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


                             AC Milan  |  Lyon
                              4-4-2 N  |  3-1-3-1-2 P
                           Care Taker  |  Roberto Ciccotelli
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK T_Snelders
                         T_Gemmell DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                           G_Pique DF  |  DF T_Alderweirel
                        J_Richards DF  |  DF R_Carlos
                          A_Tackle DF  |  DM P_Jones
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF P_Pogba
                         K_Commons MF  |  MF Jesus_Cordoba
                          A_Karnak MF  |  MF Cabaye
                      D_Boerrigter MF  |  AM D_Stankovic
                         R_Wolford FW  |  FW S_Iversen
                           Ricardo FW  |  FW Rodrigo
                                       |
                        L_Hedstrom SUB |  SUB Brandon_Statz
                           Ricadio SUB |  SUB T_Grant
                        M_Overmars SUB |  SUB M_Ball
                            Alexis SUB |  SUB L_Burt
                           Ewandro SUB |  SUB M_Fernandes

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 2  :(lyn) P_Pogba miskicks!
          ...  He finds S_Iversen though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  S_Iversen rifles it to the far post !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg never had a chance!
Min. 3  :(lyn) Jesus_Cordoba controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  R_Carlos gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Carlos attempts a chip!
          ...  M_Steklenburg blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 4  :(amn) D_Boerrigter with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Wolford
          ...  R_Wolford with the shot on net !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 4  :(lyn) P_Pogba slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  P_Pogba fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Steklenburg moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  M_Steklenburg catches it with style!
Min. 6  :(lyn) D_Stankovic knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Richards
          ...  D_Stankovic with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 8  :(lyn) J_Diakiese finds Rodrigo with a ball over the defence
          ...  Rodrigo gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  M_Steklenburg grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 11 :(lyn) P_Pogba hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  S_Iversen latches onto it!
          ...  A left-footer by S_Iversen !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The AC Milan fans taunt him!
Min. 14 :(lyn) Cabaye knocks it forward
          ...  G_Pique slips
          ...  Rodrigo gets to it!
          ...  G_Pique recovers to win the ball back
Min. 15 :(amn) J_Richards crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Wolford in the box
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Carlos
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons hits it into the box!
          ...  P_Jones reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 16 :(amn) G_Pique with a neat pass into Ricardo
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Diakiese !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 17 :(amn) K_Commons curls the ball out wide to T_Gemmell
          ...  T_Gemmell lobs T_Snelders!
          ...  T_Snelders with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Tackle hits it towards the far post!
          ...  T_Snelders comes out and claims it!
Min. 23 :(lyn) S_Iversen finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled T_Gemmell
          ...  S_Iversen hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg stops that one easily
Min. 24 :(lyn) Jesus_Cordoba puts in Cabaye
          ...  Cabaye strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 29 :(lyn) Cabaye with a precise pass to P_Pogba
          ...  J_Richards tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Cabaye drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Steklenburg easily catches it!
Min. 32 :(lyn) Rodrigo breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Steklenburg!
          ...  D_Boerrigter brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  K_Ippi had no choice there!!
          ...  Roberto Ciccotelli appluads the decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  T_Alderweirel drives it in
          ...  M_Steklenburg gathers it comfortably
Min. 33 :(amn) L_Macleod plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Tackle
          ...  R_Carlos with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 36 :(amn) L_Macleod with a slide rule pass to Ricardo
          ...  Ricardo with a terrific drive !
          ...  What agility from T_Snelders
Min. 37 :(lyn) S_Iversen moves forward
          ...  G_Pique wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 42 :(lyn) Jesus_Cordoba looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Iversen
          ...  But G_Pique comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(amn) Ricardo takes advantage of a mistake by J_Diakiese
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Diakiese does well to get the tackle in
Min. 44 :(lyn) R_Carlos plays a long ball to D_Stankovic
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Macleod belts it clear
Min. 45 :(amn) K_Commons leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to R_Wolford
          ...  T_Alderweirel brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But K_Ippi waves play on!!!
Min. 46 :(amn) A_Karnak holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Commons
          ...  P_Jones gets to the ball first

