Division One League Match, Werder Bremen vs. AC Milan (Sun Aug 11)


                        Werder Bremen  |  AC Milan
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  5-4-1 C
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Care Taker
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                        J_Neeskens DF  |  DF Y_Mina
                         J_Zanetti DF  |  DF Hugo
                         A_McLeish DF  |  DF Ricadio
                          F_Beijmo DF  |  DF J_Richards
                          T_Muller MF  |  DF D_Yedlin
                          M_Canete MF  |  MF Imbula
                           A_Vidal MF  |  MF J_Cole
                          J_Ledley AM  |  MF G_Carey
                           M_Kruse FW  |  MF Alexis
                        E_Bergkamp FW  |  FW D_Stanfield
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                     L_Augustinson SUB |  SUB P_McGrath
                           F_Kainz SUB |  SUB A_Tackle
                     C_Dopolpoppod SUB |  SUB Jese
                       Del_Vecchio SUB |  SUB Pezza

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 4  :(wbn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Werder Bremen will now play E
Min. 5  :(amn) G_Carey with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Imbula gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Imbula looks to see where T_Flowers is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 9  :(amn) J_Cole nutmegs J_Zanetti, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Cole pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  T_Flowers with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 10 :(amn) J_Cole runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to G_Carey
          ...  G_Carey blasts it at the goal !
          ...  T_Flowers makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 15 :(wbn) A_Vidal boots it towards J_Zanetti
          ...  Hugo gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 17 :(amn) G_Carey skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Y_Mina
          ...  Y_Mina with a bicycle kick !
          ...  T_Flowers with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Carey drives it into the box!
          ...  A_McLeish wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 19 :(amn) J_Cole loses his marker!
          ...  Intercepted by J_Neeskens
Min. 20 :(wbn) M_Kruse takes advantage of a mistake by Ricadio
          ...  But J_Richards slides in two footed.
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 21 :(wbn) A_Vidal finds the run of J_Ledley
          ...  J_Ledley hits the ball first time!
          ...  M_Steklenburg parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  That's given Werder Bremen the lead!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 21 :(amn) G_Carey moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Hugo
          ...  Hugo uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 22 :(wbn) A_McLeish is too quick for the defence
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Ricadio
Min. 26 :(wbn) A_McLeish with a penetrating pass to M_Kruse
          ...  But Hugo slides in two footed.
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 26 :(wbn) T_Muller breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Steklenburg!
          ...  J_Richards brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 30 :(amn) J_Richards with a short pass to find Y_Mina
          ...  Y_Mina keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  T_Flowers is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 34 :(wbn) J_Ledley brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Neeskens makes himself available
          ...  J_Neeskens rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 34 :(amn) D_Stanfield leaves J_Zanetti standing
          ...  E_Bergkamp with a deliberate foul
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(amn) Hugo plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Carey keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But F_Beijmo clears the ball to safety
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(amn) Imbula sidesteps F_Beijmo
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Imbula has a dig at goal!
          ...  T_Flowers blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 46 :(amn) Hugo picks up the pass
          ...  A glorious effort by Hugo !
          ...  T_Flowers with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!

