Elite FA Cup Group Match, Marseille vs. AC Milan (Wed Dec 08)


                            Marseille  |  AC Milan
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-1-2-2-1 E
                         Daniel Perry  |  Graham Brown
                                       |
                          P_Assure GK  |  GK S_Bain
                       A_Ranocchia DF  |  DF Y_Mina
                        H_Bellerin DF  |  DF L_Amoroso
                     Mark_Robinson DF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF T_Upulano
                           P_Viera MF  |  DM M_Ball
                          R_Mendes MF  |  MF H_Higuim
                        A_Oko_Flex MF  |  MF L_Figo
                             Bovan AM  |  AM Rivera
                           Taliyah FW  |  AM Imbula
                        S_Bergwijn FW  |  FW S_Artenie
                                       |
                         M_Stryjek SUB |  SUB M_Kingsley
                            A_Rami SUB |  SUB M_Pearson
                            Didier SUB |  SUB Alexis
                       Hans_Gruber SUB |  SUB Francescoli
                      Dziekanowski SUB |  SUB Pezza

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 3  :(msl) Taliyah beats Imbula
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A cracking drive from Taliyah !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 4  :(amn) G_Fotheringam with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows H_Bellerin a clean set of heals
          ...  Mark_Robinson plays the back pass
          ...  P_Assure can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Imbula drives it into the box!
          ...  P_Assure reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 7  :(amn) L_Figo with an inch perfect pass to Imbula
          ...  Imbula with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  P_Assure is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Rivera!
          ...  L_Figo gets a shot in
          ...  But P_Assure punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 8  :(amn) Imbula nutmegs M_A_Nastasic
          ...  Imbula bears down on goal!
          ...  But P_Assure tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Higuim chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Mark_Robinson reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 9  :(amn) Curled in dangerously from Rivera to Imbula
          ...  Imbula from 20 yards !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 10 :(amn) Rivera barges A_Ranocchia off the ball
          ...  H_Bellerin reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 11 :(msl) Taliyah finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  Taliyah drives it towards goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be S_Bain's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  S_Bain looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 12 :(msl) Bovan plays the early ball across the box to find A_Oko_Flex in space
          ...  A_Oko_Flex with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  S_Bain makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 14 :(msl) P_Viera puts in Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah is clean through!
          ...  S_Bain tries to make himself big
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_Bain
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lets see if Marseille can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 14 :(amn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  AC Milan will now play A
Min. 14 :(amn) M_Ball looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Imbula
          ...  Imbula with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Marseille 1-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 15 :(amn) Imbula with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  M_A_Nastasic is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
Min. 16 :(msl) S_Bergwijn sidesteps T_Upulano
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  S_Bergwijn unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  S_Bain won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 19 :(msl) R_Mendes finds Taliyah in acres of space
          ...  Taliyah sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  S_Bain is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 19 :(msl) A_Ranocchia breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Bain!
          ...  G_Fotheringam brings him down!
          ...  C_Tango ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Graham Brown looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  H_Bellerin drives it in
          ...  S_Bain with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Viera curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Bergwijn gets a shot in
          ...  But S_Bain tips it behind
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 24 :(msl) Taliyah finds a hole in the defence
          ...  Taliyah with the crafty shot!
          ...  S_Bain was lucky there
Min. 25 :(msl) P_Viera has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past T_Upulano
          ...  He knocks it to Taliyah!
          ...  A powerful shot by Taliyah !
          ...  S_Bain is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 25 :(amn) Imbula controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  H_Higuim gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A_Ranocchia wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Figo hits it into the box!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 28 :(msl) Bovan gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Y_Mina!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Bovan sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But S_Bain dives to his left
          ...  I think S_Bain just got a hand on that one
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 31 :(amn) L_Figo controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs A_Ranocchia
          ...  He puts in Rivera!
          ...  Rivera drives the ball low !
          ...  But P_Assure punches it away
Min. 33 :(amn) P_Assure miss-kicks!
          ...  L_Figo is through!
          ...  H_Bellerin reads the play well
Min. 34 :(amn) L_Figo breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Assure!
          ...  Bovan brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 41 :(amn) G_Fotheringam skips the challenge from A_Oko_Flex
          ...  G_Fotheringam rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) Taliyah with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Y_Mina behind
          ...  Taliyah with a blistering shot !
          ...  It floats over S_Bain
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 45 :(msl) A_Ranocchia plays the early ball across the box to find S_Bergwijn in space
          ...  S_Bergwijn has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  S_Bain makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 45 :(amn) L_Figo with a smart pass to Y_Mina
          ...  H_Bellerin wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge

