Division Two League Match, AC Milan vs. AS Roma (Sun Dec 17)


                             AC Milan  |  AS Roma
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-3-1-1 E
                    Darren Broadhurst  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                            H_Berg DF  |  DF Ronaldo
                         C_Ferrara DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                        J_Richards DF  |  DF M_Demichelis
                            T_Haas DF  |  DF J_Matip
                         L_Macleod MF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                              Jese MF  |  MF B_Yaga
                            Alexis MF  |  MF Muniesa
                      D_Boerrigter MF  |  MF C_Ronaldo
                       D_Stanfield FW  |  AM M_McKay
                           J_Vardy FW  |  FW D_Baggio
                                       |
                          J_Hunter SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                           Ricadio SUB |  SUB M_Van_D_Hoorn
                         K_Commons SUB |  SUB Nuri_Sahin
                           G_Carey SUB |  SUB S_Berghuis
                           Ricardo SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(amn) Jese takes advantage of a mistake by M_Demichelis
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  But J_Paintsil puts the ball out of play
Min. 3  :(amn) D_Boerrigter beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Boerrigter sees G_Pagliuca off his line !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 4  :(amn) D_Boerrigter knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Fotheringam
          ...  D_Boerrigter tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  G_Pagliuca is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 7  :(amn) H_Berg flicks it over M_Demichelis and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  H_Berg tries to chip the ball over G_Pagliuca!
          ...  G_Pagliuca gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  AC Milan have snatched the lead!
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 8  :(asr) AS Roma will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 12 :(amn) Alexis bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_Ferrara
          ...  C_Ferrara hits a great drive!
          ...  G_Pagliuca can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 13 :(asr) B_Yaga gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_McKay
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Haas takes possession
Min. 18 :(amn) Jese hoofs it up field to find J_Richards
          ...  J_Richards rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  G_Poll talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  AC Milan 2-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 20 :(asr) Ronaldo takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  H_Berg wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 20 :(amn) Jese with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows J_Matip a clean set of heals
          ...  Ronaldo with a nasty foul
          ...  G_Poll will want to speak to him
Min. 21 :(amn) L_Macleod 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!
          ...  J_Vardy receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But J_Matip will cut out the threat
Min. 26 :(amn) Alexis with the Cruyff turn
          ...  The ball hits Ronaldo in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 29 :(asr) C_Ronaldo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  G_Fotheringam gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Fotheringam with the side footed shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 31 :(amn) Alexis brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Vardy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A powerful header from J_Vardy !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 35 :(asr) J_Matip backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  M_McKay gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Richards with the tackle
Min. 36 :(asr) M_McKay looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards C_Ronaldo
          ...  C_Ronaldo bears down on goal!
          ...  M_Steklenburg can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  M_Steklenburg has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 37 :(asr) J_Matip jumps over H_Berg's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Matip has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 38 :(amn) Jese cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to T_Haas
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by G_Fotheringam
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 38 :(amn) D_Stanfield cuts inside J_Paintsil
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  D_Baggio with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  G_Poll tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 39 :(amn) Alexis 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!
          ...  D_Stanfield receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Baggio had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  G_Poll shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  L_Macleod hits it over the wall
          ...  But G_Pagliuca pulls out a save of the game
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) D_Boerrigter floats the ball in to find D_Stanfield
          ...  D_Stanfield uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  G_Pagliuca dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And G_Pagliuca tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Boerrigter curls it into the box!
          ...  G_Pagliuca reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 45 :(amn) The AC Milan manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 49 :(amn) L_Macleod is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Stanfield
          ...  M_Demichelis is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 2-0 AS Roma

Min. 46 :(amn) D_Boerrigter runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Stanfield
          ...  G_Fotheringam dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 51 :(amn) T_Haas sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  G_Fotheringam goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 52 :(amn) D_Stanfield dribbles it into the box
          ...  G_Fotheringam gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 54 :(amn) L_Macleod with a reverse pass to Jese
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by B_Yaga !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 55 :(asr) It looks as though AS Roma is now playing E
Min. 55 :(asr) C_Ronaldo with the towering header to M_McKay
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Ferrara hits it out for a throw
Min. 57 :(amn) H_Berg with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Demichelis
          ...  He knocks it to J_Vardy!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Yaga
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 62 :(amn) J_Vardy skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  J_Vardy with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 63 :(amn) Alexis runs at J_Matip
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Demichelis looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 65 :(asr) S_Berghuis takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Ronaldo
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 67 :(asr) M_McKay has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Macleod!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_McKay hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  M_Steklenburg is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Muniesa swings it in!
