Division Two League Match, AC Milan vs. Werder Bremen (Sun Mar 07)


                             AC Milan  |  Werder Bremen
                          4-1-2-1-2 N  |  4-4-2 C
                          Darren Lear  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                        Lev_Yashin GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                            Y_Mina DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                         A_Girrese DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                     G_Fotheringam DF  |  DF F_Beijmo
                        L_Palmieri DF  |  DF Cece_Pepe
                               Kak DM  |  MF Park
                          A_Bawbag MF  |  MF J_Ledley
                              Isco MF  |  MF F_Kainz
                         Jairzinho AM  |  MF L_Bittencourt
                         S_Artenie FW  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                             Pezza FW  |  FW E_Stranger
                                       |
                        M_Kingsley SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                        J_Flanagan SUB |  SUB L_Augustinson
                           P_Duffy SUB |  SUB K_Moehwald
                            Alexis SUB |  SUB Calmac
                        D_Mitsakos SUB |  SUB G_Weah

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(amn) It looks as though AC Milan is now playing P
Min. 2  :(amn) Jairzinho has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Zanetti
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Y_Mina!
          ...  Y_Mina tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  J_Pavlenka fists it away
Min. 3  :(amn) Kak flicks it over Cece_Pepe and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Zanetti takes possession
Min. 4  :(amn) S_Artenie is first to the ball
          ...  Fine tackle by E_Bergkamp
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 4  :(wbn) J_Zanetti with a measured ball to E_Stranger
          ...  G_Fotheringam with an awful challenge
Min. 6  :(wbn) E_Bergkamp takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past L_Palmieri
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Isco body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  E_Stranger drives it in
          ...  Lev_Yashin with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 11 :(wbn) Park with a precise ball to J_Zanetti
          ...  J_Zanetti hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  Lev_Yashin with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 16 :(amn) Kak has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Cece_Pepe
          ...  He knocks it to Jairzinho!
          ...  Jairzinho with a bicycle kick !
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 16 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Jairzinho with a nasty foul
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 18 :(amn) Jairzinho with a 40-yard pass to Y_Mina
          ...  J_Zanetti knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But F_Brych just turns away!
Min. 18 :(wbn) F_Kainz with a measured ball to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger tries to beat Lev_Yashin!
          ...  Saved by Lev_Yashin
Min. 20 :(wbn) F_Kainz turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Bittencourt
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Y_Mina
Min. 21 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of E_Stranger
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  The ball hits G_Fotheringam in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 27 :(amn) Isco backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  L_Palmieri gets on the end of it
          ...  L_Palmieri tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  J_Pavlenka falls over
          ...  But J_Pavlenka is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 27 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp cuts inside L_Palmieri
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Y_Mina makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Park hits it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by A_Girrese
Min. 28 :(amn) A_Bawbag sidesteps F_Beijmo
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A_Bawbag tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  J_Pavlenka saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 28 :(wbn) E_Stranger nutmegs Isco, he continues to run forward
          ...  E_Stranger rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But Lev_Yashin parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 29 :(wbn) Cece_Pepe has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Y_Mina
          ...  He puts in E_Bergkamp!
          ...  E_Bergkamp with a thundering volley!
          ...  Lev_Yashin with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 31 :(amn) S_Artenie cuts the ball back to Jairzinho
          ...  Jairzinho hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Pavlenka moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks dejected!
          ...  That's given AC Milan the advantage!
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 32 :(amn) Y_Mina with an intelligent ball to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 35 :(wbn) J_Ledley hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  E_Stranger latches onto it!
          ...  E_Stranger fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Lev_Yashin tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Park plays it into the danger area!
          ...  F_Kainz with the header
          ...  It floats over Lev_Yashin
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 37 :(wbn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Werder Bremen will now play E
Min. 37 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt changes position to fill a AM slot
Min. 40 :(amn) S_Artenie takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But F_Beijmo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Bawbag curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Ekstrand wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(amn) Kak with a slick pass to Pezza
          ...  Pezza flings a shot at goal !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 45 :(amn) Isco takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  Isco lobs J_Pavlenka!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka with the difficult save
Min. 45 :(wbn) F_Kainz with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past L_Palmieri
          ...  He knocks it to E_Stranger!
          ...  Jairzinho tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  F_Brych has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by F_Brych!
Min. 45 :(amn) A_Girrese whips the ball across to S_Artenie
          ...  J_Zanetti with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  Isco swings it in
          ...  S_Artenie gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Ekstrand anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 46 :(wbn) E_Stranger 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!
          ...  Kak wins the ball with a clear tackle

