Euro Premiership, AC Milan vs. Club Brugge (Sun Sep 09) AC Milan | Club Brugge 4-1-2-1-2 A | 4-4-1-1 C JP Thompson | Rene Wilkens | A_Becerra GK | GK Raef_Bagil J_Herrera DF | DF D_Leacock A_deZeeuw DF | DF J_Woodgate Cafu DF | DF O_Serrano P_Maldini DF | DF S_Kucera_x07 M_Johnson_x04 DM | MF J_Vermeulen13 Hitzlsperger MF | MF L_Galletti Johan_Cruyff MF | MF A_Alcaraz_x14 J_McIntyre AM | MF W_Sneijder M_Owen FW | AM A_vanderMeyde M_Petrov_x15 FW | FW J_Baptista | B_Trautmann SUB | SUB D_Nemec D_Abdoun SUB | SUB P_Chimbonda Kleberson SUB | SUB G_Korsos G_Duruz SUB | SUB A_Hleb Pl_Jones SUB | SUB J_Thompson Referee: A_Wiley (England) Min. 1 :(acm) Cafu reads the run of M_Owen ... A delicate chip from M_Owen ! ... Raef_Bagil won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 3 :(bru) D_Leacock runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to L_Galletti ... A left-footer by L_Galletti ! ... A_Becerra just watches it drift out of play! Min. 4 :(acm) P_Maldini with a burst of pace ... An audacious effort from P_Maldini ! ... Raef_Bagil with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! ... CORNER! ... Hitzlsperger floats the ball in! ... P_Maldini makes a firm connection with his head ... But Raef_Bagil dives to his left ... I think Raef_Bagil just got a hand on that one ... A_Wiley has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 4 :(bru) A_Alcaraz_x14 turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_vanderMeyde ... A_vanderMeyde goes for the top corner ! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 7 :(acm) M_Owen plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... M_Owen attempts a chip! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Raef_Bagil dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Raef_Bagil beaten! ... CORNER! ... Hitzlsperger hits it towards the far post! ... J_Baptista reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 7 :(bru) J_Baptista with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from J_Herrera ... Cleared by M_Johnson_x04 Min. 8 :(acm) Hitzlsperger runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to M_Petrov_x15 ... J_Woodgate wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 9 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff lobs the ball over the defence ... J_Herrera latches on to it ... O_Serrano bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 10 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff runs at goal ... He spots the run of A_deZeeuw ... He's played him in ... But O_Serrano slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 14 :(acm) A_deZeeuw cuts inside J_Woodgate ... He worked that well ... J_Baptista with a deliberate foul ... A_Wiley will want to speak to him ... A_Wiley will just give him a speaking to Min. 15 :(bru) O_Serrano moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to L_Galletti ... A_deZeeuw takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 23 :(bru) J_Baptista with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past J_Herrera ... M_Johnson_x04 reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 25 :(bru) J_Woodgate looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to A_vanderMeyde ... A_deZeeuw reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 26 :(bru) Raef_Bagil slumps to the ground! ... He gets up again though ... He signals to the bench he is ok to continue Min. 27 :(bru) A_vanderMeyde takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... A_vanderMeyde with his head down lets it go ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 29 :(bru) J_Woodgate brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_vanderMeyde gets on the end of the pass ... A_vanderMeyde hits the ball first time! ... A_Becerra parries it, he follows it up ... And A_Becerra recovers to save!! Min. 32 :(acm) Hitzlsperger finds Johan_Cruyff with a perfectly weighted pass ... Johan_Cruyff fires the shot in! ... Saved by Raef_Bagil Min. 33 :(bru) J_Vermeulen13 looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to A_vanderMeyde ... A left-footer by A_vanderMeyde ! ... A_Becerra with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 34 :(acm) Hitzlsperger crosses into the box, finding J_Herrera ... But J_Woodgate barges him off the ball Min. 41 :(acm) M_Petrov_x15 pushes it past D_Leacock ... But J_Woodgate sweeps up the threat Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(acm) M_Owen nutmegs O_Serrano ... M_Owen tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 45 :(bru) J_Baptista takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... J_Baptista sees A_Becerra off his line ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 46 :(acm) J_Herrera with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to Cafu ... Cafu could have let it bounce! ... But he puts it wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-0 Club Brugge Min. 52 :(acm) J_McIntyre cuts inside D_Leacock ... He worked that well ... L_Galletti dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 53 :(acm) J_McIntyre plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Owen ... M_Owen tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... Raef_Bagil plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 55 :(bru) J_Baptista knocks the ball past J_McIntyre ... J_Baptista sees A_Becerra off his line ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... A_Becerra never had a chance! Min. 58 :(acm) P_Maldini beats O_Serrano ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... P_Maldini fires off a right-footed shot ! ... But Raef_Bagil pulls out a save of the game Min. 58 :(bru) J_Baptista beats Cafu ... J_Herrera is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 62 :(acm) Hitzlsperger slides the ball across to M_Johnson_x04 ... A_vanderMeyde wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 62 :(bru) L_Galletti finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... A_deZeeuw cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 64 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff has it now ... He takes on D_Leacock ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Hitzlsperger! ... Hitzlsperger hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 65 :(acm) A_deZeeuw makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... Fine tackle by A_Alcaraz_x14 ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 65 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Woodgate ... J_Vermeulen13 knobbles the attacking player. ... A_Wiley blows up for a foul ... A_Wiley ignores the protests for a card ... Rene Wilkens looks relieved ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside there own half ... P_Maldini knocks it forward ... M_Petrov_x15 gets on the end of it ... L_Galletti clears with a diving header Min. 67 :(acm) A_Becerra looks in some pain. He'll have to come off Min. 67 :(acm) B_Trautmann is going to be brought on ... A_Becerra is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play GK Min. 72 :(acm) M_Johnson_x04 is hobbling. He's unable to continue Min. 72 :(acm) G_Duruz replaces M_Johnson_x04 and will play DF Min. 72 :(acm) It seems P_Maldini has switched to a DM Min. 74 :(bru) J_Vermeulen13 runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... J_Vermeulen13 fires off a left-footed shot ! ... But it goes wide Min. 75 :(bru) L_Galletti with a flicked pass to J_Baptista ... But Cafu clears the ball to safety Min. 78 :(bru) J_Vermeulen13 looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to A_vanderMeyde ... What a shot from A_vanderMeyde ! ... It could go anywhere ... But B_Trautmann makes a fine save Min. 80 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff runs at goal ... He spots the run of M_Owen ... He's played him in ... A_vanderMeyde takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 80 :(bru) L_Galletti with a real burst of pace ... P_Maldini with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... A_Wiley wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 81 :(acm) Hitzlsperger takes possession ... But O_Serrano wins the tackle cleanly Min. 85 :(acm) A_deZeeuw looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_Petrov_x15 ... M_Petrov_x15 shapes up for a shot! ... Looks like it should be Raef_Bagil's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... Raef_Bagil looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... Johan_Cruyff floats the ball in! ... Cafu gets his head on it ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 86 :(acm) A_deZeeuw is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to J_McIntyre ... But D_Leacock clears the danger Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(bru) D_Leacock spits at G_Duruz ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio San Siro Attendance : 57,350 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_deZeeuw (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : A_Becerra (67), M_Johnson_x04 (72) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Club Brugge Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Woodgate Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Leacock (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan | Club Brugge Attempts on Goal : 12 | 9 Off target : 7 | 6 On target : 5 | 3 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 5 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 12 Key Passes : 13 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : AC Milan 0 - 0 Club Brugge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - AC Milan Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Becerra GK 27 1 1 1 12 | 70 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 0 J_Herrera DF 1 21 11 13 19 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_deZeeuw DF 1 21 14 11 39 | 95 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 30 0 Cafu DF 2 22 17 9 21 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 15 4 P_Maldini DM 2 22 20 5 16 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 M_Johnson_x04 DM 1 13 10 7 19 | 75 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 Hitzlsperger MF 2 16 26 9 17 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 2 Johan_Cruyff MF 1 15 29 16 14 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 5 J_McIntyre AM 2 8 19 15 14 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 M_Owen FW 1 10 10 21 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 M_Petrov_x15 FW 1 5 9 12 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 B_Trautmann GK 23 1 1 1 29 | 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 D_Abdoun AM 1 3 15 10 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kleberson DM 1 11 18 8 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Duruz DF 1 20 13 5 35 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pl_Jones MF 1 11 16 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Club Brugge Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raef_Bagil GK 27 1 1 1 20 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0 D_Leacock DF 1 22 9 8 37 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 11 -4 J_Woodgate DF 2 20 14 10 16 | 95 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 30 0 O_Serrano DF 1 21 10 4 40 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 15 0 S_Kucera_x07 DF 1 12 10 6 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 J_Vermeulen13 MF 1 7 10 8 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 2 L_Galletti MF 1 8 23 11 27 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 15 2 A_Alcaraz_x14 MF 1 7 10 8 35 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 15 0 W_Sneijder MF 1 10 23 5 49 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_vanderMeyde AM 1 10 22 21 12 | 95 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 50 0 19 J_Baptista FW 1 9 19 21 32 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 4 D_Nemec GK 26 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Chimbonda DF 1 20 9 8 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Korsos DF 1 18 7 3 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hleb MF 1 9 22 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Thompson FW 1 3 15 21 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1189341277 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08