Elite FA Cup Group Match, AC Milan vs. Aston Villa (Wed Dec 15)


                             AC Milan  |  Aston Villa
                          4-1-2-2-1 E  |  4-2-2-2 P
                         Graham Brown  |  Pierre Van Rossum
                                       |
                            S_Bain GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                            Y_Mina DF  |  DF F_McLintock
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF A_Odriozola
                     G_Fotheringam DF  |  DF C_Berra
                         T_Upulano DF  |  DF F_Anjurin
                            M_Ball DM  |  DM Camilo
                          H_Higuim MF  |  DM T_Andrews
                            L_Figo MF  |  MF I_Spy
                            Rivera AM  |  MF El_Payaso
                            Imbula AM  |  FW E_Collamarini
                         S_Artenie FW  |  FW Erling_Haland
                                       |
                        M_Kingsley SUB |  SUB D_Gentenaar
                         M_Pearson SUB |  SUB L_Blokland
                            Alexis SUB |  SUB C_Cadette
                       Francescoli SUB |  SUB Maddison
                             Pezza SUB |  SUB M_Crickmore

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 3  :(amn) L_Figo flicks it over A_Odriozola and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  L_Figo with a terrific drive !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Aston Villa fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 8  :(asv) F_Anjurin spots T_Andrews who is in acres of space
          ...  T_Andrews fires the shot in!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman flags for offside
Min. 11 :(amn) Imbula sidesteps F_McLintock
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Camilo wins the ball well
          ...  O_Hategan has given a free kick
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  O_Hategan signals that it is indirect
          ...  Rivera swings it in
          ...  S_Artenie gets on the end of it
          ...  S_Artenie tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Ball!
          ...  Rivera with the shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 16 :(amn) S_Artenie finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  C_Berra with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  O_Hategan warned him
Min. 18 :(asv) A_Odriozola sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  C_Berra runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But L_Amoroso puts it in row Z!
Min. 20 :(asv) C_Berra back heels to find E_Collamarini in space
          ...  S_Artenie intercepts the pass
Min. 23 :(amn) L_Amoroso sidesteps F_Anjurin
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  T_Andrews muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  L_Figo floats it forward
          ...  L_Amoroso latches onto the end of it
          ...  L_Amoroso tries to beat S_Bain from outside the area!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 24 :(asv) F_Anjurin breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Bain!
          ...  S_Artenie brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 25 :(asv) T_Andrews volleys it forward. He finds F_Anjurin
          ...  T_Upulano bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 26 :(amn) L_Figo with an inch perfect pass to Imbula
          ...  Imbula with the attempt at goal!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 26 :(asv) I_Spy is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  E_Collamarini latches onto the end of it
          ...  E_Collamarini with a thundering volley!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  But it hits off S_Bain's back!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Very unlucky!
          ...  That's given Aston Villa the lead!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 27 :(amn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  AC Milan will now play A
Min. 30 :(amn) Imbula runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Y_Mina
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  A delicate header from Y_Mina !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 31 :(amn) H_Higuim is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Rivera
          ...  Rivera tries to beat P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga looks very relieved!
Min. 39 :(asv) Erling_Haland with the first time pass to E_Collamarini
          ...  What a shot from E_Collamarini !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and gives the away fans the middle finger
          ...  AC Milan 0-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 42 :(amn) Rivera jumps over Erling_Haland's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  C_Berra wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) Imbula is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to L_Amoroso
          ...  A_Odriozola wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-2 Aston Villa

