Match Report


AS MonacoAS Monaco     Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais
Rick BarlowRick Barlow Mitchell Green Mitchell Green
Micha‘l PiquionneM. Piquionne63
G
1
G
61Karim LettieriK. Lettieri
John DickovJ. Dickov62
D
2
D
60Eduardo VarelaE. Varela
Bruno PintoB. Pinto57
D
3
D
68Kader GrimaldiK. Grimaldi
Guy BourgeaisG. Bourgeais56
D
4
D
62Robert HuntR. Hunt
Ronald PedronR. Pedron67
M
5
D
68Arno TrustfullA. Trustfull
Remi GravelaineR. Gravelaine68
M
captain6
M
61Silvio NevesS. Neves
Richard HendryR. Hendry53
M
7
M
55Malte EiltsM. Eilts
Sidney LefèvreS. Lefèvre53
M
8captain
M
57Hassan MichelH. Michel
Djamel Ntumpa NsafuD. Ntumpa Nsafu58
A
9
A
55Medhi VrielynckM. Vrielynck
Enzo GiampierettiE. Giampieretti69
A
10
A
56Paulo MartinsP. Martins
Florian LucasF. Lucas61
A
11
A
49John LawJ. Law
 
Arturo CalifanoA. Califano53
D
12
M
55Purrel BosmanP. Bosman
Billy TaylorB. Taylor46
M
13
M
52Jo‘l RevilletJ. Revillet
Patricio TresorP. Tresor55
A
14
A
57Damir VilatteD. Vilatte

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to Olympique Lyonnais. A crowd of 20,330 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
AS Monaco are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Olympique Lyonnais appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Guy Roudet.


0.00
AS Monaco kick off and get the match underway!
2.31
Remi Gravelaine surges forward with the ball. Remi Gravelaine lofts in a cross ball towards Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu. Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
4.16
Eduardo Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Silvio Neves. Silvio Neves flicks the ball to his team mate, John Law. John Law tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Micha‘l Piquionne had no chance!! Goal for Olympique Lyonnais!
9.58
Guy Bourgeais pushes up the pitch. Guy Bourgeais threads the ball through to Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Varela.
10.41
Richard Hendry sees Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Karim Lettieri easily smothers it!
12.26
Hassan Michel flicks a high pass forward. Medhi Vrielynck controls it well on his chest. Medhi Vrielynck tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
15.34
Bruno Pinto knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronald Pedron. Ronald Pedron knocks the ball to his team mate, Enzo Giampieretti. Enzo Giampieretti knocks in a cross ball towards Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu. Robert Hunt hacks Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu from behind! Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu appeals for a penalty! Given!!
15.34
The referee points to the spot..
16.34
Enzo Giampieretti takes a long run up. What a cracker!! Karim Lettieri had no chance!!
18.02
Remi Gravelaine sees a break and surges forward. Remi Gravelaine lofts in a cross ball towards Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu. Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu powers a header at goal but Karim Lettieri reads it well. Fabulous stop!
22.18
Hassan Michel kicks a strong pass forward to John Law. John Law whips in a cross ball towards Medhi Vrielynck. Medhi Vrielynck makes a deft header but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.24
Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu clumsily knocks into Eduardo Varela. Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu is given a warning by the referee! Eduardo Varela hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.54
Guy Bourgeais threads the ball through to Sidney Lefèvre. Sidney Lefèvre flicks a high pass forward to Florian Lucas who brings the ball under control. Florian Lucas knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Karim Lettieri who gathers it comfortably.
36.19
Sidney Lefèvre deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu. Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu whips in a cross ball towards Florian Lucas. Florian Lucas fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Karim Lettieri has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.49
Bruno Pinto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Enzo Giampieretti. Enzo Giampieretti flicks a high pass forward. Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu controls it well on his chest. Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu lofts in a cross ball towards Enzo Giampieretti. Enzo Giampieretti makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco appear unchanged since the first half. Olympique Lyonnais also appear unchanged since the first half. The Olympique Lyonnais players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Olympique Lyonnais kick off!
47.12
Eduardo Varela barges into Richard Hendry. The referee calls over Eduardo Varela and shows him a yellow card! Richard Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.29
Hassan Michel barges into John Dickov. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Dickov grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.10
Remi Gravelaine takes it forward alone. Remi Gravelaine kicks a strong pass forward to Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu but the referee indicates it's offside!
54.33
Silvio Neves knocks the ball forward to Medhi Vrielynck. Medhi Vrielynck makes a defence splitting pass to Hassan Michel. Hassan Michel comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.48
Ronald Pedron makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enzo Giampieretti. Enzo Giampieretti finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
63.38
John Dickov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
66.54
Remi Gravelaine knocks the ball to his team mate, Florian Lucas. Florian Lucas shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
73.33
Guy Bourgeais threads a neat ball through to Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu. Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu makes a great pass forward. Enzo Giampieretti runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
77.25
Olympique Lyonnais have made 2 substitutions with Jo‘l Revillet replacing Malte Eilts and Damir Vilatte replacing Paulo Martins .
78.30
John Dickov makes a probing pass to Ronald Pedron. Ronald Pedron makes a simple pass to Enzo Giampieretti. Enzo Giampieretti knocks in a cross ball towards Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu. Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
83.48
Jo‘l Revillet knocks the ball forward to Damir Vilatte. Damir Vilatte lofts in a cross ball towards John Law. John Law is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
89.00
Medhi Vrielynck clumsily knocks into Guy Bourgeais. Medhi Vrielynck is shown the yellow card! Guy Bourgeais hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Monaco

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

Possession
58.8%
41.2%
Play Area
19.1%
45.6%
35.3%

Scorers
Enzo Giampieretti 16 (p)
Florian Lucas 36
John Law 4, 83
Hassan Michel 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Law of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings
1.Micha‘l Piquionne (GK)
6
2.John Dickov (DEF)
6
3.Bruno Pinto (DEF)
6
4.Guy Bourgeais (DEF)
6
5.Ronald Pedron (MID)
6
6.Remi Gravelaine (MID)
7
7.Richard Hendry (MID)
6
8.Sidney Lefèvre (MID)
6
9.Djamel Ntumpa Nsafu (ATT)
7
10.Enzo Giampieretti (ATT)goal scored
6
11.Florian Lucas (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Arturo Califano (DEF)
0
13.Billy Taylor (MID)
0
14.Patricio Tresor (ATT)
0

1.Karim Lettieri (GK)
7
2.Eduardo Varela (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Kader Grimaldi (DEF)
6
4.Robert Hunt (DEF)
6
5.Arno Trustfull (DEF)
6
6.Silvio Neves (MID)
7
7.Malte Eilts (MID)
6
8.Hassan Michel (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
9.Medhi Vrielynck (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Paulo Martins (ATT)
6
11.John Law (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Purrel Bosman (MID)
0
13.Jo‘l Revillet (MID)
6
14.Damir Vilatte (ATT)
6