Division Two League Match, AC Milan vs. Arsenal (Mon Jul 25)


                             AC Milan  |  Arsenal
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-2-1-3 A
                         Craig Sieber  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK D_James
                          D_Oleary DF  |  DF G_Griffiths
                         T_Gemmell DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                            O_Dabo DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                         Ry_Cooder DF  |  DF J_Richards
                       A_Carvalhas MF  |  MF Adriano
                           C_Baker MF  |  MF L_Pablo
                         L_Macleod MF  |  AM H_Munculus
                        J_J_Okocha AM  |  FW D_Murphy
                           Ewandro FW  |  FW A_Little
                         H_Homolka FW  |  FW Freddy_Abu
                                       |
                            Adrian SUB |  SUB M_Landreau
                          N_Sanudo SUB |  SUB J_Valera
                          Mo_Diame SUB |  SUB D_Sinclair
                         R_Wolford SUB |  SUB M_Dembele
                           Ricardo SUB |  SUB H_Sabry

Referee: H_Kinbull (Germany)


Min. 1  :(amn) D_Oleary plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  H_Homolka decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  H_Homolka fires the shot in!
          ...  D_James makes a difficult save
Min. 6  :(amn) Ewandro finds his way through
          ...  Ewandro shapes up for a shot!
          ...  D_James parries it
Min. 10 :(arn) A_Little finds himself in acres of space
          ...  Ry_Cooder with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  H_Kinbull calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 17 :(arn) H_Munculus flicks it past D_Oleary
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  H_Munculus attempts to drive it home!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg never had a chance!
Min. 18 :(amn) L_Macleod gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_J_Okocha
          ...  A delicate chip from J_J_Okocha !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 19 :(amn) Ry_Cooder sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Ewandro
          ...  Ewandro hits a curling shot!
          ...  D_James with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 19 :(arn) L_Pablo has it now
          ...  He takes on D_Oleary
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Freddy_Abu!
          ...  Freddy_Abu has a dig at goal!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 21 :(amn) A_Carvalhas looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards L_Macleod
          ...  L_Macleod has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  D_James just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 25 :(amn) Ry_Cooder has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Richards
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Homolka!
          ...  A_Little body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 26 :(arn) H_Munculus works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Murphy
          ...  T_Gemmell tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 26 :(arn) G_Griffiths with a 50-yard pass to D_Murphy
          ...  But D_Oleary sweeps up the threat
Min. 27 :(amn) O_Dabo has it on the edge of the box
          ...  O_Dabo hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  D_James makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 28 :(arn) S_Ramos spits at Ry_Cooder
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  H_Kinbull reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 30 :(amn) Ewandro finds himself in acres of space
          ...  S_Ramos with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 32 :(amn) C_Baker plays it forward to H_Homolka
          ...  H_Homolka sees D_James off his line !
          ...  D_James is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And D_James reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Dabo plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_James makes the catch!
Min. 33 :(amn) A_Carvalhas with a probing through ball H_Homolka
          ...  An audacious effort from H_Homolka !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 33 :(arn) A_Little finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  A_Little with the crafty shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Steklenburg moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  M_Steklenburg tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by H_Munculus
          ...  The danger is dealt with by D_Oleary
Min. 35 :(amn) A_Carvalhas retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_J_Okocha gets on the end of it
          ...  J_J_Okocha controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  D_James makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 38 :(arn) J_Richards with a penetrating pass to A_Little
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Little !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg stops that one easily
Min. 41 :(arn) D_Murphy nutmegs D_Oleary
          ...  D_Murphy hits the ball first time!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg with the difficult save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) D_Murphy takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  D_Murphy hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 47 :(arn) A_Little runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of H_Munculus
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  H_Munculus lobs M_Steklenburg!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg punches it away
Min. 48 :(arn) A_Little plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  A_Little curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?

