Elite FA Cup Groups, Werder Bremen vs. AC Milan (Wed Jun 06)


                        Werder Bremen  |  AC Milan
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Darren Broadhurst
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                           Douglas DF  |  DF P_McGrath
                        J_Neeskens DF  |  DF C_Ferrara
                         P_Miranda DF  |  DF Hugo
                        M_Pavlovic DF  |  DF D_Yedlin
                         C_Gemmell MF  |  MF Leroy_Fer
                          M_Canete MF  |  MF Jese
                           F_Kainz MF  |  MF Alexis
                             Lucas MF  |  MF D_Boerrigter
                           M_Kruse FW  |  FW D_Stanfield
                        E_Bergkamp FW  |  FW Pezza
                                       |
                         S_Mielitz SUB |  SUB M_Kingsley
                         A_McLeish SUB |  SUB J_Richards
                          J_Garcia SUB |  SUB J_Cole
                          O_Kauper SUB |  SUB T_Purcell
                        D_Berbatov SUB |  SUB L_Suarez

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 2  :(amn) D_Boerrigter beats Lucas
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Intercepted by J_Neeskens
Min. 7  :(wbn) C_Gemmell can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  C_Gemmell gets up high for the header !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 8  :(wbn) C_Gemmell cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to E_Bergkamp
          ...  But D_Stanfield wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to Lucas
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 14 :(amn) Hugo hits a hard pass to Pezza
          ...  Pezza with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris stops that one easily
Min. 15 :(wbn) Douglas is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Kainz plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Hugo gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 15 :(amn) D_Boerrigter has it now
          ...  He takes on Douglas
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Stanfield!
          ...  D_Stanfield hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Werder Bremen fans laugh at him
Min. 16 :(wbn) M_Kruse plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  E_Bergkamp decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  D_Boerrigter with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  A_Barken gave him a strong warning
Min. 17 :(wbn) C_Gemmell holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Bergkamp
          ...  Hugo is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 19 :(wbn) Lucas kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Lucas tries to beat M_Steklenburg!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 20 :(wbn) M_Canete feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  E_Bergkamp runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But Hugo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 24 :(amn) Jese with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  A left-footer by Jese !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 25 :(wbn) M_Canete cuts inside Hugo
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Pezza with a reckless challenge
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 34 :(amn) Jese with a slick pass to D_Stanfield
          ...  D_Stanfield chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 38 :(wbn) C_Gemmell holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Canete
          ...  M_Canete blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It's beaten M_Steklenburg
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lets see if Werder Bremen can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 39 :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 39 :(amn) AC Milan restructured their strategy to A
Min. 39 :(wbn) C_Gemmell sidesteps P_McGrath
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A delicate header from C_Gemmell !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 39 :(amn) Leroy_Fer slides the ball across to D_Boerrigter
          ...  J_Neeskens tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  A_Barken calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 40 :(amn) Hugo finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Lucas goes in studs first
Min. 40 :(amn) D_Boerrigter kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Jese gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Jese hits a curling shot!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 42 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp lobs it over C_Ferrara
          ...  C_Ferrara reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(amn) Alexis cuts inside E_Bergkamp
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  The cross hits Alexis on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Hugo_Lloris dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And Hugo_Lloris tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Yedlin swings it in!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris catches it!
Min. 46 :(wbn) M_Pavlovic has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Neeskens collects the loose ball!
          ...  Hugo reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Miranda floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Steklenburg fists it away!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 1-0 AC Milan

