Division Two League Match, Manchester Utd vs. AC Milan (Sun Aug 15)


                       Manchester Utd  |  AC Milan
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-2-1 P
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Care Taker Pom
                                       |
                        T_O_Conner GK  |  GK M_Balfor
                          S_Pearce DF  |  DF Y_Mina
                          C_Moreno DF  |  DF L_Amoroso
                       Daley_Blind DF  |  DF A_Girrese
                       M_Blackwell DF  |  DF M_Pearson
                     Thomas_Partey MF  |  MF M_Ball
                           J_Maria MF  |  MF Imbula
                         S_Mazzola MF  |  MF G_Lo_Celso
                        K_Magennis MF  |  AM Rivera
                       L_Griffiths FW  |  AM Carbone
                          P_Minuti FW  |  FW W_Jose
                                       |
                        Tim_Lavaku SUB |  SUB S_Bain
                           S_Bould SUB |  SUB G_Fotheringam
                            Varane SUB |  SUB Alexis
                          D_Ginola SUB |  SUB S_Artenie
                      Bradley_Dack SUB |  SUB Pezza

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(amn) L_Amoroso brings it under control
          ...  He takes on S_Pearce
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in W_Jose!
          ...  But M_Blackwell wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 4  :(amn) L_Amoroso knocks the ball past S_Pearce
          ...  L_Amoroso with the chance !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  That puts AC Milan ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 5  :(amn) M_Pearson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Pearce
          ...  He puts in Carbone!
          ...  Carbone hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But T_O_Conner just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Ball plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It comes to A_Girrese
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  T_O_Conner turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Rivera hits it towards the far post!
          ...  T_O_Conner reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 8  :(mnu) K_Magennis unselfishly heads the ball back to L_Griffiths
          ...  But Y_Mina wins the tackle
Min. 10 :(mnu) M_Blackwell gets to the by line and finds L_Griffiths with a beautiful cross
          ...  L_Griffiths could have let it bounce!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 12 :(mnu) S_Pearce controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  M_Pearson picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 12 :(amn) Y_Mina holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Imbula
          ...  C_Moreno slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 14 :(amn) Rivera steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs M_Blackwell
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Rivera aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by G_Lo_Celso!
          ...  Daley_Blind reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 20 :(mnu) L_Griffiths breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Balfor!
          ...  A_Girrese brings him down!
          ...  S_Youri tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 21 :(amn) G_Lo_Celso crosses to Carbone
          ...  Carbone gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 22 :(mnu) S_Mazzola picks out Thomas_Partey with the cross
          ...  But Y_Mina sweeps up the threat
Min. 28 :(mnu) P_Minuti cuts through the defence
          ...  P_Minuti with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 29 :(mnu) Daley_Blind with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  Daley_Blind with a little chip!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 30 :(amn) Carbone runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Carbone hits a great shot !
          ...  But T_O_Conner hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 32 :(amn) M_Pearson with a measured ball to L_Amoroso
          ...  M_Blackwell beats him to the ball
Min. 34 :(amn) G_Lo_Celso looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Imbula
          ...  Imbula tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 36 :(mnu) S_Mazzola slides it through the middle to M_Blackwell
          ...  A_Girrese makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 38 :(mnu) J_Maria with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  M_Pearson is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 39 :(amn) Imbula unselfishly heads the ball back to Rivera
          ...  Daley_Blind wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 41 :(amn) G_Lo_Celso beats P_Minuti
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  G_Lo_Celso with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But T_O_Conner just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 42 :(mnu) J_Maria flicks it past Y_Mina
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  J_Maria with a thundering shot!
          ...  M_Balfor makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 0-1 AC Milan

