Euro Premiership, AC Milan vs. FC Zenit (Sun Sep 20)


                             AC Milan  |  FC Zenit
                          3-1-3-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                         Derek Purvis  |  Matt Peacock
                                       |
                         A_Becerra GK  |  GK N_Abbey
                              Cafu DF  |  DF N_Vidic
                        S_Caldwell DF  |  DF J_Evans
                       M_Bresciano DF  |  DF Sun_Jihai
                         P_Maldini DM  |  DF M_Dorsin
                          A_Robben MF  |  MF C_T_Mamam
                           N_Carle MF  |  MF Machado
                        J_McIntyre AM  |  MF L_Ponzio
                          Z_Zidane MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                            M_Owen FW  |  FW W_Rooney
                         W_Johnson FW  |  FW D_Clare
                                       |
                            L_Camp SUB |  SUB A_Pihl
                         M_Johnson SUB |  SUB C_Makin
                       M_Fortunato SUB |  SUB E_Banga
                     A_E_S_de_Leon SUB |  SUB J_Collison
                          M_Petrov SUB |  SUB Young_Owen

Referee: M_Daami (Turkey)


Min. 2  :(acm) A_Robben jumps over W_Rooney's challenge 
          ...  A_Robben shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  But N_Abbey punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 7  :(acm) S_Caldwell looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to W_Johnson 
          ...  N_Vidic slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 7  :(zen) D_Clare looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_T_Mamam 
          ...  C_T_Mamam fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_T_Mamam chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to M_Dorsin 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 10 :(acm) N_Carle finds M_Owen in the box 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Owen ! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 11 :(zen) D_Clare beats M_Bresciano 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Z_Zidane with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  Machado bends it round the wall 
          ...  It's beaten A_Becerra 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 13 :(zen) L_Ponzio drives it across the face of the goal W_Rooney 
          ...  But M_Bresciano puts the ball out of play 
Min. 14 :(zen) L_Ponzio with the first time pass to N_Vidic 
          ...  M_Bresciano read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 19 :(zen) F_Ljungberg holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Clare 
          ...  D_Clare fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  A_Becerra makes a good save 
Min. 21 :(zen) N_Vidic cuts inside M_Bresciano 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  N_Vidic with the chance ! 
          ...  A_Becerra narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 22 :(acm) S_Caldwell spits at C_T_Mamam 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 22 :(zen) N_Vidic heads the ball back to C_T_Mamam 
          ...  M_Bresciano hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_T_Mamam plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Dorsin 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 24 :(zen) Machado runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Clare 
          ...  D_Clare hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly 
          ...  That puts FC Zenit ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  AC Milan 0-1 FC Zenit ...
Min. 25 :(zen) M_Dorsin crosses in from the wing, he finds N_Vidic in the box 
          ...  P_Maldini hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Sun_Jihai plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Becerra easily catches it! 
Min. 26 :(acm) P_Maldini knocks it forward 
          ...  Sun_Jihai slips 
          ...  M_Bresciano gets to it! 
          ...  M_Bresciano gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  But N_Abbey hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 27 :(acm) P_Maldini looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to W_Johnson 
          ...  W_Johnson with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But N_Abbey makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 28 :(acm) Cafu has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Vidic 
          ...  He puts in A_Robben! 
          ...  J_Evans with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 28 :(zen) M_Dorsin is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Clare 
          ...  S_Caldwell wins the ball well 
          ...  M_Daami has given a free kick 
Min. 29 :(zen) W_Rooney runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs P_Maldini 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  P_Maldini recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 31 :(zen) C_T_Mamam spots Machado who is in acres of space 
          ...  Machado controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Becerra moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Becerra tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Vidic chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Owen gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 35 :(acm) A_Robben jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Owen 
          ...  M_Owen with a thundering drive! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 36 :(zen) D_Clare with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves M_Bresciano behind 
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Clare ! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 38 :(acm) Z_Zidane plays it forward to W_Johnson 
          ...  W_Johnson with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 40 :(acm) A_Robben sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  A_Robben with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  N_Abbey just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 40 :(zen) A defence splitting pass from J_Evans to Machado 
          ...  W_Johnson clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 42 :(acm) Cafu with the diagonal pass Z_Zidane 
          ...  D_Clare steals the ball of off him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(acm) Z_Zidane takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Carle 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from N_Carle ! 
          ...  But N_Abbey just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  M_Daami has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 45 :(zen) N_Vidic looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  A_Becerra fists it away 

