Division Two League Match, Arsenal vs. AC Milan (Sun Nov 15)


                              Arsenal  |  AC Milan
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-3-1-1 N
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Darren Lear
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK Lev_Yashin
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF Y_Mina
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF L_Amoroso
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF A_Girrese
                           T_Mings DF  |  DF T_Upulano
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  DM P_Duffy
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  MF A_Bawbag
                        S_Matthews MF  |  MF Isco
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  MF Jese
                          N_Anelka FW  |  AM Alexis
                         J_Willock FW  |  FW Pezza
                                       |
                          R_Zieler SUB |  SUB S_Bain
                         R_Holding SUB |  SUB G_Fotheringam
                          M_Thomas SUB |  SUB Jairzinho
                           N_Piere SUB |  SUB E_Richardson
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB D_Mitsakos

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(amn) It seems AC Milan are making a tactical change to P
Min. 1  :(arn) T_Mings with a slick pass to P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Lev_Yashin makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 2  :(amn) Alexis looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Duffy
          ...  C_Blewitt robs him of the ball
Min. 7  :(arn) P_Evra crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Bouba_Diop in the box
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop hits a curling shot!
          ...  Lev_Yashin with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 7  :(amn) P_Duffy with a neat pass into Pezza
          ...  Pezza with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 8  :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop finds J_Willock in the box
          ...  P_Duffy wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 8  :(amn) T_Upulano knocks it forward
          ...  C_Blewitt slips
          ...  Pezza gets to it!
          ...  Pezza tries to beat Dino_Zoff from outside the area!
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets up well to catch that one
Min. 12 :(arn) N_Anelka takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  P_Duffy had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 18 :(arn) S_Wiltord chips the ball over the defence and finds N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Lev_Yashin gathers it easily
Min. 20 :(arn) S_Wiltord is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock hits a great drive!
          ...  Lev_Yashin blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 22 :(arn) D_Rocastle plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Willock decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  A left-footer by J_Willock !
          ...  But Lev_Yashin punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 24 :(amn) Alexis chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Girrese
          ...  A_Girrese has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  That's put AC Milan ahead!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 25 :(amn) Alexis retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Pezza latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Evra knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But J_Underhill just turns away!
Min. 27 :(arn) P_Evra drives it forward to J_Willock
          ...  P_Duffy robs him of the ball
Min. 29 :(amn) T_Upulano is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Y_Mina
          ...  P_Evra with an awful challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 29 :(amn) P_Duffy sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Y_Mina
          ...  But D_Burn comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 30 :(arn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Arsenal will now be playing A
Min. 34 :(amn) Jese jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Alexis
          ...  C_Blewitt gathers up the loose ball
Min. 35 :(arn) D_Burn finds C_Blewitt in the box
          ...  But A_Girrese clears the ball to safety
Min. 36 :(arn) D_Rocastle with a glorious long pass to J_Willock
          ...  P_Duffy gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 38 :(arn) S_Matthews with a measured ball to D_Burn
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Y_Mina
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 39 :(arn) N_Anelka breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Lev_Yashin!
          ...  Alexis brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 41 :(arn) N_Anelka sprints past the defender
          ...  Y_Mina is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  J_Underhill warned him
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) J_Willock runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  J_Willock cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  Lev_Yashin gets his fingertips to it

