Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. AC Milan (Sun Nov 11)


                      Manchester City  |  AC Milan
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Darren Broadhurst
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF Y_Mina
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF P_McGrath
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF Hugo
                            M_Rojo DF  |  DF J_Richards
                           L_Diame MF  |  MF Leroy_Fer
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF Jese
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF J_Cole
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  MF Imbula
                           G_Botti FW  |  FW D_Stanfield
                           M_Skiba FW  |  FW L_Suarez
                                       |
                          J_A_Hart SUB |  SUB Adrian
                      La_Huntellio SUB |  SUB Ricadio
                          D_Boyata SUB |  SUB Alexis
                           Eduardo SUB |  SUB D_Boerrigter
                            JobLot SUB |  SUB Pezza

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 1  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Skiba
          ...  M_Skiba with a stunning strike !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 6  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with the dribble
          ...  P_McGrath is easily beaten
          ...  P_McGrath recovers to win the ball back
Min. 8  :(amn) Imbula steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs M_Scholl
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A skilful effort from Imbula !
          ...  But N_Winneke is equal to it
Min. 13 :(mnc) C_Fuchs has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Richards
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Rojo!
          ...  M_Rojo aims for the top right corner !
          ...  Saved by M_Steklenburg
Min. 15 :(amn) Hugo looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Cole
          ...  But M_Rojo clears the ball to safety
Min. 24 :(mnc) M_Skiba sidesteps Jese
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  M_Skiba gets up high for the header !
          ...  M_Steklenburg gathers it comfortably
Min. 36 :(mnc) G_Botti with the nod to M_Skiba
          ...  But J_Richards with the fine tackle
Min. 36 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto runs towards the goal
          ...  J_Cole with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 41 :(amn) L_Suarez sidesteps W_Reid
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  L_Suarez curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) C_Fuchs with a probing through ball M_A_Nastasic
          ...  But Y_Mina with the fine tackle

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

Min. 49 :(amn) Leroy_Fer is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  L_Suarez latches onto the end of it
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Fuchs
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jese drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Rojo wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 53 :(amn) Hugo runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Stanfield
          ...  S_Nakamoto is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Leroy_Fer swings it in
          ...  D_Stanfield gets on the end of it
          ...  What a shot from D_Stanfield !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Brilliant save from N_Winneke
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 57 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Caoimhin_Og with a powerful diving header!
          ...  M_Steklenburg goes down well to save
Min. 58 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from L_Diame to M_Skiba
          ...  M_Skiba with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 64 :(mnc) S_Nakamoto controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  C_Fuchs gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Jese seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 65 :(amn) D_Stanfield takes advantage of a mistake by M_A_Nastasic
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Stanfield heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  N_Winneke has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  That's put AC Milan in front!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 66 :(amn) AC Milan made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 66 :(mnc) M_Scholl plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Skiba decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Skiba smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 68 :(mnc) M_Skiba loses his marker
          ...  Jese with the tackle
Min. 70 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - La_Huntellio on for W_Reid as a DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Eduardo is ready to come on to replace S_Nakamoto
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as JobLot comes on for G_Botti to play FW
Min. 78 :(amn) Ricadio is being prepared to come on
          ...  Y_Mina is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 81 :(amn) Alexis is being brought on
          ...  Leroy_Fer is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 83 :(amn) Pezza is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Stanfield is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 84 :(amn) Imbula sidesteps M_A_Nastasic
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  L_Diame with the foul
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 84 :(mnc) JobLot pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  L_Diame is clean through!
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will just give him a speaking to
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  JobLot places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's put it over!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 109,557
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Skiba
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Nakamoto (53)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : D_Stanfield (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Stanfield (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       4
Off target           :           1        |       1
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           2        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       3
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Winneke      GK  31   2   2   3  20 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  28   8   9  32 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
W_Reid         DF   2  27   7   9  41 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  27   2   2  45 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Rojo         DF   1  26   6   8  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
L_Diame        MF   1  10  31   5  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  29  10  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  29   8  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  29  32 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  24  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
J_A_Hart       GK  21   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  26   7   9  20 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   2  24   6  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eduardo        MF   2   7  29   8  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   1

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 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  28   8  10  31 |  81   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  27  12   7  12 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  26  12   9  42 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Richards     DF   1  26   6   7  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   8  26   7  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Imbula         MF   1   9  25  16  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
D_Stanfield    FW   2   8   5  27  32 |  86   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Adrian         GK  26   1   2   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ricadio        DF   3  26   8   6  32 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Alexis         MF   3   9  25  13  12 |  11   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 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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