Division Two League Match, AC Milan vs. Everton (Mon Nov 28)


                             AC Milan  |  Everton
                              4-3-3 C  |  4-4-2 E
                          Neil Abbott  |  John O Brien
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK I_Casillas
                          A_Hansen DF  |  DF D_Oleary
                          S_Wonder DF  |  DF D_Santon
                         T_Gemmell DF  |  DF T_Roberts
                           G_Piqué DF  |  DF P_Kachu
                        P_Coutinho MF  |  MF D_Vazques
                            Alexis MF  |  MF T_Cruise
                        H_Munculus MF  |  MF A_Kanchelskis
                           G_Pelle FW  |  MF A_Lallana
                         R_Wolford FW  |  FW Rolando_Silva
                           Ewandro FW  |  FW A_Sanchez
                                       |
                        L_Hedstrom SUB |  SUB S_Mignolet
                        J_Richards SUB |  SUB M_Kelly
                         L_Macleod SUB |  SUB K_Nolan
                        J_J_Okocha SUB |  SUB D_Atkinson
                           Ricardo SUB |  SUB A_Carroll

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 1  :(amn) Alexis unselfishly heads the ball back to Ewandro
          ...  Ewandro tries to beat I_Casillas!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Coutinho crosses it in!
          ...  G_Pelle tries to place the shot!
          ...  I_Casillas gets his fingertips to it
Min. 6  :(evn) Rolando_Silva knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  Rolando_Silva could have let it bounce!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that M_Steklenburg got a touch
Min. 9  :(evn) A defence splitting pass from A_Lallana to A_Sanchez
          ...  The defender plays it back to M_Steklenburg
          ...  A_Sanchez intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy M_Steklenburg
          ...  He tries to slide it past M_Steklenburg
          ...  M_Steklenburg dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 13 :(amn) P_Coutinho with a slide rule pass to R_Wolford
          ...  D_Santon takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 14 :(amn) Ewandro with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Ewandro with the strike !
          ...  I_Casillas makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 14 :(amn) R_Wolford with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Rolando_Silva with a clumsy challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  R_Wolford with the thundering drive
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Coutinho crosses it in!
          ...  I_Casillas catches it!
Min. 15 :(evn) D_Santon hoists the ball across to Rolando_Silva
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Wonder
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Kanchelskis!
          ...  Alexis heads it away
Min. 17 :(amn) G_Pelle flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Oleary takes possession
Min. 18 :(amn) P_Coutinho unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Pelle
          ...  G_Pelle with the attempt at goal!
          ...  I_Casillas parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 19 :(amn) G_Pelle kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Hansen gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Hansen keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  I_Casillas saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ewandro plays it into the danger area!
          ...  I_Casillas easily claims the ball!
Min. 21 :(evn) Rolando_Silva picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Rolando_Silva bears down on goal!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 22 :(amn) S_Wonder with a real burst of pace
          ...  S_Wonder with the drive!
          ...  I_Casillas with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 24 :(evn) A_Kanchelskis whips the ball across to Rolando_Silva
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Wonder takes possession
Min. 25 :(amn) A_Hansen breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on I_Casillas!
          ...  T_Cruise brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  Alexis passes to Ewandro
          ...  A cracking drive from Ewandro !
          ...  But I_Casillas punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Munculus swings it in!
          ...  It is cleared by D_Santon
Min. 28 :(evn) Rolando_Silva beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  Rolando_Silva tries to beat M_Steklenburg!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The AC Milan fans laugh at him
Min. 29 :(amn) H_Munculus controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Alexis gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Santon makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 32 :(evn) D_Oleary with electric pace
          ...  He eases past G_Piqué
          ...  A powerful header from D_Oleary !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 34 :(amn) R_Wolford takes on 3 men
          ...  A vicious shot by R_Wolford !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 34 :(evn) D_Vazques beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  D_Vazques has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a fine save
Min. 39 :(amn) Ewandro slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Ewandro looks to see where I_Casillas is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The AC Milan fans sing his praises!
          ...  That's put AC Milan ahead!
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Everton ...
Min. 39 :(amn) It looks as though AC Milan is now playing D
Min. 39 :(evn) Everton changed their strategy to play C
Min. 39 :(evn) D_Vazques crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Sanchez in the box
          ...  Alexis with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 41 :(evn) A_Kanchelskis skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Sanchez
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Sanchez !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  Everton have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  AC Milan 1-1 Everton ...
Min. 42 :(amn) AC Milan are switching their playing style to C
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(evn) P_Kachu takes advantage of a mistake by S_Wonder
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  P_Kachu with the shot on net !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cruise plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Gemmell reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 1-1 Everton

