Lyon vs Le Havre AC, 2008/2009 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Lyon

34': Ederson
44': Kader Keita
70': John Mensah
74': Juninho

FT
3 - 1

Le Havre AC

82': Loïc Nestor

About

Lyon are hosting Le Havre AC at Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
0': First Half begins.
2': Mamadou Diallo (Le Havre) wins a free kick in his own half.
2': Foul by Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon).
4': Foul by Mamadou Diallo (Le Havre).
4': Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
6': Offside, Lyon. Jean Makoun tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
9': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juninho.
10': Foul by Mamadou Diallo (Le Havre).
10': Jérémy Toulalan (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
11': Hassane Alla (Le Havre) wins a free kick in his own half.
11': Foul by Jean Makoun (Lyon).
12': Attempt saved. Fabio Grosso (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
12': Hassane Alla (Le Havre) wins a free kick in his own half.
12': Foul by Juninho (Lyon).
15': Offside, Lyon. Honorato Campos Ederson tries a through ball, but Fabio Grosso is caught offside.
16': Foul by Mamadou Diallo (Le Havre).
16': Cris (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
16': Maxime Baca (Le Havre) wins a free kick in his own half.
16': Foul by Fabio Grosso (Lyon).
18': Foul by Florian Marange (Le Havre).
18': Karim Benzema (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Attempt missed. Juninho (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
20': Foul by Amadou Alassane (Le Havre).
20': Abdul Kader Keita (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kevin Anin.
22': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Lyon) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Honorato Campos Ederson with a cross following a corner.
22': Offside, Lyon. Karim Benzema tries a through ball, but Jean-Alain Boumsong is caught offside.
23': Foul by Mamadou Diallo (Le Havre).
23': Fabio Grosso (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
24': Foul by Maxime Baca (Le Havre).
24': Abdul Kader Keita (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
24': Foul by Florian Marange (Le Havre).
24': Honorato Campos Ederson (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juninho with a through ball.
26': Mamadou Diallo (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Foul by Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon).
27': Hand ball by Hassane Alla (Le Havre).
28': Attempt blocked. Fabio Grosso (Lyon) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
28': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Massamba Lo Sambou.
29': Attempt blocked. Jean Makoun (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho with a cross.
29': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Florian Marange.
31': Stephane Noro (Le Havre) wins a free kick in his own half.
31': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Lyon).
31': Dangerous play by Stephane Noro (Le Havre).
31': Jérémy Toulalan (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
32': Florian Marange (Le Havre) wins a free kick in his own half.
32': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Lyon).
32': Offside, Lyon. Jean Makoun tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
33': Maxime Baca (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Honorato Campos Ederson (Lyon).
34': Foul by Abasse Ba (Le Havre).
34': Cris (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
34': Goal! Lyon 1, Le Havre 0. Honorato Campos Ederson (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean Makoun.
35': Hand ball by Honorato Campos Ederson (Lyon).
35': Honorato Campos Ederson (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
36': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Honorato Campos Ederson.
37': Offside, Le Havre. Hassane Alla tries a through ball, but Amadou Alassane is caught offside.
38': Peter Franquart (Le Havre) wins a free kick in his own half.
38': Foul by Abdul Kader Keita (Lyon).
39': Hassane Alla (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Karim Benzema (Lyon).
40': Foul by Massamba Lo Sambou (Le Havre).
40': Juninho (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Mamadou Diallo (Le Havre) wins a free kick in his own half.
41': Foul by Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon).
43': Foul by Mamadou Diallo (Le Havre).
43': Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt missed. Juninho (Lyon) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
44': Goal! Lyon 2, Le Havre 0. Abdul Kader Keita (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
45': First Half ends, Lyon 2, Le Havre 0.
0': Second Half begins Lyon 2, Le Havre 0.
47': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Cris.
49': Delay in match John Mensah (Lyon) because of an injury.
49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Hassane Alla (Le Havre) wins a free kick in his own half.
51': Dangerous play by Jean Makoun (Lyon).
51': Amadou Alassane (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by John Mensah (Lyon).
52': John Mensah (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Jérémy Toulalan.
53': Attempt missed. Massamba Lo Sambou (Le Havre) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hassane Alla with a cross following a corner.
55': Attempt blocked. Abdul Kader Keita (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
58': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Honorato Campos Ederson.
58': Massamba Lo Sambou (Le Havre) is shown the yellow card.
60': Offside, Lyon. Fabio Grosso tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
61': Stephane Noro (Le Havre) wins a free kick in his own half.
61': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Lyon).
63': Maxime Baca (Le Havre) wins a free kick in his own half.
63': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Lyon).
63': Jérémy Toulalan (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
63': Delay in match Maxime Baca (Le Havre) because of an injury.
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Honorato Campos Ederson with a cross.
65': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Christophe Revault.
69': Attempt missed. Jean Makoun (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdul Kader Keita following a fast break.
70': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Makoun.
70': Amadou Alassane (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Foul by John Mensah (Lyon).
70': Second yellow card to John Mensah (Lyon) for a bad foul.
71': Attempt missed. Amadou Alassane (Le Havre) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Marange with a cross following a set piece situation.
73': Foul by Abasse Ba (Le Havre).
73': Honorato Campos Ederson (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Substitution, Le Havre. Loic Nestor defender replaces Massamba Lo Sambou.
74': Goal! Lyon 3, Le Havre 0. Juninho (Lyon) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
76': Substitution, Le Havre. Olivier Davidas midfielder replaces Stephane Noro.
77': Attempt blocked. Loic Nestor (Le Havre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Alassane.
79': Foul by Hassane Alla (Le Havre).
79': Juninho (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Substitution, Lyon. Frederic Piquionne forward replaces Karim Benzema.
81': Foul by Maxime Baca (Le Havre).
81': Honorato Campos Ederson (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Maxime Baca (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Jean Makoun (Lyon).
82': Goal! Lyon 3, Le Havre 1. Loic Nestor (Le Havre) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hassane Alla with a cross following a set piece situation.
84': Delay in match Loic Nestor (Le Havre) because of an injury.
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Foul by Hassane Alla (Le Havre).
86': Abdul Kader Keita (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Substitution, Le Havre. Jean Armel Kana Biyik defender replaces Loic Nestor because of an injury.
87': Hassane Alla (Le Havre) wins a free kick in his own half.
87': Foul by Frederic Piquionne (Lyon).
87': Foul by Amadou Alassane (Le Havre).
87': Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
89': Substitution, Lyon. Miralem Pjanic midfielder replaces Honorato Campos Ederson.
89': Substitution, Lyon. Kim Källström midfielder replaces Abdul Kader Keita.
90': Offside, Lyon. Jean Makoun tries a through ball, but Frederic Piquionne is caught offside.
90': Attempt saved. Kim Källström (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frederic Piquionne.
90': Attempt saved. Kim Källström (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90': Attempt saved. Kim Källström (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90': Foul by Maxime Baca (Le Havre).
90': Kim Källström (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Hand ball by Mamadou Diallo (Le Havre).
90': Foul by Florian Marange (Le Havre).
90': Miralem Pjanic (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
90': Florian Marange (Le Havre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Offside, Lyon. Cris tries a through ball, but Kim Källström is caught offside.
90': Second Half ends, Lyon 3, Le Havre 1.
0': Match ends, Lyon 3, Le Havre 1.

