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Season 15 Archive: Elite League Cup 2nd Round

AC Milan 2 - 1 Sunderland

Elite Football League Cup 2nd Round Match, AC Milan vs. Sunderland (Thu Dec 06)


                             AC Milan  |  Sunderland
                            4-1-3-2 N  |  4-1-4-1 E
                          Mike McLeod  |  Toby Fraser
                                       |
                           Belushi GK  |  GK R_Locke
                      U_Emanuelson DF  |  DF D_Kuzmanovic
                         E_Moretti DF  |  DF A_Birindelli
                          S_Wonder DF  |  DF P_Caddis
                            O_Dabo DF  |  DF D_Smith
                            P_Cocu DM  |  DM Saddam_H
                           F_Zappa MF  |  MF Alan
                         F_Baumann MF  |  MF G_Barry
                             Carmo MF  |  MF O_Hargreaves
                         C_Canista FW  |  MF R_Van_Persie
                            Romero FW  |  FW D_Nelisse
                                       |
                          Carlotta SUB |  SUB M_Vorm
                        D_Bakayoko SUB |  SUB J_McNamara
                       A_Carvalhas SUB |  SUB B_Nicholson
                         R_Wolford SUB |  SUB Ali_g
                           M_Maigi SUB |  SUB D_Stewart

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 1  :(amn) F_Baumann runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to C_Canista
          ...  C_Canista aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  R_Locke with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 1  :(sun) P_Caddis looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 4  :(amn) F_Baumann with a simple pass to Romero
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  P_Caddis belts it clear
Min. 4  :(sun) Alan moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Saddam_H
          ...  Saddam_H carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  And Sunderland are leading in the game now
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 7  :(amn) F_Baumann whips the ball across to C_Canista
          ...  The cross hits C_Canista on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  R_Locke heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 9  :(amn) F_Zappa threads the through ball to C_Canista
          ...  A_Birindelli beats him to the ball
Min. 9  :(sun) Alan with the diagonal pass D_Nelisse
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Nelisse !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 10 :(amn) F_Baumann runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of C_Canista
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  O_Hargreaves with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
Min. 11 :(sun) Alan takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 13 :(sun) G_Barry kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Nelisse gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Nelisse with a powerful header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Caddis hits it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Belushi
Min. 14 :(sun) Saddam_H with a probing pass to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Brilliant save from Belushi
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 15 :(amn) U_Emanuelson runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of C_Canista
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  A thundering drive by C_Canista !
          ...  R_Locke falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  R_Locke looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  AC Milan are back on level terms now!
          ...  AC Milan 1-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 17 :(sun) Alan slides the ball across to
          ...  with a thundering drive!
          ...  Looks like it should be Belushi's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Belushi looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saddam_H plays it into the danger area!
          ...  G_Barry tries to place the shot!
          ...  The shot slips through Belushi's hands
          ...  But Belushi recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 20 :(sun) Alan finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The cross hits Alan on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 21 :(amn) F_Baumann whips the ball across to S_Wonder
          ...  A_Birindelli wins the ball with ease
          ...  P_Dowd saw something no-one else did
Min. 23 :(sun) G_Barry is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to O_Hargreaves
          ...  O_Hargreaves with the goal bound shot!
          ...  Belushi is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 24 :(sun) R_Van_Persie plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  F_Zappa brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 27 :(amn) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  P_Cocu seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  D_Smith rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  P_Dowd gave him a strong warning
Min. 30 :(amn) O_Dabo plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  O_Dabo has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  Lets see if AC Milan can hang onto that lead!
          ...  AC Milan 2-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 30 :(sun) D_Nelisse is unmarked!
          ...  D_Nelisse looks to see where Belushi is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Belushi moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 33 :(sun) G_Barry with the through ball to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 35 :(amn) F_Zappa kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  C_Canista gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Smith takes possession
Min. 35 :(sun) Saddam_H makes the tackle
          ...  E_Moretti stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  P_Dowd calls him over
          ...  P_Dowd is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 36 :(sun) Alan with a 40-yard pass to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse attempts a chip!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Belushi tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Alan!
          ...  A_Birindelli gets a shot in
          ...  Brilliant save from Belushi
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 37 :(sun) Saddam_H finds D_Nelisse with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  E_Moretti brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 40 :(sun) G_Barry runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic with the overhead !
          ...  But Belushi parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 41 :(amn) Carmo pass splits open the defence and finds C_Canista
          ...  C_Canista sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 42 :(sun) D_Nelisse beats P_Cocu
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  U_Emanuelson seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sun) Alan has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Carmo
          ...  He puts in D_Nelisse!
          ...  P_Cocu fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
Min. 45 :(sun) D_Kuzmanovic spits at E_Moretti
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 2-1 Sunderland

