Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne
Bob HardakerBob Hardaker Computer Player Computer Player
Stephen McallisterS. Mcallister73
G
1captain
G
75Medhi EloiM. Eloi
Julian GuardiolaJ. Guardiola73
D
2
D
70Frank StuartF. Stuart
Tiago ValenteT. Valente74
D
captain3
D
64Luke UpsonL. Upson
Callum GlassC. Glass71
D
4
D
61Quim CastroQ. Castro
Hugo SegarraH. Segarra75
M
5
D
58Jean-Louis HeurliéJ. Heurlié
Leon BrambleL. Bramble73
M
6
M
68Fabrice BottelinF. Bottelin
Andre Van LoenhoutA. Van Loenhout76
M
7
M
66Carlos MartinC. Martin
Stephen MeiklejohnS. Meiklejohn75
M
8
M
64Danijel MamouniD. Mamouni
Eduardo HidalgoE. Hidalgo76
A
9
A
69Warren BastinW. Bastin
Andres IglesiasA. Iglesias67
A
10
A
68Nicolas WalterN. Walter
Bas VierklauB. Vierklau71
A
11
A
65Moussa BiancarelliM. Biancarelli
 
Phil FletcherP. Fletcher71
G
12
M
61Arnauld DebecA. Debec
Adrien BarckayA. Barckay65
A
13
M
61Kodjo ValenconiK. Valenconi
Bertrand SachyB. Sachy73
M
14
G
60Alexandre AristouyA. Aristouy

Red Cross
today's match is sponsored by Red Cross
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play host to AS Saint-Étienne in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Olympique Lyonnais are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AS Saint-Étienne appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ahmed Diatta.


0.00
Olympique Lyonnais start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.01
Callum Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andre Van Loenhout. Andre Van Loenhout shoots from distance but somehow Medhi Eloi manages to keep it out.
4.46
Carlos Martin knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter plays a quick one-two with Moussa Biancarelli and rushes in on goal... Nicolas Walter shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
10.40
Callum Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Meiklejohn. Stephen Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Hidalgo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Quim Castro.
15.47
Leon Bramble chips the ball to his team mate, Andres Iglesias. Andres Iglesias knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luke Upson.
16.50
Callum Glass threads the ball through to Andres Iglesias. Andres Iglesias makes a probing pass to Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
24.40
Leon Bramble sees a break and surges forward. Leon Bramble plays a quick one-two with Hugo Segarra and rushes in on goal... Leon Bramble shoots from just inside the box but slams it into the crowd!
26.39
Callum Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andre Van Loenhout. Andre Van Loenhout chips the ball to his team mate, Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau whips in a cross ball towards Andres Iglesias. With a superhuman jump, Andres Iglesias connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Medhi Eloi is on top of it.
30.41
Carlos Martin makes a probing pass to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
34.22
Andre Van Loenhout threads a neat ball through to Stephen Meiklejohn. Stephen Meiklejohn shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
36.21
Andre Van Loenhout makes a probing pass to Andres Iglesias. Andres Iglesias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.16
Stephen Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball towards Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Solid save from Medhi Eloi.
45.00
Callum Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Valente. Tiago Valente surges forward with the ball. Tiago Valente lofts in a cross ball towards Andres Iglesias. Andres Iglesias makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique Lyonnais appear unchanged since the first half. AS Saint-Étienne also appear unchanged since the first half. The Olympique Lyonnais players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and AS Saint-Étienne get the second half underway!
51.33
Frank Stuart threads a neat ball through to Moussa Biancarelli. Moussa Biancarelli whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Stephen Mcallister. Excellent save.
53.53
Danijel Mamouni decides to run forward with the ball. Danijel Mamouni knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Mcallister who gathers it comfortably.
54.14
Tiago Valente flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Segarra who brings the ball under control. Hugo Segarra sees space and advances. Hugo Segarra knocks in a cross ball towards Bas Vierklau. Bas Vierklau makes a looping header on goal. Medhi Eloi gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
55.59
Tiago Valente flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Bramble. Leon Bramble deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andres Iglesias. Andres Iglesias knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Quim Castro.
60.08
AS Saint-Étienne have made a substitution with Alexandre Aristouy replacing Warren Bastin .
61.17
Jean-Louis Heurlié sees space and advances. Jean-Louis Heurlié threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Aristouy. Alexandre Aristouy knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Nicolas Walter scores for AS Saint-Étienne!!
63.17
AS Saint-Étienne have made a substitution with Arnauld Debec replacing Luke Upson .
66.42
Tiago Valente flicks a high pass forward. Leon Bramble holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Leon Bramble flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Meiklejohn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.55
Andre Van Loenhout makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andres Iglesias. Andres Iglesias shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Medhi Eloi!
73.19
Leon Bramble advances with the ball. Leon Bramble knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Medhi Eloi who gathers it comfortably.
77.06
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.
78.06
Arnauld Debec makes a probing pass to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
79.25
Hugo Segarra kicks a strong pass forward to Callum Glass. Callum Glass sees a break and surges forward. Callum Glass shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.26
Fabrice Bottelin chips the ball to his team mate, Danijel Mamouni. Danijel Mamouni threads the ball through to Moussa Biancarelli. Moussa Biancarelli shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
87.47
Leon Bramble runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Leon Bramble knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Quim Castro.
89.28
Danijel Mamouni flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Aristouy collects the pass. Alexandre Aristouy knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter heads the ball goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Leon Bramble deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andre Van Loenhout. Andre Van Loenhout shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

AS Saint-Étienne
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
77.4%
22.6%
Play Area
26.9%
43%
30.1%

Scorers
Nicolas Walter 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Walter of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings