Division One Reserve League Match, AC Milan Res vs. Benfica Res (Sun Nov 20)


                         AC Milan Res  |  Benfica Res
                              4-3-3 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                          Bryan McKay  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                        Sam_Totman GK  |  GK V_Barkas
                          B_Banner DF  |  DF C_Ried
                         V_Yonescu DF  |  DF N_Molina
                       P_Orlandini DF  |  DF A_Sandez
                      D_Ripiamonti DF  |  DF Eefmamj_Jason
                          I_Ibarra MF  |  DM C_Medina
                      R_Santarossa MF  |  MF D_Steffanato
                        J_Phillips MF  |  MF A_Almendra
                        M_McDonald FW  |  AM A_Varela
                       Rafael_Leao FW  |  FW A_Di_Stefano
                         W_Gretzky FW  |  FW J_Alvarez
                                       |
                          F_Carini SUB |  SUB G_Roy
                          T_Cooper SUB |  SUB R_Engo
                        G_Marchesi SUB |  SUB A_Tackleberry
                           R_McKay SUB |  SUB J_Chicco
                           P_Rossi SUB |  SUB O_Sweemey

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 3  :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A_Di_Stefano attempts a lob!
          ...  Sam_Totman is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 10 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano takes on B_Banner
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  V_Yonescu with a terrible tackle
          ...  F_Brych warns him
Min. 11 :(bfar) A_Almendra drives it across the face of the goal J_Alvarez
          ...  J_Alvarez could have let it bounce!
          ...  But Sam_Totman parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 15 :(bfar) A_Almendra nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  But D_Ripiamonti reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 18 :(amnr) D_Ripiamonti with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_McDonald
          ...  M_McDonald rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  That puts AC Milan Res ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  AC Milan Res 1-0 Benfica Res ...
Min. 19 :(amnr) M_McDonald is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 21 :(amnr) D_Ripiamonti knocks it forward
          ...  C_Medina slips
          ...  I_Ibarra gets to it!
          ...  I_Ibarra shoots towards goal !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  AC Milan Res 2-0 Benfica Res ...
Min. 21 :(bfar) D_Steffanato threads the through ball to A_Varela
          ...  A_Varela sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But Sam_Totman punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 25 :(bfar) C_Ried sidesteps P_Orlandini
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Ripiamonti takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 26 :(amnr) M_McDonald drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to W_Gretzky
          ...  W_Gretzky with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 26 :(bfar) C_Ried nutmegs J_Phillips
          ...  W_Gretzky takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 32 :(amnr) R_Santarossa holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Rafael_Leao in space!
          ...  C_Medina wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 38 :(amnr) I_Ibarra has space to run with the ball
          ...  I_Ibarra goes for the top corner !
          ...  Looks like it should be V_Barkas's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  V_Barkas looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Santarossa!
          ...  N_Molina wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 40 :(amnr) M_McDonald sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Medina dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 40 :(bfar) D_Steffanato is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Varela
          ...  I_Ibarra anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(amnr) J_Phillips with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  J_Phillips fires the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  AC Milan Res 3-0 Benfica Res ...
Min. 48 :(bfar) A_Varela looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Alvarez
          ...  J_Alvarez hits a great shot !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The AC Milan Res fans taunt him about that effort

