Match Report


AC MilanAC Milan     FiorentinaFiorentina
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Moreno FacciniM. Faccini73
G
captain1
G
66Carmine CassanoC. Cassano
Bastián SotoB. Soto79
D
2
D
71Jimmy PalladiniJ. Palladini
Danilo BertaniD. Bertani68
D
3captain
D
70Michelangelo FortinM. Fortin
Mirco BerrettaM. Berretta62
D
4
D
65Carmelo PorroC. Porro
Diaw BreviD. Brevi57
D
5
M
68Gianluca BelardiG. Belardi
Tomas RizzitelliT. Rizzitelli67
M
6
M
67Ruggero TurriniR. Turrini
Rainer SchöllR. Schöll61
M
7
M
67Michele Di CanioM. Di Canio
George ScholesG. Scholes57
M
8
M
65Stephen HughesS. Hughes
Cesare MagoniC. Magoni80
A
9
A
69Arnauld BosiA. Bosi
Cristiano TavaresC. Tavares73
A
10
A
65Harvey LawrenceH. Lawrence
Maurizio CarboneM. Carbone64
A
11
A
63Guglielmo ManzoG. Manzo
 
Mattia PedoneM. Pedone68
G
12
G
66Anthony LaslandesA. Laslandes
Aldo SommeseA. Sommese68
G
13
M
65Giovanni M. VergassolaG. Vergassola
Ferry BrouwerF. Brouwer64
A
14
D
64Wladimiro CammarataW. Cammarata

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at San Siro where AC Milan play host to Fiorentina. A crowd of 16,791 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AC Milan are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Fiorentina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alessandro Scapolo.


0.00
The whistle blows and AC Milan get the match underway!
3.41
Ruggero Turrini flicks the ball to his team mate, Guglielmo Manzo. Guglielmo Manzo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mirco Berretta.
8.46
Mirco Berretta makes a beautiful pass to the feet of George Scholes. George Scholes flicks the ball to his team mate, Cesare Magoni. Cesare Magoni shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Carmine Cassano.
9.22
Michele Di Canio knocks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Bosi. Arnauld Bosi whips in a cross ball towards Harvey Lawrence. Harvey Lawrence whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Danilo Bertani blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
10.45
Michelangelo Fortin catches Cristiano Tavares on the ankles. The referee calls over Michelangelo Fortin and warns him to calm down! Cristiano Tavares runs off the knock.
15.19
Ruggero Turrini knocks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Bosi. Arnauld Bosi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mirco Berretta.
18.14
Diaw Brevi sees Tomas Rizzitelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomas Rizzitelli flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Magoni collects the pass. Cesare Magoni shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Carmine Cassano. What a great pair of hands!
20.49
Jimmy Palladini makes a probing pass to Michele Di Canio. Michele Di Canio darts forward. Michele Di Canio chips the ball to his team mate, Guglielmo Manzo. Guglielmo Manzo takes a shot at goal. The ball ricochets off Danilo Bertani and flashes wide of the near post.
21.02
It's a corner kick. Michele Di Canio kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Danilo Bertani reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
24.04
Michelangelo Fortin makes a probing pass to Michele Di Canio. Michele Di Canio flicks a high pass forward to Arnauld Bosi who brings the ball under control. Arnauld Bosi knocks in a cross ball towards Harvey Lawrence. Harvey Lawrence makes a deft header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.35
Tomas Rizzitelli threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Tavares. Cristiano Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carmine Cassano who gathers it comfortably.
28.22
Rainer Schöll makes a probing pass to Maurizio Carbone. Maurizio Carbone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
30.21
Diaw Brevi threads a neat ball through to Rainer Schöll. Seeing a gap ahead, Rainer Schöll plays the ball forward to Cesare Magoni. Cesare Magoni makes a simple pass, allowing Cristiano Tavares to run into the box. Cristiano Tavares takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Carmelo Porro's leg.
36.41
Carmelo Porro makes a probing pass to Gianluca Belardi. Gianluca Belardi surges forward with the ball. Gianluca Belardi knocks in a cross ball towards Harvey Lawrence. Harvey Lawrence beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
38.54
With some swift thinking, Carmelo Porro plays the ball forward to Michele Di Canio. Michele Di Canio knocks the ball forward to Harvey Lawrence. Harvey Lawrence shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.51
Michele Di Canio catches Rainer Schöll on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rainer Schöll stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Gianluca Belardi makes a simple pass to Guglielmo Manzo. Guglielmo Manzo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Milan appear unchanged since the first half. Fiorentina also appear unchanged since the first half. The AC Milan players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Fiorentina kicking off!
47.25
Rainer Schöll threads a neat ball through to Maurizio Carbone. Maurizio Carbone shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
48.32
Ruggero Turrini flicks a high pass forward to Harvey Lawrence who brings the ball under control. Harvey Lawrence whips in a cross ball towards Arnauld Bosi. Arnauld Bosi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Moreno Faccini gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
49.09
Tomas Rizzitelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Carbone. Maurizio Carbone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
53.19
Stephen Hughes surges forward with the ball. Stephen Hughes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
54.42
Rainer Schöll passes the ball forward to Maurizio Carbone. Maurizio Carbone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carmine Cassano who gathers it comfortably.
59.11
Tomas Rizzitelli flicks a high ball forward to Maurizio Carbone who takes it down. Maurizio Carbone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Carmine Cassano manages to gather it comfortably.
61.25
Rainer Schöll deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Carbone. Maurizio Carbone whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Tavares. Cristiano Tavares jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
71.20
Rainer Schöll makes a probing pass to Cesare Magoni. Cesare Magoni sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.25
Michele Di Canio threads the ball through to Guglielmo Manzo. Guglielmo Manzo knocks in a cross ball towards Arnauld Bosi. Arnauld Bosi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.02
Rainer Schöll flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Magoni holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cesare Magoni shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
78.29
Carmelo Porro flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Hughes. Stephen Hughes flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Lawrence holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Harvey Lawrence controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Moreno Faccini is on top of it.
81.32
George Scholes advances with the ball. George Scholes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jimmy Palladini.
85.47
Rainer Schöll knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Tavares. Cristiano Tavares shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
87.25
Carmelo Porro makes a simple pass to Gianluca Belardi. Gianluca Belardi flicks a high pass forward to Harvey Lawrence who brings the ball under control. Harvey Lawrence knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danilo Bertani.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

AC Milan

Fiorentina
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
26.8%
42.7%
30.5%

Scorers
Maurizio Carbone 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Maurizio Carbone of AC Milan

Match Ratings