Euro Premiership, Auxerre vs. AC Milan (Sat Nov 10) Auxerre | AC Milan 5-3-2 P | 4-4-2 N Ross Nicholls | JP Thompson | J_Speroni GK | GK A_Becerra J_Kromkamp DF | DF P_Maldini JC_Dondé DF | DF Cafu M_Kilgallon DF | DF A_deZeeuw D_VanBuyten DF | DF J_Herrera J_Arca DF | MF Johan_Cruyff Diego_Ribas MF | MF Hitzlsperger K_Kallstrom MF | MF Kleberson F_Bodde MF | MF Dirk_Kuyt Diego FW | FW M_Owen M_Baros FW | FW D_Masina | Joël_Bats SUB | SUB B_Trautmann EH_Diouf SUB | SUB G_Duruz A_Santos SUB | SUB G_Milito D_Rivas SUB | SUB Pl_Jones I_C_You SUB | SUB M_Petrov_x15 Referee: G_Hegley (England) Min. 6 :(axr) Diego_Ribas with a slide rule pass to Diego ... A glorious effort by Diego ! ... The shot slips through A_Becerra's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... JP Thompson looks gutted ... Auxerre go in front now with that goal! ... Auxerre 1-0 AC Milan ... Min. 7 :(axr) The ball is passed in from J_Arca, he finds M_Kilgallon ... M_Kilgallon lobs A_Becerra! ... But he puts it well wide ... The AC Milan fans taunt him! Min. 9 :(axr) Diego_Ribas turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Diego ... Cafu with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 9 :(acm) M_Owen jumps over the defender's challenge ... M_Owen with the crafty shot! ... But J_Speroni tips it over the bar ... CORNER! ... Hitzlsperger curls it into the box! ... M_Kilgallon clears the corner Min. 10 :(axr) K_Kallstrom threads the through ball to Diego ... But J_Herrera wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... Diego_Ribas plays it into the danger area! ... J_Herrera gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 16 :(axr) D_VanBuyten beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves G_Hegley ... Johan_Cruyff gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 22 :(axr) M_Kilgallon moves forward ... M_Kilgallon hits a crisp volley! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... J_Arca hits it towards the far post! ... A_Becerra easily catches it! Min. 23 :(axr) K_Kallstrom gets to the by line and finds Diego with a beautiful cross ... Diego is clean through! ... He tries to take it round A_Becerra ... He nutmegs A_Becerra ... GOAL !! ... Auxerre 2-0 AC Milan ... Min. 25 :(acm) Hitzlsperger with a pinpoint pass to Dirk_Kuyt ... J_Kromkamp clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 27 :(axr) Diego_Ribas with a pinpoint pass to JC_Dondé ... Cafu with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 31 :(axr) M_Kilgallon nutmegs A_deZeeuw, he continues to run forward ... J_Herrera cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 32 :(acm) Cafu controls it well ... He nutmegs D_VanBuyten ... He puts in D_Masina! ... D_Masina with a thundering drive! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 35 :(axr) D_VanBuyten is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to F_Bodde ... F_Bodde sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... He hits the side netting Min. 40 :(acm) Dirk_Kuyt pushes it past the defender ... J_Arca is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 46 :(acm) Cafu makes himself available ... M_Kilgallon with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 47 :(axr) K_Kallstrom with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... Dirk_Kuyt wins the ball with ease ... G_Hegley saw something no-one else did ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Auxerre 2-0 AC Milan Min. 50 :(axr) M_Baros sidesteps Cafu ... He showed great skill there ... M_Baros with the shot on net ! ... It hits the post ... GOAL !! ... What a great effort! ... Auxerre 3-0 AC Milan ... Min. 50 :(acm) J_Herrera runs forward ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... D_VanBuyten hits it out for a throw Min. 53 :(axr) M_Kilgallon is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to Diego ... Diego cracks a laser towards goal ! ... A_Becerra just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 54 :(axr) Diego_Ribas finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled Hitzlsperger ... Diego_Ribas keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL !! ... Auxerre 4-0 AC Milan ... Min. 54 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to M_Owen ... M_Baros with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... A_deZeeuw hits it over the wall ... J_Speroni makes a good save Min. 56 :(axr) Diego knocks it past J_Herrera and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Fine tackle by Cafu ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 60 :(acm) M_Owen nutmegs M_Kilgallon ... J_Kromkamp fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 61 :(axr) M_Baros plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... M_Baros aiming for the bottom corner ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 63 :(axr) Diego cuts through the defence ... Diego with a thundering drive! ... But A_Becerra gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... F_Bodde chips the ball in towards the far post! ... D_VanBuyten with the shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 66 :(axr) Diego_Ribas works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to JC_Dondé ... The cross hits JC_Dondé on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... A_Becerra parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 72 :(acm) J_Herrera sprints past D_VanBuyten ... J_Herrera gets up high for the header ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Dirk_Kuyt floats the ball in! ... D_VanBuyten clears the danger Min. 76 :(axr) K_Kallstrom with the mazy run ... But J_Herrera reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 80 :(axr) Auxerre's manager orders his side to play D Min. 85 :(acm) Hitzlsperger is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... It looks like he will try to run it off Min. 86 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Dirk_Kuyt ... Dirk_Kuyt is clean through! ... He tries to take it round J_Speroni ... He rounds J_Speroni ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 91 :(acm) Cafu runs into space ... Cafu attempts to nutmeg J_Speroni! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade de l'Abbe Deschamps Attendance : 21,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auxerre Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Diego_Ribas (Man of the Match) Scorers : Diego (6,23), M_Baros (50), Diego_Ribas (54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Arca (40), M_Baros (54), J_Kromkamp (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Johan_Cruyff Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Dirk_Kuyt (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auxerre | AC Milan Attempts on Goal : 12 | 6 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 6 | 2 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 13 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 9 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Auxerre 4 - 0 AC Milan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Auxerre Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Speroni GK 28 2 2 2 25 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 0 0 0 J_Kromkamp DF 1 19 11 7 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 -4 -4 JC_Dondé DF 1 23 11 8 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 50 0 5 M_Kilgallon DF 1 22 13 10 18 | 93 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 36 25 14 D_VanBuyten DF 1 22 13 11 9 | 93 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 15 2 J_Arca DF 1 22 14 8 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 11 -4 Diego_Ribas MF 1 15 27 13 23 | 93 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 78 37 K_Kallstrom MF 1 14 30 15 49 | 93 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 F_Bodde MF 1 12 27 13 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Diego FW 1 11 16 23 7 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 61 M_Baros FW 1 3 11 24 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 24 Joël_Bats GK 23 1 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EH_Diouf AM 2 10 21 19 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Santos MF 2 4 20 15 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Rivas DF 1 15 13 8 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_C_You FW 1 5 12 18 26 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Becerra GK 27 1 1 1 12 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -26 0 0 0 P_Maldini DF 2 22 20 5 16 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cafu DF 2 22 17 9 21 | 93 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 15 2 A_deZeeuw DF 1 21 14 11 39 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 J_Herrera DF 1 21 11 13 19 | 93 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 56 0 2 Johan_Cruyff MF 1 15 30 16 14 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 0 Hitzlsperger MF 2 16 26 9 17 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 5 -10 Kleberson MF 1 11 18 8 19 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dirk_Kuyt MF 1 8 17 24 35 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -2 M_Owen FW 1 10 10 21 32 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 D_Masina FW 1 7 13 14 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 B_Trautmann GK 23 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Duruz DF 1 20 14 5 35 | 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 Pl_Jones MF 1 11 16 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Petrov_x15 FW 1 5 9 12 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1194724659 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08