Division One League Match, AC Milan vs. Arsenal (Sun May 06)


                             AC Milan  |  Arsenal
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                    Darren Broadhurst  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK D_James
                         C_Ferrara DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                         P_McGrath DF  |  DF P_Evra
                              Hugo DF  |  DF C_Blewitt
                           Ricadio DF  |  DF D_Burn
                         Leroy_Fer MF  |  MF T_Cruise
                              Jese MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                      D_Boerrigter MF  |  MF S_Matthews
                            J_Cole MF  |  MF R_Savage
                       D_Stanfield FW  |  FW D_Murphy
                             Pezza FW  |  FW Freddy_Abu
                                       |
                        M_Kingsley SUB |  SUB V_Mannone
                        J_Richards SUB |  SUB G_Collins
                          D_Yedlin SUB |  SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
                            Alexis SUB |  SUB I_Falque
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB Taliyah

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 3  :(amn) Jese loses his marker!
          ...  But D_Burn comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 6  :(arn) S_Ramos with an incisive pass to P_Evra
          ...  Pezza with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  R_Savage hoists it forward
          ...  Freddy_Abu gets on the end of it
          ...  Freddy_Abu rifles it at the goal !
          ...  M_Steklenburg was lucky there
Min. 11 :(amn) Pezza pushes it past the defender
          ...  D_Murphy with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 22 :(arn) S_Matthews feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  T_Cruise runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  T_Cruise tries to beat M_Steklenburg from outside the area!
          ...  M_Steklenburg fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 24 :(amn) Pezza with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  A vicious shot by Pezza !
          ...  But D_James reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on D_James anyway
Min. 25 :(arn) S_Matthews holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 31 :(arn) D_Murphy knocks the ball past Hugo
          ...  D_Murphy with the drive!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 36 :(amn) J_Cole controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Pezza gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Murphy rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's K_Ippi going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 39 :(amn) C_Ferrara knocks it forward
          ...  Freddy_Abu slips
          ...  Pezza gets to it!
          ...  S_Ramos wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(arn) C_Blewitt knocks it forward
          ...  Ricadio slips
          ...  S_Ramos gets to it!
          ...  S_Ramos cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 45 :(amn) C_Ferrara runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Pezza
          ...  A cheeky lob from Pezza !
          ...  But D_James is equal to it
Min. 45 :(arn) S_Matthews looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 46 :(amn) D_Stanfield has it on the edge of the box
          ...  P_Evra tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jese swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to Pezza
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into D_James's arms
          ...  Unlucky

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(amn) Jese kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Hugo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Hugo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  D_James parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 52 :(amn) Pezza runs at P_Evra
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Pezza with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  D_James has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_James reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_McGrath chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_James fists it away!
Min. 53 :(amn) Leroy_Fer with an in swinging cross to Jese
          ...  D_Burn read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 53 :(arn) C_Blewitt brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Ricadio
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in P_Evra!
          ...  C_Ferrara anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 54 :(amn) J_Cole cuts the ball back to D_Stanfield
          ...  Cleaned up by D_Rocastle
Min. 56 :(amn) D_Stanfield runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Evra back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  C_Blewitt rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  K_Ippi calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 58 :(arn) D_Rocastle pulls it back to D_Murphy
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Murphy !
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(arn) Arsenal are switching their playing style to A
Min. 60 :(amn) Jese fires over a low cross to Hugo
          ...  Hugo has a go!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 60 :(arn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Murphy is through!
          ...  Pezza with a well timed tackle
          ...  K_Ippi didn't like it though
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 60 :(arn) S_Matthews sprints past Hugo
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Hugo
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Savage hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Freddy_Abu gets to it!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  M_Steklenburg tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rocastle swings it in!
          ...  M_Steklenburg jumps well to claim it!
Min. 61 :(amn) Pezza slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Pezza with the attempt at goal!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts AC Milan ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 62 :(amn) AC Milan altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 62 :(arn) There's going to be a change
          ...  Taliyah will come on for R_Savage and play FW
Min. 62 :(amn) Ricadio sidesteps D_Murphy
          ...  Ricadio hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  D_James has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_James is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 71 :(amn) Hugo with a simple pass to Pezza
          ...  But C_Blewitt wins the ball
Min. 73 :(amn) D_Stanfield beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  D_Stanfield tries to beat D_James!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 74 :(arn) Freddy_Abu has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Murphy collects the loose ball!
          ...  But Ricadio wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 75 :(amn) a big roar from the crowd as L_Suarez comes on for D_Stanfield to play FW
Min. 75 :(amn) Alexis is ready to come on to replace Jese
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa replaces D_Burn and will play MF
Min. 76 :(arn) S_Matthews sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Taliyah
          ...  Pezza tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 77 :(amn) J_Richards replaces P_McGrath to play as a DF
Min. 78 :(arn) Freddy_Abu runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  A wicked drive by Freddy_Abu !
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 83 :(amn) L_Suarez knocks it past C_Blewitt and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  S_Ramos slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 85 :(arn) T_Cruise lays the ball back to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amn) L_Suarez 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  P_Evra is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  D_Boerrigter bends it in
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Suarez!
          ...  D_James reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 89 :(amn) Alexis jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Hugo
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Blewitt
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 89 :(arn) N_Ben_Khalifa looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to T_Cruise
          ...  T_Cruise goes for goal !
          ...  M_Steklenburg falls over
          ...  But M_Steklenburg is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 92 :(amn) Pezza beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Pezza with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But D_James palms it behind
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 75,000
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Pezza (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Pezza (61)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Pezza (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_Murphy
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Murphy (11)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :           9        |       9
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Final Score          : AC Milan 1 - 0 Arsenal
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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  35   3   1   1  32 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
C_Ferrara      DF   2  27   8   6  22 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  26  11   7  12 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  25  12   9  42 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
Ricadio        DF   3  25   8   6  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
Leroy_Fer      MF   2  10  27   8  36 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jese           MF   2   5  27   7  41 |  76   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   9  25  12  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
J_Cole         MF   3   8  25   7  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Stanfield    FW   2   8   5  27  32 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  26  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  49
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  25   6   7  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Yedlin       DF   1  23  10   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alexis         MF   3   9  24  13  12 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  25  34 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James        GK  32   2   2   3  26 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  27   7   7  40 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
P_Evra         DF   3  26  11  10  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
C_Blewitt      DF   3  26   7   6  22 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0 -20
D_Burn         DF   2  25   9  11  21 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  27   9  39 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  27  10  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  27   7  32 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Savage       MF   2   8  27   6  15 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  27  37 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  18  -2  14
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   8  10  24  42 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  28   9   7  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  28  12  25 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Falque       MF   3  15  27   9  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah        FW   2   6   7  28  44 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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