FFO2 EFL, AC Milan vs. Napoli (Wed May 10) AC Milan | Napoli 4-1-2-1-2 L | 4-3-1-2 L Matias Finkelstein | Chris W | M_Maignan GK | GK O_Vlachodimos T_Hernandez DF | DF D_Dambrosio P_Schuurs DF | DF Alex_Sandro D_Calabria DF | DF Luiz_Felipe M_Skriniar DF | DF J_Okore X_Schlager DM | MF P_Gueye G_Lo_Celso MF | MF A_Rabiot P_Hojbjerg MF | MF S_Diop A_Griezmann FW | AM M_Cunha L_Messi AM | FW S_Mane G_Simeone FW | FW D_Origi | G_Vicario SUB | SUB M_Silvestri M_Senesi SUB | SUB E_Hysaj J_Hofmann SUB | SUB R_Pereyra F_DiFrancesco SUB | SUB C_Aranguiz T_Watt SUB | SUB M_Coda Min. 1 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(nap) Tactical Change by Napoli ... Napoli have changed their playing style to C Min. 7 :(acm) L_Messi gets to the byline and finds A_Griezmann with a beautiful cross ... A_Griezmann has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... Saved by O_Vlachodimos Min. 9 :(nap) S_Diop beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... M_Skriniar takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 11 :(acm) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Skriniar is through! ... What a mistake by Alex_Sandro! ... M_Skriniar hits the ball on the bounce! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 16 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso over hits his pass ... He finds L_Messi though ... That was fortunate ... An audacious effort from L_Messi! ... The shot slips through O_Vlachodimos's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 17 :(acm) L_Messi kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass ... G_Simeone must beat O_Vlachodimos! ... O_Vlachodimos manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... M_Skriniar floats the ball in! ... It comes to G_Simeone ... He gets the shot away ... O_Vlachodimos with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 21 :(acm) T_Hernandez is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann must beat O_Vlachodimos! ... O_Vlachodimos makes a good save Min. 21 :(nap) S_Mane plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... But he loses control of it ... T_Hernandez belts it clear Min. 22 :(nap) M_Cunha is first to the loose ball ... What a shot from M_Cunha! ... It could go anywhere ... M_Maignan gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 27 :(acm) X_Schlager heads the ball back to M_Skriniar ... M_Skriniar keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 28 :(nap) D_Dambrosio with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to D_Origi ... D_Origi swings in the shot! ... But M_Maignan punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 28 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... T_Hernandez gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Cunha with an over the top challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... X_Schlager shapes to shoot ... He plays it to P_Hojbjerg instead ... P_Hojbjerg sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by G_Lo_Celso! ... A_Griezmann swings a leg at it! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Matias Finkelstein spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 29 :(acm) T_Hernandez sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... J_Okore fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... G_Lo_Celso knocks it forward ... G_Simeone gets on the end of it ... G_Simeone with the overhead! ... Looks like it should be O_Vlachodimos's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... P_Schuurs swings it in! ... Great catch from O_Vlachodimos! Min. 32 :(acm) G_Simeone knocks the ball past the lunge of Luiz_Felipe ... What a fantastic interception by J_Okore Min. 34 :(acm) G_Simeone jumps over Alex_Sandro's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Well executed sliding challenge from Alex_Sandro ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... T_Hernandez floats the ball in! ... Great catch from O_Vlachodimos! Min. 35 :(acm) A_Griezmann with a burst of pace ... Well executed sliding challenge from P_Gueye Min. 36 :(acm) A_Griezmann has time and space on the edge of the box ... A_Griezmann with a thundering volley! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Messi with an inswinging corner into the box ... P_Hojbjerg with the header ... O_Vlachodimos manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... G_Lo_Celso swings it in! ... G_Simeone makes a firm connection with his head ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 37 :(acm) A_Griezmann sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Griezmann sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 39 :(acm) D_Calabria runs forward ... D_Calabria shapes up for a shot! ... O_Vlachodimos with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 42 :(nap) M_Cunha skips the challenge from D_Calabria ... A cracking drive from M_Cunha! ... But M_Maignan makes a superb stop down low ... CORNER! ... S_Mane swings it in! ... X_Schlager gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(acm) D_Calabria sidesteps J_Okore ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Alex_Sandro robs him of the ball Min. 45 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: E_Hysaj ... COMING OFF: D_Dambrosio Min. 45 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: C_Aranguiz ... COMING OFF: P_Gueye Min. 45 :(nap) C_Aranguiz runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Cunha latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... M_Cunha with the crafty shot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 46 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso with the header on ... He finds A_Griezmann in space ... A_Griezmann sees O_Vlachodimos off his line! ... O_Vlachodimos is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 47 :(nap) A_Rabiot spots S_Mane who is in acres of space ... P_Schuurs with the tackle Min. 47 :(acm) G_Simeone is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... P_Hojbjerg latches onto the ball ... S_Diop is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... A_Griezmann floats it forward ... X_Schlager latches onto the end of it ... X_Schlager keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... O_Vlachodimos just watches it drift out of play! