Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     ClermontClermont
Jamie ComeryJamie Comery Computer Player Computer Player
Mika SchmidtM. Schmidt80
G
1
G
72Guillermo HeurliéG. Heurlié
Octavian NeguraO. Negura85
D
2
D
66William ZidaneW. Zidane
Matt ThomsonM. Thomson81
D
3captain
D
64Luis-Clemente FoulonL. Foulon
Mohamed ZouaouiM. Zouaoui80
D
4
D
64Samir BeckenbauerS. Beckenbauer
Lilian FischerL. Fischer88
M
5
D
58Lilian BouchardL. Bouchard
Manuel QuaresmaM. Quaresma82
M
6
M
64Xavier ChimbondaX. Chimbonda
Nenad MeyrieuN. Meyrieu88
M
7
M
61Edward AdamsE. Adams
Ruben AntunesR. Antunes82
M
8
M
60Romain HervéR. Hervé
Jean Francois MettomoJ. Mettomo82
A
9
M
55Haoulid JauH. Jau
Paul BreyerP. Breyer83
A
10
A
84Ross BastinR. Bastin
Regi VredeR. Vrede95
A
captain11
A
75Farid ChartonF. Charton
 
Francisco GilF. Gil79
A
12
A
71Guillermo ZouaouiG. Zouaoui
Anthony RankinA. Rankin82
M
13
A
61Hubert RegnaultH. Regnault
Dennis PearceD. Pearce79
D
14
G
60Armin RiemannA. Riemann

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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 Clermont. A crowd of 16,746 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Olympique Lyonnais are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Clermont appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Adrien Hutteau.


0.00
Olympique Lyonnais start the match!
6.08
Samir Beckenbauer threads a neat ball through to Haoulid Jau. Seeing a gap ahead, Haoulid Jau plays the ball forward to Edward Adams. Edward Adams whips in a cross ball towards Ross Bastin. Ross Bastin flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
18.30
With a delightful solo run, Romain Hervé stretches the opposition's defence. Romain Hervé advances inside the box! Romain Hervé shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
26.08
Xavier Chimbonda makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edward Adams. Edward Adams knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.57
William Zidane flicks a high pass forward. Edward Adams collects the pass. Edward Adams deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Farid Charton. Farid Charton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mika Schmidt who gathers it comfortably.
32.22
Luis-Clemente Foulon hits a low pass to Haoulid Jau. Haoulid Jau advances with the ball. Haoulid Jau whips in a cross ball towards Farid Charton. Farid Charton shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
33.19
Edward Adams flicks a high pass forward. Luis-Clemente Foulon controls it well on his chest. Luis-Clemente Foulon plays the ball forward to Edward Adams. Edward Adams plays a one-two with Ross Bastin and advances towards the goal... Edward Adams cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
34.48
Romain Hervé clumsily knocks into Manuel Quaresma. Romain Hervé is warned by the referee! Manuel Quaresma stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.43
Mohamed Zouaoui flicks a high pass forward. Nenad Meyrieu collects the pass. Nenad Meyrieu flicks a high ball forward to Regi Vrede who takes it down. Regi Vrede finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.26
Matt Thomson flicks a high pass forward to Manuel Quaresma who brings the ball under control. Manuel Quaresma flicks a high ball forward to Paul Breyer who takes it down. Paul Breyer knocks in a cross ball towards Lilian Fischer. Lilian Fischer knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Octavian Negura threads the ball through to Paul Breyer. Paul Breyer sees a break and surges forward. Paul Breyer knocks in a cross ball towards Jean Francois Mettomo. Jean Francois Mettomo connects with a diving header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
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. Clermont also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Clermont start the second half!
51.27
Lilian Fischer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Breyer. Paul Breyer plays a quick one-two with Regi Vrede and rushes in on goal... Paul Breyer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.03
Octavian Negura chips the ball to his team mate, Manuel Quaresma. Manuel Quaresma sees Regi Vrede in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Regi Vrede lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.03
Olympique Lyonnais have made 2 substitutions with Francisco Gil replacing Jean Francois Mettomo and Anthony Rankin replacing Manuel Quaresma .
67.01
Octavian Negura hits a low pass to Paul Breyer. Paul Breyer lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Gil. Francisco Gil whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
72.49
Romain Hervé deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Xavier Chimbonda. Xavier Chimbonda whips in a cross ball towards Ross Bastin. Ross Bastin connects with a diving header. Mika Schmidt didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
75.26
Nenad Meyrieu flicks a high ball forward to Paul Breyer who takes it down. Paul Breyer threads the ball through to Anthony Rankin but he's offside!
77.44
Ruben Antunes decides to run forward with the ball. Ruben Antunes lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Gil. Francisco Gil powers a header at goal. Good keeping from Guillermo Heurlié as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
84.57
Ruben Antunes takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Mohamed Zouaoui. Mohamed Zouaoui controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Gil. Francisco Gil flicks the ball with his head. Guillermo Heurlié effortlessly picks it out of the air!
85.30
Anthony Rankin flicks a high pass forward to Regi Vrede who brings the ball under control. Regi Vrede tries a spectacular long range effort. Guillermo Heurlié easily gets down and covers it.
87.30
Matt Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Nenad Meyrieu controls it well on his chest. Nenad Meyrieu passes the ball forward to Anthony Rankin. Anthony Rankin lofts in a cross ball towards Regi Vrede. Regi Vrede beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
90.00
Anthony Rankin kicks a strong pass forward to Nenad Meyrieu. Nenad Meyrieu hits a low pass to Regi Vrede. Regi Vrede knocks the ball forward, putting Francisco Gil through on goal. Francisco Gil side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

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

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
24.6%
40%
35.4%

Scorers
Lilian Fischer 40
Paul Breyer 51
Ruben Antunes 59
Francisco Gil 90

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

Match Ratings