Elite FA Cup Group Match, Werder Bremen vs. AC Milan (Wed Nov 17)


                        Werder Bremen  |  AC Milan
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-1-1 A
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Graham Brown
                                       |
                        J_Pavlenka GK  |  GK S_Bain
                         J_Zanetti DF  |  DF Y_Mina
                          F_Beijmo DF  |  DF L_Amoroso
                     L_Augustinson DF  |  DF A_Girrese
                         Cece_Pepe DF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                        K_Moehwald MF  |  MF M_Ball
                     Jose_Callejon MF  |  MF H_Higuim
                     L_Bittencourt MF  |  MF Rivera
                            Calmac MF  |  MF L_Figo
                        E_Stranger FW  |  AM Imbula
                         M_Ducksch FW  |  FW S_Artenie
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB M_Kingsley
                       E_Henderson SUB |  SUB T_Upulano
                          J_Ledley SUB |  SUB Alexis
                           A_Addey SUB |  SUB Francescoli
                        E_Bergkamp SUB |  SUB Pezza

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 8  :(wbn) J_Zanetti drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Ducksch
          ...  M_Ducksch aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 8  :(amn) L_Figo runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Cece_Pepe back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Calmac with the foul
          ...  M_Atkinson just wants to lecture him
Min. 9  :(wbn) F_Beijmo plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Zanetti decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  J_Zanetti looks to see where S_Bain is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  S_Bain makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 9  :(amn) The ball is passed in from L_Figo, he finds H_Higuim
          ...  H_Higuim keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  J_Pavlenka tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Rivera chips the ball into the area!
          ...  F_Beijmo belts it clear
Min. 13 :(wbn) Calmac runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Imbula rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's M_Atkinson going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 13 :(amn) L_Amoroso backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  L_Figo gets on the end of it
          ...  L_Figo with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 18 :(amn) Rivera cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Figo
          ...  L_Figo drives the shot in!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka tips it behind
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 21 :(amn) L_Amoroso with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  J_Zanetti with the block
Min. 22 :(wbn) Cece_Pepe gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  The cross hits Cece_Pepe on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  S_Bain with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 22 :(amn) Imbula finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Imbula unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  J_Pavlenka parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 32 :(wbn) K_Moehwald miskicks!
          ...  He finds J_Zanetti though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  J_Zanetti sees S_Bain off his line !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 37 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  E_Stranger gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  S_Artenie is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 39 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  A wicked drive by L_Bittencourt !
          ...  Saved by S_Bain
Min. 40 :(wbn) J_Zanetti with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past A_Girrese
          ...  J_Zanetti heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 41 :(amn) L_Amoroso has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past F_Beijmo
          ...  He knocks it to H_Higuim!
          ...  H_Higuim could have let it bounce!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 42 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon with a glorious long pass to E_Stranger
          ...  G_Fotheringam fouls badly
          ...  M_Atkinson will want to speak to him
          ...  M_Atkinson will just give him a speaking to
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  F_Beijmo bends it in
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) Rivera takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Beijmo
          ...  Rivera tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka punches it away
Min. 47 :(amn) S_Artenie with the dribble
          ...  M_Ducksch with a clumsy challenge
Min. 49 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt knocks it forward
          ...  Y_Mina slips
          ...  F_Beijmo gets to it!
          ...  Y_Mina is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  S_Bain misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Moehwald!
          ...  G_Fotheringam belts it clear

