Elite FA Cup Group Match, Schalke 04 vs. AC Milan (Mon Oct 01)


                           Schalke 04  |  AC Milan
                            4-1-4-1 E  |  4-4-2 N
                       Scott Phillips  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                       T_Tapalovic GK  |  GK Belushi
                       V_Mosthovoy DF  |  DF E_Moretti
                         T_Derijck DF  |  DF D_Bakayoko
                       K_Ramsteijn DF  |  DF S_Wonder
                         T_Paralta DF  |  DF O_Dabo
                           V_Jones DM  |  MF F_Baumann
                      A_Gunnarsson MF  |  MF A_Carvalhas
                            Lee_Ho MF  |  MF Carmo
                           R_Lopez MF  |  MF G_Duke
                              Gago MF  |  FW Romero
                              Tone FW  |  FW Carioca
                                       |
                          H_Ahlert SUB |  SUB Carlotta
                      P_Huntington SUB |  SUB M_Bordon
                           D_O_Dea SUB |  SUB P_Rossi
                          T_Kunert SUB |  SUB F_Zappa
                              Pato SUB |  SUB C_Canista

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 2  :(amn) A_Carvalhas holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Carioca
          ...  Tone with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  P_Dowd wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 2  :(shk) K_Ramsteijn pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Romero is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  He received a good talking to from P_Dowd
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  R_Lopez shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to K_Ramsteijn instead
          ...  K_Ramsteijn tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Tone crosses it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Belushi
Min. 6  :(shk) V_Mosthovoy plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  V_Mosthovoy curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But Belushi palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 12 :(amn) O_Dabo with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows T_Paralta a clean set of heals
          ...  O_Dabo fires a shot at goal !
          ...  T_Tapalovic parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 13 :(shk) V_Jones with a real burst of pace
          ...  G_Duke takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 14 :(shk) R_Lopez sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  O_Dabo with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 15 :(shk) V_Jones with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past O_Dabo
          ...  He knocks it to K_Ramsteijn!
          ...  K_Ramsteijn hits the ball first time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Schalke 04 fans to celebrate!
          ...  Schalke 04 go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 16 :(shk) Schalke 04 will now play N after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 16 :(amn) AC Milan will now play A
Min. 17 :(amn) F_Baumann with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past T_Derijck
          ...  He knocks it to Romero!
          ...  Fine tackle by T_Paralta
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 21 :(amn) Carmo is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Carioca
          ...  V_Mosthovoy wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 22 :(shk) V_Jones looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Tone
          ...  Tone keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 23 :(shk) A defence splitting pass from Lee_Ho to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  But F_Baumann sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 25 :(shk) Tone makes himself available
          ...  Tone throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Belushi gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 27 :(amn) Carioca runs at T_Derijck
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Carioca smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  T_Tapalovic just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 28 :(shk) A_Gunnarsson beats E_Moretti
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
          ...  A_Gunnarsson has a go!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Belushi plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 28 :(amn) A_Carvalhas brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Lee_Ho
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Wonder!
          ...  S_Wonder tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It floats over T_Tapalovic
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 30 :(amn) Carmo has it now
          ...  He takes on V_Jones
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Carioca!
          ...  Carioca with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 33 :(shk) V_Jones with the first time pass to Tone
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from F_Baumann
Min. 36 :(shk) V_Mosthovoy volleys it forward. He finds A_Gunnarsson
          ...  A_Gunnarsson blasts it at the goal !
          ...  The shot slips through Belushi's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 36 :(amn) F_Baumann knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  But V_Jones wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 38 :(shk) R_Lopez with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past O_Dabo
          ...  He knocks it to Gago!
          ...  Gago with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  Belushi makes a difficult save
Min. 40 :(shk) R_Lopez finds V_Mosthovoy on the edge of the box
          ...  V_Mosthovoy unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Belushi has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  Schalke 04 2-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 40 :(amn) A_Carvalhas with a precise pass to Romero
          ...  Lee_Ho with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  Carmo with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  T_Tapalovic just watches float over the bar!
Min. 42 :(shk) Tone takes on E_Moretti
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  But S_Wonder slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(shk) K_Ramsteijn knocks it forward
          ...  E_Moretti slips
          ...  Tone gets to it!
          ...  G_Duke with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  P_Dowd calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  Tone bends it in
          ...  But it goes just over

