Division One League Match, AC Milan vs. Arsenal (Wed Dec 22)


                             AC Milan  |  Arsenal
                          4-1-1-2-2 C  |  4-5-1 P
                         Graham Brown  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                            S_Bain GK  |  GK T_Macedo
                            Y_Mina DF  |  DF P_Evra
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                         M_Pearson DF  |  DF M_Layun
                         B_Venison DF  |  DF J_Okore
                            M_Ball DM  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                            L_Figo MF  |  MF M_Arteta
                            Alexis AM  |  MF K_Porborsky
                       Francescoli AM  |  MF S_Wiltord
                         S_Artenie FW  |  MF T_Partey
                             Pezza FW  |  FW J_Willock
                                       |
                        M_Kingsley SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                          T_Cooper SUB |  SUB R_Holding
                            Rivera SUB |  SUB D_Burn
                            Imbula SUB |  SUB M_Thomas
                      A_Pessamunni SUB |  SUB N_Anelka

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with a first time pass
          ...  J_Willock runs onto it!
          ...  Y_Mina with the tackle
Min. 12 :(arn) M_Arteta plays in M_Layun with a beautiful ball
          ...  M_Layun hits a curling shot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 14 :(arn) K_Porborsky passes the ball to M_Arteta
          ...  M_Arteta tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  S_Bain plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 15 :(amn) Alexis passes the ball to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie with the header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  And AC Milan are leading in the game now
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 16 :(amn) The AC Milan manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 16 :(arn) Arsenal switch to playing A
Min. 16 :(amn) M_Ball controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_Chambers
          ...  He puts in Francescoli!
          ...  Francescoli with a terrific drive !
          ...  T_Macedo makes a good save
Min. 23 :(amn) M_Pearson with an incisive pass to Francescoli
          ...  Intercepted by P_Evra
Min. 27 :(arn) M_Layun has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past L_Amoroso
          ...  He knocks it to C_Chambers!
          ...  L_Amoroso goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 30 :(arn) J_Willock sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  But M_Pearson slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 30 :(amn) B_Venison takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  C_Chambers with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 31 :(arn) C_Chambers whips the ball across to J_Willock
          ...  M_Pearson with a bad challenge
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 33 :(amn) Francescoli controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  M_Pearson gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Layun with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 34 :(amn) S_Artenie beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  P_Evra hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Figo!
          ...  M_Layun reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 36 :(amn) Y_Mina steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs J_Okore
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Y_Mina with a blistering shot !
          ...  T_Macedo with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 38 :(arn) K_Porborsky lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  J_Willock latches on to it
          ...  But B_Venison barges him off the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 1-0 Arsenal

Min. 48 :(arn) K_Porborsky with a penetrating pass to J_Willock
          ...  But Y_Mina barges him off the ball
Min. 54 :(amn) Francescoli can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Pezza
          ...  M_Layun is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  F_Brych tries to calm him down
Min. 58 :(amn) Alexis looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But T_Macedo parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 59 :(amn) Francescoli looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Pezza
          ...  S_Wiltord takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  F_Brych calls him for a talk
Min. 60 :(amn) M_Pearson sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Pezza runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A left-footer by Pezza !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 62 :(amn) Francescoli takes advantage of a bad back pass from P_Evra
          ...  M_Layun reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 68 :(arn) M_Arteta runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  S_Artenie is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 72 :(amn) L_Figo moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Francescoli
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Francescoli !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  AC Milan 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 73 :(amn) AC Milan's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 73 :(amn) Francescoli pushes it past the defender
          ...  But J_Okore clears the ball to safety
Min. 79 :(arn) J_Willock takes on 3 men
          ...  B_Venison steals the ball of off him
Min. 80 :(arn) R_Holding is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Evra is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(arn) D_Burn takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Chambers
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(arn) M_Thomas comes on for M_Arteta and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 81 :(amn) Y_Mina with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  Y_Mina has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  T_Macedo gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 83 :(amn) L_Figo has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Francescoli gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A wicked drive by Francescoli !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Venison chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Macedo reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 85 :(amn) Francescoli sprints past the defender
          ...  M_Layun fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_Brych reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  Y_Mina swings it in
          ...  Pezza gets on the end of it
          ...  Pezza keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 87 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop finds J_Willock in acres of space
          ...  J_Willock hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  S_Bain parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And S_Bain recovers to save!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(amn) Alexis is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  T_Partey with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 92 :(amn) Alexis takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Pearson
          ...  M_Pearson with a powerful diving header!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 84,000
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Francescoli (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Artenie (15), Francescoli (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Pearson (31), S_Artenie (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : K_Porborsky
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Layun (85), T_Partey (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       3
Off target           :           4        |       1
On target            :           6        |       2
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       14
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : AC Milan 2 - 0 Arsenal
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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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S_Bain         GK  32   3   3   2  32 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  34   9  10  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
L_Amoroso      DF   2  31   6  10  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Pearson      DF   2  27  11  10  42 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  38  18
B_Venison      DF   1  26   2   1  26 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Ball         DM   2  13  28   4  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Figo         MF   1   7  27  10  40 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Alexis         AM   3  10  26  14  12 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  70  20
Francescoli    AM   3   8  25  17  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  30
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  11  29  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  28
Pezza          FW   1   9  13  28  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cooper       DF   3  21   9   5  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rivera         AM   1   1  27  20  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Imbula         AM   1  10  27  17  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pessamunni   FW   1   5   8  25  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Macedo       GK  34   3   3   3  42 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  33  13  11  21 |  81   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  32   9   9  22 |  81   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Layun        DF   1  30  12   7  33 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
J_Okore        DF   3  28   5   6  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  32  10  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  32   9  25 |  81   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  30   9  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  27   9  41 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Partey       MF   1   3  27   1  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  31  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  35   9   7  22 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  31  10  12  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  33   1  12 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  32  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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