Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play Partick Thistle in this friendly game. A crowd of 7,898 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Olympique Lyonnais and Partick Thistle are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Olympique Lyonnais start the match!
4.33
Mohamed Zouaoui makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Breyer. Paul Breyer makes a simple pass to Manuel Quaresma. Manuel Quaresma skips past Callum White! Manuel Quaresma tries a spectacular strike. Kevin Cleland gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
6.57
Dennis Pearce hits a low pass to Lilian Fischer. Lilian Fischer darts forward. Lilian Fischer shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
8.43
Mohamed Zouaoui threads the ball through to Regi Vrede. Regi Vrede plays a scrappy one-two with Ruben Antunes and advances towards the goal... Regi Vrede cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Kevin Cleland has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
18.27
Vincenzo Lindner sees Garry Matteo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garry Matteo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.24
Without breaking stride, Nenad Meyrieu plays the ball forward to Paul Breyer. Paul Breyer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.49
Colin Morrison makes a simple pass to Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Meziane Klouchi.
28.52
Stuart Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Maurits de Boer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maurits de Boer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
30.56
Stuart Gemmill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.47
Lilian Fischer runs straight at the opposition's defence. Lilian Fischer cuts inside the box! Some superb footwork from Lilian Fischer provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.44
Stuart Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Colin Morrison collects the pass. Colin Morrison knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Colin Hendry is offside!
38.54
Mohamed Zouaoui chips the ball to his team mate, Meziane Klouchi. With a delightful solo run, Meziane Klouchi stretches the opposition's defence. Meziane Klouchi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
39.04
Callum White makes a simple pass to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
42.31
Stuart Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Maurits de Boer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maurits de Boer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.12
Meziane Klouchi makes a strong solo run forward. Meziane Klouchi flicks a high pass forward. Paul Breyer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Breyer plays a quick one-two with Lilian Fischer and rushes in on goal... Paul Breyer takes a shot at goal but is denied by Stuart Gallacher. Excellent block.
45.00
Meziane Klouchi flicks a high ball forward to Paul Breyer who takes it down. Paul Breyer shoots from distance but Kevin Cleland is on top of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique Lyonnais appear unchanged since the first half. Partick Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half. The Partick Thistle players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Partick Thistle kick off and get the second half underway!
47.42
Nenad Meyrieu flicks a high pass forward. Jean Francois Mettomo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean Francois Mettomo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
49.25
Colin Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mika Schmidt who gathers it comfortably.
51.47
Mohamed Zouaoui advances with the ball. Mohamed Zouaoui plays a one-two with Nenad Meyrieu and rushes in on goal... Mohamed Zouaoui cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Kevin Cleland gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
57.58
Meziane Klouchi sees Paul Breyer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Breyer lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Quaresma. Manuel Quaresma is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
60.22
Olympique Lyonnais have made a substitution with Francisco Gil replacing Jean Francois Mettomo .
61.29
Garry Matteo makes a beautiful solo run. With a delightful solo run, Garry Matteo stretches the opposition's defence. Garry Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry flicks the ball with his head. Mika Schmidt gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
63.27
Stuart Gallacher brings the ball forward. Stuart Gallacher surges forward with the ball. Stuart Gallacher plays a scrappy one-two with Stuart Gemmill and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stuart Gallacher muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.49
Manuel Quaresma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nenad Meyrieu. Nenad Meyrieu knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Gil. Francisco Gil is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.06
Nenad Meyrieu knocks the ball forward to Paul Breyer. Paul Breyer lofts in a cross ball towards Nenad Meyrieu. Nenad Meyrieu connects with a diving header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.10
Dennis Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Mohamed Zouaoui holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mohamed Zouaoui flicks a high pass forward. Paul Breyer collects the pass. Paul Breyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Nenad Meyrieu. Nenad Meyrieu rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.36
Colin Hendry decides to run forward with the ball. Colin Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Maurits de Boer. Maurits de Boer powers a header at goal. Mika Schmidt punches it away to safety.
90.00
Garry Matteo threads a neat ball through to Garry Liddell. Garry Liddell shoots from long range. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
10
3
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
27.5%
42.5%
30%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Breyer of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings
1.Mika Schmidt (GK)
6
2.Mohamed Zouaoui (DEF)
7
3.Dennis Pearce (DEF)
6
4.Meziane Klouchi (DEF)
7
5.Lilian Fischer (MID)goal scored
8
6.Manuel Quaresma (MID)
6
7.Nenad Meyrieu (MID)goal scored
9
8.Ruben Antunes (MID)
6
9.Jean Francois Mettomo (ATT)
6
10.Paul Breyer (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Regi Vrede (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Francisco Gil (ATT)goal scored
7
13.Christian Nyarko (MID)
0
14.Kader Histilloles (DEF)
0

1.Kevin Cleland (GK)
7
2.Vincenzo Lindner (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Gallacher (DEF)
7
4.Richard Bremner (DEF)
6
5.Colin Morrison (MID)
6
6.Garry Matteo (MID)
7
7.Callum White (MID)
6
8.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
6
9.Colin Hendry (ATT)
6
10.Maurits de Boer (ATT)
6
11.Garry Liddell (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Andre Martins (DEF)
0
13.Richard Greig (ATT)
0
14.Billy Collins (DEF)
0