Elite Intercontinental Final Match, Aston Villa vs. AC Milan (Thu Mar 30)


                          Aston Villa  |  AC Milan
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Bryan McKay
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK Fabianski
                             Doria DF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                       F_McLintock DF  |  DF T_Upulano
                       A_Odriozola DF  |  DF M_Pearson
                            Doriva DF  |  DF Samir
                        J_Grealish MF  |  DM L_Blokland
                             I_Spy MF  |  MF M_Ball
                            Rivera MF  |  MF Imbula
                       Steve_Brown AM  |  MF W_Dustice
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                         T_Roberts FW  |  FW J_Snow
                                       |
                          E_Manuel SUB |  SUB M_Kingsley
                       B_Bolingoli SUB |  SUB B_Bailey
                            Camilo SUB |  SUB Colton_Yellow
                          B_MacKay SUB |  SUB T_Cahill
                          O_Ighalo SUB |  SUB A_Pessamunni

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 4  :(amn) W_Dustice finds R_Lewandowski with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  L_Griffiths reads the play well
Min. 12 :(amn) M_Ball skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Imbula
          ...  Imbula has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 13 :(asv) A_Odriozola passes the ball to Rivera
          ...  Rivera has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 14 :(amn) M_Pearson looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Fotheringam
          ...  G_Fotheringam with the strike !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 15 :(asv) Steve_Brown beats G_Fotheringam
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  But L_Blokland sweeps up the threat
Min. 16 :(asv) A_Odriozola controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Steve_Brown gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Steve_Brown flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 21 :(asv) T_Roberts runs at M_Pearson
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  T_Upulano cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 23 :(asv) A_Odriozola lays the ball back to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths lobs Fabianski!
          ...  Fabianski makes a good save
Min. 25 :(amn) J_Snow takes possession
          ...  A_Odriozola is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 25 :(amn) J_Snow leaves F_McLintock standing
          ...  Doriva slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 26 :(amn) J_Snow beats the defender
          ...  A_Odriozola cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 27 :(asv) Rivera steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Samir
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Rivera with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 33 :(asv) L_Griffiths with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  L_Griffiths with a thundering shot!
          ...  But Fabianski reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on Fabianski anyway
Min. 33 :(amn) J_Snow sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  J_Snow controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 34 :(asv) T_Roberts is through on goal
          ...  Samir tackles cleanly
Min. 41 :(amn) L_Blokland kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Lewandowski gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Lewandowski hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) Imbula barges Doriva off the ball
          ...  A skilful effort from Imbula !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!

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

Min. 47 :(amn) L_Blokland with a probing pass to W_Dustice
          ...  J_Grealish with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  Looks like he is going to be booked for that!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's sent him off!!
          ...  What a terrible decision!
Min. 55 :(amn) J_Snow skips the challenge from I_Spy
          ...  J_Snow tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Blokland crosses it in!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga comes out and claims it!
Min. 58 :(amn) J_Snow plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  But A_Odriozola slides in two footed.
          ...  G_Reddy has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 59 :(asv) Doriva with a probing through ball L_Griffiths
          ...  M_Ball is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 60 :(amn) Colton_Yellow replaces L_Blokland to play as a DM
Min. 68 :(asv) Steve_Brown beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  T_Upulano read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 70 :(amn) B_Bailey is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Pearson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(amn) A_Pessamunni is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Lewandowski is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 72 :(asv) L_Griffiths sprints forward with the ball
          ...  W_Dustice fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Pierre Van Rossum looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 73 :(amn) A_Pessamunni with a clever shimmy
          ...  Doria rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  G_Reddy shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 73 :(amn) A_Pessamunni sidesteps Doriva
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A_Pessamunni with a thundering drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  And AC Milan are leading in the game now
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 74 :(asv) O_Ighalo is being prepared to come on
          ...  Doria is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 74 :(asv) Aston Villa will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 75 :(asv) B_MacKay is going to be brought on
          ...  I_Spy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(asv) B_Bolingoli takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace F_McLintock
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(amn) AC Milan are switching their playing style to D
Min. 82 :(asv) Rivera has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Samir
          ...  He knocks it to T_Roberts!
          ...  M_Ball with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Reddy lectures him
Min. 83 :(asv) O_Ighalo beats Samir
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  O_Ighalo hits the ball first time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fabianski was well beaten there!
          ...  Amazing comeback!!
          ...  Aston Villa are all square and not long to go
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 85 :(amn) M_Ball looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
Min. 85 :(amn) T_Cahill is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Ball is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 86 :(asv) O_Ighalo with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Imbula a clean set of heals
          ...  O_Ighalo tries to beat Fabianski from outside the area!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 86 :(amn) T_Cahill wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Pessamunni
          ...  Doriva robs him of the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(amn) T_Cahill looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Upulano
          ...  O_Ighalo goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 92 :(amn) T_Cahill miskicks!
          ...  He finds B_Bailey though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  A great volley from B_Bailey !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga watches it sail safely wide!

