Division Two League Match, Borussia Dortmund vs. AC Milan (Sun Jul 11)


                    Borussia Dortmund  |  AC Milan
                          4-1-3-1-1 N  |  4-3-1-2 C
                         Rune Oldeide  |  Care Taker Pom
                                       |
                           S_Maier GK  |  GK M_Balfor
                           M_Motta DF  |  DF Y_Mina
                            Danilo DF  |  DF A_Girrese
                            R_Song DF  |  DF T_Upulano
                        M_Reiziger DF  |  DF M_Pearson
                          J_Height DM  |  MF Imbula
                           Dembele MF  |  MF L_Figo
                       A_Del_Piero MF  |  MF Alexis
                            I_Amin MF  |  AM Carbone
                           Shaqiri AM  |  FW W_Jose
                         C_Bellamy FW  |  FW Pezza
                                       |
                           I_Banks SUB |  SUB S_Bain
                              Lazo SUB |  SUB L_Amoroso
                      Martins_Indi SUB |  SUB M_Ball
                           A_Vidal SUB |  SUB H_Higuim
                         R_M_Perry SUB |  SUB S_Artenie

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 2  :(bor) The ball is passed in from I_Amin, he finds A_Del_Piero
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Y_Mina picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 5  :(bor) C_Bellamy with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows A_Girrese a clean set of heals
          ...  A_Girrese with the tackle
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  J_Height passes to Shaqiri
          ...  Shaqiri goes for the top corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Shaqiri!
          ...  A_Del_Piero gets something on it!
          ...  But M_Balfor with the difficult save
Min. 7  :(amn) Imbula has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  W_Jose collects the loose ball!
          ...  A cheeky lob from W_Jose !
          ...  S_Maier just watches float over the bar!
Min. 8  :(amn) W_Jose picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  But M_Reiziger wins the tackle
Min. 9  :(bor) I_Amin looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Shaqiri
          ...  Shaqiri attempts to nutmeg M_Balfor!
          ...  M_Balfor parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 12 :(amn) S_Maier miss-kicks!
          ...  Pezza is through!
          ...  Pezza with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 13 :(amn) Pezza plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  Pezza sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 14 :(bor) A_Del_Piero hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Danilo latches onto it!
          ...  T_Upulano slices it
          ...  M_Balfor moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Shaqiri chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Girrese wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 17 :(bor) R_Song sprints past A_Girrese
          ...  A_Girrese goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 19 :(bor) M_Motta looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Bellamy
          ...  Pezza goes in studs first
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  A_Del_Piero with the thundering drive
          ...  M_Balfor gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Del_Piero floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Balfor makes the catch!
Min. 28 :(bor) A_Del_Piero sidesteps Pezza
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Pezza with a terrible tackle
Min. 30 :(amn) L_Figo with a precise ball to Carbone
          ...  Carbone could have let it bounce!
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given AC Milan the advantage!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 32 :(amn) W_Jose lobs it over R_Song
          ...  W_Jose has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Looks like it should be S_Maier's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  S_Maier looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 37 :(amn) L_Figo drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Pezza
          ...  Pezza rifles it to the far post !
          ...  S_Maier parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Upulano floats the ball in!
          ...  S_Maier easily claims the ball!
Min. 41 :(amn) M_Pearson holds the ball up
          ...  He sees W_Jose in space!
          ...  I_Amin with a deliberate foul
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Rune Oldeide looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Pezza bends it in
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Maier dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Maier beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Imbula swings it in!
          ...  S_Maier easily catches it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) W_Jose with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Shaqiri a clean set of heals
          ...  Danilo slices it
          ...  S_Maier moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Alexis drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Song gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 44 :(bor) C_Bellamy picks up the pass
          ...  A_Girrese clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 45 :(bor) Danilo is clutching his leg!
          ...  The Borussia Dortmund physio rushes on
          ...  He isn't able to carry on!
Min. 45 :(bor) Lazo takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Danilo as DF
Min. 46 :(bor) Dembele chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy attempts to drive it home!
          ...  M_Balfor just watches float over the bar!
Min. 46 :(bor) A_Del_Piero is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to C_Bellamy
          ...  W_Jose with a well timed tackle
          ...  A_Barken didn't like it though
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!

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

Min. 46 :(bor) Shaqiri flicks it past Carbone
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Intercepted by A_Girrese
Min. 47 :(bor) Dembele with a probing pass to J_Height
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Y_Mina
Min. 50 :(bor) Dembele fires over a low cross to A_Del_Piero
          ...  A great volley from A_Del_Piero !
          ...  M_Balfor is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 53 :(bor) C_Bellamy finds his way through
          ...  C_Bellamy with a terrific drive !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 54 :(amn) Pezza breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Maier!
          ...  Shaqiri brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  A_Barken sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  L_Figo knocks it forward
          ...  W_Jose gets on the end of it
          ...  W_Jose blasts it at the goal !
          ...  S_Maier gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  It's his 10th for the season!!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 0-2 AC Milan ...
Min. 60 :(bor) The Borussia Dortmund manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 60 :(amn) S_Artenie will come on for Pezza and play FW
Min. 66 :(bor) A_Del_Piero loses A_Girrese
          ...  A_Del_Piero hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 66 :(amn) S_Artenie nutmegs R_Song, he continues to run forward
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Artenie !
          ...  It's beaten S_Maier
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 67 :(bor) M_Reiziger sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  But A_Girrese with the fine tackle
Min. 67 :(amn) Alexis hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  S_Artenie latches onto it!
          ...  S_Artenie is clean through!
          ...  He rounds S_Maier
          ...  He nutmegs S_Maier
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  S_Maier recovers to save it !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Carbone!
          ...  S_Maier comes out and claims it!
Min. 68 :(amn) Alexis unselfishly lays the ball back to Imbula
          ...  J_Height takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 69 :(bor) A_Del_Piero with the first time flick to I_Amin
          ...  Y_Mina reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 70 :(bor) A_Vidal comes on for J_Height and takes up a DM role
Min. 70 :(bor) R_M_Perry is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Bellamy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(amn) L_Figo boots it towards S_Artenie
          ...  Dembele with an over the top challenge
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 71 :(bor) A_Vidal kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Del_Piero gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Pearson and it had to be
Min. 73 :(bor) Dembele has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past T_Upulano
          ...  He knocks it to M_Reiziger!
          ...  M_Reiziger with the shot on net !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Del_Piero
          ...  M_Balfor easily claims the ball!
Min. 75 :(amn) H_Higuim comes on for Imbula and takes up a MF role
Min. 75 :(amn) L_Amoroso is going to be brought on
          ...  Y_Mina is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 78 :(bor) A_Del_Piero hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Lazo latches onto it!
          ...  Lazo swings in the shot!
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Can Borussia Dortmund get back into the game now!
          ...  Borussia Dortmund 1-2 AC Milan ...
Min. 79 :(amn) Carbone moves into a MF role on the manager's orders
Min. 79 :(amn) Curled in dangerously from L_Figo to Carbone
          ...  M_Reiziger rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's A_Barken going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 80 :(amn) L_Figo spits at Lazo
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 84 :(amn) L_Amoroso skips the challenge from Lazo
          ...  L_Amoroso with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  S_Maier tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 86 :(bor) A_Vidal drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Song
          ...  R_Song tries to beat M_Balfor from outside the area!
          ...  The shot slips through M_Balfor's hands
          ...  But M_Balfor recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 87 :(bor) Lazo looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry with the cheeky shot!
          ...  M_Balfor gets up well to catch that one
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(bor) A_Del_Piero with a 50-yard pass to R_M_Perry
          ...  T_Upulano gathers up the loose ball
Min. 92 :(bor) Dembele plays the early ball across the box to find M_Motta in space
          ...  T_Upulano muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from A_Barken
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Del_Piero passes to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  M_Balfor saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Westfalenstadion
Attendance           : 100,152
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : A_Del_Piero (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Lazo (78)
Sent Off             : Shaqiri (54)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Danilo (45)
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : L_Figo
Scorers              : Carbone (30), W_Jose (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Girrese (5), W_Jose (46), L_Figo (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Borussia Dortmund  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       11
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          15        |       8
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Final Score          : Borussia Dortmund 1 - 2 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Maier        GK  34   1   1   3  11 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
M_Motta        DF   1  30   8   6  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   2  29   7   8  32 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Song         DF   2  28   8   7  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_Reiziger     DF   2  27   7   7  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Height       DM   3  16  28   8  22 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Dembele        MF   3   6  26   7  12 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
A_Del_Piero    MF   2   6  25  12  11 |  95   0   0   5   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  70  10
I_Amin         MF   2   5  25   9  33 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Shaqiri        AM   2   9  27  20  31 |  57   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -25
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  27  33 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Banks        GK  29   2   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lazo           DF   3  28   8   6  31 |  50   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
Martins_Indi   DF   1  25   7   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Vidal        DM   2  13  26   7  21 |  22   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_M_Perry      FW   1   9  12  27  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10

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_Balfor       GK  31   1   1   2  32 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  33   8  10  31 |  78   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  29   8   8  32 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  98  -2  -2
T_Upulano      DF   1  27  12   5  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Pearson      DF   2  26  10  10  42 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Imbula         MF   1  10  27  17  20 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Figo         MF   1   7  27  10  40 |  95   0   0   4   2   0   0   1   0   0  -2  78  -2
Alexis         MF   3  10  26  14  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Carbone        MF   1  15  15  26  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  31  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  18  18  43
Pezza          FW   1   8  13  28  32 |  63   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Bain         GK  32   3   3   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Amoroso      DF   2  30   6  10  11 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Ball         MF   2  13  28   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  28  10  42 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  10  29  32 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
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