Elite Reserve League Match, AC Milan Res vs. Werder Bremen Res (Sun Oct 27)


                         AC Milan Res  |  Werder Bremen Res
                          4-1-3-1-1 P  |  3-1-3-1-2 E
                          Bryan McKay  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                     Stefano_Greco GK  |  GK Ridoutski_Snr
                          B_Banner DF  |  DF G_Panucci
                           R_Kelly DF  |  DF W_Frost
                            R_Vega DF  |  DF Ramos_Jnr
                          B_Somers DF  |  DM Usk
                          C_Burley DM  |  MF Ja_Jo
                       Francescoli MF  |  MF H_Guillamn
                        J_Phillips MF  |  MF J_Veron
                           R_McKay MF  |  AM Frank_Sobotka
                          I_Ibarra AM  |  FW D_Kownacki
                       Rafael_Leao FW  |  FW A_Brighenti
                                       |
                          J_Wright SUB |  SUB K_Hitchcock
                           A_Roach SUB |  SUB F_Agu
                          D_Agathe SUB |  SUB Ridoutski_Jnr
                         S_Pearson SUB |  SUB S_Alvero
                         W_Gretzky SUB |  SUB A_Smorin

Referee: M_Matosa (Slovenia)


Min. 2  :(amnr) Francescoli pushes it past G_Panucci
          ...  Francescoli tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  Looks like it should be Ridoutski_Snr's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Ridoutski_Snr looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 7  :(amnr) C_Burley with a one-touch layoff to I_Ibarra
          ...  I_Ibarra sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Ridoutski_Snr gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 8  :(amnr) Francescoli can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to J_Phillips
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Ramos_Jnr
Min. 9  :(wbnr) Usk plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  B_Somers knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Matosa just turns away!
Min. 12 :(amnr) R_McKay pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  C_Burley is clean through!
          ...  Blocked by W_Frost
Min. 12 :(wbnr) A_Brighenti takes possession
          ...  R_McKay is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Bryan McKay looks relieved
          ...  Harry Kleinjan is far from happy with that decision
Min. 13 :(amnr) Francescoli has it now
          ...  He takes on W_Frost
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Rafael_Leao!
          ...  W_Frost goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 13 :(wbnr) Ja_Jo looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Kownacki
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Kownacki !
          ...  Stefano_Greco makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 14 :(amnr) Rafael_Leao finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Ramos_Jnr with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 15 :(amnr) Rafael_Leao sidesteps G_Panucci
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Rafael_Leao pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Ridoutski_Snr reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_McKay hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Phillips gets to it!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Ridoutski_Snr dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Ridoutski_Snr beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Francescoli chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The ball comes to R_Kelly
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  Ridoutski_Snr gets up well to catch that one
Min. 16 :(amnr) J_Phillips sidesteps W_Frost
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  W_Frost goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 16 :(wbnr) Ja_Jo looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Kownacki
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by R_Vega !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 17 :(wbnr) H_Guillamn with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves B_Somers behind
          ...  H_Guillamn with his head down lets it go !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Werder Bremen Res fans go wild!
          ...  That s given Werder Bremen Res the advantage!
          ...  AC Milan Res 0-1 Werder Bremen Res ...
Min. 18 :(wbnr) Ja_Jo beats J_Phillips
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  B_Banner is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 19 :(amnr) J_Phillips 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!
          ...  Francescoli receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Francescoli cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 23 :(amnr) Francescoli puts in I_Ibarra
          ...  I_Ibarra drives it towards goal !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 25 :(amnr) C_Burley backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Francescoli gets on the end of it
          ...  Francescoli has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 28 :(amnr) The ball is passed in from Francescoli, he finds C_Burley
          ...  C_Burley curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  That s the equaliser!
          ...  AC Milan Res 1-1 Werder Bremen Res ...
Min. 29 :(wbnr) Ja_Jo with a simple pass to D_Kownacki
          ...  D_Kownacki with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Stefano_Greco watches it sail wide!
Min. 30 :(amnr) B_Somers finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled G_Panucci
          ...  B_Somers has a go!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the AC Milan Res fans to celebrate!
          ...  And AC Milan Res are leading in the game now
          ...  AC Milan Res 2-1 Werder Bremen Res ...
Min. 33 :(amnr) I_Ibarra with a reverse pass to Rafael_Leao
          ...  Rafael_Leao lobs Ridoutski_Snr!
          ...  Brilliant save from Ridoutski_Snr
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 33 :(amnr) J_Phillips is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 34 :(amnr) J_Phillips jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Francescoli
          ...  Francescoli keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Werder Bremen Res fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 36 :(wbnr) a big roar from the crowd as A_Smorin comes on for J_Veron to play FW
Min. 36 :(wbnr) Werder Bremen Res made the switch to a N strategy
Min. 37 :(amnr) Francescoli has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Usk
          ...  He puts in Rafael_Leao!
          ...  A thundering drive by Rafael_Leao !
          ...  Ridoutski_Snr blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 37 :(wbnr) Usk looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Smorin
          ...  C_Burley pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 39 :(amnr) Rafael_Leao jumps over H_Guillamn's challenge
          ...  A_Smorin with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 40 :(amnr) J_Phillips finds Rafael_Leao with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Smorin belts it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amnr) I_Ibarra wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Rafael_Leao
          ...  W_Frost with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 44 :(amnr) B_Banner with a precise ball to Francescoli
          ...  Francescoli with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But Ridoutski_Snr is equal to it

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan Res 2-1 Werder Bremen Res

