Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     AC MilanAC Milan
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ralph HurstR. Hurst70
G
1captain
G
74Alejandro SbaccantiA. Sbaccanti
Marco BiaM. Bia56
D
2
D
72Martin ManfrediniM. Manfredini
Julian SchöllJ. Schöll53
D
3
D
72Sebastian NietoS. Nieto
Dario SilvestriD. Silvestri50
D
4
D
56Pier G. ScalabrelliP. Scalabrelli
Nicol˜ LonghiN. Longhi60
M
5
M
73Kurt SmitK. Smit
Gianmarco ManzoG. Manzo59
M
captain6
M
68Vincenzo ZiniV. Zini
Gialuca CapecchiG. Capecchi58
M
7
M
63Michele TagliaferriM. Tagliaferri
Jaouad FretardJ. Fretard56
M
8
M
55Nils KöllerN. Köller
Stefano IulianoS. Iuliano71
A
9
A
69Pierluigi BrancaP. Branca
David DiakiteD. Diakite64
A
10
A
67Miguel MarinM. Marin
Mick BridgeM. Bridge64
A
11
A
61Colin MorrisonC. Morrison
 
Gennaro Ivan LavecchiaG. Lavecchia61
A
12
G
74Manuel BaldiM. Baldi
Samuel PintoS. Pinto56
G
13
G
68Gaetano DicaraG. Dicara
Martino TiribocchiM. Tiribocchi55
A
14
G
63Albert RamosA. Ramos

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to AC Milan. A crowd of 13,484 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Atalanta and AC Milan are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Antonino Franchi.


0.00
The whistle blows and AC Milan get the match underway!
3.18
Gianmarco Manzo flicks a high pass forward. Stefano Iuliano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefano Iuliano shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
12.55
Gialuca Capecchi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Bridge. Mick Bridge sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
18.10
Pier G. Scalabrelli clumsily knocks into Mick Bridge. Pier G. Scalabrelli is shown the yellow card! Mick Bridge runs off the knock.
22.06
Martin Manfredini comes in with a late challenge on David Diakite. Martin Manfredini is shown the yellow card! David Diakite stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.39
Vincenzo Zini flicks a high pass forward. Colin Morrison easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.30
Nils Köller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison plays the ball forward to Pierluigi Branca who has made a great run into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Pierluigi Branca provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It curls slightly but Ralph Hurst manages to gather it.
40.36
Vincenzo Zini passes the ball forward to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison lofts in a cross ball towards Pierluigi Branca. Pierluigi Branca finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.28
Mick Bridge clumsily knocks into Sebastian Nieto. Mick Bridge is shown the yellow card! Sebastian Nieto grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atalanta appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. AC Milan appear unchanged since the first half. The Atalanta players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Atalanta kick off and get the second half underway!
48.36
Gianmarco Manzo flicks a high pass forward. Mick Bridge controls it well on his chest. Mick Bridge shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
49.12
Sebastian Nieto knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Zini. Without breaking stride, Vincenzo Zini plays the ball forward to Pierluigi Branca. Pierluigi Branca knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin makes a convincing header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
53.18
Marco Bia makes a probing pass to Gianmarco Manzo. Gianmarco Manzo threads a neat ball through to David Diakite. David Diakite knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alejandro Sbaccanti who gathers it comfortably.
54.31
Gianmarco Manzo takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Nicol˜ Longhi. Nicol˜ Longhi sees Stefano Iuliano in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stefano Iuliano knocks in a cross ball towards David Diakite. David Diakite knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
59.09
Gialuca Capecchi flicks a high ball forward to Mick Bridge who takes it down. Mick Bridge knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pier G. Scalabrelli.
61.50
Vincenzo Zini clumsily knocks into Jaouad Fretard. Vincenzo Zini is given a warning by the referee! Jaouad Fretard stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.30
Gianmarco Manzo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Diakite. David Diakite lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Bridge. Mick Bridge makes a looping header on goal. Mick Bridge scores for Atalanta!!
71.51
Vincenzo Zini takes it forward alone. Vincenzo Zini rushes past Dario Silvestri! Vincenzo Zini rockets a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
72.19
Nils Köller chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison threads the ball through to Pierluigi Branca but he's offside!
73.52
Gialuca Capecchi flicks a high ball forward to Stefano Iuliano who takes it down. Stefano Iuliano skips past Sebastian Nieto! Stefano Iuliano makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
79.05
Michele Tagliaferri chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin edges inside the box! Miguel Marin strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
81.33
Sebastian Nieto flicks a high pass forward. Nils Köller holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nils Köller makes a simple pass to Pierluigi Branca. Pierluigi Branca knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
84.04
Gialuca Capecchi catches Vincenzo Zini on the ankles. The referee calls over Gialuca Capecchi and warns him to calm down! Vincenzo Zini grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.42
Marco Bia takes it forward alone. Marco Bia chips the ball to his team mate, Mick Bridge. Mick Bridge edges inside the box! Mick Bridge muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

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

Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
26.3%
45.6%
28.1%

Scorers
Mick Bridge 65
Miguel Marin 32
Pierluigi Branca 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pierluigi Branca of AC Milan

Match Ratings