Europa League
Guimaraes
Dec 12, 2013 8.05pm
1
2
HT : 1 0
FT
Lyon
  • Antonio Tomane 11' goal
  • Pedro Correia 59' yellowcard
  • Pedro Correia 62' redcard
  • Paulo de Oliveira 82' yellowcard
  • Joao Moreno 85' yellowcard
  • goal Bafetimbi Gomis 62'
  • goal Jordan Ferri 66'
  • yellowcard Milan Bisevac 85'

Live Commentary: Vitoria de Guimaraes 1-2 Lyon - as it happened

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Vitoria 1-2 Lyon - as it happened
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Lyon travelled to Vitoria de Guimaraes on Thursday night with the chance to cement their place as Group I winners in the Europa League.

The French side would head the table with a victory, while the Portuguese outfit could no longer qualify for the knockout stages.

In a thoroughly entertaining game, Lyon came from behind to secure the win and go through at the top of Group I.

Read how the match unfolded in our live commentary below.

9.57pmThat's it from me, I hope you enjoyed the game. Until the next time, good night.
9.57pmThere you have it. Lyon go through thanks to goals from Gomis and Ferri after Tomane had put Vitoria ahead in a match that saw them have Pedro Correia sent off.
90+3 minFULL TIME: Vitoria de Guimaraes 1-2 Lyon
90 minThere will be three added minutes.
89 minOFF THE POST! Unbelievably, Vitoria hit the woodwork again. This time it's Freire who is desperately unlucky.
85 minYELLOW CARDS Moreno and Bisevac are involved in a bit of a scrap, and are both booked for their troubles.
84 minOFF THE POST! Plange comes fractions from a leveller as he skips past a number of players but hits the post.
82 minYELLOW CARD Paulo Oliveira is booked for a late challenge on the touchline.
81 minLYON CHANGE Ferri, scorer of what looks to be the winner, is taken off and replaced by Sidy Kone.
80 minNearly a chance for Lyon to add another as Benzia heads a ross over, but he is flagged offside anyway.
78 minVITORIA CHANGE Crivellaro has been replaced by Maazou.
77 minAs things stand, Lyon are heading through as group winners.
74 minLYON CHANGE Plea has been replaced by Njie.
71 minVITORIA CHANGE Plange is on for Malonga.
69 minSAVE! Vitoria almost find an instant leveller as Addy curls a free kick from the right off the box with his left foot that is heading for the near top corner, but Lopes flies over and pushes it away for a corner, which comes to nothing.
66 minAnd just like that, Lyon lead! It's a great finish from Ferri. The cross is headed away by Vitoria, but only as far as Ferri. He chests it down, turns inside on his marker and pings a shot into the bottom left corner. Great goal, and it didn't take Lyon long to make the most of their advantage.
66 minGOAL! Vitoria de Guimaraes 1-2 Lyon (Jordan Ferri)
65 minLYON CHANGE Gomis is replaced by Yassine Benzia.
63 minGomis blasts it straight down the middle, and Lyon will now play with an extra man for the last 27 minutes of this match. Can they take advantage?
63 minGOAL! Vitoria de Guimaraes 1-1 Lyon (Bafetimbi Gomis)
62 minPedro Correia is off after being suckered into a lunging challenge by Gourcuff, who is brought down. Red card Vitoria, and a penalty for Lyon.
62 minPENALTY TO LYON AND A RED CARD!
59 minOFF THE BAR AND DISALLOWED! Lyon can't come much closer. Zeffane hits another superb long-range strike which cannons off the crossbar, and comes back to Plea, who nods it into an empty net, but is deemed offside.
56 minYELLOW CARD Pedro Correia goes into the book for fouling Danic.
54 minWhat a hectic opening nine minutes of the second half. This is more like it!
53 minCLOSE! Now Malonga goes close after smashing a half-volley inside the box from a corner, but Zeffane can head it off the line.
53 minShould be 2-0! Malonga puts a great low cross in from the left of the box across the face of the six-yard area that is just begging for a teammate to pile it into the net, but Tomane cannot reach it.
52 minLyon have started this second half in very positive fashion.
51 minSAVE! Wonderful stop from Douglas! Zeffane hits a long-range effort from the left which looks to be dipping into the far corner, but Douglas flies through the air and pushes the shot away.
48 minSAVE! Early attempt on goal in the second half from Gomis, but Doulas can make the save.
46 minKICK OFF! Vitoria, playing to the right, get the game back underway.
9.06pmThe teams are back out and ready for the second half.
8.56pmLyon have gone close on a few occasions through Mvuemba and Ferri, but Vitoria also had what seemed a certain second goal cleared off the line.
8.54pmThere goes the whistle to bring an end to a fairly average half. VItoria lead thanks to a great finish from Tomane.
45+1 minHALF TIME: Vitoria de Guimaraes 1-0 Lyon
45 minThere will be one added minute.
42 minThe corner comes to nothing, but that was a great phase of play.
