Division Two League Match, Manchester Utd vs. AC Milan (Sun May 22)


                       Manchester Utd  |  AC Milan
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  Lee Townson
                                       |
                      Tom_Clements GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                       J_Talamonti DF  |  DF D_Oleary
                          Z_Knight DF  |  DF A_Hansen
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF S_Wonder
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF T_Gemmell
                       Fernandinho MF  |  MF A_Carvalhas
                         A_Griffin MF  |  MF C_Baker
                           J_Maria MF  |  MF L_Macleod
                          W_Barker AM  |  AM J_J_Okocha
                       Van_Tijkaan FW  |  FW R_Wolford
                          G_Hooper FW  |  FW Ricardo
                                       |
                           F_Bents SUB |  SUB Adrian
                        A_Cissokho SUB |  SUB O_Dabo
                        P_Coutinho SUB |  SUB Mo_Diame
                       BrianLavery SUB |  SUB N_Sanudo
                     M_Klosenbeger SUB |  SUB Ewandro

Referee: S_Dougal (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(mnu) A_Griffin beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  D_Oleary tackles from behind
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  S_Dougal calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 2  :(amn) S_Wonder is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Wolford
          ...  J_Talamonti wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 3  :(mnu) G_Hooper with the mazy run
          ...  G_Hooper tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Hooper chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Steklenburg
Min. 10 :(mnu) Fernandinho with a smart pass to W_Barker
          ...  W_Barker could have let it bounce!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  S_Dougal has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 12 :(amn) T_Gemmell jumps over C_Puyol's challenge
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Griffin belts it clear
Min. 14 :(mnu) A_Griffin loses A_Carvalhas
          ...  A_Griffin sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 15 :(mnu) Fernandinho hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  W_Barker latches onto it!
          ...  A_Hansen slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Barker lofts the ball in!
          ...  It is cleared by D_Oleary
Min. 16 :(mnu) A_Griffin backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  G_Hooper latches onto the end of it
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Oleary
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fernandinho crosses it in!
          ...  P_Zabaleta with the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Knight lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Steklenburg fists it away!
Min. 17 :(mnu) J_Talamonti brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Hooper gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Hooper controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It floats over M_Steklenburg
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 20 :(mnu) J_Talamonti knocks it forward
          ...  D_Oleary slips
          ...  Van_Tijkaan gets to it!
          ...  A skilful effort from Van_Tijkaan !
          ...  M_Steklenburg just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 28 :(mnu) The ball is passed in from C_Puyol, he finds A_Griffin
          ...  A_Griffin with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 28 :(mnu) J_Talamonti controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Ricardo with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 30 :(mnu) Fernandinho has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Wonder
          ...  He puts in W_Barker!
          ...  S_Wonder reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 36 :(amn) Ricardo runs with pace at the defence
          ...  A well-placed shot from Ricardo !
          ...  Tom_Clements has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Tom_Clements is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 42 :(amn) T_Gemmell with the mazy run
          ...  Z_Knight goes in studs first
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnu) A_Cissokho comes on for C_Puyol and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 45 :(mnu) BrianLavery is coming on for W_Barker and will play FW
Min. 45 :(mnu) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  J_Maria is through!
          ...  J_Maria drives the ball low !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  M_Steklenburg never had a chance!
Min. 46 :(mnu) J_Talamonti brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_Oleary
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Cissokho!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Wonder
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fernandinho floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Hansen clears the danger
Min. 48 :(amn) Ricardo with the dribble
          ...  J_Talamonti is easily beaten
          ...  J_Maria takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 49 :(mnu) J_Talamonti miskicks!
          ...  He finds G_Hooper though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Hansen

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

Min. 46 :(amn) L_Macleod sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  J_J_Okocha runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Fernandinho had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 58 :(mnu) Fernandinho with a 50-yard pass to BrianLavery
          ...  BrianLavery with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 60 :(mnu) M_Klosenbeger is being brought on
          ...  Van_Tijkaan is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 62 :(amn) A_Carvalhas brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Ricardo makes himself available
          ...  Ricardo aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans taunt him!
Min. 66 :(amn) O_Dabo comes on for T_Gemmell and takes up a DF role
Min. 66 :(amn) Ewandro is coming on and Ricardo is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 66 :(amn) a big roar from the crowd as N_Sanudo comes on for J_J_Okocha to play AM
Min. 68 :(amn) L_Macleod controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  N_Sanudo gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But Z_Knight will cut out the threat
Min. 71 :(mnu) P_Zabaleta bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to G_Hooper
          ...  S_Wonder reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 72 :(mnu) A_Griffin gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  M_Klosenbeger is unmarked
          ...  M_Klosenbeger hits a curling shot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 73 :(mnu) A_Griffin crosses into the box, finding G_Hooper
          ...  G_Hooper hits a curling shot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 75 :(mnu) Fernandinho holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Klosenbeger
          ...  M_Klosenbeger with the chance !
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 79 :(mnu) G_Hooper takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Ewandro
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  L_Macleod with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 81 :(amn) R_Wolford finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  P_Zabaleta makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Talamonti belts it clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnu) BrianLavery controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  O_Dabo wins the ball with ease
          ...  S_Dougal saw something no-one else did
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  A_Griffin hoists it forward
          ...  M_Klosenbeger gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Klosenbeger tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  Have Manchester Utd stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 90 :(mnu) J_Maria wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Griffin
          ...  But D_Oleary wins the ball
Min. 93 :(mnu) P_Zabaleta backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_Maria gets on the end of it
          ...  But O_Dabo slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Dougal has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 93 :(amn) A_Carvalhas dribbles it into the box
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Carvalhas !
          ...  But Tom_Clements makes a fine save

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 54,677
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : J_Talamonti (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Klosenbeger (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : S_Wonder
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Oleary (1), Ricardo (28), L_Macleod (79), O_Dabo (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       3
Off target           :           8        |       2
On target            :           5        |       1
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       4
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 1 - 0 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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Tom_Clements   GK  28   2   3   2  42 |  98   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
J_Talamonti    DF   2  24  12   7  13 |  98   0   2   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  50   0
Z_Knight       DF   1  24   9   5  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  24   4   1  27 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
C_Puyol        DF   1  23   8   5  36 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  24   9  25 |  98   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
A_Griffin      MF   2   9  23  10  15 |  98   0   1   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  40  65  22
J_Maria        MF   3   8  23   9  32 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
W_Barker       AM   1   9  23  14  25 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   8  25  22 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Hooper       FW   2  10   4  23  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
F_Bents        GK  25   2   2   6  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  24  10   6  12 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
P_Coutinho     MF   2   7  23  15  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
BrianLavery    FW   2   6   8  23  32 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Klosenbeger  FW   1   3   5  22  36 |  34   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30

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_Steklenburg  GK  31   3   1   1  32 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Oleary       DF   1  27  10   6  24 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
A_Hansen       DF   3  26   6  10  19 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
S_Wonder       DF   2  24  12   9  12 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
T_Gemmell      DF   2  24   4   9  42 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   6  26   6  19 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
C_Baker        MF   2   5  25   6  13 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Macleod      MF   2   8  24  10  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
J_J_Okocha     AM   1   9  22  14  13 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  25   8 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricardo        FW   1   7   9  24  21 |  70   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -20
Adrian         GK  24   1   2   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Dabo         DF   1  23  13   8  43 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Mo_Diame       MF   2  13  23   7  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Sanudo       AM   1   6  23  16  45 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ewandro        FW   2  10   5  24  14 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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