Min. 48 :(wbn) Lucas fires over a low cross to M_Kruse
          ...  Hugo goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 49 :(wbn) M_Canete finds M_Kruse with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Kruse fires the shot in!
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 51 :(wbn) M_Canete beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds F_Kainz
          ...  From long range F_Kainz bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  M_Steklenburg just watches float over the bar!
Min. 51 :(wbn) F_Kainz gains possession
          ...  Hugo is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
Min. 54 :(wbn) C_Gemmell sprints past the defender
          ...  D_Boerrigter tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  M_Kruse hits it hard
          ...  M_Steklenburg was lucky there
Min. 55 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  E_Bergkamp has a dig at goal!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 56 :(wbn) M_Canete spots E_Bergkamp who is in acres of space
          ...  E_Bergkamp gets up high for the header !
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 59 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp picks up a loose ball
          ...  E_Bergkamp tries to beat M_Steklenburg!
          ...  M_Steklenburg has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  M_Steklenburg is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 62 :(amn) Alexis takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Leroy_Fer
          ...  J_Neeskens with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 65 :(wbn) C_Gemmell squares it to M_Kruse
          ...  A powerful header from M_Kruse !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  M_Steklenburg falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  M_Steklenburg looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Gemmell drives it into the box!
          ...  F_Kainz gets his head on it
          ...  The shot slips through M_Steklenburg's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 66 :(wbn) Douglas sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  But D_Yedlin clears the danger
Min. 69 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  E_Bergkamp chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  M_Steklenburg is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Kainz floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Steklenburg catches it!
Min. 73 :(amn) D_Stanfield makes the tackle
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Canete
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 74 :(amn) D_Boerrigter holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Stanfield
          ...  J_Neeskens lunges in with two feet!!
          ...  And play is brought to a halt by A_Barken
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now
          ...  RED CARD!
Min. 74 :(wbn) A_McLeish replaces Lucas and will play DF
Min. 75 :(wbn) D_Berbatov is coming on for M_Kruse and will play FW
Min. 75 :(amn) L_Suarez is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Stanfield is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(amn) J_Cole will come on for Jese and play MF
Min. 77 :(amn) J_Richards is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_McGrath is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 77 :(amn) Alexis finds L_Suarez in the box
          ...  M_Canete with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  A_Barken ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks relieved
Min. 78 :(wbn) C_Gemmell pulls it back to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  Werder Bremen 2-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 85 :(amn) D_Boerrigter controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Pavlovic
          ...  He puts in D_Yedlin!
          ...  D_Yedlin aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It is kicked away by A_McLeish
Min. 86 :(wbn) M_Canete is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  M_Steklenburg tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_McLeish!
          ...  M_Steklenburg easily catches it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(amn) L_Suarez lobs it over E_Bergkamp
          ...  L_Suarez shapes up for a shot!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 90 :(wbn) M_Pavlovic with a measured ball to D_Berbatov
          ...  D_Berbatov strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 90 :(amn) J_Cole finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  J_Cole tries the shot !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to L_Suarez
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Hugo_Lloris collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 91 :(wbn) D_Berbatov runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  D_Berbatov with his head down lets it go !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 91 :(amn) L_Suarez runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  P_Miranda robs him of the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 95,515
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : C_Gemmell (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Canete (38), E_Bergkamp (78)
Sent Off             : J_Neeskens (74)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : D_Boerrigter
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Pezza (25)
Booked               : Hugo (17), D_Boerrigter (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       10
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           6        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 2 - 0 AC Milan
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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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  31   3   2   3  13 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
Douglas        DF   2  28  10   8  18 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
J_Neeskens     DF   1  28   9   7  29 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30 -10 -10
P_Miranda      DF   2  26  10   7  36 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  26   5   7  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
C_Gemmell      MF   3   9  28  12  28 |  94   0   0   5   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  90  20
M_Canete       MF   2   5  27   5  19 |  94   0   1   5   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  50  35
F_Kainz        MF   3   6  26  14  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Lucas          MF   2   5  26  14  19 |  76   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  11  28  30 |  77   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  30
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  27  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  68
S_Mielitz      GK  27   3   3   3  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  28  12   6  26 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
J_Garcia       MF   2  10  24   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Kauper       MF   2   4  23  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Berbatov     FW   2   8   7  26  37 |  17   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

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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M_Steklenburg  GK  35   3   1   1  32 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  27  11   7  12 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ferrara      DF   2  27   8   6  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  26  12   9  42 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  78   8  -2
D_Yedlin       DF   1  23  10   5  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Leroy_Fer      MF   2  10  27   8  36 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jese           MF   2   5  27   7  41 |  77   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
Alexis         MF   3   9  25  13  12 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   9  25  12  32 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22  18 -22
D_Stanfield    FW   2   8   5  27  32 |  77   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  26  32 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -20
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  25   6   7  22 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   8  25   7  33 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
T_Purcell      MF   3  12  23   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  25  34 |  17   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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