Elite League Cup Final Match, AC Milan vs. Real Madrid (Thu Sep 13)


                             AC Milan  |  Real Madrid
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                    Darren Broadhurst  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK Silvio_Proto
                         P_McGrath DF  |  DF A_Schulz
                            Y_Mina DF  |  DF D_Kuzmanovic
                              Hugo DF  |  DF W_Lavezzi
                           Ricadio DF  |  DF J_Conroy
                         Leroy_Fer MF  |  DM B_Abdoulaye
                              Jese MF  |  MF L_Copland
                            Imbula MF  |  MF Granit_Xhaka
                            Alexis MF  |  AM J_Gandolfini
                       D_Stanfield FW  |  FW C_Arrache
                             Pezza FW  |  FW Matej_Vydra
                                       |
                        M_Kingsley SUB |  SUB A_Zogbo
                        J_Richards SUB |  SUB K_Uddin
                            J_Cole SUB |  SUB K_Tierney
                      D_Boerrigter SUB |  SUB D_Savicevic
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB S_Mane

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(rmd) J_Conroy knocks it forward
          ...  Imbula slips
          ...  C_Arrache gets to it!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Y_Mina
Min. 5  :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Schulz
          ...  Ricadio tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to L_Copland
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  M_Steklenburg won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 6  :(amn) Alexis moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Stanfield
          ...  D_Stanfield with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  Silvio_Proto with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 6  :(rmd) C_Arrache has space to run with the ball
          ...  But P_McGrath sweeps up the threat
Min. 17 :(rmd) M_Steklenburg miss-kicks!
          ...  C_Arrache is through!
          ...  Pezza with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Reddy will just give him a speaking to
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Matej_Vydra hits it over the wall
          ...  Saved by M_Steklenburg
Min. 21 :(amn) Pezza beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Granit_Xhaka knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Reddy just turns away!
Min. 25 :(rmd) B_Abdoulaye is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Jese tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Reddy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Reddy!
          ...  G_Reddy wants a quiet word
Min. 26 :(amn) P_McGrath plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  C_Arrache with a pull on the shirt
Min. 27 :(rmd) J_Conroy beats the defender
          ...  J_Conroy hits a crisp volley!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg shouts at his defenders
          ...  Lets see if Real Madrid can hang onto that lead!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Real Madrid ...
Min. 28 :(amn) It looks as though AC Milan is now playing A
Min. 28 :(rmd) Real Madrid made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 30 :(amn) Jese runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of D_Stanfield
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  D_Stanfield tries to beat Silvio_Proto from outside the area!
          ...  But Silvio_Proto gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leroy_Fer hits it into the box!
          ...  Silvio_Proto jumps well to claim it!
Min. 30 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Hugo
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But Ricadio slides in two footed.
          ...  G_Reddy has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 35 :(rmd) L_Copland with a short pass to find C_Arrache
          ...  C_Arrache looks to see where M_Steklenburg is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  M_Steklenburg blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 37 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Y_Mina
          ...  He knocks it to J_Gandolfini!
          ...  J_Gandolfini with a stunning strike !
          ...  It's beaten M_Steklenburg
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman flags for offside
Min. 38 :(amn) Jese looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  W_Lavezzi tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Reddy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Reddy!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 38 :(rmd) K_Tierney is coming on for Matej_Vydra and playing DF
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) Alexis flicks it over L_Copland's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  K_Tierney takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 46 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Gandolfini
          ...  Hugo makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Steklenburg easily claims the ball!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-1 Real Madrid

Min. 51 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka with a first time pass
          ...  J_Gandolfini runs onto it!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Ricadio
Min. 54 :(amn) Pezza finds himself in a good position
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 56 :(rmd) B_Abdoulaye gets to the by line and finds C_Arrache with a beautiful cross
          ...  Y_Mina dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 59 :(rmd) J_Gandolfini holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Arrache
          ...  Pezza slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Tierney hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Steklenburg comes out and claims it!
Min. 63 :(amn) Imbula takes advantage of a mistake by C_Arrache
          ...  K_Tierney reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 63 :(rmd) B_Abdoulaye with a neat pass into C_Arrache
          ...  C_Arrache hits the ball first time!
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 68 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka nutmegs Y_Mina, he continues to run forward
          ...  Granit_Xhaka tries to beat M_Steklenburg!
          ...  M_Steklenburg can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 69 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Tierney
          ...  An audacious effort from K_Tierney !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  M_Steklenburg is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Granit_Xhaka floats the ball in!
          ...  It comes to A_Schulz
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 70 :(amn) Alexis sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Pezza
          ...  J_Conroy pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 74 :(amn) Leroy_Fer slides it through the middle to D_Stanfield
          ...  B_Abdoulaye with a well timed tackle
          ...  G_Reddy didn't like it though
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 78 :(amn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Richards will come on for P_McGrath and play DF
Min. 79 :(amn) Jese slides the ball across to D_Stanfield
          ...  But A_Schulz spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 81 :(amn) J_Cole replaces Leroy_Fer to play as a MF
Min. 82 :(rmd) C_Arrache cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  C_Arrache hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 83 :(amn) There's going to be a change
          ...  L_Suarez will come on for Pezza and play FW
Min. 83 :(amn) Imbula looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Cole
          ...  J_Cole rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  Silvio_Proto gets up well to catch that one
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(rmd) Granit_Xhaka 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!
          ...  C_Arrache receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Ricadio slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Elite Arena
Attendance           : 178,563
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Ricadio
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : J_Conroy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Conroy (27)
Sent Off             : W_Lavezzi (38)
Booked               : J_Conroy (70), B_Abdoulaye (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |  Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       10
Off target           :           0        |       6
On target            :           3        |       4
Possession           :          32        |       68
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :           6        |       12
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 1 Real Madrid
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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  36   3   1   1  32 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  27  12   7  12 |  81   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  27   8  10  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  26  12   9  42 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ricadio        DF   3  26   8   6  32 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60 -20 -20
Leroy_Fer      MF   2  10  27   8  36 |  84   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jese           MF   2   5  27   7  41 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Imbula         MF   1   9  25  16  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Alexis         MF   3   9  25  13  12 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
D_Stanfield    FW   2   8   5  27  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  26  32 |  86   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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  26   6   7  22 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   8  26   7  33 |  10   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   9  25  12  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Real Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Silvio_Proto   GK  39   3   1   3  15 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
A_Schulz       DF   1  35  13  11  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  35   9   7  40 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  33  14   7  45 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30 -10 -10
J_Conroy       DF   2  32  13  10  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2   8  33
B_Abdoulaye    DM   2  16  31   8  39 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
L_Copland      MF   1   8  32   6  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  10  30   7  21 |  94   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50   1
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   9  27  20  12 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
C_Arrache      FW   2  10   6  36  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  32
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  10   7  29  13 |  38   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
A_Zogbo        GK  31   4   3   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  31  13   7  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Tierney      DF   3  30  11   7  32 |  56   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
D_Savicevic    MF   1   8  28   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mane         FW   2   6   7  24  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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