Intercontinental Cup 1st Round 1st Leg Match, AC Milan vs. Sunderland (Tue Jan 18)


                             AC Milan  |  Sunderland
                            4-2-2-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 P
                         Graham Brown  |  John Gemmell
                                       |
                            S_Bain GK  |  GK T_McGill
                            Y_Mina DF  |  DF A_Brehme
                         L_Amoroso DF  |  DF D_Aitken
                     G_Fotheringam DF  |  DF Boli
                         T_Upulano DF  |  DF D_Yedlin
                          T_Cooper MF  |  MF A_Guardado
                            M_Ball MF  |  MF Atsu
                            Rivera AM  |  MF D_Solga
                            Imbula AM  |  AM H_Kagamoti
                         S_Artenie FW  |  FW J_Maddison
                             Pezza FW  |  FW J_Vardy
                                       |
                        M_Kingsley SUB |  SUB R_Clemance
                         M_Pearson SUB |  SUB J_Vallejo
                           P_Duffy SUB |  SUB D_Horzano
                       Francescoli SUB |  SUB S_Sensi
                      A_Pessamunni SUB |  SUB D_Burdisso

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 1  :(amn) Rivera runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Ball
          ...  M_Ball with the punt towards goal!
          ...  T_McGill goes down well to save
Min. 9  :(amn) Y_Mina barges D_Aitken off the ball
          ...  D_Aitken does well to get the tackle in
Min. 9  :(sun) Atsu takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Atsu sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  S_Bain goes down well to save
Min. 11 :(sun) Atsu is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Vardy
          ...  L_Amoroso reads the play well
Min. 15 :(amn) M_Ball looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Pezza
          ...  Pezza carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 16 :(amn) Rivera with a short pass to find Imbula
          ...  Imbula has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  AC Milan go in front now with that goal!
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 17 :(amn) AC Milan switch to playing D
Min. 17 :(sun) Sunderland's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 19 :(sun) J_Vardy with a flashy move
          ...  J_Vardy with the overhead !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 22 :(amn) M_Ball whips the ball across to S_Artenie
          ...  A_Brehme gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 29 :(amn) Rivera works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Pezza
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Brehme belts it clear
Min. 30 :(amn) S_Artenie with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  A_Brehme read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 37 :(sun) H_Kagamoti finds D_Solga with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But G_Fotheringam clears the ball to safety
Min. 39 :(amn) M_Ball wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Pezza
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Brehme and it had to be
Min. 41 :(amn) T_Cooper brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  A_Brehme with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(amn) M_Ball finds S_Artenie with a ball over the defence
          ...  A_Brehme forces him off the ball
Min. 46 :(amn) Pezza is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A_Brehme leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 48 :(sun) D_Solga steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs L_Amoroso
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  G_Fotheringam forces him off the ball
Min. 49 :(amn) Imbula crosses in from the wing, he finds Pezza in the box
          ...  But D_Aitken clears the danger

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

Min. 46 :(amn) Imbula sidesteps Boli
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  J_Maddison stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 47 :(sun) A_Guardado looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Kagamoti
          ...  H_Kagamoti hits a crisp volley!
          ...  S_Bain parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 49 :(amn) Pezza takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Imbula
          ...  Imbula is clean through!
          ...  T_McGill tries to make himself big
          ...  He rounds T_McGill
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 59 :(sun) A_Guardado looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Kagamoti
          ...  Pezza with an ugly foul
          ...  S_Farina will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Farina calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 59 :(sun) D_Solga sidesteps Pezza
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Solga has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 60 :(sun) J_Vallejo is coming on for D_Yedlin and playing DF
Min. 60 :(sun) S_Sensi will replace the useless D_Solga and will play MF
Min. 60 :(sun) D_Burdisso is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Vardy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 62 :(amn) Rivera brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  S_Artenie makes himself available
          ...  Cleaned up by D_Aitken
Min. 68 :(amn) G_Fotheringam with the towering header to Imbula
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  Imbula beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has T_McGill to beat
          ...  He tries to beat T_McGill
          ...  T_McGill dives on the ball !!
Min. 69 :(amn) L_Amoroso finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  D_Aitken slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 72 :(amn) Rivera with a probing pass to Pezza
          ...  A_Brehme wins the ball well
          ...  S_Farina has given a free kick
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 78 :(amn) M_Ball is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Pezza
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Brehme
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Imbula floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to Pezza
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But T_McGill palms it behind
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 79 :(amn) Rivera hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  S_Artenie latches onto it!
          ...  S_Artenie with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But T_McGill parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 82 :(amn) T_Upulano sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Pezza
          ...  But A_Brehme wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Pezza
          ...  T_McGill catches it!
Min. 82 :(sun) Atsu lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  D_Burdisso latches on to it
          ...  D_Burdisso with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But S_Bain palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 83 :(amn) T_Upulano looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie with the goal bound shot!
          ...  T_McGill just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 84 :(amn) T_Upulano dribbles it into the box
          ...  T_Upulano fires the shot in!
          ...  T_McGill parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 85 :(sun) S_Sensi with the first time pass to D_Aitken
          ...  Pezza gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 87 :(amn) M_Ball with a measured ball to S_Artenie
          ...  A cracking drive from S_Artenie !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_McGill was well beaten there!
          ...  AC Milan 2-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 87 :(amn) It seems AC Milan are making a tactical change to C
Min. 87 :(amn) Rivera looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Imbula
          ...  S_Sensi with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  S_Farina wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(amn) Pezza runs at A_Brehme
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Pezza with the cheeky shot!
          ...  T_McGill gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball

*************  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          : M_Ball (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Imbula (16), S_Artenie (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Pezza (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : A_Brehme
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Brehme (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |   Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       5
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       12
Key Passes           :          18        |       6
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Final Score          : AC Milan 2 - 0 Sunderland
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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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S_Bain         GK  32   3   3   2  32 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  34   9  10  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Amoroso      DF   2  31   6  10  11 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  29   9  11  30 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
T_Upulano      DF   1  28  13   5  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
T_Cooper       MF   3  22   9   5  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ball         MF   2  13  29   4  23 |  96   0   0   6   1   1   0   0   0   0  20 100  25
Rivera         AM   1   1  27  20  26 |  96   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0
Imbula         AM   1  10  27  17  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  11  29  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  20  50
Pezza          FW   1   9  13  28  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  18   8   8
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pearson      DF   2  27  11  10  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Duffy        MF   2  16  25   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Francescoli    AM   3   8  25  17  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pessamunni   FW   1   5   8  25  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_McGill       GK  34   2   3   1  31 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
A_Brehme       DF   1  29   8   8  35 |  96   0   7   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 138  -2  -2
D_Aitken       DF   1  28   9   6  20 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Boli           DF   2  27  12   7  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Yedlin       DF   1  26  10   6  23 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
A_Guardado     MF   2   7  29   6  20 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Atsu           MF   1  10  27  12  18 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
D_Solga        MF   2  10  26  10  19 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kagamoti     AM   2   7  27  14  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   8  27  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Vardy        FW   1   7   8  26  30 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vallejo      DF   2  25  12   7  41 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Horzano      DF   2  25   9   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sensi        MF   2   9  25  11  21 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
D_Burdisso     FW   3   6   6  25  32 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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