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Match Reports January
Olympique Lyonnais 3 - 1 Brest
Sunday 6th January 2013 – Coupe de France 9th Rd – Stade de Gerland, Lyon – Att. 23,932
Lyon starting XI – Vercoutre, Reveillere, Lovren, Umtiti, Dabo, Hughes, Fofana, Briand, Colazo, Watt, Lacazette
Subs Malbranque, Gonalons, Giaccherini
Goals Watt (7,77), Colazo (82)
Heading in to this game I knew we would be able to control and score in this game. I lined up 4-2-2 with wide wingers and got off to a great start with Tony scoring in the 7th minute. We finished with 61% possession and got 8 shots on target. An easy win in a game that was always in our hands, we went through to the next round.
Toulouse 2 - 1 Olympique Lyonnais
Wednesday 9th January 2013 – Ligue 1 – Stade Municipal, Toulouse – Att. 21,291
Lyon starting XI – Vercoutre, Reveillere, Muniesa, Umtiti, Dabo, Hughes, Mvuemba, Briand, Malbranque, Watt, Lacazette
Subs Fierro, Giaccherini
Goals Lacazette (76)
Toulouse were going to be tough opposition. They sat in 5th and were chasing European places, whilst we needed the win to keep the pressure on Montpellier at the top. We lined up 4-3-3 in a defensive formation ready to play on the counter but this didn’t seem to be the way forward. We controlled possession, having 64% and got 3 shots on target but couldn’t convert enough and conceded a poor last minute goal to lose the game. We were 1 point behind Montpellier after this game and were lucky it wasn’t more as they drew their game.
Troyes 0 - 0 Olympique Lyonnais
Saturday 12th January 2013 – Ligue 1 – Stade de l’Aube, Troyes – Att. 16,753
Lyon starting XI – Vercoutre, Reveillere, Gonalons, Umtiti, Muniesa, Fofana, Mvuemba, Giaccherini, Hughes, Colazo, Fierro
Subs Watt, Lacazette
A poor game. We lined up using Michael’s tactic and I thought we would annihilate Troyes. It didn’t happen and it was a bore draw. A very even game but Umtiti got himself sent off in the 58th minute and this didn’t help our cause.
Olympique Lyonnais 3 – 2 e Lorient
Tuesday 15th January 2013 – Coupe de la Ligue – Stade de Gerland, Lyon – Att. 41,044
Lyon starting XI – De Vries, Mboumbouni, Lovren, Muniesa, Briand, Malbranque, Gonalons, Hughes, Colazo, Benzia, Watt
Subs Vercoutre, Fofana, Lacazette
Goals Benzia (68), Hughes (77), Lacazette (106)
A game that went to extra time when I didn’t need it to. Jeremie Aliadiere really made me angry with an 83rd minute equaliser after we dominated the game. We lined up 3-5-2 and controlled the game, with Mboumbouni playing his first game for the club. But this win put us in the Final of the cup against a Ligue 2 team. I was extremely proud of the youngsters in this team, fighting their way to win a trophy for the club.