Division Two League Match, AC Milan vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun Dec 20)


                             AC Milan  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-3-1-2 E
                           Care Taker  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK Valdivia
                          D_Oleary DF  |  DF Douglas
                            B_Berg DF  |  DF A_Barzagli
                          A_Hansen DF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                         Ry_Cooder DF  |  DF K_Wemberg
                       A_Carvalhas MF  |  MF M_Ball
                         F_Baumann MF  |  MF Rocket
                          Mo_Diame MF  |  MF K_Commons
                         L_Macleod MF  |  AM V_Wanyama
                           Ricardo FW  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                         R_Wolford FW  |  FW Geminiho
                                       |
                          Carlotta SUB |  SUB H_Manzoni
                          S_Wonder SUB |  SUB Vencato
                           C_Baker SUB |  SUB M_Barry
                          N_Sanudo SUB |  SUB J_Molby
                           Ewandro SUB |  SUB C_Bellamy

Referee: B_Kupu (Australia)


Min. 3  :(amn) Mo_Diame hoists the ball across to R_Wolford
          ...  R_Wolford lobs Valdivia!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Valdivia moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valdivia looks dejected!
          ...  That puts AC Milan ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 5  :(amn) F_Baumann puts in R_Wolford
          ...  R_Wolford beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has Valdivia to beat!
          ...  He lobs it over Valdivia
          ...  It just didn't dip quickly enough!!
Min. 9  :(amn) B_Berg with a reverse pass to Ricardo
          ...  Ricardo with the drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A classy finish
          ...  AC Milan 2-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 9  :(sao) Rocket with a measured pass to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 10 :(amn) R_Wolford with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  R_Wolford sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Valdivia with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 11 :(amn) Mo_Diame looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Oleary
          ...  Rocket with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  B_Kupu warns him
          ...  What's B_Kupu going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Good call ref!!
          ...  Ricardo places the ball on the spot!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AC Milan 3-0 Sao Paulo FC...
Min. 14 :(sao) Rocket has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Ry_Cooder
          ...  He puts in A_Barzagli!
          ...  F_Baumann leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 14 :(amn) L_Macleod with the nod to Ricardo
          ...  G_Fotheringam with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  D_Oleary swings it in
          ...  R_Wolford gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Wolford with the strike !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  AC Milan 4-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 19 :(amn) F_Baumann hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Oleary latches onto it!
          ...  D_Oleary belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But Valdivia parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 20 :(sao) K_Commons sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But D_Oleary puts the ball out of play
Min. 21 :(amn) F_Baumann with a measured ball to R_Wolford
          ...  R_Wolford with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Oleary curls it into the box!
          ...  Valdivia makes the catch!
Min. 24 :(sao) Rocket with a glorious long pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp rifles it to the far post !
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Steklenburg's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 34 :(amn) Ricardo with an in swinging cross to A_Carvalhas
          ...  But Douglas will cut out the threat
Min. 34 :(amn) Ricardo beats G_Fotheringam
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  E_Bergkamp with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kupu lectures him
Min. 35 :(sao) V_Wanyama plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  V_Wanyama tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  M_Steklenburg is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 36 :(sao) V_Wanyama with the cross-field pass to A_Barzagli
          ...  A_Barzagli with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The Sao Paulo FC fans chant his name!
          ...  AC Milan 4-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 42 :(sao) V_Wanyama takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  V_Wanyama with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sao) Rocket with the through ball to Douglas
          ...  Douglas sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 44 :(amn) A_Carvalhas flicks it past G_Fotheringam
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  V_Wanyama clears with a diving header
Min. 45 :(amn) Ry_Cooder falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 45 :(amn) S_Wonder is being brought on
          ...  Ry_Cooder is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 47 :(amn) A_Hansen finds himself in acres of space
          ...  A_Hansen hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Valdivia collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 4-1 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 46 :(amn) F_Baumann is first to the ball
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from F_Baumann !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  AC Milan 5-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 52 :(amn) Ricardo with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves A_Barzagli behind
          ...  Ricardo chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Valdivia goes down well to save
Min. 53 :(amn) R_Wolford takes advantage of a mistake by G_Fotheringam
          ...  But Rocket wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 54 :(amn) R_Wolford takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  A_Barzagli forces him off the ball
Min. 54 :(sao) Douglas knocks it past A_Hansen and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Driven towards goal by Douglas !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 55 :(sao) V_Wanyama takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  S_Wonder read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 55 :(amn) F_Baumann runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Barzagli back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  G_Fotheringam is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 57 :(sao) K_Commons hits a hard pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp with a terrific drive !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg tips it over
          ...  B_Kupu has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 59 :(amn) B_Berg takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  B_Berg has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  AC Milan 6-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 60 :(sao) J_Molby comes on for K_Commons and takes up a MF role
Min. 60 :(sao) C_Bellamy replaces Geminiho and will play FW
Min. 62 :(sao) J_Molby wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Bellamy
          ...  S_Wonder slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Ball chips the ball into the area!
          ...  S_Wonder wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 64 :(amn) L_Macleod looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  S_Wonder receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But J_Molby will cut out the threat
Min. 65 :(amn) N_Sanudo takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace L_Macleod as MF
Min. 66 :(amn) D_Oleary with a first time pass
          ...  Ricardo runs onto it!
          ...  Ricardo with a stunning strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Valdivia was caught out there
          ...  Thats his hat trick!
          ...  The AC Milan players congratulate him!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
          ...  AC Milan 7-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 67 :(amn) Ricardo takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Ricardo with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Valdivia makes a fine save
Min. 69 :(sao) Rocket with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past S_Wonder
          ...  He knocks it to J_Molby!
          ...  J_Molby with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 70 :(amn) Ewandro is ready to come on to replace R_Wolford
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 70 :(sao) Vencato replaces A_Barzagli and will play DF
Min. 70 :(sao) V_Wanyama with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past B_Berg
          ...  He knocks it to E_Bergkamp!
          ...  E_Bergkamp with the overhead !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  M_Steklenburg plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 71 :(amn) N_Sanudo 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 Ricardo
          ...  Ricardo sees Valdivia off his line !
          ...  But Valdivia just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  B_Kupu has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 71 :(sao) M_Ball brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  C_Bellamy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Bellamy bears down on goal!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 72 :(amn) Ricardo knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Fotheringam
          ...  Ricardo with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Valdivia with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 73 :(sao) C_Bellamy sidesteps Mo_Diame
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  C_Bellamy tries to beat M_Steklenburg from outside the area!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 74 :(amn) F_Baumann takes advantage of a mistake by K_Wemberg
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  K_Wemberg does well to get the tackle in
Min. 74 :(sao) M_Ball runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  B_Berg wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 75 :(amn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems AC Milan will now be playing D
Min. 75 :(amn) A_Hansen with the cross-field pass to Ewandro
          ...  A vicious shot by Ewandro !
          ...  Valdivia gets his fingertips to it
Min. 75 :(sao) J_Molby gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  C_Bellamy is unmarked
          ...  C_Bellamy tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Steklenburg moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 76 :(sao) M_Ball retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_Molby gets on the end of it
          ...  What a shot from J_Molby !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But M_Steklenburg punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 78 :(amn) N_Sanudo kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Wonder gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Fotheringam with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 80 :(amn) Ricardo finds himself in acres of space
          ...  M_Ball with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kupu reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 82 :(amn) A_Carvalhas with the diagonal pass Ricardo
          ...  Ricardo uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Valdivia gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Valdivia !!
Min. 87 :(amn) N_Sanudo can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to B_Berg
          ...  B_Berg beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  Valdivia comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over Valdivia
          ...  Its heading in!
          ...  K_Wemberg somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(amn) Mo_Diame cuts inside K_Wemberg
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Mo_Diame rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!

