June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage Match, AC Milan vs. Werder Bremen (Wed Sep 17)


                             AC Milan  |  Werder Bremen
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-1-3-2 N
                          Bryan McKay  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                            R_Riou GK  |  GK M_Backhaus
                          G_Hanley DF  |  DF Maya_Yoshida
                           L_Dixon DF  |  DF M_Veljkovic
                         A_Ralston DF  |  DF A_Ibarguen
                          B_Bailey DF  |  DF H_Odoffin
                           R_Kelly DF  |  DM Blind
                          N_Raskin MF  |  MF S_Veron
                      Marcos_Acuna MF  |  MF S_Lynen
                          Essienne MF  |  MF M_Mount
                             H_Pym MF  |  FW L_Riva
                     R_Lewandowski FW  |  FW Y_Osako
                                       |
                        M_Kingsley SUB |  SUB A_Lattuada
                            Hierro SUB |  SUB H_Maguire
                            R_Vega SUB |  SUB B_Towell
                       D_Albertini SUB |  SUB Steve_Brown
                       Cabralzinho SUB |  SUB M_Crickmore

Referee: C_Vergetis (Greece)


Min. 2  :(amn) H_Pym with a precise pass to R_Lewandowski
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  A_Ibarguen picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 3  :(amn) H_Pym looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  R_Lewandowski receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  R_Lewandowski cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  That s put AC Milan ahead!
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 4  :(amn) It looks as though AC Milan is now playing D
Min. 8  :(amn) N_Raskin has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past H_Odoffin
          ...  He knocks it to R_Lewandowski!
          ...  Y_Osako takes the player down!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  C_Vergetis wants a quiet word
Min. 17 :(wbn) Maya_Yoshida looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  He isn't going to continue
Min. 17 :(wbn) H_Maguire takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Maya_Yoshida as DF
Min. 21 :(wbn) M_Mount retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  L_Riva gets on the end of it
          ...  But G_Hanley clears the ball to safety
Min. 22 :(amn) N_Raskin with a simple pass to R_Lewandowski
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Ibarguen and it had to be
Min. 22 :(amn) Marcos_Acuna has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Ibarguen
          ...  He puts in R_Lewandowski!
          ...  M_Mount with a deliberate foul
          ...  C_Vergetis will want to speak to him
          ...  C_Vergetis reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 24 :(wbn) L_Riva barges L_Dixon off the ball
          ...  L_Dixon with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 25 :(wbn) L_Riva finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled L_Dixon
          ...  L_Riva with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But R_Riou gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Mount plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Marcos_Acuna gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 26 :(amn) Marcos_Acuna has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Blind
          ...  He puts in Essienne!
          ...  A_Ibarguen reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 32 :(amn) Essienne is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to R_Lewandowski
          ...  Good sliding challenge from H_Odoffin
Min. 34 :(amn) Marcos_Acuna reads the run of Essienne
          ...  Essienne flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  M_Backhaus is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Backhaus holds his head in his hands!
          ...  AC Milan 2-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 35 :(wbn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Werder Bremen will now be playing E
Min. 36 :(wbn) S_Lynen controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs L_Dixon
          ...  He puts in Y_Osako!
          ...  R_Kelly rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s C_Vergetis going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 40 :(wbn) M_Mount looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Osako
          ...  But B_Bailey sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(wbn) Steve_Brown is being brought on
          ...  M_Mount is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 2-0 Werder Bremen

