Division One League Match, AC Milan vs. Lyon (Sun Dec 11)


                             AC Milan  |  Lyon
                          4-1-3-1-1 P  |  4-3-1-2 P
                          Bryan McKay  |  Kristoffer Peace
                                       |
                         Fabianski GK  |  GK G_Bailey
                     G_Fotheringam DF  |  DF C_Soares
                         T_Upulano DF  |  DF G_Neville
                             Samir DF  |  DF B_White
                         M_Pearson DF  |  DF A_Ndiaye
                         W_Dustice DM  |  MF N_Whiteside
                            M_Ball MF  |  MF D_Boroi
                          T_Cahill MF  |  MF Inacio
                           Adriano MF  |  AM A_Rodriguez
                            Imbula AM  |  FW A_Lombardo
                     R_Lewandowski FW  |  FW M_Greenwood
                                       |
                        M_Kingsley SUB |  SUB Tim_Howard
                        L_Blokland SUB |  SUB Ian_David_Mc
                     Colton_Yellow SUB |  SUB P_Foden
                       Francescoli SUB |  SUB B_Gilmour
                            J_Snow SUB |  SUB Cantona

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 2  :(lyn) A_Lombardo uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  A_Lombardo smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Fabianski has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Fabianski is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 8  :(lyn) A_Rodriguez has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Dustice!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Lewandowski slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 9  :(amn) Adriano spits at M_Greenwood
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 12 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez sprints past Samir
          ...  Adriano with the foul
Min. 14 :(amn) M_Pearson breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Bailey!
          ...  A_Rodriguez brings him down!
          ...  S_Youri calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 15 :(amn) R_Lewandowski nutmegs the defender
          ...  A_Ndiaye fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 16 :(amn) W_Dustice finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  C_Soares with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 37 :(amn) M_Ball with a smart pass to Imbula
          ...  Imbula aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  G_Bailey makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 38 :(amn) M_Ball with an in swinging cross to Imbula
          ...  Imbula carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 41 :(amn) Imbula holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to W_Dustice
          ...  D_Boroi with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the AC Milan players
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(lyn) A_Lombardo with a flashy move
          ...  Adriano with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  S_Youri calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!

