Elite FA Cup Group Match, AC Milan vs. Borussia Dortmund (Wed Dec 01)


                             AC Milan  |  Borussia Dortmund
                          4-2-1-2-1 C  |  5-3-2 A
                         Graham Brown  |  Rune Oldeide
                                       |
                            S_Bain GK  |  GK S_Maier
                     G_Fotheringam DF  |  DF M_Motta
                         T_Upulano DF  |  DF Lazo
                         M_Pearson DF  |  DF M_Reiziger
                         B_Venison DF  |  DF L_Rongifo
                            M_Ball DM  |  DF N_Santos
                           P_Duffy DM  |  MF J_Height
                          H_Higuim MF  |  MF A_Vidal
                            Rivera AM  |  MF D_Alli
                            Imbula AM  |  FW C_Bellamy
                         S_Artenie FW  |  FW S_Radacanu
                                       |
                        M_Kingsley SUB |  SUB I_Banks
                         L_Amoroso SUB |  SUB Danilo
                            L_Figo SUB |  SUB R_Song
                            Alexis SUB |  SUB Shaqiri
                             Pezza SUB |  SUB Gil

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 6  :(bor) C_Bellamy with electric pace
          ...  He eases past G_Fotheringam
          ...  C_Bellamy with a thundering drive!
          ...  S_Bain is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  S_Bain holds his head in his hands!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund have snatched the lead!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 7  :(amn) AC Milan are switching their playing style to A
Min. 15 :(amn) Rivera spits at M_Reiziger
          ...  He received a good talking to from F_Brych
Min. 15 :(bor) D_Alli can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to J_Height
          ...  M_Pearson clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 16 :(amn) M_Ball takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into S_Artenie
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Height
Min. 21 :(bor) J_Height fires over a low cross to S_Radacanu
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Pearson
Min. 22 :(bor) A_Vidal looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Bellamy
          ...  G_Fotheringam read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 24 :(bor) C_Bellamy kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  H_Higuim rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  F_Brych lectures him
Min. 27 :(bor) Lazo is first to the ball
          ...  A cracking drive from Lazo !
          ...  The shot slips through S_Bain's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 28 :(amn) S_Artenie gains possession
          ...  N_Santos is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  S_Maier misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Ball!
          ...  L_Rongifo belts it clear
Min. 28 :(bor) Lazo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Upulano
          ...  He puts in M_Reiziger!
          ...  M_Reiziger has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But S_Bain tips it over
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 29 :(bor) J_Height with a burst of pace
          ...  M_Pearson tackles cleanly
Min. 29 :(amn) S_Artenie turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  J_Height rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 30 :(bor) S_Radacanu makes himself available
          ...  P_Duffy with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 40 :(amn) P_Duffy controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs N_Santos
          ...  He puts in M_Pearson!
          ...  M_Pearson with the strike !
          ...  S_Maier saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 49 :(amn) Rivera with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  Lazo takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-1 Borussia Dortmund

Min. 46 :(bor) A_Vidal with the header on
          ...  He finds C_Bellamy in space
          ...  C_Bellamy hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  S_Bain makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 47 :(bor) Lazo runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Ball with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
Min. 49 :(bor) N_Santos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to S_Radacanu
          ...  S_Radacanu curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But S_Bain punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 51 :(bor) J_Height beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  J_Height sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  S_Bain gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by S_Bain !!
Min. 53 :(amn) Imbula looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Artenie
          ...  C_Bellamy with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He is warned by F_Brych
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 56 :(amn) T_Upulano runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Rivera
          ...  Rivera aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 56 :(bor) S_Radacanu barges M_Pearson off the ball
          ...  M_Pearson slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Height hits it into the box!
          ...  M_Reiziger loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But S_Bain with the difficult save
Min. 59 :(bor) A_Vidal bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_Bellamy
          ...  P_Duffy cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 60 :(bor) A_Vidal drives it forward to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy from 20 yards !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 61 :(amn) Imbula loses his marker!
          ...  Imbula flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  S_Maier gets up well to catch that one
Min. 61 :(bor) M_Reiziger moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy with a terrific drive !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 70 :(bor) Danilo is being brought on
          ...  M_Reiziger is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(bor) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Shaqiri will come on for J_Height and play MF
Min. 70 :(bor) Gil replaces S_Radacanu to play as a FW
Min. 72 :(bor) D_Alli with a measured ball to C_Bellamy
          ...  T_Upulano wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 74 :(amn) H_Higuim with the header on
          ...  He finds G_Fotheringam in space
          ...  G_Fotheringam with the header !
          ...  But S_Maier punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 82 :(amn) S_Artenie takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Motta
          ...  Fine tackle by Shaqiri
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 85 :(amn) Imbula has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Danilo
          ...  He puts in S_Artenie!
          ...  Danilo does well to get the tackle in
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bor) Danilo with a precise ball to D_Alli
          ...  But G_Fotheringam clears the danger
Min. 93 :(amn) S_Artenie takes advantage of a mistake by Danilo
          ...  S_Artenie belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  S_Maier is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Fotheringam plays it into the danger area!
          ...  S_Maier jumps well to claim it!

*************  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_Pearson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Duffy (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : C_Bellamy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Bellamy (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Height (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     | Borussia Dortmund
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       9
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           3        |       6
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       4
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :           6        |       11
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 1 Borussia Dortmund
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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 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  29   9  11  30 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
T_Upulano      DF   1  27  13   5  31 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
M_Pearson      DF   2  27  11  10  42 |  98   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
B_Venison      DF   1  26   2   1  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ball         DM   2  13  28   4  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Duffy        DM   2  16  25   4  21 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  28  10  42 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Rivera         AM   1   1  27  20  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Imbula         AM   1  10  27  17  20 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  11  29  32 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Amoroso      DF   2  31   6  10  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Figo         MF   1   7  27  10  40 |   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
Pezza          FW   1   9  13  28  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
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_Maier        GK  34   1   1   3  11 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
M_Motta        DF   1  30   8   6  32 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lazo           DF   3  28   9   6  31 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  28   7   7  21 |  74   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
L_Rongifo      DF   2  27  10   6  32 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Santos       DF   2  26  11   1  12 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Height       MF   3  16  28   8  22 |  74   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8   3
A_Vidal        MF   2  14  27   7  21 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
D_Alli         MF   1   8  27  13  21 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   9  28  33 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
S_Radacanu     FW   3   6   5  25  22 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
I_Banks        GK  29   2   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  30   7   8  32 |  24   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Song         DF   2  29   8   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Shaqiri        MF   2  10  27  20  31 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
Gil            FW   3   6   9  25  12 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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