Min. 46 :(amnr) C_Burley hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Rafael_Leao latches onto it!
          ...  Rafael_Leao fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager s face?
          ...  AC Milan Res 3-1 Werder Bremen Res ...
Min. 47 :(amnr) AC Milan Res switch to playing D
Min. 52 :(amnr) I_Ibarra with the nod to Francescoli
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by W_Frost
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 60 :(amnr) S_Pearson is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Phillips is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 60 :(wbnr) Werder Bremen Res will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 60 :(amnr) R_McKay takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into I_Ibarra
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Panucci
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Francescoli lofts the ball in!
          ...  Ramos_Jnr clears the danger
Min. 65 :(amnr) A_Roach replaces R_Kelly to play as a DF
Min. 65 :(amnr) D_Agathe is coming on for R_Vega and playing DF
Min. 68 :(wbnr) H_Guillamn runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Kownacki
          ...  But D_Agathe puts the ball out of play
Min. 69 :(amnr) R_McKay 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!
          ...  Ramos_Jnr slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 70 :(amnr) W_Gretzky is coming on for Rafael_Leao and will play FW
Min. 71 :(amnr) S_Pearson boots it towards W_Gretzky
          ...  But H_Guillamn spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 72 :(amnr) Francescoli looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to W_Gretzky
          ...  The defender plays it back to Ridoutski_Snr
          ...  W_Gretzky intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy Ridoutski_Snr
          ...  He tries to slide it past Ridoutski_Snr
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  AC Milan Res 4-1 Werder Bremen Res ...
Min. 72 :(amnr) Stefano_Greco is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 73 :(amnr) Francescoli looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to W_Gretzky
          ...  But W_Frost slides in
Min. 73 :(wbnr) W_Frost is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 75 :(wbnr) H_Guillamn with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Kownacki gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But C_Burley reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 77 :(amnr) Francescoli runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to W_Gretzky
          ...  W_Gretzky uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Ridoutski_Snr is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Ridoutski_Snr holds his head in his hands!
          ...  AC Milan Res 5-1 Werder Bremen Res ...
Min. 78 :(amnr) Francescoli boots it towards R_McKay
          ...  R_McKay with the overhead !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 81 :(amnr) I_Ibarra nutmegs Usk
          ...  I_Ibarra tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  AC Milan Res 6-1 Werder Bremen Res ...
Min. 82 :(amnr) R_McKay 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!
          ...  W_Gretzky receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Cleaned up by Ramos_Jnr
Min. 83 :(wbnr) H_Guillamn runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Smorin
          ...  A_Roach hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ramos_Jnr plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Stefano_Greco
Min. 84 :(wbnr) Frank_Sobotka takes advantage of a mistake by B_Banner
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Frank_Sobotka sees Stefano_Greco off his line !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 86 :(amnr) Francescoli takes advantage of a mistake by W_Frost
          ...  W_Frost moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(wbnr) Ja_Jo knocks it forward
          ...  S_Pearson slips
          ...  D_Kownacki gets to it!
          ...  A_Roach forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Guillamn chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It comes to Ramos_Jnr
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide

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



Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
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AC Milan Res Match Info
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Best player          : Francescoli (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Burley (28), B_Somers (30), Rafael_Leao (46), W_Gretzky (72,77), I_Ibarra (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Res Match Info
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Best player          : H_Guillamn
Scorers              : H_Guillamn (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Frost (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            AC Milan Res  | Werder Bremen Res
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       5
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          12        |       2
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       1
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       12
Key Passes           :          23        |       8
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Final Score          : AC Milan Res 6 - 1 Werder Bremen Res
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Player Statistics - AC Milan Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Stefano_Greco  GK  26   5   3   4  34 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Banner       DF   1  26   7   1  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Kelly        DF   1  26   2   1  15 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Vega         DF   1  25   3   5  29 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Somers       DF   2  24   7   4  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
C_Burley       DM   1  18  23  10  27 |  97   0   2   3   1   1   1   0   0   0  40  50  25
Francescoli    MF   3   8  26  18  21 |  97   0   0   9   3   5   0   0   0   0   0 150   5
J_Phillips     MF   2   7  26  15  27 |  63   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_McKay        MF   2   4  23   3  45 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
I_Ibarra       AM   1  11  26  17  48 |  97   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  30
Rafael_Leao    FW   1   1   2  25  28 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  20  60
J_Wright       GK  21   5   4   5  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Roach        DF   1  24   2   2  16 |  29   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Agathe       DF   2  23   6   3  31 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Pearson      MF   2  10  24   4  30 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
W_Gretzky      FW   1   5   2  24  35 |  24   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  50

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ridoutski_Snr  GK  27   5   1   2  25 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30   0   0   0
G_Panucci      DF   3  26   9   5  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Frost        DF   2  26   4   6  41 |  97   0   6   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  98 -22 -22
Ramos_Jnr      DF   2  25   3   5  32 |  97   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Usk            DM   2  15  25   1  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ja_Jo          MF   2   3  26   2  28 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
H_Guillamn     MF   1  12  22   6  32 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  30  25
J_Veron        MF   1   1  22   2  24 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Frank_Sobotka  AM   2   1  17  15  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kownacki     FW   2   4   5  26  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Brighenti    FW   2   1   1  24  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
K_Hitchcock    GK  24   2   5   1  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Agu          DF   1  24   1   5  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ridoutski_Jnr  MF   3   8  25   9  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Alvero       MF   1   4  22   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Smorin       FW   1   8   8  23  32 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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