Division One League Match, AC Milan vs. Benfica (Sun Nov 12)


                             AC Milan  |  Benfica
                            3-1-4-2 D  |  4-4-2 C
                          Bryan McKay  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                       W_Brookhuis GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                             Samir DF  |  DF W_Samuel
                        L_Blokland DF  |  DF D_Rose
                         S_Rodgers DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                         S_Wiltord DM  |  DF P_Maldini
                        ARr_Ronald MF  |  MF K_Commons
                           T_Stark MF  |  MF J_Mascherano
                            Imbula MF  |  MF Liziero
                          T_Cahill MF  |  MF A_Pirlo
                            J_Snow FW  |  FW D_Suker
                          D_Simone FW  |  FW T_Erak
                                       |
                        M_Kingsley SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                          B_Bailey SUB |  SUB Diego_T
                     Colton_Yellow SUB |  SUB S_Nakamoto
                            Alexis SUB |  SUB E_Knave
                     R_Lewandowski SUB |  SUB O_Sweemey

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 5  :(bfa) J_Mascherano sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  D_Suker runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_Suker with the drive!
          ...  W_Brookhuis won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  That s put Benfica ahead!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 7  :(amn) T_Stark spots T_Cahill who is in acres of space
          ...  T_Cahill with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  N_Winneke collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 8  :(bfa) J_Mascherano picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Imbula anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 13 :(amn) S_Wiltord with the through ball to Imbula
          ...  Imbula with the crafty shot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 13 :(bfa) W_Morgan has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Blokland
          ...  He puts in J_Mascherano!
          ...  J_Mascherano keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  W_Brookhuis never had a chance!
Min. 13 :(bfa) J_Mascherano kicks ARr_Ronald off the ball
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  F_Brych sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 14 :(bfa) A_Pirlo sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Liziero
          ...  Blocked by Samir
Min. 15 :(amn) S_Rodgers runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to ARr_Ronald
          ...  ARr_Ronald beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  N_Winneke comes towards him
          ...  He tries to slide it past N_Winneke
          ...  N_Winneke dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 17 :(amn) Imbula passes the ball to J_Snow
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  W_Samuel takes possession
Min. 19 :(bfa) Liziero turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to T_Erak
          ...  T_Cahill reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Liziero hits it towards the far post!
          ...  S_Rodgers gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 23 :(amn) J_Snow kicks Liziero off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  F_Brych has stopped play
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  F_Brych reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 24 :(bfa) D_Suker with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  W_Brookhuis scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Suker will take it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
          ...  AC Milan 0-2 Benfica...
Min. 26 :(amn) D_Simone takes advantage of a mistake by W_Samuel
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Simone rifles it to the far post !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Stark crosses it in!
          ...  D_Rose gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 26 :(bfa) K_Commons turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  K_Commons with a thundering drive!
          ...  W_Brookhuis saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 28 :(amn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  J_Snow seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Snow with the crafty shot!
          ...  N_Winneke won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  AC Milan 1-2 Benfica ...
Min. 28 :(bfa) D_Suker barges T_Cahill off the ball
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Suker !
          ...  W_Brookhuis blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 31 :(bfa) D_Suker knocks the ball past Samir
          ...  D_Simone with a bad challenge
          ...  F_Brych just wants to lecture him
Min. 31 :(amn) T_Cahill gets to the by line and finds D_Simone with a beautiful cross
          ...  Liziero with a reckless challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 37 :(amn) T_Cahill has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Snow gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  J_Snow picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with N_Winneke
          ...  He rounds N_Winneke
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  N_Winneke somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 41 :(bfa) W_Morgan takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Samuel
          ...  W_Samuel throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  W_Brookhuis parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(amn) J_Snow slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_Samuel and it had to be
Min. 44 :(bfa) Liziero looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Erak
          ...  But L_Blokland spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 47 :(amn) Imbula gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Simone
          ...  P_Maldini slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 48 :(bfa) T_Erak sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  T_Erak hits a great shot !
          ...  W_Brookhuis saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 1-2 Benfica

