Division One League Match, Aston Villa vs. AC Milan (Sun Mar 08)


                          Aston Villa  |  AC Milan
                            4-2-1-3 E  |  5-3-2 C
                         John O Brien  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                        T_Sorensen GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                      H_Westermann DF  |  DF M_Bordon
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF D_Oleary
                      D_Bornosuzov DF  |  DF B_Berg
                           D_Sloan DF  |  DF A_Hansen
                          J_Crujff MF  |  DF Ry_Cooder
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  MF A_Carvalhas
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  MF C_Baker
                         B_Wolford FW  |  MF F_Baumann
                     R_Lewandowski FW  |  FW Ricardo
                       D_Rommedahl FW  |  FW G_Batistua
                                       |
                           M_Taibi SUB |  SUB Carlotta
                         J_Lescott SUB |  SUB T_Gemmell
                        O_Curkovic SUB |  SUB R_McCormack
                         N_Kalavee SUB |  SUB G_Pinedo
                        P_Di_Canio SUB |  SUB R_Wolford

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 12 :(amn) G_Batistua steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs J_Gandolfini
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  G_Batistua hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  T_Sorensen can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_Sorensen makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 13 :(asv) D_Sloan beats G_Batistua
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But M_Bordon clears the ball to safety
Min. 14 :(asv) J_Gandolfini with a precise ball to R_Lewandowski
          ...  A skilful effort from R_Lewandowski !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  M_Steklenburg dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had M_Steklenburg beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Crujff plays it into the danger area!
          ...  B_Berg reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 15 :(asv) A defence splitting pass from Adnan_Januzaj to J_Crujff
          ...  J_Crujff hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly
          ...  That's put Aston Villa ahead!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 16 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Ry_Cooder
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Rommedahl!
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Rommedahl !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 21 :(asv) J_Gandolfini plays it forward to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl gets up high for the header !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 28 :(asv) D_Rommedahl has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Berg
          ...  He knocks it to R_Lewandowski!
          ...  Ry_Cooder wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 33 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj with a penetrating pass to J_Crujff
          ...  J_Crujff attempts the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 34 :(amn) AC Milan's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 34 :(amn) The ball rolls free!
          ...  Ricardo takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  But D_Bornosuzov slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asv) J_Crujff runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Lewandowski
          ...  R_Lewandowski rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Steklenburg moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg looks dejected!
          ...  Aston Villa 3-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 44 :(asv) R_Lewandowski plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  But A_Hansen slides in two footed.
          ...  J_Underhill has a look but waves "Play On!"

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 3-0 AC Milan

Min. 48 :(asv) R_Lewandowski knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Driven towards goal by R_Lewandowski !
          ...  It floats over M_Steklenburg
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Aston Villa 4-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 50 :(asv) J_Gandolfini picks out D_Rommedahl with the cross
          ...  A_Hansen robs him of the ball
Min. 55 :(asv) J_Gandolfini knocks it forward
          ...  B_Berg slips
          ...  J_Crujff gets to it!
          ...  B_Berg with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  B_Wolford floats it forward
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj latches onto the end of it
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj looks to see where T_Sorensen is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 58 :(amn) D_Oleary puts in F_Baumann
          ...  F_Baumann with a thundering drive!
          ...  But T_Sorensen just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 61 :(amn) G_Batistua finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj tackles from behind
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 61 :(amn) Ricardo sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Ricardo hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  T_Sorensen with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 63 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj takes advantage of a mistake by D_Oleary
          ...  B_Berg reads the play well
Min. 65 :(asv) P_Di_Canio is being brought on
          ...  R_Lewandowski is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 67 :(asv) B_Wolford finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Bordon
          ...  A_Hansen knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But J_Underhill just turns away!
Min. 69 :(amn) A_Hansen is on the ground motionless!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 69 :(amn) T_Gemmell is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Hansen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(asv) N_Kalavee will replace J_Crujff and play MF
Min. 70 :(asv) O_Curkovic takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Adnan_Januzaj as MF
Min. 72 :(amn) G_Batistua flicks it over B_Wolford's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  G_Batistua looks to see where T_Sorensen is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 79 :(asv) M_Laursen lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  N_Kalavee latches on to it
          ...  N_Kalavee heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 79 :(amn) C_Baker finds the run of M_Bordon
          ...  M_Bordon tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Sorensen can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_Sorensen makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 80 :(asv) O_Curkovic with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  B_Berg brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 81 :(asv) N_Kalavee beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  N_Kalavee lobs M_Steklenburg!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Steklenburg moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg looks dejected!
          ...  Aston Villa 5-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 84 :(amn) M_Bordon with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Laursen hits it out for a throw
Min. 85 :(asv) D_Sloan with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  D_Sloan with the goal bound shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Aston Villa 6-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 85 :(amn) Ricardo beats D_Bornosuzov
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Ricardo with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amn) Ricardo cuts inside D_Bornosuzov
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Ricardo with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Carvalhas plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Sorensen
Min. 89 :(amn) T_Gemmell with a reverse pass to Ricardo
          ...  But D_Bornosuzov slides in
Min. 92 :(amn) F_Baumann runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Berg
          ...  B_Berg sees T_Sorensen off his line !
          ...  T_Sorensen heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 61,894
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : J_Crujff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Crujff (15,33), R_Lewandowski (43,48), N_Kalavee (81), D_Sloan (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Adnan_Januzaj (61)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : A_Hansen
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Berg (55)
Injured              : A_Hansen (69)
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       2
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       4
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 6 - 0 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Sorensen     GK  39   4   4   1  15 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   2  29   5   3  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  26   9   6  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  25   4   8  39 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  24  10   4  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  40
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  26  10  28 |  72   0   0   1   1   2   2   0   0   0   0  25  40
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  24   9  23 |  72   0   0   3   2   1   0   1   0   0  -2  58   3
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   8  23  18  12 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  13  26  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   9   8  25  20 |  67   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  41
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  25  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  26
M_Taibi        GK  16   2   2   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lescott      DF   1  24   6   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Curkovic     MF   1   5  24   9  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kalavee      MF   2   5  23   8  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  24  32 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   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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M_Steklenburg  GK  29   3   1   1  32 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -50   0   0   0
M_Bordon       DF   2  26   7   6  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_Oleary       DF   1  25  10   6  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Berg         DF   2  25   7   6  33 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2   3
A_Hansen       DF   3  24   6  10  19 |  71   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Ry_Cooder      DF   2  23   3   6  36 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   5  24   6  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Baker        MF   2   4  24   6  13 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Baumann      MF   1   6  24   6  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
Ricardo        FW   1   7   8  23  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
G_Batistua     FW   2   6   7  21  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Gemmell      DF   2  23   4   9  42 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_McCormack    DM   2  10  23  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pinedo       MF   1   5  23   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  24   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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