FFO EFL1, AC Milan vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Mon Apr 15)


                             AC Milan  |  Bayer Leverkusen
                            5-1-1-3 P  |  5-1-2-2 P
                         Jason Hopton  |  Chris Spero
                                       |
                      M_ter_Stegen GK  |  GK J_Bijlow
                       T_Hernandez DF  |  DF S_De_Vrij
                       A_Romagnoli DF  |  DF C_Romero
                         P_Schuurs DF  |  DF T_Meunier
                        V_Lindelof DF  |  DF N_NKoulou
                          M_Ginter DF  |  DF M_Schmelzer
                      A_Tchouameni DM  |  DM J_Weigl
                        G_Lo_Celso MF  |  MF H_Lozano
                           L_Messi FW  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                       A_Griezmann FW  |  FW K_Wootton
                          P_Dybala FW  |  FW M_Mudryk
                                       |
                            L_Zima SUB |  SUB J_Omlin
                          M_Senesi SUB |  SUB M_Doherty
                        P_Hojbjerg SUB |  SUB H_Ziyech
                         S_Klaiber SUB |  SUB J_Dasilva
                            T_Watt SUB |  SUB C_Gakpo




Min. 1  :(byl) M_Schmelzer with the header on 
          ...  He finds M_Mudryk in space 
          ...  But V_Lindelof sweeps up the threat 
Min. 3  :(acm) A_Tchouameni hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso collects the loose ball! 
          ...  S_De_Vrij brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 6  :(acm) P_Dybala makes the tackle 
          ...  P_Dybala hits the ball first time! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Bijlow's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  AC Milan take the lead! 
          ...  AC Milan 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ...
Min. 6  :(acm) M_Ginter squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at A_Di_Maria 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 7  :(acm) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  P_Dybala is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  P_Dybala smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  J_Bijlow catches the ball 
Min. 10 :(byl) M_Mudryk breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_ter_Stegen! 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 12 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A vicious shot by G_Lo_Celso! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 15 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 16 :(acm) A_Romagnoli has it now 
          ...  He takes on M_Schmelzer 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Griezmann! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Meunier 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 29 :(acm) A_Tchouameni spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds G_Lo_Celso with a lovely pass! 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso with a thundering volley! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for J_Bijlow 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 30 :(byl) S_De_Vrij sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  A delicate header from S_De_Vrij! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 37 :(acm) T_Hernandez 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! 
          ...  M_Ginter receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  M_Mudryk cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 37 :(byl) M_Mudryk with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  M_Mudryk lobs M_ter_Stegen! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 39 :(acm) V_Lindelof sidesteps S_De_Vrij 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  V_Lindelof looks to see where J_Bijlow is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 40 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 40 :(acm) A_Griezmann skips the challenge from T_Meunier 
          ...  But H_Lozano reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 40 :(byl) N_NKoulou gets lucky and beats A_Romagnoli 
          ...  Now with the centre to J_Weigl 
          ...  A_Romagnoli recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 42 :(byl) S_De_Vrij 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_Di_Maria 
          ...  A heafty challenge by A_Romagnoli 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by T_Meunier 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_ter_Stegen 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  L_Messi gets on the end of it 
          ...  L_Messi with the overhead! 
          ...  J_Bijlow parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 46 :(acm) P_Schuurs is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  L_Messi latches onto the ball 
          ...  T_Meunier clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 47 :(acm) A_Tchouameni controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  A_Griezmann gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Griezmann with a stunning strike! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  J_Bijlow tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by N_NKoulou 
Min. 48 :(byl) A_Di_Maria fires over a low cross to S_De_Vrij 
          ...  A_Romagnoli bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 49 :(byl) K_Wootton with a 40-yard pass to T_Meunier 
          ...  M_Ginter with a nasty foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  M_Mudryk drives it under the wall 
          ...  Saved by M_ter_Stegen 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AC Milan 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Min. 46 :(acm) M_Ginter runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Schmelzer back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  But J_Weigl puts it in row Z! 
Min. 49 :(acm) P_Schuurs takes on J_Weigl 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  P_Schuurs with a little chip! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 49 :(byl) A_Di_Maria with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Schmelzer 
          ...  M_Schmelzer fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But M_ter_Stegen punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 51 :(byl) M_Mudryk takes on M_Ginter 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  M_Mudryk with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But M_ter_Stegen makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 53 :(byl) S_De_Vrij finds A_Di_Maria with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A_Di_Maria breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has M_ter_Stegen to beat! 
          ...  He rounds M_ter_Stegen 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He looks to slot it in ...He's missed it, it goes past the wrong side of the post!! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 55 :(acm) A_Romagnoli looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Lo_Celso 
          ...  S_De_Vrij with the tackle 
Min. 60 :(byl) J_Weigl runs at A_Romagnoli 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  J_Weigl with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen was lucky there 
Min. 60 :(acm) A_Tchouameni with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past C_Romero 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Griezmann! 
          ...  J_Weigl pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 62 :(acm) P_Dybala back heels to find A_Griezmann in space 
          ...  But A_Di_Maria clears the danger 
Min. 62 :(byl) M_Schmelzer gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Schmelzer keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_ter_Stegen's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Lozano with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It is cleared by T_Hernandez 
Min. 65 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Senesi 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Ginter 
Min. 65 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Hojbjerg 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Messi 
Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Ziyech 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Di_Maria 
Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Gakpo 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Wootton 
Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Doherty 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Schmelzer 
Min. 65 :(byl) M_Mudryk controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  H_Lozano gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  But M_Senesi spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 69 :(byl) H_Lozano with a smart pass to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 70 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan 
          ...  AC Milan have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 70 :(byl) N_NKoulou slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  T_Hernandez with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  M_Mudryk passes to T_Meunier 
          ...  V_Lindelof tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Gakpo swings it in! 
          ...  A_Romagnoli reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 72 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Hojbjerg collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Mudryk cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 75 :(byl) C_Romero crosses in from the wing, he finds S_De_Vrij in the box 
          ...  V_Lindelof slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 80 :(acm) P_Dybala with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past S_De_Vrij 
          ...  N_NKoulou hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Schuurs crosses it in! 
          ...  J_Bijlow thumps the ball away! 
Min. 81 :(byl) T_Meunier with a short pass to find J_Weigl 
          ...  P_Schuurs pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  H_Ziyech plays it short to N_NKoulou 
          ...  N_NKoulou drives the shot in! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 81 :(byl) C_Gakpo with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  C_Gakpo with a stunning strike! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 81 :(acm) P_Dybala beats H_Ziyech 
          ...  J_Weigl with an awful challenge 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 84 :(acm) V_Lindelof curls the ball out wide to A_Griezmann 
          ...  Cleaned up by N_NKoulou 
Min. 85 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Klaiber 
          ...  COMING OFF: V_Lindelof 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(byl) H_Lozano flicks it past S_Klaiber 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  But P_Dybala wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 89 :(acm) A_Griezmann skips the challenge from M_Doherty 
          ...  A_Griezmann hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Bayer Leverkusen fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 90 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso has space to run with the ball 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 91 :(acm) A_Tchouameni with a simple pass to A_Griezmann 
          ...  J_Weigl wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by G_Lo_Celso! 
          ...  C_Romero belts it clear 
Min. 91 :(byl) M_Doherty slips past his marker A_Romagnoli 
          ...  The ball is whipped into M_Mudryk 
          ...  G_Lo_Celso with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 93 :(byl) S_De_Vrij holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Doherty 
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Doherty! 
          ...  M_ter_Stegen saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 94 :(byl) M_Doherty with a long pass to H_Ziyech 
          ...  H_Ziyech flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 

*************  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_Romagnoli (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Dybala (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Ginter (6), G_Lo_Celso (10), T_Hernandez (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayer Leverkusen Match Info
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Best player          : M_Mudryk
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Weigl (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                AC Milan  |    Bayer Leverkusen
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           4        |       8
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       4
Key Tackles          :          10        |       14
Key Passes           :          13        |       13
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Final Score          : AC Milan 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
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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_ter_Stegen   GK  25   1   1   1  30 | 100   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
T_Hernandez    DF   1  23  15  12  31 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0   8   8  -5
A_Romagnoli    DF   1  22  15  13  23 | 100   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  56  26   0
P_Schuurs      DF   1  21  15   9  22 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  15
V_Lindelof     DF   1  20  16   8  19 |  89   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  58  12  16
M_Ginter       DF   1  19  16   9  31 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -5
A_Tchouameni   DM   1  16  20   5  26 | 100   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   1   4  22  14  24 | 100   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -5   7  25
L_Messi        FW   1   3  21  19  21 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Griezmann    FW   1   2  14  22  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  10  10  16
P_Dybala       FW   1   5  13  22  23 | 100   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  31  15  16
L_Zima         GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Senesi       DF   1  19  11   7  23 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
P_Hojbjerg     MF   1   5  20  13  28 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  10  10
S_Klaiber      DF   1  14  10   3  24 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Watt         FW   1   1   6  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Bijlow       GK  24   1   1   1  22 | 100   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  21  15  13  28 | 100   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  39  13
C_Romero       DF   1  21  15   7  19 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  13   0
T_Meunier      DF   1  21  15  11  28 | 100   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  13   0
N_NKoulou      DF   1  21  16  10  27 | 100   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  12  16
M_Schmelzer    DF   1  20  15  10  30 |  69   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -10   3  20
J_Weigl        DM   1  14  21   7  24 | 100   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  39  -5  14
H_Lozano       MF   1   5  20  15  27 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   8   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  20  17  30 |  69   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  16   7
K_Wootton      FW   1   2  14  17  30 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mudryk       FW   1   9  18  21  21 | 100   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  44   0   3
J_Omlin        GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Doherty      DF   1  19  12   8  28 |  31   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  18
H_Ziyech       MF   1   4  20  17  25 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Dasilva      MF   1  10  15   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gakpo        FW   1   2  17  20  27 |  31   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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