Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     AC MilanAC Milan
Simon GortonSimon Gorton Computer Player Computer Player
Fabio TudorF. Tudor81
G
1captain
G
74Alejandro SbaccantiA. Sbaccanti
Oleg WalkerO. Walker70
D
2
D
72Martin ManfrediniM. Manfredini
Carmelo CruzC. Cruz71
D
captain3
D
72Sebastian NietoS. Nieto
Gilles DuberryG. Duberry66
D
4
D
56Pier G. ScalabrelliP. Scalabrelli
Diaw PancaroD. Pancaro71
M
5
M
73Kurt SmitK. Smit
Nicola Carlo AldeganiN. Aldegani72
M
6
M
71Arturo MirriA. Mirri
Paolo GalliP. Galli79
M
7
M
68Vincenzo ZiniV. Zini
Pierluigi PieriP. Pieri69
M
8
M
63Michele TagliaferriM. Tagliaferri
Natale De AngelisN. De Angelis74
A
9
A
69Pierluigi BrancaP. Branca
Youssef KanuY. Kanu76
A
10
A
66Miguel MarinM. Marin
Albrecht NeudeckerA. Neudecker74
A
11
A
61Colin MorrisonC. Morrison
 
Rodolphe DouchezR. Douchez67
M
12
G
74Manuel BaldiM. Baldi
Leonardo MolinaL. Molina68
D
13
G
68Gaetano DicaraG. Dicara
Fabrizio BaioccoF. Baiocco44
A
14
G
63Albert RamosA. Ramos

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to AC Milan. A crowd of 16,718 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Empoli and AC Milan are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Filippo Benfari.


0.00
The whistle blows and Empoli get the match underway!
6.40
Paolo Galli knocks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Neudecker. Albrecht Neudecker edges inside the box! Albrecht Neudecker cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Albrecht Neudecker!
10.25
Vincenzo Zini passes the ball forward to Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin plays a quick one-two with Colin Morrison and rushes in on goal... Miguel Marin rockets a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
12.01
Carmelo Cruz kicks a strong pass forward to Nicola Carlo Aldegani. Nicola Carlo Aldegani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Youssef Kanu. Youssef Kanu shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
20.43
Martin Manfredini comes in with a late challenge on Youssef Kanu. Martin Manfredini is shown the yellow card! Youssef Kanu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.16
Paolo Galli laces a weighted ball forward to Albrecht Neudecker. Albrecht Neudecker shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Alejandro Sbaccanti.
23.04
It's a corner kick. Pierluigi Pieri loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Martin Manfredini jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
24.18
Nicola Carlo Aldegani knocks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Neudecker. Albrecht Neudecker makes a probing pass between the defence to Youssef Kanu. Youssef Kanu side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Alejandro Sbaccanti gets down and covers it.
27.53
Sebastian Nieto threads the ball through to Vincenzo Zini. Vincenzo Zini flicks a high ball forward to Colin Morrison who takes it down. Colin Morrison knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Marin. Gilles Duberry hacks Miguel Marin from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
27.53
The referee points to the spot..
29.47
Colin Morrison takes a cautious run up. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.02
Oleg Walker flicks a high ball forward to Paolo Galli who takes it down. Paolo Galli knocks the ball forward to Youssef Kanu. Youssef Kanu makes a probing pass to Natale De Angelis but he's offside!
42.58
Sebastian Nieto hits a low pass to Arturo Mirri. Arturo Mirri flicks a high pass forward to Pierluigi Branca who brings the ball under control. Pierluigi Branca plays a one-two with Miguel Marin and rushes in on goal... Pierluigi Branca muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Vincenzo Zini flicks a high pass forward. Colin Morrison controls it well on his chest. Colin Morrison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oleg Walker.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and AC Milan get the second half underway!
47.17
Paolo Galli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youssef Kanu. Youssef Kanu kicks a strong pass forward to Albrecht Neudecker but the referee indicates it's offside!
49.40
Pier G. Scalabrelli comes in with a late challenge on Youssef Kanu. Pier G. Scalabrelli is warned by the referee! Youssef Kanu stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.19
Gilles Duberry flicks a high pass forward. Nicola Carlo Aldegani controls it well on his chest. Nicola Carlo Aldegani flicks a high ball forward to Natale De Angelis who takes it down. Natale De Angelis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.37
Paolo Galli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Natale De Angelis. Natale De Angelis runs straight at the defence! Natale De Angelis takes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
60.40
Empoli have made a substitution with Leonardo Molina replacing Diaw Pancaro .
63.24
Nicola Carlo Aldegani hacks Arturo Mirri from behind! The referee calls over Nicola Carlo Aldegani and shows him a yellow card! Arturo Mirri runs off the knock.
65.37
Carmelo Cruz advances with the ball. Carmelo Cruz makes a probing pass to Albrecht Neudecker. Albrecht Neudecker makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Youssef Kanu. Youssef Kanu looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
73.28
Pier G. Scalabrelli hits a low pass to Kurt Smit. Kurt Smit makes a probing pass to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Fabio Tudor!
75.32
Vincenzo Zini threads a neat ball through to Pierluigi Branca. Pierluigi Branca plays a scrappy one-two with Colin Morrison and advances towards the goal... Pierluigi Branca side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
77.40
Empoli have made 2 substitutions with Rodolphe Douchez replacing Carmelo Cruz and Fabrizio Baiocco replacing Natale De Angelis .
79.35
Rodolphe Douchez flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Galli collects the pass. Paolo Galli threads a neat ball through to Youssef Kanu. Youssef Kanu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.40
Gilles Duberry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicola Carlo Aldegani. Nicola Carlo Aldegani flicks a high pass forward. Youssef Kanu holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Youssef Kanu makes a defence splitting pass to Fabrizio Baiocco. Fabrizio Baiocco strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
84.41
Leonardo Molina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Neudecker. Albrecht Neudecker lofts in a cross ball towards Youssef Kanu. Youssef Kanu knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Alejandro Sbaccanti reads it well. Great save!
87.51
With some swift thinking, Pier G. Scalabrelli plays the ball forward to Arturo Mirri. Arturo Mirri knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Morrison but he's offside!
90.00
Arturo Mirri passes the ball forward to Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

AC Milan
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52%
48%
Play Area
25.3%
42.7%
32%

Scorers
Albrecht Neudecker 6
Natale De Angelis 54
Youssef Kanu 65
Colin Morrison 29 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Albrecht Neudecker of Empoli

Match Ratings