Min. 49 :(amn) A_Ralston finds Essienne with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  M_Veljkovic picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 50 :(wbn) S_Veron controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Y_Osako gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Lewandowski with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  C_Vergetis calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 52 :(wbn) Y_Osako makes the tackle
          ...  A_Ralston with a clumsy challenge
Min. 53 :(wbn) S_Lynen hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  L_Riva latches onto it!
          ...  Essienne with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from C_Vergetis
Min. 55 :(amn) There's going to be a change
          ...  R_Vega will come on for G_Hanley and play DF
Min. 55 :(amn) N_Raskin with the mazy run
          ...  H_Odoffin cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 57 :(amn) L_Dixon sidesteps Blind
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  H_Maguire knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_Vergetis just turns away!
Min. 57 :(wbn) Steve_Brown hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Y_Osako latches onto it!
          ...  R_Vega with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  C_Vergetis calls him for a talk
Min. 59 :(amn) N_Raskin gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Bailey
          ...  But A_Ibarguen wins the tackle
Min. 60 :(amn) D_Albertini takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Marcos_Acuna
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 60 :(wbn) Werder Bremen altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 65 :(wbn) L_Riva with the Cruyff turn
          ...  L_Riva with a thundering drive!
          ...  But R_Riou smothers the ball.
Min. 66 :(wbn) Steve_Brown pushes it past L_Dixon
          ...  R_Kelly with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 67 :(wbn) Y_Osako plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  R_Vega plays the back pass
          ...  R_Riou can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Veron plays it into the danger area!
          ...  L_Riva with the header
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 68 :(wbn) Blind turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Riva
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Ralston
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Veron hits it into the box!
          ...  R_Vega wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 69 :(wbn) L_Riva runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  L_Riva strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  R_Riou falls over
          ...  But R_Riou is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 70 :(amn) Hierro is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Dixon is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(amn) Up goes the substitution board - Cabralzinho on for R_Lewandowski as a FW
Min. 72 :(amn) Essienne plays a long ball to Cabralzinho
          ...  Cabralzinho hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
          ...  AC Milan 3-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 75 :(wbn) M_Crickmore is going to be brought on
          ...  Y_Osako is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(wbn) Curled in dangerously from S_Veron to L_Riva
          ...  Essienne with a nasty foul
Min. 80 :(wbn) S_Lynen races into the box
          ...  He sees Blind lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  R_Kelly gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 82 :(amn) Essienne knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Veljkovic
          ...  Essienne throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it s gone just wide !!
Min. 84 :(wbn) L_Riva takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  R_Kelly reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 85 :(amn) Cabralzinho finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  Cabralzinho tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(wbn) Steve_Brown finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  But B_Bailey wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 93 :(amn) Cabralzinho with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Veljkovic
          ...  Cabralzinho smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  M_Backhaus is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Raskin floats the ball in!
          ...  It is cleared by H_Maguire

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 97,921
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Essienne (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Lewandowski (3), Essienne (34), Cabralzinho (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Dixon (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : L_Riva
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Mount (22)
Injured              : Maya_Yoshida (17)
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Match Statistics
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                             AC Milan     | Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       4
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :           3        |       3
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       11
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       8
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Final Score          : AC Milan 3 - 0 Werder Bremen
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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_Riou         GK  30   2   1   1  33 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
G_Hanley       DF   2  32   8   3  25 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
L_Dixon        DF   1  31   8   9  31 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Ralston      DF   2  31   8   1  36 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  85  35  20
B_Bailey       DF   2  28   5  10  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
R_Kelly        DF   1  28   2   1  15 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
N_Raskin       MF   2   4  32   3  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Marcos_Acuna   MF   2   3  32   2  11 |  62   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25  65   0
Essienne       MF   1   2  28  11  48 |  95   0   0   2   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  50  25
H_Pym          MF   2   2  28   5  18 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   5   3  32  28 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hierro         DF   1  29  10   7  33 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Vega         DF   1  27   3   5  29 |  38   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
D_Albertini    MF   1   5  28   1  28 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cabralzinho    FW   2   1   4  28  15 |  23   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

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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M_Backhaus     GK  33   4   1   4  38 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
Maya_Yoshida   DF   1  32   1   2  47 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Veljkovic    DF   1  31   8   1  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  28   1  19  29 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
H_Odoffin      DF   2  28   8  10  12 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
Blind          DM   1  15  25   5  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
S_Veron        MF   2   3  31   5  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
S_Lynen        MF   2  16  30   4  42 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  25 -20
M_Mount        MF   1   1  30  12  28 |  46   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
L_Riva         FW   1  11   6  32  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Y_Osako        FW   2   1   6  31  31 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lattuada     GK  23   2   1   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Maguire      DF   1  28   7   1  12 |  78   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
B_Towell       MF   2   4  27  15  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Steve_Brown    AM   1  17  24  29  29 |  49   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -5 -20
M_Crickmore    FW   1   7   9  28  31 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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