Match Report


Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais     ClermontClermont
Mitchell GreenMitchell Green Computer Player Computer Player
Karim LettieriK. Lettieri61
G
1
G
51Omar BrandesO. Brandes
Eduardo VarelaE. Varela60
D
2
D
61Steve PédrosS. Pédros
Robert HuntR. Hunt62
D
3
D
59Jean-Michel JaurèsJ. Jaurès
Kader GrimaldiK. Grimaldi68
D
4captain
D
57Daniel PerezD. Perez
Arno TrustfullA. Trustfull68
D
5
D
57Maxence HaiseM. Haise
Jean-Sebastien BlancJ. Blanc62
M
6
M
68Stephen MccallS. Mccall
Hassan MichelH. Michel57
M
7
M
65Marques Pereira SamsonM. Samson
Malte EiltsM. Eilts55
M
captain8
M
62Marc ZickM. Zick
George ElzingaG. Elzinga59
A
9
M
61Markus ZiegeM. Ziege
Medhi VrielynckM. Vrielynck55
A
10
A
69Jean-Luc DruonJ. Druon
Damir VilatteD. Vilatte58
A
11
A
64Jonathan GauvinJ. Gauvin
 
Silvio NevesS. Neves61
M
12
A
62Marc VildaM. Vilda
Purrel BosmanP. Bosman55
M
13
M
60Pierre-Yves ChibaP. Chiba
Paulo MartinsP. Martins56
A
14
A
59Diogo JesusD. Jesus

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play host to Clermont. A crowd of 20,343 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Olympique Lyonnais are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Clermont appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Martin Azzopardi.


0.00
Clermont start the match!
3.34
Kader Grimaldi flicks a high ball forward to Hassan Michel who takes it down. Hassan Michel flicks a high ball forward to Malte Eilts who takes it down. Malte Eilts shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Omar Brandes manages to gather it comfortably.
6.10
Kader Grimaldi sees Robert Hunt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Robert Hunt sees Damir Vilatte in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Damir Vilatte whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Sebastien Blanc. Jean-Sebastien Blanc directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
9.49
Hassan Michel flicks a high ball forward to Medhi Vrielynck who takes it down. Medhi Vrielynck tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
12.19
Marques Pereira Samson sees space and advances. Marques Pereira Samson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kader Grimaldi.
15.26
Medhi Vrielynck clumsily knocks into Marc Zick. The referee calls over Medhi Vrielynck and shows him a yellow card! Marc Zick stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.35
Jean-Michel Jaurès threads a neat ball through to Markus Ziege. Markus Ziege knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Luc Druon. Jean-Luc Druon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arno Trustfull.
22.50
Kader Grimaldi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hassan Michel. Hassan Michel knocks the ball to his team mate, Medhi Vrielynck. Medhi Vrielynck knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Michel Jaurès.
27.04
Robert Hunt chips the ball to his team mate, Arno Trustfull. Arno Trustfull makes a beautiful solo run. Arno Trustfull shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
34.12
Jean-Sebastien Blanc deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Medhi Vrielynck. Medhi Vrielynck sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.46
Jean-Michel Jaurès hits a low pass to Jean-Luc Druon. Jean-Luc Druon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Jean-Sebastien Blanc advances with the ball. Jean-Sebastien Blanc plays a one-two with George Elzinga and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Jean-Sebastien Blanc provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Jean-Sebastien Blanc scores for Olympique Lyonnais!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique Lyonnais appear unchanged since the first half. Clermont also appear unchanged since the first half. Olympique Lyonnais switch their overall play to Defensive.

45.00
The second half starts with Olympique Lyonnais kicking off!
49.49
Kader Grimaldi knocks the ball to his team mate, Malte Eilts. Malte Eilts threads a neat ball through to Medhi Vrielynck. Medhi Vrielynck shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
51.41
With vision, Kader Grimaldi plays the ball forward to Hassan Michel. Seeing a gap ahead, Hassan Michel plays the ball forward to George Elzinga. George Elzinga lofts in a cross ball towards Damir Vilatte. Damir Vilatte makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Olympique Lyonnais!
54.14
Without breaking stride, Robert Hunt plays the ball forward to Jean-Sebastien Blanc. Jean-Sebastien Blanc controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, George Elzinga. George Elzinga shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
57.31
Hassan Michel runs straight at the opposition's defence. Hassan Michel plays a scrappy one-two with Damir Vilatte and stumbles forward towards the goal... Hassan Michel rockets a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
66.17
Steve Pédros barges into Medhi Vrielynck. The referee calls over Steve Pédros and warns him to calm down! Medhi Vrielynck runs off the knock.
66.17
Free kick to Olympique Lyonnais just outside the area...
67.48
Damir Vilatte takes a long run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
72.56
Daniel Perez knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Mccall. Stephen Mccall passes the ball forward to Marques Pereira Samson. Marques Pereira Samson makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Jean-Luc Druon. Jean-Luc Druon shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.51
Jean-Sebastien Blanc deftly passes the ball to his team mate, George Elzinga. George Elzinga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.55
Marques Pereira Samson makes a simple pass to Jean-Luc Druon. Jean-Luc Druon knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Gauvin. Jonathan Gauvin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Karim Lettieri picks it out of the air!
77.19
Arno Trustfull makes a simple pass to Hassan Michel. Hassan Michel changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Hassan Michel knocks in a cross ball towards Damir Vilatte. Damir Vilatte beats his man to it with a header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.52
Jean-Sebastien Blanc plays the ball forward to Damir Vilatte. Damir Vilatte shoots from 25 yards but Omar Brandes is on top of it.
83.22
Marques Pereira Samson flicks a high ball forward to Jonathan Gauvin who takes it down. Jonathan Gauvin plays a quick one-two with Jean-Luc Druon and rushes in on goal... Jonathan Gauvin rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Karim Lettieri. Excellent save.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique Lyonnais

Clermont
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.5%
46.5%
Play Area
25.6%
46.5%
27.9%

Scorers
Jean-Sebastien Blanc 45
Damir Vilatte 51, 77
George Elzinga 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean-Sebastien Blanc of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings
1.Karim Lettieri (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Varela (DEF)
6
3.Robert Hunt (DEF)
6
4.Kader Grimaldi (DEF)
6
5.Arno Trustfull (DEF)
6
6.Jean-Sebastien Blanc (MID)goal scored
9
7.Hassan Michel (MID)
8
8.Malte Eilts (MID)
6
9.George Elzinga (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Medhi Vrielynck (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Damir Vilatte (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Silvio Neves (MID)
0
13.Purrel Bosman (MID)
0
14.Paulo Martins (ATT)
0

1.Omar Brandes (GK)
6
2.Steve Pédros (DEF)
6
3.Jean-Michel Jaurès (DEF)
6
4.Daniel Perez (DEF)
6
5.Maxence Haise (DEF)
6
6.Stephen Mccall (MID)
6
7.Marques Pereira Samson (MID)
6
8.Marc Zick (MID)
6
9.Markus Ziege (MID)
6
10.Jean-Luc Druon (ATT)
6
11.Jonathan Gauvin (ATT)
6
 
12.Marc Vilda (ATT)
0
13.Pierre-Yves Chiba (MID)
0
14.Diogo Jesus (ATT)
0