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-0 Napoli Min. 49 :(nap) The defender loses control of the ball! ... Luiz_Felipe seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... P_Schuurs with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 55 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg gets lucky and beats Luiz_Felipe ... Now with the centre to A_Griezmann ... D_Origi takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... FREE KICK ... G_Lo_Celso knocks it forward ... A_Griezmann gets on the end of it ... A_Griezmann tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... O_Vlachodimos beats the ball away Min. 57 :(acm) A_Griezmann jinks past Luiz_Felipe ... A_Rabiot with the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 60 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: M_Senesi ... COMING OFF: X_Schlager Min. 60 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: R_Pereyra ... COMING OFF: S_Diop Min. 60 :(nap) M_Cunha with a glorious long pass to S_Mane ... S_Mane hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But M_Maignan punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 64 :(nap) M_Cunha with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from A_Griezmann ... M_Cunha rifles it at the goal! ... M_Maignan goes down well to save Min. 65 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... Alex_Sandro had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 68 :(acm) P_Schuurs finds L_Messi in the box ... But Luiz_Felipe clears the ball to safety Min. 72 :(acm) M_Senesi sprints past J_Okore ... But he loses control of it ... Alex_Sandro belts it clear Min. 74 :(nap) S_Mane cuts inside T_Hernandez ... He worked that well ... M_Senesi plays the back pass ... M_Maignan can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... R_Pereyra swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... It is kicked away by M_Senesi Min. 79 :(nap) R_Pereyra runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to S_Mane ... G_Lo_Celso with a terrible tackle ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 80 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg with a real burst of pace ... He leaves Alex_Sandro behind ... P_Hojbjerg with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... O_Vlachodimos can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... O_Vlachodimos was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 81 :(acm) G_Simeone flicks it past J_Okore ... He runs forward ... But E_Hysaj barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 81 :(nap) S_Mane is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... S_Mane hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... M_Maignan gathers it easily Min. 87 :(acm) D_Calabria knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... O_Vlachodimos with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... PENALTY!! ... A_Griezmann places the ball on the spot! ... He sends O_Vlachodimos the wrong way ... GOAL!! ... That was a clinical penalty ... And with that goal, he moves onto 25 for the campaign!! ... Matias Finkelstein races up the touchline and slides onto his knees on the pitch! ... AC Milan have surely won this game now! ... AC Milan 1-0 Napoli... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... L_Messi will now play as a MF Min. 90 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso leaves his marker standing ... C_Aranguiz stands his ground and wins the tackle ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Siro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Griezmann (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Griezmann (87 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Cunha Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Cunha (28), A_Rabiot (57), Alex_Sandro (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan | Napoli Attempts on Goal : 20 | 7 Off target : 12 | 1 On target : 8 | 6 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 6 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 8 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : AC Milan 1 - 0 Napoli ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 1 1 1 23 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 T_Hernandez DF 1 20 13 11 31 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 19 0 P_Schuurs DF 1 19 14 8 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 18 0 D_Calabria DF 1 18 14 10 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 M_Skriniar DF 1 20 15 11 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 26 X_Schlager DM 1 13 16 7 24 | 64 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 16 17 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 4 20 13 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 P_Hojbjerg MF 1 5 19 12 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 A_Griezmann FW 1 2 12 20 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 L_Messi MF 1 3 20 19 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 5 G_Simeone FW 1 6 11 18 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 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 18 10 7 23 | 31 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 J_Hofmann MF 1 4 15 15 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_DiFrancesco MF 1 4 11 7 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Watt FW 1 1 6 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Napoli Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Vlachodimos GK 21 1 1 1 26 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 0 D_Dambrosio DF 1 18 12 9 31 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Alex_Sandro DF 1 19 14 7 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 61 -2 -2 Luiz_Felipe DF 1 19 11 9 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 J_Okore DF 1 19 13 10 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 P_Gueye MF 1 10 16 3 22 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 A_Rabiot MF 1 5 18 13 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 12 -2 S_Diop MF 1 3 16 11 28 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cunha AM 1 2 17 16 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 13 42 S_Mane FW 1 2 14 21 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 D_Origi FW 1 4 13 18 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 M_Silvestri GK 17 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Hysaj DF 1 18 13 7 28 | 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 R_Pereyra MF 1 5 15 11 30 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 C_Aranguiz MF 1 12 17 4 27 | 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 15 0 M_Coda FW 1 2 7 11 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1683714561 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40