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

Min. 46 :(wbn) T_Muller with the through ball to A_McLeish
          ...  Y_Mina gathers up the loose ball
Min. 47 :(amn) D_Stanfield jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  D_Stanfield sees T_Flowers off his line !
          ...  T_Flowers won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 51 :(wbn) J_Ledley beats D_Yedlin
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Ledley !
          ...  M_Steklenburg falls over
          ...  But M_Steklenburg is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 52 :(amn) J_Cole volleys it forward. He finds Y_Mina
          ...  J_Zanetti with a pull on the shirt
Min. 55 :(amn) Y_Mina runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Stanfield
          ...  D_Stanfield with the cheeky shot!
          ...  T_Flowers parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 58 :(amn) G_Carey with the dribble
          ...  J_Zanetti is easily beaten
          ...  G_Carey with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Flowers shouts at his defenders
          ...  AC Milan have snatched the lead!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-2 AC Milan ...
Min. 59 :(amn) AC Milan restructured their strategy to P
Min. 60 :(wbn) Up goes the substitution board - Del_Vecchio on for F_Beijmo as a FW
Min. 61 :(amn) Hugo knocks it forward
          ...  J_Neeskens slips
          ...  D_Stanfield gets to it!
          ...  D_Stanfield strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 70 :(wbn) Werder Bremen will now play A
Min. 70 :(amn) P_McGrath is coming on and D_Yedlin is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 70 :(amn) Curled in dangerously from J_Cole to D_Stanfield
          ...  A_McLeish tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole hits it into the box!
          ...  T_Flowers catches it!
Min. 74 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Hugo makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 75 :(wbn) Up goes the substitution board - F_Kainz on for A_Vidal as a MF
Min. 75 :(amn) Jese comes on for Alexis and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 78 :(wbn) T_Muller is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Del_Vecchio
          ...  Y_Mina robs him of the ball
Min. 78 :(amn) J_Richards has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  J_Neeskens wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 80 :(amn) Pezza comes on for D_Stanfield and takes up a FW role
Min. 80 :(amn) G_Carey beats J_Neeskens
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from G_Carey !
          ...  T_Flowers gathers it easily
Min. 81 :(wbn) The ball is passed in from J_Zanetti, he finds Del_Vecchio
          ...  Del_Vecchio lobs M_Steklenburg!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  M_Steklenburg tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Kainz chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  M_Steklenburg comes out and claims it!
Min. 81 :(amn) Pezza lobs it over the defender
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Neeskens
Min. 84 :(amn) J_Cole hits a hard pass to Pezza
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Zanetti
Min. 86 :(amn) Jese with a 40-yard pass to Pezza
          ...  M_Kruse rushes in with a crazy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amn) J_Richards runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Zanetti back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  J_Richards goes for the top corner !
          ...  T_Flowers won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 89 :(amn) Jese hoofs it up field to find Imbula
          ...  A_McLeish slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 91 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp gets possession in his own half
          ...  But Hugo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 93 :(amn) Y_Mina jumps over J_Zanetti's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Y_Mina with a thundering shot!
          ...  T_Flowers falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The AC Milan fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-3 AC Milan ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 95,162
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Ledley
Scorers              : J_Ledley (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Bergkamp (34)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : G_Carey (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Hugo (21), G_Carey (58), Y_Mina (93)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Richards (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       15
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           3        |       11
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :           7        |       12
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 1 - 3 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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T_Flowers      GK  39   2   2   1  27 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
J_Neeskens     DF   1  30  10   7  29 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
J_Zanetti      DF   1  29  12  10  41 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
A_McLeish      DF   1  29  12   6  26 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
F_Beijmo       DF   3  27  12   8  22 |  63   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Muller       MF   3   9  29  10  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Canete       MF   2   5  28   5  19 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Vidal        MF   2  13  25   7  21 |  78   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
J_Ledley       AM   1   6  27  16  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  30  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  28  34 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  27   7   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Kainz        MF   3   6  27  14  33 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dopolpoppod  MF   3   9  25  11  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Del_Vecchio    FW   3   5   8  25  20 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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  38   3   1   1  32 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  29   8  10  31 |  96   0   2   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  40  10  36
Hugo           DF   2  27  13   9  42 |  96   0   4   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  80  20  35
Ricadio        DF   3  27   8   6  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  27   6   7  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8  -1
D_Yedlin       DF   1  25  10   6  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Imbula         MF   1  10  26  16  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Cole         MF   3   8  26   7  33 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
G_Carey        MF   1   4  25  16  30 |  96   0   0   3   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  45  40
Alexis         MF   3  10  25  13  12 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Stanfield    FW   2   8   5  28  32 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Hunter       GK  29   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  29  12   7  12 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tackle       DF   2  25   7   6  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jese           MF   2   5  28   7  41 |  18   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  26  32 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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