Division One League Match, AC Milan vs. Aberdeen (Sun Jun 28)


                             AC Milan  |  Aberdeen
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                          Mike McLeod  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK D_Anderson
                            B_Berg DF  |  DF W_A_Glen
                          A_Hansen DF  |  DF C_Azpilicueta
                          S_Wonder DF  |  DF N_Wade
                      U_Emanuelson DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                          Mo_Diame DM  |  MF M_Le_Tissier
                       A_Carvalhas MF  |  MF S_Brown
                         F_Baumann MF  |  MF J_Tessem
                       R_McCormack AM  |  MF H_Rutland
                           Ricardo FW  |  FW J_Portillo
                         H_Homolka FW  |  FW D_Murphy
                                       |
                          Carlotta SUB |  SUB F_Eggington
                         Ry_Cooder SUB |  SUB I_Golac
                         L_Macleod SUB |  SUB J_Ayden
                         K_Benzema SUB |  SUB Kaka
                        G_Batistua SUB |  SUB J_Valdivia

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 3  :(abn) S_Brown with a precise ball to J_Portillo
          ...  J_Portillo hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg fists it away
Min. 4  :(amn) B_Berg looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Carvalhas
          ...  A_Carvalhas leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  D_Anderson with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 5  :(abn) C_Azpilicueta takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Portillo
          ...  A_Hansen clears with a diving header
Min. 13 :(abn) J_Portillo runs at the defence
          ...  J_Portillo with a terrific drive !
          ...  M_Steklenburg is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg looks very relieved!
Min. 15 :(amn) S_Wonder runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Ricardo
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  A_Pereira dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 15 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Murphy
          ...  A great volley from D_Murphy !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 17 :(amn) Ricardo kills the ball dead
          ...  A_Pereira reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 17 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier sidesteps Mo_Diame
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Mo_Diame recovers to win the ball back
Min. 19 :(abn) J_Tessem finds the run of J_Portillo
          ...  A_Hansen cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 21 :(abn) D_Anderson headbutts S_Wonder!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  S_Farina had no choice there!!
          ...  Mike McLeod appluads the decision
Min. 21 :(abn) F_Eggington is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Murphy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play GK
Min. 22 :(abn) J_Portillo looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  B_Berg reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 24 :(abn) J_Portillo with a flashy move
          ...  R_McCormack takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He is warned by S_Farina
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 24 :(abn) H_Rutland looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Tessem
          ...  J_Tessem tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 25 :(abn) H_Rutland sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Berg
Min. 27 :(amn) R_McCormack with a precise pass to H_Homolka
          ...  H_Homolka with a thundering volley!
          ...  F_Eggington just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 27 :(abn) S_Brown with the first time flick to A_Pereira
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Hansen
Min. 29 :(amn) Mo_Diame holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Ricardo in space!
          ...  But C_Azpilicueta wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Farina has none of it.
Min. 31 :(amn) F_Baumann with a probing through ball R_McCormack
          ...  R_McCormack drives it low !
          ...  But F_Eggington makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 32 :(abn) W_A_Glen is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A powerful shot by W_A_Glen !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 33 :(amn) Ricardo beats A_Pereira
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Ricardo hits a curling shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  F_Eggington is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Baumann drives it into the box!
          ...  N_Wade gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 35 :(amn) F_Baumann looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Ricardo
          ...  N_Wade cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 36 :(amn) Ricardo pushes it past the defender
          ...  A_Pereira wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 39 :(amn) Ricardo with a simple pass to R_McCormack
          ...  N_Wade slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 39 :(abn) J_Tessem chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Azpilicueta
          ...  H_Homolka takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 40 :(abn) N_Wade spits at A_Hansen
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Dan Haldane looks relieved
Min. 41 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  C_Azpilicueta attempts to nutmeg M_Steklenburg!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) A_Hansen is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 44 :(abn) J_Tessem has it now
          ...  He takes on B_Berg
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Portillo!
          ...  J_Portillo uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the AC Milan fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  Aberdeen go ahead in this match now!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 47 :(amn) A_Carvalhas looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Homolka
          ...  H_Homolka attempts a low drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A classy finish
          ...  AC Milan are back on level terms now!
          ...  AC Milan 1-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 48 :(abn) A defence splitting pass from S_Brown to J_Portillo
          ...  J_Portillo beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat M_Steklenburg
          ...  He lobs it over M_Steklenburg
          ...  Its hit the bar and over!!
Min. 49 :(amn) A_Hansen holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Homolka
          ...  The ball hits W_A_Glen in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 1-1 Aberdeen

