Match Report
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at San Siro where AC Milan play Sochaux-Montbéliard in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both AC Milan and Sochaux-Montbéliard are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both AC Milan and Sochaux-Montbéliard are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0AC Milan get the match underway!
3.37
1-0Fabrizio Giangaspare sees space and advances. Fabrizio Giangaspare plays a perfect one-two with Alex McStay and rushes in on goal... Fabrizio Giangaspare takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.09
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
8.40
1-0Johann Thetis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bernard Smertin. Bernard Smertin kicks a strong pass forward to Ruel Wallwork. Ruel Wallwork controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Adrien Christanval.
9.43
1-0Paolo Galante takes it forward alone. Paolo Galante knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex McStay. Alex McStay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Johann Thetis.
12.02
1-0Ronnie Beckham surges forward with the ball. Ronnie Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Shabani Savinaud. Shabani Savinaud connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
14.09
1-0Alberto Tacchi flicks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Pensalfini. Sergio Pensalfini kicks a strong pass forward to Alex McStay but the referee indicates it's offside!
15.06
Edoardo Bonacina makes a simple pass to Silvio Pinheiro. Silvio Pinheiro shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.58
Domenico Rool sweeps the ball long. Xavier Michel whips in a cross ball towards Shabani Savinaud. Shabani Savinaud is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
24.56
Johann Thetis makes a simple pass to Sabri Trivino. Sabri Trivino passes the ball forward to Xavier Michel. Xavier Michel finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Adrien Christanval easily smothers it!
26.21
Ronnie Beckham knocks the ball forward to Shabani Savinaud. Shabani Savinaud knocks in a cross ball towards Xavier Michel. Xavier Michel flicks the ball with his head. Adrien Christanval easily picks it out of the air!
30.05
Ronnie Beckham advances with the ball. Ronnie Beckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruel Wallwork. Ruel Wallwork makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.30
Stuart Ritchie kicks a strong pass forward to Rodolfo Cucciari. Rodolfo Cucciari kicks a strong pass forward to Sergio Pensalfini. Sergio Pensalfini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex McStay. Alex McStay cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
36.47
Stuart Ritchie makes a beautiful solo run. Stuart Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Alex McStay. Alex McStay plays a perfect one-two with Silvio Pinheiro and rushes in on goal... Alex McStay shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.29
Domenico Rool flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Beckham. Ronnie Beckham kicks a strong pass forward to Xavier Michel. Xavier Michel whips in a cross ball towards Ruel Wallwork. Ruel Wallwork flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Adrien Christanval!
39.02
Ronnie Beckham makes a probing pass to Xavier Michel. Xavier Michel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.56
Shabani Samson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shabani Savinaud. Shabani Savinaud lofts in a cross ball towards Ruel Wallwork. Ruel Wallwork connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
44.53
1-0Alberto Tacchi catches Ronnie Beckham on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ronnie Beckham runs off the knock.
45.00
Erwan Padovani sees space and advances. Erwan Padovani kicks a strong pass forward to Sergio Pensalfini. Sergio Pensalfini kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Pinheiro but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Sochaux-Montbéliard kick off!
47.12
Domenico Rool controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Beckham. Ronnie Beckham sees a break and surges forward. Ronnie Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards Xavier Michel. Xavier Michel is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.57
Fabrizio Giangaspare threads the ball through to Sergio Pensalfini. Sergio Pensalfini finds some space and shoots from distance but Peter Marshall is on top of it.
53.31
Rodolfo Cucciari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex McStay. Alex McStay shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.33
Domenico Rool sees a break and surges forward. Domenico Rool knocks the ball forward to Xavier Michel. Xavier Michel chips the ball to his team mate, Shabani Savinaud. Shabani Savinaud shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.11
Rodolfo Cucciari hacks Ronnie Beckham from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ronnie Beckham runs off the knock.
57.31
Rodolfo Cucciari kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Pinheiro. Silvio Pinheiro plays a perfect one-two with Sergio Pensalfini and rushes in on goal... Silvio Pinheiro takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.51
Domenico Rool brings the ball forward. Domenico Rool passes the ball forward to Ruel Wallwork. Ruel Wallwork knocks in a cross ball towards Xavier Michel. Xavier Michel flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Adrien Christanval!
61.12
Erwan Padovani passes the ball forward to Rodolfo Cucciari. Rodolfo Cucciari knocks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Pinheiro. Silvio Pinheiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Peter Marshall is on top of it.
65.56
Rodolfo Cucciari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Silvio Pinheiro. Silvio Pinheiro whips in a cross ball towards Alex McStay. Alex McStay connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.22
Bernard Smertin flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Wallwork. Ruel Wallwork knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Ritchie.
71.41
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
73.02
Edoardo Bonacina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvio Pinheiro. Silvio Pinheiro shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Peter Marshall!
75.18
Edoardo Bonacina makes a simple pass to Alex McStay. Alex McStay plays a perfect one-two with Sergio Pensalfini and rushes in on goal... Alex McStay shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
79.03
Edoardo Bonacina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Pensalfini. Sergio Pensalfini threads the ball through to Silvio Pinheiro. Silvio Pinheiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.10
Sochaux-Montbéliard are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate AC Milan's defence.
87.17
Domenico Rool controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Beckham. Ronnie Beckham advances with the ball. Ronnie Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Shabani Savinaud. Shabani Savinaud flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Adrien Christanval has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
23.6%
46.1%
30.3%
Scorers