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 2-0 AC Milan

Min. 46 :(shk) Tone with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves E_Moretti behind
          ...  Tone drives it low !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 49 :(shk) Lee_Ho fires over a low cross to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  A_Gunnarsson could have let it bounce!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lee_Ho swings it in!
          ...  Belushi makes the catch!
Min. 50 :(shk) Lee_Ho hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Tone collects the loose ball!
          ...  Tone aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 51 :(shk) Lee_Ho looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by A_Gunnarsson !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 52 :(amn) G_Duke hoofs it up field to find Romero
          ...  Good sliding challenge from K_Ramsteijn and it had to be
Min. 54 :(amn) A_Carvalhas crosses to Romero
          ...  Romero from 20 yards !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 55 :(shk) Tone plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  S_Wonder pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 57 :(shk) Tone cuts inside S_Wonder
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  G_Duke is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  P_Dowd tries to calm him down
Min. 60 :(shk) D_O_Dea replaces an unhappy T_Paralta and will play as a DF
Min. 61 :(shk) Tone finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Tone looks to see where Belushi is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  Belushi falls over
          ...  But Belushi is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 63 :(shk) Gago with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to R_Lopez
          ...  R_Lopez gets up high for the header !
          ...  Belushi with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 65 :(shk) P_Huntington is ready to come on to replace T_Derijck
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 66 :(shk) The ball rolls free!
          ...  Gago takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  Gago drives the ball low !
          ...  Belushi watches it sail wide!
Min. 66 :(amn) Carmo turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Carvalhas
          ...  V_Mosthovoy gathers up the loose ball
Min. 67 :(shk) Gago kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Tone gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Tone tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 68 :(shk) V_Jones flicks it over F_Baumann's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Bakayoko with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 69 :(shk) Gago finds V_Mosthovoy in acres of space
          ...  V_Mosthovoy carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Belushi is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Ramsteijn floats the ball in!
          ...  Belushi jumps well to claim it!
Min. 71 :(shk) R_Lopez pulls it back to Tone
          ...  Tone with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Belushi makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 75 :(shk) T_Kunert is coming on for A_Gunnarsson and playing MF
Min. 75 :(amn) S_Wonder controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  S_Wonder hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Wonder swings it in!
          ...  T_Tapalovic fists it away!
Min. 78 :(shk) Gago sidesteps E_Moretti
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Gago throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  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!
          ...  Lee_Ho hits it into the box!
          ...  It comes to Tone
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Belushi turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lee_Ho plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Belushi
Min. 79 :(shk) V_Jones has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Bakayoko
          ...  He puts in Gago!
          ...  D_Bakayoko recovers to win the ball back
Min. 81 :(amn) A_Carvalhas with a slick pass to O_Dabo
          ...  Lee_Ho stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 82 :(shk) Tone finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  S_Wonder cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 82 :(amn) A_Carvalhas looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Bakayoko
          ...  D_O_Dea gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 83 :(shk) K_Ramsteijn beats the defender
          ...  K_Ramsteijn aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 83 :(amn) F_Baumann gets to the by line and finds O_Dabo with a beautiful cross
          ...  Good sliding challenge from V_Mosthovoy
Min. 84 :(shk) V_Jones with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past O_Dabo
          ...  He knocks it to Gago!
          ...  Gago gets up high for the header !
          ...  But Belushi punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 86 :(amn) Romero nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Romero tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  T_Tapalovic catches the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(shk) Gago takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Tone
          ...  Tone sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 90 :(shk) Lee_Ho races into the box
          ...  He sees Tone lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Tone tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Belushi saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 40,000
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : V_Mosthovoy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Ramsteijn (15), V_Mosthovoy (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : A_Carvalhas
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Duke (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Schalke 04  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       8
Off target           :          14        |       7
On target            :          12        |       1
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          19        |       11
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 2 - 0 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Tapalovic    GK  27   4   3   3  12 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  23  10   6  18 |  95   0   3   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  45  12  37
T_Derijck      DF   2  22  12   2  29 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  22   9   8  42 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  15  12  30
T_Paralta      DF   2  21   3   2  22 |  63   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
V_Jones        DM   3  15  21   6  48 |  95   0   1   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  80   0
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  24  16  34 |  78   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  20  31
Lee_Ho         MF   1   3  23   5  32 |  95   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  60   0
R_Lopez        MF   1   3  23   4  20 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  76  28
Gago           MF   2   5  20  14  37 |  95   0   0   4   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  48  18
Tone           FW   2   7   8  25  31 |  95   0   0   0   0  11   0   0   0   0   0   0  46
H_Ahlert       GK  16   1   1   1  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Huntington   DF   2  23   3   2  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_O_Dea        DF   2  23  11   8  41 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Kunert       MF   1   6  22   2  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pato           FW   2   5   6  22  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   2  22   4   6  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bakayoko     DF   1  21   9   3  37 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
S_Wonder       DF   2  21  11   9  12 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  25 -20 -18
O_Dabo         DF   1  20  12   8  43 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
F_Baumann      MF   1   5  22   6  30 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
A_Carvalhas    MF   1   5  22   6  19 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Carmo          MF   1   5  22   4  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
G_Duke         MF   2   8  21   7  38 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  10  -2
Romero         FW   1   6   3  22  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Carioca        FW   1   5   4  22  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bordon       DF   2  24   7   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Rossi        MF   2   8  25   9  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Zappa        MF   1   5  24   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Canista      FW   1   4   3  23  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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