Match Report


PescaraPescara     AC MilanAC Milan
Phil WarbPhil Warb Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Gian Matteo CirilloG. Cirillo71
G
1captain
G
73Jerome HamedJ. Hamed
Mohammed AdeshinaM. Adeshina70
D
2
D
68Pierre G. ParlourP. Parlour
Richard CaldwellR. Caldwell70
D
3
D
80Antonino BrianoA. Briano
Tobias BöhmT. Böhm71
D
4
D
70Stephane LobeS. Lobe
Mike Ten HagM. Ten Hag73
D
5
M
77Abdelkrim BezzaiA. Bezzai
Ivan OakesI. Oakes74
M
6
M
73Abdoulaye FaéA. Faé
Valerio BertaniV. Bertani76
M
captain7
M
77Gaston LouéG. Loué
Sebastian KühnS. Kühn76
A
8
M
69Datti Mohamed PiazzaD. Piazza
Fabio DiattaF. Diatta72
M
9
A
73Mauricio CroceM. Croce
Nicola C. TurriniN. Turrini69
A
10
A
71Jonathan VendrameJ. Vendrame
Andres VidalA. Vidal75
A
11
A
75Mario AbbiatiM. Abbiati
 
Giulio AntonioliG. Antonioli71
D
12
D
61Franceco Di GiuliantonioF. Di Giuliantonio
Ronald IniaR. Inia76
M
13
M
58Juri PellizzoliJ. Pellizzoli
Henry GreeningH. Greening71
A
14
A
73Matias ParraM. Parra

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stadio Adriatico where Pescara play host to AC Milan. A crowd of 16,611 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Pescara are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while AC Milan appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Edoardo Silenzi.


0.00
AC Milan kick off and get the match underway!
8.38
Pierre G. Parlour knocks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Vendrame. Jonathan Vendrame side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.22
Tobias Böhm flicks a high ball forward to Ivan Oakes who takes it down. Ivan Oakes flicks a high ball forward to Nicola C. Turrini who takes it down. Nicola C. Turrini lofts in a cross ball towards Valerio Bertani. Valerio Bertani is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Jerome Hamed gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
10.16
Valerio Bertani flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Oakes. Ivan Oakes flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Diatta controls it well on his chest. Fabio Diatta whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Kühn. Sebastian Kühn fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
22.20
Valerio Bertani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicola C. Turrini. Nicola C. Turrini makes a great pass forward. Sebastian Kühn runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
24.15
Sebastian Kühn flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Diatta controls it well on his chest. Fabio Diatta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.26
Antonino Briano sees Gaston Loué in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gaston Loué sees Mario Abbiati in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mario Abbiati runs straight at the defence! Tobias Böhm comes in with a late challenge on Mario Abbiati. Mario Abbiati appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
32.58
Seeing a gap ahead, Valerio Bertani laces a through ball forward to Richard Caldwell. Richard Caldwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabio Diatta. Fabio Diatta finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
36.56
Tobias Böhm passes the ball forward to Nicola C. Turrini. Nicola C. Turrini shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
40.13
Valerio Bertani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andres Vidal. Andres Vidal shoots from distance but is denied by Jerome Hamed. Excellent save.
45.00
Pescara are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pescara appear unchanged since the first half. AC Milan also appear unchanged since the first half. The Pescara players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Pescara kick off the second half!
47.01
With a delightful solo run, Abdelkrim Bezzai stretches the opposition's defence. Abdelkrim Bezzai knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaston Loué. Gaston Loué looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
55.30
Datti Mohamed Piazza sees Mario Abbiati in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mario Abbiati knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.57
Abdoulaye Faé threads a neat ball through to Jonathan Vendrame. Jonathan Vendrame plays a scrappy one-two with Mauricio Croce and advances towards the goal... Jonathan Vendrame side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Jonathan Vendrame scores for AC Milan!!
65.00
Valerio Bertani barges into Abdelkrim Bezzai. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Abdelkrim Bezzai carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.52
Abdelkrim Bezzai decides to run forward with the ball. Abdelkrim Bezzai makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Abbiati but he's offside!
72.42
Valerio Bertani flicks a high pass forward. Nicola C. Turrini collects the pass. Nicola C. Turrini shoots from 20 yards but Jerome Hamed is on top of it.
73.46
Datti Mohamed Piazza flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Vendrame collects the pass. Jonathan Vendrame knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mohammed Adeshina.
77.42
AC Milan have made 2 substitutions with Juri Pellizzoli replacing Abdoulaye Faé and Matias Parra replacing Jonathan Vendrame .
79.13
Datti Mohamed Piazza catches Ivan Oakes on the ankles. The referee warns Datti Mohamed Piazza to calm down! Ivan Oakes stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.31
Pierre G. Parlour surges forward with the ball. Pierre G. Parlour controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gaston Loué. Gaston Loué makes a simple pass, allowing Mauricio Croce to run into the box. Mauricio Croce makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mauricio Croce!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Pescara

AC Milan
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.3%
56.7%
Play Area
32.8%
44.8%
22.4%

Scorers
Gaston Loué 47
Jonathan Vendrame 61
Mauricio Croce 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gaston Loué of AC Milan

Match Ratings