Min. 48 :(amn) Rivera runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  W_Jose hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But T_O_Conner just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 50 :(mnu) C_Moreno with the first time pass to S_Pearce
          ...  S_Pearce sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 50 :(amn) Rivera holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Lo_Celso
          ...  G_Lo_Celso with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-2 AC Milan ...
Min. 51 :(mnu) S_Mazzola with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  S_Mazzola smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  M_Balfor gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 52 :(mnu) K_Magennis with the towering header to S_Pearce
          ...  L_Amoroso with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 54 :(mnu) M_Blackwell skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  A_Girrese stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 55 :(amn) G_Fotheringam replaces A_Girrese to play as a DF
Min. 57 :(amn) G_Lo_Celso moves forward
          ...  G_Lo_Celso cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 58 :(mnu) L_Griffiths finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  L_Griffiths tries to beat M_Balfor from outside the area!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 58 :(amn) The ball runs loose!
          ...  W_Jose seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  C_Moreno with a bad challenge
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
Min. 60 :(amn) a big roar from the crowd as Pezza comes on for W_Jose to play FW
Min. 60 :(mnu) L_Griffiths with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from G_Fotheringam
          ...  L_Griffiths tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  M_Balfor is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Balfor holds his head in his hands!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-2 AC Milan ...
Min. 60 :(amn) Carbone with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Carbone hits the ball first time!
          ...  T_O_Conner blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 61 :(amn) Rivera knocks it past C_Moreno and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Rivera hits the ball first time!
          ...  T_O_Conner with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 65 :(amn) Alexis is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Ball is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 65 :(amn) AC Milan will now play C after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 65 :(amn) Rivera moves in a MF position
Min. 67 :(amn) Pezza knocks it past S_Pearce and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  C_Moreno read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 74 :(mnu) P_Minuti runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Rivera fouls badly
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(amn) G_Lo_Celso plays the early ball across the box to find L_Amoroso in space
          ...  L_Amoroso attempts a lob!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Pearson crosses it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_O_Conner
Min. 76 :(mnu) J_Maria turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Minuti
          ...  P_Minuti hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  M_Balfor tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Magennis lofts the ball in!
          ...  It comes to Daley_Blind
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  M_Balfor parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And M_Balfor recovers to save!!
Min. 77 :(amn) L_Amoroso gets possession in his own half
          ...  L_Amoroso rifles it at the goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And T_O_Conner recovers to save!!
Min. 78 :(amn) Pezza lobs it over the defender
          ...  A left-footer by Pezza !
          ...  T_O_Conner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 84 :(amn) Pezza sidesteps S_Pearce
          ...  M_Blackwell with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 85 :(mnu) Thomas_Partey with a well-controlled run
          ...  Thomas_Partey sees M_Balfor off his line !
          ...  M_Balfor can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  M_Balfor has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 85 :(amn) Rivera with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  But C_Moreno comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 86 :(amn) Rivera races into the box
          ...  He sees Pezza lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  C_Moreno with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(mnu) J_Maria with a short pass to find C_Moreno
          ...  M_Pearson read the danger and stops the pass

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 95,493
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : L_Griffiths
Scorers              : L_Griffiths (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Blackwell (84)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : G_Lo_Celso (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Amoroso (4), G_Lo_Celso (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Pearson (38), Rivera (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           4        |       11
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           8        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 1 - 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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T_O_Conner     GK  32   3   3   2  13 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  30   8  11  18 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  28  10   9  32 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
Daley_Blind    DF   3  27  10   7  12 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
M_Blackwell    DF   2  25   6   7  23 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  29  18  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Maria        MF   3   8  28  10  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  28   7  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Magennis     MF   3   4  28   6  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Griffiths    FW   2  10   5  29  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
P_Minuti       FW   2   9   9  26  11 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
Tim_Lavaku     GK  29   3   1   1  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bould        DF   2  29   9   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Varane         DF   2  27  10   6  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  10  28   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bradley_Dack   MF   2   9  26   9  21 |   0   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_Balfor       GK  32   1   1   2  32 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  33   9  10  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
L_Amoroso      DF   2  30   6  10  11 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  10  30
A_Girrese      DF   1  30   8   8  32 |  57   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
M_Pearson      DF   2  27  11  10  42 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  38  18
M_Ball         MF   2  13  28   4  23 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Imbula         MF   1  10  27  17  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   2  10  26   9  31 |  94   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  35
Rivera         MF   1   1  26  20  26 |  94   0   0   3   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  48   3
Carbone        AM   1  15  16  27  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  31  10 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
S_Bain         GK  32   3   3   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  28   9  11  30 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alexis         MF   3  10  26  14  12 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  10  29  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pezza          FW   1   9  13  28  32 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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