Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. AC Milan (Wed Mar 20)


                              Arsenal  |  AC Milan
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-4-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Darren Broadhurst
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                         G_Collins DF  |  DF P_McGrath
                         R_Holding DF  |  DF Y_Mina
                         C_Blewitt DF  |  DF Ricadio
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF J_Richards
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  MF Leroy_Fer
                        S_Matthews MF  |  MF J_Cole
                            Bebeto MF  |  MF Imbula
                          R_Savage MF  |  MF Alexis
                         S_Wiltord MF  |  FW D_Stanfield
                          D_Murphy FW  |  FW L_Suarez
                                       |
                          D_de_Gea SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                         J_Souttar SUB |  SUB Hugo
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB Jese
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB D_Boerrigter
                           Ricardo SUB |  SUB Pezza

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(amn) Alexis takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past R_Holding
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Alexis with the goal bound shot!
          ...  D_James with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 3  :(amn) Alexis looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Stanfield
          ...  S_Wiltord pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  K_Ippi has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by K_Ippi!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Darren Broadhurst looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 3  :(amn) J_Cole with a simple pass to D_Stanfield
          ...  D_Stanfield must beat D_James!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  K_Ippi talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman flagged for offside
          ...  He was miles on
Min. 4  :(amn) L_Suarez gains control of the loose ball
          ...  L_Suarez tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  D_James can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  D_James has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 6  :(amn) J_Richards backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Cole latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Cole lobs D_James!
          ...  The shot slips through D_James's hands
          ...  But D_James recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 11 :(amn) L_Suarez beats his marker
          ...  L_Suarez tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But D_James reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 16 :(amn) Y_Mina runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Y_Mina with a powerful header !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leroy_Fer drives it into the box!
          ...  D_Stanfield swings a leg at it!
          ...  But D_James tips it over
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 17 :(arn) R_Savage runs at J_Richards
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  R_Savage attempts a chip!
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Arsenal the advantage!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 18 :(amn) AC Milan changed their strategy to play A
Min. 18 :(arn) D_Murphy takes on Y_Mina
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  D_Murphy has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  M_Steklenburg dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Wiltord chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  M_Steklenburg reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 19 :(amn) Ricadio pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  L_Suarez is clean through!
          ...  L_Suarez attempts a chip!
          ...  D_James tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Suarez plays it towards the near post!
          ...  D_James comes out and claims it!
Min. 20 :(arn) D_Rocastle finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  But Ricadio slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 20 :(amn) Imbula looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Stanfield
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from G_Collins
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ricadio chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_James comes out and claims it!
Min. 21 :(amn) D_Stanfield takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  D_Stanfield lobs D_James!
          ...  It's beaten D_James
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 23 :(amn) Imbula knocks it past G_Collins and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  D_Murphy with a bad challenge
          ...  K_Ippi refrained from booking him but had words
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  L_Suarez hits it over the wall
          ...  D_James narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 28 :(amn) Leroy_Fer backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_Stanfield gets on the end of it
          ...  But Bebeto slides in
Min. 29 :(arn) R_Savage has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_McGrath
          ...  He puts in P_Evra!
          ...  P_Evra with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Arsenal fans!!
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 30 :(arn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Souttar will come on for R_Savage and play DF
Min. 30 :(arn) Arsenal restructured their strategy to D
Min. 39 :(amn) Leroy_Fer with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Suarez
          ...  J_Souttar with a superb challenge
          ...  K_Ippi has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(amn) D_Stanfield knocks the ball past R_Holding
          ...  D_Stanfield with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But D_James reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 48 :(amn) Imbula lobs it over the defender
          ...  J_Souttar clears with a diving header

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

Min. 46 :(amn) Leroy_Fer gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  D_Stanfield is unmarked
          ...  D_Stanfield flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But D_James smothers the ball.
Min. 51 :(arn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Bebeto is through!
          ...  A wicked drive by Bebeto !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 53 :(arn) S_Wiltord wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Murphy
          ...  L_Suarez fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 58 :(arn) D_Murphy beats P_McGrath
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Ippi
          ...  Ricadio wins the ball
Min. 62 :(amn) Leroy_Fer has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Collins
          ...  He puts in L_Suarez!
          ...  P_Evra with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 65 :(amn) J_Cole with the heel pass to D_Stanfield
          ...  C_Blewitt read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 66 :(amn) Leroy_Fer runs at Bebeto
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  D_Murphy had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 68 :(amn) Leroy_Fer takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Suarez
          ...  P_Evra with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 68 :(amn) Imbula is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 75 :(amn) L_Suarez with the kinky dribble
          ...  G_Collins with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 78 :(amn) Jese is being brought on
          ...  Leroy_Fer is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 78 :(amn) Hugo takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Y_Mina
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(amn) Pezza is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Stanfield is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(arn) D_Rocastle is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 81 :(arn) P_Evra moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bebeto
          ...  Hugo gathers up the loose ball
Min. 83 :(arn) D_Murphy knocks the ball past the lunge of Ricadio
          ...  Jese with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  K_Ippi tries to calm him down
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) S_Wiltord brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Murphy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Hugo stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Adrian Dalmedo looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 91 :(arn) D_Murphy sidesteps Hugo
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Ricadio with the block

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 123,089
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : P_Evra (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Savage (17), P_Evra (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Murphy (66)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : D_Stanfield
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       12
Off target           :           1        |       3
On target            :           3        |       9
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :           3        |       9
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Final Score          : Arsenal 2 - 0 AC Milan
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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  35   2   2   3  26 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  29   9   7  19 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  29   8   6  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  28   7   6  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  27  12  10  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  60  10  30
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  28  10  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  28   7  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bebeto         MF   1   9  27   7  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  21
R_Savage       MF   2   8  27   6  15 |  30   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  25  30
S_Wiltord      MF   3  10  23   7  41 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
D_Murphy       FW   2  11   8  27  37 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Souttar      DF   3  25   7   8  33 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  29  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  28  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricardo        FW   1   7   9  25  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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M_Steklenburg  GK  37   3   1   1  32 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  28  12   7  12 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Y_Mina         DF   3  28   8  10  31 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Ricadio        DF   3  26   8   6  32 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Richards     DF   1  26   6   7  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Leroy_Fer      MF   2  11  28   9  36 |  81   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Cole         MF   3   8  26   7  33 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Imbula         MF   1  10  25  16  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Alexis         MF   3  10  25  13  12 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
D_Stanfield    FW   2   8   5  28  32 |  83   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
J_Hunter       GK  29   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  27  13   9  42 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Jese           AM   2   5  28   7  41 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   9  25  12  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  26  32 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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