Euro Premiership, AC Milan vs. Inter Milan (Sun Nov 04)


                             AC Milan  |  Inter Milan
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-3 P
                          JP Thompson  |  Craig Pritchard
                                       |
                         A_Becerra GK  |  GK D_Zoff
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF Javi_Venta
                              Cafu DF  |  DF P_Mills
                         J_Herrera DF  |  DF Xeno
                           G_Duruz DF  |  DF S_McNulty_x07
                      Johan_Cruyff MF  |  MF J_Vaclavek
                      Hitzlsperger MF  |  MF J_Gray
                        J_McIntyre MF  |  MF Stuart_McCall
                         Kleberson MF  |  FW T_Henry
                         Dirk_Kuyt FW  |  FW D_Martins
                            M_Owen FW  |  FW K_Nihat
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB Jose_Reina
                          G_Milito SUB |  SUB L_Nyatanga
                     M_Johnson_x04 SUB |  SUB P_Lawson
                          Pl_Jones SUB |  SUB P_Paniche
                          D_Masina SUB |  SUB M_Vieri

Referee: S_Moffett (England)


Min. 1  :(acm) Hitzlsperger finds Dirk_Kuyt with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Dirk_Kuyt has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 5  :(acm) J_McIntyre sidesteps P_Mills 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_McIntyre tries to beat D_Zoff! 
          ...  D_Zoff is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And D_Zoff reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_McIntyre 
          ...  The ball comes to Hitzlsperger 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But D_Zoff tips it behind 
          ...  S_Moffett has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 13 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff has it now 
          ...  He takes on Xeno 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_McIntyre! 
          ...  Javi_Venta tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Johan_Cruyff swings it in! 
          ...  Xeno gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 17 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  Kleberson is unmarked 
          ...  Kleberson with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 19 :(int) K_Nihat knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Herrera 
          ...  G_Duruz gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 20 :(int) J_Gray drives it forward to T_Henry 
          ...  J_Herrera slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 23 :(acm) G_Duruz moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Dirk_Kuyt 
          ...  Dirk_Kuyt shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 26 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  A powerful header from Johan_Cruyff ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  AC Milan go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Inter Milan ...
Min. 30 :(acm) J_Herrera brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Xeno 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Johan_Cruyff! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Stuart_McCall and it had to be 
Min. 31 :(int) J_Gray comes up lame after the wicked challenge. 
          ...  He's unable to continue 
Min. 31 :(int) P_Lawson comes on for J_Gray and will play MF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 33 :(acm) P_Maldini plays the early ball across the box to find J_Herrera in space 
          ...  J_Herrera with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  D_Zoff makes a good save 
Min. 37 :(acm) J_McIntyre looks injured. He's coming off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
Min. 37 :(acm) Pl_Jones is coming on and J_McIntyre is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF 
Min. 39 :(acm) G_Duruz gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  Cafu is unmarked 
          ...  The ball hits Javi_Venta in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 41 :(int) Stuart_McCall finds D_Martins with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Martins throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The AC Milan fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(acm) P_Maldini picks out M_Owen with the cross 
          ...  M_Owen tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 44 :(acm) Dirk_Kuyt finds his way through 
          ...  P_Mills with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  S_Moffett shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  M_Owen hits it over the wall 
          ...  D_Zoff heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 

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

Min. 50 :(int) P_Mills brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Javi_Venta gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Cafu takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 51 :(int) Xeno with a short pass to find T_Henry 
          ...  T_Henry swings in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  He has notched up his 20th of the season with that goal!! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  AC Milan 1-1 Inter Milan ...
Min. 53 :(int) J_Vaclavek plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Martins decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  D_Martins leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 54 :(int) D_Martins with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Martins ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 56 :(acm) Dirk_Kuyt sidesteps P_Mills 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Dirk_Kuyt from 20 yards ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Zoff's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  D_Zoff looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Hitzlsperger drives it into the box! 
          ...  P_Mills gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 56 :(int) J_Vaclavek runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Hitzlsperger !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 60 :(int) The Inter Milan manager told his side to change to a A strategy 
Min. 60 :(acm) Dirk_Kuyt is too quick for the defence 
          ...  Dirk_Kuyt pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Zoff's hands 
          ...  But D_Zoff recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 62 :(int) Stuart_McCall with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  But Johan_Cruyff spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 66 :(acm) Kleberson pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Pl_Jones is clean through! 
          ...  Pl_Jones with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 68 :(acm) Pl_Jones finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  A wicked drive by Pl_Jones ! 
          ...  D_Zoff with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 69 :(int) J_Vaclavek looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Martins 
          ...  D_Martins curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a great effort! 
          ...  Lets see if Inter Milan can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  AC Milan 1-2 Inter Milan ...
Min. 70 :(int) Inter Milan are switching their playing style to P 
Min. 70 :(acm) Kleberson takes possession 
          ...  Kleberson with the crafty shot! 
          ...  D_Zoff parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And D_Zoff recovers to save!! 
Min. 71 :(int) Stuart_McCall with a glorious long pass to P_Lawson 
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  P_Lawson is all alone 
          ...  A_Becerra comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to flick it past A_Becerra 
          ...  He falls over 
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 76 :(int) Stuart_McCall plays a first time ball through the defence to P_Mills 
          ...  P_Mills has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 77 :(int) L_Nyatanga is being prepared to come on 
          ...  K_Nihat is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 77 :(int) P_Mills with the dribble 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_Duruz 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Xeno chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Becerra 
Min. 79 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  Johan_Cruyff with the strike ! 
          ...  But D_Zoff palms it behind 
          ...  S_Moffett has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 85 :(acm) Kleberson is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to Pl_Jones 
          ...  But Xeno wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 87 :(int) Stuart_McCall plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Martins decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  D_Martins tries to chip the ball over A_Becerra! 
          ...  A_Becerra tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Nyatanga curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Becerra fists it away! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(int) D_Martins jumps over J_Herrera's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Martins shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 91 :(acm) P_Maldini unselfishly heads the ball back to Johan_Cruyff 
          ...  Johan_Cruyff smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  D_Zoff won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio San Siro
Attendance           : 58,286
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Johan_Cruyff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Johan_Cruyff (26)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : J_McIntyre (37)
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : D_Martins
Scorers              : T_Henry (51), D_Martins (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Mills (44)
Injured              : J_Gray (31)
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Match Statistics
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                                AC Milan  |    Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           9        |       3
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       9
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Final Score          : AC Milan 1 - 2 Inter Milan
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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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A_Becerra      GK  27   1   1   1  12 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  22  20   5  16 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Cafu           DF   2  22  17   9  21 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Herrera      DF   1  21  11  13  19 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  15   5
G_Duruz        DF   1  20  14   5  35 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  30   0
Johan_Cruyff   MF   1  15  30  16  14 |  92   0   1   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  10  20  31
Hitzlsperger   MF   2  16  26   9  17 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  15   5
J_McIntyre     MF   2   8  19  15  14 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Kleberson      MF   1  11  18   8  19 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0 -10  20  -3
Dirk_Kuyt      FW   1   8  17  24  35 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
M_Owen         FW   1  10  10  21  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
B_Trautmann    GK  23   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Milito       DF   1  16   8   8  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Johnson_x04  DF   1  13  10   7  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pl_Jones       MF   1  11  16  13  22 |  55   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
D_Masina       FW   1   7  13  14  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Inter 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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D_Zoff         GK  28   1   1   1  34 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
Javi_Venta     DF   1  23  13   8  28 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
P_Mills        DF   2  22  12  10  22 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0   9  11  -2
Xeno           DF   1  22  11   7  36 |  92   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  49   0
S_McNulty_x07  DF   1  13  11   7  17 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vaclavek     MF   1   8  38  11  23 |  92   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  47  10
J_Gray         MF   1   5  29   8  23 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  25  10
Stuart_McCall  MF   1   8  25   8  15 |  92   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  27  60   0
T_Henry        FW   1   3  12  29  30 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
D_Martins      FW   1   4  11  23  27 |  92   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
K_Nihat        FW   1   4   4  20  30 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_Reina     GK  21   1   1   1  46 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Nyatanga     DF   1  17  10   4  27 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Lawson       MF   1   9  18  13  34 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
P_Paniche      MF   1  10  16   5  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Vieri        FW   1   6   9  15  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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