Elite FA Cup 2nd Round Match, AC Milan vs. Valencia (Thu Nov 21)


                             AC Milan  |  Valencia
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-4-1-1 C
                          Mike McLeod  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                           Belushi GK  |  GK A_Boruc
                          M_Bordon DF  |  DF J_Conroy
                           B_Moore DF  |  DF C_Barr
                          D_Oleary DF  |  DF D_Criscrito
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                          N_Sanudo DM  |  MF S_Davies
                           P_Rossi MF  |  MF Sektioui
                           F_Zappa MF  |  MF E_Sno
                          Mo_Diame AM  |  MF K_Richard
                          D_Murphy FW  |  AM O_Ruggeri
                         R_Wolford FW  |  FW H_Postiga
                                       |
                          Carlotta SUB |  SUB T_Tapalovic
                            B_Berg SUB |  SUB W_A_Glen
                            G_Duke SUB |  SUB P_Hunter
                         C_Canista SUB |  SUB Y_Abdessadki
                            Romero SUB |  SUB Diaviera

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 1  :(vla) K_Richard moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Postiga
          ...  H_Postiga with the drive!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 8  :(vla) K_Richard finds S_Davies in the box
          ...  D_Oleary clears with a diving header
Min. 13 :(amn) P_Rossi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Wolford gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Wolford with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  A_Boruc parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 13 :(vla) K_Richard with a probing through ball E_Sno
          ...  B_Moore takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 14 :(amn) P_Rossi with a probing pass to F_Zappa
          ...  S_Davies with an awful challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 15 :(vla) K_Richard finds J_Conroy with a ball over the defence
          ...  J_Conroy with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Belushi was lucky there
Min. 16 :(amn) M_Bordon with a smart turn
          ...  M_Bordon with a thundering drive!
          ...  A_Boruc saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 25 :(vla) The Valencia manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E
Min. 25 :(amn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  R_Wolford is through!
          ...  J_Conroy reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 26 :(vla) A_Wisdom times his run well
          ...  D_Oleary with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(amn) P_Rossi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Wolford gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Wolford drives the ball low !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Valencia fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 27 :(amn) P_Rossi finds the space intelligently
          ...  C_Barr with a superb challenge
          ...  A_Barken has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 28 :(vla) A_Wisdom with the heel pass to O_Ruggeri
          ...  O_Ruggeri with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Belushi with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 29 :(amn) Mo_Diame looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards R_Wolford
          ...  A delicate chip from R_Wolford !
          ...  A_Boruc saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 31 :(amn) P_Rossi looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Oleary
          ...  D_Criscrito makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Mo_Diame drives it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Boruc
Min. 31 :(vla) E_Sno with a measured pass to O_Ruggeri
          ...  O_Ruggeri aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Belushi makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 34 :(vla) H_Postiga beats N_Sanudo
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  H_Postiga with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Belushi makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Sno plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Belushi comes out and claims it!
Min. 35 :(amn) F_Zappa spots M_Bordon who is in acres of space
          ...  M_Bordon strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  Lets see if AC Milan can hang onto that lead!
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 38 :(amn) P_Rossi holds the ball up
          ...  He sees R_Wolford in space!
          ...  But C_Barr comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 39 :(vla) Sektioui is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to O_Ruggeri
          ...  But D_Oleary sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 41 :(vla) H_Postiga breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Belushi!
          ...  B_Moore brings him down!
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Mike McLeod looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  D_Criscrito shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to O_Ruggeri instead
          ...  A delicate header from O_Ruggeri !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Belushi never had a chance!
Min. 42 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sidesteps D_Oleary
          ...  A great volley from O_Ruggeri !
          ...  It floats over Belushi
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) B_Moore is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_Murphy
          ...  J_Conroy wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 44 :(vla) K_Richard with the cross-field pass to H_Postiga
          ...  H_Postiga has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Belushi parries it
Min. 45 :(amn) AC Milan will now play N
Min. 45 :(vla) The Valencia manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P
Min. 47 :(vla) E_Sno looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_Ruggeri
          ...  But Ciaran_Clark wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but A_Barken has none of it.

