Match Report


AC MilanAC Milan     CagliariCagliari
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Paul Mc cain Paul Mc cain
Jerome HamedJ. Hamed73
G
captain1
G
82Aquivaldo OrtizA. Ortiz
Michelangelo LemmeM. Lemme68
D
2
D
83Sebastiao ValenteS. Valente
Antonino BrianoA. Briano79
D
3
D
71Jyri EnckelmanJ. Enckelman
Stephane LobeS. Lobe70
D
4
D
80Julian ZermattenJ. Zermatten
Guillermo MunozG. Munoz74
M
5
D
72Mauricio FerrerM. Ferrer
Abdoulaye FaéA. Faé73
M
6
M
73Fabio BoneraF. Bonera
Abdelkrim BezzaiA. Bezzai77
M
7
M
79Alfonso MontellaA. Montella
Gaston LouéG. Loué77
M
8
M
77Billy InglisB. Inglis
Mauricio CroceM. Croce73
A
9captain
A
72Neil HurstN. Hurst
Damiano SereniD. Sereni68
A
10
A
74Egbert HilgerinkE. Hilgerink
Doru OlteanuD. Olteanu73
A
11
A
79Demetrios ApostolopoulosD. Apostolopoulos
 
Franceco Di GiuliantonioF. Di Giuliantonio61
D
12
D
70Matthew GargoM. Gargo
Juri PellizzoliJ. Pellizzoli58
M
13
M
77Martin NaylorM. Naylor
Mario AbbiatiM. Abbiati75
A
14
A
73Rui RibeiroR. Ribeiro

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at San Siro where AC Milan play host to Cagliari. A crowd of 19,176 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AC Milan are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cagliari appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gianmarco Aldegani.


0.00
Cagliari kick off!
3.31
Alfonso Montella knocks the ball forward to Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Jerome Hamed. Excellent save.
4.57
Fabio Bonera knocks the ball forward to Alfonso Montella. Alfonso Montella shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
8.04
Antonino Briano chips the ball to his team mate, Gaston Loué. Gaston Loué passes the ball forward to Damiano Sereni. Damiano Sereni whips in a cross ball towards Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just wide!
10.07
Mauricio Ferrer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Mauricio Ferrer whips in a cross ball towards Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.33
Mauricio Ferrer passes the ball forward to Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Egbert Hilgerink controls it well on his chest. Egbert Hilgerink knocks in a cross ball towards Fabio Bonera. Fabio Bonera rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.17
Alfonso Montella controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink shoots from 20 yards but somehow Jerome Hamed manages to keep it out.
22.59
Stephane Lobe knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonino Briano. Antonino Briano decides to run forward with the ball. Antonino Briano plays a scrappy one-two with Mauricio Croce and advances towards the goal... Antonino Briano rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
24.49
Gaston Loué chips the ball to his team mate, Damiano Sereni. Damiano Sereni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Zermatten.
26.40
Demetrios Apostolopoulos flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst runs straight at the defence! Neil Hurst rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Jerome Hamed.
27.10
Mauricio Ferrer takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Gaston Loué reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
28.04
Alfonso Montella kicks a strong pass forward to Demetrios Apostolopoulos. Demetrios Apostolopoulos tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Jerome Hamed smothers it!
30.57
Stephane Lobe flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce threads a neat ball through to Damiano Sereni. Damiano Sereni plays a scrappy one-two with Doru Olteanu and advances towards the goal... Damiano Sereni shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
32.16
Gaston Loué takes the throw-in. Doru Olteanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Damiano Sereni. Damiano Sereni puts a great ball through. Abdelkrim Bezzai runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
33.18
Michelangelo Lemme makes a probing pass to Doru Olteanu. Doru Olteanu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jyri Enckelman.
36.31
Abdoulaye Faé surges forward with the ball. Abdoulaye Faé shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
40.27
Stephane Lobe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abdoulaye Faé. Abdoulaye Faé flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce plays a scrappy one-two with Abdoulaye Faé and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mauricio Croce tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Aquivaldo Ortiz with no chance!! Goal for AC Milan!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
AC Milan start the second half!
48.06
Fabio Bonera passes the ball forward to Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst plays a one-two with Egbert Hilgerink and advances towards the goal... Neil Hurst side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Jerome Hamed has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.40
Stephane Lobe flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Munoz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Munoz surges forward with the ball. Guillermo Munoz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Zermatten.
54.33
Demetrios Apostolopoulos clumsily knocks into Michelangelo Lemme. Demetrios Apostolopoulos is given a warning by the referee! Michelangelo Lemme runs off the knock.
55.26
Abdelkrim Bezzai flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Croce controls it well on his chest. Mauricio Croce shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
59.04
Alfonso Montella clumsily knocks into Antonino Briano. The referee calls over Alfonso Montella and warns him to calm down! Antonino Briano runs off the knock.
60.28
Billy Inglis takes a long throw-in. Alfonso Montella chips the ball to his team mate, Fabio Bonera. Fabio Bonera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephane Lobe.
63.31
Michelangelo Lemme makes a simple pass to Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce plays a one-two with Abdelkrim Bezzai and rushes in on goal... Mauricio Croce looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
67.22
Alfonso Montella flicks a high pass forward to Billy Inglis who brings the ball under control. Billy Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst makes a looping header on goal but Jerome Hamed is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
71.27
Alfonso Montella barges into Antonino Briano. Alfonso Montella is shown the yellow card! Antonino Briano grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.52
Antonino Briano flicks a high pass forward. Damiano Sereni collects the pass. Damiano Sereni knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aquivaldo Ortiz who gathers it comfortably.
73.26
Julian Zermatten flicks a high pass forward to Fabio Bonera who brings the ball under control. Fabio Bonera plays the ball forward to Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst whips in a cross ball towards Billy Inglis. With a superhuman jump, Billy Inglis connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.13
Stephane Lobe makes a simple pass to Gaston Loué. Gaston Loué makes a probing pass to Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abdoulaye Faé but he's offside!
78.48
Michelangelo Lemme flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonino Briano. With some swift thinking, Antonino Briano plays the ball forward to Abdelkrim Bezzai. Abdelkrim Bezzai lofts in a cross ball towards Doru Olteanu. With a superhuman jump, Doru Olteanu connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Aquivaldo Ortiz!
79.08
Guillermo Munoz comes in with a late challenge on Mauricio Ferrer. Guillermo Munoz is warned by the referee! Mauricio Ferrer runs off the knock.
83.23
Julian Zermatten chips the ball to his team mate, Fabio Bonera. Fabio Bonera knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.53
Antonino Briano kicks a strong pass forward to Damiano Sereni. Damiano Sereni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Doru Olteanu but the linesman indicates offside!
85.40
Jyri Enckelman flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Bonera collects the pass. Fabio Bonera passes the ball forward to Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Cagliari are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
89.03
With vision, Jyri Enckelman plays the ball forward to Demetrios Apostolopoulos. Demetrios Apostolopoulos chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Milan

Cagliari
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
5
10
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54%
46%
Play Area
29.9%
41.4%
28.7%

Scorers
Mauricio Croce 40
Billy Inglis 10, 73
Fabio Bonera 14
Neil Hurst 48, 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Hurst of Cagliari

Match Ratings