Division Two League Match, Manchester Utd vs. AC Milan (Sun Aug 23)


                       Manchester Utd  |  AC Milan
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 N
                       Care Taker Pom  |  Darren Lear
                                       |
                        Lev_Yashin GK  |  GK D_Do
                           S_Bould DF  |  DF Ni_Na_Lee
                        D_McDonald DF  |  DF P_Jones
                       Daley_Blind DF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                         M_Pearson DF  |  DF L_Palmieri
                          D_Ginola MF  |  DM Kak
                         S_Mazzola MF  |  MF Almen_Abdi
                           J_Maria MF  |  MF Jese
                          B_Harley MF  |  MF Alexis
                       M_Greenwood FW  |  FW Pezza
                        Arnautovic FW  |  FW D_Mitsakos
                                       |
                        Tim_Lavaku SUB |  SUB M_Kingsley
                          K_Gunter SUB |  SUB J_Flanagan
                        K_Magennis SUB |  SUB P_Duffy
                            L_Figo SUB |  SUB Eduardo
                         B_McClair SUB |  SUB E_Richardson

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 1  :(amn) The AC Milan manager told his side to change to a P strategy
Min. 2  :(amn) Pezza runs at S_Bould
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A skilful effort from Pezza !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  C_Tango talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The AC Milan fans celebrate the goal
          ...  AC Milan go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 6  :(amn) Ni_Na_Lee boots it towards P_Jones
          ...  A wicked drive by P_Jones !
          ...  Lev_Yashin gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by Lev_Yashin to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Jones crosses it in!
          ...  Lev_Yashin fists it away!
Min. 8  :(mnu) B_Harley loses his marker!
          ...  Kak knocks the ball back to D_Do
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past D_Do!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Ginola lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Greenwood tries to place the shot!
          ...  D_Do gathers it comfortably
Min. 10 :(amn) Kak hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Pezza latches onto it!
          ...  M_Pearson reads the play well
Min. 13 :(mnu) S_Bould is first to the loose ball
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Bould !
          ...  D_Do makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 13 :(amn) D_Mitsakos finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Ginola
          ...  D_Mitsakos with the header !
          ...  Lev_Yashin falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The AC Milan fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-2 AC Milan ...
Min. 15 :(amn) Almen_Abdi with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  From long range Almen_Abdi bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Lev_Yashin smothers the ball.
Min. 17 :(amn) Alexis gets to the by line and finds Ni_Na_Lee with a beautiful cross
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Bould
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 19 :(mnu) D_McDonald jumps over G_Fotheringam's challenge
          ...  D_McDonald drives it towards goal !
          ...  D_Do gathers it easily
Min. 20 :(amn) Ni_Na_Lee catches S_Mazzola with an elbow!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 20 :(amn) J_Flanagan will replace Pezza and play DF
Min. 21 :(amn) Kak with a measured pass to Almen_Abdi
          ...  D_McDonald with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  C_Tango warned him
Min. 22 :(amn) Alexis has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Daley_Blind
          ...  He puts in L_Palmieri!
          ...  A vicious shot by L_Palmieri !
          ...  Lev_Yashin gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 23 :(mnu) S_Bould brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Greenwood gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Fotheringam with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  D_Ginola knocks it forward
          ...  Arnautovic gets on the end of it
          ...  Arnautovic attempts to nutmeg Lev_Yashin!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 24 :(amn) P_Jones jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Alexis
          ...  D_McDonald clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 27 :(amn) Jese holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Fotheringam
          ...  S_Bould wins the ball
Min. 30 :(mnu) D_Ginola nutmegs L_Palmieri, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Ginola hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 30 :(mnu) D_Ginola flicks it past Kak
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Alexis wins the ball well
          ...  C_Tango has given a free kick
          ...  C_Tango reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 33 :(amn) Almen_Abdi turns past D_McDonald
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_Greenwood robs him of the ball
Min. 34 :(amn) Jese with a glorious long pass to Almen_Abdi
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Ginola
Min. 35 :(mnu) Manchester Utd's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 35 :(mnu) J_Maria unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Mazzola
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Mazzola !
          ...  But D_Do punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 35 :(amn) D_Mitsakos with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows S_Bould a clean set of heals
          ...  D_Mitsakos rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 36 :(amn) D_Mitsakos lobs it over the defender
          ...  But Daley_Blind wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but C_Tango has none of it.
Min. 37 :(amn) D_Mitsakos sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_Mitsakos uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But Lev_Yashin tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Palmieri chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Lev_Yashin comes out and claims it!
Min. 42 :(amn) J_Flanagan with a glorious long pass to Alexis
          ...  But S_Bould wins the tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnu) M_Greenwood runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  D_Mitsakos fouls badly
Min. 46 :(mnu) B_Harley feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  D_McDonald runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_McDonald with the attempt at goal!
          ...  D_Do gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 47 :(mnu) D_Ginola has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Flanagan
          ...  He puts in J_Maria!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Kak
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Mazzola hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by J_Flanagan

