FFO2 EFL, AC Milan vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (Thu Jan 05)


                             AC Milan  |  Eintracht Frankfurt
                            4-2-2-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Josh Barclay-Watt
                                       |
                         M_Maignan GK  |  GK K_Casteels
                       T_Hernandez DF  |  DF F_Dimarco
                        M_Skriniar DF  |  DF J_Vallejo
                         P_Schuurs DF  |  DF S_Reguilon
                        D_Calabria DF  |  DF B_Davies
                           L_Messi AM  |  MF J_Henderson
                        G_Lo_Celso MF  |  MF C_Tolisso
                        P_Hojbjerg MF  |  MF H_Ziyech
                           C_Under AM  |  MF T_Hazard
                         G_Simeone FW  |  FW C_Kouame
                       A_Griezmann FW  |  FW T_Kleindienst
                                       |
                         G_Vicario SUB |  SUB S_McDermott
                          M_Senesi SUB |  SUB M_Beevers
                         J_Hofmann SUB |  SUB G_Sertic
                        X_Schlager SUB |  SUB R_Steffen
                            T_Watt SUB |  SUB A_Onaiwu




Min. 3  :(acm) L_Messi unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Simeone 
          ...  G_Simeone rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  What agility from K_Casteels 
Min. 7  :(acm) D_Calabria nutmegs B_Davies, he continues to run forward 
          ...  D_Calabria has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 10 :(frn) C_Kouame looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Henderson 
          ...  J_Henderson rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  M_Maignan fists it away 
Min. 13 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  But J_Vallejo clears the danger 
Min. 13 :(acm) P_Schuurs is clutching his leg! 
          ...  That doesn't look good 
          ...  But he'll continue and try to run it off 
Min. 14 :(acm) L_Messi floats the ball in to find A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann tries to beat K_Casteels from outside the area! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into K_Casteels's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 15 :(acm) T_Hernandez with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves F_Dimarco behind 
          ...  T_Hernandez with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  K_Casteels fists it away 
Min. 16 :(frn) H_Ziyech moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Kleindienst 
          ...  T_Kleindienst belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But M_Maignan smothers the ball 
Min. 20 :(acm) M_Skriniar gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  F_Dimarco dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 27 :(acm) D_Calabria drives it across the face of the goal L_Messi 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Reguilon 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 28 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg storms past his marker 
          ...  F_Dimarco clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 31 :(frn) J_Henderson takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  D_Calabria read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 32 :(frn) H_Ziyech with the heel pass to C_Kouame 
          ...  M_Skriniar clears with a diving header 
Min. 35 :(acm) M_Skriniar takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  M_Skriniar sees K_Casteels off his line! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  K_Casteels never had a chance! 
Min. 35 :(frn) T_Kleindienst cuts through the defence 
          ...  T_Kleindienst hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But M_Maignan punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 38 :(acm) A_Griezmann sprints past B_Davies 
          ...  The ball hits J_Henderson in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 39 :(acm) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  G_Simeone takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  F_Dimarco wins the ball 
Min. 41 :(acm) D_Calabria pushes it past J_Vallejo 
          ...  H_Ziyech with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 42 :(frn) T_Kleindienst looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Kouame 
          ...  C_Kouame lobs M_Maignan! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  AC Milan have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 47 :(acm) D_Calabria looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  A_Griezmann receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Griezmann belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  K_Casteels is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-0 Eintracht Frankfurt

Min. 47 :(frn) T_Hazard sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Kouame gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But P_Schuurs puts the ball out of play 
Min. 48 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees A_Griezmann in space! 
          ...  C_Tolisso with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  G_Simeone drives it in 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 50 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Hofmann 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Hojbjerg 
Min. 50 :(acm) A_Griezmann with a measured ball to C_Under 
          ...  C_Under keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Brilliant save from K_Casteels 
Min. 51 :(frn) C_Kouame gets possession in his own half 
          ...  C_Kouame with the shot on net! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 52 :(acm) L_Messi beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  L_Messi swings in the shot! 
          ...  But K_Casteels punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 56 :(acm) J_Hofmann slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  C_Tolisso reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Hernandez swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  L_Messi makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Hernandez with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  S_Reguilon heads it away 
Min. 58 :(acm) L_Messi finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  L_Messi must beat K_Casteels! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Eintracht Frankfurt fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 59 :(acm) A_Griezmann pushes it past J_Vallejo 
          ...  A_Griezmann hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  The shot slips through K_Casteels's hands 
          ...  But K_Casteels recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 60 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  AC Milan have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 62 :(acm) M_Skriniar spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to G_Simeone! 
          ...  G_Simeone fires the shot in! 
          ...  K_Casteels parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And K_Casteels recovers to save!! 
Min. 64 :(frn) T_Hazard with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Henderson 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Hernandez 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Onaiwu 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Kleindienst 
Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Steffen 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Hazard 
Min. 65 :(frn) H_Ziyech with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  M_Skriniar with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 68 :(acm) P_Schuurs over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds G_Simeone though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  G_Simeone tries to chip the ball over K_Casteels! 
          ...  K_Casteels tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Under with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Griezmann with the shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's given AC Milan the advantage! 
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt ...
Min. 70 :(acm) C_Under runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  C_Under hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 70 :(frn) C_Kouame gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside D_Calabria! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  P_Schuurs robs him of the ball 
Min. 73 :(acm) L_Messi holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Lo_Celso 
          ...  C_Kouame takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 74 :(acm) C_Under leaves S_Reguilon standing 
          ...  C_Under fires the shot in! 
          ...  But K_Casteels punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 74 :(acm) J_Hofmann with the mazy run 
          ...  H_Ziyech tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 78 :(frn) B_Davies with the first time flick to C_Tolisso 
          ...  A vicious shot by C_Tolisso! 
          ...  M_Maignan with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 80 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: X_Schlager 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Simeone 
Min. 81 :(frn) A_Onaiwu beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds F_Dimarco 
          ...  F_Dimarco shoots towards goal! 
          ...  M_Maignan parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 82 :(acm) J_Hofmann spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to L_Messi! 
          ...  A powerful shot by L_Messi! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 83 :(acm) J_Hofmann feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  L_Messi runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_Vallejo with an ugly foul 
Min. 86 :(acm) M_Skriniar has picked up a knock 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 86 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Senesi 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Skriniar 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(acm) D_Calabria plays a long ball to L_Messi 
          ...  C_Kouame pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The referee comes over to him 
          ...  He's already on a yellow 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 91 :(acm) X_Schlager lays the ball back to T_Hernandez 
          ...  T_Hernandez fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  K_Casteels can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  K_Casteels was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 92 :(acm) A_Griezmann takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Griezmann! 
          ...  K_Casteels parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 93 :(acm) P_Schuurs gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds L_Messi 
          ...  L_Messi rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  K_Casteels won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 93 :(acm) C_Under finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  B_Davies with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : A_Griezmann (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Griezmann (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Skriniar (65)
Injured              : M_Skriniar (86)
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Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info
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Best player          : T_Kleindienst
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : C_Kouame (89)
Booked               : C_Tolisso (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                AC Milan  |    Eintracht Frankfurt
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       7
Off target           :          11        |       2
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           4        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
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Final Score          : AC Milan 1 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
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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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M_Maignan      GK  21   1   1   1  23 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
T_Hernandez    DF   1  19  13  11  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  21   0  30
M_Skriniar     DF   1  19  14  10  27 |  89   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  19  16  12
P_Schuurs      DF   1  18  13   7  22 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  38   0
D_Calabria     DF   1  17  13  10  23 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  57  14
L_Messi        AM   1   3  19  18  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  39  34
G_Lo_Celso     MF   1   3  19  12  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Hojbjerg     MF   1   5  18  12  28 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
C_Under        AM   1   4  16  12  25 |  96   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  44
G_Simeone      FW   1   5  10  17  27 |  83   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  40
A_Griezmann    FW   1   2  12  19  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  20  54
G_Vicario      GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Senesi       DF   1  17   9   6  23 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
J_Hofmann      MF   1   4  15  15  25 |  43   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
X_Schlager     DM   1  12  15   7  24 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
T_Watt         FW   1   1   6  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Eintracht Frankfurt
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Casteels     GK  18   1   1   1  25 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
F_Dimarco      DF   1  18  13  10  27 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  66   0  18
J_Vallejo      DF   1  17  13   8  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
S_Reguilon     DF   1  17  13   7  21 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0
B_Davies       DF   1  17  13   8  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
J_Henderson    MF   1   5  18  11  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  35   0  17
C_Tolisso      MF   1   9  18   8  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  29  -2  18
H_Ziyech       MF   1   7  17  14  26 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  33  30   0
T_Hazard       MF   1   7  17  13  24 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Kouame       FW   1   3  12  18  27 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10  10   2
T_Kleindienst  FW   1   4  10  15  21 |  68   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  26
S_McDermott    GK  13   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Beevers      DF   1  11   6   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Sertic       DF   1  11   6   4  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Steffen      MF   1   7  15  12  25 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Onaiwu       FW   1   2   8  13  27 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
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