Match Report


AC MilanAC Milan     NapoliNapoli
Computer Player Computer Player Alex Rietveld Alex Rietveld
Alejandro SbaccantiA. Sbaccanti74
G
captain1captain
G
74Hugo FernandesH. Fernandes
Martin ManfrediniM. Manfredini72
D
2
D
72Joaquín DejesusJ. Dejesus
Sebastian NietoS. Nieto72
D
3
D
71Torsten PoschnerT. Poschner
Pier G. ScalabrelliP. Scalabrelli56
D
4
D
69Diego Van BastenD. Van Basten
Kurt SmitK. Smit73
M
5
D
69Aladino FranceschiniA. Franceschini
Arturo MirriA. Mirri71
M
6
M
84Pieter Van Den BromP. Van Den Brom
Vincenzo ZiniV. Zini68
M
7
M
81John HopkinJ. Hopkin
Michele TagliaferriM. Tagliaferri63
M
8
M
76Andre MercuriA. Mercuri
Pierluigi BrancaP. Branca69
A
9
A
86Wilco ClaesW. Claes
Miguel MarinM. Marin67
A
10
A
81Nelson VivasN. Vivas
Colin MorrisonC. Morrison61
A
11
A
76Francesco Pires VieraF. Pires Viera
 
Manuel BaldiM. Baldi74
G
12
A
74Hachiro WatanabeH. Watanabe
Gaetano DicaraG. Dicara68
G
13
M
73Melchior EversM. Evers
Albert RamosA. Ramos63
G
14
A
73Duncan GreigD. Greig

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at San Siro where AC Milan play host to Napoli. A crowd of 19,610 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AC Milan are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Napoli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Roberto Anastasi.


0.00
AC Milan kick off!
4.53
Arturo Mirri flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Marin easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Miguel Marin shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
9.04
Martin Manfredini flicks a high pass forward. Kurt Smit collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Kurt Smit laces a through ball forward to Pierluigi Branca. Pierluigi Branca knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Diego Van Basten.
10.36
Pieter Van Den Brom decides to run forward with the ball. Pieter Van Den Brom knocks in a cross ball towards Wilco Claes. Wilco Claes directs the ball goalwards with his head. Alejandro Sbaccanti manages to gather it effortlessly.
12.41
Vincenzo Zini takes the throw-in. Michele Tagliaferri makes a simple pass to Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aladino Franceschini.
14.20
Aladino Franceschini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pieter Van Den Brom. Pieter Van Den Brom flicks the ball to his team mate, Francesco Pires Viera. Francesco Pires Viera knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Vivas. Nelson Vivas connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Alejandro Sbaccanti reads it well. Fabulous stop!
16.05
Michele Tagliaferri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.56
Pieter Van Den Brom makes a probing pass to Nelson Vivas. Nelson Vivas knocks in a cross ball towards Wilco Claes. Wilco Claes powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.27
With vision, Andre Mercuri plays the ball forward to Nelson Vivas. Nelson Vivas makes a simple pass, allowing Wilco Claes to run into the box. Wilco Claes takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alejandro Sbaccanti with no chance!! Goal for Napoli!
24.49
Michele Tagliaferri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hugo Fernandes who gathers it comfortably.
26.39
Sebastian Nieto knocks the ball forward to Arturo Mirri. Arturo Mirri hits a low pass to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.40
Michele Tagliaferri clumsily knocks into Pieter Van Den Brom. The referee calls over Michele Tagliaferri and shows him a yellow card! Pieter Van Den Brom hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.37
Without breaking stride, Torsten Poschner plays the ball forward to Andre Mercuri. Andre Mercuri flicks a high pass forward. Wilco Claes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wilco Claes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alejandro Sbaccanti who gathers it comfortably.
44.39
Arturo Mirri threads the ball through to Pierluigi Branca. Pierluigi Branca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Milan appear unchanged since the first half. Napoli also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Napoli kick off the second half!
49.39
Vincenzo Zini takes it forward alone. Vincenzo Zini passes the ball forward but Colin Morrison is offside!
53.44
Torsten Poschner threads the ball through to Pieter Van Den Brom. Pieter Van Den Brom knocks the ball forward to Wilco Claes. Wilco Claes runs straight at the defence! Wilco Claes takes a shot at goal but somehow Alejandro Sbaccanti manages to keep it out.
55.31
Pieter Van Den Brom threads a neat ball through to Francesco Pires Viera. Francesco Pires Viera shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Alejandro Sbaccanti!
59.52
Michele Tagliaferri passes the ball forward to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Hugo Fernandes manages to keep it out.
60.23
Napoli have made 3 substitutions with Hachiro Watanabe replacing Aladino Franceschini, Melchior Evers replacing Pieter Van Den Brom and Duncan Greig replacing Francesco Pires Viera .
61.24
Andre Mercuri runs straight at the opposition's defence. Andre Mercuri shoots from 20 yards but Alejandro Sbaccanti is on top of it.
63.42
Sebastian Nieto flicks a high ball forward to Kurt Smit who takes it down. Kurt Smit threads a neat ball through to Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin passes the ball forward to Pierluigi Branca. Diego Van Basten clumsily knocks into Pierluigi Branca. Pierluigi Branca appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
65.14
Torsten Poschner kicks a strong pass forward to Andre Mercuri. Andre Mercuri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nelson Vivas. Nelson Vivas lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Greig. With a superhuman jump, Duncan Greig connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
66.28
Torsten Poschner threads a neat ball through to Melchior Evers. Melchior Evers threads a neat ball through to Duncan Greig. Duncan Greig shoots from long range. Solid save from Alejandro Sbaccanti.
73.14
Vincenzo Zini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin skips past Diego Van Basten! Miguel Marin takes a shot at goal. Hugo Fernandes gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
75.41
Sebastian Nieto makes a high pass forward. Michele Tagliaferri shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Michele Tagliaferri threads the ball through to Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hachiro Watanabe.
77.05
Seeing a gap ahead, Arturo Mirri plays the ball forward to Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.39
Without breaking stride, Arturo Mirri plays the ball forward to Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin hits a low pass to Pierluigi Branca. Pierluigi Branca muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.18
Sebastian Nieto flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Mirri who takes it down. Arturo Mirri threads a neat ball through to Miguel Marin. Miguel Marin shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

AC Milan

Napoli
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.3%
40.7%
Play Area
26.7%
40.7%
32.6%

Scorers
Colin Morrison 26
Pierluigi Branca 79
Wilco Claes 19, 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wilco Claes of Napoli

Match Ratings