Min. 46 :(amn) H_Homolka flicks it over A_Pereira and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  N_Wade brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 47 :(amn) F_Baumann whips the ball across to Ricardo
          ...  But C_Azpilicueta puts it in row Z!
Min. 49 :(abn) S_Brown brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Mo_Diame
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in W_A_Glen!
          ...  Mo_Diame goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 51 :(abn) J_Portillo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past B_Berg!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Portillo has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 53 :(abn) S_Brown puts in A_Pereira
          ...  Mo_Diame gets to the ball first
Min. 54 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  U_Emanuelson goes in stud's first
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Farina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 60 :(abn) I_Golac replaces an unhappy A_Pereira and will play as a DF
Min. 60 :(abn) Kaka is coming on and S_Brown is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 60 :(amn) Mo_Diame finds H_Homolka in acres of space
          ...  N_Wade stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 62 :(amn) F_Baumann hoofs it up field to find Ricardo
          ...  W_A_Glen gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 63 :(amn) Mo_Diame runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to F_Baumann
          ...  N_Wade goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 63 :(abn) J_Tessem finds the run of C_Azpilicueta
          ...  Mo_Diame rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  S_Farina calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Mike McLeod looks relieved
Min. 68 :(amn) H_Homolka controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs I_Golac
          ...  He puts in Ricardo!
          ...  Ricardo has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put AC Milan in front!
          ...  AC Milan 2-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 70 :(amn) K_Benzema is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_McCormack is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 70 :(amn) G_Batistua is ready to come on to replace H_Homolka
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 70 :(amn) S_Wonder takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past C_Azpilicueta
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  N_Wade wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 71 :(abn) Kaka with the through ball to M_Le_Tissier
          ...  M_Le_Tissier smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  M_Steklenburg dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat M_Steklenburg!
          ...  Aberdeen have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  AC Milan 2-2 Aberdeen ...
Min. 75 :(amn) L_Macleod is going to be brought on
          ...  Mo_Diame is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 78 :(amn) A_Carvalhas is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Batistua
          ...  G_Batistua hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  F_Eggington is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And F_Eggington reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod hits it into the box!
          ...  F_Baumann with the header
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into F_Eggington's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 78 :(abn) Kaka brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Portillo makes himself available
          ...  S_Wonder wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 79 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier beats the defender
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Hansen
Min. 81 :(abn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  J_Portillo is through!
          ...  Cleaned up by U_Emanuelson
Min. 83 :(abn) J_Portillo squares it to J_Tessem
          ...  J_Tessem hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It floats over M_Steklenburg
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 84 :(amn) A_Carvalhas knocks it forward
          ...  W_A_Glen slips
          ...  G_Batistua gets to it!
          ...  G_Batistua attempts a lob!
          ...  F_Eggington makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amn) L_Macleod is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to F_Baumann
          ...  F_Baumann fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the AC Milan crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  What a time to score!!
          ...  That must be the winner
          ...  AC Milan 3-2 Aberdeen ...
Min. 89 :(abn) N_Wade with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past S_Wonder
          ...  He knocks it to J_Portillo!
          ...  J_Portillo chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 90 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Portillo
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Wonder

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 42,731
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : H_Homolka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Homolka (47), Ricardo (68), F_Baumann (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : U_Emanuelson (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Tessem
Scorers              : J_Portillo (44), M_Le_Tissier (71)
Sent Off             : D_Anderson (21)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AC Milan    |     Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       12
Off target           :           3        |       7
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :          13        |       13
Key Passes           :          18        |       19
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Final Score          : AC Milan 3 - 2 Aberdeen
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Player Statistics - AC Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Steklenburg  GK  30   3   1   1  32 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
B_Berg         DF   2  25   8   6  33 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  24   6  10  19 |  97   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
S_Wonder       DF   2  23  12   9  12 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
U_Emanuelson   DF   1  23   2   1  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  18  18
Mo_Diame       DM   2  12  23   7  42 |  79   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   5  25   6  19 |  97   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
F_Baumann      MF   1   6  24   6  30 |  97   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  40  21
R_McCormack    AM   2  10  23  11  25 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Ricardo        FW   1   7   8  23  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  21
H_Homolka      FW   2   7   7  23  17 |  74   0   1   1   1   2   1   0   0   0  20  25  21
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ry_Cooder      DF   2  23   3   6  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      DM   2   8  23  10  31 |  18   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
K_Benzema      AM   2   8  23   5  17 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Batistua     FW   2   6   7  21  42 |  23   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Anderson     GK  34   4   1   5  19 |  21   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  -5   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  27  11  10  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -15
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  27   9   9  13 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
N_Wade         DF   2  26   8   6  25 |  97   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 140  10   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  25  11   7  14 |  64   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Le_Tissier   MF   2   9  29   8  22 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  20
S_Brown        MF   2   7  28  11  24 |  64   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_Tessem       MF   1   7  26  17  27 |  97   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  55   6
H_Rutland      MF   1   7  25  11  14 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
J_Portillo     FW   1   5   3  27  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  10  29
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  25  37 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |  76   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
I_Golac        DF   1  24   7   3  36 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ayden        DF   1  23  10   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kaka           MF   2   7  24  17  32 |  33   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5  10  25  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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