Friendly League

PARC OLYMPIQUE LYONN
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Glyn Halliday started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Olympique Lyonnais were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after Milano City AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Samuel Laumond took the corner. A collision led to Olympique Lyonnais getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Emmanuel Laumonier hit a great ball. When Milano City AFC's Glyn Halliday in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Olympique Lyonnais's goalie prevented a goal. Beinn McGrath made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolphe Boisard in the 17th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Hugh Addison was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Milano City AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olympique Lyonnais the free kick. Hugh Addison hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Émilien Reboux's late challenge caught a Milano City AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Émilien Reboux helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd match minute, Olympique Lyonnais was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Émilien Reboux to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Glyn Halliday left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Milano City AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 29 played minutes Milano City AFC got a freekick which was hit by Matty Watkinson. Rodolphe Boisard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Beinn McGrath tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Adam Puget fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Olympique Lyonnais's protests and gave Adam Puget a yellow card for diving instead. Beinn McGrath made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolphe Boisard in the 36th minute. Dylan Holroyd hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Bobby Lagdon's late challenge caught a Olympique Lyonnais's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bobby Lagdon helped the player get up and apologised. Through an outstanding action, after 43 minutes, Beinn McGrath successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Bobby Lagdon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Erwan Vetter made an important save on a dangerous shot by Glyn Halliday in the 53rd minute. In the 58thth minute of the game Glyn Halliday who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Olympique Lyonnais's Erwan Vetter was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 62nd minute, Glyn Halliday left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Milano City AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Milano City AFC's Beinn McGrath played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Émilien Reboux in the 65th minute of play. Rodolphe Boisard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodolphe Boisard in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Beinn McGrath prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 80 minutes into the game, Thom Lawton was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Milano City AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Olympique Lyonnais the free kick. In the 80th match minute, Milano City AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thom Lawton to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Rodolphe Boisard put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Beinn McGrath. Hugh Addison got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The Olympique Lyonnais manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Milano City AFC to win.