Match Report


AuxerreAuxerre     Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais
Computer Player Computer Player Bob Hardaker Bob Hardaker
Darren BoatengD. Boateng79
G
1
G
73Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister
Kai KohlerK. Kohler79
D
2
D
68John CotteeJ. Cottee
Jesper ThernJ. Thern77
D
captain3captain
D
74Matt GemmellM. Gemmell
Jean-Christophe BoutaboutJ. Boutabout69
D
4
D
74Tiago ValenteT. Valente
Egbert VosE. Vos71
M
5
M
74Hugo SegarraH. Segarra
Alberto AlvarezA. Alvarez63
M
6
M
81Joao NascimentoJ. Nascimento
Alassan DelpierreA. Delpierre56
M
7
M
73Leon BrambleL. Bramble
Malte RohrschneiderM. Rohrschneider56
M
8
M
75Andre Van LoenhoutA. Van Loenhout
Thomas GohelT. Gohel78
A
9
A
75Eduardo HidalgoE. Hidalgo
Cyrille LecceseC. Leccese70
A
10
A
77Massimiliano CasaleM. Casale
Luis GuardiolaL. Guardiola67
A
11
A
73Billy MeiklejohnB. Meiklejohn
 
Cesar MarquesC. Marques66
A
12
A
65Adrien BarckayA. Barckay
Louis GrégoireL. Grégoire64
G
13
A
71Bas VierklauB. Vierklau
Corentin TrévisanC. Trévisan62
A
14
A
67Andres IglesiasA. Iglesias

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stade de lAbbé-Deschamps where Auxerre play host to Olympique Lyonnais. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Auxerre and Olympique Lyonnais are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Youssef Ramond.


0.00
The first half starts with Olympique Lyonnais kicking off!
9.26
Andre Van Loenhout flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Hidalgo controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Hidalgo shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
16.51
Massimiliano Casale knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo makes a pass forward but Billy Meiklejohn is yards offside!
22.16
John Cottee knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Leon Bramble collects the pass. Leon Bramble controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.40
Alberto Alvarez takes a quick throw-in, which Kai Kohler takes on the chest. Kai Kohler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Gohel. Thomas Gohel knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Guardiola. Matt Gemmell catches Luis Guardiola on the ankles. Luis Guardiola appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
27.03
Joao Nascimento passes the ball forward to Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Darren Boateng manages to gather it effortlessly.
28.52
Eduardo Hidalgo makes a simple pass to Massimiliano Casale. Massimiliano Casale whips in a cross ball towards Billy Meiklejohn. Billy Meiklejohn knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Darren Boateng is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.45
Joao Nascimento hacks Jean-Christophe Boutabout from behind! The referee calls over Joao Nascimento and shows him a yellow card! Jean-Christophe Boutabout gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
33.50
Jesper Thern makes a simple pass to Malte Rohrschneider. Malte Rohrschneider makes a beautiful solo run. Malte Rohrschneider knocks in a cross ball towards Alassan Delpierre. Alassan Delpierre is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
34.12
Matt Gemmell chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble makes a probing pass to Hugo Segarra. Hugo Segarra shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
36.52
John Cottee hits a low pass to Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo threads the ball through to Billy Meiklejohn. Billy Meiklejohn whips in a cross ball towards Andre Van Loenhout. Andre Van Loenhout finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Darren Boateng is on top of it.
44.42
Leon Bramble sees Eduardo Hidalgo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kai Kohler.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Auxerre 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
The second half starts with Auxerre kicking off!
47.31
Malte Rohrschneider flicks a high ball forward to Cyrille Leccese who takes it down. Cyrille Leccese makes a simple pass, allowing Luis Guardiola to run into the box. Luis Guardiola makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Stephen Mcallister smothers it!
49.55
Matt Gemmell surges forward with the ball. Matt Gemmell knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Segarra. Hugo Segarra directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
53.48
John Cottee controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andre Van Loenhout. Andre Van Loenhout sees Leon Bramble in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon Bramble shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
54.21
Matt Gemmell makes a simple pass to Tiago Valente. Tiago Valente kicks a strong pass forward to Joao Nascimento. Joao Nascimento whips in a cross ball towards Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Darren Boateng manages to keep it out.
63.50
Joao Nascimento changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Joao Nascimento lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Meiklejohn. Billy Meiklejohn makes a looping header on goal but Darren Boateng is on top of it.
65.31
Jesper Thern deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alassan Delpierre. Alassan Delpierre sees Thomas Gohel in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Gohel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Mcallister who gathers it comfortably.
66.15
Billy Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Hidalgo controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball towards Massimiliano Casale. Massimiliano Casale connects with a diving header. Darren Boateng picks it out of the air!
69.06
Joao Nascimento chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble threads the ball through to Massimiliano Casale but he's offside!
71.57
Tiago Valente flicks the ball to his team mate, John Cottee. John Cottee flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Hidalgo collects the pass. Eduardo Hidalgo shoots from long range but Darren Boateng reads it well. Good keeping!
77.16
Auxerre have made a substitution with Louis Grégoire replacing Egbert Vos .
79.09
Jesper Thern kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola laces a through ball forward to Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese lofts in a cross ball towards Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola makes a deft header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.50
Leon Bramble knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Meiklejohn. Billy Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Malte Rohrschneider makes a probing pass to Alassan Delpierre. Alassan Delpierre lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Rohrschneider. Malte Rohrschneider heads the ball goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Auxerre

Olympique Lyonnais
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.2%
65.8%
Play Area
31.6%
43.4%
25%

Scorers
Billy Meiklejohn 29
Hugo Segarra 50

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Billy Meiklejohn of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings