Elite FA Cup Group Match, AC Milan vs. Santos FC (Wed Jun 29)


                             AC Milan  |  Santos FC
                          3-1-3-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 E
                          Bryan McKay  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                          J_Cranky GK  |  GK Lev_Yashin
                         C_Jullien DF  |  DF Leonardo
                         B_Venison DF  |  DF Agostini
                     Colton_Yellow DF  |  DF Ni_Na_Lee
                        L_Blokland DM  |  DF D_Walker
                       Francescoli MF  |  MF Draxler
                           P_Duffy MF  |  MF Jairzinho
                      M_Arnautovic MF  |  MF Emerson_Jr
                          I_Ibarra AM  |  MF Eusebio
                     R_Lewandowski FW  |  FW Bojan
                      A_Pessamunni FW  |  FW J_Greaves
                                       |
                            S_Bain SUB |  SUB Bursik
                       J_Fitzwater SUB |  SUB Josimar
                            M_Ball SUB |  SUB Enrique
                            Imbula SUB |  SUB G_Lo_Celso
                          D_Simone SUB |  SUB L_Suarez

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 2  :(amn) R_Lewandowski with a Cruyff turn
          ...  But Agostini wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_Atkinson has none of it.
Min. 2  :(sfc) Jairzinho moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Eusebio
          ...  A vicious shot by Eusebio !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 3  :(sfc) J_Greaves knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Arnautovic
          ...  J_Greaves leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  J_Cranky with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 4  :(amn) L_Blokland spots R_Lewandowski who is in acres of space
          ...  R_Lewandowski has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Lev_Yashin makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 7  :(sfc) Bojan picks up a loose ball
          ...  Colton_Yellow with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 8  :(sfc) Jairzinho takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past B_Venison
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Jairzinho controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But J_Cranky punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Cranky got a touch
Min. 9  :(sfc) Emerson_Jr bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Agostini
          ...  Agostini fires the shot in!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 12 :(amn) R_Lewandowski loses Leonardo
          ...  But Ni_Na_Lee sweeps up the threat
Min. 13 :(sfc) Eusebio with the nod to Emerson_Jr
          ...  B_Venison with a well timed tackle
          ...  M_Atkinson didn't like it though
          ...  M_Atkinson warned him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee swings it in
          ...  J_Greaves gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Greaves tries the shot !
          ...  J_Cranky gets up well to catch that one
Min. 13 :(amn) Francescoli beats Emerson_Jr
          ...  Lev_Yashin pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  M_Atkinson has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by M_Atkinson!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  M_Atkinson gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  R_Lewandowski takes it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  And AC Milan are leading in the game now
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Santos FC...
Min. 15 :(amn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  R_Lewandowski seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  R_Lewandowski rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 22 :(amn) I_Ibarra drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Pessamunni
          ...  Leonardo tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Duffy chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Leonardo gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 22 :(sfc) Eusebio with a measured ball to Emerson_Jr
          ...  Emerson_Jr with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Cranky's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Cranky looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 24 :(amn) M_Arnautovic bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to I_Ibarra
          ...  I_Ibarra hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 24 :(sfc) Eusebio crosses in from the wing, he finds Agostini in the box
          ...  C_Jullien hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leonardo lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Cranky easily catches it!
Min. 26 :(amn) C_Jullien lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  R_Lewandowski latches on to it
          ...  R_Lewandowski shapes up for a shot!
          ...  Lev_Yashin fists it away
Min. 29 :(sfc) Draxler sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Leonardo
          ...  Leonardo swings in the shot!
          ...  But J_Cranky palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 32 :(sfc) Jairzinho has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Venison
          ...  He knocks it to Bojan!
          ...  Bojan rifles it at the goal !
          ...  J_Cranky saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 34 :(sfc) Ni_Na_Lee holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Bojan
          ...  The cross hits Bojan on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  J_Cranky won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  AC Milan 1-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 35 :(sfc) Santos FC will now play P after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 36 :(sfc) J_Greaves takes on M_Arnautovic
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  J_Greaves unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  J_Cranky can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  J_Cranky makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 37 :(amn) Francescoli stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  D_Walker scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
Min. 38 :(sfc) Leonardo loses his marker
          ...  Leonardo tries to beat J_Cranky!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(amn) L_Blokland brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Lewandowski gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Lewandowski hits a great shot !
          ...  Lev_Yashin with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 45 :(sfc) Bojan flicks it past B_Venison
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Bojan hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But J_Cranky pulls out a save of the game
Min. 46 :(amn) Francescoli takes advantage of a mistake by D_Walker
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Francescoli attempts the shot!
          ...  Lev_Yashin makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 47 :(sfc) Ni_Na_Lee fires over a low cross to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves with the overhead !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 48 :(sfc) J_Greaves plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  J_Greaves with a stunning strike !
          ...  But J_Cranky makes a superb stop down low.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 1-1 Santos FC

