Match Report


AC MonzaAC Monza     AC MilanAC Milan
Ciprian PilanCiprian Pilan Rinus Dijkstra Rinus Dijkstra
Erwin Van Der LaanE. Van Der Laan80
G
captain1
G
80Houssin SinouhH. Sinouh
Luuk StamL. Stam73
D
2
D
78Fritz ZitelliF. Zitelli
Ramiro LopezR. Lopez74
D
3
D
79Tonci SericT. Seric
Ruben QuaresmaR. Quaresma71
D
4
D
75Matt GreigM. Greig
Richard FletcherR. Fletcher71
D
5
A
77Mervin LjungbergM. Ljungberg
Giuliano ComottoG. Comotto78
M
6
M
75Des BeagrieD. Beagrie
Abdelkrim El HadriouiA. El Hadrioui81
M
7
M
72Steve GrantS. Grant
Mirko BenarrivoM. Benarrivo68
A
8
M
78Hakan TürkyilmazH. Türkyilmaz
Carlos PachecoC. Pacheco73
A
9
A
81Manfred GschweidlM. Gschweidl
Davide BrancaD. Branca73
A
10captain
A
85Erwin Van DijkE. Van Dijk
Abel VianaA. Viana80
A
11
A
78Giovanni M. Di NapoliG. Di Napoli
 
Jesper DahlinJ. Dahlin72
M
12
D
72Facundo PobleteF. Poblete
Oliver BeckenbauerO. Beckenbauer66
A
13
A
64Sean CroceS. Croce
Lee KirklandL. Kirkland70
D
14
A
73Stephen LawS. Law

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stadio Britanteo where AC Monza play host to AC Milan. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
AC Monza are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while AC Milan appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gionatha Innocenti.


0.00
AC Monza start the match!
4.14
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui passes the ball forward to Abel Viana. Abel Viana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.25
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui makes a beautiful solo run. Abdelkrim El Hadrioui shoots from outside the area. Houssin Sinouh gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
8.29
Giuliano Comotto catches Hakan Türkyilmaz on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hakan Türkyilmaz runs off the knock.
12.00
Giuliano Comotto flicks a high pass forward to Davide Branca who brings the ball under control. Davide Branca shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Houssin Sinouh!
14.20
Des Beagrie hits a low pass to Erwin Van Dijk. Erwin Van Dijk knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Erwin Van Der Laan who gathers it comfortably.
15.20
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui knocks the ball forward to Davide Branca. Davide Branca shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
16.04
Des Beagrie knocks the ball forward to Giovanni M. Di Napoli. Giovanni M. Di Napoli shoots from 20 yards. Erwin Van Der Laan gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
20.43
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui makes a simple pass to Mirko Benarrivo. Mirko Benarrivo tries a spectacular long range effort. Good keeping from Houssin Sinouh as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
21.19
Giuliano Comotto takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Ramiro Lopez. Ramiro Lopez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Tonci Seric sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
24.25
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
26.47
Mervin Ljungberg knocks the ball to his team mate, 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 looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Erwin Van Der Laan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
34.01
Ramiro Lopez clumsily knocks into Erwin Van Dijk. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Erwin Van Dijk stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.54
Fritz Zitelli hacks Davide Branca from behind! The referee warns Fritz Zitelli to calm down! Davide Branca stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.34
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui threads the ball through to Carlos Pacheco. Carlos Pacheco shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Monza appear unchanged since the first half. AC Milan also appear unchanged since the first half. The AC Milan players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The second half starts with AC Milan kicking off!
51.15
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Viana. Abel Viana tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.44
Ramiro Lopez flicks the ball to his team mate, Abdelkrim El Hadrioui. Abdelkrim El Hadrioui flicks a high pass forward. Davide Branca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Davide Branca tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
59.46
Ruben Quaresma advances with the ball. Ruben Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mirko Benarrivo. Mirko Benarrivo whips in a cross ball towards Davide Branca. Davide Branca finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Houssin Sinouh manages to gather it comfortably.
60.13
AC Monza have made a substitution with Jesper Dahlin replacing Mirko Benarrivo .AC Milan have made 3 substitutions with Facundo Poblete replacing Fritz Zitelli, Sean Croce replacing Steve Grant and Stephen Law replacing Giovanni M. Di Napoli .
65.54
Mervin Ljungberg takes it forward alone. Mervin Ljungberg whips in a cross ball towards Erwin Van Dijk. Erwin Van Dijk is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.39
Ruben Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giuliano Comotto. Giuliano Comotto threads a neat ball through to Davide Branca. Davide Branca knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Facundo Poblete.
71.56
Richard Fletcher runs forward with the ball. Richard Fletcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abel Viana. Abel Viana whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Pacheco. Carlos Pacheco makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
72.13
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui laces a weighted ball forward to Jesper Dahlin. Jesper Dahlin finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
73.57
Ruben Quaresma sees space and advances. Ruben Quaresma flicks the ball to his team mate, Davide Branca. Davide Branca knocks in a cross ball towards Jesper Dahlin. Jesper Dahlin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball comes off Matt Greig and the loose ball is cleared up field.
75.38
Matt Greig kicks a strong pass forward to Mervin Ljungberg. Mervin Ljungberg threads a neat ball through to Stephen Law. Stephen Law knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luuk Stam.
77.51
AC Monza have made a substitution with Oliver Beckenbauer replacing Carlos Pacheco .
81.29
AC Monza are keeping most of the possession.
83.47
Sean Croce sees Manfred Gschweidl in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Manfred Gschweidl knocks in a cross ball towards Erwin Van Dijk. Erwin Van Dijk connects with a diving header. Erwin Van Der Laan punches it away to safety.
84.51
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui hacks Sean Croce from behind! Abdelkrim El Hadrioui is given a warning by the referee! Sean Croce runs off the knock.
87.16
Ramiro Lopez threads the ball through to Giuliano Comotto. Giuliano Comotto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jesper Dahlin. Jesper Dahlin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Houssin Sinouh who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Facundo Poblete makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sean Croce. Sean Croce controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Monza

AC Milan
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
28.9%
44.7%
26.3%

Scorers
Giovanni M. Di Napoli 26
Erwin Van Dijk 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giovanni M. Di Napoli of AC Milan

Match Ratings
1.Erwin Van Der Laan (GK)
7
2.Luuk Stam (DEF)
6
3.Ramiro Lopez (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Ruben Quaresma (DEF)
7
5.Richard Fletcher (DEF)
6
6.Giuliano Comotto (MID)yellow card
6
7.Abdelkrim El Hadrioui (MID)
8
8.Mirko Benarrivo (ATT)
6
9.Carlos Pacheco (ATT)
6
10.Davide Branca (ATT)
7
11.Abel Viana (ATT)
6
 
12.Jesper Dahlin (MID)
6
13.Oliver Beckenbauer (ATT)
6
14.Lee Kirkland (DEF)
0

1.Houssin Sinouh (GK)
8
2.Fritz Zitelli (DEF)
5
3.Tonci Seric (DEF)
6
4.Matt Greig (DEF)
6
5.Mervin Ljungberg (ATT)
7
6.Des Beagrie (MID)
6
7.Steve Grant (MID)
6
8.Hakan Türkyilmaz (MID)
6
9.Manfred Gschweidl (ATT)
7
10.Erwin Van Dijk (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Giovanni M. Di Napoli (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Facundo Poblete (DEF)
6
13.Sean Croce (ATT)
6
14.Stephen Law (ATT)
6