Match Report


SampdoriaSampdoria     AC MilanAC Milan
Mark WoodhouseMark Woodhouse Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Gert CoppensG. Coppens64
G
1captain
G
72Jerome HamedJ. Hamed
Linus BreitnerL. Breitner65
D
2
D
65Pierre G. ParlourP. Parlour
Domenico CaputiD. Caputi69
D
captain3
D
73Antonino BrianoA. Briano
Darren CooperD. Cooper69
D
4
D
66Stephane LobeS. Lobe
Domenico GiannicheddaD. Giannichedda64
D
5
M
71Guillermo MunozG. Munoz
Pablo PeiroP. Peiro73
M
6
M
71Andres PirriA. Pirri
Marcello LasalandraM. Lasalandra69
M
7
M
74Abdelkrim BezzaiA. Bezzai
Enrico AnaclerioE. Anaclerio76
M
8
M
70Alberto FernandesA. Fernandes
Jeremy CondiJ. Condi70
A
9
A
70Mauricio CroceM. Croce
Wladimiro GuzzoW. Guzzo76
A
10
A
70Jonathan VendrameJ. Vendrame
Hannes KrügerH. Krüger68
A
11
A
72Mario AbbiatiM. Abbiati
 
Dominique BrunswijkD. Brunswijk64
D
12
D
62Michelangelo LemmeM. Lemme
Sandro MoraS. Mora70
M
13
M
53Gabriele De GasperiG. De Gasperi
Kelvin BrittonK. Britton64
A
14
A
55Mirko ZanuttaM. Zanutta

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Sampdoria play host to AC Milan. A crowd of 17,011 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sampdoria are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AC Milan appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pasquale Riccio.


0.00
AC Milan kick off the first half!
2.37
Mario Abbiati makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce threads the ball through into the box. Abdelkrim Bezzai muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
3.15
Enrico Anaclerio flicks a high pass forward. Wladimiro Guzzo collects the pass. Wladimiro Guzzo lofts in a cross ball towards Jeremy Condi. Jeremy Condi rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
8.33
Darren Cooper decides to run forward with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Darren Cooper stretches the opposition's defence. Darren Cooper finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.05
Guillermo Munoz hacks Domenico Giannichedda from behind! The referee calls over Guillermo Munoz and warns him to calm down! Domenico Giannichedda hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.31
Andres Pirri threads the ball through to Jonathan Vendrame. Jonathan Vendrame knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.30
Pierre G. Parlour barges into Hannes Krüger. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hannes Krüger hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.01
Pablo Peiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Krüger. Hannes Krüger knocks in a cross ball towards Jeremy Condi. Jeremy Condi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Jerome Hamed didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
22.42
Abdelkrim Bezzai makes a simple pass to Alberto Fernandes. Alberto Fernandes lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Abbiati. Mario Abbiati makes a looping header on goal but is denied by Gert Coppens. Excellent save.
26.55
Domenico Caputi flicks a high ball forward to Jeremy Condi who takes it down. Jeremy Condi plays a one-two with Marcello Lasalandra and advances towards the goal... Jeremy Condi tries a spectacular strike but it flies just wide!
27.42
Pablo Peiro advances with the ball. Pablo Peiro whips in a cross ball towards Jeremy Condi. Jeremy Condi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
32.21
Alberto Fernandes threads the ball through to Jonathan Vendrame. Jonathan Vendrame threads a neat, attacking ball through to Mario Abbiati. Mario Abbiati looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Mario Abbiati scores for AC Milan!!
38.22
Enrico Anaclerio knocks the ball forward to Wladimiro Guzzo. Wladimiro Guzzo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.23
Domenico Giannichedda controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Enrico Anaclerio. Enrico Anaclerio takes it forward alone. Enrico Anaclerio finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
Domenico Caputi kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Peiro. Pablo Peiro lofts in a cross ball towards Hannes Krüger. Hannes Krüger directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hannes Krüger!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sampdoria appear unchanged since the first half. AC Milan also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Sampdoria kick off and get the second half underway!
47.25
Alberto Fernandes passes the ball forward to Mario Abbiati. Mario Abbiati controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Mario Abbiati scores for AC Milan!!
54.23
Pablo Peiro darts forward. Pablo Peiro knocks in a cross ball towards Wladimiro Guzzo. Wladimiro Guzzo makes a looping header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
55.28
Alberto Fernandes threads the ball through to Guillermo Munoz. Guillermo Munoz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Abbiati. Mario Abbiati shoots from long range. Gert Coppens gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
60.24
Sampdoria have made 3 substitutions with Dominique Brunswijk replacing Linus Breitner, Sandro Mora replacing Pablo Peiro and Kelvin Britton replacing Jeremy Condi .
61.29
Marcello Lasalandra flicks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Britton. Kelvin Britton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephane Lobe.
65.05
Darren Cooper chips the ball to his team mate, Wladimiro Guzzo. Wladimiro Guzzo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
66.32
With vision, Guillermo Munoz laces a weighted ball forward to Jonathan Vendrame. Jonathan Vendrame knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcello Lasalandra.
67.46
Marcello Lasalandra comes in with a very late challenge on Antonino Briano. Marcello Lasalandra is shown the red card!! Antonino Briano hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.08
Abdelkrim Bezzai flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Vendrame controls it well on his chest. Jonathan Vendrame threads a neat ball through to Mario Abbiati. Mario Abbiati makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
71.41
Darren Cooper flicks a high ball forward to Wladimiro Guzzo who takes it down. Wladimiro Guzzo flicks a high pass forward. Sandro Mora controls it well on his chest. Sandro Mora knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephane Lobe.
75.10
Pierre G. Parlour pushes up the pitch. Pierre G. Parlour makes a simple pass to Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Gert Coppens!
77.37
Sandro Mora deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wladimiro Guzzo. Wladimiro Guzzo knocks in a cross ball towards Kelvin Britton. Kelvin Britton makes a deft header. The ball flies towards the top corner but Antonino Briano is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
78.41
Corner kick to Sampdoria. Sandro Mora plays it short to Enrico Anaclerio. Enrico Anaclerio chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Kelvin Britton side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
79.41
Domenico Giannichedda comes in with a late challenge on Guillermo Munoz. The referee warns Domenico Giannichedda to calm down! Guillermo Munoz stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.15
Enrico Anaclerio decides to run forward with the ball. Enrico Anaclerio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pierre G. Parlour.
85.34
Kelvin Britton sees Wladimiro Guzzo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Wladimiro Guzzo finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sampdoria

AC Milan
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
9
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
24.4%
43.6%
32.1%

Scorers
Hannes Krüger 45
Mario Abbiati 32, 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mario Abbiati of AC Milan

Match Ratings