Min. 48 :(asv) F_McLintock skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to E_Collamarini
          ...  G_Fotheringam with the tackle
Min. 49 :(asv) T_Andrews with a flicked pass to E_Collamarini
          ...  E_Collamarini tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  S_Bain takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 50 :(asv) Erling_Haland beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves O_Hategan
          ...  Erling_Haland hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But S_Bain punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that S_Bain got a touch
Min. 51 :(asv) F_McLintock runs at Y_Mina
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  F_McLintock with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  S_Bain makes a fine save
Min. 52 :(asv) I_Spy has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Fotheringam
          ...  He puts in A_Odriozola!
          ...  A_Odriozola with the overhead !
          ...  The shot slips through S_Bain's hands
          ...  But S_Bain recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 53 :(amn) M_Ball knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Erling_Haland with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 54 :(asv) T_Andrews looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_McLintock
          ...  F_McLintock with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  AC Milan 0-3 Aston Villa ...
Min. 57 :(asv) E_Collamarini takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Mina
          ...  T_Upulano brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 59 :(asv) C_Berra floats the ball in to find Erling_Haland
          ...  T_Upulano with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  O_Hategan will just give him a speaking to
Min. 60 :(asv) Erling_Haland jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Erling_Haland throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 64 :(asv) E_Collamarini jumps over Imbula's challenge
          ...  E_Collamarini has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But S_Bain tips it behind
          ...  O_Hategan has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 65 :(amn) M_Ball spots H_Higuim who is in acres of space
          ...  H_Higuim looks to see where P_Gazzaniga is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  The shot slips through P_Gazzaniga's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 68 :(amn) Imbula picks up a loose ball
          ...  T_Andrews takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 71 :(asv) El_Payaso has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Ball
          ...  He knocks it to Erling_Haland!
          ...  T_Upulano wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 72 :(amn) Rivera with an incisive pass to Y_Mina
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from F_McLintock
Min. 73 :(amn) Curled in dangerously from M_Ball to Rivera
          ...  F_Anjurin gets to the ball first
Min. 74 :(amn) L_Figo knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Odriozola
          ...  L_Figo from 20 yards !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 74 :(asv) F_McLintock crosses to A_Odriozola
          ...  L_Figo fouls badly
          ...  O_Hategan will want to speak to him
Min. 75 :(asv) L_Blokland is coming on for F_McLintock and playing DF
Min. 75 :(asv) a big roar from the crowd as C_Cadette comes on for Camilo to play DM
Min. 75 :(asv) M_Crickmore takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Erling_Haland as FW
Min. 76 :(amn) M_Ball sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Rivera
          ...  E_Collamarini slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 77 :(asv) I_Spy sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Ball bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  O_Hategan warns him
Min. 77 :(asv) El_Payaso sidesteps Y_Mina
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  El_Payaso has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But S_Bain punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 79 :(amn) M_Ball hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  L_Amoroso collects the loose ball!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_Berra !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 79 :(asv) F_Anjurin 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!
          ...  Fine tackle by T_Upulano
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 80 :(asv) The Aston Villa manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 81 :(amn) H_Higuim sidesteps F_Anjurin
          ...  A_Odriozola stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  O_Hategan tries to calm him down
Min. 85 :(amn) G_Fotheringam gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Figo
          ...  L_Figo goes for goal !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 86 :(asv) I_Spy with a flicked pass to M_Crickmore
          ...  Y_Mina hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Blokland lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_Bain easily claims the ball!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(amn) L_Figo knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Odriozola and it had to be

*************  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          : M_Ball
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Artenie (24)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : E_Collamarini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Collamarini (26,39), F_McLintock (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |  Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       1
On target            :           3        |       10
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       13
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 3 Aston Villa
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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 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  34   9  10  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
L_Amoroso      DF   2  31   6  10  11 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  29   9  11  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
T_Upulano      DF   1  27  13   5  31 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Ball         DM   2  13  28   4  23 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  28  10  42 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Figo         MF   1   7  27  10  40 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Rivera         AM   1   1  27  20  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Imbula         AM   1  10  27  17  20 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  11  29  32 |  24   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pearson      DF   2  27  11  10  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alexis         AM   3  10  26  14  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Francescoli    AM   3   8  25  17  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pezza          FW   1   9  13  28  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Gazzaniga    GK  31   1   2   3  40 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
F_McLintock    DF   2  25  20  20  23 |  76   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  10  30
A_Odriozola    DF   1  25  19   4  26 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
C_Berra        DF   2  25  10   7  41 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  40  20
F_Anjurin      DF   1  24   9  10  11 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Camilo         DM   2  21  26   1  29 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Andrews      DM   1  16  25   8  41 |  93   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  50   5
I_Spy          MF   2   8  27   5  12 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
El_Payaso      MF   1  11  25   7  20 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
E_Collamarini  FW   1   5   9  30  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   4   2   0   0   0  20   0  60
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8   9  28  12 |  76   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
D_Gentenaar    GK  31   3   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Blokland     DF   1  27  21   1  38 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Cadette      DM   1  16  24   1  43 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maddison       MF   1   7  25   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Crickmore    FW   1   6   9  26  31 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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