FFO2 EFL, Schalke vs. AC Milan (Fri Sep 01)


                              Schalke  |  AC Milan
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-2-2-2 C
                          Chris Spero  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                        A_Schwolow GK  |  GK M_Maignan
                         C_Brunner DF  |  DF T_Hernandez
                           S_Ajayi DF  |  DF P_Schuurs
                         T_Ouwejan DF  |  DF D_Calabria
                          Zubeldia DF  |  DF M_Senesi
                       Saul_Niguez MF  |  AM F_Torres
                         R_Freuler MF  |  MF G_Lo_Celso
                           S_Berge MF  |  MF P_Hojbjerg
                     Javi_Martinez MF  |  FW A_Griezmann
                     V_Castellanos FW  |  AM L_Messi
                          S_Polter FW  |  FW G_Simeone
                                       |
                        R_Fahrmann SUB |  SUB G_Vicario
                      H_Matriciani SUB |  SUB N_Atkinson
                         R_Zalazar SUB |  SUB X_Schlager
                            A_Kral SUB |  SUB J_Hofmann
                          J_Correa SUB |  SUB R_Quaison




Min. 1  :(sch) S_Polter rushes through the defence 
          ...  S_Polter smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 1  :(acm) G_Lo_Celso gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A_Griezmann drives it low! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Schwolow never had a chance! 
          ...  That's given AC Milan the lead! 
          ...  Schalke 0-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 2  :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  AC Milan have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 2  :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  L_Messi will now play as a MF 
Min. 2  :(sch) M_Maignan with a terrible kick! 
          ...  C_Brunner is through! 
          ...  C_Brunner flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 2  :(acm) A_Griezmann sidesteps S_Ajayi 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A_Griezmann rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  A_Schwolow has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Schwolow reacts well to save!! 
Min. 4  :(sch) S_Ajayi sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Ajayi cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Maignan punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 4  :(acm) P_Schuurs can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to P_Hojbjerg 
          ...  P_Hojbjerg chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He kisses the badge! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  Schalke 0-2 AC Milan ...
Min. 5  :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  AC Milan have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 9  :(sch) V_Castellanos flicks it past G_Simeone 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  But D_Calabria wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 12 :(acm) M_Senesi beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds F_Torres 
          ...  Intercepted by R_Freuler 
Min. 13 :(sch) V_Castellanos lobs it over P_Schuurs 
          ...  Cleaned up by D_Calabria 
Min. 14 :(acm) A_Griezmann cuts through the defence 
          ...  A_Griezmann tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But A_Schwolow punches it away 
Min. 19 :(sch) R_Freuler flicks it past D_Calabria 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  R_Freuler with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But M_Maignan punches it away 
Min. 22 :(sch) S_Polter finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  Blocked by M_Senesi 
Min. 22 :(acm) M_Senesi knocks it past T_Ouwejan and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Senesi attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Schwolow parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 23 :(sch) C_Brunner runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Calabria 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  C_Brunner fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  M_Maignan gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 26 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg hoofs it upfield to find L_Messi 
          ...  Zubeldia with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 27 :(sch) S_Polter with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves P_Schuurs behind 
          ...  S_Polter throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Schalke 1-2 AC Milan ...
Min. 28 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  AC Milan have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 28 :(sch) S_Polter holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Javi_Martinez 
          ...  Javi_Martinez has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  There was no way M_Maignan was going to catch that! 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Schalke have pulled level! 
          ...  Schalke 2-2 AC Milan ...
Min. 29 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  AC Milan have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 29 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  L_Messi will now play as a AM 
Min. 30 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  Schalke have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 32 :(sch) V_Castellanos holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Saul_Niguez 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  P_Schuurs hits it out for a throw 
Min. 35 :(sch) T_Ouwejan hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Javi_Martinez latches onto it! 
          ...  Javi_Martinez has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with M_Maignan 
          ...  He tries to beat M_Maignan 
          ...  M_Maignan dives bravely at his feet!! 
Min. 37 :(acm) M_Senesi brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  G_Simeone makes himself available 
          ...  G_Simeone tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But A_Schwolow makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 42 :(acm) F_Torres looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Senesi 
          ...  M_Senesi is clean through, he is one on one with A_Schwolow 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Schwolow 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Chris Spero is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Schalke 2-3 AC Milan ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  AC Milan have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 43 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  L_Messi will now play as a MF 
Min. 45 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  Schalke have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 46 :(acm) D_Calabria sidesteps S_Ajayi 
          ...  D_Calabria fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_Schwolow makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 47 :(sch) R_Freuler runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Polter 
          ...  S_Polter tries to beat M_Maignan! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 2-3 AC Milan

Min. 46 :(acm) A_Griezmann with a real burst of pace 
          ...  T_Ouwejan can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  S_Berge pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 47 :(sch) Saul_Niguez controls the ball with ease 
          ...  Saul_Niguez has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But M_Maignan hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 48 :(sch) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  S_Polter is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by P_Schuurs! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by G_Simeone 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 52 :(acm) F_Torres cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Senesi 
          ...  M_Senesi fires the shot in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  Schalke 2-4 AC Milan ...
Min. 53 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  AC Milan have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 53 :(sch) V_Castellanos pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in! 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 53 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Correa 
          ...  COMING OFF: V_Castellanos 
Min. 54 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  F_Torres will now play as a MF 
Min. 55 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Hofmann 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Hojbjerg 
Min. 57 :(sch) Zubeldia 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! 
          ...  S_Berge receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  S_Berge rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  M_Maignan gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 59 :(acm) A_Griezmann with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves S_Ajayi behind 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Griezmann! 
          ...  A_Schwolow with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 60 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  Schalke have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 60 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: X_Schlager 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Lo_Celso 
Min. 60 :(acm) L_Messi rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to G_Simeone 
          ...  T_Ouwejan brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 61 :(acm) F_Torres has it now 
          ...  He takes on S_Ajayi 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in L_Messi! 
          ...  L_Messi beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  A_Schwolow comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to slip it past A_Schwolow 
          ...  He's pulled it wide!! Really?! 
          ...  What a miss! 
Min. 63 :(sch) Saul_Niguez with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  Saul_Niguez with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Maignan makes an easy save 
Min. 64 :(sch) Saul_Niguez has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Correa gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Correa goes for the top corner! 
          ...  M_Maignan with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 64 :(acm) F_Torres with a 30-yard pass to A_Griezmann 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Griezmann! 
          ...  A_Schwolow is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 65 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Zalazar 
          ...  COMING OFF: Javi_Martinez 
Min. 65 :(acm) P_Schuurs with the nod to J_Hofmann 
          ...  J_Hofmann sees A_Schwolow off his line! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 66 :(sch) R_Zalazar plays a long ball to J_Correa 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Senesi 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 68 :(acm) D_Calabria barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  D_Calabria leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  A_Schwolow has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Schwolow reacts well to save!! 
Min. 69 :(acm) L_Messi finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  T_Ouwejan bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 70 :(sch) Substitution by Schalke 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Matriciani 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Brunner 
Min. 70 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  Schalke have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 71 :(sch) Tactical Change by Schalke 
          ...  Schalke have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 71 :(sch) R_Zalazar turns past P_Schuurs 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  R_Zalazar has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  M_Maignan saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 74 :(acm) F_Torres with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Griezmann gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Griezmann could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 75 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Quaison 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Simeone 
Min. 79 :(acm) D_Calabria finds himself in a good position 
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Calabria! 
          ...  But A_Schwolow punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 83 :(sch) J_Correa get's past P_Schuurs 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  J_Correa fires the shot in! 
          ...  But M_Maignan with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Correa lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Zubeldia gets his head on it 
          ...  But M_Maignan comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 83 :(acm) A_Griezmann knocks the ball past Zubeldia 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Griezmann! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 84 :(sch) S_Berge with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Polter gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Polter rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 84 :(acm) L_Messi knocks the ball past T_Ouwejan 
          ...  S_Berge gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 86 :(acm) L_Messi off the woodwork! 
          ...  J_Hofmann picks up the deflection 
          ...  J_Hofmann has a dig at goal! 
          ...  He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! 
          ...  That will be a viral clip! 
          ...  Schalke 2-5 AC Milan ...
Min. 87 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  AC Milan have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 87 :(sch) T_Ouwejan takes advantage of a mistake by M_Senesi 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to Zubeldia! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Hernandez 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Saul_Niguez hits it into the box! 
          ...  S_Ajayi gets a shot in 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Ajayi floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Maignan reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(acm) M_Senesi crosses to T_Hernandez 
          ...  T_Hernandez rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  A_Schwolow gathers it easily 
Min. 90 :(acm) R_Quaison picks out J_Hofmann with the cross 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Hofmann! 
          ...  A_Schwolow with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : VELTINS-Arena
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Schalke Match Info
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Best player          : S_Polter
Scorers              : S_Polter (27), Javi_Martinez (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : V_Castellanos (53)
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : M_Senesi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Griezmann (1), P_Hojbjerg (4), M_Senesi (42,52), J_Hofmann (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Schalke  |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       20
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :          13        |       14
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       15
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Final Score          : Schalke 2 - 5 AC Milan
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Player Statistics - Schalke
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_Schwolow     GK  21   1   1   1  31 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0   0
C_Brunner      DF   1  17  12  13  22 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
S_Ajayi        DF   1  18  10   8  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  36
T_Ouwejan      DF   1  19  13   9  29 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  38   0
Zubeldia       DF   1  19  11   5  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  23
Saul_Niguez    MF   1   6  19  11  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  34
R_Freuler      MF   1  11  18  12  24 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  29  14  16
S_Berge        MF   1  12  18   9  28 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  56  14  19
Javi_Martinez  MF   1   6  17  14  26 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  50
V_Castellanos  FW   1   5  13  19  27 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
S_Polter       FW   1   7  14  17  28 |  94   0   0   1   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  44  51
R_Fahrmann     GK  16   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Matriciani   DF   1  14   9   8  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Zalazar      MF   1   8  15  10  23 |  26   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  18
A_Kral         MF   1  11  16  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Correa       FW   1   3  14  18  21 |  38   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20

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  23   1   1   1  23 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
T_Hernandez    DF   1  21  14  11  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  17
P_Schuurs      DF   1  20  14   8  22 |  94   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  62   0
D_Calabria     DF   1  19  14  10  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  42   0  54
M_Senesi       DF   1  18  10   7  23 |  94   0   2   3   0   3   2   0   0   0  44  66 117
F_Torres       MF   1   4  19  16  26 |  94   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 107   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   1   4  21  14  24 |  63   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_Hojbjerg     MF   1   5  19  13  28 |  58   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  38
A_Griezmann    FW   1   2  13  22  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
L_Messi        MF   1   3  21  19  21 |  94   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  41   5
G_Simeone      FW   1   6  11  19  27 |  78   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0   9
G_Vicario      GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Atkinson     DF   1  12   9   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Schlager     DM   1  13  16   7  24 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hofmann      AM   1   4  16  16  25 |  36   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  52
R_Quaison      FW   1   1  11  15  24 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
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