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

Min. 51 :(amn) L_Palmieri with the Cruyff turn
          ...  L_Palmieri hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Pavlenka's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 52 :(amn) S_Artenie finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  S_Artenie fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 53 :(amn) A_Girrese takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie attempts to nutmeg J_Pavlenka!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 56 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  Kak knocks the ball back to Lev_Yashin
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past Lev_Yashin!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Bittencourt plays it into the danger area!
          ...  E_Stranger loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  The shot slips through Lev_Yashin's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 59 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt finds J_Zanetti with a ball over the defence
          ...  J_Zanetti hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But Lev_Yashin punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 60 :(wbn) G_Weah will replace the useless J_Ledley and will play FW
Min. 60 :(wbn) Werder Bremen's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 65 :(amn) P_Duffy is ready to come on to replace Kak
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DM
Min. 65 :(amn) D_Mitsakos is going to be brought on
          ...  Pezza is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 65 :(amn) Up goes the substitution board - J_Flanagan on for L_Palmieri as a DF
Min. 65 :(wbn) Cece_Pepe slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 68 :(amn) A_Bawbag beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds D_Mitsakos
          ...  J_Ekstrand takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 68 :(wbn) F_Beijmo with a flashy move
          ...  An audacious effort from F_Beijmo !
          ...  The shot slips through Lev_Yashin's hands
          ...  But Lev_Yashin recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 71 :(wbn) Park with a probing pass to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 72 :(amn) AC Milan changed their strategy to play D
Min. 74 :(amn) P_Duffy with a flicked pass to Isco
          ...  J_Zanetti forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Isco lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Ekstrand gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 79 :(wbn) Calmac replaces an unhappy Park and will play as a MF
Min. 83 :(amn) A_Bawbag finds S_Artenie in the box
          ...  J_Ekstrand forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Duffy drives it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by Cece_Pepe
Min. 85 :(amn) P_Duffy crosses to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  AC Milan 2-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(amn) P_Duffy with the towering header to S_Artenie
          ...  Cece_Pepe wins the ball

*************  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          : S_Artenie (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Jairzinho (31), S_Artenie (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Isco (6), Jairzinho (16)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : E_Stranger
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Zanetti (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       11
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : AC Milan 2 - 0 Werder Bremen
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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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Lev_Yashin     GK  31   1   3   2  32 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  32   8  10  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
A_Girrese      DF   1  29   8   8  32 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  27   9  11  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Palmieri     DF   1  27   8  10  42 |  67   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Kak            DM   2  17  29  10  41 |  67   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
A_Bawbag       MF   3   7  32   8  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Isco           MF   1   7  30   7  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
Jairzinho      AM   1   9  30  11  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  18  28
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  10  29  32 |  94   0   0   1   1   4   1   0   0   0  20  45  45
Pezza          FW   1   8  13  27  32 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Flanagan     DF   2  25   8   5  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Duffy        DM   2  16  25   4  21 |  27   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  65  20
Alexis         AM   3  10  26  13  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Mitsakos     FW   1   7   4  25  32 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pavlenka     GK  34   3   1   2  21 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  32  12  10  41 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  58  -2   8
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  31  12   7  22 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
F_Beijmo       DF   3  30  13   8  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  28   6   7  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
Park           MF   1   7  32  10  23 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Ledley       MF   1   7  29  17  30 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Kainz        MF   3   6  29  15  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
L_Bittencourt  AM   2   1  26  19  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  11   6  30  34 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   8  30  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  30   7   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Moehwald     MF   1  20  29  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Calmac         MF   2   7  27  10  30 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  27  22 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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