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

Min. 47 :(amn) Rivera hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  L_Figo collects the loose ball!
          ...  L_Figo aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  P_Assure gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 50 :(msl) Taliyah runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Taliyah with the shot !
          ...  S_Bain with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 51 :(amn) M_Ball moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Rivera
          ...  Rivera aims for the top right corner !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 52 :(msl) R_Mendes moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Lets see if Marseille can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Marseille 2-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 52 :(amn) Imbula skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Y_Mina
          ...  Y_Mina tries the shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  P_Assure dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had P_Assure beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Imbula drives it into the box!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic clears the danger
Min. 53 :(msl) H_Bellerin runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Taliyah
          ...  T_Upulano plays the back pass
          ...  S_Bain can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Viera lofts the ball in!
          ...  Y_Mina wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 53 :(amn) Rivera looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Figo
          ...  L_Figo smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It floats over P_Assure
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 56 :(amn) L_Figo looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie with a thundering shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  P_Assure is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Higuim plays it towards the near post!
          ...  G_Fotheringam makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It's beaten P_Assure
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 59 :(msl) Bovan with the diagonal pass S_Bergwijn
          ...  Y_Mina plays the back pass
          ...  S_Bain can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bovan floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to S_Bergwijn
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 59 :(amn) L_Amoroso with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_A_Nastasic
          ...  Taliyah takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  C_Tango tries to calm him down
Min. 60 :(msl) Marseille changed their strategy to play D
Min. 62 :(msl) There's going to be a change
          ...  Didier will come on for A_Oko_Flex and play MF
Min. 63 :(msl) A_Rami is being brought on
          ...  A_Ranocchia is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 63 :(msl) Bovan crosses into the box, finding Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah shapes up for a shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Bain dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Bain beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Didier!
          ...  Taliyah loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It floats over S_Bain
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 64 :(msl) Mark_Robinson skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Taliyah
          ...  But Y_Mina barges him off the ball
Min. 66 :(msl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Dziekanowski will come on for Taliyah and play FW
Min. 66 :(msl) Bovan with the through ball to Dziekanowski
          ...  A cheeky lob from Dziekanowski !
          ...  S_Bain catches the ball
Min. 66 :(amn) H_Higuim drives it across the face of the goal M_Ball
          ...  P_Viera with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 72 :(amn) Rivera with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Rivera swings in the shot!
          ...  P_Assure catches the ball
Min. 76 :(amn) H_Higuim with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  A_Rami reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 85 :(msl) R_Mendes with a measured pass to S_Bergwijn
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Imbula hits it out for a throw
Min. 85 :(msl) S_Bergwijn takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Y_Mina with a bad challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(msl) The ball is passed in from Mark_Robinson, he finds Bovan
          ...  Bovan is clean through, he is one on one with S_Bain
          ...  He dinks it over S_Bain
          ...  It goes over!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Orange Veladrome
Attendance           : 133,228
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Taliyah
Scorers              : Taliyah (14), S_Bergwijn (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Bovan (34)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Imbula (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Imbula (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Mina (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Marseille     |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       14
Off target           :          10        |       8
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           4        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Marseille 2 - 1 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Assure       GK  34   1   1   3  40 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  33  11  10  30 |  64   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
H_Bellerin     DF   1  33  11  11  23 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  33  10   5  23 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  32   2   2  45 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Viera        MF   3  11  33   8  41 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
R_Mendes       MF   1  23  32   1  30 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  16  27  10  23 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Bovan          AM   3  10  31  13  43 |  94   0   0   4   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  38   3
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  33  11 |  67   0   0   0   0  10   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  32  10 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20  20  55
M_Stryjek      GK  31   4   1   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rami         DF   3  33   5   7  20 |  30   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Didier         MF   3   7  33   9  33 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Hans_Gruber    MF   2   6  27   4  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  30  13 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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S_Bain         GK  32   3   3   2  32 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  33   9  10  31 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
L_Amoroso      DF   2  31   6  10  11 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  29   9  11  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Upulano      DF   1  27  13   5  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Ball         DM   2  13  28   4  23 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  28  10  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Figo         MF   1   7  27  10  40 |  94   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
Rivera         AM   1   1  27  20  26 |  94   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
Imbula         AM   1  10  27  17  20 |  94   0   1   2   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  20  30
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  11  29  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pearson      DF   2  27  11  10  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alexis         AM   3  10  26  14  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Francescoli    AM   3   8  25  17  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pezza          FW   1   9  13  28  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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