Euro Div 1, AC Milan vs. Juventus (Sun Apr 27)


                             AC Milan  |  Juventus
                            4-1-3-2 A  |  5-1-3-1 C
                         Toby Stronge  |  Rob Dalling
                                       |
                         A_Becerra GK  |  GK W_Gueret
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF J_Colin
                         J_Herrera DF  |  DF M_Demichelis
                         A_deZeeuw DF  |  DF D_Bonera
                           E_Garay DF  |  DF G_Chiellini
                              Cafu DM  |  DF Gilberto
                      Johan_Cruyff MF  |  DM D_DeRossi
                      Hitzlsperger MF  |  MF A_Robben
                       G_Fernandes MF  |  MF A_Diego
                            M_Owen FW  |  MF Jesús_Navas13
                       M_Maccarone FW  |  FW A_Myskina
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB C_Abbiati
                         M_Johnson SUB |  SUB C_Bocanegra
                          Pl_Jones SUB |  SUB D_Gabbidon
                        J_McIntyre SUB |  SUB M_Rosales
                          M_Petrov SUB |  SUB K_Ikeda

Referee: B_Hall (England)


Min. 5  :(acm) A_deZeeuw gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  M_Owen is unmarked 
          ...  M_Owen drives the ball low ! 
          ...  But W_Gueret punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 6  :(juv) A_Myskina with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  A_Myskina lobs A_Becerra! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The AC Milan fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 7  :(juv) Gilberto with a probing pass to J_Colin 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  P_Maldini looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 9  :(acm) P_Maldini knocks it forward 
          ...  A_Diego slips 
          ...  J_Herrera gets to it! 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Herrera ! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 13 :(juv) G_Chiellini with the nod to A_Myskina 
          ...  M_Owen rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s B_Hall going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 16 :(acm) A_deZeeuw is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Fernandes 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Chiellini 
Min. 16 :(juv) A_Myskina pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went 
          ...  He wont be able to continue!! 
Min. 16 :(juv) K_Ikeda comes on for A_Myskina and takes up a FW role 
Min. 17 :(acm) Cafu runs at M_Demichelis 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  D_Bonera takes possession 
Min. 23 :(juv) D_DeRossi slides it through the middle to D_Bonera 
          ...  D_Bonera must beat A_Becerra! 
          ...  But A_Becerra is equal to it 
Min. 24 :(juv) K_Ikeda runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Cleaned up by E_Garay 
Min. 25 :(acm) Johan_Cruyff beats D_DeRossi 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But J_Colin barges him off the ball 
Min. 26 :(acm) E_Garay has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Colin 
          ...  He puts in A_deZeeuw! 
          ...  A glorious effort by A_deZeeuw ! 
          ...  W_Gueret gathers it easily 
Min. 29 :(juv) M_Demichelis is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to G_Chiellini 
          ...  G_Chiellini with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But A_Becerra is equal to it 
Min. 33 :(juv) K_Ikeda jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  K_Ikeda hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The AC Milan fans taunt him! 
Min. 36 :(juv) Gilberto sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Diego 
          ...  A_Diego with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Becerra moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 38 :(juv) Gilberto sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  K_Ikeda runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_Herrera with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 42 :(acm) P_Maldini controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Bonera 
          ...  He puts in Hitzlsperger! 
          ...  J_Colin reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Johan_Cruyff lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Herrera gets his head on it 
          ...  W_Gueret parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 42 :(juv) D_DeRossi takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past Cafu 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A powerful shot by D_DeRossi ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(acm) G_Fernandes plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  D_Bonera with the block 
Min. 44 :(juv) K_Ikeda knocks the ball past A_deZeeuw 
          ...  K_Ikeda with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The AC Milan fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 45 :(acm) The AC Milan manager told his side to change to a P strategy 
Min. 47 :(acm) Cafu gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Colin 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-0 Juventus

Min. 47 :(acm) M_Owen pushes it past the defender 
          ...  M_Owen with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  W_Gueret just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 48 :(juv) A_Diego runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Diego attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Becerra with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 50 :(juv) Jesús_Navas13 is on the ground motionless! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 50 :(juv) M_Rosales is being prepared to come on 
          ...  Jesús_Navas13 is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 58 :(juv) A_Diego sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  M_Rosales runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  P_Maldini with the high feet 
          ...  B_Hall tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is in a good position! 
          ...  M_Rosales bends it round the wall 
          ...  A_Becerra saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 62 :(acm) M_Maccarone jumps over M_Demichelis's challenge 
          ...  M_Demichelis with an ugly foul 
          ...  B_Hall will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 70 :(acm) A_deZeeuw flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Colin gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 72 :(acm) E_Garay sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Owen 
          ...  M_Owen with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  W_Gueret tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Hitzlsperger lofts the ball in! 
          ...  M_Demichelis clears the danger 
Min. 72 :(juv) D_DeRossi is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  G_Chiellini latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_deZeeuw takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 72 :(juv) D_Bonera is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to K_Ikeda 
          ...  A skilful effort from K_Ikeda ! 
          ...  But A_Becerra is equal to it 
Min. 73 :(acm) Hitzlsperger has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Bonera 
          ...  He puts in M_Owen! 
          ...  M_Owen tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  The shot slips through W_Gueret's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Rob Dalling looks gutted 
          ...  AC Milan go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Juventus ...
Min. 74 :(acm) It looks as though AC Milan is now playing D 
Min. 74 :(juv) Juventus restructured their strategy to E 
Min. 74 :(juv) D_DeRossi shifts into the MF position in a tactical change 
Min. 74 :(juv) A_Diego takes advantage of a bad back pass from Cafu 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by P_Maldini !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 76 :(acm) P_Maldini has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Owen collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Owen hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But W_Gueret just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  B_Hall has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 82 :(acm) M_Owen runs at D_DeRossi 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Colin with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
          ...  He received a good talking to from B_Hall 
Min. 83 :(acm) J_Herrera looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Maccarone 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_DeRossi 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(acm) J_Herrera feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  Hitzlsperger runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Bonera bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio San Siro
Attendance           : 63,923
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : M_Owen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Owen (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_deZeeuw (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : D_Bonera
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : A_Myskina (16), Jesús_Navas13 (50)
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Match Statistics
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                                AC Milan  |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       10
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : AC Milan 1 - 0 Juventus
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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  29   1   1   1  12 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  22  21   5  18 |  97   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  86  55  10
J_Herrera      DF   1  22  12  13  16 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  30   4
A_deZeeuw      DF   1  21  14  11  39 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  26   1
E_Garay        DF   1  21   9   8  39 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  30   0
Cafu           DM   2  22  18   9  18 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Johan_Cruyff   MF   1  15  31  16  11 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hitzlsperger   MF   2  17  28   9  17 |  97   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
G_Fernandes    MF   1   8  21   9  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Owen         FW   1  10  10  22  33 |  97   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  35  10  55
M_Maccarone    FW   1   3  11  21  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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
Pl_Jones       MF   1  11  16  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McIntyre     AM   2   8  19  15  14 |   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 - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Gueret       GK  28   2   2   2  29 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
J_Colin        DF   1  23  10   7  23 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38 -10 -10
M_Demichelis   DF   1  23  11   4  34 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  15   0
D_Bonera       DF   1  21  12   6  28 |  97   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  15   5
G_Chiellini    DF   1  21  11   8  47 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  15   5
Gilberto       DF   1  20  20   9  34 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
D_DeRossi      MF   1  18  21  10  10 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  30   2
A_Robben       MF   1   7  25  11  16 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Diego        MF   1  11  22   9  32 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   7
Jesús_Navas13  MF   1   8  11   9  26 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Myskina      FW   1   7  11  25  27 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -8
C_Abbiati      GK  18   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Bocanegra    DF   1  20  12   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gabbidon     DF   1  15   8   7  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rosales      MF   1   5  17  19  15 |  44   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
K_Ikeda        FW   1   4   4  21  23 |  81   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
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