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A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade Municipal where Toulouse play host to Olympique Lyonnais. A crowd of 20,523 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Toulouse and Olympique Lyonnais are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nicolas Cool.


0.00
The whistle blows and Toulouse kick off!
2.03
With great imagination, John Cottee picks a pass forward to Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hoalid Haise.
3.38
Dado Deniaud threads the ball through to Moktar Queiros. Moktar Queiros knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Erwan Coquelet.
6.10
Stephen Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Segarra. Hugo Segarra knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Don Inglis.
8.00
Joao Nascimento chips the ball to his team mate, Adrien Barckay. Adrien Barckay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Daniel Campos comfortably smothers it!
9.06
John Cottee flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Segarra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hugo Segarra kicks a strong pass forward to Adrien Barckay. Adrien Barckay kicks a strong pass forward to Bas Vierklau but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.14
Jean-Jacques Squillaci chips the ball to his team mate, Diego Marolany. Diego Marolany threads a neat, attacking ball through to Hoalid Balde. Hoalid Balde makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Stephen Mcallister had no chance!! Goal for Toulouse!
16.04
Joao Nascimento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrien Barckay. Adrien Barckay shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Daniel Campos!
18.12
Joao Nascimento chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Segarra. Hugo Segarra lofts in a cross ball towards Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau powers a header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
21.31
Stephen Meiklejohn takes it forward alone. Stephen Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Campos who gathers it comfortably.
24.27
Jean-Jacques Squillaci deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moktar Queiros. Moktar Queiros shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Stephen Mcallister smothers it!
26.38
Hoalid Balde barges into Hugo Segarra. The referee calls over Hoalid Balde and shows him a yellow card! Hugo Segarra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.43
Jean-Jacques Squillaci clumsily knocks into Joao Nascimento. Jean-Jacques Squillaci is shown the yellow card! Joao Nascimento stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.35
Jean-Jacques Squillaci threads the ball through to Hoalid Balde. Hoalid Balde controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Stephen Mcallister.
34.45
Emiliano Fabris clumsily knocks into Stephen Meiklejohn. The referee calls over Emiliano Fabris and shows him a yellow card! Stephen Meiklejohn runs off the knock.
38.24
Don Inglis sees Emiliano Fabris in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Emiliano Fabris passes the ball forward to Jean-Jacques Squillaci. Jean-Jacques Squillaci knocks in a cross ball towards Hoalid Balde. Hoalid Balde makes a deft header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.32
John Cottee sees Joao Nascimento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joao Nascimento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Meiklejohn. Billy Meiklejohn finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.34
Bas Vierklau chips the ball to his team mate, Adrien Barckay. Adrien Barckay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Daniel Campos.
41.56
Corner kick to Olympique Lyonnais. Hugo Segarra chips it to the near post. John Cottee looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Daniel Campos had no chance!! Goal for Olympique Lyonnais!
45.00
Stephen Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Andre Van Loenhout. Andre Van Loenhout whips in a cross ball towards Joao Nascimento. Joao Nascimento shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Daniel Campos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Toulouse appear unchanged since the first half. Olympique Lyonnais also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look much more laid back than they were at the start of the game.

45.00
Olympique Lyonnais kick off!
48.02
Andre Van Loenhout threads a neat ball through to Stephen Meiklejohn. Stephen Meiklejohn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
51.07
Don Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Emiliano Fabris controls it well on his chest. Emiliano Fabris makes a probing pass to Moktar Queiros. Moktar Queiros rushes past John Cottee! Some silky footwork from Moktar Queiros provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but Stephen Mcallister is on top of it.
59.26
Emiliano Fabris flicks a high ball forward to Jean-Jacques Squillaci who takes it down. Jean-Jacques Squillaci sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.09
Stephen Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Don Inglis.
69.15
Emiliano Fabris sees Jean-Jacques Squillaci in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Jacques Squillaci shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
72.11
Hoalid Haise hits a low pass to Davy Beelenkamp. Davy Beelenkamp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Marolany. Diego Marolany shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
77.32
Toulouse have made 2 substitutions with Oscar Lecocq replacing Diego Marolany and Mohammed Legrand replacing Dirk de Graaf .
79.40
Erwan Coquelet makes a probing pass to Andre Van Loenhout. Andre Van Loenhout knocks the ball forward to Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrien Barckay but he's offside!
81.58
Adrien Barckay threads the ball through to Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Billy Meiklejohn is offside!
85.10
Hoalid Balde hacks John Cottee from behind! Hoalid Balde is given a warning by the referee! John Cottee hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.37
Tiago Valente flicks a high pass forward. Billy Meiklejohn controls it well on his chest. Billy Meiklejohn shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Daniel Campos with no chance!! Goal for Olympique Lyonnais!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
31.7%
46.3%
22%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Cottee of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings