Division One League Match, AC Milan vs. Schalke 04 (Thu Apr 30)


                             AC Milan  |  Schalke 04
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  5-3-2 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  Scott Phillips
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK F_Foster
                          M_Bordon DF  |  DF D_O_Dea
                          D_Oleary DF  |  DF C_Smalling
                          A_Hansen DF  |  DF A_Birindelli
                      U_Emanuelson DF  |  DF B_Hangeland
                       R_McCormack DM  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                       A_Carvalhas MF  |  MF G_Cooper
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF G_Driver
                          N_Sanudo AM  |  MF A_Cejudo
                           Ewandro FW  |  FW G_Hurst
                         C_Canista FW  |  FW L_Massu
                                       |
                          Carlotta SUB |  SUB R_Edgehill
                         Ry_Cooder SUB |  SUB A_Ranocchia
                          Mo_Diame SUB |  SUB V_Jones
                         K_Benzema SUB |  SUB K_Dalglish
                        G_Batistua SUB |  SUB Y_Mizuno

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 1  :(amn) A_Hansen feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  R_McCormack runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A vicious shot by R_McCormack !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 9  :(shk) G_Cooper plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Hurst keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  G_Hurst sees M_Steklenburg off his line !
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Driver floats the ball in!
          ...  R_McCormack wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 11 :(shk) L_Massu plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  L_Massu with the shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The AC Milan fans laugh at him
Min. 14 :(amn) N_Sanudo picks out Ewandro with the cross
          ...  J_Ekstrand reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 14 :(shk) L_Massu with a flicked pass to G_Hurst
          ...  Ewandro steals the ball of off him
Min. 17 :(shk) G_Cooper with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_O_Dea
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  D_O_Dea beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has M_Steklenburg to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past M_Steklenburg
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets a foot to it !!
Min. 19 :(shk) G_Cooper beats D_Oleary
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Hansen !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 20 :(shk) B_Hangeland with a pinpoint pass to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  M_Steklenburg is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Driver hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Hansen clears the danger
Min. 21 :(amn) N_Sanudo with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from B_Hangeland
          ...  N_Sanudo controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  F_Foster plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 32 :(amn) N_Sanudo hoofs it up field to find Ewandro
          ...  G_Hurst with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Mike McLeod looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Ewandro knocks it forward
          ...  C_Canista gets on the end of it
          ...  C_Canista with his head down lets it go !
          ...  F_Foster with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 36 :(shk) B_Hangeland cuts inside M_Bordon
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  N_Sanudo with an ugly foul
          ...  P_Dowd will want to speak to him
          ...  P_Dowd calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 37 :(amn) A_Carvalhas runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of C_Canista
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  G_Driver stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 38 :(amn) C_Canista finds Ewandro in the box
          ...  Ewandro drives the shot in!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  F_Foster looks relieved there!
Min. 39 :(shk) A_Cejudo with the first time pass to G_Cooper
          ...  G_Cooper curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  That puts Schalke 04 ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 41 :(shk) J_Ekstrand controls the ball with ease
          ...  C_Canista with the tackle
          ...  P_Dowd will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  G_Hurst fires it towards the goal
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  M_Steklenburg palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Cooper lofts the ball in!
          ...  R_McCormack clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-1 Schalke 04

Min. 46 :(shk) L_Massu runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A_Hansen with a nasty foul
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 46 :(shk) G_Hurst plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  G_Hurst hits the ball first time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!!
          ...  AC Milan 0-2 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 47 :(amn) R_McCormack sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Bordon
          ...  M_Bordon with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  F_Foster won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 51 :(shk) G_Hurst takes possession
          ...  G_Hurst has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg tips it over
          ...  P_Dowd has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 52 :(shk) G_Hurst is first to the ball
          ...  L_Macleod with an over the top challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 53 :(shk) G_Driver bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to G_Hurst
          ...  G_Hurst with the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  AC Milan 0-3 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 55 :(shk) A_Cejudo plays in G_Hurst with a beautiful ball
          ...  But A_Hansen comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 57 :(amn) R_McCormack with a neat pass into Ewandro
          ...  Ewandro with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 58 :(amn) A_Carvalhas loses his marker
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Birindelli hits it out for a throw
Min. 60 :(shk) Y_Mizuno is coming on for L_Massu and will play FW
Min. 60 :(amn) C_Canista plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  C_Canista with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  F_Foster was lucky there
Min. 61 :(shk) G_Cooper controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  G_Hurst gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Hurst fires the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  It's his 3rd of the game!!
          ...  AC Milan 0-4 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 65 :(shk) A_Ranocchia is coming on for C_Smalling and will play DF
Min. 70 :(amn) K_Benzema is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Sanudo is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 70 :(amn) a big roar from the crowd as G_Batistua comes on for C_Canista to play FW
Min. 73 :(shk) G_Driver knocks it forward
          ...  D_Oleary slips
          ...  Y_Mizuno gets to it!
          ...  M_Bordon takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 75 :(amn) Mo_Diame is coming on and R_McCormack is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DM
Min. 75 :(shk) K_Dalglish replaces A_Cejudo and will play MF
Min. 75 :(shk) D_O_Dea has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  G_Cooper gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  G_Cooper with the side footed shot!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 76 :(amn) K_Benzema threads the through ball to M_Bordon
          ...  A_Ranocchia forces him off the ball
Min. 76 :(shk) D_O_Dea has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Bordon
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Y_Mizuno!
          ...  Y_Mizuno with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged M_Steklenburg
          ...  AC Milan 0-5 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 77 :(shk) G_Driver crosses into the box, finding Y_Mizuno
          ...  Y_Mizuno goes for goal !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg with the difficult save
Min. 87 :(amn) Ewandro beats G_Cooper
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from K_Dalglish
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Benzema crosses it in!
          ...  D_O_Dea wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 42,186
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : R_McCormack
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Sanudo (36), L_Macleod (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hurst (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Cooper (39), G_Hurst (46,53,61), Y_Mizuno (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AC Milan    |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       13
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           3        |       10
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       12
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 5 Schalke 04
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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  29   3   1   1  32 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
M_Bordon       DF   2  26   7   6  26 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_Oleary       DF   1  25  10   6  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
A_Hansen       DF   3  24   6  10  19 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
U_Emanuelson   DF   1  23   2   1  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_McCormack    DM   2  10  23  11  25 |  76   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0 -19
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   5  25   6  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   8  23  10  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
N_Sanudo       AM   1   6  23  16  45 |  71   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
Ewandro        FW   2   9   5  24  14 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
C_Canista      FW   1   4   3  24  33 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ry_Cooder      DF   2  23   3   6  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mo_Diame       DM   2  12  23   7  42 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Benzema      AM   2   8  23   5  17 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Batistua     FW   2   6   7  21  42 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Foster       GK  33   2   4   4  16 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
D_O_Dea        DF   2  26  12   8  41 |  94   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  35   5
C_Smalling     DF   1  25   8   5  29 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
A_Birindelli   DF   2  25   1   1  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  24  10   8  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  23  10   6  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Cooper       MF   4   7  25  13  27 |  94   0   0   3   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  45  21
G_Driver       MF   1  10  25   5  25 |  94   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  45   0
A_Cejudo       MF   3   8  24   8  10 |  76   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
G_Hurst        FW   2   5   7  26  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   3   0   0   0  20  20  95
L_Massu        FW   1   6  10  25  13 |  61   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
R_Edgehill     GK  26   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  23  10   9  30 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
V_Jones        MF   3  15  23   6  48 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Dalglish     MF   3   6  23  12  18 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  24  23 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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