Division Two League Match, AC Milan vs. Aston Villa (Sun Aug 16)


                             AC Milan  |  Aston Villa
                            4-1-3-2 N  |  4-1-3-2 P
                          Darren Lear  |  Pierre Van Rossum
                                       |
                              D_Do GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                         Ni_Na_Lee DF  |  DF D_Kuzmanovic
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF P_Livingstone
                     G_Fotheringam DF  |  DF M_Friedrich
                        L_Palmieri DF  |  DF Ayala
                               Kak DM  |  DM M_Woods
                        Almen_Abdi MF  |  MF A_Ben_Hatira
                              Jese MF  |  MF R_Nainggolan
                            Alexis MF  |  MF J_Butland
                             Pezza FW  |  FW G_Mixon
                        D_Mitsakos FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                        M_Kingsley SUB |  SUB G_Babos
                        J_Flanagan SUB |  SUB A_Cissokho
                           P_Duffy SUB |  SUB E_Barreto
                           Eduardo SUB |  SUB M_Isco
                      E_Richardson SUB |  SUB R_Sharp

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(amn) AC Milan are switching their playing style to P
Min. 2  :(amn) Curled in dangerously from Almen_Abdi to D_Mitsakos
          ...  D_Mitsakos sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It's beaten R_Ceni
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 3  :(asv) A_Ben_Hatira turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Mixon
          ...  L_Palmieri slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 5  :(amn) Kak brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Pezza gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Friedrich reads the play well
Min. 5  :(asv) P_Livingstone with the first time flick to G_Mixon
          ...  But P_Jones clears the danger
Min. 6  :(amn) Pezza jumps over M_Friedrich's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Pezza has a dig at goal!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 10 :(asv) S_Bergwijn plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  S_Bergwijn attempts to nutmeg D_Do!
          ...  D_Do with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 13 :(amn) Pezza with a measured ball to D_Mitsakos
          ...  D_Mitsakos with a powerful diving header!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 14 :(amn) P_Jones crosses into the box, finding Pezza
          ...  Pezza tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  R_Ceni with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 16 :(asv) M_Friedrich pulls it back to M_Woods
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Pezza
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  M_Friedrich gets on the end of it
          ...  But D_Do is equal to it
Min. 18 :(asv) S_Bergwijn knocks it past P_Jones and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  S_Bergwijn has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  D_Do beats the ball away
Min. 19 :(asv) J_Butland runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Bergwijn
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 22 :(asv) G_Mixon looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  L_Palmieri with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  N_Alexander calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  S_Bergwijn bends it in
          ...  D_Do is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 22 :(amn) Ni_Na_Lee tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 26 :(asv) R_Nainggolan with a reverse pass to D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  But Ni_Na_Lee barges him off the ball
Min. 27 :(asv) R_Nainggolan puts in A_Ben_Hatira
          ...  G_Fotheringam read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 28 :(amn) Almen_Abdi is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Mitsakos
          ...  D_Mitsakos has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 30 :(amn) Pezza takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Ayala looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 31 :(amn) P_Jones with the header on
          ...  He finds Pezza in space
          ...  Pezza unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  R_Ceni never had a chance!
Min. 34 :(amn) Almen_Abdi with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Ayala
          ...  G_Mixon goes in stud's first
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(amn) Jese sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Almen_Abdi
          ...  Almen_Abdi with a blistering shot !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 39 :(amn) Kak plays a first time ball through the defence to Alexis
          ...  But Ayala barges him off the ball
Min. 41 :(amn) Almen_Abdi knocks it forward
          ...  P_Livingstone slips
          ...  P_Jones gets to it!
          ...  P_Jones with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(amn) Ni_Na_Lee looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Mitsakos
          ...  D_Mitsakos tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  R_Ceni fists it away
Min. 46 :(amn) Almen_Abdi looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Kak
          ...  G_Mixon fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  An early bath or him then!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-1 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(asv) J_Butland can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to P_Livingstone
          ...  P_Livingstone hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But D_Do tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Nainggolan plays it into the danger area!
          ...  M_Woods gets something on it!