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

Min. 50 :(acm) J_McIntyre breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on N_Abbey! 
          ...  M_Dorsin brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 51 :(acm) J_McIntyre plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  J_McIntyre controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  N_Abbey gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Maldini hits it into the box! 
          ...  N_Vidic gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 53 :(zen) Sun_Jihai takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Ljungberg 
          ...  F_Ljungberg has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a well worked goal! 
          ...  AC Milan 0-2 FC Zenit ...
Min. 54 :(zen) Machado with a measured pass to D_Clare 
          ...  D_Clare rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But A_Becerra palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 55 :(acm) M_Johnson replaces M_Bresciano and will play DF 
Min. 58 :(acm) S_Caldwell with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves M_Dorsin behind 
          ...  N_Vidic wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 58 :(zen) J_Evans with the heel pass to F_Ljungberg 
          ...  F_Ljungberg hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Becerra with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 59 :(acm) Z_Zidane with a flicked pass to N_Carle 
          ...  From long range N_Carle bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The FC Zenit fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 59 :(zen) Machado with a measured pass to J_Evans 
          ...  J_Evans tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Dorsin chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  F_Ljungberg makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  AC Milan 0-3 FC Zenit ...
Min. 60 :(acm) A_E_S_de_Leon is going to be brought on 
          ...  A_Robben is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 60 :(zen) W_Rooney holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Clare 
          ...  D_Clare curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  A_Becerra with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 61 :(acm) A_E_S_de_Leon is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  S_Caldwell latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Dorsin 
Min. 62 :(acm) J_McIntyre nutmegs N_Vidic, he continues to run forward 
          ...  J_McIntyre with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 62 :(zen) J_Evans takes advantage of a mistake by Cafu 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  But M_Owen puts it in row Z! 
Min. 65 :(acm) M_Petrov comes on for Z_Zidane and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 68 :(zen) F_Ljungberg miskicks! 
          ...  He finds C_T_Mamam though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  C_T_Mamam keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  AC Milan 0-4 FC Zenit ...
Min. 69 :(acm) M_Owen nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Dorsin 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 69 :(acm) Cafu pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in! 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
          ...  They have no substitutions left. 
          ...  Will play a man down 
Min. 74 :(zen) C_T_Mamam has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past N_Carle 
          ...  He knocks it to F_Ljungberg! 
          ...  F_Ljungberg aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 75 :(zen) L_Ponzio has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Petrov 
          ...  He puts in D_Clare! 
          ...  D_Clare fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  But A_Becerra punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 77 :(zen) Machado leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to F_Ljungberg 
          ...  F_Ljungberg sees A_Becerra off his line ! 
          ...  A_Becerra can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Becerra makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 79 :(zen) Machado takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Clare 
          ...  D_Clare with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Becerra is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Ljungberg floats the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to N_Vidic 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  A_Becerra never had a chance! 
Min. 80 :(zen) C_T_Mamam has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past M_Johnson 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Dorsin! 
          ...  M_Dorsin with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  A_Becerra has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Becerra is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide !! 
Min. 81 :(zen) D_Clare with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows M_Johnson a clean set of heals 
          ...  M_Owen is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  C_T_Mamam bends it in 
          ...  A_Becerra with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 82 :(acm) P_Maldini with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Owen 
          ...  But Machado slides in 
Min. 83 :(zen) Machado sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Sun_Jihai 
          ...  S_Caldwell is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  A_Becerra misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Sun_Jihai floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Becerra catches it! 
Min. 84 :(zen) Sun_Jihai whips the ball across to W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  A_Becerra tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 86 :(acm) W_Johnson runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Evans 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  W_Johnson looks to see where N_Abbey is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_McIntyre curls it into the box! 
          ...  N_Abbey easily catches it! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(acm) W_Johnson crosses in from the wing, he finds N_Carle in the box 
          ...  N_Carle goes for goal ! 
          ...  But N_Abbey punches it away 
Min. 89 :(zen) C_T_Mamam runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Clare 
          ...  D_Clare with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But A_Becerra reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Becerra anyway 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio San Siro
Attendance           : 53,475
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : P_Maldini
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Owen (81)
Injured              : Cafu (69)
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FC Zenit Match Info
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Best player          : F_Ljungberg (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Clare (24), F_Ljungberg (53,59), C_T_Mamam (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Dorsin (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                AC Milan  |    FC Zenit
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       26
Off target           :           7        |       11
On target            :           6        |       15
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           2        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       24
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Final Score          : AC Milan 0 - 4 FC Zenit
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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  16 |  92  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -55   0   0   0
Cafu           DF   2  23  19  10  19 |  70   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
S_Caldwell     DF   1  21   9   9  28 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  34   0
M_Bresciano    DF   1  23  14  10  28 |  56   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0   8
P_Maldini      DM   2  23  23   5  20 |  92   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  -6  30 -30
A_Robben       MF   1   7  26  12  12 |  61   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -30 -13 -20
N_Carle        MF   1  13  24   8  24 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  18
J_McIntyre     AM   2   8  20  15  12 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Z_Zidane       MF   1   8  23   8  38 |  66   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
M_Owen         FW   1  11  11  24  35 |  92   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  44  -4   0
W_Johnson      FW   1   6   8  22  28 |  92   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  29  35  12
L_Camp         GK  18   1   1   1  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Johnson      DF   1  17  11   7  14 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Fortunato    MF   1   9  15  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_E_S_de_Leon  MF   1   6  20   6  26 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0
M_Petrov       FW   1   5   9  16  18 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - FC Zenit
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Abbey        GK  30   1   1   1  36 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  63   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   1  24  21  18  25 |  92   0   3   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  33  44  10
J_Evans        DF   1  22  12  10  26 |  92   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  48  62   2
Sun_Jihai      DF   1  24  19   9  30 |  92   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  79   0
M_Dorsin       DF   1  23  21  11  40 |  92   0   2   1   1   3   0   1   0   0  50  77  32
C_T_Mamam      MF   1   8  30  17  22 |  92   0   0   4   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  52  41
Machado        MF   1   9  27   9  31 |  92   0   1   6   1   2   0   0   0   0  26 119  10
L_Ponzio       MF   1  23  24  11  35 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  57   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   1  14  33  24   6 |  92   0   0   2   1   5   2   0   0   0   0  37  60
W_Rooney       FW   1   8   8  28  24 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  35  16
D_Clare        FW   1   3   3  26  29 |  92   0   1   1   0   8   1   0   0   0  62  70  96
A_Pihl         GK  13   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Makin        DF   1  18  10  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Banga        MF   1  10  17   9  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Collison     MF   1   9  18  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Young_Owen     FW   1   6   7  16  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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