Min. 48 :(amn) Romero with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic plays the back pass
          ...  R_Locke can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_Cocu
          ...  R_Locke reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 48 :(sun) Saddam_H leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to D_Nelisse
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Nelisse !
          ...  But Belushi punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 49 :(sun) Saddam_H sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Saddam_H drives it towards goal !
          ...  Belushi can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  Belushi has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 52 :(sun) Saddam_H lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  O_Hargreaves latches on to it
          ...  The cross hits O_Hargreaves on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The AC Milan fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 53 :(amn) F_Zappa plays it forward to Romero
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic with a deliberate foul
          ...  P_Dowd will want to speak to him
          ...  P_Dowd shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 54 :(sun) Alan retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Saddam_H latches onto the end of it
          ...  Saddam_H shoots towards goal !
          ...  Belushi makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 58 :(sun) O_Hargreaves takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at Belushi
          ...  He tries to beat Belushi
          ...  Belushi dives on the ball !!
Min. 59 :(sun) Saddam_H sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Barry
          ...  O_Dabo steals the ball of off him
Min. 60 :(sun) O_Hargreaves heads the ball back to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse looks to see where Belushi is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 61 :(amn) C_Canista breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on R_Locke!
          ...  G_Barry brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Romero hits it hard
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Baumann hits it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by P_Caddis
Min. 64 :(amn) F_Baumann is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  P_Cocu latches onto the ball
          ...  But D_Kuzmanovic wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Carmo drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Locke jumps well to claim it!
Min. 70 :(amn) P_Cocu holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Romero
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Nelisse
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 73 :(sun) D_Nelisse beats E_Moretti
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Nelisse !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 74 :(amn) O_Dabo pushes it past A_Birindelli
          ...  G_Barry with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 75 :(sun) J_McNamara is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Caddis is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 75 :(sun) Ali_g comes on for Saddam_H and takes up a DM role
Min. 75 :(amn) A defence splitting pass from Carmo to P_Cocu
          ...  D_Nelisse beats him to the ball
Min. 80 :(sun) D_Stewart is being brought on
          ...  D_Nelisse is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(amn) E_Moretti gets to the by line and finds C_Canista with a beautiful cross
          ...  C_Canista with a terrific drive !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 81 :(sun) D_Stewart with the Cruyff turn
          ...  From long range D_Stewart bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 83 :(amn) C_Canista knocks it past D_Stewart and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  G_Barry goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 87 :(amn) P_Cocu gets to the by line and finds C_Canista with a beautiful cross
          ...  C_Canista lobs R_Locke!
          ...  It's beaten R_Locke
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(amn) Carmo kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Romero gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A delicate header from Romero !
          ...  But R_Locke tips it behind
          ...  P_Dowd has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 92 :(amn) O_Dabo with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Canista
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic knocks the ball back to R_Locke
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past R_Locke!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Zappa curls it into the box!
          ...  J_McNamara clears the corner

*************  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          : C_Canista
Scorers              : C_Canista (15), O_Dabo (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Moretti (35)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : Saddam_H (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Saddam_H (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Kuzmanovic (53), G_Barry (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AC Milan    |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       23
Off target           :           4        |       14
On target            :           5        |       9
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       18
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Final Score          : AC Milan 2 - 1 Sunderland
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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 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
U_Emanuelson   DF   1  22   2   1  29 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  32   0
E_Moretti      DF   2  22   4   6  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  10  -2
S_Wonder       DF   2  21  11   9  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Dabo         DF   1  21  12   8  43 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  15  12  28
P_Cocu         DM   3  10  22  10  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  44  20
F_Zappa        MF   1   5  24   2  19 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
F_Baumann      MF   1   5  22   6  30 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  68  20
Carmo          MF   1   5  22   4  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
C_Canista      FW   1   4   3  23  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
Romero         FW   1   6   3  22  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bakayoko     DF   1  21   9   3  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   5  23   6  19 |   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
M_Maigi        FW   1   8  12  23  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sunderland
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_Locke        GK  27   2   4   4  15 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  25   7   6  40 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  43  -2   7
A_Birindelli   DF   2  23   1   1  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
P_Caddis       DF   2  22  11   8  28 |  77   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
D_Smith        DF   1  22   7   5  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Saddam_H       DM   2  18  23  22  27 |  77   0   0   5   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  60  37
Alan           MF   1   3  31   1  23 |  95   0   0   6   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  92   1
G_Barry        MF   2   1  25   3  32 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  46   6
O_Hargreaves   MF   2   2  23   4  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24   2
R_Van_Persie   MF   2   9  22   2  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   5  28  42 |  82   0   2   0   0  11   0   0   0   0  10 -20  19
M_Vorm         GK  21   3   3   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McNamara     DF   2  22   2   3  24 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
B_Nicholson    MF   1   9  22   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ali_g          DM   1   4  22   4  35 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Stewart      FW   3   9   7  24  36 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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