Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 3, Werder Bremen vs. AC Milan (Wed Mar 26)


                        Werder Bremen  |  AC Milan
                            4-1-3-2 N  |  4-4-2 C
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Bryan McKay
                                       |
                        M_Backhaus GK  |  GK Brad_Viner
                      Jerzinho_Jnr DF  |  DF G_Hanley
                      Maya_Yoshida DF  |  DF R_Zdravkov
                       M_Veljkovic DF  |  DF A_Ralston
                           W_Frost DF  |  DF Hierro
                             Blind DM  |  MF T_Stark
                           S_Veron MF  |  MF P_McNamara
                          N_Valsic MF  |  MF N_Raskin
                           M_Mount MF  |  MF S_Gordon
                            L_Riva FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                           Y_Osako FW  |  FW Cabralzinho
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB R_McCrorie
                         H_Odoffin SUB |  SUB B_Bailey
                             Dunga SUB |  SUB B_Banner
                          B_Towell SUB |  SUB H_Ziyech
                        D_Kownacki SUB |  SUB A_Pessamunni

Referee: S_Scharer (Switzerland)


Min. 1  :(wbn) Maya_Yoshida looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 1  :(wbn) a big roar from the crowd as H_Odoffin comes on for Maya_Yoshida to play DF
Min. 5  :(amn) Cabralzinho with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  W_Frost cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 7  :(amn) P_McNamara plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Lewandowski keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  An audacious effort from R_Lewandowski !
          ...  M_Backhaus with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_McNamara hits it towards the far post!
          ...  G_Hanley gets on the end of it
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Stark hits it into the box!
          ...  M_Veljkovic heads it away
Min. 8  :(wbn) Y_Osako with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves A_Ralston behind
          ...  Y_Osako hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Brad_Viner tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Veron plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Hierro reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 9  :(amn) N_Raskin miskicks!
          ...  He finds R_Lewandowski though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  R_Lewandowski with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans taunt him!
Min. 11 :(amn) Cabralzinho knocks it past W_Frost and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  S_Veron with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 12 :(amn) S_Gordon finds Cabralzinho with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr wins the ball
Min. 13 :(wbn) M_Mount flicks the ball through
          ...  N_Valsic runs onto it!
          ...  A_Ralston had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 16 :(amn) S_Gordon slides it through the middle to Cabralzinho
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from N_Valsic
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_McNamara curls it into the box!
          ...  Cabralzinho gets a shot in
          ...  But M_Backhaus makes an easy save
Min. 19 :(amn) N_Raskin hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_Lewandowski collects the loose ball!
          ...  R_Lewandowski is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But S_Scharer waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat M_Backhaus
          ...  He dinks it over M_Backhaus
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 23 :(wbn) N_Valsic has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  L_Riva gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  G_Hanley hits it out for a throw
Min. 24 :(wbn) M_Mount miskicks!
          ...  He finds Y_Osako though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  R_Zdravkov bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 27 :(wbn) L_Riva knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  Hierro goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 28 :(amn) R_Lewandowski beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  L_Riva with a nasty foul
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  N_Raskin swings it in
          ...  P_McNamara takes control of it!
          ...  P_McNamara with his head down lets it go !
          ...  M_Backhaus makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 29 :(wbn) N_Valsic nutmegs the defender
          ...  Blocked by G_Hanley
Min. 29 :(amn) A_Ralston with a 50-yard pass to P_McNamara
          ...  P_McNamara has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But M_Backhaus tips it over
          ...  S_Scharer has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 35 :(wbn) S_Veron with the heel pass to L_Riva
          ...  L_Riva flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But Brad_Viner parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 37 :(amn) G_Hanley plays in Cabralzinho with a beautiful ball
          ...  Cabralzinho with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  M_Backhaus parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 42 :(wbn) N_Valsic flicks it over G_Hanley and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  N_Valsic curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Brad_Viner never had a chance!
          ...  Werder Bremen go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(wbn) Y_Osako plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  L_Riva decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Cabralzinho robs him of the ball
Min. 46 :(wbn) L_Riva slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Hierro
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Blind crosses it in!
          ...  Hierro gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 48 :(amn) T_Stark lays the ball back to R_Lewandowski
          ...  S_Veron with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 1-0 AC Milan