Statistics

HAC		LYON
21	Fouls	19
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	7
3	Corner Kicks	4
9	Saves	0
39.2	Possession	60.8
4	SHOTS	19
1	ON GOAL	12
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
215	Accurate Passes	356
279	Passes	432
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	4
18	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.2
41	Long Balls	53
25	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.6	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	2
16	Effective Tackles	15
18	Tackles	18
0.9	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
22	Effective Clearances	11
35	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de Gerland
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 37,118

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	11	+23	29
2	AS Monaco	11	+10	23
3	Marseille	11	+9	20
4	Lille	11	+7	19

Full Table

Line-Ups

Lyon

No.	Name
1	Hugo Lloris (GK)
4	Jean-Alain Boumsong
3	Cris
11	Fabio Grosso
15	John Mensah
28	Jérémy Toulalan
17	Jean Makoun
8	Juninho
7	Ederson
10	Karim Benzema
23	Kader Keita

Lyon Substitutes:

Anthony Mounier, Frédéric Piquionne, Miralem Pjanic, Lamine Gassama, Kim Källström, Rémy Vercoutre, Yannis Tafer.

Le Havre AC

No.	Name
1	Christophe Revault (GK)
9	Peter Franquart
18	Abasse Ba
29	Florian Marange
2	Maxime Baca
24	Hassane Alla
4	Massamba Lo Sambou
13	Mamadou Diallo
23	Stéphane Noro
7	Amadou Alassane
19	Kevin Anin

Le Havre AC Substitutes:

Johnny Placide, Loïc Nestor, Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik, Olivier Davidas, Jean-Michel Lesage, Damian Tixier, Maka Mary.

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