Match Report


AC MilanAC Milan     GenoaGenoa
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Mike Millard Mike Millard
Jerome HamedJ. Hamed72
G
captain1
G
71Jason ParkerJ. Parker
Franceco Di GiuliantonioF. Di Giuliantonio57
D
2
D
69Emile BallE. Ball
Stephane LobeS. Lobe66
D
3
D
70Tim GreenT. Green
Michelangelo LemmeM. Lemme63
D
4
D
68Jakob WinklerJ. Winkler
Guillermo MunozG. Munoz71
M
5
D
70Tommy MasonT. Mason
Andres PirriA. Pirri71
M
6
M
73Fabian LichteneggerF. Lichtenegger
Gabriele De GasperiG. De Gasperi53
M
7
M
73Dennis CarltonD. Carlton
Abdelkrim BezzaiA. Bezzai75
M
8
A
71Nicholas GoldbergN. Goldberg
Mauricio CroceM. Croce70
A
9captain
A
76Manuel QuintanaM. Quintana
Mirko ZanuttaM. Zanutta55
A
10
A
72Daniel LightfootD. Lightfoot
Jonathan VendrameJ. Vendrame70
A
11
A
71Kevin GoughK. Gough
 
Antonino BrianoA. Briano74
D
12
D
70Vincenzo MaierV. Maier
Alberto FernandesA. Fernandes70
M
13
M
49Peter HowellsP. Howells
Mario AbbiatiM. Abbiati73
A
14
A
72Scott JamesS. James

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at San Siro where AC Milan play host to Genoa. A crowd of 17,928 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AC Milan are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Genoa appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Nicola Carlo Lillo.


0.00
Genoa get the match underway!
2.05
Gabriele De Gasperi flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Vendrame holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonathan Vendrame makes a great pass forward. Mirko Zanutta runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
4.30
Kevin Gough flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Quintana holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuel Quintana rushes past Gabriele De Gasperi! Manuel Quintana side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Jerome Hamed has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.55
Tim Green plays a long ball forward. Nicholas Goldberg shoots from 20 yards. Jerome Hamed comfortably gets down and covers it.
9.45
Dennis Carlton makes a simple pass to Daniel Lightfoot. Daniel Lightfoot rushes past Franceco Di Giuliantonio! Daniel Lightfoot cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
12.54
Seeing a gap ahead, Dennis Carlton picks a pass forward to Daniel Lightfoot. Daniel Lightfoot whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana makes a convincing header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.35
Jakob Winkler chips the ball to his team mate, Fabian Lichtenegger. Fabian Lichtenegger knocks the ball forward to Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Jerome Hamed manages to gather it easily.
20.29
Gabriele De Gasperi knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce plays a one-two with Abdelkrim Bezzai and advances towards the goal... Mauricio Croce cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
21.37
Abdelkrim Bezzai hits a low pass to Jonathan Vendrame. Jonathan Vendrame knocks in a cross ball towards Mirko Zanutta. Mirko Zanutta makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent block by Emile Ball!
22.26
Jakob Winkler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dennis Carlton. Dennis Carlton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
27.49
Manuel Quintana makes a beautiful solo run. Manuel Quintana shoots from long range but is denied by Jerome Hamed. Excellent save.
28.42
Dennis Carlton makes a simple pass to Nicholas Goldberg. Nicholas Goldberg sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Jerome Hamed is on top of it.
32.19
Seeing a gap ahead, Abdelkrim Bezzai plays the ball forward to Guillermo Munoz. Guillermo Munoz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dennis Carlton.
33.13
Stephane Lobe flicks a high ball forward to Andres Pirri who takes it down. Andres Pirri passes the ball forward to Gabriele De Gasperi. Gabriele De Gasperi finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Jason Parker effortlessly smothers it!
40.06
Tim Green pushes mid-way up the pitch. Tim Green makes a simple pass to Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
42.09
Seeing a gap ahead, Tommy Mason plays the ball forward to Dennis Carlton. Dennis Carlton chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Goldberg. Nicholas Goldberg finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
Abdelkrim Bezzai controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriele De Gasperi. Gabriele De Gasperi makes a beautiful solo run. Gabriele De Gasperi shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
AC Milan kick off!
54.34
Michelangelo Lemme flicks a high pass forward. Franceco Di Giuliantonio collects the pass. Franceco Di Giuliantonio flicks a high pass forward to Jonathan Vendrame who brings the ball under control. Jonathan Vendrame lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Jason Parker had no chance!! Goal for AC Milan!
57.21
Tommy Mason flicks a high pass forward to Dennis Carlton who brings the ball under control. With some swift thinking, Dennis Carlton plays the ball forward to Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana finds some space and shoots from distance but Jerome Hamed reads it well. Excellent keeping!
60.41
Jakob Winkler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana brings the ball forward. Manuel Quintana knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Lightfoot. With a superhuman jump, Daniel Lightfoot connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.47
Manuel Quintana plays the ball forward to Daniel Lightfoot. Daniel Lightfoot tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
69.29
Fabian Lichtenegger flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Gough holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Gough shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.30
Dennis Carlton barges into Jonathan Vendrame. The referee calls over Dennis Carlton and shows him a yellow card! Jonathan Vendrame hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.10
Andres Pirri flicks a high pass forward to Mauricio Croce who brings the ball under control. Mauricio Croce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.17
Dennis Carlton runs straight at the opposition's defence. Dennis Carlton shoots from 20 yards. Wonderful reactions from Jerome Hamed keeps it out!
81.26
Emile Ball makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dennis Carlton. Dennis Carlton flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Gough controls it well on his chest. Kevin Gough shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
84.21
Tim Green kicks a strong pass forward to Dennis Carlton. Dennis Carlton flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Lightfoot collects the pass. Daniel Lightfoot shoots from distance but it flies wide!
87.50
Franceco Di Giuliantonio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriele De Gasperi. Gabriele De Gasperi knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Vendrame. Jonathan Vendrame runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Jonathan Vendrame provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

AC Milan

Genoa
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
1
9
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.2%
55.8%
Play Area
27.9%
43%
29.1%

Scorers
Mauricio Croce 54
Jonathan Vendrame 88
Manuel Quintana 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manuel Quintana of Genoa

Match Ratings