Division One League Match, AC Milan vs. Marseille (Mon Dec 01)


                             AC Milan  |  Marseille
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                          Mike McLeod  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                           Belushi GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                          D_Oleary DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                            B_Berg DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                          A_Hansen DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                         Ry_Cooder DF  |  DF M_Amoros
                          Mo_Diame DM  |  MF J_Fleck
                       A_Carvalhas MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                         K_Benzema MF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                          N_Sanudo AM  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                           Ewandro FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                         H_Homolka FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                                       |
                          Carlotta SUB |  SUB S_Given
                         B_Weinman SUB |  SUB G_Halford
                         F_Baumann SUB |  SUB J_Cole
                          G_Pinedo SUB |  SUB C_Griffiths
                         R_Wolford SUB |  SUB Yeboah

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 1  :(amn) H_Homolka runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ewandro
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Douglas_Costa
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Benzema floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 1  :(msl) T_Taiwo beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 5  :(msl) L_Shawry takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into J_Digweed
          ...  A_Carvalhas rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  M_Stadio calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 10 :(msl) Douglas_Costa sidesteps A_Hansen
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A_Hansen reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 11 :(amn) D_Oleary has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Homolka gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  T_Taiwo plays it back
          ...  R_Higuita slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ry_Cooder lofts the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita easily claims the ball!
Min. 18 :(amn) H_Homolka beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  L_Shawry reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 21 :(msl) Y_Sankhare looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with the attempt at goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 22 :(msl) J_Fleck plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed sees Belushi off his line !
          ...  Belushi narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 23 :(msl) Douglas_Costa has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Carvalhas
          ...  He puts in Y_Sankhare!
          ...  Y_Sankhare with a thundering shot!
          ...  Belushi with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 24 :(amn) A_Hansen runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Hansen !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Marseille fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 24 :(msl) Y_Sankhare retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Douglas_Costa latches onto the end of it
          ...  H_Homolka rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Lee Shaw looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 25 :(msl) J_Fleck is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Belushi takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 30 :(amn) K_Benzema with a neat pass into B_Berg
          ...  L_Koscielny dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 30 :(msl) L_Shawry rushes through the defence
          ...  L_Shawry goes for the top corner !
          ...  Brilliant save from Belushi
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 32 :(amn) K_Benzema can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Ewandro
          ...  Ewandro is clean through!
          ...  He rounds R_Higuita
          ...  He rounds R_Higuita
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!!
Min. 39 :(msl) Z_Zidane gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Z_Zidane has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  The shot slips through Belushi's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 41 :(msl) Douglas_Costa is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Z_Zidane
          ...  Mo_Diame with an awful challenge
          ...  M_Stadio shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 42 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Fleck gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Fleck pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  Belushi makes a difficult save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) N_Sanudo is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Hansen
          ...  A_Hansen with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Marseille fans laugh at him
Min. 44 :(msl) M_Amoros beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  A_Hansen plays the back pass
          ...  Belushi can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Sankhare drives it into the box!
          ...  Belushi easily claims the ball!
Min. 45 :(msl) L_Koscielny hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  T_Taiwo latches onto it!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from T_Taiwo !
          ...  Belushi saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping

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

Min. 48 :(amn) H_Homolka gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past T_Taiwo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Driven towards goal by H_Homolka !
          ...  R_Higuita makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 50 :(amn) Mo_Diame brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Amoros
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Ewandro!
          ...  Ewandro rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 51 :(amn) H_Homolka flicks it over L_Shawry and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  L_Shawry tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Mo_Diame plays it into the danger area!
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 52 :(amn) N_Sanudo with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  L_Shawry with the tackle
Min. 55 :(amn) H_Homolka sidesteps L_Koscielny
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  H_Homolka sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 57 :(amn) N_Sanudo with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Z_Zidane
          ...  L_Koscielny with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 58 :(msl) J_Fleck finds N_Ben_Khalifa on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Hansen with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 58 :(amn) H_Homolka sidesteps M_Amoros
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Z_Zidane with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 60 :(amn) Ewandro plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Ewandro hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 65 :(amn) There's going to be a change
          ...  R_Wolford will come on for H_Homolka and play FW
Min. 66 :(amn) Ewandro runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Amoros back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Ewandro fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 66 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to J_Digweed
          ...  But D_Oleary spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 70 :(msl) Z_Zidane with a real burst of pace
          ...  Ry_Cooder makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Koscielny lofts the ball in!
          ...  Belushi easily catches it!
Min. 72 :(msl) G_Halford replaces L_Koscielny and will play DF
Min. 74 :(msl) J_Fleck off the woodwork.
          ...  Y_Sankhare picks up the deflection
          ...  An audacious effort from Y_Sankhare !
          ...  Belushi is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 75 :(msl) J_Cole will replace the useless N_Ben_Khalifa and will play MF
Min. 76 :(msl) Y_Sankhare picks out M_Amoros with the cross
          ...  M_Amoros flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Belushi parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 78 :(amn) D_Oleary miskicks!
          ...  He finds R_Wolford though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  R_Wolford hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But R_Higuita comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 78 :(amn) Ry_Cooder is injured. He's been stretchered off
Min. 78 :(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 :(msl) Yeboah is coming on for J_Digweed and playing FW
Min. 80 :(amn) N_Sanudo leaves G_Halford standing
          ...  G_Halford reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 82 :(amn) R_Wolford drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to N_Sanudo
          ...  But Y_Sankhare wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 83 :(amn) A_Hansen plays the early ball across the box to find N_Sanudo in space
          ...  G_Halford forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Benzema chips the ball into the area!
          ...  R_Higuita reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 84 :(amn) A_Carvalhas is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to R_Wolford
          ...  R_Wolford with a little chip!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(amn) B_Berg with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Oleary
          ...  M_Amoros wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 94 :(amn) R_Wolford takes on Douglas_Costa
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  R_Wolford with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 94 :(amn) B_Berg with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  J_Fleck takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  M_Stadio will just give him a speaking to

*************  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          : Belushi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Homolka (24), Mo_Diame (41)
Injured              : Ry_Cooder (78)
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : L_Shawry (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Z_Zidane (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AC Milan    |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           3        |       7
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          11        |       13
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 0 Marseille
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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 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
D_Oleary       DF   1  25  10   6  24 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
B_Berg         DF   2  25   7   6  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  23   6  10  19 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   2
Ry_Cooder      DF   2  23   3   6  36 |  79   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Mo_Diame       DM   2  12  22   7  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   5  24   6  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Benzema      MF   2   8  23   5  17 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
N_Sanudo       AM   1   6  22  16  45 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ewandro        FW   2   9   5  23  14 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
H_Homolka      FW   2   7   7  23  17 |  66   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   4
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 |  16   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
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  24   8 |  29   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  28   4   3  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
L_Koscielny    DF   2  27  10   7  36 |  73   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  27   8   7  15 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
M_Amoros       DF   2  24   8   7  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  28   9  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  27  11  36 |  95   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  30  11
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  26  10  42 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  25  11  25 |  76   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  27  19 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  27  34 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   1
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  28   8   3  35 |  22   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   7  23   7  33 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Griffiths    MF   1   3  23   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  26  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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