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 0-2 AC Milan

Min. 46 :(mnu) S_Mazzola off the woodwork.
          ...  D_McDonald picks up the deflection
          ...  J_Flanagan tackles cleanly
Min. 47 :(amn) Kak hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Mitsakos latches onto it!
          ...  A powerful header from D_Mitsakos !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Lev_Yashin won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 50 :(mnu) B_Harley takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  D_Do saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 51 :(mnu) Daley_Blind knocks it forward
          ...  G_Fotheringam slips
          ...  Arnautovic gets to it!
          ...  Arnautovic beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  D_Do comes towards him
          ...  He tries to slide it past D_Do
          ...  D_Do dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 52 :(amn) Jese slides the ball across to Kak
          ...  Kak drives the shot in!
          ...  Lev_Yashin falls over
          ...  But Lev_Yashin is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 54 :(mnu) D_Ginola is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 55 :(mnu) K_Gunter replaces M_Pearson and will play DF
Min. 56 :(amn) Alexis with a precise ball to J_Flanagan
          ...  J_Flanagan has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with Lev_Yashin
          ...  He dinks it over Lev_Yashin
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 58 :(mnu) M_Greenwood with electric pace
          ...  He eases past J_Flanagan
          ...  M_Greenwood with a thundering volley!
          ...  D_Do with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Harley curls it into the box!
          ...  Arnautovic makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  But D_Do makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 60 :(mnu) B_McClair is going to be brought on
          ...  Arnautovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 62 :(amn) Alexis is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Fotheringam
          ...  G_Fotheringam strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Lev_Yashin reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kak hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to Alexis
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Lev_Yashin manages to turn it behind
Min. 65 :(mnu) L_Figo is coming on for J_Maria and playing MF
Min. 68 :(mnu) L_Figo with the cross-field pass to S_Mazzola
          ...  L_Palmieri is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 69 :(mnu) D_Ginola is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  M_Greenwood latches onto the ball
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Fotheringam
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Harley swings it in!
          ...  D_Do comes out and claims it!
Min. 72 :(amn) G_Fotheringam looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Alexis
          ...  But S_Bould with the fine tackle
Min. 74 :(amn) Kak leaves S_Bould standing
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Gunter
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Palmieri hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Lev_Yashin easily claims the ball!
Min. 77 :(mnu) Daley_Blind takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_McDonald
          ...  D_McDonald attempts a chip!
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Do's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_Do looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Figo chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Kak
Min. 77 :(amn) L_Palmieri runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Mitsakos
          ...  D_Mitsakos hits a curling shot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Lev_Yashin reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Fotheringam drives it into the box!
          ...  Lev_Yashin jumps well to claim it!
Min. 80 :(amn) L_Palmieri with a pinpoint pass to J_Flanagan
          ...  J_Flanagan drives the shot in!
          ...  Lev_Yashin makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 81 :(amn) G_Fotheringam can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to D_Mitsakos
          ...  Daley_Blind with the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(amn) D_Mitsakos slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Daley_Blind
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 70,000
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : D_Ginola
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Kak (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Pezza (2), D_Mitsakos (13)
Sent Off             : Ni_Na_Lee (20)
Booked               : Alexis (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       14
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           9        |       11
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           5        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       12
Key Tackles          :          12        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       17
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 0 - 2 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
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 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
S_Bould        DF   2  28   9   5  22 |  94   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60 -20 -10
D_McDonald     DF   1  27   8   8  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
Daley_Blind    DF   3  26  10   7  12 |  94   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
M_Pearson      DF   2  25  10  10  42 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  10  27   8  20 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  27   7  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
J_Maria        MF   3   8  27   9  32 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Harley       MF   1   7  27   7  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Greenwood    FW   2   8   8  27  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  27  11 |  62   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
Tim_Lavaku     GK  29   3   1   1  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Gunter       DF   2  27   7  10  22 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Magennis     MF   3   4  27   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Figo         MF   1   7  26  10  40 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_McClair      FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

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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D_Do           GK  35   1   3   7  31 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  30   9   7  41 |  20   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  30   0 -10
P_Jones        DF   2  29  13   7  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  27   9  11  30 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
L_Palmieri     DF   1  26   8  10  42 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
Kak            DM   2  17  28  10  41 |  94   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  50  30
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  11  30  12  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Jese           MF   2   5  29   7  41 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
Alexis         MF   3  10  26  13  12 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38   8
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  27  32 |  20   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
D_Mitsakos     FW   1   7   4  25  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  55
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Flanagan     DF   2  25   8   5  21 |  74   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
P_Duffy        DM   2  15  25   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eduardo        MF   2   8  31   9  21 |   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
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