Division One League Match, AC Milan vs. Lyon (Mon Nov 17)


                             AC Milan  |  Lyon
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  Neil Abbott
                                       |
                           Belushi GK  |  GK A_Guaita
                          M_Bordon DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                          D_Oleary DF  |  DF Fernando_Mera
                          A_Hansen DF  |  DF D_Bornosuzov
                         Ry_Cooder DF  |  DF C_Mongongu
                          Mo_Diame DM  |  MF A_Isaksson
                           C_Baker MF  |  MF A_Andanov
                       A_Carvalhas MF  |  MF K_Katsouranis
                            G_Duke AM  |  AM G_Cooper
                           Ewandro FW  |  FW Stefano
                         C_Canista FW  |  FW G_Puciato
                                       |
                          Carlotta SUB |  SUB C_Zotti
                         B_Weinman SUB |  SUB C_Smalling
                         F_Baumann SUB |  SUB T_Huddlestone
                          G_Pinedo SUB |  SUB T_Cruise
                         H_Homolka SUB |  SUB A_Ribbery

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(amn) A_Carvalhas unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Oleary
          ...  D_Bornosuzov bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 1  :(lyn) K_Katsouranis takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into G_Puciato
          ...  A thundering drive by G_Puciato !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  That's given Lyon the lead!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 3  :(amn) G_Duke with a one-touch layoff to Ewandro
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Fernando_Mera picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 4  :(lyn) Stefano knocks it past D_Oleary and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A vicious shot by Stefano !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  Belushi acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by G_Cooper
          ...  The ball comes to A_Andanov
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Belushi catches the ball
Min. 9  :(lyn) D_Bornosuzov swings at C_Baker
          ...  G_Reddy has seen it!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 10 :(lyn) Curled in dangerously from G_Cooper to Fernando_Mera
          ...  M_Bordon reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 13 :(amn) A_Hansen is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to G_Duke
          ...  S_Bassong wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 15 :(amn) A_Carvalhas has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past D_Bornosuzov
          ...  He knocks it to M_Bordon!
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Bordon !
          ...  A_Guaita gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 16 :(lyn) A_Andanov passes the ball to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato is clean through!
          ...  He rounds Belushi
          ...  He rounds Belushi
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  AC Milan 0-2 Lyon ...
Min. 17 :(amn) AC Milan are switching their playing style to A
Min. 19 :(lyn) G_Cooper is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Stefano
          ...  Stefano with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Belushi was lucky there
Min. 23 :(lyn) A_Isaksson sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  G_Puciato runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  G_Puciato runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  That completes his hat trick!!
          ...  AC Milan 0-3 Lyon ...
Min. 30 :(amn) G_Duke with an incisive pass to C_Canista
          ...  But Stefano wins the ball
Min. 32 :(amn) C_Baker with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Bordon
          ...  A_Andanov bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 35 :(lyn) G_Cooper knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  G_Cooper with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Belushi gets up well to catch that one
Min. 40 :(amn) A_Carvalhas drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Ewandro
          ...  Ewandro gets up high for the header !
          ...  A_Guaita is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  A_Guaita looks very relieved!
Min. 40 :(lyn) A_Andanov threads the through ball to Stefano
          ...  Stefano attempts to nutmeg Belushi!
          ...  Belushi fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) A_Hansen finds C_Canista in the box
          ...  C_Canista gets up high for the header !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 45 :(lyn) Lyon will now play D

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-3 Lyon

Min. 47 :(amn) A_Carvalhas off the woodwork.
          ...  G_Duke picks up the deflection
          ...  G_Duke with the shot on net !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Guaita moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  A_Guaita catches it with style!
Min. 56 :(amn) C_Canista pushes it past S_Bassong
          ...  Stefano with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
Min. 57 :(lyn) K_Katsouranis runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  G_Cooper latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  G_Cooper with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  Belushi heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 58 :(amn) Mo_Diame with a neat pass into C_Canista
          ...  But S_Bassong slides in
Min. 61 :(amn) G_Duke finds Ewandro on the edge of the box
          ...  Fernando_Mera gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ewandro chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Guaita makes the catch!
Min. 63 :(lyn) G_Cooper runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  M_Bordon tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  G_Reddy tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 65 :(amn) H_Homolka takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Canista as FW
Min. 70 :(lyn) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Cruise will come on for Stefano and play MF
Min. 70 :(lyn) a big roar from the crowd as C_Smalling comes on for G_Cooper to play DF
Min. 71 :(lyn) T_Cruise with a simple pass to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  Belushi gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Belushi !!
Min. 73 :(amn) G_Duke with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Homolka gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Puciato
Min. 75 :(lyn) A_Ribbery replaces an unhappy G_Puciato and will play as a FW
Min. 75 :(amn) Ewandro is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  But D_Bornosuzov slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 77 :(amn) G_Duke works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ewandro
          ...  C_Mongongu beats him to the ball
Min. 77 :(lyn) The ball runs loose!
          ...  T_Cruise seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  T_Cruise with a little chip!
          ...  Belushi parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 80 :(amn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  B_Weinman will come on for Ry_Cooder and play DF
Min. 80 :(lyn) A_Andanov moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Ribbery
          ...  A_Ribbery with a thundering volley!
          ...  Belushi parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Belushi recovers to save!!
Min. 80 :(amn) H_Homolka breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Guaita!
          ...  A_Ribbery brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 81 :(amn) G_Duke holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Bordon
          ...  M_Bordon with a powerful diving header!
          ...  A_Guaita won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 84 :(amn) G_Duke flicks it over A_Andanov and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Intercepted by Fernando_Mera
Min. 85 :(amn) B_Weinman is too quick for the defence
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Bassong hits it out for a throw
Min. 85 :(lyn) A_Ribbery runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  D_Oleary with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 43,500
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : G_Duke
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : G_Puciato (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Puciato (1,16,23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Bornosuzov (9), A_Ribbery (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AC Milan    |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       12
Off target           :           3        |       0
On target            :           2        |       12
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           1        |       12
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 3 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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Belushi        GK  35   8   8   5  11 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
M_Bordon       DF   2  26   7   6  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
D_Oleary       DF   1  25   9   6  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  23   6  10  19 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Ry_Cooder      DF   2  23   3   6  36 |  82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mo_Diame       DM   2  12  22   7  42 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Baker        MF   2   5  24   6  13 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   5  24   6  19 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -20
G_Duke         AM   2   8  23   7  38 |  96   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
Ewandro        FW   2   9   5  24  14 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
C_Canista      FW   1   4   3  24  33 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Weinman      DF   2  22   7  11  30 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Baumann      MF   1   6  24   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pinedo       MF   1   5  23   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Homolka      FW   2   7   7  23  17 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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A_Guaita       GK  32   3   2   2  29 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  26  11   6  30 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  25   9   8  27 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  25   4   8  39 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
C_Mongongu     DF   2  24   8   6  36 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Isaksson     MF   1   8  26   4  31 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  26   7  25 |  96   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  45   5
K_Katsouranis  MF   1   3  26   1  34 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
G_Cooper       AM   4   7  25  13  27 |  72   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  27  39 |  72   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  15
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |  77   0   1   0   0   4   3   0   0   0  20   0  65
C_Zotti        GK  23   4   2   3  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  24   8   5  29 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  25  10  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cruise       MF   2   9  24   8  39 |  24   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
A_Ribbery      FW   2   5   8  23  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
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