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

Min. 46 :(vla) O_Ruggeri takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Postiga
          ...  Mo_Diame with a deliberate foul
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 50 :(amn) M_Bordon plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  E_Sno fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  A_Barken gave him a strong warning
Min. 51 :(amn) Ciaran_Clark spits at K_Richard
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 52 :(vla) C_Barr controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  H_Postiga gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  H_Postiga carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But Belushi smothers the ball.
Min. 53 :(vla) K_Richard with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  D_Oleary forces him off the ball
Min. 55 :(vla) Sektioui threads the through ball to E_Sno
          ...  But D_Oleary puts the ball out of play
Min. 57 :(amn) Ciaran_Clark plays a first time ball through the defence to Mo_Diame
          ...  A_Wisdom reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 58 :(amn) B_Moore chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy with a thundering volley!
          ...  But A_Boruc parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 58 :(vla) Sektioui looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Postiga
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from H_Postiga !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 59 :(vla) K_Richard 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!
          ...  H_Postiga receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  B_Moore bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 60 :(amn) AC Milan are switching their playing style to E
Min. 60 :(vla) Valencia changed their strategy to play A
Min. 61 :(amn) F_Zappa leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to B_Moore
          ...  B_Moore launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 62 :(amn) F_Zappa brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  R_Wolford makes himself available
          ...  O_Ruggeri steals the ball of off him
Min. 64 :(amn) P_Rossi with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Wisdom
          ...  He knocks it to R_Wolford!
          ...  R_Wolford shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  A_Boruc looks relieved there!
Min. 65 :(vla) Diaviera is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Criscrito is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 65 :(amn) Mo_Diame drives it across the face of the goal D_Oleary
          ...  J_Conroy gathers up the loose ball
Min. 66 :(amn) Ciaran_Clark nutmegs C_Barr, he continues to run forward
          ...  Ciaran_Clark with the shot on net !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 67 :(amn) D_Murphy with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves C_Barr behind
          ...  D_Murphy uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But A_Boruc makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 68 :(amn) M_Bordon runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of F_Zappa
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  F_Zappa with a blistering shot !
          ...  But A_Boruc punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 68 :(vla) A_Wisdom with an incisive pass to J_Conroy
          ...  J_Conroy with a little chip!
          ...  Belushi watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 69 :(amn) Mo_Diame has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Conroy
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Ciaran_Clark!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark fires the shot in!
          ...  A_Boruc gathers it comfortably
Min. 70 :(amn) AC Milan restructured their strategy to A
Min. 70 :(vla) Valencia changed their strategy to play C
Min. 71 :(amn) D_Oleary picks out R_Wolford with the cross
          ...  R_Wolford sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 71 :(vla) O_Ruggeri is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  E_Sno latches onto the ball
          ...  E_Sno aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 71 :(amn) M_Bordon knocks the ball past A_Wisdom
          ...  Sektioui with a well timed tackle
          ...  A_Barken didn't like it though
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  R_Wolford hits it over the wall
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Wolford plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Boruc reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 75 :(vla) W_A_Glen comes on for E_Sno and takes up a DF role
Min. 75 :(amn) P_Rossi spots R_Wolford who is in acres of space
          ...  R_Wolford flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But A_Boruc parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 82 :(amn) P_Rossi takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Moore
          ...  B_Moore aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 84 :(amn) N_Sanudo heads the ball back to D_Murphy
          ...  W_A_Glen goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 85 :(vla) W_A_Glen hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Diaviera latches onto it!
          ...  Diaviera hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 87 :(amn) D_Murphy runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  D_Murphy attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 43,013
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : M_Bordon (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Bordon (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Oleary (26), Mo_Diame (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : O_Ruggeri
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Davies (14)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AC Milan    |     Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       13
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          20        |       17
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Final Score          : AC Milan 1 - 0 Valencia
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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  33   8   8   5  11 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
M_Bordon       DF   2  25   7   6  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  40  12  36
B_Moore        DF   2  24  12  11  20 |  95   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  24   2
D_Oleary       DF   1  24   9   5  24 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  10  -2
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  24   8   8  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  35  32  29
N_Sanudo       DM   1   6  21  15  45 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
P_Rossi        MF   2   8  26  10  37 |  95   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 116  20
F_Zappa        MF   1   6  25   2  19 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  56   8
Mo_Diame       AM   2  11  20   6  42 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -2
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   7  24  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  24   8 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Berg         DF   2  23   7   6  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Duke         MF   2   8  22   7  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Canista      FW   1   4   3  24  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Romero         FW   1   6   3  22  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Boruc        GK  34   1   1   1  11 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  25  11   9  21 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  45   0   9
C_Barr         DF   2  24  11   9  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  24  10   7  27 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  21  19   8  34 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
S_Davies       MF   2   3  32   2  22 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Sektioui       MF   1   1  29   5  37 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  16 -20
E_Sno          MF   1  10  26   9  30 |  79   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
K_Richard      MF   1   9  25   9  26 |  95   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   8  22  20  19 |  95   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  15  24  18
H_Postiga      FW   1   1   1  30  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
T_Tapalovic    GK  28   4   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  25  10   9  27 |  16   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
P_Hunter       DF   1  23  11   8  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  24   8  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diaviera       FW   1   8  10  25  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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