Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille
Mitchell GreenMitchell Green Darren Hickson Darren Hickson
Karim LettieriK. Lettieri61
G
1
G
64Fernando DelgadoF. Delgado
Eduardo VarelaE. Varela60
D
2
D
61Alexander DittrichA. Dittrich
Kader GrimaldiK. Grimaldi68
D
3
D
59Frederic DumasF. Dumas
Craig SullivanC. Sullivan72
D
4
D
63Ignacio GalàsekI. Galàsek
Silvio NevesS. Neves61
M
5captain
D
67Steve HuckerbyS. Huckerby
Malte EiltsM. Eilts55
M
6
M
60Gian Paolo CerioniG. Cerioni
Purrel BosmanP. Bosman55
M
7
M
67Craig GoughC. Gough
Jean-Sebastien BlancJ. Blanc62
M
captain8
M
61Johan BassilaJ. Bassila
George ElzingaG. Elzinga59
A
9
A
70Callum NivenC. Niven
Paulo MartinsP. Martins55
A
10
A
58Jason LinekerJ. Lineker
Damir VilatteD. Vilatte57
A
11
A
58Nils SammerN. Sammer
 
Jo‘l RevilletJ. Revillet52
M
12
D
61Claudio RomeroC. Romero
Hassan MichelH. Michel57
M
13
M
53Michael El KhanchafM. El Khanchaf
Medhi VrielynckM. Vrielynck55
A
14
A
50Wagneau SachyW. Sachy

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play host to Olympique de Marseille. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Olympique Lyonnais are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Olympique de Marseille appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dianbobo Ngom.


0.00
Olympique Lyonnais kick off the first half!
2.58
Craig Gough flicks a high pass forward. Gian Paolo Cerioni controls it well on his chest. Gian Paolo Cerioni hits a low pass to Callum Niven. Callum Niven cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Good keeping from Karim Lettieri as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
4.20
Craig Gough takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Nils Sammer. Nils Sammer flicks the ball on with his first touch. Steve Huckerby rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
6.58
Craig Gough catches Damir Vilatte on the ankles. The referee calls over Craig Gough and shows him a yellow card! Damir Vilatte hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.29
Seeing Ignacio Galàsek's run, Steve Huckerby quickly throws the ball into his path. Ignacio Galàsek pushes up the pitch. Ignacio Galàsek knocks the ball forward to Jason Lineker. Jason Lineker shoots from long range but it is miles over!
9.49
Jean-Sebastien Blanc comes in with a late challenge on Callum Niven. The referee warns Jean-Sebastien Blanc to calm down! Callum Niven hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.46
Malte Eilts flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Neves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Silvio Neves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steve Huckerby.
15.27
Alexander Dittrich flicks a high ball forward to Gian Paolo Cerioni who takes it down. Gian Paolo Cerioni knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Niven. Callum Niven whips in a cross ball towards Jason Lineker. Jason Lineker directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.35
Olympique de Marseille are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
27.49
Johan Bassila receives the ball from a throw-in from Steve Huckerby. Johan Bassila flicks a high ball forward to Steve Huckerby who takes it down. Steve Huckerby controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Lineker. Jason Lineker shoots from long range but it flies wide!
28.41
Malte Eilts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Purrel Bosman. Purrel Bosman sees Damir Vilatte in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Damir Vilatte knocks in a cross ball towards Paulo Martins. Paulo Martins fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Olympique Lyonnais are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
30.49
Malte Eilts flicks a high pass forward. Damir Vilatte controls it well on his chest. Damir Vilatte whips in a cross ball towards George Elzinga. George Elzinga flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
36.50
Malte Eilts makes a simple pass to Damir Vilatte. Damir Vilatte makes a probing pass to Purrel Bosman but he's offside!
44.44
With some swift thinking, Jean-Sebastien Blanc plays the ball forward to Damir Vilatte. Damir Vilatte shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Fernando Delgado!
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. Olympique de Marseille also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Olympique de Marseille get the second half underway!
48.20
Johan Bassila controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Niven. Callum Niven knocks in a cross ball towards Jason Lineker. Jason Lineker connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Olympique de Marseille!
51.38
Malte Eilts sees Silvio Neves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Silvio Neves tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.15
Frederic Dumas hits a low pass to Johan Bassila. Johan Bassila hits a low pass to Craig Gough. Craig Gough sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
54.34
Craig Sullivan sees Purrel Bosman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Purrel Bosman passes the ball forward to Damir Vilatte. Damir Vilatte controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.49
Silvio Neves makes a simple pass to Purrel Bosman. Purrel Bosman kicks a strong pass forward to George Elzinga. George Elzinga tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
57.30
Ignacio Galàsek drives a long ball upfield. Jason Lineker lofts in a cross ball towards Nils Sammer. Nils Sammer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Karim Lettieri with no chance!! Goal for Olympique de Marseille!
60.19
Olympique Lyonnais have made 2 substitutions with Hassan Michel replacing Purrel Bosman and Medhi Vrielynck replacing Paulo Martins .
61.27
Malte Eilts plays the ball forward to Medhi Vrielynck. Medhi Vrielynck shoots from 25 yards. It's there!! Fernando Delgado has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.37
Gian Paolo Cerioni flicks the ball to his team mate, Johan Bassila. Johan Bassila controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
66.29
Hassan Michel flicks a high pass forward. George Elzinga holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. George Elzinga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
69.04
Craig Gough comes in with a late challenge on Hassan Michel. The referee calls over Craig Gough and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Hassan Michel stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.05
Malte Eilts darts forward. Malte Eilts whips in a cross ball towards George Elzinga. George Elzinga fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.06
Nils Sammer makes an attacking run forward. Nils Sammer puts a great ball through but Jason Lineker is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
77.31
Olympique Lyonnais have made a substitution with Jo‘l Revillet replacing Silvio Neves .Olympique de Marseille have made a substitution with Michael El Khanchaf replacing Gian Paolo Cerioni .
84.54
Jo‘l Revillet makes a beautiful solo run. Jo‘l Revillet tries a spectacular long range effort but Fernando Delgado is on top of it.
87.07
Without breaking stride, Steve Huckerby plays the ball forward to Michael El Khanchaf. Michael El Khanchaf passes the ball forward to Callum Niven. Callum Niven cuts inside the box! Callum Niven cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Karim Lettieri effortlessly smothers it!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

Olympique de Marseille
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
24.1%
46.8%
29.1%

Scorers
Medhi Vrielynck 61
Jason Lineker 15, 48
Nils Sammer 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jason Lineker of Olympique de Marseille

Match Ratings