Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 5, AC Milan vs. Sao Paulo FC (Thu Apr 10)


                             AC Milan  |  Sao Paulo FC
                            4-1-4-1 L  |  4-4-2 E
                          Bryan McKay  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                        R_McCrorie GK  |  GK Marius_Muller
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF L_Amoruso
                           L_Dixon DF  |  DF J_Nasazzi
                        R_Zdravkov DF  |  DF Omar_Little
                         A_Ralston DF  |  DF J_Fitzwater
                            Hierro DM  |  MF L_Matthaus
                           T_Stark MF  |  MF Christie
                        P_McNamara MF  |  MF H_Stoichkov
                          N_Raskin MF  |  MF J_Colquhoun
                         A_Hazzard MF  |  FW K_Benzema
                     R_Lewandowski FW  |  FW Kvaratskhelia
                                       |
                     Stefano_Greco SUB |  SUB J_Pavlenka
                          B_Bailey SUB |  SUB J_Bolton
                          S_Gordon SUB |  SUB R_Gullit
                             H_Pym SUB |  SUB Thoresen
                       Cabralzinho SUB |  SUB M_Rashford

Referee: P_Ilic (Serbia)


Min. 1  :(sao) K_Benzema with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Hierro muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  P_Ilic reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 11 :(amn) R_Lewandowski takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  L_Amoruso gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 13 :(sao) Omar_Little with a flicked pass to Kvaratskhelia
          ...  Kvaratskhelia with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But R_McCrorie palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 16 :(sao) L_Matthaus has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Kvaratskhelia gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  N_Raskin is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 18 :(sao) J_Colquhoun has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Kvaratskhelia gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Hierro with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  P_Ilic wants a word
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 24 :(amn) A_Hazzard finds R_Lewandowski in the box
          ...  Christie fouls badly
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  P_McNamara floats it forward
          ...  Hierro latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Fitzwater beats him to the ball
Min. 30 :(amn) T_Stark with a slick pass to R_Lewandowski
          ...  J_Nasazzi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Hazzard hits it towards the far post!
          ...  L_Amoruso gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 31 :(sao) L_Amoruso looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Nasazzi
          ...  J_Nasazzi controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  R_McCrorie is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  R_McCrorie looks very relieved!
Min. 38 :(amn) L_Dixon takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Christie with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(sao) J_Colquhoun whips the ball across to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema with the shot on net !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 48 :(amn) P_McNamara hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_Lewandowski collects the loose ball!
          ...  L_Matthaus with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-0 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 52 :(amn) A_Hazzard is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Lewandowski
          ...  J_Fitzwater with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
Min. 53 :(amn) A_Ralston with a neat pass into R_Lewandowski
          ...  J_Fitzwater brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But P_Ilic waves play on!!!
Min. 58 :(amn) R_Zdravkov threads the through ball to R_Lewandowski
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Nasazzi belts it clear
Min. 58 :(sao) Christie is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  J_Nasazzi latches onto the ball
          ...  From long range J_Nasazzi bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  R_McCrorie makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 60 :(amn) B_Bailey takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace L_Dixon as DF
Min. 60 :(amn) S_Gordon comes on for T_Stark and takes up a MF role
Min. 62 :(amn) A_Ralston runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Lewandowski
          ...  But Omar_Little barges him off the ball
Min. 63 :(sao) Kvaratskhelia takes on S_Gordon
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Kvaratskhelia with a thundering shot!
          ...  R_McCrorie takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 65 :(amn) H_Pym comes on for N_Raskin and takes up a MF role
Min. 67 :(sao) K_Benzema breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_McCrorie!
          ...  Hierro brings him down!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now
          ...  RED CARD!
Min. 67 :(amn) AC Milan altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 67 :(sao) M_Rashford is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Matthaus is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(amn) Cabralzinho is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Lewandowski is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(sao) K_Benzema steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs R_Zdravkov
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  K_Benzema with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into R_McCrorie arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  That is his 10th goal this season!!
          ...  Sao Paulo FC go ahead in this match now!
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 76 :(sao) J_Bolton is being brought on
          ...  Kvaratskhelia is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 76 :(sao) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Sao Paulo FC will now play D
Min. 84 :(sao) R_Gullit comes on for H_Stoichkov and takes up a MF role
Min. 84 :(sao) There's going to be a change
          ...  Thoresen will come on for Christie and play MF
Min. 85 :(sao) a big roar from the crowd as J_Pavlenka comes on for Marius_Muller to play GK
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(amn) P_McNamara with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  But Thoresen barges him off the ball
Min. 92 :(sao) K_Benzema sidesteps R_Zdravkov
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  What a shot from K_Benzema !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Gullit hits it into the box!
          ...  B_Bailey heads it away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 98,000
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : B_Bailey
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Hierro (67)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : J_Nasazzi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Benzema (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Matthaus (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :           0        |       7
Off target           :           0        |       3
On target            :           0        |       4
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       5
Fouls                :          11        |       14
Key Tackles          :           0        |       7
Key Passes           :           5        |       6
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 1 Sao Paulo 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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R_McCrorie     GK  30   1   3   3  23 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  32   8   3  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Dixon        DF   1  31   8   9  31 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Zdravkov     DF   3  30   6  10  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -5 -20
A_Ralston      DF   2  30   8   1  36 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Hierro         DM   1  29  10   7  33 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -30
T_Stark        MF   2   5  32   1  33 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  31   8  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
N_Raskin       MF   2   4  31   3  25 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hazzard      MF   1   1  31   2  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   5   3  32  28 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Stefano_Greco  GK  27   5   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bailey       DF   2  27   5  10  20 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
S_Gordon       MF   2   7  29  10  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Pym          MF   2   2  28   5  18 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cabralzinho    FW   2   1   4  28  15 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sao Paulo 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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Marius_Muller  GK  33   5   1   4  33 |  88   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  35   7   4  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  15   0
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  33   9   6  41 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  90   0   5
Omar_Little    DF   1  33   9   3  44 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  32   4   4  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1  10  34  11  20 |  70   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
Christie       MF   3   9  34   6  32 |  87   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
H_Stoichkov    MF   1   1  33   2  18 |  87   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Colquhoun    MF   2   3  32   1  35 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
K_Benzema      FW   2   3   5  34  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Kvaratskhelia  FW   2   4   1  33  16 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Pavlenka     GK  39   3   1   2  21 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bolton       DF   1  32   9   3  32 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Gullit       MF   2   1  32  17  31 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thoresen       MF   1  13  32  10  29 |   8   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Rashford     FW   2   8   9  27  23 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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