41 minSAVE! Lyon instantly go up the other end and go very close to an equaliser. Ferri, central and 35 yards out, cracks a belter at pace which forces Douglas to push it behind for a corner.
40 minCLOSE! It's off the line by Lyon! That would have been a brilliant second goal for Vitoria, as Crivellaro chips the onrushing Lopes on the left of the box, but it's hooked off the line at the death by Zeffane.
39 minNot too long until half time, and Lyon have shown nothing to suggest that they will be going into the dressing rooms on level terms.
34 minDanic has a free kick on the right corner of the Vitoria penalty area and should either have a go at goal or be able to dink a nice ball to the far post. He does neither, and scuffs his ball along the floor straight into the welcoming arms of Douglas. Utter waste.
32 minApart from the goal and Mvuemba sledgehammer, we haven't really been treated to much goalmouth action at all so far tonight.
29 minNo chances to report in the last few minutes, but there has been some nice intricate football on display from both sides.
26 minVitoria are starting to find their rhythm again now, and enjoying some good, quick passing possession.
23 minCLOSE! What a powerful hit from Mvuemba! The corner is whipped in by Danic, but Vitoria can knock it out to the edge of the box. Mvuemba then meets it on the half volley, and slams it just wide of the near post. That would have been some leveller.
22 minCorner to Lyon on the left, Danic is going over to it.
21 minLyon have been very poor so far.
20 minGourcuff clips in a low free kick from the left of the box, but Vitoria can deal with it with the greatest of ease.
16 minThere hasn't really been much of a response from Lyon. They've had a bit more of the ball, but they haven't been causing the Vitoria backline any problems.
11 minNo question about that goal, Vitoria are deservedly ahead. A free kick comes in from the left which results in a spate of head tennis, before Tomane brilliantly shrugs off Kone to chest the ball and drill it into the bottom corner. Great finish.
11 minGOAL! Vitoria de Guimaraes 1-0 Lyon (Tomane)
10 minVitoria have the ball in the back of the net after Moreno competes in the air with Lopes from a free kick, which the keeper punches into his own net. But the referee penalises Moreno for a foul, and the Vitoria man is far from happy about it.
8 minVitoria are on top at the moment and have had several corners already, but they haven't managed to do much with them.
5 minCrivellaro hits a shot from just inside the box which initially looks to have just been dragged wide, but replays show it did actually take a touch of Kone. The resulting corner causes Lopes no trouble though.
4 minVitoria are in their home kit of gold shirts with black sleeves, socks and shorts, while Lyon are in their all-red away strip. Vitoria playing to the left, Vitoria shooting to the right.
3 minCHANCE! Now an effort from Vitora's Marco Matias, who drifts in from the right and curls a left-footed shot from the edge of the D, which creeps just wide of the near post.
2 minSAVE! Gourcuff absolutely leathers a low free kick from about 40 yards, that draw a relatively comfortable save out of Douglas.
1 minKICK OFF! We're underway in Portugal.
8.06pmHere come the teams.
8.05pmLYON XI: Lopes, Tolisso, Bisevac, Kone, Zeffane, Mvuemba, Ferri, Plea, Gourcuff, Danic, Gomis
8.04pmVITORIA XI: Douglas, Correia, Oliveira, Freire, Addy, Moreno, Andre, Crivellaro, Malonga, Matias, Tomane
7.56pmRight, let’s take a look at the teams, starting with the home side.
7.56pmLes Gones have enjoyed a pretty successful group stages. They’ve drawn both their previous away games as well as at home to this opposition. But they remain unbeaten after beating Real Betis and Rijeka back in France.
7.56pmThey have since picked up just two points from their following four games, including that draw at Lyon.
7.56pmVitoria got off to a flyer in the this tournament with a huge 4-0 win over Rijeka, which guaranteed them a better finish that their only previous campaign in the competition back in 2005-06 when it was the UEFA Cup.
7.55pmThe two sides met on matchday two of the competition, where they drew 1-1 at the Stade de Gerland in what was Vitoria's first encounter with a French club. Moussa Maazou put the Portuguese ahead that night, before Maxime Gonalons's second-half header drew Lyon level.
7.55pmOn the other hand, the hosts cannot finish any higher than third, which they would guarantee with a point. It would take a defeat here and for Rijeka to shock Real Betis in the other match for them to slump to bottom.
7.55pmIt’s do or die tonight for Lyon, who can confirm their spot in the last 32 with a win here tonight, although matching the result of second-placed Real Betis would be enough to send Remi Garde’s side through as winners of the group.
7.55pmHello and welcome to Sports Mole’s live coverage of the Europa League where Vitoria de Guimaraes host Lyon in Group I.
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