Match Report


AC MilanAC Milan     AnconaAncona
Rinus DijkstraRinus Dijkstra Computer Player Computer Player
Houssin SinouhH. Sinouh80
G
1
G
65Kwame BrouwerK. Brouwer
Fritz ZitelliF. Zitelli78
D
2captain
D
65Ivone GattusoI. Gattuso
Tonci SericT. Seric79
D
3
D
64Ighli OngaratoI. Ongarato
Matt GreigM. Greig75
D
4
D
61Marco LeoneM. Leone
Ismael SükürI. Sükür85
M
5
M
63Oliver MeyerO. Meyer
Des BeagrieD. Beagrie75
M
6
M
60Datti Mohamed RinaldiD. Rinaldi
Alec DavidsonA. Davidson77
M
7
M
58Riccardo MinottiR. Minotti
Hakan TürkyilmazH. Türkyilmaz78
M
8
M
49Paulo NascimentoP. Nascimento
Manfred GschweidlM. Gschweidl81
A
9
A
76Paolo BigicaP. Bigica
Erwin Van DijkE. Van Dijk85
A
captain10
A
75Morgan PastineM. Pastine
Giovanni M. Di NapoliG. Di Napoli78
A
11
A
66Pedro VelosoP. Veloso
 
Facundo PobleteF. Poblete72
D
12
G
62Gianluca GiorgettiG. Giorgetti
Steve GrantS. Grant72
M
13
A
60Rocco R. TaddeiR. Taddei
Mervin LjungbergM. Ljungberg77
A
14
G
59Emiliano TiribocchiE. Tiribocchi

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at San Siro where AC Milan play host to Ancona. A crowd of 18,953 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both AC Milan and Ancona are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Datti Mohamed Guardalben.


0.00
AC Milan start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.11
Ismael Sükür sees Erwin Van Dijk in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Erwin Van Dijk tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
6.54
Ismael Sükür flicks a high pass forward. Manfred Gschweidl holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manfred Gschweidl makes a probing pass to Erwin Van Dijk but he's offside!
8.14
Des Beagrie plays the ball forward to Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl lofts in a cross ball towards Giovanni M. Di Napoli. Giovanni M. Di Napoli flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
10.48
Datti Mohamed Rinaldi chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Bigica. Paolo Bigica whips in a cross ball towards Morgan Pastine. Morgan Pastine gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
12.04
Datti Mohamed Rinaldi flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Veloso controls it well on his chest. Pedro Veloso plays a quick one-two with Paolo Bigica and rushes in on goal... Pedro Veloso looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
14.09
Alec Davidson chips the ball to his team mate, Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl plays a one-two with Erwin Van Dijk and advances towards the goal... Manfred Gschweidl strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for AC Milan!
20.00
Des Beagrie hits a low pass to Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl rushes past Ighli Ongarato! Manfred Gschweidl side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
24.06
Paolo Bigica comes in with a late challenge on Matt Greig. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matt Greig runs off the knock.
27.04
Tonci Seric knocks the ball forward to Ismael Sükür. Ismael Sükür threads the ball through to Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl passes the ball forward but Giovanni M. Di Napoli is offside!
28.09
Datti Mohamed Rinaldi flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Bigica controls it well on his chest. Paolo Bigica knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.28
Hakan Türkyilmaz kicks a strong pass forward to Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl knocks in a cross ball towards Erwin Van Dijk. With a superhuman jump, Erwin Van Dijk connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.14
Alec Davidson threads a neat ball through to Giovanni M. Di Napoli. Giovanni M. Di Napoli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
40.05
Marco Leone breaks forward. Marco Leone laces a through ball forward to Paolo Bigica. Paolo Bigica makes a simple pass, allowing Morgan Pastine to run into the box. Morgan Pastine comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Ancona kick off!
47.27
Riccardo Minotti flicks a high pass forward to Pedro Veloso who brings the ball under control. Pedro Veloso cuts inside the box! Pedro Veloso side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
49.58
Morgan Pastine barges into Tonci Seric. Morgan Pastine is warned by the referee! Tonci Seric grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.58
AC Milan are in full control of this game.
53.31
Riccardo Minotti sees Morgan Pastine in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Morgan Pastine knocks the ball forward to Paolo Bigica but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
54.10
Ivone Gattuso makes a probing pass to Paulo Nascimento. Paulo Nascimento chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Bigica. Paolo Bigica knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Houssin Sinouh who gathers it comfortably.
57.57
Showing composure, Des Beagrie laces a weighted ball forward to Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl edges inside the box! Manfred Gschweidl takes a shot at goal. Kwame Brouwer gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
59.08
Tonci Seric kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson flicks a high ball forward to Giovanni M. Di Napoli who takes it down. Giovanni M. Di Napoli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.56
AC Milan have made 3 substitutions with Facundo Poblete replacing Matt Greig, Steve Grant replacing Hakan Türkyilmaz and Mervin Ljungberg replacing Erwin Van Dijk .
66.55
Des Beagrie chips the ball to his team mate, Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Kwame Brouwer manages to gather it.
69.24
Datti Mohamed Rinaldi clumsily knocks into Des Beagrie. Datti Mohamed Rinaldi is shown the yellow card! Des Beagrie carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.31
Riccardo Minotti flicks a high pass forward. Morgan Pastine holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Morgan Pastine shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Houssin Sinouh!
75.54
Riccardo Minotti hits a low pass to Morgan Pastine. Morgan Pastine whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Veloso. Pedro Veloso heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.30
Ismael Sükür threads a neat ball through to Giovanni M. Di Napoli. Giovanni M. Di Napoli plays a quick one-two with Manfred Gschweidl and rushes in on goal... Giovanni M. Di Napoli strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Kwame Brouwer gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
81.36
Steve Grant flicks the ball to his team mate, Mervin Ljungberg. Mervin Ljungberg plays a scrappy one-two with Manfred Gschweidl and advances towards the goal... Mervin Ljungberg rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
84.44
Facundo Poblete chips the ball to his team mate, Ismael Sükür. Ismael Sükür makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giovanni M. Di Napoli. Giovanni M. Di Napoli plays a quick one-two with Mervin Ljungberg and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Giovanni M. Di Napoli provides some space. He shoots at goal. Kwame Brouwer easily gets down and covers it.
89.50
Steve Grant clumsily knocks into Oliver Meyer. The referee calls over Steve Grant and shows him a yellow card! Oliver Meyer runs off the knock.
90.00
With vision, Ismael Sükür plays the ball forward to Giovanni M. Di Napoli. Giovanni M. Di Napoli kicks a strong pass forward to Manfred Gschweidl but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Milan

Ancona
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
25.7%
44.6%
29.7%

Scorers
Manfred Gschweidl 14
Erwin Van Dijk 32
Mervin Ljungberg 81
Morgan Pastine 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manfred Gschweidl of AC Milan

Match Ratings