Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     GuingampGuingamp
Bob HardakerBob Hardaker Garry Lloyd Garry Lloyd
Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister73
G
1
G
75Julien BichselJ. Bichsel
Julian GuardiolaJ. Guardiola73
D
2
D
75Claudio VergesC. Verges
Jonathan JackJ. Jack71
D
captain3
D
76Martín FaríasM. Farías
Tiago ValenteT. Valente74
D
4
D
75Liam Di SoleL. Di Sole
Hugo SegarraH. Segarra75
M
5
M
79Arno RitzingerA. Ritzinger
Mauricio CarcedoM. Carcedo72
M
6
M
76Rodolfo AndresR. Andres
Leon BrambleL. Bramble73
M
7
M
80J-Clau ArmandJ. Armand
Stephen MeiklejohnS. Meiklejohn75
M
8captain
M
76Oswaldo SopalskiO. Sopalski
Eduardo HidalgoE. Hidalgo76
A
9
A
74Herve FanniH. Fanni
Andres IglesiasA. Iglesias67
A
10
A
74Dennis WilliamsonD. Williamson
Bas VierklauB. Vierklau71
A
11
A
76Alfredo VidalA. Vidal
 
Phil FletcherP. Fletcher71
G
12
D
73Matt DavidsonM. Davidson
Adrien BarckayA. Barckay65
A
13
M
72Pascal HeijeP. Heije
Bertrand SachyB. Sachy73
M
14
A
70Fernando FuentesF. Fuentes

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


0.00
The whistle blows and Olympique Lyonnais kick off!
2.16
Dennis Williamson knocks the ball forward to Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
9.44
Rodolfo Andres plays the ball forward to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal plays a one-two with Herve Fanni and advances towards the goal... Alfredo Vidal strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.39
Tiago Valente laces a through ball forward to Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble sees a break and surges forward. Leon Bramble tries a spectacular long range effort. Julien Bichsel gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
15.29
Tiago Valente sees Mauricio Carcedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mauricio Carcedo passes the ball forward to Stephen Meiklejohn. Stephen Meiklejohn lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble flicks the ball with his head. Julien Bichsel punches it away to safety.
21.31
Claudio Verges drives a long ball upfield. Dennis Williamson plays a scrappy one-two with Herve Fanni and stumbles forward towards the goal... Dennis Williamson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
22.57
Oswaldo Sopalski plays the ball forward to J-Clau Armand. J-Clau Armand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni whips in a cross ball towards J-Clau Armand. J-Clau Armand makes a convincing header but it is tipped over by Stephen Mcallister.
24.53
Oswaldo Sopalski takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Tiago Valente gets to the ball and clears it up field.
26.02
Mauricio Carcedo flicks a high pass forward. Leon Bramble collects the pass. Leon Bramble lofts in a cross ball towards Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.37
Jonathan Jack threads a neat ball through to Hugo Segarra. Hugo Segarra knocks the ball forward to Andres Iglesias. Andres Iglesias whips in a cross ball towards Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
33.27
J-Clau Armand hits a low pass to Arno Ritzinger. Arno Ritzinger knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball strikes Tiago Valente's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
34.13
It's a corner kick. Arno Ritzinger loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Rodolfo Andres looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Tiago Valente steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
38.51
J-Clau Armand threads a neat ball through to Arno Ritzinger. Arno Ritzinger knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Valente.
44.52
Leon Bramble hits a low pass to Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble makes a looping header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
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. Guingamp also appear unchanged since the first half. The Guingamp players seem much more motivated whilst the Olympique Lyonnais players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Guingamp kick off and get the second half underway!
47.33
Stephen Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Segarra. Hugo Segarra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.04
Jonathan Jack flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Hidalgo collects the pass. Eduardo Hidalgo runs straight at the defence! Eduardo Hidalgo takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.33
Guingamp have made a substitution with Fernando Fuentes replacing Dennis Williamson .
61.41
Martín Farías catches Andres Iglesias on the ankles. The referee calls over Martín Farías and shows him a yellow card! Andres Iglesias runs off the knock.
71.55
Tiago Valente flicks a high pass forward. Bas Vierklau easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bas Vierklau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andres Iglesias. Andres Iglesias knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Carcedo. With a superhuman jump, Mauricio Carcedo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's a woeful effort!
72.18
Oswaldo Sopalski takes a short throw-in bringing Liam Di Sole into play. Liam Di Sole kicks a strong pass forward to Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Ritzinger. Arno Ritzinger makes a convincing header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
73.47
Liam Di Sole lofts the ball long. Alfredo Vidal knocks in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Sopalski. Oswaldo Sopalski is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.01
Olympique Lyonnais have made 2 substitutions with Adrien Barckay replacing Andres Iglesias and Phil Fletcher replacing Stephen Meiklejohn and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Guingamp have made 2 substitutions with Matt Davidson replacing Claudio Verges and Pascal Heije replacing J-Clau Armand .
78.06
Tiago Valente clumsily knocks into Fernando Fuentes. Tiago Valente is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Fuentes stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.04
Rodolfo Andres threads a neat ball through to Fernando Fuentes. Fernando Fuentes lofts in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Sopalski. Oswaldo Sopalski jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
89.18
Matt Davidson sees Alfredo Vidal in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfredo Vidal runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alfredo Vidal runs straight at the defence! Alfredo Vidal shoots from just inside the box but Stephen Mcallister reads it well. Good keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

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

Possession
41.7%
58.3%
Play Area
33.3%
38.3%
28.3%

Scorers
Leon Bramble 45
Alfredo Vidal 9
Oswaldo Sopalski 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alfredo Vidal of Guingamp

Match Ratings