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

Min. 51 :(lyn) P_Pogba with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 52 :(lyn) D_Stankovic plays a first time ball through the defence to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  M_Steklenburg just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 53 :(amn) R_Wolford flicks it past Cabaye
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  R_Wolford with a little chip!
          ...  T_Snelders beats the ball away
Min. 54 :(amn) A_Tackle backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Ricardo gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Pogba reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 61 :(amn) A_Karnak pushes it past R_Carlos
          ...  P_Pogba plays it back
          ...  T_Snelders slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Karnak plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_Snelders catches it!
Min. 63 :(amn) L_Macleod finds T_Gemmell with a ball over the defence
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  D_Stankovic picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 64 :(lyn) Cabaye runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Stankovic
          ...  D_Stankovic curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 65 :(amn) R_Wolford sidesteps P_Pogba
          ...  P_Jones with the high feet
          ...  K_Ippi just wants to lecture him
Min. 67 :(lyn) Jesus_Cordoba curls the ball out wide to P_Jones
          ...  T_Gemmell steals the ball of off him
Min. 68 :(lyn) L_Burt is going to be brought on
          ...  Cabaye is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 68 :(lyn) Rodrigo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Rodrigo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
Min. 70 :(lyn) Up goes the substitution board - M_Ball on for P_Jones as a DM
Min. 70 :(amn) L_Macleod skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to K_Commons
          ...  But Rodrigo puts the ball out of play
Min. 70 :(lyn) Rodrigo plays the early ball across the box to find Jesus_Cordoba in space
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba must beat M_Steklenburg!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Steklenburg easily catches it!
Min. 71 :(amn) K_Commons pass splits open the defence and finds J_Richards
          ...  But T_Alderweirel clears the ball to safety
Min. 72 :(amn) Ricadio comes on for J_Richards and takes up a DF role
Min. 72 :(amn) M_Overmars takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace K_Commons as MF
Min. 72 :(amn) Ewandro is coming on and R_Wolford is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 74 :(amn) Ewandro with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Rodrigo a clean set of heals
          ...  But J_Diakiese spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 74 :(lyn) S_Iversen with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Ricardo behind
          ...  S_Iversen tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  M_Steklenburg blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 75 :(lyn) M_Fernandes will come on for Rodrigo and play FW
Min. 75 :(lyn) M_Ball floats the ball in to find T_Alderweirel
          ...  A wicked drive by T_Alderweirel !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 76 :(lyn) S_Iversen runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  S_Iversen drives it towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Jesus_Cordoba!
          ...  A_Tackle belts it clear
Min. 77 :(amn) L_Macleod runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Ewandro
          ...  R_Carlos gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 79 :(lyn) P_Pogba holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 81 :(amn) L_Macleod knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  D_Stankovic with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 81 :(lyn) P_Pogba with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  P_Pogba attempts the shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 82 :(amn) Ricardo skips the challenge from T_Alderweirel
          ...  Ricardo rifles it at the goal !
          ...  T_Snelders with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 84 :(amn) A_Karnak cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Macleod
          ...  What a shot from L_Macleod !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 87 :(lyn) R_Carlos takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Fernandes
          ...  M_Fernandes unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(amn) L_Macleod with a precise ball to Ewandro
          ...  J_Diakiese read the danger and stops the pass

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 72,276
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : L_Macleod
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : D_Boerrigter (32)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : R_Carlos (Man of the Match)
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    |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       20
Off target           :           2        |       12
On target            :           4        |       8
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       15
Key Passes           :          15        |       17
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 0 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_Steklenburg  GK  33   3   1   1  32 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
T_Gemmell      DF   2  25   4   9  42 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
G_Pique        DF   2  24   9   6  22 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Richards     DF   1  24   6   7  22 |  73   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
A_Tackle       DF   2  23   7   6  13 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  25  10  31 |  93   0   1   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  60   1
K_Commons      MF   1   7  25  10  32 |  73   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  24  14  31 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   9  24  12  32 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  25   8 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Ricardo        FW   1   7   9  24  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
L_Hedstrom     GK  27   4   5   4  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricadio        DF   3  24   8   6  32 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  10  26  13  32 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alexis         MF   3   9  24  13  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ewandro        FW   2  10   5  24  14 |  20   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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T_Snelders     GK  34   2   3   4  16 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  25   8   6  18 |  93   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
T_Alderweirel  DF   1  24   8   9  31 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
R_Carlos       DF   3  23  11   6  11 |  93   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 100  20   5
P_Jones        DM   2  25  12   6  28 |  71   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   8  24  12  21 |  93   0   2   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  40   6
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   7  24  10  11 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
Cabaye         MF   1   8  23  11  23 |  69   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
D_Stankovic    AM   2  10  23  15  31 |  93   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   6
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  24  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Rodrigo        FW   1   7   7  24  20 |  76   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
Brandon_Statz  GK  27   1   7   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Grant        DF   2  24   9   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ball         DM   2  12  24   4  23 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Burt         MF   1   7  23   9  31 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Fernandes    FW   2   6   9  23  41 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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