Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     AC AjaccioAC Ajaccio
Alex SamsonAlex Samson Computer Player Computer Player
Alexander AgudeloA. Agudelo82
G
captain1captain
G
65Wilfried WiartW. Wiart
Eugenio IbanezE. Ibanez79
D
2
D
80Jeremie LarrieuJ. Larrieu
Kubilay SükürK. Sükür75
D
3
D
73Adnan TrapassoA. Trapasso
Tomás RiveraT. Rivera77
D
4
D
69Adelmajid LempereurA. Lempereur
Alan MckayA. Mckay75
D
5
M
69Mohammed PetitM. Petit
Simon MikeS. Mike81
M
6
M
66Dominic NivenD. Niven
Lamine AidoudL. Aidoud80
M
7
M
57Jean-Marie MeyrieuJ. Meyrieu
Samuel EspinozaS. Espinoza75
A
8
M
56Philipe MartelP. Martel
Ásgeir LárussonÁ. Lárusson79
A
9
A
67Adolfo TorresA. Torres
Del WallworkD. Wallwork73
A
10
A
67Shabani RabuelS. Rabuel
Alex BurleyA. Burley81
A
11
A
63Raynald DordevicR. Dordevic
 
Neil McNeillN. McNeill72
D
12
A
63Mohammed VellasM. Vellas
Richard NaysmithR. Naysmith79
M
13
A
60Antoine MermetA. Mermet
Anthony GerrardA. Gerrard68
A
14
D
59Rodrigo VieiraR. Vieira

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play host to AC Ajaccio. A crowd of 19,386 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Olympique Lyonnais are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while AC Ajaccio appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by J-David Paviot.


0.00
AC Ajaccio get the match underway!
9.22
Jeremie Larrieu sees a break and surges forward. Jeremie Larrieu takes it forward alone. Jeremie Larrieu rushes past Tomás Rivera! Jeremie Larrieu side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Good keeping from Alexander Agudelo as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
10.35
Mohammed Petit takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Jean-Marie Meyrieu. Jean-Marie Meyrieu deftly flicks the ball on. Alexander Agudelo scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
12.31
Simon Mike passes the ball forward to Ásgeir Lárusson. Ásgeir Lárusson lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Espinoza. Samuel Espinoza is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
18.03
With a delightful solo run, Jean-Marie Meyrieu stretches the opposition's defence. Jean-Marie Meyrieu lofts in a cross ball towards Adolfo Torres. Adolfo Torres connects with a diving header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.48
Tomás Rivera flicks a high pass forward. Lamine Aidoud holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lamine Aidoud makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Del Wallwork. Del Wallwork knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adelmajid Lempereur.
24.32
Lamine Aidoud hacks Mohammed Petit from behind! The referee calls over Lamine Aidoud and warns him to calm down! Mohammed Petit hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.09
Adolfo Torres catches Alan Mckay on the ankles. Adolfo Torres is warned by the referee! Alan Mckay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.06
Dominic Niven catches Lamine Aidoud on the ankles. The referee warns Dominic Niven to calm down! Lamine Aidoud stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.50
Lamine Aidoud catches Dominic Niven on the ankles. The referee calls over Lamine Aidoud again and warns him to calm down! Dominic Niven stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.48
Simon Mike hacks Jean-Marie Meyrieu from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jean-Marie Meyrieu runs off the knock.
44.29
Mohammed Petit threads the ball through to Shabani Rabuel. Shabani Rabuel shoots from long range but is denied by Alexander Agudelo. Excellent save.
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. AC Ajaccio have changed their lineup with Antoine Mermet replacing Shabani Rabuel.

45.00
Olympique Lyonnais start the second half!
47.30
Lamine Aidoud flicks a high pass forward. Del Wallwork controls it well on his chest. Del Wallwork knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.00
Adelmajid Lempereur hacks Lamine Aidoud from behind! Adelmajid Lempereur is shown the yellow card! Lamine Aidoud runs off the knock.
55.22
Adnan Trapasso comes in with a late challenge on Alex Burley. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alex Burley runs off the knock.
59.17
Jeremie Larrieu threads a neat ball through to Mohammed Petit. Mohammed Petit makes a simple pass to Raynald Dordevic. Raynald Dordevic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.58
AC Ajaccio have made a substitution with Rodrigo Vieira replacing Jean-Marie Meyrieu .
63.31
Lamine Aidoud flicks a high ball forward to Ásgeir Lárusson who gracefully takes it down. Ásgeir Lárusson tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
65.09
Adelmajid Lempereur flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Niven holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dominic Niven runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dominic Niven runs straight at the defence! Dominic Niven shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Alexander Agudelo!
69.40
Lamine Aidoud receives the ball from a throw-in from Simon Mike. Lamine Aidoud flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Espinoza controls it well on his chest. Samuel Espinoza skips past Adelmajid Lempereur! Samuel Espinoza muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
72.52
With great vision, Simon Mike plays the ball forward to Alex Burley. Alex Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Del Wallwork. Del Wallwork makes a looping header on goal but it flies wide!
73.56
Raynald Dordevic barges into Kubilay Sükür. Raynald Dordevic is warned by the referee! Kubilay Sükür gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.43
Eugenio Ibanez knocks the ball forward to Lamine Aidoud. Lamine Aidoud threads a neat ball through to Samuel Espinoza. Samuel Espinoza tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Wilfried Wiart had no chance!! Goal for Olympique Lyonnais!
81.49
Rodrigo Vieira threads the ball through to Adolfo Torres. Adolfo Torres plays a scrappy one-two with Antoine Mermet and stumbles forward towards the goal... Adolfo Torres strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.00
Mohammed Petit darts forward. Mohammed Petit knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Agudelo who gathers it comfortably.
89.08
Dominic Niven flicks a high pass forward to Adolfo Torres who brings the ball under control. Adolfo Torres threads a neat, attacking ball through to Raynald Dordevic. Raynald Dordevic shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

AC Ajaccio
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
5
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.9%
59.1%
Play Area
28.8%
42.4%
28.8%

Scorers
Samuel Espinoza 77
Adolfo Torres 18

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samuel Espinoza of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings