Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     BastiaBastia
Bob HardakerBob Hardaker Mark Richardson Mark Richardson
Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister73
G
1
G
76Cedric BayleC. Bayle
Damian MolinierD. Molinier70
D
2
D
77Nils PalumboN. Palumbo
Matt GemmellM. Gemmell74
D
captain3
D
75Jean-Louis AbrielJ. Abriel
Tiago ValenteT. Valente73
D
4
D
73Guilherme PostigaG. Postiga
Hugo SegarraH. Segarra74
M
5
M
74Edmundo GuerreroE. Guerrero
Joao NascimentoJ. Nascimento81
M
6captain
M
78Damir ChelleD. Chelle
Boudewijn DavidsB. Davids68
M
7
M
74Jakob WendelJ. Wendel
Andre Van LoenhoutA. Van Loenhout75
M
8
M
77Torsten TöpferT. Töpfer
Eduardo HidalgoE. Hidalgo75
A
9
A
66Gionatha De SanctisG. De Sanctis
Massimiliano CasaleM. Casale77
A
10
A
75Yves-A. RibeiroY. Ribeiro
Billy MeiklejohnB. Meiklejohn73
A
11
A
75Rodolfo VergesR. Verges
 
Adrien BarckayA. Barckay64
A
12
A
70Alassandro RadiceA. Radice
Bas VierklauB. Vierklau71
A
13
M
74Tony MansT. Mans
Andres IglesiasA. Iglesias66
A
14
A
71Romero P. CamineroR. Caminero

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


0.00
Olympique Lyonnais start the match!
2.26
Torsten Töpfer flicks a high pass forward. Yves-A. Ribeiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yves-A. Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Damir Chelle. Damir Chelle connects with a diving header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
6.02
Nils Palumbo comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Hidalgo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eduardo Hidalgo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.17
With a delightful solo run, Damir Chelle stretches the opposition's defence. Damir Chelle controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
9.08
Tiago Valente launches a long ball forward into the other half. Billy Meiklejohn shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.47
Damir Chelle flicks a high pass forward to Edmundo Guerrero who brings the ball under control. Edmundo Guerrero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Valente.
14.14
Damir Chelle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gionatha De Sanctis. Gionatha De Sanctis tries a spectacular long range effort. Stephen Mcallister gets down and covers it.
18.10
Seeing a gap ahead, Matt Gemmell plays the ball forward to Joao Nascimento. Joao Nascimento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo flicks the ball to his team mate, Joao Nascimento. Joao Nascimento strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
21.29
Jean-Louis Abriel makes a simple pass to Gionatha De Sanctis. Gionatha De Sanctis passes the ball forward but Yves-A. Ribeiro is offside!
22.53
Jakob Wendel kicks a strong pass forward to Rodolfo Verges. Rodolfo Verges lofts in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Matt Gemmell steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
28.11
Seeing a gap ahead, Boudewijn Davids plays the ball forward to Billy Meiklejohn. Billy Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball towards Massimiliano Casale. Massimiliano Casale finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Cedric Bayle. Excellent save.
34.52
Damian Molinier makes a simple pass to Boudewijn Davids. Boudewijn Davids flicks a high pass forward. Billy Meiklejohn collects the pass. Billy Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball towards Boudewijn Davids. Boudewijn Davids connects with a diving header but it's a woeful effort!
36.46
Jean-Louis Abriel darts forward. Jean-Louis Abriel makes an attacking run forward. Jean-Louis Abriel plays a quick one-two with Damir Chelle and rushes in on goal... Jean-Louis Abriel comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
40.12
Boudewijn Davids catches Nils Palumbo on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nils Palumbo runs off the knock.
44.00
Rodolfo Verges comes in with a late challenge on Tiago Valente. The referee calls over Rodolfo Verges and warns him to calm down! Tiago Valente runs off the knock.
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. Bastia 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
Bastia kick off and get the second half underway!
47.54
Joao Nascimento chips the ball to his team mate, Andre Van Loenhout. Andre Van Loenhout shoots from outside the area but is denied by Cedric Bayle. Excellent save.
49.21
Matt Gemmell pushes mid-way up the pitch. Matt Gemmell chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cedric Bayle who gathers it comfortably.
53.38
Massimiliano Casale makes a simple pass to Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo whips in a cross ball towards Joao Nascimento. Joao Nascimento gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Cedric Bayle manages to gather it.
59.53
With imagination, Tiago Valente plays the ball forward to Boudewijn Davids. Boudewijn Davids makes a probing pass to Billy Meiklejohn. Billy Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Hidalgo. With a superhuman jump, Eduardo Hidalgo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Nils Palumbo is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
60.57
Olympique Lyonnais have made a substitution with Bas Vierklau replacing Massimiliano Casale .
71.56
Damian Molinier flicks a high pass forward. Boudewijn Davids easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Boudewijn Davids threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Cedric Bayle manages to gather it comfortably.
75.24
Eduardo Hidalgo takes it forward alone. Eduardo Hidalgo whips in a cross ball towards Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Cedric Bayle!
77.50
Olympique Lyonnais have made a substitution with Adrien Barckay replacing Andre Van Loenhout and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.60
Jakob Wendel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gionatha De Sanctis. Gionatha De Sanctis whips in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.54
Eduardo Hidalgo chips the ball to his team mate, Boudewijn Davids. Boudewijn Davids plays a quick one-two with Adrien Barckay and rushes in on goal... Boudewijn Davids shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Cedric Bayle. Excellent save.
87.45
Jean-Louis Abriel flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Wendel. Jakob Wendel surges forward with the ball. Jakob Wendel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tiago Valente.
90.00
Guilherme Postiga plays the ball forward to Gionatha De Sanctis. Gionatha De Sanctis flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Verges. Rodolfo Verges shoots from outside the area. Stephen Mcallister easily gets down and covers it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

Bastia
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
8
7
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
28.4%
39.2%
32.4%

Scorers
Damir Chelle 2
Jean-Louis Abriel 36
Yves-A. Ribeiro 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Damir Chelle of Bastia

Match Ratings