Division One League Match, AC Milan vs. Juventus (Sun Dec 19)


                             AC Milan  |  Juventus
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-4-2 A
                         Graham Brown  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                            S_Bain GK  |  GK M_Balfor
                            Y_Mina DF  |  DF H_Berg
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF A_Barzagli
                     G_Fotheringam DF  |  DF Maldini
                         T_Upulano DF  |  DF T_Butcher
                            M_Ball MF  |  MF T_Muller
                          H_Higuim MF  |  MF R_Donadoni
                            Rivera MF  |  MF M_Locatelli
                            Imbula MF  |  MF Steven_Davis
                             Pezza FW  |  FW Odegaard
                      A_Pessamunni FW  |  FW M_Martinelli
                                       |
                        M_Kingsley SUB |  SUB Manuel_Neuer
                         M_Pearson SUB |  SUB P_McGrath
                         B_Venison SUB |  SUB D_Irwin
                            L_Figo SUB |  SUB Roy_Keane
                          J_Barnes SUB |  SUB L_Griffiths

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 1  :(jvt) Odegaard jumps over T_Upulano's challenge
          ...  Odegaard carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  That's put Juventus ahead!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Juventus ...
Min. 2  :(jvt) Steven_Davis plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Muller decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  T_Muller shoots towards goal !
          ...  S_Bain heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 6  :(jvt) R_Donadoni with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Martinelli
          ...  M_Martinelli rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 8  :(jvt) Odegaard sidesteps T_Upulano
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Odegaard unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  S_Bain gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 9  :(jvt) R_Donadoni backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Martinelli latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Martinelli hits a crisp volley!
          ...  S_Bain with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 9  :(amn) Pezza drives it forward to H_Higuim
          ...  M_Locatelli with an ugly foul
          ...  O_Hategan will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 10 :(jvt) The Juventus manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 13 :(amn) Imbula plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  But H_Berg spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 17 :(jvt) T_Muller runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of M_Martinelli
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  M_Martinelli beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has S_Bain to beat!
          ...  He rounds S_Bain
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  S_Bain somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 18 :(jvt) T_Muller runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Imbula back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Cleaned up by Y_Mina
Min. 22 :(amn) Imbula looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Pezza
          ...  Cleaned up by H_Berg
Min. 24 :(amn) A_Pessamunni looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Higuim
          ...  T_Butcher takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 25 :(amn) G_Fotheringam finds a hole in the defence
          ...  T_Muller with a clumsy challenge
Min. 26 :(jvt) T_Muller plays the early ball across the box to find Odegaard in space
          ...  H_Higuim with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 26 :(jvt) M_Locatelli finds M_Martinelli in the box
          ...  Y_Mina wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 30 :(amn) M_Ball with a measured pass to L_Amoroso
          ...  Maldini slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 30 :(jvt) M_Locatelli holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Martinelli
          ...  G_Fotheringam reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 34 :(amn) Imbula crosses in from the wing, he finds Pezza in the box
          ...  Maldini takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 35 :(jvt) H_Berg controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Y_Mina
          ...  He puts in M_Martinelli!
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Martinelli !
          ...  S_Bain is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 39 :(amn) H_Higuim with a flicked pass to A_Pessamunni
          ...  But Maldini will cut out the threat
Min. 42 :(jvt) M_Locatelli takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard blasts it at the goal !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 48 :(jvt) Odegaard turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  M_Ball with a bad challenge
          ...  O_Hategan will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 51 :(amn) Y_Mina hits a hard pass to Imbula
          ...  But H_Berg wins the ball
Min. 52 :(jvt) T_Butcher looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Steven_Davis
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Upulano takes possession
Min. 56 :(amn) Rivera with a 40-yard pass to H_Higuim
          ...  R_Donadoni gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 56 :(amn) H_Higuim with a measured ball to A_Pessamunni
          ...  M_Locatelli with a nasty foul
          ...  That's his second booking !
          ...  He's sent off!
Min. 61 :(jvt) Odegaard jumps over Y_Mina's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Fotheringam with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  O_Hategan warned him
Min. 62 :(jvt) H_Berg heads the ball back to Odegaard
          ...  L_Amoroso wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 63 :(amn) G_Fotheringam beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from H_Berg
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Mina curls it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Balfor
Min. 69 :(amn) L_Amoroso has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Ball gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  H_Berg takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 69 :(jvt) T_Muller plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Odegaard keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  H_Higuim takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 70 :(jvt) R_Donadoni gains control of the loose ball
          ...  G_Fotheringam bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 71 :(jvt) L_Griffiths is going to be brought on
          ...  Odegaard is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(jvt) P_McGrath replaces an unhappy A_Barzagli and will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(amn) Imbula kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  But T_Butcher with the fine tackle
Min. 79 :(jvt) Roy_Keane is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Donadoni is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 81 :(amn) H_Higuim with the diagonal pass L_Amoroso
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from H_Berg
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Upulano plays it towards the near post!
          ...  M_Balfor reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 83 :(amn) Pezza sidesteps Maldini
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  P_McGrath picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 86 :(amn) H_Higuim with a first time pass
          ...  A_Pessamunni runs onto it!
          ...  H_Berg fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Graham Brown looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(jvt) Steven_Davis with the Cruyff turn
          ...  Rivera leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  O_Hategan refrained from booking him but had stern words

*************  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          : H_Higuim
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Higuim (26), M_Ball (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : H_Berg (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Odegaard (1)
Sent Off             : M_Locatelli (56)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |   Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :           0        |       8
Off target           :           0        |       4
On target            :           0        |       4
Possession           :          28        |       72
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       13
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 1 Juventus
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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   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  34   9  10  31 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
L_Amoroso      DF   2  31   6  10  11 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  29   9  11  30 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Upulano      DF   1  27  13   5  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Ball         MF   2  13  28   4  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  28  10  42 |  93   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  38  -2
Rivera         MF   1   1  27  20  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Imbula         MF   1  10  27  17  20 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Pezza          FW   1   9  13  28  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Pessamunni   FW   1   5   8  25  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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
B_Venison      DF   1  26   2   1  26 |   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
J_Barnes       FW   2   8   9  19  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Juventus
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_Balfor       GK  33   1   1   2  32 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  34  12   7  21 |  93   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  20   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  33   9  11  20 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Maldini        DF   2  32  10   8  41 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
T_Butcher      DF   2  31   9   7  23 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
T_Muller       MF   3  10  32  10  32 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
R_Donadoni     MF   1   9  29   7  41 |  81   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Locatelli    MF   2   2  29   5  39 |  58   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  20 -10
Steven_Davis   MF   2   5  27  19  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Odegaard       FW   2   5   6  31  31 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
M_Martinelli   FW   1  10  10  27  12 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Manuel_Neuer   GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  34  12   8  12 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  30   8   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roy_Keane      MF   2  10  30   9  31 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Griffiths    FW   2  10   5  29  31 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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