Euro Div 1, AC Milan vs. Brondby (Sun Feb 17)


                             AC Milan  |  Brondby
                          4-1-3-1-1 P  |  4-4-2 C
                          JP Thompson  |  Marcel Stok
                                       |
                         A_Becerra GK  |  GK B_Shust
                              Cafu DF  |  DF A_Ravn
                         J_Herrera DF  |  DF J_DeMerit
                         A_deZeeuw DF  |  DF M_Howard
                           E_Garay DF  |  DF M_Spelmann
                         P_Maldini DM  |  MF M_Meerdink
                      Johan_Cruyff MF  |  MF H_Maduro
                      Hitzlsperger MF  |  MF M_Lantz
                       G_Fernandes MF  |  MF S_Holmen
                        J_McIntyre AM  |  FW T_Rosenberg
                            M_Owen FW  |  FW Robinho
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB C_Ankergren
                         M_Johnson SUB |  SUB J_Escude
                         Kleberson SUB |  SUB M_Ericsson
                          Pl_Jones SUB |  SUB DJ_Campbell
                          M_Petrov SUB |  SUB J_Torres

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 2  :(acm) A_deZeeuw holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Owen 
          ...  M_Howard gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 4  :(acm) Johan_Cruyff looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Owen 
          ...  M_Owen curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  B_Shust moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  B_Shust looks dejected! 
          ...  That’s given AC Milan the advantage! 
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Brondby ...
Min. 5  :(bro) Brondby made the switch to a A strategy 
Min. 5  :(bro) M_Lantz drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Ravn 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Hitzlsperger 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Ravn swings it in! 
          ...  A_Becerra fists it away! 
Min. 6  :(bro) M_Spelmann sidesteps Hitzlsperger 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Spelmann must beat A_Becerra! 
          ...  A_Becerra makes a fine save 
Min. 10 :(acm) A_deZeeuw pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  E_Garay is clean through! 
          ...  E_Garay with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 12 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Garay 
          ...  A glorious effort by E_Garay ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the AC Milan fans!! 
          ...  AC Milan 2-0 Brondby ...
Min. 12 :(bro) S_Holmen takes advantage of a mistake by A_deZeeuw 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  E_Garay gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 18 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to E_Garay 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Ravn 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Hitzlsperger chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Owen with the header 
          ...  But B_Shust punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Maldini chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  Cafu with the header 
          ...  B_Shust won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 19 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_DeMerit 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Owen! 
          ...  M_Owen with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  B_Shust gathers it comfortably 
Min. 19 :(bro) H_Maduro looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Lantz 
          ...  J_Herrera plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Becerra can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Howard swings it in! 
          ...  A_Becerra fists it away! 
Min. 20 :(acm) P_Maldini finds Johan_Cruyff in the box 
          ...  J_DeMerit takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 28 :(acm) Hitzlsperger runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Owen 
          ...  M_Owen with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 29 :(acm) J_Herrera takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Spelmann 
          ...  J_DeMerit read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 29 :(bro) S_Holmen is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to T_Rosenberg 
          ...  Cafu with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  JP Thompson looks relieved 
          ...  Marcel Stok is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 30 :(acm) M_Owen brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Owen ! 
          ...  B_Shust makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 32 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Herrera 
          ...  J_Herrera with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Brondby fans taunt him! 
Min. 32 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_deZeeuw gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Holmen is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  C_Tango warned him 
Min. 36 :(acm) G_Fernandes leaves A_Ravn standing 
          ...  But M_Howard wins the ball 
Min. 38 :(acm) J_Herrera kills the ball dead 
          ...  J_Herrera has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 40 :(acm) M_Owen with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_DeMerit 
          ...  M_Owen with the shot on net ! 
          ...  But B_Shust tips it over 
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(acm) Hitzlsperger finds J_Herrera with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Herrera with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  B_Shust can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  B_Shust makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 44 :(acm) P_Maldini chips the ball over the defence and finds Hitzlsperger 
          ...  A well-placed shot from Hitzlsperger ! 
          ...  But B_Shust makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 46 :(acm) Cafu has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Ravn 
          ...  He puts in Johan_Cruyff! 
          ...  Johan_Cruyff chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 

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

Min. 48 :(acm) P_Maldini gets to the by line and finds E_Garay with a beautiful cross 
          ...  M_Spelmann slices it 
          ...  B_Shust moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Hitzlsperger hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Owen gets a shot in 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 48 :(bro) M_Lantz has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Herrera 
          ...  He puts in Robinho! 
          ...  Robinho with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the bench 
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Marcel Stok 
          ...  AC Milan 2-1 Brondby ...
Min. 49 :(acm) Hitzlsperger finds J_McIntyre with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_McIntyre has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  But B_Shust punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that B_Shust got a touch 
Min. 51 :(bro) M_Lantz finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  J_Herrera wins the ball 
Min. 52 :(bro) H_Maduro plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  A_deZeeuw knocks the ball back to A_Becerra 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past A_Becerra! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Maduro chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Spelmann gets his head on it 
          ...  A_Becerra gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Meerdink hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball comes to H_Maduro 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Becerra 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 55 :(acm) P_Maldini has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_DeMerit 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in G_Fernandes! 
          ...  But A_Ravn wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 56 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff is first to the ball 
          ...  Johan_Cruyff attempts the shot! 
          ...  B_Shust is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 59 :(bro) A_Ravn loses his marker 
          ...  Johan_Cruyff rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  J_DeMerit drives it in 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 60 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff is through on goal 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Rosenberg 
Min. 62 :(acm) P_Maldini finds J_Herrera in acres of space 
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Ravn 
Min. 63 :(acm) J_Herrera sidesteps A_Ravn 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Herrera attempts the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  B_Shust is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Hitzlsperger crosses it in! 
          ...  G_Fernandes gets a shot in 
          ...  But B_Shust just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 63 :(bro) J_DeMerit controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  H_Maduro gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_deZeeuw with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  C_Tango warned him 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  A_Ravn swings it in 
          ...  Robinho gets on the end of it 
          ...  Robinho fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The AC Milan fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 64 :(bro) S_Holmen with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Rosenberg 
          ...  T_Rosenberg hits a great drive! 
          ...  A_Becerra makes a difficult save 
Min. 66 :(acm) J_Herrera passes the ball to Cafu 
          ...  Cafu aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  B_Shust won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 67 :(bro) J_Escude will replace M_Spelmann and play DF 
Min. 68 :(acm) J_Herrera hoofs it up field to find E_Garay 
          ...  M_Howard reads the play well 
Min. 74 :(bro) M_Ericsson takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace H_Maduro 
          ...  He'll play as a MF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 74 :(bro) DJ_Campbell is being brought on 
          ...  Robinho is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 76 :(acm) J_Herrera takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Ravn robs him of the ball 
Min. 78 :(bro) J_Escude is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to DJ_Campbell 
          ...  DJ_Campbell attempts a low drive! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Becerra's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 80 :(acm) J_McIntyre dribbles it into the box 
          ...  J_McIntyre with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 83 :(acm) J_Herrera with a slide rule pass to A_deZeeuw 
          ...  A_deZeeuw unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 83 :(bro) DJ_Campbell with a short pass to find S_Holmen 
          ...  P_Maldini with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  It will be T_Rosenberg to take it 
          ...  A_Becerra tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Meerdink drives it into the box! 
          ...  E_Garay clears the danger 
Min. 84 :(bro) M_Ericsson slides the ball across to J_Escude 
          ...  Johan_Cruyff with the block 
Min. 86 :(acm) Cafu kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Johan_Cruyff gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Johan_Cruyff gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  But B_Shust tips it over 
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bro) M_Ericsson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to DJ_Campbell 
          ...  DJ_Campbell with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Becerra with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Meerdink chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Cafu clears the danger 
Min. 92 :(acm) Hitzlsperger threads the through ball to G_Fernandes 
          ...  M_Howard read the danger and stops the pass 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio San Siro
Attendance           : 56,638
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Johan_Cruyff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Owen (4), E_Garay (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Johan_Cruyff (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Brondby Match Info
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Best player          : M_Lantz
Scorers              : Robinho (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                AC Milan  |    Brondby
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       9
Off target           :          13        |       3
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           4        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       4
Key Tackles          :           6        |       12
Key Passes           :          22        |       9
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Final Score          : AC Milan 2 - 1 Brondby
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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  28   1   1   1  12 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0   0
Cafu           DF   2  22  17   9  18 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  30   4
J_Herrera      DF   1  22  12  13  16 |  94   0   2   3   0   4   0   0   0   0  26  45   8
A_deZeeuw      DF   1  21  14  11  39 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  30   2
E_Garay        DF   1  21   9   8  39 |  94   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  28   0  44
P_Maldini      DM   2  22  20   5  18 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0
Johan_Cruyff   MF   1  15  31  16  11 |  94   0   1   6   2   3   0   1   0   0  26 124  15
Hitzlsperger   MF   2  16  27   9  17 |  94   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  29  70  15
G_Fernandes    MF   1   8  21   9  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_McIntyre     AM   2   8  19  15  14 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
M_Owen         FW   1  10  10  22  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  52
B_Trautmann    GK  23   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Johnson      DF   1  16  11   7  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kleberson      MF   1  11  18   8  16 |   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       FW   1   5   9  16  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Brondby
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Shust        GK  21   1   1   1  30 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  92   0   0   0
A_Ravn         DF   1  22  11   9  45 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42 -10 -10
J_DeMerit      DF   1  21   9   6  44 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  15   2
M_Howard       DF   1  20   9   5  38 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Spelmann     DF   1  18  10   8  40 |  68   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  17   0  10
M_Meerdink     MF   1   8  22   7  10 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
H_Maduro       MF   1   7  21  11  38 |  75   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
M_Lantz        MF   1   8  20   9  20 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
S_Holmen       MF   1   6  20   9  31 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Rosenberg    FW   1   5   9  22  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  10
Robinho        FW   1   6   8  20  37 |  75   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
C_Ankergren    GK  27   1   1   1   6 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Escude       DF   1  20   7   4  35 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Ericsson     MF   1   9  17   6  16 |  19   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
DJ_Campbell    FW   1  10   7  17  42 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Torres       DM   1  18  11  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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