Elite FA Cup Qualifiers 1st Leg Match, AC Milan vs. Manchester Utd (Wed Oct 05)


                             AC Milan  |  Manchester Utd
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 N
                          Neil Abbott  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK Tom_Clements
                          A_Hansen DF  |  DF J_Talamonti
                          S_Wonder DF  |  DF Z_Knight
                         T_Gemmell DF  |  DF M_Cassetti
                           G_Piqué DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                          Mo_Diame MF  |  MF Fernandinho
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF C_Ronaldo
                            Alexis MF  |  MF A_Pirlo
                      D_Boerrigter MF  |  AM W_Barker
                           G_Pelle FW  |  FW Van_Tijkaan
                         R_Wolford FW  |  FW L_Suarez
                                       |
                        L_Hedstrom SUB |  SUB M_Marshall
                         M_Elliott SUB |  SUB P_Hoskins
                        P_Coutinho SUB |  SUB A_Griffin
                        H_Munculus SUB |  SUB G_Hooper
                           Ricardo SUB |  SUB BrianLavery

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(mnu) M_Cassetti barges D_Boerrigter off the ball
          ...  G_Piqué fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 5  :(amn) L_Macleod gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds R_Wolford
          ...  R_Wolford with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 5  :(mnu) A_Pirlo with a probing through ball Fernandinho
          ...  Fernandinho aims for the top right corner !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 7  :(mnu) Fernandinho looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards L_Suarez
          ...  Mo_Diame takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 9  :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Steklenburg!
          ...  G_Piqué brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  J_Underhill sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 9  :(amn) M_Elliott will come on for R_Wolford and play DF
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  W_Barker passes to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg goes down well to save
Min. 9  :(amn) S_Wonder runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Talamonti back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Fernandinho with the high feet
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over
          ...  J_Underhill is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 11 :(mnu) P_Zabaleta beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds L_Suarez
          ...  L_Suarez gets his head to the ball !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg had no chance!
          ...  Manchester Utd have snatched the lead!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 12 :(amn) AC Milan restructured their strategy to A
Min. 12 :(amn) S_Wonder knocks it forward
          ...  L_Suarez slips
          ...  G_Pelle gets to it!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Talamonti !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 12 :(mnu) C_Ronaldo with an in swinging cross to Fernandinho
          ...  Fernandinho curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 18 :(amn) L_Macleod with the cross-field pass to G_Pelle
          ...  L_Suarez knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  J_Underhill blows up for a foul
          ...  J_Underhill warned him
Min. 19 :(mnu) L_Suarez is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 21 :(amn) A_Hansen skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  A_Hansen with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Tom_Clements gathers it comfortably
Min. 24 :(amn) S_Wonder jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  P_Zabaleta slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 24 :(mnu) Fernandinho plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Van_Tijkaan decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan with a terrific drive !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 25 :(mnu) The ball is passed in from J_Talamonti, he finds P_Zabaleta
          ...  But S_Wonder sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 28 :(mnu) Z_Knight runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan attempts a low drive!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg punches it away
Min. 31 :(amn) Alexis jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Alexis tries the shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Tom_Clements dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Tom_Clements beaten!
Min. 42 :(mnu) Fernandinho sprints forward with the ball
          ...  Fernandinho hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Steklenburg moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  AC Milan 0-2 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnu) W_Barker is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan hits a great shot !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 45 :(amn) D_Boerrigter 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!
          ...  W_Barker anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 45 :(amn) Alexis finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  Van_Tijkaan goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  J_Underhill called him over for a strong verbal warning

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-2 Manchester Utd

Min. 47 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan with the Cruyff turn
          ...  A_Hansen fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  J_Underhill calls him for a talk
Min. 50 :(mnu) P_Hoskins is ready to come on to replace M_Cassetti
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 50 :(amn) Alexis miskicks!
          ...  He finds D_Boerrigter though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Talamonti takes possession
Min. 54 :(amn) Mo_Diame lays the ball back to T_Gemmell
          ...  T_Gemmell with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 54 :(mnu) Fernandinho has it now
          ...  He takes on S_Wonder
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in W_Barker!
          ...  W_Barker pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 55 :(mnu) BrianLavery is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Barker is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 59 :(mnu) Z_Knight plays a first time ball through the defence to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 60 :(amn) Up goes the substitution board - P_Coutinho on for L_Macleod as a AM
Min. 60 :(amn) H_Munculus is being prepared to come on
          ...  Alexis is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 60 :(mnu) A_Griffin is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Ronaldo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 61 :(amn) P_Coutinho brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Talamonti reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 63 :(mnu) A_Griffin brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  BrianLavery gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Mo_Diame forces him off the ball
Min. 65 :(mnu) Curled in dangerously from J_Talamonti to BrianLavery
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Elliott
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Talamonti plays it into the danger area!
          ...  M_Steklenburg easily claims the ball!
Min. 70 :(mnu) A_Pirlo plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  BrianLavery decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  BrianLavery pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 83 :(mnu) A_Griffin is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Z_Knight
          ...  Z_Knight looks to see where M_Steklenburg is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot slips through M_Steklenburg's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 87 :(amn) Mo_Diame barges P_Zabaleta off the ball
          ...  But P_Hoskins puts the ball out of play
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnu) BrianLavery changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Pirlo
          ...  M_Elliott anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 89 :(amn) Tom_Clements miss-kicks!
          ...  G_Pelle is through!
          ...  Z_Knight with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 92 :(mnu) Fernandinho with a flicked pass to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Griffin swings it in!
          ...  L_Suarez with the shot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 71,322
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : L_Macleod
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : G_Piqué (9)
Booked               : Mo_Diame (7)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : Fernandinho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Suarez (11), Fernandinho (42)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Fernandinho (9), Z_Knight (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AC Milan    |  Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       14
Off target           :           3        |       7
On target            :           1        |       7
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :           5        |       16
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 2 Manchester Utd
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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  32   3   1   1  32 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  26   6  10  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Wonder       DF   2  24  12   9  12 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Gemmell      DF   2  24   4   9  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
G_Piqué        DF   2  23   9   6  22 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Mo_Diame       MF   2  13  24   7  42 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  24  10  31 |  61   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Alexis         MF   3   9  23  13  12 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   8  23  11  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Pelle        FW   1   7   7  25  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  25   8 |   9   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Hedstrom     GK  27   4   5   4  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Elliott      DF   1  23   7   5  21 |  85   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Coutinho     AM   2   7  23  15  31 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
H_Munculus     AM   2   6  23  13  31 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricardo        FW   1   7   9  24  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
J_Talamonti    DF   2  25  12   7  13 |  94   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  40  20
Z_Knight       DF   1  24   9   5  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -1
M_Cassetti     DF   3  24   8   6  30 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  24   4   1  27 |  94   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  25   0
Fernandinho    MF   4   7  25   9  25 |  94   0   0   4   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  38  24
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   6  25   8  21 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1  12  24   7  11 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Barker       AM   1   9  23  14  25 |  56   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   8  26  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  24  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
M_Marshall     GK  27   1   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Hoskins      DF   2  23   8   5  10 |  43   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Griffin      MF   2  10  24  10  15 |  33   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Hooper       FW   2  10   4  23  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
BrianLavery    FW   2   6   8  23  32 |  38   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
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