Min. 50 :(sfc) Jairzinho moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Walker
          ...  L_Blokland takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 51 :(sfc) Jairzinho miskicks!
          ...  He finds Bojan though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Bojan hits a crisp volley!
          ...  J_Cranky won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  That's put Santos FC ahead!
          ...  AC Milan 1-2 Santos FC ...
Min. 52 :(amn) Francescoli drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Lewandowski
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from R_Lewandowski !
          ...  Lev_Yashin is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 53 :(sfc) J_Greaves nutmegs B_Venison
          ...  J_Greaves fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  AC Milan 1-3 Santos FC ...
Min. 54 :(amn) AC Milan restructured their strategy to C
Min. 55 :(sfc) Josimar is being brought on
          ...  Leonardo is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 57 :(amn) A_Pessamunni with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows D_Walker a clean set of heals
          ...  A_Pessamunni blasts it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
          ...  AC Milan 2-3 Santos FC ...
Min. 58 :(amn) Colton_Yellow is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  R_Lewandowski latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_Lewandowski controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Santos FC fans laugh at him
Min. 58 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr cuts the ball back to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  J_Cranky with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 60 :(amn) Imbula takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace I_Ibarra
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 64 :(amn) P_Duffy retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  R_Lewandowski gets on the end of it
          ...  But Ni_Na_Lee sweeps up the threat
Min. 65 :(sfc) Enrique takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Draxler as MF
Min. 65 :(sfc) Santos FC are switching their playing style to C
Min. 67 :(sfc) Enrique crosses to Josimar
          ...  But P_Duffy sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 70 :(amn) J_Fitzwater will replace L_Blokland and play DF
Min. 71 :(sfc) Bojan is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Jairzinho
          ...  Jairzinho hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 75 :(sfc) L_Suarez is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Greaves is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(amn) Imbula spits at L_Suarez
          ...  M_Atkinson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 77 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Emerson_Jr attempts a chip!
          ...  J_Cranky parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 78 :(amn) M_Arnautovic runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  A_Pessamunni latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Intercepted by Agostini
Min. 78 :(amn) A_Pessamunni spits at D_Walker
          ...  M_Atkinson gave him a strong warning
Min. 80 :(amn) AC Milan switch to playing A
Min. 82 :(sfc) Agostini with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Arnautovic
          ...  Agostini hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 83 :(amn) Imbula picks up a loose ball
          ...  L_Suarez bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 83 :(sfc) Jairzinho has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Jullien
          ...  He puts in L_Suarez!
          ...  L_Suarez attempts a lob!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 86 :(amn) Francescoli holds the ball up
          ...  He sees A_Pessamunni in space!
          ...  A_Pessamunni curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  What agility from Lev_Yashin
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amn) J_Fitzwater throws a punch
          ...  Eusebio slumps to the ground
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_Atkinson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!

*************  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          : R_Lewandowski
Scorers              : R_Lewandowski (13 pen), A_Pessamunni (57)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Imbula (75), J_Fitzwater (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Bojan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Bojan (34,51), J_Greaves (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Lev_Yashin (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |    Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       21
Off target           :           4        |       10
On target            :           7        |       11
Possession           :          29        |       71
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       15
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Final Score          : AC Milan 2 - 3 Santos 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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J_Cranky       GK  28   3   3   2  12 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Jullien      DF   1  27   7   5  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Venison      DF   1  26   2   1  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colton_Yellow  DF   2  25   7   2  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
L_Blokland     DM   1  27  21   1  38 |  73   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Francescoli    MF   3   8  25  17  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
P_Duffy        MF   2  16  25   4  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Arnautovic   MF   3   8  25   7  10 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
I_Ibarra       AM   1  10  24  16  48 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4   3  29  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
A_Pessamunni   FW   1   5   8  25  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
S_Bain         GK  33   3   3   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  28   4   4  28 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Ball         MF   2  13  29   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Imbula         MF   1  10  28  17  20 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
D_Simone       FW   2   4   7  25  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Santos 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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Lev_Yashin     GK  31   1   3   2  32 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  36  12  12  22 |  58   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Agostini       DF   2  33  13  10  41 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  33   9   7  41 |  94   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  40   0
D_Walker       DF   2  33   9   7  43 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Draxler        MF   1   9  38   8  31 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jairzinho      MF   1  10  32  12  23 |  94   0   0   5   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  70   5
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  20  30  12  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Eusebio        MF   1   6  30  11  21 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  32  12 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   2   0   0   0  20  30  80
J_Greaves      FW   3   9   7  32  23 |  78   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
Bursik         GK  29   3   4   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Josimar        DF   2  29   1   5  46 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Enrique        MF   1   1  30  17  26 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   2  10  27   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  16   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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