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan Res 3-0 Benfica Res

Min. 54 :(amnr) P_Orlandini is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to W_Gretzky
          ...  W_Gretzky drives it towards goal !
          ...  V_Barkas narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 54 :(amnr) R_Santarossa looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 54 :(amnr) P_Orlandini puts in V_Yonescu
          ...  N_Molina with a terrible tackle
          ...  F_Brych calls him over
          ...  F_Brych is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 55 :(bfar) D_Steffanato with a measured ball to J_Alvarez
          ...  But P_Orlandini slides in
Min. 58 :(amnr) R_Santarossa with a probing through ball Rafael_Leao
          ...  A_Sandez slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Phillips lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Rafael_Leao
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 58 :(amnr) R_Santarossa cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to W_Gretzky
          ...  A_Di_Stefano tackles from behind
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  F_Brych reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 59 :(bfar) C_Ried off the woodwork.
          ...  A_Varela picks up the deflection
          ...  A_Varela sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  Looks like it should be Sam_Totman's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Sam_Totman looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 60 :(amnr) I_Ibarra with a precise pass to Rafael_Leao
          ...  Eefmamj_Jason reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 60 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Ripiamonti takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 62 :(amnr) B_Banner is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Rafael_Leao
          ...  C_Ried plays it back
          ...  V_Barkas slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Banner chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  V_Barkas reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 62 :(amnr) Rafael_Leao breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on V_Barkas!
          ...  A_Almendra brings him down!
          ...  F_Brych calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 63 :(bfar) A_Varela plays in C_Ried with a beautiful ball
          ...  C_Ried is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has Sam_Totman to beat
          ...  He lobs it over Sam_Totman
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 65 :(amnr) I_Ibarra hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Phillips latches onto it!
          ...  From long range J_Phillips bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  V_Barkas gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by V_Barkas !!
Min. 67 :(bfar) A_Almendra crosses to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  But V_Yonescu clears the ball to safety
Min. 70 :(amnr) R_McKay replaces J_Phillips and will play MF
Min. 72 :(amnr) M_McDonald takes on Eefmamj_Jason
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A_Almendra with a bad challenge
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  M_McDonald shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to W_Gretzky instead
          ...  W_Gretzky tries the shot !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Benfica Res fans taunt him!
Min. 75 :(amnr) T_Cooper replaces D_Ripiamonti and will play DF
Min. 75 :(amnr) R_Santarossa runs at A_Sandez
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  R_Santarossa hits a crisp volley!
          ...  V_Barkas watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 75 :(bfar) A_Varela with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past P_Orlandini
          ...  A_Varela with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 77 :(bfar) C_Medina sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Varela
          ...  A_Varela swings in the shot!
          ...  Sam_Totman makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 78 :(bfar) Eefmamj_Jason cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Eefmamj_Jason with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Sam_Totman watches it sail wide!
Min. 80 :(amnr) P_Rossi is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Gretzky is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 80 :(bfar) D_Steffanato with an in swinging cross to A_Varela
          ...  A_Varela throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 81 :(amnr) R_McKay finds P_Rossi in the box
          ...  P_Rossi hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Ibarra chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Santarossa gets something on it!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Benfica Res fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 81 :(amnr) M_McDonald runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A_Sandez with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_Brych gave him a strong warning
Min. 82 :(amnr) Rafael_Leao with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  But C_Medina puts it in row Z!
Min. 84 :(amnr) Rafael_Leao sprints past the defender
          ...  Rafael_Leao with the header !
          ...  V_Barkas gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 85 :(amnr) M_McDonald flicks it over N_Molina's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Cleaned up by C_Ried
Min. 86 :(amnr) T_Cooper is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to P_Rossi
          ...  P_Rossi aims for the top right corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  V_Barkas moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  V_Barkas catches it with style!
Min. 87 :(bfar) A_Almendra cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Alvarez
          ...  J_Alvarez attempts a low drive!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The AC Milan Res fans laugh at him
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bfar) C_Ried finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  R_Santarossa with the tackle
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  F_Brych lectures him
Min. 91 :(bfar) A_Varela knocks it past V_Yonescu and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  B_Banner anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 92 :(amnr) R_Santarossa pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  M_McDonald is clean through!
          ...  A glorious effort by M_McDonald !
          ...  But it goes just over

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



Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
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AC Milan Res Match Info
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Best player          : D_Ripiamonti (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_McDonald (18), I_Ibarra (21), J_Phillips (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Res Match Info
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Best player          : A_Varela
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Molina (54), A_Di_Stefano (58), A_Almendra (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           AC Milan Res   |   Benfica Res
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : AC Milan Res 3 - 0 Benfica Res
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Player Statistics - AC Milan Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Sam_Totman     GK  21   3   3   4  30 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
B_Banner       DF   1  24   7   1  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30  20
V_Yonescu      DF   3  23   4   6  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
P_Orlandini    DF   1  22  11   8  11 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
D_Ripiamonti   DF   3  22  11   5  30 |  78   0   2   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  60   0
I_Ibarra       MF   1  10  24  16  48 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  25
R_Santarossa   MF   1   7  24   7  21 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Phillips     MF   2   7  23  14  27 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
M_McDonald     FW   1   2   5  24  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
Rafael_Leao    FW   1   1   2  24  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
W_Gretzky      FW   1   5   2  23  35 |  83   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
F_Carini       GK  18   3   5   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cooper       DF   3  22  10   5  31 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Marchesi     MF   1  15  22   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_McKay        MF   2   4  20   3  45 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Rossi        FW   3   9   7  22  10 |  12   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Benfica Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Barkas       GK  23   2   2   4  28 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
C_Ried         DF   2  23   8  10  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
N_Molina       DF   2  22   6   1  40 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2 -22 -22
A_Sandez       DF   2  22   2   4  38 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Eefmamj_Jason  DF   2  21   3   1  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Medina       DM   2  19  20   1   9 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -10 -20
D_Steffanato   MF   2   7  23   1  33 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Almendra     MF   1   6  22  12  29 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
A_Varela       AM   1   9  22  16  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   1   5  22  39 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Alvarez      FW   2   4   4  21  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Roy          GK  26   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Engo         DF   2  24   9   1  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tackleberry  DF   1  18   2   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Chicco       MF   2  17  23   6  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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