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

Min. 46 :(amn) Isco plays in Alexis with a beautiful ball
          ...  C_Blewitt anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 52 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop volleys it forward. He finds J_Willock
          ...  A_Girrese forces him off the ball
Min. 53 :(amn) A_Bawbag with a first time pass
          ...  Alexis runs onto it!
          ...  But T_Mings will cut out the threat
Min. 54 :(arn) D_Rocastle cuts the ball back to S_Wiltord
          ...  S_Wiltord launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Lev_Yashin reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Willock swings a leg at it!
          ...  Lev_Yashin gathers it easily
Min. 55 :(amn) A_Girrese cuts through the defence
          ...  A_Girrese has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Dino_Zoff saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 56 :(arn) S_Wiltord backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Willock latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Girrese hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Evra lofts the ball in!
          ...  Lev_Yashin catches it!
Min. 58 :(arn) S_Wiltord fires over a low cross to N_Anelka
          ...  N_Anelka hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 59 :(arn) D_Burn takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Mina
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  D_Burn lobs Lev_Yashin!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Lev_Yashin looks relieved there!
Min. 59 :(amn) Pezza with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Pezza tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 60 :(arn) S_Matthews finds S_Wiltord with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Wiltord !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Lev_Yashin never had a chance!
Min. 62 :(amn) Isco looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Pezza
          ...  Pezza rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff makes an easy save
Min. 68 :(amn) T_Upulano hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Girrese collects the loose ball!
          ...  Dino_Zoff with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  J_Underhill speaks with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Pezza places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Arsenal 0-2 AC Milan...
Min. 69 :(arn) D_Rocastle pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  J_Willock is clean through!
          ...  J_Willock with a little chip!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 70 :(arn) P_Crouch replaces an unhappy S_Wiltord and will play as a FW
Min. 70 :(arn) N_Piere comes on for T_Mings and takes up a MF role
Min. 70 :(amn) G_Fotheringam takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Jese
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 71 :(arn) D_Burn lobs it over Y_Mina
          ...  D_Burn with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Lev_Yashin blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 75 :(arn) N_Anelka is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Willock
          ...  But Y_Mina clears the danger
Min. 77 :(arn) N_Piere has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Fotheringam
          ...  He puts in P_Crouch!
          ...  P_Crouch tries to beat Lev_Yashin!
          ...  Looks like it should be Lev_Yashin's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Lev_Yashin looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Bouba_Diop!
          ...  L_Amoroso reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 82 :(arn) R_Holding will replace the useless C_Blewitt and will play DF
Min. 82 :(amn) Alexis drives it across the face of the goal A_Bawbag
          ...  D_Burn with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 85 :(amn) G_Fotheringam has space to run with the ball
          ...  Cleaned up by R_Holding
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) N_Piere with a penetrating pass to N_Anelka
          ...  A_Girrese wins the ball with ease
          ...  J_Underhill saw something no-one else did
          ...  J_Underhill tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  N_Anelka hoists it forward
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 89 :(amn) Isco controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  A_Girrese gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Girrese !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 91 :(arn) S_Matthews boots it towards D_Burn
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Burn !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The AC Milan fans laugh at him
Min. 92 :(amn) Alexis with a burst of pace
          ...  Alexis tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff pulls out a save of the game

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 115,866
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Wiltord
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Evra (29), Dino_Zoff (68)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : A_Girrese (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Girrese (24), Pezza (68 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Alexis (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Arsenal      |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       0
On target            :           9        |       9
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          20        |       14
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Final Score          : Arsenal 0 - 2 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Dino_Zoff      GK  37   2   2   3  30 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  13   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  30  12  10  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2 -22
C_Blewitt      DF   3  30   7   6  22 |  83   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  29  10  12  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -15
T_Mings        DF   2  27   7   5  32 |  71   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  30  11  21 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  30  10  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  30   7  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  26   9  41 |  71   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  30  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  26  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  33   8   6  22 |  12   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  31   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Piere        MF   1   6  26   7  30 |  24   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  30   1   3   2  32 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  31   8  10  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Amoroso      DF   2  29   6   9  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  28   8   8  32 |  95   0   3   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  60   0  35
T_Upulano      DF   1  26  12   5  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
P_Duffy        DM   2  15  25   4  21 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
A_Bawbag       MF   3   7  31   8  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Isco           MF   1   7  30   7  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Jese           MF   2   5  29   7  41 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
Alexis         AM   3  10  26  14  12 |  95   0   0   4   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  53   3
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  27  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  20  65
S_Bain         GK  32   3   3   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  27   9  11  30 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jairzinho      MF   1   9  30  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Richardson   FW   2   5  11  26  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Mitsakos     FW   1   7   4  25  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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