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 91 :(amn) Imbula pass splits open the defence and finds J_Snow
          ...  B_Bolingoli tackles cleanly
Min. 92 :(asv) Rivera with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  G_Fotheringam hits it out for a throw
Min. 93 :(asv) B_MacKay with the diagonal pass O_Ighalo
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Samir picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 105:(asv) Doriva cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Doriva smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Fabianski gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 106:(asv) B_MacKay drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to T_Roberts
          ...  T_Roberts carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Fabianski dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Fabianski beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Odriozola chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Fabianski easily catches it!
Min. 106:(amn) A_Pessamunni has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Bolingoli!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Pessamunni hits a great shot !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 106:(amn) J_Snow spits at A_Odriozola
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 107:(asv) B_MacKay spits at Colton_Yellow
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 112:(asv) Rivera with the through ball to L_Griffiths
          ...  J_Snow slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 118:(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  L_Griffiths steps up!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Snow steps up!
          ...  He sends P_Gazzaniga the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 AC Milan...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  T_Roberts is taking it!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 AC Milan...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Pessamunni steps up!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-2 AC Milan...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Steve_Brown is taking it!
          ...  He sends Fabianski the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Imbula is taking it!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga guesses correctly
          ...  And he saves it!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  O_Ighalo steps up!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  G_Fotheringam steps up!
          ...  He sends P_Gazzaniga the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Rivera is taking it!
          ...  Fabianski dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-2 AC Milan...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  T_Cahill steps up!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga tips it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Doriva is taking it!
          ...  He's put it over!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  B_Bailey is taking it!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-3 AC Milan...


          ...  AC Milan wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 175,434
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : O_Ighalo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Ighalo (83)
Sent Off             : J_Grealish (47)
Booked               : A_Odriozola (25), Doria (73), B_MacKay (107)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : A_Pessamunni
Scorers              : A_Pessamunni (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Snow (106)
Injured              : M_Ball (85)
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       9
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           3        |       4
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           7        |       9
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 1 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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P_Gazzaniga    GK  33   1   2   3  40 | 127   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  32   8   5  32 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
F_McLintock    DF   2  28  22  21  23 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Odriozola    DF   1  28  20   4  26 | 127   0   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  28  -2
Doriva         DF   2  26  27  11  21 | 127   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Grealish     MF   1   1  31  12  31 |  48   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
I_Spy          MF   2   9  29   5  12 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rivera         MF   1   1  28  21  26 | 127   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Steve_Brown    AM   1  17  23  28  29 | 127   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Griffiths    FW   2  10   5  31  31 | 127   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
T_Roberts      FW   2   2   3  30  25 | 127   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Manuel       GK  29   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bolingoli    DF   3  29   6   8  21 |  51   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Camilo         DM   2  21  27   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_MacKay       MF   2   1  31   5  17 |  51   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
O_Ighalo       FW   1   9   8  26  21 |  52   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  25

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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Fabianski      GK  33   3   1   5  21 | 127   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  31   9  11  30 | 127   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Upulano      DF   1  30  13   5  31 | 127   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Pearson      DF   2  29  11  11  42 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Samir          DF   2  29   1   1  18 | 127   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Blokland     DM   1  28  22   1  38 |  61   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Ball         MF   2  13  30   4  23 |  86   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Imbula         MF   1  10  29  18  20 | 127   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  29   7  42 | 127   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4   3  29  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Snow         FW   1   5   3  28  29 | 127   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bailey       DF   2  25   5  10  20 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Colton_Yellow  DM   2  25   7   2  27 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cahill       MF   1   7  29  11  31 |  41   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Pessamunni   FW   1   5   8  26  32 |  56   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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