Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     AC MilanAC Milan
Cristi AnghelCristi Anghel Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Ramiro JohnsonR. Johnson78
G
1captain
G
73Jerome HamedJ. Hamed
Paulo CarvalhoP. Carvalho72
D
2
D
68Pierre G. ParlourP. Parlour
Muzzy ÖzalanM. Özalan77
D
3
D
80Antonino BrianoA. Briano
Geoffroy VisieuxG. Visieux73
D
4
D
70Stephane LobeS. Lobe
Kaci SibierskiK. Sibierski77
M
5
M
77Abdelkrim BezzaiA. Bezzai
Olivier CisséO. Cissé84
M
6
M
73Abdoulaye FaéA. Faé
Wataru NakataW. Nakata79
M
7
M
78Gaston LouéG. Loué
Steve TerryS. Terry72
M
8
M
70Datti Mohamed PiazzaD. Piazza
Gabriel MedinaG. Medina80
A
captain9
A
73Mauricio CroceM. Croce
Michele De GasperiM. De Gasperi72
A
10
A
71Jonathan VendrameJ. Vendrame
Jeroen HespJ. Hesp74
A
11
A
75Mario AbbiatiM. Abbiati
 
Don HendryD. Hendry75
A
12
D
61Franceco Di GiuliantonioF. Di Giuliantonio
Mario MartinoM. Martino71
A
13
M
59Juri PellizzoliJ. Pellizzoli
Bruno MonteiroB. Monteiro75
A
14
A
73Matias ParraM. Parra
Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to AC Milan. A crowd of 17,035 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Empoli and AC Milan are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Graziano Di Bari.


0.00
AC Milan start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.03
Wataru Nakata controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jeroen Hesp. Jeroen Hesp whips in a cross ball towards Michele De Gasperi. Michele De Gasperi makes a looping header on goal but it flies just off target!
4.34
Geoffroy Visieux threads a neat ball through to Jeroen Hesp. Jeroen Hesp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.28
Muzzy Özalan advances with the ball. Muzzy Özalan makes a simple pass to Steve Terry. Steve Terry lofts in a cross ball towards Jeroen Hesp. Jeroen Hesp finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
15.47
Datti Mohamed Piazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.49
Gaston Loué hits a low pass to Mario Abbiati. Mario Abbiati plays a quick one-two with Mauricio Croce and rushes in on goal... Mario Abbiati comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Mario Abbiati scores for AC Milan!!
27.11
Jonathan Vendrame hacks Muzzy Özalan from behind! The referee calls over Jonathan Vendrame and shows him a yellow card! Muzzy Özalan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.55
Datti Mohamed Piazza hits a low pass to Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce makes a great pass forward. Mario Abbiati runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
30.25
Geoffroy Visieux makes a probing pass to Kaci Sibierski. Kaci Sibierski whips in a cross ball towards Jeroen Hesp. Jeroen Hesp fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Fantastic reactions from Antonino Briano blocks the shot!
32.09
Jeroen Hesp advances with the ball. Jeroen Hesp lofts in a cross ball towards Michele De Gasperi. Michele De Gasperi rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Jerome Hamed gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
39.17
Geoffroy Visieux barges into Abdoulaye Faé. Geoffroy Visieux is shown the yellow card! Abdoulaye Faé hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.11
Abdelkrim Bezzai flicks a high pass forward. Datti Mohamed Piazza holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Datti Mohamed Piazza shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
44.07
Paulo Carvalho comes in with a late challenge on Mauricio Croce. The referee brings Paulo Carvalho to one side and gives him a warning! Mauricio Croce gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Michele De Gasperi chips the ball to his team mate, Jeroen Hesp. Jeroen Hesp knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonino Briano.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Empoli kick off the second half!
48.14
Geoffroy Visieux threads the ball through to Michele De Gasperi. Michele De Gasperi threads a neat ball through to Steve Terry. Steve Terry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.27
Olivier Cissé flicks a high ball forward to Jeroen Hesp who takes it down. Jeroen Hesp shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
53.04
Datti Mohamed Piazza flicks the ball to his team mate, Abdelkrim Bezzai. Abdelkrim Bezzai sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
57.37
Seeing a gap ahead, Olivier Cissé plays the ball forward to Gabriel Medina. Gabriel Medina whips in a cross ball towards Olivier Cissé. With a superhuman jump, Olivier Cissé connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Jerome Hamed reads it well. Excellent save!
60.30
Paulo Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Michele De Gasperi. Michele De Gasperi lofts in a cross ball towards Jeroen Hesp. Jeroen Hesp knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
63.44
Wataru Nakata hacks Pierre G. Parlour from behind! The referee calls over Wataru Nakata and shows him a yellow card! Pierre G. Parlour hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.11
Muzzy Özalan threads a neat ball through to Kaci Sibierski. Kaci Sibierski sees Jeroen Hesp in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jeroen Hesp shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
73.16
Steve Terry passes the ball forward to Michele De Gasperi. Michele De Gasperi knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Medina. Gabriel Medina connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Jerome Hamed. Excellent save.
75.17
Stephane Lobe kicks a strong pass forward to Abdoulaye Faé. Abdoulaye Faé knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce cuts inside the box! Mauricio Croce shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Ramiro Johnson reads it well. Great keeping!
77.46
Abdelkrim Bezzai hits a low pass to Datti Mohamed Piazza. Datti Mohamed Piazza shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.30
Pierre G. Parlour flicks the ball to his team mate, Datti Mohamed Piazza. Datti Mohamed Piazza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abdoulaye Faé. Abdoulaye Faé whips in a cross ball towards Mario Abbiati. Mario Abbiati jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Ramiro Johnson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
84.28
Jonathan Vendrame hacks Geoffroy Visieux from behind! The referee calls over Jonathan Vendrame and warns him to calm down! Geoffroy Visieux carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.47
Abdelkrim Bezzai flicks a high pass forward. Mario Abbiati holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mario Abbiati shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mario Abbiati! That's his third!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

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

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
31.5%
43.8%
24.7%

Scorers
Jeroen Hesp 12
Mario Abbiati 18, 79, 89

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

Match Ratings