Division Two League Match, AC Milan vs. Lyon (Sun Jun 27)


                             AC Milan  |  Lyon
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-1-2-2-1 P
                       Care Taker Pom  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                          M_Balfor GK  |  GK P_Gazzaniga
                            Y_Mina DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                         A_Girrese DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                         M_Pearson DF  |  DF R_Varane
                            Alexis MF  |  DM N_Stiles
                            L_Figo MF  |  MF H_Fernandez
                           P_Duffy MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                           Carbone AM  |  AM J_grealish
                            W_Jose FW  |  AM N_Whiteside
                             Pezza FW  |  FW H_Son
                                       |
                            S_Bain SUB |  SUB G_Bailey
                         T_Upulano SUB |  SUB D_Irwin
                            Imbula SUB |  SUB Camilo
                        G_Lo_Celso SUB |  SUB M_Sissoko
                         S_Artenie SUB |  SUB Cantona

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(amn) Alexis runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  W_Sneijder tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 2  :(lyn) F_Fazio with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Varane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Varane with the chance !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Balfor was left standing
          ...  Lyon have snatched the lead!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 3  :(amn) P_Duffy beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Y_Mina
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by F_Fazio
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Carbone chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga easily catches it!
Min. 4  :(amn) Pezza with a smart turn
          ...  Pezza with the shot on net !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 4  :(lyn) H_Son finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Intercepted by Y_Mina
Min. 10 :(amn) Alexis with a probing through ball W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 10 :(lyn) J_grealish gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Y_Mina tackles cleanly
Min. 11 :(lyn) N_Whiteside with a 40-yard pass to W_Sneijder
          ...  L_Figo with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Dali will want to speak to him
Min. 13 :(lyn) W_Sneijder beats Y_Mina
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Pearson with an ugly foul
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 15 :(amn) L_Figo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past R_Varane
          ...  He knocks it to A_Girrese!
          ...  A_Girrese sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  AC Milan have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  AC Milan 1-1 Lyon ...
Min. 17 :(lyn) J_grealish crosses into the box, finding J_Paintsil
          ...  Y_Mina with the tackle
Min. 21 :(amn) Alexis jumps over F_Fazio's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  N_Stiles with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 22 :(amn) L_Figo looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Carbone
          ...  Carbone with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  That's put AC Milan in front!
          ...  AC Milan 2-1 Lyon ...
Min. 30 :(lyn) J_grealish with the cross-field pass to J_Paintsil
          ...  Pezza fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 33 :(amn) W_Jose runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of M_Pearson
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  H_Fernandez wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 35 :(lyn) Lyon's manager orders his side to play E
Min. 35 :(amn) Alexis controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Pezza gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Pezza with a thundering volley!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Lyon fans laugh at him
Min. 35 :(lyn) W_Sneijder is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to H_Son
          ...  Y_Mina takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 40 :(amn) M_Pearson lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  W_Jose latches on to it
          ...  F_Fazio wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lyn) N_Whiteside has changed his position on the pitch to a FW
Min. 45 :(amn) Alexis sidesteps R_Varane
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Alexis curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Pearson plays it towards the near post!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga catches it!
Min. 46 :(amn) P_Duffy hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  L_Figo latches onto it!
          ...  L_Figo tries to beat P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  It's beaten P_Gazzaniga
          ...  It goes wide !!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 2-1 Lyon

