Division One League Match, AC Milan vs. Valencia (Mon Jul 15)


                             AC Milan  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-4-1 C
                           Care Taker  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK Kamikaze
                         P_McGrath DF  |  DF O_Price
                            Y_Mina DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                              Hugo DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                           Ricadio DF  |  DF E_Herbert
                         Leroy_Fer MF  |  DM P_Niemeyer
                              Jese MF  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                            Alexis MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                      D_Boerrigter MF  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                       D_Stanfield FW  |  MF Lucas
                             Pezza FW  |  FW N_Kanu
                                       |
                          J_Hunter SUB |  SUB Q_Atoo
                        J_Richards SUB |  SUB A_Nouri
                          D_Yedlin SUB |  SUB L_Macleod
                            J_Cole SUB |  SUB L_Pablo
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB W_Jose

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 1  :(amn) P_McGrath with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past B_Ivanovic
          ...  He knocks it to Pezza!
          ...  A wicked drive by Pezza !
          ...  Kamikaze was lucky there
Min. 4  :(amn) D_Boerrigter takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Pezza
          ...  D_E_Boyata wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 5  :(vla) Lucas flicks it past Y_Mina
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Lucas hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 6  :(vla) E_Herbert slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  D_Stanfield with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 7  :(vla) N_Kanu runs with pace at the defence
          ...  D_Stanfield reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 11 :(amn) Y_Mina hoists the ball across to Pezza
          ...  D_E_Boyata gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 13 :(amn) Jese brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Stanfield gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Stanfield with the shot on net !
          ...  But Kamikaze pulls out a save of the game
Min. 13 :(vla) M_Kikuchi sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to O_Price
          ...  O_Price with a powerful diving header!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 14 :(vla) B_Ivanovic finds himself in acres of space
          ...  Ricadio with a terrible tackle
          ...  C_Cakir wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 18 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  O_Price keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  O_Price curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 20 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi crosses to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg pulls out a save of the game
Min. 26 :(amn) Leroy_Fer finds Pezza in the box
          ...  E_Herbert slices it
          ...  Kamikaze moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Boerrigter!
          ...  Hugo tries to place the shot!
          ...  Kamikaze falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 29 :(amn) P_McGrath times his run well
          ...  M_Kikuchi had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  C_Cakir gave him a strong warning
Min. 30 :(vla) N_Kanu with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Hugo a clean set of heals
          ...  Ricadio with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 33 :(amn) D_Stanfield sidesteps D_E_Boyata
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Stanfield with the chance !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Kamikaze looks relieved there!
Min. 36 :(amn) Pezza with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Pezza gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But Kamikaze punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 40 :(amn) Jese has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Pezza gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Pezza strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Kamikaze makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 40 :(vla) P_Niemeyer looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to T_Huddlestone
          ...  Alexis fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  P_Niemeyer bends it in
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(vla) B_Ivanovic with a smart pass to E_Herbert
          ...  Ricadio is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  What a stupid booking that was
          ...  That's his second of the game !
          ...  He heads of towards the changing rooms
Min. 48 :(amn) D_Boerrigter with the heel pass to Y_Mina
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi gets the foot in to win the ball

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

Min. 48 :(vla) D_E_Boyata barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Y_Mina anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 49 :(amn) P_McGrath with an in swinging cross to Pezza
          ...  But T_Huddlestone sweeps up the threat
Min. 51 :(amn) Alexis can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Leroy_Fer
          ...  D_E_Boyata clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 52 :(amn) Jese beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds D_Stanfield
          ...  E_Herbert with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 53 :(amn) Leroy_Fer works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Pezza
          ...  B_Ivanovic reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 54 :(amn) Alexis with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Alexis has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But Kamikaze palms it behind
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 56 :(amn) D_Stanfield steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs O_Price
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  D_Stanfield keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Kamikaze makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 58 :(amn) D_Stanfield is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Ivanovic
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leroy_Fer swings it in!
          ...  Kamikaze jumps well to claim it!
Min. 58 :(vla) D_E_Boyata brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  N_Kanu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Boerrigter is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
Min. 60 :(vla) D_E_Boyata controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  P_Niemeyer gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Leroy_Fer
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Niemeyer hits it into the box!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes the catch!
Min. 62 :(vla) N_Kanu has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Hugo
          ...  He knocks it to Lucas!
          ...  Lucas attempts a low drive!
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Niemeyer!
          ...  M_Steklenburg reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 64 :(amn) Pezza finds a hole in the defence
          ...  M_Kikuchi with a superb challenge
          ...  C_Cakir has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Y_Mina bends it in
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 65 :(amn) J_Cole is being prepared to come on
          ...  Alexis is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 65 :(vla) a big roar from the crowd as A_Nouri comes on for O_Price to play DF
Min. 65 :(vla) L_Macleod takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Kikuchi
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 66 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - W_Jose on for N_Kanu as a FW
Min. 66 :(vla) Lucas with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  D_Stanfield with a terrible tackle
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 70 :(amn) J_Richards is coming on and Hugo is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 76 :(vla) L_Macleod can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to W_Jose
          ...  But Pezza wins the ball
Min. 78 :(amn) Y_Mina watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  Y_Mina with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Kamikaze just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 80 :(amn) There's going to be a change
          ...  L_Suarez will come on for D_Stanfield and play FW
Min. 80 :(amn) Pezza finds himself in acres of space
          ...  Pezza hits the ball first time!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 80 :(amn) P_McGrath slides it through the middle to Pezza
          ...  B_Ivanovic with a reckless challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 81 :(vla) The ball is passed in from Lucas, he finds L_Macleod
          ...  But J_Richards will cut out the threat
Min. 86 :(amn) Leroy_Fer with a probing pass to D_Boerrigter
          ...  But A_Nouri will cut out the threat
Min. 87 :(vla) P_Niemeyer looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  M_Steklenburg comes towards him
          ...  He tries to beat M_Steklenburg
          ...  M_Steklenburg dives on the ball !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) Lucas flicks it over Y_Mina's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Pezza with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 89 :(amn) Jese crosses into the box, finding Leroy_Fer
          ...  E_Herbert intercepts the pass
Min. 92 :(vla) Lucas is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with a thundering volley!
          ...  It floats over M_Steklenburg
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 75,000
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : M_Steklenburg
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Ricadio (47)
Booked               : D_Stanfield (66), Pezza (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : D_E_Boyata (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          16        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 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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M_Steklenburg  GK  38   3   1   1  32 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  29  12   7  12 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  29   8  10  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   2
Hugo           DF   2  27  13   9  42 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Ricadio        DF   3  27   8   6  32 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Leroy_Fer      MF   2  11  28   9  36 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Jese           MF   2   5  28   7  41 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Alexis         MF   3  10  25  13  12 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   9  25  12  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Stanfield    FW   2   8   5  28  32 |  83   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  -2   9
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  26  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  18  -2  14
J_Hunter       GK  29   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  27   6   7  22 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Yedlin       DF   1  25  10   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   8  26   7  33 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  13   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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Kamikaze       GK  37   7   2   2  20 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  30  12   8  26 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  29  11   8  11 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  29  11   7  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  28   7  11  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Niemeyer     DM   1  18  29   5  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  29  11  19 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  11  29   7  15 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  15  27   8  30 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Lucas          MF   2   5  27  14  19 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
N_Kanu         FW   3   6   7  29  21 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Q_Atoo         GK  30   3   7   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  27  11   6  21 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  27  11  31 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Pablo        MF   1   8  25   8  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  28  10 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
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