FFO2 DPT, AC Milan vs. Brighton (Tue Feb 28) AC Milan | Brighton 4-2-1-3 A | 5-1-0-2-2 A Matias Finkelstein | Peter Hayward | M_Maignan GK | GK R_Sanchez T_Hernandez DF | DF A_Florenzi P_Schuurs DF | DF Yeray D_Calabria DF | DF H_Bellerin M_Skriniar DF | DF J_Bednarek A_Griezmann FW | DF B_Hubner G_Lo_Celso MF | DM Y_Bissouma P_Hojbjerg MF | AM Douglas_Costa F_Torres AM | AM M_Kovacic L_Messi FW | FW S_Haller G_Simeone FW | FW L_Alberto | G_Vicario SUB | SUB S_Mignolet M_Senesi SUB | SUB D_Godin J_Hofmann SUB | SUB L_Torreira X_Schlager SUB | SUB D_Drexler T_Watt SUB | SUB H_Cornick Min. 1 :(bri) J_Bednarek runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Y_Bissouma ... Y_Bissouma fires a shot at goal! ... But he somehow misses ... The AC Milan fans laugh at him Min. 2 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... What a volley! ... What a finish. That is outrageous. ... Three words. Marco. Van. Basten ... That's put AC Milan into the lead! ... AC Milan 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 2 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to C Min. 2 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... L_Messi will now play as a AM Min. 2 :(bri) S_Haller beats T_Hernandez ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... S_Haller with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... M_Maignan falls over ... But M_Maignan is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 4 :(acm) F_Torres is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to G_Lo_Celso ... G_Lo_Celso with the punt towards goal! ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... P_Hojbjerg hits it into the box! ... D_Calabria gets something on it! ... R_Sanchez has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... R_Sanchez reacts well to save!! Min. 5 :(acm) F_Torres picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... L_Alberto is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee Min. 7 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso back heels to find F_Torres in space ... A_Florenzi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 14 :(acm) P_Schuurs makes the tackle ... S_Haller tackles cleanly Min. 16 :(acm) G_Simeone with the dribble ... Yeray is easily beaten ... J_Bednarek is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 17 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso plays in F_Torres with a beautiful ball ... Driven towards goal by F_Torres! ... R_Sanchez claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... AC Milan 2-0 Brighton ... Min. 18 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to A Min. 20 :(acm) D_Calabria with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... H_Bellerin reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 21 :(bri) S_Haller could get a shot on goal here ... S_Haller must beat M_Maignan! ... But M_Maignan with the difficult save Min. 23 :(bri) Douglas_Costa has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past T_Hernandez ... He knocks it to Y_Bissouma! ... Y_Bissouma with a blistering shot! ... M_Maignan makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 24 :(bri) Y_Bissouma with a smart turn ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... D_Calabria looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 28 :(bri) Douglas_Costa controls it well ... He nutmegs T_Hernandez ... He puts in L_Alberto! ... A powerful shot by L_Alberto! ... M_Maignan fists it away Min. 30 :(bri) Y_Bissouma has a go! ... It hits the defender ... Douglas_Costa collects the loose ball! ... Douglas_Costa with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... M_Maignan saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 31 :(bri) S_Haller with a probing through ball L_Alberto ... F_Torres with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 31 :(acm) A_Griezmann is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to F_Torres ... J_Bednarek stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's for persistant fouling. Min. 35 :(bri) Yeray spots M_Kovacic who is in acres of space ... Cleared by G_Lo_Celso Min. 38 :(bri) S_Haller runs at P_Schuurs ... The defender slips and falls over ... P_Schuurs goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 39 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to G_Lo_Celso! ... G_Lo_Celso with the goal bound shot! ... R_Sanchez with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 40 :(acm) G_Simeone beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... G_Simeone with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... P_Hojbjerg hits it towards the far post! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... M_Skriniar with the header ... R_Sanchez with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 41 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... G_Lo_Celso with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(acm) A_Griezmann with a 50-yard pass to M_Skriniar ... Yeray wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... P_Hojbjerg knocks it forward ... G_Simeone gets on the end of it ... G_Simeone launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... AC Milan 3-0 Brighton ... Min. 44 :(acm) L_Messi spots his team mate making a run ... He finds A_Griezmann with a lovely pass! ... Yeray with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 44 :(bri) M_Kovacic takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... M_Kovacic tries to chip the ball over M_Maignan! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... M_Maignan looks relieved there! Min. 45 :(bri) Yeray with a 40-yard pass to Y_Bissouma ... Y_Bissouma with a stunning strike! ... M_Maignan with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: AC Milan 3-0 Brighton Min. 46 :(acm) M_Skriniar whips the ball across to G_Simeone ... Y_Bissouma robs him of the ball Min. 47 :(bri) Douglas_Costa sidesteps T_Hernandez ... He was too quick for his marker ... A left-footer by Douglas_Costa! ... M_Maignan saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 50 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: X_Schlager ... COMING OFF: F_Torres Min. 50 :(bri) J_Bednarek sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... J_Bednarek pounds a rocket on goal! ... But it goes just over Min. 51 :(acm) D_Calabria with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass ... G_Simeone drives the shot in! ... R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 52 :(acm) G_Simeone with a burst of pace ... G_Simeone tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But R_Sanchez stops that one easily Min. 53 :(bri) S_Haller plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... S_Haller with the punt towards goal! ... The shot slips through M_Maignan's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 54 :(acm) A_Griezmann takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... A_Griezmann fires a shot at goal! ... But R_Sanchez palms it behind ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... G_Lo_Celso flights it in! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... A_Griezmann gets to it! ... It floats over R_Sanchez ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 55 :(acm) G_Simeone had to stretch to reach the pass ... G_Simeone fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And R_Sanchez reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... P_Schuurs dinks the ball into the area! ... T_Hernandez loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 56 :(bri) A_Florenzi pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Douglas_Costa is clean through! ... Douglas_Costa hits a crisp volley! ... It takes a deflection! ... M_Maignan is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Florenzi drives it into the box! ... M_Maignan comes out and claims it! Min. 57 :(acm) X_Schlager sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... X_Schlager must beat R_Sanchez! ... But R_Sanchez parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 60 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: M_Senesi ... COMING OFF: D_Calabria Min. 60 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to C Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: H_Cornick ... COMING OFF: B_Hubner Min. 63 :(acm) L_Messi lobs it over A_Florenzi ... A cheeky lob from L_Messi! ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... G_Lo_Celso hits it towards the far post! ... The ball comes to A_Griezmann ... He gets the shot away ... GOAL!! ... R_Sanchez got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out ... AC Milan 4-0 Brighton ... Min. 64 :(acm) L_Messi kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Griezmann gets on the end of the pass ... Yeray pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 67 :(bri) J_Bednarek with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to L_Alberto ... X_Schlager with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... J_Bednarek swings it in ... Douglas_Costa takes control of it! ... Douglas_Costa tries to beat R_Sanchez from outside the area! ... M_Maignan makes a good save Min. 68 :(acm) M_Senesi knocks the ball on and sprints past H_Bellerin ... A delightful ball in to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann drives it towards goal! ... R_Sanchez parries it, he follows it up ... And R_Sanchez recovers to save!! Min. 69 :(acm) P_Schuurs kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A powerful shot by G_Simeone! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: D_Drexler ... COMING OFF: Douglas_Costa Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Torreira ... COMING OFF: J_Bednarek Min. 70 :(acm) P_Schuurs with a great first touch ... L_Torreira wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick Min. 71 :(bri) D_Drexler with a slick pass to L_Alberto ... L_Messi with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 72 :(acm) X_Schlager beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds L_Messi ... L_Messi with a graceful, looping effort! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 73 :(acm) X_Schlager sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... R_Sanchez just watches it float over the bar! Min. 73 :(bri) D_Drexler takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... T_Hernandez reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 74 :(acm) G_Simeone gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... S_Haller gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 75 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: J_Hofmann ... COMING OFF: P_Hojbjerg Min. 76 :(acm) G_Simeone plays it long to J_Hofmann ... A vicious shot by J_Hofmann! ... But R_Sanchez pulls out a save of the game Min. 76 :(acm) G_Simeone turns past Yeray ... He has created space for himself now ... Yeray with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee marches over with gusto! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He can't complain about that ... He's had too many warnings ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... X_Schlager swings it in ... L_Messi takes control of it! ... L_Messi fires the shot in! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 77 :(acm) P_Schuurs chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Lo_Celso ... G_Lo_Celso with the cheeky shot! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 77 :(bri) H_Bellerin flicks the ball on to S_Haller ... S_Haller with a terrific drive! ... M_Maignan has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Maignan reacts well to save!! Min. 78 :(acm) J_Hofmann skips the challenge from A_Florenzi ... A skilful effort from J_Hofmann! ... R_Sanchez is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 79 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso with a precise ball to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann bears down on goal! ... But R_Sanchez hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 79 :(bri) S_Haller plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Skriniar hits it out for a throw Min. 80 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso with a one-touch layoff to G_Simeone ... From long range G_Simeone bends the ball towards goal! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 84 :(acm) M_Skriniar sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... M_Skriniar with a stunning strike! ... R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(acm) M_Senesi spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to G_Simeone! ... G_Simeone with the goal bound shot! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... Yes he does it!! ... He grabs his hat-trick! ... And with that goal, he moves onto 10 for the campaign!! ... AC Milan 5-0 Brighton ... Min. 90 :(acm) A_Griezmann runs forward ... A powerful shot by A_Griezmann! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Siro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Simeone (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Simeone (2,43,88), F_Torres (17), A_Griezmann (63) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Messi (71) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Haller Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Bednarek (31), Yeray (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 31 | 14 Off target : 13 | 5 On target : 18 | 9 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 5 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 18 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 20 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : AC Milan 5 - 0 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - AC Milan Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Maignan GK 21 1 1 1 23 | 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 T_Hernandez DF 1 20 13 11 31 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 13 P_Schuurs DF 1 18 13 8 22 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 38 0 D_Calabria DF 1 18 14 10 23 | 63 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 18 18 M_Skriniar DF 1 20 15 11 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 17 30 A_Griezmann FW 1 2 12 20 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 40 56 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 4 19 13 24 | 94 0 1 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 36 128 52 P_Hojbjerg MF 1 5 18 12 28 | 78 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 F_Torres AM 1 4 18 15 26 | 53 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 36 14 34 L_Messi AM 1 3 20 18 21 | 94 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 22 20 G_Simeone FW 1 5 10 18 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 22 138 G_Vicario GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Senesi DF 1 17 9 6 23 | 31 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 0 J_Hofmann AM 1 4 15 15 25 | 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 X_Schlager MF 1 13 16 7 24 | 41 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 21 T_Watt FW 1 1 6 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 94 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 A_Florenzi DF 1 18 13 8 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 0 Yeray DF 1 18 11 7 33 | 94 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 42 40 -2 H_Bellerin DF 1 18 13 8 21 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 17 12 10 23 | 73 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18 12 B_Hubner DF 1 17 12 7 20 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bissouma DM 1 13 18 9 31 | 94 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 27 14 53 Douglas_Costa AM 1 4 17 13 23 | 73 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 56 M_Kovacic AM 1 5 19 12 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 S_Haller FW 1 6 10 19 27 | 94 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 68 22 32 L_Alberto FW 1 1 8 16 31 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 S_Mignolet GK 15 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Godin DF 1 18 11 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Torreira MF 1 13 17 6 33 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Drexler AM 1 3 15 12 28 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 H_Cornick FW 1 1 7 11 32 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1677622277 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40