Min. 46 :(amn) P_Duffy skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He lobs it over P_Gazzaniga
          ...  Its hit the bar and over!!
Min. 47 :(amn) Alexis looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Carbone
          ...  J_Diakiese with a bad challenge
Min. 54 :(amn) Y_Mina with a measured ball to Pezza
          ...  Pezza with the chance !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 55 :(amn) a big roar from the crowd as T_Upulano comes on for L_Amoroso to play DF
Min. 55 :(lyn) W_Sneijder cuts the ball back to H_Son
          ...  A_Girrese makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 56 :(amn) P_Duffy turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But F_Fazio slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 59 :(lyn) J_Diakiese with the nod to J_grealish
          ...  J_grealish strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  M_Balfor won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 60 :(amn) S_Artenie comes on for Pezza and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(lyn) Cantona is being prepared to come on
          ...  H_Son is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 61 :(amn) S_Artenie has it on the edge of the box
          ...  S_Artenie with the drive!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga tips it over
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 61 :(lyn) J_Diakiese with the towering header to Cantona
          ...  Cantona tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It floats over M_Balfor
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 64 :(amn) L_Figo takes advantage of a mistake by J_Diakiese
          ...  J_Paintsil takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 65 :(amn) The AC Milan manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 65 :(amn) Carbone moves into a MF role on the manager's orders
Min. 73 :(lyn) N_Stiles controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  W_Sneijder gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  W_Sneijder tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 74 :(amn) A_Girrese volleys it forward. He finds W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose fires the shot in!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes a difficult save
Min. 74 :(lyn) N_Whiteside breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Balfor!
          ...  Y_Mina brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 74 :(lyn) J_grealish bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Cantona
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Cantona !
          ...  But M_Balfor parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 75 :(amn) Imbula is coming on for Alexis and playing MF
Min. 77 :(lyn) W_Sneijder can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to R_Varane
          ...  P_Duffy brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But A_Dali waves play on!!!
Min. 78 :(amn) P_Duffy looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to S_Artenie
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Paintsil
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 82 :(amn) M_Balfor pulls up
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went
          ...  He wont be able to continue!!
          ...  The Manager has already made his 3 subs!
          ...  They will have to play a man down!
Min. 82 :(amn) Y_Mina seems to have switched to a GK role
Min. 82 :(lyn) Cantona plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  But Imbula wins the tackle
Min. 83 :(amn) L_Figo drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga tips it behind
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 85 :(amn) L_Figo with the first time pass to Carbone
          ...  F_Fazio with the tackle
Min. 85 :(lyn) P_Gazzaniga looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 86 :(amn) L_Figo drives it across the face of the goal W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amn) P_Duffy hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Artenie collects the loose ball!
          ...  S_Artenie has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he got that all wrong

*************  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          : L_Figo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Girrese (15), Carbone (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Mina (74)
Injured              : M_Balfor (82)
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : F_Fazio
Scorers              : R_Varane (2)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Sneijder (1), N_Stiles (21)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |     Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           8        |       2
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       10
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Final Score          : AC Milan 2 - 1 Lyon
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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_Balfor       GK  31   1   1   2  32 |  83   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
Y_Mina         GK   3  32   8  10  31 |  93   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0  -2  80  10   0
L_Amoroso      DF   2  30   6  10  11 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
A_Girrese      DF   1  29   8   8  32 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
M_Pearson      DF   2  26  10  10  42 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Alexis         MF   3  10  26  14  12 |  76   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Figo         MF   1   7  26  10  40 |  93   0   0   5   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  90   0
P_Duffy        MF   2  16  25   4  21 |  93   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
Carbone        MF   1  15  15  26  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  31  10 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
Pezza          FW   1   8  13  28  32 |  61   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
S_Bain         GK  32   3   3   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Upulano      DF   1  27  12   5  31 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Imbula         MF   1  10  27  17  20 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   2  10  26   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  10  29  32 |  32   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Lyon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Gazzaniga    GK  30   1   2   3  40 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  33   8   5  30 |  93   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  80  30   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  32  14   9  31 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  31   9   6  18 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Varane       DF   1  30   9   4  11 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0 -20 -20   5
N_Stiles       DM   2  16  28   1  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  30   8  32 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  28   9  30 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
J_grealish     AM   1   1  28  12  31 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Whiteside    FW   1  11  27  11  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  34  20 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
G_Bailey       GK  30   1   5   5   9 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  29   8   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Camilo         DM   2  20  25   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sissoko      MF   2   5  25   6  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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