Match Report


AC MilanAC Milan     VeneziaVenezia
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Adam Wilsher Adam Wilsher
Jerome HamedJ. Hamed73
G
captain1
G
74Guillermo GentoG. Gento
Pierre G. ParlourP. Parlour68
D
2
D
77Arturo CortesA. Cortes
Antonino BrianoA. Briano80
D
3captain
D
74Ciro BaroneC. Barone
Stephane LobeS. Lobe70
D
4
D
72Arturo Del SolA. Del Sol
Guillermo MunozG. Munoz74
M
5
D
73Gian Matteo ScarchilliG. Scarchilli
Abdoulaye FaéA. Faé73
M
6
M
78Aaron RedknappA. Redknapp
Gaston LouéG. Loué78
M
7
M
70Dino LamonicaD. Lamonica
Abdelkrim BezzaiA. Bezzai77
M
8
M
73Guerino BalleriG. Balleri
Mauricio CroceM. Croce73
A
9
A
75Gary MaddisonG. Maddison
Matias ParraM. Parra73
A
10
A
75Tobias FrieserT. Frieser
Mario AbbiatiM. Abbiati75
A
11
A
74Glenn YakubuG. Yakubu
 
Franceco Di GiuliantonioF. Di Giuliantonio61
D
12
D
51Pietro FiorettiP. Fioretti
Juri PellizzoliJ. Pellizzoli59
M
13
M
48Scott BenjaminS. Benjamin
Doru OlteanuD. Olteanu73
A
14
A
72Luca BennardoL. Bennardo

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at San Siro where AC Milan play host to Venezia. A crowd of 17,560 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AC Milan are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Venezia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Edoardo Silenzi.


0.00
AC Milan get the match underway!
9.06
Aaron Redknapp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glenn Yakubu. Glenn Yakubu knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Redknapp. Aaron Redknapp knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.10
Aaron Redknapp makes a simple pass to Guerino Balleri. Guerino Balleri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pierre G. Parlour.
14.17
Gaston Loué makes a beautiful solo run. Gaston Loué knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ciro Barone.
15.02
Ciro Barone catches Abdoulaye Faé on the ankles. The referee brings Ciro Barone to one side and gives him a warning! Abdoulaye Faé runs off the knock.
16.52
Abdoulaye Faé sees Mario Abbiati in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mario Abbiati kicks a strong pass forward to Gaston Loué but the referee indicates it's offside!
20.16
Antonino Briano sees space and advances. Antonino Briano flicks a high pass forward to Abdoulaye Faé who brings the ball under control. Abdoulaye Faé shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
22.02
Stephane Lobe hits a low pass to Mario Abbiati. Mario Abbiati plays a scrappy one-two with Guillermo Munoz and advances towards the goal... Mario Abbiati looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but Guillermo Gento manages to gather it.
24.19
Aaron Redknapp hacks Stephane Lobe from behind! The referee calls over Aaron Redknapp and warns him to calm down! Stephane Lobe stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.44
Arturo Cortes sweeps the ball up the wings. Tobias Frieser knocks in a cross ball towards Dino Lamonica. Dino Lamonica directs the ball goalwards with his head. Jerome Hamed manages to gather it.
40.59
Arturo Del Sol darts forward. Arturo Del Sol sees Gary Maddison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Maddison knocks in a cross ball towards Guerino Balleri. Guerino Balleri makes a convincing header but Jerome Hamed is on top of it.
42.23
Abdoulaye Faé brings the ball forward. Abdoulaye Faé knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Guillermo Munoz is offside!
44.43
Guerino Balleri flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Frieser holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tobias Frieser shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Milan appear unchanged since the first half. Venezia also appear unchanged since the first half. The Venezia players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Venezia start the second half!
49.23
Stephane Lobe passes the ball forward to Gaston Loué. Gaston Loué controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matias Parra. Matias Parra rushes past Ciro Barone! Matias Parra shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Guillermo Gento!
54.35
Ciro Barone flicks a high pass forward to Guerino Balleri who brings the ball neatly under control. Guerino Balleri makes an attacking run forward. Guerino Balleri makes a pass forward but Glenn Yakubu makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
59.56
Antonino Briano kicks a strong pass forward to Pierre G. Parlour. Pierre G. Parlour threads a neat ball through to Matias Parra. Matias Parra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.02
Gaston Loué controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matias Parra. Matias Parra shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
63.42
Dino Lamonica deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Frieser. Tobias Frieser knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.45
Ciro Barone flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Redknapp controls it well on his chest. Aaron Redknapp makes a probing pass to Glenn Yakubu. Glenn Yakubu tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
67.03
Antonino Briano brings the ball forward. Antonino Briano flicks a high pass forward. Mario Abbiati collects the pass. Mario Abbiati lofts in a cross ball towards Gaston Loué. Gaston Loué rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Guillermo Gento picks it out of the air!
71.07
Aaron Redknapp hits a low pass to Glenn Yakubu. Glenn Yakubu whips in a cross ball towards Tobias Frieser. Tobias Frieser makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Jerome Hamed had no chance!! Goal for Venezia!
75.10
Antonino Briano sees Abdoulaye Faé in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Abdoulaye Faé flicks a high pass forward to Mario Abbiati who brings the ball under control. Mario Abbiati shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
77.02
Abdelkrim Bezzai threads the ball through to Mario Abbiati. Mario Abbiati makes a probing pass to Matias Parra but he's offside!
81.44
Without breaking stride, Aaron Redknapp plays the ball forward to Glenn Yakubu. Glenn Yakubu passes the ball forward but Tobias Frieser is offside!
87.03
Stephane Lobe passes the ball forward to Abdoulaye Faé. With vision, Abdoulaye Faé plays the ball forward to Mario Abbiati. Mario Abbiati knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arturo Cortes.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Milan

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

Possession
51.1%
48.9%
Play Area
25%
44.3%
30.7%

Scorers
Tobias Frieser 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tobias Frieser of Venezia

Match Ratings