Division One League Match, Liverpool vs. AC Milan (Sun Jul 30)


                            Liverpool  |  AC Milan
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-4-1-1 P
                          Mike McLeod  |  Bryan McKay
                                       |
                          T_Macedo GK  |  GK W_Brookhuis
                       H_Norvdveit DF  |  DF T_Upulano
                          F_Baresi DF  |  DF M_Pearson
                            Luizao DF  |  DF S_Rodgers
                           J_Terry DF  |  DF Samir
                          R_Hannam DM  |  MF ARr_Ronald
                           M_James MF  |  MF T_Cahill
                        Ze_Roberto MF  |  MF T_Stark
                          N_Valsic AM  |  MF S_Wiltord
                             Perez FW  |  AM Imbula
                           M_Skiba FW  |  FW J_Snow
                                       |
                           J_Anang SUB |  SUB J_Cranky
                           K_Zouma SUB |  SUB L_Blokland
                            A_Kral SUB |  SUB B_Venison
                          B_Celina SUB |  SUB Alexis
                        Arnautovic SUB |  SUB D_Simone

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 2  :(lpl) J_Terry flicks the ball through
          ...  M_Skiba runs onto it!
          ...  M_Skiba tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  Brilliant save from W_Brookhuis
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 3  :(lpl) M_Skiba takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past T_Upulano
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Skiba flings a shot at goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  That puts Liverpool ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 3  :(amn) Imbula with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  M_Skiba cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 5  :(amn) J_Snow takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  R_Hannam with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 6  :(lpl) M_James with a first time pass
          ...  M_Skiba runs onto it!
          ...  M_Skiba looks to see where W_Brookhuis is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The AC Milan fans laugh at him
Min. 7  :(lpl) Perez runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs S_Rodgers
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Pearson beats him to the ball
Min. 8  :(amn) ARr_Ronald with a neat pass into Imbula
          ...  M_Skiba tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  A_Dali warned him
Min. 8  :(lpl) Ze_Roberto crosses into the box, finding M_James
          ...  S_Rodgers wins the ball well
          ...  A_Dali has given a free kick
          ...  A_Dali calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 12 :(lpl) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Ze_Roberto seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  T_Cahill with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 12 :(amn) T_Upulano beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  T_Upulano pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 15 :(lpl) H_Norvdveit plays it back
          ...  T_Macedo slips!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Liverpool 1-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 17 :(amn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  J_Snow gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Snow with the drive!
          ...  But T_Macedo just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 25 :(lpl) R_Hannam has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past S_Wiltord
          ...  He knocks it to M_Skiba!
          ...  But T_Upulano wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 26 :(lpl) N_Valsic looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  M_Skiba receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But S_Wiltord with the fine tackle
Min. 28 :(amn) ARr_Ronald with a 40-yard pass to Imbula
          ...  J_Terry rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's A_Dali going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 29 :(lpl) M_Skiba finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  S_Rodgers reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 31 :(amn) T_Stark with a 40-yard pass to Samir
          ...  But R_Hannam wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 37 :(lpl) M_James with the first time flick to J_Terry
          ...  J_Terry is clean through!
          ...  W_Brookhuis tries to make himself big
          ...  He nutmegs W_Brookhuis
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  W_Brookhuis recovers to save it !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_James drives it into the box!
          ...  Samir wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 38 :(lpl) M_James beats M_Pearson
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves A_Dali
          ...  M_James hits a great drive!
          ...  But W_Brookhuis dives to his left
          ...  I think W_Brookhuis just got a hand on that one
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 38 :(lpl) J_Terry spits at M_Pearson
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 38 :(amn) Imbula looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Cahill
          ...  T_Cahill rifles it to the far post !
          ...  T_Macedo makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lpl) R_Hannam looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Norvdveit
          ...  Fine tackle by T_Upulano
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 45 :(amn) T_Cahill brings it under control
          ...  He takes on R_Hannam
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Snow!
          ...  J_Snow with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 47 :(lpl) Ze_Roberto is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 47 :(lpl) A_Kral comes on for Ze_Roberto and will play MF to the delight of the fans

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-1 AC Milan

Min. 47 :(lpl) N_Valsic nutmegs T_Cahill
          ...  N_Valsic with the overhead !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  Liverpool go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Liverpool 2-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 50 :(amn) T_Upulano has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Terry
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Snow!
          ...  J_Snow hits a great drive!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 52 :(amn) Imbula turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  F_Baresi makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 54 :(lpl) Perez gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside S_Rodgers!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Samir with an awful challenge
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 56 :(amn) J_Snow looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Pearson
          ...  M_Skiba takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 57 :(amn) ARr_Ronald looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  J_Snow receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  J_Snow rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But T_Macedo comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 59 :(amn) Imbula with the cross-field pass to T_Upulano
          ...  Luizao wins the ball
Min. 60 :(lpl) Perez picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Perez has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But W_Brookhuis makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 60 :(amn) T_Cahill runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Pearson
          ...  M_Pearson sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Pearson floats the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Macedo
Min. 62 :(amn) T_Cahill kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Snow gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Snow attempts the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Macedo never had a chance!
Min. 65 :(lpl) B_Celina is coming on for N_Valsic and will play AM
Min. 65 :(amn) L_Blokland will replace the useless Samir and will play DF
Min. 66 :(amn) ARr_Ronald with a probing through ball J_Snow
          ...  J_Snow has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Macedo's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  T_Macedo looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 67 :(lpl) M_James finds M_Skiba in the box
          ...  M_Skiba unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The AC Milan fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 68 :(amn) J_Snow knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Snow tries the shot !
          ...  But T_Macedo is equal to it
Min. 70 :(amn) D_Simone takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Snow
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(amn) Alexis is being brought on
          ...  S_Wiltord is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 72 :(lpl) B_Celina sidesteps T_Stark
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  B_Celina sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  W_Brookhuis can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  W_Brookhuis makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 73 :(amn) T_Cahill is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Imbula latches onto the ball
          ...  Imbula blasts it at the goal !
          ...  T_Macedo is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 74 :(amn) L_Blokland takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Cahill
          ...  T_Cahill looks to see where T_Macedo is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Macedo won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 75 :(lpl) Arnautovic will come on for Perez and play FW
Min. 75 :(lpl) Liverpool's manager orders his side to play D
Min. 75 :(amn) B_Venison is being brought on
          ...  S_Rodgers is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(amn) AC Milan will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 76 :(amn) ARr_Ronald with an in swinging cross to D_Simone
          ...  H_Norvdveit wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 77 :(amn) M_Pearson slices it
          ...  W_Brookhuis moves quickly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Liverpool 3-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 79 :(amn) T_Cahill with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Cleaned up by R_Hannam
Min. 80 :(lpl) K_Zouma is being prepared to come on
          ...  F_Baresi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 81 :(lpl) A_Kral is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Arnautovic
          ...  A cheeky lob from Arnautovic !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Liverpool 4-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 82 :(lpl) M_James looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Skiba
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Blokland belts it clear
Min. 87 :(lpl) B_Celina plays a long ball to M_Skiba
          ...  M_Skiba cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But W_Brookhuis just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lpl) B_Celina has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Pearson!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  B_Venison hits it out for a throw
Min. 92 :(lpl) Arnautovic is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Arnautovic !
          ...  The shot slips through W_Brookhuis's hands
          ...  But W_Brookhuis recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 93 :(lpl) M_Skiba jumps over L_Blokland's challenge
          ...  L_Blokland goes in hard to win the ball back

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
Attendance           : 75,000
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : M_Skiba (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Skiba (3), N_Valsic (47), M_Pearson (77 og), Arnautovic (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Skiba (56)
Injured              : Ze_Roberto (47)
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : T_Cahill
Scorers              : H_Norvdveit (15 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Rodgers (8), Samir (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Liverpool     |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       12
Off target           :           3        |       8
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       15
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Final Score          : Liverpool 4 - 1 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Liverpool
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_Macedo       GK  36   3   3   3  42 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
H_Norvdveit    DF   3  29  14  11  11 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0
F_Baresi       DF   3  29  10   8  30 |  82   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Luizao         DF   2  27   2   5  38 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Terry        DF   1  26  11  10  33 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  25
R_Hannam       DM   2  19  27   4  22 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
M_James        MF   2  12  29  16  21 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
Ze_Roberto     MF   1  11  26  17  11 |  47   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Valsic       AM   2   8  27  17  29 |  67   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
Perez          FW   3  10   9  30  30 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   5   1   1   0   0  18  -2  33
J_Anang        GK  29   2   3   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Zouma        DF   1  29   7   3  38 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kral         MF   1  17  25   5  36 |  49   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Celina       AM   2   7  25  18  28 |  29   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  28  11 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  50

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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W_Brookhuis    GK  31   1   5   1  31 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
T_Upulano      DF   1  30  13   5  31 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Pearson      DF   2  29  11  11  42 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0
S_Rodgers      DF   2  29   5   5  23 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Samir          DF   2  29   1   1  18 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
ARr_Ronald     MF   2   3  30   2  11 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
T_Cahill       MF   1   7  29  11  31 |  96   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
T_Stark        MF   2   5  29   1  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  12  28   9  41 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Imbula         AM   1  10  29  18  20 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
J_Snow         FW   1   5   3  28  29 |  72   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
J_Cranky       GK  30   3   3   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Blokland     DF   1  28  22   1  38 |  29   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
B_Venison      DF   1  27   2   1  26 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Alexis         MF   3  10  28  14  12 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Simone       FW   2   4   7  25  23 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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