Elite FA Cup Qualifiers 1st Leg Match, AC Milan vs. Liverpool (Wed Apr 27)


                             AC Milan  |  Liverpool
                            3-3-1-3 N  |  5-1-2-2 C
                          Bryan McKay  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                            S_Bain GK  |  GK Fabianski
                     G_Fotheringam DF  |  DF H_Matt
                         T_Upulano DF  |  DF Chellini
                         M_Pearson DF  |  DF T_Mings
                            M_Ball MF  |  DF H_Norvdveit
                          H_Higuim MF  |  DF T_Speedman
                            Imbula MF  |  DM W_Dustice
                            Rivera AM  |  MF M_James
                         S_Artenie FW  |  MF Ze_Roberto
                             Pezza FW  |  FW Perez
                      A_Pessamunni FW  |  FW Arnautovic
                                       |
                          J_Cranky SUB |  SUB J_Anang
                     Colton_Yellow SUB |  SUB K_Zouma
                            Alexis SUB |  SUB R_Hannam
                       Francescoli SUB |  SUB Seb_Rudy
                          D_Simone SUB |  SUB G_Diangana

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 3  :(amn) Curled in dangerously from T_Upulano to G_Fotheringam
          ...  G_Fotheringam is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round Fabianski
          ...  He rounds Fabianski
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Lets see if AC Milan can hang onto that lead!
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 7  :(lpl) H_Norvdveit passes the ball to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  S_Bain fists it away
Min. 10 :(amn) Imbula hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Artenie collects the loose ball!
          ...  S_Artenie hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Fabianski gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Ball curls it into the box!
          ...  Chellini wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 11 :(lpl) Arnautovic controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  T_Upulano forces him off the ball
Min. 12 :(lpl) W_Dustice sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Chellini runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Chellini with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But S_Bain stops that one easily
Min. 15 :(amn) T_Upulano 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. 19 :(amn) M_Pearson finds his way through
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from H_Norvdveit
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Ball plays it towards the near post!
          ...  H_Norvdveit belts it clear
Min. 19 :(amn) Imbula spits at W_Dustice
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Bryan McKay looks relieved
Min. 19 :(lpl) W_Dustice has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Arnautovic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Arnautovic with the overhead !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 22 :(lpl) M_James with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  A_Pessamunni with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Bryan McKay looks relieved
Min. 23 :(amn) S_Artenie latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  S_Artenie sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  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. 25 :(amn) Imbula is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Pessamunni
          ...  But H_Matt clears the danger
Min. 32 :(amn) Imbula moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Artenie
          ...  H_Matt stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 33 :(amn) Rivera with the through ball to Pezza
          ...  H_Norvdveit takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 36 :(lpl) T_Speedman takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past M_Pearson
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  What a shot from T_Speedman !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  S_Bain parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And S_Bain recovers to save!!
Min. 38 :(amn) H_Higuim runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Ze_Roberto takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) Rivera unselfishly heads the ball back to Pezza
          ...  Pezza with a thundering volley!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The AC Milan fans chant his name!
          ...  AC Milan 2-0 Liverpool ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 2-0 Liverpool

Min. 49 :(amn) G_Fotheringam runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  G_Fotheringam with the goal bound shot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 49 :(lpl) Perez takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Perez with a thundering shot!
          ...  S_Bain with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 50 :(lpl) M_James plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  M_James fires a shot at goal !
          ...  S_Bain parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 54 :(amn) H_Higuim with the first time flick to S_Artenie
          ...  T_Mings with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 55 :(amn) S_Artenie pushes it past Chellini
          ...  S_Artenie with the crafty shot!
          ...  Saved by Fabianski
Min. 55 :(lpl) Arnautovic finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Arnautovic with the overhead !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 56 :(amn) H_Higuim holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Pessamunni
          ...  A_Pessamunni with the side footed shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Liverpool fans laugh at him
Min. 63 :(amn) G_Fotheringam kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Imbula gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  H_Norvdveit makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Rivera drives it into the box!
          ...  T_Speedman reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 65 :(amn) M_Pearson kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Rivera gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Rivera runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 66 :(amn) Pezza brings it under control
          ...  He takes on H_Matt
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Rivera!
          ...  Ze_Roberto steals the ball of off him
Min. 69 :(amn) M_Ball crosses in from the wing, he finds Pezza in the box
          ...  Pezza fires a shot at goal !
          ...  Fabianski saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 70 :(amn) Francescoli is coming on for H_Higuim and playing MF
Min. 70 :(amn) D_Simone is being brought on
          ...  Pezza is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) K_Zouma will replace the useless H_Matt and will play DF
Min. 74 :(lpl) M_James looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Ze_Roberto
          ...  D_Simone is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 75 :(lpl) R_Hannam replaces an unhappy W_Dustice and will play as a DM
Min. 75 :(lpl) There's going to be a change
          ...  G_Diangana will come on for Perez and play FW
Min. 76 :(amn) M_Pearson beats Chellini
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  M_Pearson with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Fabianski gets up well to catch that one
Min. 77 :(lpl) G_Diangana takes advantage of a mistake by Francescoli
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  G_Diangana hits the ball first time!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 80 :(amn) The AC Milan manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 80 :(lpl) Seb_Rudy will replace the useless M_James and will play MF
Min. 82 :(amn) Francescoli leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to D_Simone
          ...  D_Simone tries to beat Fabianski from outside the area!
          ...  The shot slips through Fabianski's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amn) M_Ball kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Simone gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Mings
          ...  He timed it well

*************  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          : G_Fotheringam (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Fotheringam (3), Pezza (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Simone (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : H_Norvdveit
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |   Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       4
Fouls                :          10        |       1
Key Tackles          :           1        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       4
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Final Score          : AC Milan 2 - 0 Liverpool
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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  33   3   3   2  32 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  29   9  11  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
T_Upulano      DF   1  28  13   5  31 |  94   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
M_Pearson      DF   2  27  11  10  42 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
M_Ball         MF   2  13  29   4  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  28  10  42 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Imbula         MF   1  10  27  17  20 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Rivera         AM   1   1  27  21  26 |  94   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  11  30  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Pezza          FW   1   9  13  28  32 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  30  50
A_Pessamunni   FW   1   5   8  25  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cranky       GK  28   3   3   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colton_Yellow  DF   2  25   7   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alexis         MF   3  10  27  14  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Francescoli    MF   3   8  25  17  21 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Simone       FW   2   4   7  25  23 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2

Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Fabianski      GK  31   3   1   5  21 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Matt         DF   2  28  13   7  34 |  71   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Chellini       DF   1  28  10   8  11 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
T_Mings        DF   2  28   7   5  32 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
H_Norvdveit    DF   3  27  13  11  11 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60 -10 -20
T_Speedman     DF   3  26  13  10  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
W_Dustice      DM   1  13  27   6  42 |  76   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_James        MF   2  11  27  15  21 |  81   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Ze_Roberto     MF   1  11  26  17  11 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Perez          FW   3   9   8  29  30 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  27  11 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Anang        GK  29   2   3   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Zouma        DF   1  27   7   3  38 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Hannam       DM   2  18  26   4  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  29   1  37 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Diangana     FW   2   6  10  25  43 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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