Division Three League Match, AC Milan vs. Celtic FC (Mon Dec 10)


                             AC Milan  |  Celtic FC
                          4-1-2-1-2 N  |  4-3-3 A
                          Mike McLeod  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                           Belushi GK  |  GK S_Assenjo
                          M_Bordon DF  |  DF H_Westermann
                            B_Berg DF  |  DF N_Golanski
                          D_Oleary DF  |  DF M_Abel
                       J_Tomkinson DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                            P_Cocu DM  |  MF A_Jolie
                       A_Carvalhas MF  |  MF D_Damjanovic
                             Carmo MF  |  MF Zheng_Zhi
                           P_Rossi AM  |  FW K_Miller
                         C_Canista FW  |  FW M_Phisbaena
                           M_Maigi FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                                       |
                          Carlotta SUB |  SUB D_Pokrivac
                      U_Emanuelson SUB |  SUB C_Metzelder
                         F_Baumann SUB |  SUB K_Mizuno
                         R_Wolford SUB |  SUB J_Rodwell
                            Romero SUB |  SUB H_Cunningham

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 2  :(cfc) P_McGowan beats his marker
          ...  B_Berg beats him to the ball
Min. 3  :(amn) P_Cocu takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Canista
          ...  C_Canista goes for the top corner !
          ...  S_Assenjo fists it away
Min. 3  :(cfc) D_Damjanovic looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_McGowan
          ...  P_McGowan keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But Belushi just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 6  :(amn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  M_Maigi gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  N_Golanski gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 7  :(cfc) M_Phisbaena gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Jolie
          ...  A_Jolie tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  Belushi with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 10 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena hoofs it up field to find K_Miller
          ...  M_Bordon with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 12 :(amn) Carmo feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  M_Bordon runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Bordon !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  S_Assenjo moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 13 :(amn) P_Cocu puts in C_Canista
          ...  C_Canista with the chance !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  S_Assenjo moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  S_Assenjo looks dejected!
          ...  AC Milan have snatched the lead!
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 15 :(cfc) H_Westermann is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 15 :(cfc) C_Metzelder replaces an unhappy H_Westermann and will play as a DF
Min. 20 :(amn) M_Bordon looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Rossi
          ...  P_Rossi tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  S_Assenjo gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 22 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi pulls it back to M_Phisbaena
          ...  M_Bordon tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  P_Dowd has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by P_Dowd!
          ...  P_Dowd calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 25 :(cfc) P_McGowan makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  P_McGowan goes for goal !
          ...  Belushi parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 26 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  B_Berg plays it back
          ...  Belushi slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  M_Phisbaena gets on the end of it
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  AC Milan 1-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 33 :(amn) D_Oleary whips the ball across to C_Canista
          ...  C_Metzelder steals the ball of off him
Min. 35 :(amn) J_Tomkinson holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Bordon in space!
          ...  But B_Howedes sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 40 :(amn) C_Canista loses his marker
          ...  C_Canista with the crafty shot!
          ...  S_Assenjo tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Carvalhas chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_Tomkinson with the shot!
          ...  S_Assenjo tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 40 :(cfc) N_Golanski brings it under control
          ...  He takes on B_Berg
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Damjanovic!
          ...  D_Damjanovic keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But Belushi punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 41 :(cfc) Zheng_Zhi finds K_Miller with a ball over the defence
          ...  K_Miller looks to see where Belushi is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But Belushi makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 42 :(amn) D_Oleary is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to P_Rossi
          ...  P_Rossi with a blistering shot !
          ...  S_Assenjo takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) C_Canista takes advantage of a mistake by M_Abel
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  C_Canista launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  S_Assenjo makes a difficult save
Min. 44 :(amn) A_Carvalhas with a one-touch layoff to M_Maigi
          ...  M_Maigi throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But S_Assenjo makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 47 :(amn) D_Oleary is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Maigi
          ...  But M_Abel wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Carvalhas floats the ball in!
          ...  It comes to D_Oleary
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_Assenjo dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_Assenjo beaten!
Min. 48 :(amn) M_Maigi beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
          ...  C_Metzelder cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 1-1 Celtic FC

