Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     ToulouseToulouse
Computer Player Computer Player Dave Murray Dave Murray
Demetrius Le FrapperD. Le Frapper68
G
1
G
78Valeriy YevstratenkoV. Yevstratenko
Celestine KanuC. Kanu72
D
2
D
71Lars SchäferL. Schäfer
Dave ClaphamD. Clapham70
D
3captain
D
73Carlos PintoC. Pinto
Aldo BotticellaA. Botticella69
D
4
D
70Cesar BarrosC. Barros
Callum HutchisonC. Hutchison72
M
5
M
78Nicky CarragherN. Carragher
Domenico GueguenD. Gueguen70
M
6
M
75Adel LegrandA. Legrand
Michel PaviotM. Paviot67
M
captain7
M
81Dennis SericD. Seric
Geoffroy MacéG. Macé67
M
8
M
74Stephen OkonS. Okon
Ruel CroftR. Croft81
A
9
A
75Adrian PottsA. Potts
Gavin GemmellG. Gemmell73
A
10
A
75Jose ValenteJ. Valente
Lars DiakiteL. Diakite71
A
11
A
78Alex PitonA. Piton
 
Djibrill HuardD. Huard63
G
12
D
70Mick FinneyM. Finney
Gerard EggimannG. Eggimann62
D
13
M
75Nils MeidtN. Meidt
Jason LachuerJ. Lachuer59
D
14
A
73Tiago RegoT. Rego

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


0.00
Olympique Lyonnais get the match underway!
4.06
Carlos Pinto flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Okon collects the pass. Stephen Okon sees Adrian Potts in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adrian Potts cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Adrian Potts provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
9.38
Dave Clapham barges into Adrian Potts. The referee brings Dave Clapham to one side and gives him a warning! Adrian Potts stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.57
Callum Hutchison threads the ball through to Gavin Gemmell. Gavin Gemmell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Valeriy Yevstratenko reads it well. Quality keeping!
15.47
Geoffroy Macé flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Gemmell collects the pass. Gavin Gemmell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Valeriy Yevstratenko.
16.13
Domenico Gueguen takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Jose Valente reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
21.29
Dave Clapham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Domenico Gueguen. Domenico Gueguen flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Gemmell collects the pass. Gavin Gemmell knocks the ball forward to Ruel Croft but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
22.00
Dennis Seric plays the ball forward to Alex Piton. Alex Piton shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
26.41
Michel Paviot catches Adel Legrand on the ankles. Michel Paviot is given a warning by the referee! Adel Legrand runs off the knock.
28.14
Stephen Okon flicks a high pass forward. Alex Piton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Piton lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Potts. Adrian Potts gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
32.20
Dennis Seric makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Piton. Alex Piton runs straight at the defence! Alex Piton shoots from just inside the box. Alex Piton scores for Toulouse!!
38.04
Cesar Barros pushes mid-way up the pitch. Cesar Barros flicks a high pass forward. Jose Valente controls it well on his chest. Jose Valente makes a simple pass, allowing Alex Piton to run into the box. Some silky footwork from Alex Piton provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Alex Piton scores for Toulouse!!
42.33
Cesar Barros hits a long diagonal ball forward. Alex Piton makes a simple pass, allowing Adrian Potts to run into the box. Some superb footwork from Adrian Potts provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique Lyonnais appear unchanged since the first half. Toulouse also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Toulouse kick off!
48.50
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
49.06
Nicky Carragher threads a neat ball through to Alex Piton. Alex Piton makes a pass forward but Adrian Potts makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
51.05
Dennis Seric knocks the ball forward to Adrian Potts. Adrian Potts shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
54.34
Jose Valente comes in with a late challenge on Aldo Botticella. The referee calls over Jose Valente and warns him to calm down! Aldo Botticella stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.09
Dennis Seric kicks a strong pass forward to Adrian Potts. Adrian Potts controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
60.36
Toulouse have made 3 substitutions with Mick Finney replacing Carlos Pinto, Nils Meidt replacing Dennis Seric and Tiago Rego replacing Jose Valente .
61.41
Callum Hutchison flicks the ball to his team mate, Lars Diakite. Lars Diakite plays a scrappy one-two with Ruel Croft and advances towards the goal... Lars Diakite muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Valeriy Yevstratenko with no chance!! Goal for Olympique Lyonnais!
66.18
Aldo Botticella receives the ball from a throw-in from Dave Clapham. Aldo Botticella sees Geoffroy Macé in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Geoffroy Macé flicks a high ball forward to Ruel Croft who takes it down. Ruel Croft runs straight at the defence! Ruel Croft comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but Mick Finney is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
67.33
Nils Meidt makes a simple pass to Alex Piton. Alex Piton shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Demetrius Le Frapper.
68.06
Corner kick to Toulouse. Nils Meidt plays it short to Lars Schäfer. Lars Schäfer heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Demetrius Le Frapper scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
71.18
Celestine Kanu makes a probing pass to Michel Paviot. Michel Paviot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruel Croft. Ruel Croft shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.40
Stephen Okon flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Potts holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adrian Potts plays a scrappy one-two with Tiago Rego and advances towards the goal... Adrian Potts makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but Celestine Kanu blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
81.51
Nicky Carragher clumsily knocks into Geoffroy Macé. The referee warns Nicky Carragher to calm down! Geoffroy Macé gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.41
Celestine Kanu knocks the ball forward to Geoffroy Macé. Geoffroy Macé flicks a high pass forward. Lars Diakite holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lars Diakite lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Gemmell. Gavin Gemmell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.42
Lars Schäfer darts forward. Lars Schäfer kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Piton. Alex Piton knocks the ball forward to Adrian Potts but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Geoffroy Macé darts forward. Geoffroy Macé puts a great ball through. Lars Diakite runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

Toulouse
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
28.2%
46.2%
25.6%

Scorers
Lars Diakite 61
Alex Piton 32, 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alex Piton of Toulouse

Match Ratings
1.Demetrius Le Frapper (GK)
7
2.Celestine Kanu (DEF)
6
3.Dave Clapham (DEF)
6
4.Aldo Botticella (DEF)
6
5.Callum Hutchison (MID)
6
6.Domenico Gueguen (MID)
6
7.Michel Paviot (MID)
7
8.Geoffroy Macé (MID)
6
9.Ruel Croft (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Gemmell (ATT)
6
11.Lars Diakite (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Djibrill Huard (GK)
0
13.Gerard Eggimann (DEF)
0
14.Jason Lachuer (DEF)
0

1.Valeriy Yevstratenko (GK)
6
2.Lars Schäfer (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Pinto (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Barros (DEF)
6
5.Nicky Carragher (MID)
6
6.Adel Legrand (MID)
6
7.Dennis Seric (MID)
7
8.Stephen Okon (MID)
6
9.Adrian Potts (ATT)
7
10.Jose Valente (ATT)
6
11.Alex Piton (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Mick Finney (DEF)
6
13.Nils Meidt (MID)
6
14.Tiago Rego (ATT)
6