Min. 48 :(amn) Cabralzinho takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  W_Frost wins the ball well
          ...  S_Scharer has given a free kick
          ...  He received a good talking to from S_Scharer
Min. 54 :(wbn) M_Mount drives it across the face of the goal L_Riva
          ...  L_Riva with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans sing his praises!
          ...  Werder Bremen 2-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 54 :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 54 :(amn) R_Lewandowski runs forward
          ...  But H_Odoffin slides in
Min. 55 :(amn) B_Bailey is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Zdravkov is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(amn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  B_Banner will come on for G_Hanley and play DF
Min. 60 :(wbn) L_Riva nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  But A_Ralston spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 60 :(amn) R_Lewandowski with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Veljkovic behind
          ...  W_Frost read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 61 :(wbn) N_Valsic with an incisive pass to S_Veron
          ...  S_Veron with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans chant his name!
          ...  Werder Bremen 3-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 65 :(amn) H_Ziyech is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Raskin is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 65 :(amn) A_Ralston cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Cabralzinho
          ...  W_Frost reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 66 :(amn) T_Stark finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  M_Mount with an ugly foul
          ...  S_Scharer will want to speak to him
Min. 67 :(amn) S_Gordon cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  W_Frost rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  S_Scharer calls him over
          ...  S_Scharer tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 68 :(wbn) M_Mount is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Blind
          ...  B_Bailey reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 68 :(amn) H_Ziyech looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Lewandowski
          ...  N_Valsic reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 70 :(amn) A_Pessamunni will come on for R_Lewandowski and play FW
Min. 71 :(wbn) S_Veron has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  B_Bailey gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 73 :(wbn) M_Mount finds L_Riva on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Ralston wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 75 :(wbn) S_Veron crosses to Y_Osako
          ...  Hierro slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 77 :(wbn) Blind is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to M_Mount
          ...  A_Ralston with the high feet
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 78 :(wbn) Y_Osako takes advantage of a bad back pass from B_Banner
          ...  Y_Osako goes for goal !
          ...  Brad_Viner won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 80 :(amn) S_Gordon brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  P_McNamara makes himself available
          ...  P_McNamara hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  M_Backhaus falls over
          ...  But M_Backhaus is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 82 :(wbn) Blind chips the ball over the defence and finds Y_Osako
          ...  P_McNamara tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Osako curls it into the box!
          ...  Brad_Viner easily catches it!
Min. 82 :(amn) B_Bailey finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  S_Veron with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  S_Scharer warns him
Min. 84 :(amn) B_Banner holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Cabralzinho
          ...  Cabralzinho with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  M_Backhaus dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had M_Backhaus beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Ziyech drives it into the box!
          ...  It comes to S_Gordon
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  M_Backhaus is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(amn) A_Pessamunni flicks it past M_Veljkovic
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  H_Odoffin picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 92 :(wbn) H_Odoffin sidesteps B_Bailey
          ...  H_Odoffin tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But Brad_Viner makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Blind lofts the ball in!
          ...  A_Pessamunni clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 99,248
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : N_Valsic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Valsic (42), L_Riva (54), S_Veron (61)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Veron (11), W_Frost (67)
Injured              : Maya_Yoshida (1)
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : P_McNamara
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ralston (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       11
Off target           :           1        |       5
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       4
Fouls                :          12        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 3 - 0 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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_Backhaus     GK  31   4   1   4  38 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
Jerzinho_Jnr   DF   1  31   7   1  17 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Maya_Yoshida   DF   1  31   1   2  47 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Veljkovic    DF   1  30   8   1  41 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
W_Frost        DF   2  27   4   6  41 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  73  -2  -2
Blind          DM   1  15  25   5  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Veron        MF   2   3  30   5  29 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  28  23
N_Valsic       MF   2   8  29  18  29 |  97   0   2   2   1   1   1   0   0   0  70  70  45
M_Mount        MF   1   1  29  12  28 |  97   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  31  42 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Y_Osako        FW   2   1   6  30  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  35  25
T_Courtois     GK  30   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Odoffin      DF   2  27   8  10  12 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   5
Dunga          MF   2  13  30   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Towell       MF   2   4  27  15  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kownacki     FW   2   4   5  27  23 |   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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Brad_Viner     GK  32   3   3   2  23 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  32   8   3  25 |  63   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
R_Zdravkov     DF   3  30   6  10  20 |  58   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
A_Ralston      DF   2  30   8   1  36 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  28  -2
Hierro         DF   1  29  10   7  33 |  97   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 125   0   0
T_Stark        MF   2   5  32   1  33 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  31   7  33 |  97   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  25  15  15
N_Raskin       MF   2   4  31   3  25 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
S_Gordon       MF   2   7  29  10  21 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  25 -20
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   5   3  32  28 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Cabralzinho    FW   2   1   4  28  15 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  25   0  10
R_McCrorie     GK  30   1   3   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bailey       DF   2  27   5  10  20 |  39   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
B_Banner       DF   1  27   7   1  27 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
H_Ziyech       MF   2   1  29   1  28 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Pessamunni   FW   1   5   8  27  32 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
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