          ...  S_Berghuis gets something on it!
          ...  M_Steklenburg goes down well to save
Min. 71 :(asr) Muniesa knocks it forward
          ...  D_Stanfield slips
          ...  M_McKay gets to it!
          ...  M_McKay launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 72 :(amn) Jese is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Paintsil plays the back pass
          ...  G_Pagliuca can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Boerrigter hits it into the box!
          ...  G_Pagliuca comes out and claims it!
Min. 75 :(amn) a big roar from the crowd as K_Commons comes on for Jese to play MF
Min. 75 :(asr) M_Van_D_Hoorn comes on for Ronaldo and takes up a DF role
Min. 76 :(amn) J_Vardy with a burst of pace
          ...  J_Vardy hits a curling shot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 76 :(asr) J_Paintsil plays it forward to M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay with a blistering shot !
          ...  M_Steklenburg parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 77 :(amn) J_Hunter will replace the useless H_Berg and will play DF
Min. 79 :(amn) Ricardo is ready to come on to replace J_Vardy
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 79 :(asr) T_Wallcott is coming on for D_Baggio and will play FW
Min. 79 :(amn) D_Boerrigter rushes through the defence
          ...  D_Boerrigter with a little chip!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 81 :(asr) M_Van_D_Hoorn with a flicked pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg tips it over
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 81 :(amn) D_Boerrigter with the diagonal pass Ricardo
          ...  M_Demichelis wins the ball well
          ...  G_Poll has given a free kick
Min. 82 :(asr) J_Paintsil is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  Can AS Roma get back into the game now!
          ...  AC Milan 2-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 83 :(asr) The AS Roma manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 83 :(asr) J_Paintsil knocks it past J_Richards and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Paintsil hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 86 :(asr) T_Wallcott with an intelligent ball to S_Berghuis
          ...  S_Berghuis cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asr) B_Yaga cuts the ball back to M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay with a powerful header !
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Steklenburg's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Demichelis hits it into the box!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes the catch!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 75,000
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Jese
Scorers              : H_Berg (7), J_Richards (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : T_Wallcott (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Wallcott (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Baggio (39), M_Demichelis (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       12
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : AC Milan 2 - 1 AS Roma
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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  34   3   1   1  32 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  26  11   7  21 |  81   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  30
C_Ferrara      DF   2  26   8   6  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
J_Richards     DF   1  25   6   7  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  20  50
T_Haas         DF   2  24  12   7  11 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  26  10  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Jese           MF   2   5  26   7  41 |  79   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Alexis         MF   3   9  24  13  12 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   9  24  12  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
D_Stanfield    FW   2   8   5  27  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Vardy        FW   1   6   7  24  30 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
J_Hunter       DF  27   4   1   1  37 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Ricadio        DF   3  25   8   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   7  25  10  32 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Carey        MF   1   4  23  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricardo        FW   1   7   9  24  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AS Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Pagliuca     GK  33   5   5   2  23 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  30  12  10  29 |  79   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  27  13   9  31 |  96   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  35   5
M_Demichelis   DF   2  26   8   7  18 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Matip        DF   3  26   8   7  10 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  25   8  11  30 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   1
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  27   8  35 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Muniesa        MF   1   7  26   8  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  26   8  21 |  69   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -19
M_McKay        AM   3   7  10  26  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   8
D_Baggio       FW   2   6   9  24  21 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  26   8   8  33 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  28   9  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Berghuis     MF   2   4  23  16  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  27  21 |  13   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0 -20 -10  15
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