Match Report


AC MilanAC Milan     RegginaReggina
Rinus DijkstraRinus Dijkstra Computer Player Computer Player
Houssin SinouhH. Sinouh80
G
1
G
67Simon WestwoodS. Westwood
Fritz ZitelliF. Zitelli78
D
2
D
70Jose E. CircatiJ. Circati
Tonci SericT. Seric79
D
3captain
D
65Ledley KirklandL. Kirkland
Matt GreigM. Greig76
D
4
D
64Morgan CiulloM. Ciullo
Franceco AbbruscatoF. Abbruscato81
M
5
D
60Federico LambertiniF. Lambertini
Des BeagrieD. Beagrie75
M
6
D
56Jose E. ZoppettiJ. Zoppetti
Alec DavidsonA. Davidson79
M
7
M
58Felice DeiF. Dei
Hakan TürkyilmazH. Türkyilmaz79
M
8
M
58Renzo SturbaR. Sturba
Manfred GschweidlM. Gschweidl81
A
9
A
78Carl GouaménéC. Gouaméné
Erwin Van DijkE. Van Dijk86
A
captain10
A
72David CollinsD. Collins
Giovanni M. Di NapoliG. Di Napoli79
A
11
A
65Alassandro DelpianoA. Delpiano
 
Pier G. SoligoP. Soligo64
D
12
G
64Bakary HankeB. Hanke
Andy GallacherA. Gallacher69
M
13
A
62Benito ZenoniB. Zenoni
Mervin LjungbergM. Ljungberg79
A
14
A
58Haoulid SatorraH. Satorra

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at San Siro where AC Milan play host to Reggina. A crowd of 18,323 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AC Milan are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Reggina appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Datti Mohamed Guardalben.


0.00
AC Milan kick off the first half!
2.26
Franceco Abbruscato deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giovanni M. Di Napoli. Giovanni M. Di Napoli knocks in a cross ball towards Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
4.42
Alec Davidson sees Manfred Gschweidl in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Manfred Gschweidl knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Federico Lambertini.
8.28
Alec Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl shoots from long range but is denied by Simon Westwood. Excellent save.
15.39
Matt Greig flicks a high pass forward. Franceco Abbruscato holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Franceco Abbruscato makes a probing pass to Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl whips in a cross ball towards Erwin Van Dijk. Erwin Van Dijk jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Simon Westwood manages to gather it easily.
16.03
Felice Dei sees Carl Gouaméné in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carl Gouaméné knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.53
Renzo Sturba flicks the ball to his team mate, Alassandro Delpiano. Alassandro Delpiano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Houssin Sinouh comfortably gets down and covers it.
24.38
Felice Dei catches Franceco Abbruscato on the ankles. Felice Dei is shown the yellow card! Franceco Abbruscato hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.05
Fritz Zitelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson knocks the ball to his team mate, Giovanni M. Di Napoli. Giovanni M. Di Napoli knocks in a cross ball towards Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
28.43
Hakan Türkyilmaz makes a simple pass to Manfred Gschweidl. Manfred Gschweidl makes a pass forward but Erwin Van Dijk is yards offside!
30.17
Tonci Seric kicks a strong pass forward to Des Beagrie. Des Beagrie flicks the ball to his team mate, Erwin Van Dijk. Erwin Van Dijk plays a one-two with Giovanni M. Di Napoli and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Erwin Van Dijk provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
34.38
Matt Greig runs forward with the ball. Matt Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giovanni M. Di Napoli. Giovanni M. Di Napoli skips past Jose E. Zoppetti! Giovanni M. Di Napoli looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.29
Carl Gouaméné hacks Fritz Zitelli from behind! The referee warns Carl Gouaméné to calm down! Fritz Zitelli carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Jose E. Circati makes a probing pass to Felice Dei. Felice Dei makes an attacking run forward. Felice Dei whips in a cross ball towards Alassandro Delpiano. Alassandro Delpiano directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Milan have changed their lineup with Andy Gallacher replacing Manfred Gschweidl. Reggina appear unchanged since the first half. The AC Milan players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Reggina kick off and get the second half underway!
49.54
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
53.10
Tonci Seric laces a through ball forward to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson hits a low pass to Giovanni M. Di Napoli. Giovanni M. Di Napoli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Westwood who gathers it comfortably.
54.04
Jose E. Circati hacks Andy Gallacher from behind! The referee calls over Jose E. Circati and shows him a yellow card! Andy Gallacher grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
59.23
Jose E. Zoppetti makes a probing pass to Renzo Sturba. Renzo Sturba makes a simple pass to Alassandro Delpiano. Alassandro Delpiano tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
60.24
AC Milan have made a substitution with Pier G. Soligo replacing Fritz Zitelli .
63.10
Renzo Sturba deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Collins. David Collins knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pier G. Soligo.
66.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Tonci Seric plays the ball forward to Franceco Abbruscato. Franceco Abbruscato advances with the ball. Franceco Abbruscato makes a probing pass to Giovanni M. Di Napoli but he's offside!
67.46
Renzo Sturba comes in with a late challenge on Alec Davidson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alec Davidson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
73.57
Felice Dei barges into Franceco Abbruscato. Felice Dei is warned by the referee! Franceco Abbruscato carries on, but is struggling a bit.
79.48
Hakan Türkyilmaz knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Gallacher. Andy Gallacher edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Andy Gallacher provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.54
Felice Dei advances with the ball. Felice Dei shoots from 20 yards but somehow Houssin Sinouh manages to keep it out.
85.27
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
89.04
Alec Davidson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alec Davidson rushes past Ledley Kirkland! Alec Davidson tries a spectacular strike. Simon Westwood gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Milan

Reggina
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.1%
31.9%
Play Area
23.6%
48.6%
27.8%

Scorers
Giovanni M. Di Napoli 34
Andy Gallacher 79

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

Match Ratings