Min. 46 :(cfc) P_McGowan is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  P_Rossi rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 48 :(cfc) P_McGowan takes advantage of a mistake by M_Bordon
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_Oleary rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 50 :(amn) P_Cocu is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  P_Rossi latches onto the ball
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Howedes
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 51 :(cfc) C_Metzelder sprints past Carmo
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Berg and it had to be
Min. 52 :(amn) M_Maigi nutmegs N_Golanski, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Maigi keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But S_Assenjo tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Carmo drives it into the box!
          ...  C_Canista swings a leg at it!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 59 :(amn) P_Rossi finds M_Maigi with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Maigi strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But S_Assenjo stops that one easily
Min. 60 :(cfc) A_Jolie with a glorious long pass to K_Miller
          ...  But M_Maigi with the fine tackle
Min. 65 :(amn) P_Rossi threads the through ball to J_Tomkinson
          ...  But C_Metzelder slides in
Min. 65 :(cfc) C_Metzelder with a probing pass to Zheng_Zhi
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Canista and it had to be
Min. 67 :(amn) A_Carvalhas looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Maigi
          ...  M_Maigi with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  S_Assenjo is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  That's put AC Milan in front!
          ...  AC Milan 2-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 68 :(cfc) A_Jolie knocks it forward
          ...  J_Tomkinson slips
          ...  C_Metzelder gets to it!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Berg hits it out for a throw
Min. 73 :(amn) M_Maigi with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows B_Howedes a clean set of heals
          ...  B_Howedes recovers to win the ball back
Min. 75 :(cfc) K_Mizuno is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Jolie is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(amn) P_Rossi finds M_Bordon on the edge of the box
          ...  But N_Golanski spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 80 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Berg
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 82 :(amn) P_Rossi gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  M_Maigi is unmarked
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Maigi !
          ...  But S_Assenjo tips it behind
          ...  P_Dowd has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 85 :(cfc) J_Rodwell is ready to come on to replace D_Damjanovic
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 47,500
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : M_Maigi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Canista (13), M_Maigi (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Bordon (22), D_Oleary (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : M_Phisbaena
Scorers              : M_Phisbaena (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : H_Westermann (15)
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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Final Score          : AC Milan 2 - 1 Celtic FC
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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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Belushi        GK  31   8   8   5  11 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
M_Bordon       DF   2  24   7   6  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  10  -1
B_Berg         DF   2  23   7   6  33 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
D_Oleary       DF   1  23   9   5  24 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -1
J_Tomkinson    DF   1  23   7   7  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
P_Cocu         DM   3  10  22  10  25 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   5  23   6  19 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  64  20
Carmo          MF   1   5  22   4  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
P_Rossi        AM   2   8  25   9  37 |  94   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  48  16
C_Canista      FW   1   4   3  23  33 |  94   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  15   0  53
M_Maigi        FW   1   8  12  23  42 |  94   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  35  20  80
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
U_Emanuelson   DF   1  22   2   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Baumann      MF   1   5  23   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  24   8 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Romero         FW   1   6   3  22  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Celtic FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Assenjo      GK  23   3   3   4  34 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   2  26   5   3  27 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
N_Golanski     DF   3  24   8   6  35 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
M_Abel         DF   1  24   3   3  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  23   8   7  23 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
A_Jolie        MF   1   8  25   5  35 |  78   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
D_Damjanovic   MF   2   8  25   8  47 |  88   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32   8
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   8  24   8  42 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
K_Miller       FW   1   1   2  25  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -12
M_Phisbaena    FW   2   8  11  24  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  24  28
P_McGowan      FW   2   8   7  22  16 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
D_Pokrivac     GK   1  20  10   6  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  21   6   7  30 |  79   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
K_Mizuno       MF   1   7  25   9  28 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rodwell      MF   1  12  20   6  23 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Cunningham   FW   1   4   3  20  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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