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The UEFA Super Cup
Friday 28th August 2015 – UEFA Super Cup – Mikheil Meshki, Tbilisi – Att. 25,453
Arvind Krishna: Good evening and welcome to FMScout Sports 1. It is that time of year today where we have the two winners of the European club tournaments battle it out. Olympique Lyonnais won their first ever Champions League in May beating Liverpool in the dying moments while Genoa won their 2nd consecutive Europa League trophy after beating German side HSV. None other than English commentating legend and life long Manchester United fan Kane Brooker joins me. Hello there Kane how are you?
Kane Brooker: Good evening Arvind it’s a pleasure to be here and I am looking forward to this match up. At the start of last season nobody could have imagined these two teams would be playing in the Super Cup match but here we are!
Arvind: Olympique Lyonnais have already won the Trophee des Champions in France and got off to a strong league start. Surely they will just have too much for Genoa.
Kane: Well you say that but Genoa have players capable of causing the Lyon team some problems, especially Mattia Destro. The line-ups have just come in and lets take a look.
Arvind: Genoa have opted for the traditional 4 – 4 – 2 and look to get the ball forward quickly through to Destro and Gilardino. Lyon look to be set up a bit more defensively with the anchor man but I think this will benefit them because with the midfielders they have, they could very well control the game. Kwadwo Asamoah has looked sharp since joining the club and is expected to have a strong game today.
Kane: It looks like Lyon are the stronger team easily on paper but Genoa wouldn’t have won the Europa League if they weren’t good enough! Right it is approaching that time so let me hand over to the commentator Glenn Tham.
Glenn: We have just had the national anthems played and both sides are ready for kick off. Lyon will start and will be kicking from right to left in this first half.
1’ – We’re off. Stuart Pearce has been seen in the stands and is checking on
Tom Ince, Will Hughes and
John Ruddy it seems - 3 big players for Lyon tonight.
5’ – The first real chance falls to danger man
Destro who hits it straight at Ruddy and he holds on to the ball. Warning signs early on for Lyon.
8’ – GOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAZZOOOOOOOOO.
Maxime Gonalons pounces on a rebound off the Genoa keeper and slots it in to the corner from just in front of the penalty spot. Lyon reply and take the lead 1 – 0.
11’ –
Allione picks up the ball wide on the right just inside the Genoa half and runs at left back
Ghoulam. He dazzles him and glides past before cutting inside and a fancy stepover takes him past
Polenta and he smashes it home!!!!! 2 – 0 already and Lyon in complete control.
30’ – Genoa keeper
Perin has just pulled off an outstanding save from a half volley taken by
Benzia. It was great technique from the young French striker and
Perrin was at full stretch and tipped it over the bar. Lyon all over the Italians and they have no reply.
45’ – Half time. Genoa 0 – 2 Lyon. A great display of attacking football from Lyon and Genoa just can’t handle it.
45’ – The second half gets underway and lets see whether Genoa’s manager can impact his teams’ performance.
59’ – A slow start has picked up after Genoa won 2 corners in quick succession but couldn’t make anything of the opportunities and
John Ruddy gathers and calms things down.
75’ –
Gilardino has his head in his hands and rightly so after sending a header from 6 yards straight at
John Ruddy who holds comfortably. It was a big chance to get back in to the game and Lyon perhaps let off there.
78’ – Lyon make two changes with
Umtiti coming on in place of goalscorer
Gonalons and
Younes Belhanda on for
Kwadwo Asamoah.
86’ – That is one of the best crosses I have ever seen from a centre back.
Prince Boateng is passed the ball about 10 yards away from the corner of the box and pings it to the back post where
Tom Ince rises and heads home. 3 – 0 to Lyon and game over!
90+2’ – There goes the full time whistle and
Allione has run Genoa ragged on that right side. He looks like an absolute world beater and at the age of 20 there are great things to come from him and many of this Lyon team.
Glenn: Well that’s it from me here. It’s back to Arvind and Kane in the studio. Until next time!
Arvind: Remi Garde continues this recent tradition at Olympique Lyonnais and is bringing home another trophy to add to the growing collection. He has set about to create a legacy and that is exactly what he is doing.
Kane: It seems he is a tactical mastermind and has outwitted several managers. It will be a challenge for them to retain the Champions League but I know he and his squad have the ability.
Arvind: Well that wraps up the UEFA Super Cup for another year. Thanks to Kane for joining us today and to Glenn for the commentary. Until next time, goodnight.