Min. 46 :(amn) D_Simone knocks the ball past the lunge of Liziero
          ...  W_Samuel pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 48 :(amn) J_Snow takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But W_Samuel reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 50 :(amn) D_Simone beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  D_Rose forces him off the ball
Min. 52 :(amn) Samir is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to D_Simone
          ...  D_Simone with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But N_Winneke makes a fine save
Min. 54 :(amn) S_Rodgers with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  P_Maldini wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 55 :(bfa) O_Sweemey is coming on for T_Erak and will play FW
Min. 57 :(amn) D_Simone slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  D_Simone fires a shot at goal !
          ...  N_Winneke with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 60 :(bfa) Diego_T replaces an unhappy P_Maldini and will play as a DF
Min. 61 :(bfa) W_Morgan with an incisive pass to Liziero
          ...  Liziero with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 62 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto is ready to come on to replace D_Rose
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 65 :(amn) D_Simone kills the ball dead
          ...  But Diego_T wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but F_Brych has none of it.
Min. 68 :(bfa) Liziero beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds D_Suker
          ...  T_Stark fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  F_Brych tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 70 :(amn) Alexis is coming on for Imbula and playing MF
Min. 70 :(amn) There's going to be a change
          ...  R_Lewandowski will come on for D_Simone and play FW
Min. 73 :(amn) R_Lewandowski sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  But O_Sweemey will cut out the threat
Min. 76 :(bfa) D_Suker with a simple pass to O_Sweemey
          ...  But S_Rodgers wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but F_Brych has none of it.
Min. 77 :(bfa) A_Pirlo looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Suker
          ...  D_Suker with a thundering volley!
          ...  What agility from W_Brookhuis
Min. 80 :(amn) B_Bailey will replace S_Rodgers and play DF
Min. 84 :(amn) T_Cahill sidesteps Diego_T
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  T_Cahill with the shot on net !
          ...  N_Winneke with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 86 :(bfa) W_Brookhuis miskicks!
          ...  W_Morgan is takes control of the ball!
          ...  But B_Bailey spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(amn) R_Lewandowski finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  W_Samuel with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  ARr_Ronald drives it in
          ...  N_Winneke with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Alexis plays it into the danger area!
          ...  N_Winneke easily catches it!
Min. 90 :(bfa) D_Suker runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off B_Bailey back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  S_Wiltord takes the player down!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  F_Brych gave him a strong warning
Min. 91 :(bfa) A_Pirlo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  O_Sweemey gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Lewandowski with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow

*************  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          : T_Cahill
Scorers              : J_Snow (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Snow (23), W_Brookhuis (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : D_Suker (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Suker (5,24 pen)
Sent Off             : J_Mascherano (13)
Booked               : Liziero (31), W_Samuel (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       9
Off target           :           2        |       2
On target            :           8        |       7
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :           9        |       10
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Final Score          : AC Milan 1 - 2 Benfica
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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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W_Brookhuis    GK  31   1   5   1  31 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0
Samir          DF   2  30   1   1  18 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Blokland     DF   1  29  22   1  38 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Rodgers      DF   2  29   5   5  23 |  83   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Wiltord      DM   3  12  29   9  41 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
ARr_Ronald     MF   2   3  31   2  11 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
T_Stark        MF   2   5  30   1  33 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Imbula         MF   1  11  29  18  20 |  73   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
T_Cahill       MF   1   7  29  11  31 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10
J_Snow         FW   1   5   3  28  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  28
D_Simone       FW   2   4   7  25  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bailey       DF   2  26   5  10  20 |  11   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Colton_Yellow  DF   2  26   7   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alexis         MF   3  10  28  14  12 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4   3  30  28 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Winneke      GK  39   2   2   3  20 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
W_Samuel       DF   2  33   8   4  28 |  94   0   4   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  78  -2   3
D_Rose         DF   1  32  11   8  22 |  65   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  31  12   7  10 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  31   7   4  33 |  63   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   9  32  11  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  31   8  47 |  13   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   1   0 -10  20 -10
Liziero        MF   1  19  30   5  23 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
A_Pirlo        MF   1  15  30   8  11 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  30  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  10  60
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  58   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  27   5   5  29 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Nakamoto     DF   3   5  30  17  32 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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