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

Min. 46 :(amn) T_Cahill takes advantage of a mistake by B_White
          ...  T_Cahill tries to chip the ball over G_Bailey!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 51 :(amn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  M_Ball seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Ball pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  G_Bailey gathers it comfortably
Min. 54 :(lyn) M_Greenwood has it now
          ...  He takes on G_Fotheringam
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Rodriguez!
          ...  A_Rodriguez with a thundering drive!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 57 :(amn) W_Dustice controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  R_Lewandowski gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Lewandowski with a stunning strike !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 57 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez jumps over M_Ball's challenge
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Imbula
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 58 :(amn) W_Dustice plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  A_Ndiaye pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 59 :(amn) W_Dustice with an incisive pass to R_Lewandowski
          ...  A delicate chip from R_Lewandowski !
          ...  It floats over G_Bailey
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 63 :(amn) Adriano changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Pearson
          ...  M_Pearson curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But G_Bailey makes an easy save
Min. 64 :(lyn) Inacio jumps over Samir's challenge
          ...  W_Dustice with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 65 :(amn) L_Blokland comes on for T_Upulano and takes up a DF role
Min. 65 :(amn) Colton_Yellow comes on for M_Pearson and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 68 :(lyn) C_Soares finds Inacio with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  G_Fotheringam is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Fabianski misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Rodriguez hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Boroi
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But Fabianski punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 70 :(amn) Francescoli comes on for T_Cahill and takes up a MF role
Min. 70 :(amn) J_Snow replaces R_Lewandowski to play as a FW
Min. 70 :(lyn) B_Gilmour replaces an unhappy A_Rodriguez and will play as a AM
Min. 70 :(lyn) P_Foden is ready to come on to replace D_Boroi
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 72 :(amn) Adriano runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Snow
          ...  C_Soares clears with a diving header
Min. 73 :(amn) Adriano retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Colton_Yellow gets on the end of it
          ...  B_White wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Ball hits it into the box!
          ...  C_Soares gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 73 :(lyn) N_Whiteside with a glorious long pass to C_Soares
          ...  C_Soares drives the ball low !
          ...  Fabianski fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 75 :(lyn) Ian_David_Mc is coming on for G_Neville and will play DF
Min. 75 :(lyn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Cantona will come on for A_Lombardo and play FW
Min. 75 :(lyn) B_Gilmour is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Ian_David_Mc
          ...  Ian_David_Mc has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But Fabianski punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 76 :(lyn) N_Whiteside controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  B_Gilmour gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A glorious effort by B_Gilmour !
          ...  Fabianski gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ndiaye lofts the ball in!
          ...  Fabianski catches it!
Min. 77 :(amn) Francescoli rushes through the defence
          ...  Ian_David_Mc gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 79 :(lyn) N_Whiteside gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  N_Whiteside swings in the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fabianski never had a chance!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Lyon ...
Min. 80 :(amn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  J_Snow gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Snow fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by M_Ball
          ...  M_Greenwood reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 80 :(amn) Colton_Yellow finds his way through
          ...  B_Gilmour with a pull on the shirt
          ...  S_Youri warns him
Min. 81 :(amn) Imbula plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Imbula attempts to nutmeg G_Bailey!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 81 :(lyn) B_Gilmour with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows L_Blokland a clean set of heals
          ...  G_Fotheringam forces him off the ball
Min. 83 :(amn) Imbula controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs A_Ndiaye
          ...  He puts in M_Ball!
          ...  M_Greenwood robs him of the ball
Min. 85 :(amn) G_Fotheringam is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  But Cantona wins the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(amn) G_Fotheringam flicks it over C_Soares's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A_Ndiaye with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  An early bath or him then!
Min. 92 :(amn) A defence splitting pass from M_Ball to J_Snow
          ...  J_Snow has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bailey's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 92 :(lyn) N_Whiteside is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to B_Gilmour
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Blokland
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 93 :(amn) Francescoli is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Imbula
          ...  Imbula sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Bailey heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!

*************  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          : Imbula
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Adriano (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : C_Soares (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Whiteside (79)
Sent Off             : A_Ndiaye (90)
Booked               : A_Rodriguez (14), D_Boroi (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       7
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       6
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 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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Fabianski      GK  32   3   1   5  21 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  31   9  11  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Upulano      DF   1  29  13   5  31 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Samir          DF   2  29   1   1  18 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Pearson      DF   2  28  11  11  42 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
W_Dustice      DM   1  13  28   7  42 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Ball         MF   2  13  30   4  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
T_Cahill       MF   1   7  29  11  31 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Adriano        MF   1   8  28  12  43 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Imbula         AM   1  10  28  17  20 |  95   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4   3  29  28 |  72   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Blokland     DF   1  28  21   1  38 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Colton_Yellow  DF   2  25   7   2  27 |  28   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 -20 -10 -20
J_Snow         FW   1   5   3  28  29 |  23   0   0   0   0   2   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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G_Bailey       GK  32   1   5   5   9 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
C_Soares       DF   2  27   7  11  28 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
G_Neville      DF   2  27   7   3  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_White        DF   2  27   1   2  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Ndiaye       DF   2  23   7   2  28 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
N_Whiteside    MF   1  12  28  12  27 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
D_Boroi        MF   2  16  25  14  35 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18  23
Inacio         MF   2  14  25  13  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rodriguez    AM   1   9  30  21  44 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  31  32 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Greenwood    FW   1   8   1  25  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Tim_Howard     GK  23   2   4   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ian_David_Mc   DF   2  29   9   6  30 |  18   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  25
P_Foden        MF   3   9  25   9  23 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Gilmour      AM   1   9  25  19  33 |  23   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  30  13 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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