*************  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          : Ricardo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Wolford (3,14), Ricardo (9,11 pen,66), F_Baumann (46), B_Berg (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Ry_Cooder (45)
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : V_Wanyama
Scorers              : A_Barzagli (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Fotheringam (55), M_Ball (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AC Milan    |   Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       14
Off target           :           3        |       9
On target            :          17        |       5
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : AC Milan 7 - 1 Sao Paulo FC
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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  30   3   1   1  32 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_Oleary       DF   1  26  10   6  24 |  96   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
B_Berg         DF   2  26   8   6  33 |  96   0   1   1   1   2   1   0   0   0  20  25  25
A_Hansen       DF   3  25   6  10  19 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Ry_Cooder      DF   2  23   3   6  36 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   6  25   6  19 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Baumann      MF   1   6  24   6  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  20
Mo_Diame       MF   2  13  23   7  42 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   1
L_Macleod      MF   2   8  23  10  31 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ricardo        FW   1   7   9  24  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   7   3   0   0   0   0  10  85
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  24   8 |  72   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  47
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Wonder       DF   2  23  12   9  12 |  51   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
C_Baker        MF   2   5  25   6  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Sanudo       MF   1   6  23  16  45 |  29   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Ewandro        FW   2  10   5  24  14 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25

Player Statistics - Sao Paulo FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Valdivia       GK  32   2   2   1  42 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
Douglas        DF   2  25   9   8  18 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
A_Barzagli     DF   2  24   7  10  20 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  23   8  11  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
K_Wemberg      DF   2  23   6   7  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Ball         MF   2  11  23   4  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22  -2 -22
Rocket         MF   2   9  23  10  33 |  96   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
K_Commons      MF   1   7  23   9  32 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
V_Wanyama      AM   1   7  24  17  19 |  96   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  35   2
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  25  34 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Geminiho       FW   3   9  10  23  31 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
H_Manzoni      GK  16   1   3   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Vencato        DF   1  20   6   2  19 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Barry        MF   2  16  24   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Molby        MF   2   7  23   9  31 |  34   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  23  33 |  34   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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