Match Report


AC MilanAC Milan     FiorentinaFiorentina
Tony SchofieldTony Schofield Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Lamberto MatzuzziL. Matzuzzi63
G
1captain
G
77Noah ChevallierN. Chevallier
Kasper JensenK. Jensen68
D
2
D
87Gianmarco CimarelliG. Cimarelli
Mirco PellegriniM. Pellegrini70
D
captain3
D
85Arthur AzevedoA. Azevedo
Adam TilerA. Tiler69
D
4
D
79Khalid AbdellaouiK. Abdellaoui
Fabiano StercheleF. Sterchele69
D
5
M
81Davide TerrevoliD. Terrevoli
Gerardo SantosG. Santos69
M
6
M
90Tomas PisanoT. Pisano
Gianfranco BeninG. Benin69
M
7
M
83Liam CasazzaL. Casazza
Alessandro La MarcaA. La Marca69
M
8
M
86Gialuca FilippiniG. Filippini
Guy FrauG. Frau67
A
9
A
80Gianluca CoisG. Cois
Sergio FogliaS. Foglia72
A
10
A
86Nikolaos BourbakisN. Bourbakis
Pier G. BenussiP. Benussi82
A
11
A
82Eduardo HerreraE. Herrera
 
Mauro OliviM. Olivi58
A
12
D
72Martino LeoneM. Leone
Marcello MarsalaM. Marsala64
M
13
M
73Pasquale BorgobelloP. Borgobello
Marvin BlackM. Black64
D
14
A
80Nicola Carlo TacchinardiN. Tacchinardi

E-Energy
today's match is sponsored by E-Energy
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at San Siro where AC Milan play host to Fiorentina. A crowd of 20,042 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good 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 Carmelo Giampaolo.


0.00
Fiorentina kick off and get the match underway!
2.33
Mirco Pellegrini makes a probing pass to Guy Frau. Guy Frau knocks in a cross ball towards Pier G. Benussi. Pier G. Benussi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Noah Chevallier picks it out of the air!
3.46
Gianmarco Cimarelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Liam Casazza. Liam Casazza threads the ball through to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera plays a quick one-two with Nikolaos Bourbakis and rushes in on goal... Eduardo Herrera makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
4.36
Mirco Pellegrini hits a low pass to Gerardo Santos. Gerardo Santos flicks a high pass forward to Guy Frau who brings the ball under control. Guy Frau lofts in a cross ball towards Pier G. Benussi. Pier G. Benussi whips the ball goalwards with his head but Noah Chevallier is on top of his game. Great keeping!
6.30
Adam Tiler flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Foglia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sergio Foglia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Noah Chevallier who gathers it comfortably.
8.40
Liam Casazza takes it forward alone. Liam Casazza makes a probing pass to Eduardo Herrera but he's offside!
10.44
Arthur Azevedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Lamberto Matzuzzi.
12.31
Alessandro La Marca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerardo Santos. Gerardo Santos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Khalid Abdellaoui.
14.15
Under pressure, Khalid Abdellaoui clears the ball far upfield. Nikolaos Bourbakis knocks in a cross ball towards Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Lamberto Matzuzzi manages to keep it out.
16.28
Khalid Abdellaoui flicks a high pass forward. Davide Terrevoli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Davide Terrevoli runs straight at the opposition's defence. Davide Terrevoli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Lamberto Matzuzzi reads it well. Nice keeping!
18.18
Gianmarco Cimarelli makes a probing pass to Tomas Pisano. Tomas Pisano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adam Tiler.
21.42
Davide Terrevoli chips the ball to his team mate, Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis knocks in a cross ball towards Gianluca Cois. Gianluca Cois jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Gianluca Cois scores for Fiorentina!!
26.02
Gianluca Cois clumsily knocks into Adam Tiler. Gianluca Cois is shown the yellow card! Adam Tiler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.23
Eduardo Herrera flicks a high pass forward to Gianluca Cois who brings the ball under control. Gianluca Cois chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Pisano. Tomas Pisano strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Fabiano Sterchele's outstretched leg.
36.18
Gianfranco Benin makes an attacking run forward. Gianfranco Benin shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
42.30
Adam Tiler makes a strong solo run forward. Adam Tiler makes a probing pass to Sergio Foglia. Sergio Foglia knocks in a cross ball towards Pier G. Benussi. Pier G. Benussi rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
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. 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 whistle blows and AC Milan kick off!
47.39
Gerardo Santos makes a probing pass to Guy Frau. Guy Frau shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
48.59
Gianmarco Cimarelli decides to run forward with the ball. Gianmarco Cimarelli finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.09
Seeing a gap ahead, Arthur Azevedo laces a weighted ball forward to Gialuca Filippini. Gialuca Filippini threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Lamberto Matzuzzi. Excellent save.
51.44
Nikolaos Bourbakis plays the ball forward to Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera plays a one-two with Gianluca Cois and rushes in on goal... Mirco Pellegrini comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Herrera. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
61.49
Gianmarco Cimarelli hits a low pass to Gialuca Filippini. Gialuca Filippini threads the ball through to Nikolaos Bourbakis. Nikolaos Bourbakis plays a one-two with Tomas Pisano and advances towards the goal... Nikolaos Bourbakis comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
67.08
Fabiano Sterchele chips the ball to his team mate, Gerardo Santos. Gerardo Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Guy Frau. Guy Frau knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Noah Chevallier who gathers it comfortably.
72.18
Arthur Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Khalid Abdellaoui collects the pass. Khalid Abdellaoui flicks the ball to his team mate, Gialuca Filippini. Gialuca Filippini finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
75.32
Liam Casazza catches Gerardo Santos on the ankles. Liam Casazza is shown the yellow card! Gerardo Santos stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.48
Alessandro La Marca flicks a high pass forward. Guy Frau controls it well on his chest. Guy Frau controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.07
Davide Terrevoli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Herrera. Eduardo Herrera controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Gianluca Cois through on goal. Gianluca Cois rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

AC Milan

Fiorentina
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.2%
57.8%
Play Area
32.5%
43.4%
24.1%

Scorers
Gianluca Cois 21, 85
Nikolaos Bourbakis 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianluca Cois of Fiorentina

Match Ratings