward to Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.57
John Cottee hits a low pass to Massimiliano Casale. Massimiliano Casale flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Hidalgo collects the pass. Eduardo Hidalgo lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Segarra. Hugo Segarra knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
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. Auxerre also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Auxerre start the second half!
53.44
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
59.18
Alberto Alvarez brings the ball forward. Alberto Alvarez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Gemmell.
63.04
Jean-Christophe Boutabout slams into Massimiliano Casale with his studs up. Jean-Christophe Boutabout is shown the red card!! Massimiliano Casale runs off the knock.
65.35
John Cottee deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Boudewijn Davids. Boudewijn Davids knocks the ball forward to Joao Nascimento. Joao Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Billy Meiklejohn controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Billy Meiklejohn takes a shot at goal. Darren Boateng gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
69.29
Joao Nascimento flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Meiklejohn. Billy Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Alvarez.
71.27
Seeing a gap ahead, Massimiliano Casale plays the ball forward to Billy Meiklejohn. Billy Meiklejohn lofts in a cross ball towards Massimiliano Casale. With a superhuman jump, Massimiliano Casale connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
75.10
Thomas Gohel threads the ball through to Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.25
Auxerre have made a substitution with Louis Grégoire replacing Egbert Vos .
79.30
Alberto Alvarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
81.50
John Cottee flicks a high ball forward to Billy Meiklejohn who takes it down. Billy Meiklejohn kicks a strong pass forward to Boudewijn Davids. Boudewijn Davids whips in a cross ball towards Billy Meiklejohn. Billy Meiklejohn directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
89.17
Hugo Segarra flicks a high pass forward. Boudewijn Davids holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Boudewijn Davids knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Boateng who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

Auxerre
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
9
1
Shots off Target
1
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
29.1%
44.3%
26.6%

Scorers
Hugo Segarra 3, 45
Eduardo Hidalgo 34
Billy Meiklejohn 82

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hugo Segarra of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings