Division Two League Match, AC Milan vs. Sunderland (Sun Feb 11)


                             AC Milan  |  Sunderland
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-3-3 C
                    Darren Broadhurst  |  John Gemmell
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK L_Camp
                         C_Ferrara DF  |  DF A_Cissokho
                              Hugo DF  |  DF Maldini
                        J_Richards DF  |  DF B_Weinman
                            T_Haas DF  |  DF E_Richards
                         Leroy_Fer MF  |  MF Eugen_Shakhov
                            Alexis MF  |  MF N_Sahin
                      D_Boerrigter MF  |  MF K_Paterson
                            Imbula AM  |  FW Christinoa
                       D_Stanfield FW  |  FW R_M_Perry
                           J_Vardy FW  |  FW D_Byrne
                                       |
                          J_Hunter SUB |  SUB M_Woods
                           Ricadio SUB |  SUB A_Brehme
                              Jese SUB |  SUB D_Aitken
                            J_Cole SUB |  SUB D_Zoff
                             Pezza SUB |  SUB A_Akinbiyi

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 2  :(amn) D_Boerrigter with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Maldini
          ...  D_Boerrigter with the shot on net !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 3  :(amn) Imbula 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!
          ...  K_Paterson with a bad challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 4  :(amn) D_Stanfield is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  Good sliding challenge from E_Richards
Min. 8  :(amn) T_Haas with a flicked pass to D_Stanfield
          ...  A skilful effort from D_Stanfield !
          ...  But L_Camp makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 9  :(amn) Imbula crosses to T_Haas
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  B_Weinman looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 14 :(sun) A_Cissokho with a reverse pass to Eugen_Shakhov
          ...  Eugen_Shakhov smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg tips it behind
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 16 :(amn) Leroy_Fer finds D_Stanfield with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But A_Cissokho sweeps up the threat
Min. 19 :(amn) D_Boerrigter crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Vardy in the box
          ...  J_Vardy from 20 yards !
          ...  L_Camp with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Alexis chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_M_Perry wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 20 :(amn) Alexis finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Alexis with a thundering shot!
          ...  But L_Camp comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 21 :(amn) Leroy_Fer gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Boerrigter
          ...  D_Boerrigter drives the shot in!
          ...  But L_Camp comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 23 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov puts in D_Byrne
          ...  C_Ferrara reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 25 :(amn) Leroy_Fer runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Imbula
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Weinman
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 27 :(sun) R_M_Perry makes himself available
          ...  But T_Haas slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 28 :(sun) Christinoa beats T_Haas
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Leroy_Fer with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Sunderland players
Min. 30 :(amn) Alexis with a reverse pass to Imbula
          ...  Maldini slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Boerrigter chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  B_Weinman clears the danger
Min. 31 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Christinoa gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Christinoa sees M_Steklenburg off his line !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg is equal to it
Min. 34 :(amn) D_Stanfield makes the tackle
          ...  D_Stanfield flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But L_Camp tips it behind
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) Imbula fires over a low cross to D_Stanfield
          ...  D_Stanfield with a powerful header !
          ...  But L_Camp punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 44 :(amn) Alexis runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Alexis rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Alexis floats the ball in!
          ...  E_Richards belts it clear
Min. 46 :(sun) N_Sahin takes advantage of a mistake by J_Richards
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Hugo takes possession

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

Min. 48 :(amn) Leroy_Fer with a Cruyff turn
          ...  K_Paterson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 49 :(amn) C_Ferrara leaves D_Byrne standing
          ...  C_Ferrara hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  L_Camp is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  L_Camp looks very relieved!
Min. 51 :(sun) K_Paterson brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Byrne gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Byrne runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 52 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov loses T_Haas
          ...  Eugen_Shakhov has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 54 :(sun) N_Sahin leaves J_Richards standing
          ...  D_Boerrigter is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 54 :(sun) Curled in dangerously from N_Sahin to R_M_Perry
          ...  A powerful header from R_M_Perry !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The AC Milan fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 56 :(amn) Imbula is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Boerrigter
          ...  But E_Richards wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 57 :(amn) Alexis knocks it past B_Weinman and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Alexis tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But L_Camp hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 58 :(amn) J_Vardy runs at E_Richards
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Maldini with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 59 :(amn) The ball runs loose!
          ...  D_Stanfield seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  The cross hits D_Stanfield on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  L_Camp gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 62 :(amn) J_Vardy brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Cissokho
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Stanfield!
          ...  D_Stanfield gets up high for the header !
          ...  L_Camp makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 63 :(amn) T_Haas brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Vardy makes himself available
          ...  D_Byrne is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 65 :(sun) D_Zoff will replace the useless Eugen_Shakhov and will play MF
Min. 65 :(sun) N_Sahin runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Maldini latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Maldini with a powerful header !
          ...  M_Steklenburg tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Sahin lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes the catch!
Min. 70 :(sun) There's going to be a change
          ...  D_Aitken will come on for B_Weinman and play DF
Min. 70 :(sun) A_Akinbiyi will replace the useless D_Byrne and will play FW
Min. 74 :(amn) J_Vardy runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  J_Vardy has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But L_Camp punches it away
Min. 75 :(amn) Pezza is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Vardy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(amn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Jese will come on for Alexis and play MF
Min. 76 :(sun) D_Aitken holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Akinbiyi
          ...  Leroy_Fer rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  J_Hunye signals that it is indirect
          ...  N_Sahin hoists it forward
          ...  K_Paterson gets on the end of it
          ...  C_Ferrara brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But J_Hunye waves play on!!!
Min. 77 :(amn) Ricadio will replace C_Ferrara and play DF
Min. 79 :(sun) E_Richards has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Haas
          ...  He puts in N_Sahin!
          ...  N_Sahin has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  M_Steklenburg saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 84 :(amn) Imbula nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Maldini intercepts the pass
Min. 84 :(amn) Pezza comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  N_Sahin with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Jese hoists it forward
          ...  Pezza gets on the end of it
          ...  Pezza rifles it to the far post !
          ...  L_Camp manages to turn it behind
Min. 86 :(sun) D_Zoff looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Christinoa
          ...  But J_Richards slides in
Min. 87 :(sun) D_Zoff finds E_Richards in the box
          ...  E_Richards attempts the shot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 87 :(amn) Jese knocks it forward
          ...  E_Richards slips
          ...  Pezza gets to it!
          ...  K_Paterson with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  J_Hunye refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sun) Christinoa sidesteps Ricadio
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Stanfield
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 89 :(amn) Jese with a glorious long pass to D_Stanfield
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Zoff

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 74,761
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : D_Stanfield
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Leroy_Fer (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : E_Richards (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Paterson (3), D_Byrne (63), N_Sahin (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |   Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 0 Sunderland
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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 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
C_Ferrara      DF   2  26   8   6  22 |  79   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
Hugo           DF   2  25  12   9  42 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  25   6   7  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  24  12   7  11 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Leroy_Fer      MF   2  10  27   8  36 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Alexis         MF   3   9  24  13  12 |  77   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   9  24  12  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
Imbula         AM   1   9  24  16  20 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Stanfield    FW   2   8   5  27  32 |  93   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20   0  25
J_Vardy        FW   1   6   7  24  30 |  77   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
J_Hunter       GK  27   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricadio        DF   3  25   8   6  32 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jese           MF   2   5  26   7  41 |  16   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Cole         MF   3   8  25   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  25  32 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Camp         GK  27   3   4   4  10 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  26  11   6  12 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Maldini        DF   2  26   9   7  41 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
B_Weinman      DF   2  25   8  11  30 |  72   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
E_Richards     DF   2  24  13   5  32 |  93   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   5
Eugen_Shakhov  MF   1   6  28   6  21 |  67   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
N_Sahin        MF   2   7  26  17  26 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
K_Paterson     MF   2   6  23   8  11 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_M_Perry      FW   1   8  11  25  30 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_Byrne        FW   1   6  11  23  42 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
M_Woods        GK   2  16  25   9  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Brehme       DF   1  24   7   8  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  23   9   6  20 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Zoff         MF   2  10  23  11  12 |  26   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Akinbiyi     FW   3   6   9  23  30 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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