Min. 48 :(amn) G_Piqué controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Ewandro gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Kachu
Min. 54 :(amn) G_Pelle with a real burst of pace
          ...  G_Pelle with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But I_Casillas reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 58 :(amn) Alexis plays in P_Coutinho with a beautiful ball
          ...  But A_Kanchelskis puts the ball out of play
Min. 59 :(evn) A_Lallana finds D_Oleary with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  D_Oleary aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  M_Steklenburg won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  And Everton are leading in the game now
          ...  AC Milan 1-2 Everton ...
Min. 60 :(evn) A_Lallana with a glorious long pass to Rolando_Silva
          ...  Rolando_Silva fires the shot in!
          ...  M_Steklenburg just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 61 :(evn) T_Roberts runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  T_Roberts has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 63 :(amn) Alexis with a simple pass to H_Munculus
          ...  T_Roberts wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 63 :(evn) T_Roberts with an in swinging cross to D_Vazques
          ...  D_Vazques hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  What agility from M_Steklenburg
Min. 64 :(evn) T_Cruise fires over a low cross to Rolando_Silva
          ...  S_Wonder brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But F_De_Bleeckere waves play on!!!
Min. 66 :(amn) R_Wolford runs at T_Roberts
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  D_Santon slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 66 :(evn) A_Lallana can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Rolando_Silva
          ...  But S_Wonder reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 68 :(amn) G_Piqué with a precise ball to Alexis
          ...  But T_Roberts wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 70 :(amn) J_Richards will replace A_Hansen and play DF
Min. 70 :(amn) L_Macleod takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace H_Munculus as MF
Min. 70 :(amn) There's going to be a change
          ...  Ricardo will come on for G_Pelle and play FW
Min. 70 :(evn) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  A_Sanchez is through!
          ...  A_Sanchez tries the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  AC Milan 1-3 Everton ...
Min. 73 :(amn) G_Piqué takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Macleod
          ...  L_Macleod with the cheeky shot!
          ...  I_Casillas with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 74 :(evn) A_Sanchez sidesteps J_Richards
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Alexis is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Neil Abbott looks relieved
Min. 75 :(evn) A_Sanchez lobs it over the defender
          ...  G_Piqué with a terrible tackle
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 75 :(evn) D_Vazques jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Kachu
          ...  Ricardo reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 76 :(evn) D_Vazques with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Rolando_Silva
          ...  But G_Piqué wins the ball
Min. 77 :(amn) P_Coutinho controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  R_Wolford gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But T_Cruise puts the ball out of play
Min. 78 :(evn) A_Kanchelskis gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  D_Vazques is unmarked
          ...  D_Vazques hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cruise plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_Santon gets to it!
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 80 :(evn) D_Atkinson is coming on and D_Vazques is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 82 :(evn) M_Kelly will come on for D_Oleary and play DF
Min. 82 :(amn) P_Coutinho boots it towards Alexis
          ...  What a shot from Alexis !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 83 :(amn) G_Piqué turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Ewandro
          ...  Blocked by A_Sanchez
Min. 84 :(evn) A_Carroll will replace the useless A_Sanchez and will play FW
Min. 85 :(evn) A_Kanchelskis threads the through ball to Rolando_Silva
          ...  J_Richards clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 87 :(evn) A_Kanchelskis plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Cruise decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  T_Cruise swings in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg was well beaten there!
          ...  AC Milan 1-4 Everton ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(amn) Ricardo knocks it past M_Kelly and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A_Carroll fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 92 :(evn) P_Kachu knocks it forward
          ...  T_Gemmell slips
          ...  D_Atkinson gets to it!
          ...  D_Atkinson hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  M_Steklenburg parries it
Min. 94 :(evn) A_Kanchelskis moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Rolando_Silva
          ...  But Ewandro sees the pass and cuts it out

*************  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          : Ewandro
Scorers              : Ewandro (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Piqué (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Everton Match Info
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Best player          : A_Kanchelskis (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Sanchez (41,70), D_Oleary (59), T_Cruise (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Cruise (25), A_Carroll (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |    Everton
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       17
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           8        |       14
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       16
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Final Score          : AC Milan 1 - 4 Everton
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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  32   3   1   1  32 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  27   6  10  19 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
S_Wonder       DF   2  24  12   9  12 |  97   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
T_Gemmell      DF   2  24   4   9  42 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Piqué        DF   2  23   9   6  22 |  97   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  38  -2
P_Coutinho     MF   2   7  23  15  31 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Alexis         MF   3   9  23  13  12 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   1
H_Munculus     MF   2   6  23  13  31 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Pelle        FW   1   7   7  25  20 |  73   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  25   8 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Ewandro        FW   2  10   5  24  14 |  97   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0 -20  11
L_Hedstrom     GK  27   4   5   4  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  23   6   7  22 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   8  24  10  31 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_J_Okocha     MF   1   9  23  14  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricardo        FW   1   7   9  24  21 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0

Player Statistics - Everton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Casillas     GK  33   3   1   3  42 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
D_Oleary       DF   1  28  10   6  24 |  85   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  40  20  45
D_Santon       DF   2  27  11   5  24 |  97   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
T_Roberts      DF   2  26  11   9  27 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
P_Kachu        DF   3  23  11  10  31 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
D_Vazques      MF   1   7  27  15  22 |  83   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  15
T_Cruise       MF   2   9  26   8  39 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  38  28  38
A_Kanchelskis  MF   2   7  26   6  22 |  97   0   1   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  90   0
A_Lallana      MF   3   9  24   8  21 |  97   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
Rolando_Silva  FW   3  10   8  26  41 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
A_Sanchez      FW   1   9   8  24  32 |  87   0   1   0   0   3   2   0   0   0  20   0  45
S_Mignolet     GK  27   3   3   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  27  14  13  33 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Nolan        MF   2   9  26   8  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Atkinson     MF   2   9  26   8  22 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  26  38 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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