Match Report


AC MilanAC Milan     CagliariCagliari
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Paul Mc cain Paul Mc cain
Jerome HamedJ. Hamed72
G
captain1
G
80Aquivaldo OrtizA. Ortiz
Pierre G. ParlourP. Parlour66
D
2
D
63Angelos AndriopoulosA. Andriopoulos
Antonino BrianoA. Briano74
D
3
D
71Mauricio FerrerM. Ferrer
Michelangelo LemmeM. Lemme63
D
4
D
67Vincenzo BirnbaumV. Birnbaum
Gabriele De GasperiG. De Gasperi53
M
5
M
71Fabio BoneraF. Bonera
Guillermo MunozG. Munoz71
M
6
M
76Billy InglisB. Inglis
Abdelkrim BezzaiA. Bezzai75
M
7
M
76Martin NaylorM. Naylor
Alberto FernandesA. Fernandes70
M
8
M
77Alfonso MontellaA. Montella
Carlo SeiterC. Seiter74
A
9
A
71Neil HurstN. Hurst
Jonathan VendrameJ. Vendrame70
A
10captain
A
72Stephen JamesS. James
Doru OlteanuD. Olteanu71
A
11
A
69Brendan MatthewsB. Matthews
 
Franceco Di GiuliantonioF. Di Giuliantonio57
D
12
D
67Peter TobiassenP. Tobiassen
Andres PirriA. Pirri71
M
13
M
73Marinos KatsouranisM. Katsouranis
Mario AbbiatiM. Abbiati73
A
14
A
78Demetrios ApostolopoulosD. Apostolopoulos

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at San Siro where AC Milan play host to Cagliari. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AC Milan and Cagliari are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pasquale Riccio.


0.00
AC Milan kick off and get the match underway!
2.24
Billy Inglis flicks a high pass forward to Neil Hurst who brings the ball under control. Neil Hurst knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.10
Alberto Fernandes catches Fabio Bonera on the ankles. Alberto Fernandes is given a warning by the referee! Fabio Bonera gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.32
Antonino Briano flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Munoz. Guillermo Munoz threads a neat ball through to Jonathan Vendrame. Jonathan Vendrame rushes past Vincenzo Birnbaum! Jonathan Vendrame comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Aquivaldo Ortiz is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.15
Billy Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Alfonso Montella holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfonso Montella knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst powers a header at goal. Jerome Hamed manages to gather it.
15.44
Abdelkrim Bezzai makes a simple pass to Gabriele De Gasperi. Gabriele De Gasperi plays a one-two with Jonathan Vendrame and rushes in on goal... Gabriele De Gasperi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.17
Angelos Andriopoulos flicks a high pass forward to Fabio Bonera who brings the ball under control. Fabio Bonera runs straight at the opposition's defence. Fabio Bonera knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen James. Stephen James is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.20
Mauricio Ferrer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabio Bonera. Fabio Bonera flicks a high pass forward. Billy Inglis controls it well on his chest. Billy Inglis shoots from 25 yards. Jerome Hamed easily gets down and covers it.
26.45
Billy Inglis flicks a high pass forward to Alfonso Montella who brings the ball under control. Alfonso Montella whips in a cross ball towards Brendan Matthews. Brendan Matthews is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jerome Hamed punches it away to safety.
27.11
Martin Naylor makes a probing pass to Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst finds some space and shoots from distance but Jerome Hamed is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
32.05
Michelangelo Lemme kicks a strong pass forward to Abdelkrim Bezzai. Abdelkrim Bezzai passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Doru Olteanu. Doru Olteanu shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
33.05
Gabriele De Gasperi comes in with a late challenge on Martin Naylor. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Martin Naylor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.40
Pierre G. Parlour flicks a high pass forward to Doru Olteanu who brings the ball under control. Doru Olteanu lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Munoz. Guillermo Munoz flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Aquivaldo Ortiz. Excellent save.
44.30
Angelos Andriopoulos hits a low pass to Martin Naylor. Martin Naylor finds some space and shoots from distance. Jerome Hamed gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
45.00
Gabriele De Gasperi makes a probing pass to Abdelkrim Bezzai. Abdelkrim Bezzai whips in a cross ball towards Carlo Seiter. Carlo Seiter beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
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. Cagliari have changed their lineup with Peter Tobiassen replacing Mauricio Ferrer and Marinos Katsouranis replacing Martin Naylor. The Cagliari players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Cagliari kicking off!
48.49
Michelangelo Lemme hacks Brendan Matthews from behind! The referee brings Michelangelo Lemme to one side and gives him a warning! Brendan Matthews hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.56
Pierre G. Parlour flicks a high pass forward. Abdelkrim Bezzai controls it well on his chest. Abdelkrim Bezzai makes a probing pass to Carlo Seiter. Carlo Seiter tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.02
Marinos Katsouranis hacks Abdelkrim Bezzai from behind! The referee warns Marinos Katsouranis to calm down! Abdelkrim Bezzai stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.03
Marinos Katsouranis sees a break and surges forward. Marinos Katsouranis knocks in a cross ball towards Brendan Matthews. Brendan Matthews gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
55.40
Billy Inglis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brendan Matthews. Brendan Matthews makes a great pass forward. Stephen James runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
59.36
Billy Inglis runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Billy Inglis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Jerome Hamed.
60.44
It's a corner kick. Brendan Matthews loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Pierre G. Parlour reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
61.59
Peter Tobiassen hacks Doru Olteanu from behind! Peter Tobiassen is shown the yellow card! Doru Olteanu runs off the knock.
65.01
Marinos Katsouranis flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Bonera controls it well on his chest. Fabio Bonera tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Jerome Hamed!
67.01
Billy Inglis chips the ball to his team mate, Fabio Bonera. Fabio Bonera knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Jerome Hamed!
72.20
Abdelkrim Bezzai comes in with a high challenge, catching Neil Hurst with his studs. Abdelkrim Bezzai is shown the red card!! Neil Hurst runs off the knock.
77.07
Pierre G. Parlour threads the ball through to Carlo Seiter. Carlo Seiter passes the ball forward to Jonathan Vendrame. Jonathan Vendrame finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
79.33
Peter Tobiassen flicks a high pass forward to Billy Inglis who brings the ball under control. Billy Inglis passes the ball forward to Marinos Katsouranis. Marinos Katsouranis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.45
Gabriele De Gasperi comes in with a late challenge on Alfonso Montella. The referee calls over Gabriele De Gasperi and warns him to calm down! Alfonso Montella hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.16
Peter Tobiassen passes the ball forward to Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis runs straight at the opposition's defence. Billy Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jerome Hamed with no chance!! Goal for Cagliari!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Milan

Cagliari
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
11
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
36.8%
63.2%
Play Area
32.2%
46%
21.8%

Scorers
Jonathan Vendrame 9
Gabriele De Gasperi 15
Stephen James 18
Neil Hurst 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Billy Inglis of Cagliari

Match Ratings