          ...  D_Do dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Butland crosses it in!
          ...  It is kicked away by G_Fotheringam
Min. 46 :(amn) D_Mitsakos miskicks!
          ...  He finds Alexis though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  M_Friedrich with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from N_Alexander
Min. 47 :(amn) L_Palmieri moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Jones
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Ayala and it had to be
Min. 50 :(amn) Pezza races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Mitsakos lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  S_Bergwijn forces him off the ball
Min. 50 :(asv) M_Woods with an intelligent ball to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The AC Milan fans taunt him!
Min. 51 :(amn) Alexis lobs it over M_Friedrich
          ...  Alexis with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 55 :(amn) Jese with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Palmieri gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Palmieri sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 62 :(amn) Almen_Abdi has space to run with the ball
          ...  A powerful header from Almen_Abdi !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  R_Ceni just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 68 :(amn) Ni_Na_Lee sidesteps D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  R_Ceni has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Ceni is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 71 :(amn) There's going to be a change
          ...  E_Richardson will come on for L_Palmieri and play FW
Min. 72 :(asv) M_Woods knocks the ball past the lunge of Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  M_Woods has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  D_Do guesses right
Min. 74 :(asv) M_Woods takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic attempts to drive it home!
          ...  D_Do is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 75 :(asv) a big roar from the crowd as A_Cissokho comes on for P_Livingstone to play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) There's going to be a change
          ...  E_Barreto will come on for R_Nainggolan and play MF
Min. 75 :(amn) Kak is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to G_Fotheringam
          ...  A_Cissokho cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 76 :(asv) J_Butland nutmegs Ni_Na_Lee, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Butland with the overhead !
          ...  D_Do makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 79 :(asv) M_Friedrich reads the run of A_Cissokho
          ...  A_Cissokho throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It floats over D_Do
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 80 :(asv) The Aston Villa manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 80 :(amn) D_Mitsakos hits a hard pass to Pezza
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Cissokho
Min. 80 :(asv) D_Kuzmanovic takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  D_Do with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 82 :(asv) J_Butland has it now
          ...  He takes on G_Fotheringam
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Kuzmanovic!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Kak
Min. 83 :(asv) S_Bergwijn sidesteps Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  S_Bergwijn with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(amn) E_Richardson had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  A well-placed shot from E_Richardson !
          ...  R_Ceni with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 94 :(amn) D_Mitsakos steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs E_Barreto
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  D_Mitsakos has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  R_Ceni parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And R_Ceni recovers to save!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 75,000
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : D_Mitsakos
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : M_Friedrich (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ni_Na_Lee (22 og)
Sent Off             : G_Mixon (46)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |   Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       13
Off target           :          11        |       5
On target            :           4        |       8
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 1 Aston Villa
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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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D_Do           GK  35   1   3   7  31 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  30   9   7  41 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -10   0
P_Jones        DF   2  29  13   7  28 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  27   9  11  30 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Palmieri     DF   1  26   8  10  42 |  75   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Kak            DM   2  17  28  10  41 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  11  30  12  30 |  98   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -20
Jese           MF   2   5  29   7  41 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Alexis         MF   3  10  26  13  12 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  27  32 |  98   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
D_Mitsakos     FW   1   7   4  25  32 |  98   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  20  20
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Flanagan     DF   2  25   8   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Duffy        DM   2  15  25   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eduardo        MF   2   8  31   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Richardson   FW   2   5  11  26  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ceni         GK  37   2   2   7  30 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  38   9   7  40 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
P_Livingstone  DF   2  32  11   8  31 |  79   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
M_Friedrich    DF   2  31  12  10  29 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
Ayala          DF   2  30  12   5  11 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Woods        DM   2  18  28   9  18 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  20
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  32   9  40 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  31   6  23 |  79   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
J_Butland      MF   2   9  29  11  41 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  12  30  42 |  46   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
S_Bergwijn     FW   3   9   7  25  10 |  98   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
G_Babos        GK  29   1   3   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  30  11   7  12 |  19   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
E_Barreto      MF   1   9  29   9  33 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Isco         MF   2   9  24  21  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  27  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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