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 0-0 AC Milan

Min. 47 :(wbn) E_Stranger sprints past Y_Mina
          ...  Y_Mina moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 49 :(amn) Imbula retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Rivera gets on the end of it
          ...  A delicate chip from Rivera !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 50 :(wbn) K_Moehwald volleys it forward. He finds L_Bittencourt
          ...  A cheeky lob from L_Bittencourt !
          ...  But S_Bain tips it over
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 56 :(wbn) Cece_Pepe knocks the ball past A_Girrese
          ...  But L_Amoroso slides in
Min. 57 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon 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!
          ...  M_Ducksch receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  M_Ducksch unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  S_Bain with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 61 :(amn) M_Ball breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Pavlenka!
          ...  J_Zanetti brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_Atkinson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 61 :(amn) Rivera knocks the ball past the lunge of K_Moehwald
          ...  But Cece_Pepe wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 62 :(wbn) L_Augustinson drives it forward to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger with the side footed shot!
          ...  S_Bain gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 67 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt takes advantage of a mistake by G_Fotheringam
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Y_Mina
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Bittencourt drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Ducksch with the shot!
          ...  But S_Bain just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 67 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Moehwald
          ...  L_Amoroso rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 68 :(wbn) J_Zanetti barges Y_Mina off the ball
          ...  S_Artenie takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  M_Atkinson tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 70 :(amn) A_Girrese steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs F_Beijmo
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Cece_Pepe takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 73 :(wbn) Calmac lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  E_Stranger latches on to it
          ...  E_Stranger shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 74 :(wbn) F_Beijmo with a short pass to find Jose_Callejon
          ...  Jose_Callejon has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 74 :(amn) Y_Mina with the first time pass to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 75 :(wbn) Calmac is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to L_Bittencourt
          ...  A wicked drive by L_Bittencourt !
          ...  S_Bain with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 77 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Imbula with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  He is warned by M_Atkinson
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 79 :(wbn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  E_Bergkamp will come on for M_Ducksch and play FW
Min. 79 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Bittencourt
          ...  L_Bittencourt with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  S_Bain collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 80 :(wbn) E_Henderson comes on for J_Zanetti and takes up a DF role
Min. 81 :(wbn) J_Ledley will replace the useless K_Moehwald and will play MF
Min. 83 :(amn) S_Artenie plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  S_Artenie gets his head to the ball !
          ...  J_Pavlenka gets his fingertips to it
Min. 85 :(wbn) Cece_Pepe steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Cece_Pepe with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  S_Bain gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Have Werder Bremen stolen the win late on with that goal?
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 87 :(wbn) J_Ledley with the first time pass to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  Werder Bremen 2-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 87 :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 87 :(amn) AC Milan will now play E after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 87 :(amn) H_Higuim reads the run of L_Amoroso
          ...  L_Amoroso with the shot on net !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Fotheringam plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Pavlenka reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amn) M_Ball cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_Artenie
          ...  E_Bergkamp is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 90 :(amn) S_Artenie gains possession
          ...  J_Ledley with a terrible tackle
          ...  He is ordered to cool off

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 95,063
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : Cece_Pepe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Cece_Pepe (85), E_Stranger (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Zanetti (61)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : H_Higuim
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Artenie (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       12
Key Tackles          :           3        |       5
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 2 - 0 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pavlenka     GK  35   3   1   2  21 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  33  12  10  41 |  84   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  18   8   3
F_Beijmo       DF   3  31  13   9  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  31   7   6  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  29   6   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  80   0  30
K_Moehwald     MF   1  21  29  12  28 |  85   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   5  28   8  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  27  19  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  20
Calmac         MF   2   7  27  10  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   8  30  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
M_Ducksch      FW   2   4   5  27  27 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  28   9   7  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ledley       MF   1   6  30  17  30 |  10   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Addey        MF   2  11  26  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  11   6  31  34 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   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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S_Bain         GK  32   3   3   2  32 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  33   9  10  31 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -10 -20
L_Amoroso      DF   2  31   6  10  11 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Girrese      DF   1  30   8   8  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  28   9  11  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Ball         MF   2  13  28   4  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  28  10  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Rivera         MF   1   1  27  20  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
L_Figo         MF   1   7  27  10  40 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Imbula         AM   1  10  27  17  20 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  11  29  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Upulano      DF   1  27  12   5  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alexis         MF   3  10  26  14  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Francescoli    MF   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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