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

Min. 47 :(arn) J_Richards has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past O_Dabo
          ...  He knocks it to Freddy_Abu!
          ...  Freddy_Abu with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 48 :(amn) L_Macleod gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ewandro
          ...  Ewandro attempts to drive it home!
          ...  D_James makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 48 :(arn) Freddy_Abu slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Freddy_Abu lobs M_Steklenburg!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  H_Kinbull talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Arsenal fans celebrate though!
          ...  Arsenal have snatched the lead!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 49 :(arn) D_Sinclair is being brought on
          ...  A_Little is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 49 :(arn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Arsenal will now be playing L
Min. 51 :(amn) A_Carvalhas miskicks!
          ...  He finds Ewandro though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But K_Rekik barges him off the ball
Min. 52 :(arn) Freddy_Abu takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  O_Dabo takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 56 :(amn) O_Dabo kicks Adriano off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by H_Kinbull
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 56 :(amn) AC Milan restructured their strategy to D
Min. 57 :(amn) D_Oleary with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Freddy_Abu with an over the top challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 60 :(arn) H_Sabry is being prepared to come on
          ...  Freddy_Abu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 62 :(amn) D_Oleary looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Gemmell
          ...  But G_Griffiths slides in two footed.
          ...  H_Kinbull has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 65 :(amn) J_J_Okocha squares it to L_Macleod
          ...  S_Ramos wins the ball
Min. 66 :(amn) N_Sanudo comes on for T_Gemmell and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 66 :(amn) Ricardo will come on for H_Homolka and play FW
Min. 66 :(amn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_Wolford will come on for C_Baker and play AM
Min. 70 :(arn) S_Ramos with a well-controlled run
          ...  S_Ramos goes for the top corner !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 71 :(amn) J_J_Okocha looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Wolford
          ...  But D_Sinclair reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 74 :(amn) L_Macleod hoofs it up field to find R_Wolford
          ...  Adriano with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 79 :(arn) J_Valera is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Richards is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 81 :(arn) Adriano sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to H_Sabry
          ...  D_Oleary wins the ball
Min. 82 :(amn) Ricardo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_Sinclair!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Ramos is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  D_James misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Carvalhas chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It is cleared by G_Griffiths
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amn) N_Sanudo with a penetrating pass to Ewandro
          ...  J_Valera dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 91 :(amn) D_Oleary threads the through ball to Ewandro
          ...  S_Ramos is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  An early bath or him then!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 43,500
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : D_Oleary
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : O_Dabo (56)
Booked               : Ry_Cooder (10), T_Gemmell (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_James (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Freddy_Abu (48)
Sent Off             : S_Ramos (91)
Booked               : A_Little (25), Freddy_Abu (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       11
Off target           :           3        |       4
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       14
Key Tackles          :           2        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       8
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 1 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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M_Steklenburg  GK  31   3   1   1  32 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Oleary       DF   1  27  10   6  24 |  94   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
T_Gemmell      DF   2  24   4   9  42 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
O_Dabo         DF   1  23  13   8  43 |  59   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -25
Ry_Cooder      DF   2  23   3   6  36 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22  -2 -22
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   6  26   6  19 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
C_Baker        MF   2   5  25   6  13 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  24  10  31 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
J_J_Okocha     AM   1   9  22  14  13 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
Ewandro        FW   2  10   5  24  14 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
H_Homolka      FW   2   7   7  23  17 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Adrian         GK  24   1   2   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Sanudo       DF   1   6  23  16  45 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Mo_Diame       MF   2  13  23   7  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Wolford      AM   1   1   2  25   8 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricardo        FW   1   7   9  24  21 |  25   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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D_James        GK  29   2   2   3  26 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  26  11   3  33 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  25   7   7  40 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  70 -10  -5
K_Rekik        DF   1  24   7   2  12 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  23   5   7  22 |  82   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Adriano        MF   1   8  23  11  43 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
L_Pablo        MF   1   7  23   8  11 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Munculus     AM   2   6  23  13  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  26
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  25  37 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Little       FW   2   7   7  24  21 |  52   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2   8   9
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   7  10  23  42 |  63   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  20
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Valera       DF   2  26   8   9  39 |  12   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  26   8   7  41 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Dembele      MF   1  11  24   6  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  26  25 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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