Division One League Match, Schalke 04 vs. AC Milan (Sun Jul 12)


                           Schalke 04  |  AC Milan
                              5-3-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                       Scott Phillips  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                           D_O_Dea DF  |  DF B_Berg
                      A_Birindelli DF  |  DF A_Hansen
                       B_Hangeland DF  |  DF S_Wonder
                       A_Ranocchia DF  |  DF U_Emanuelson
                        J_Ekstrand DF  |  DM Mo_Diame
                          S_Marlet MF  |  MF A_Carvalhas
                          G_Cooper MF  |  MF F_Baumann
                          G_Driver MF  |  AM L_Macleod
                           G_Hurst FW  |  FW H_Homolka
                          Y_Mizuno FW  |  FW Romero
                                       |
                        R_Edgehill SUB |  SUB Carlotta
                        C_Smalling SUB |  SUB Ry_Cooder
                          A_Cejudo SUB |  SUB R_McCormack
                        K_Dalglish SUB |  SUB K_Benzema
                           L_Massu SUB |  SUB G_Batistua

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 1  :(shk) Y_Mizuno plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  L_Macleod fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  M_de_Vries warned him
Min. 4  :(shk) G_Driver with a flicked pass to Y_Mizuno
          ...  A_Hansen steals the ball of off him
Min. 4  :(amn) Mo_Diame runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Romero
          ...  G_Driver with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 8  :(shk) D_O_Dea knocks it forward
          ...  Romero slips
          ...  Y_Mizuno gets to it!
          ...  Y_Mizuno heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The AC Milan fans laugh at him
Min. 10 :(shk) S_Marlet volleys it forward. He finds A_Ranocchia
          ...  A_Ranocchia drives it towards goal !
          ...  M_Steklenburg collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 11 :(shk) G_Cooper backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Y_Mizuno latches onto the end of it
          ...  F_Baumann steals the ball of off him
Min. 14 :(shk) Y_Mizuno looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  He isn't going to continue
Min. 14 :(shk) L_Massu takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Y_Mizuno as FW
Min. 18 :(shk) G_Hurst beats H_Homolka
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  G_Hurst with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 19 :(shk) L_Massu backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_Hurst gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Hurst has a go!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 19 :(amn) H_Homolka takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Birindelli
          ...  A_Birindelli goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 20 :(shk) G_Cooper finds G_Driver in the box
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by G_Driver !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 25 :(shk) The ball goes loose!
          ...  G_Cooper gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  G_Cooper hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And M_Steklenburg recovers to save!!
Min. 26 :(shk) G_Cooper sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu attempts to drive it home!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 26 :(amn) F_Baumann has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Homolka gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  B_Hangeland reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 27 :(shk) S_Marlet gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  L_Massu is unmarked
          ...  Mo_Diame reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 30 :(shk) S_Marlet knocks it past Mo_Diame and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A wicked drive by S_Marlet !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 31 :(shk) G_Hurst skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Cooper
          ...  G_Cooper with the shot !
          ...  M_Steklenburg collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 32 :(shk) A_Ranocchia unselfishly lays the ball back to L_Massu
          ...  But B_Berg wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_de_Vries has none of it.
Min. 35 :(amn) H_Homolka gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_O_Dea!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  H_Homolka has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  F_Foster watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 37 :(amn) L_Macleod controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Ekstrand
          ...  He puts in F_Baumann!
          ...  F_Baumann has a go!
          ...  F_Foster makes a good save
Min. 39 :(shk) G_Hurst beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_de_Vries
          ...  G_Hurst with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  M_Steklenburg dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had M_Steklenburg beaten!
Min. 39 :(amn) L_Macleod with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  Cleared by A_Ranocchia
Min. 42 :(amn) A_Carvalhas pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Romero is clean through!
          ...  Romero runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Macleod hits it towards the far post!
          ...  F_Foster fists it away!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) A_Carvalhas threads the through ball to Mo_Diame
          ...  But J_Ekstrand sweeps up the threat
Min. 44 :(shk) G_Driver looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_Hangeland
          ...  B_Hangeland with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 44 :(amn) F_Baumann with a measured ball to B_Berg
          ...  B_Berg from 20 yards !
          ...  F_Foster gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by F_Foster !!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-0 AC Milan

Min. 46 :(shk) D_O_Dea is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to G_Hurst
          ...  Mo_Diame brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 46 :(amn) L_Macleod retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  H_Homolka latches onto the end of it
          ...  But J_Ekstrand will cut out the threat
Min. 47 :(amn) F_Baumann plays it forward to Romero
          ...  J_Ekstrand takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 49 :(shk) G_Driver looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards G_Hurst
          ...  S_Wonder reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 52 :(shk) S_Marlet plays the early ball across the box to find G_Hurst in space
          ...  G_Hurst sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  M_Steklenburg plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 53 :(shk) G_Hurst 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_Ekstrand receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by B_Berg
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Cooper hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Hansen gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 54 :(shk) G_Driver threads the through ball to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  M_Steklenburg won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 56 :(amn) F_Baumann with a one-touch layoff to Romero
          ...  A_Ranocchia rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's M_de_Vries going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 65 :(shk) G_Hurst with the nod to S_Marlet
          ...  A_Hansen slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 68 :(shk) G_Hurst bursts forward
          ...  G_Hurst has a go!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 68 :(amn) L_Macleod controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  B_Hangeland with a bad challenge
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 70 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as A_Cejudo comes on for S_Marlet to play MF
Min. 70 :(amn) K_Benzema is being brought on
          ...  L_Macleod is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 70 :(amn) There's going to be a change
          ...  G_Batistua will come on for Romero and play FW
Min. 72 :(shk) C_Smalling is ready to come on to replace A_Ranocchia
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 74 :(amn) F_Baumann with a probing pass to Mo_Diame
          ...  Mo_Diame fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 75 :(amn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_McCormack will come on for Mo_Diame and play DM
Min. 75 :(amn) A_Carvalhas feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  H_Homolka runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  B_Hangeland gets to the ball first
Min. 77 :(shk) B_Hangeland back heels to find L_Massu in space
          ...  A delicate chip from L_Massu !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 77 :(amn) F_Baumann puts in G_Batistua
          ...  G_Batistua tries to beat F_Foster!
          ...  F_Foster makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 78 :(shk) L_Massu looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Cooper
          ...  What a shot from G_Cooper !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 79 :(shk) L_Massu beats S_Wonder
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  L_Massu flings a shot at goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 82 :(amn) H_Homolka with the mazy run
          ...  H_Homolka gets up high for the header !
          ...  F_Foster saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 84 :(shk) G_Hurst watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  G_Hurst has a dig at goal!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 86 :(shk) A defence splitting pass from G_Cooper to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg tips it over
          ...  M_de_Vries has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 87 :(amn) F_Baumann pushes it past C_Smalling
          ...  F_Baumann with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  F_Foster gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(shk) D_O_Dea with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from B_Berg
          ...  D_O_Dea with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  M_Steklenburg just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 89 :(amn) R_McCormack with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  R_McCormack hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 89 :(amn) U_Emanuelson spits at D_O_Dea
          ...  M_de_Vries warns him

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 56,412
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hurst
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Driver (4)
Injured              : Y_Mizuno (14)
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : F_Baumann (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Schalke 04   |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       9
Off target           :          11        |       4
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          20        |       12
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 0 - 0 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Foster       GK  34   2   4   4  16 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
D_O_Dea        DF   2  26  12   8  41 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
A_Birindelli   DF   2  26   1   1  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  25  10   8  32 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  24  10   9  30 |  74   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  23  10   6  22 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Marlet       MF   2   7  27   8  22 |  72   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
G_Cooper       MF   4   7  25  13  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40  11
G_Driver       MF   1  10  25   5  25 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38   3
G_Hurst        FW   2   5   7  26  35 |  94   0   0   3   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  30  18
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  24  23 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
R_Edgehill     GK  26   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  25   8   5  29 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cejudo       MF   3   8  24   8  10 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Dalglish     MF   3   6  23  12  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Massu        FW   1   7  10  25  13 |  80   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  20   9

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  30   3   1   1  32 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
B_Berg         DF   2  25   8   6  33 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
A_Hansen       DF   3  24   6  10  19 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
S_Wonder       DF   2  23  12   9  12 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
U_Emanuelson   DF   1  23   2   1  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mo_Diame       DM   2  12  23   7  42 |  77   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   5  25   6  19 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
F_Baumann      MF   1   6  24   6  30 |  94   0   1   6   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  60  10
L_Macleod      AM   2   8  23  10  31 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Homolka      FW   2   7   7  23  17 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Romero         FW   1   6   3  23  35 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ry_Cooder      DF   2  23   3   6  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_McCormack    DM   2  10  23  11  25 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
K_Benzema      AM   2   8  23   5  17 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Batistua     FW   2   6   7  21  42 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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