FFO2 DPT, Brighton vs. AC Milan (Wed Jun 28) Brighton | AC Milan 5-1-0-3-1 A | 4-1-1-2-2 P Peter Hayward | Matias Finkelstein | R_Sanchez GK | GK M_Maignan Yeray DF | DF M_Skriniar A_Florenzi DF | DF P_Schuurs H_Bellerin DF | DF T_Hernandez J_Bednarek DF | DF D_Calabria B_Hubner DF | AM G_Lo_Celso M_Brozovic DM | MF F_Torres J_Henderson AM | DM X_Schlager M_Kovacic AM | FW A_Griezmann M_Reus AM | AM L_Messi S_Haller FW | FW G_Simeone | S_Mignolet SUB | SUB G_Vicario J_Bryan SUB | SUB M_Senesi Y_Bissouma SUB | SUB P_Hojbjerg D_Drexler SUB | SUB J_Hofmann L_Alberto SUB | SUB R_Quaison Min. 2 :(acm) F_Torres finds L_Messi with a perfectly weighted pass ... Brilliantly taken away by B_Hubner!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 5 :(bri) B_Hubner cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Reus ... Well intercepted by P_Schuurs Min. 5 :(acm) F_Torres reads the run of A_Griezmann ... Driven towards goal by A_Griezmann! ... R_Sanchez collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 6 :(bri) J_Henderson jinks infield ... J_Henderson with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... M_Maignan is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 6 :(acm) M_Skriniar sidesteps A_Florenzi ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... B_Hubner tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... M_Skriniar floats the ball in! ... R_Sanchez reads it well, and claims it! Min. 9 :(bri) H_Bellerin with the first time flick to B_Hubner ... B_Hubner leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... But M_Maignan with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... M_Kovacic swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... It comes to J_Henderson ... He gets the shot away ... M_Maignan gets his fingertips to it Min. 10 :(bri) S_Haller sprints past P_Schuurs ... S_Haller sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... M_Maignan collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 10 :(acm) T_Hernandez hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... P_Schuurs collects the loose ball! ... B_Hubner intercepts the pass Min. 10 :(bri) J_Henderson sidesteps M_Skriniar ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Calabria rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 11 :(acm) F_Torres skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Lo_Celso ... H_Bellerin is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 13 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso takes advantage of a mistake by B_Hubner ... It's a lucky break ... G_Lo_Celso with the goal bound shot! ... Over the bar! Min. 17 :(bri) J_Henderson retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... S_Haller latches onto the end of it ... Good sliding challenge from M_Skriniar Min. 18 :(acm) X_Schlager 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 ... M_Reus with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious Min. 20 :(bri) S_Haller sprints past T_Hernandez ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... S_Haller hits a great shot! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 20 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso jumps over J_Bednarek's challenge ... Yeray read the danger and stops the pass Min. 22 :(acm) A_Griezmann takes on 3 men ... M_Brozovic with the high feet Min. 27 :(acm) L_Messi with the towering header to M_Skriniar ... M_Skriniar with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... R_Sanchez saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 29 :(bri) A_Florenzi looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Yeray ... Yeray tries to beat M_Maignan from outside the area! ... But M_Maignan smothers the ball Min. 30 :(bri) M_Brozovic with a penetrating pass to M_Kovacic ... M_Kovacic goes for goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL!! ... That was unfortunate ... Brighton have the advantage! ... Brighton 1-0 AC Milan ... Min. 31 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to C Min. 31 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to A Min. 34 :(bri) J_Henderson is too quick for D_Calabria ... J_Henderson launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... GOAL!! ... He nutmegged M_Maignan ... Brighton 2-0 AC Milan ... Min. 34 :(acm) F_Torres is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 34 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to D Min. 34 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: P_Hojbjerg ... COMING OFF: F_Torres Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(acm) P_Schuurs has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... G_Simeone with a bicycle kick! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 46 :(bri) S_Haller falls badly ... He's clutching his shoulder ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 46 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Alberto ... COMING OFF: S_Haller ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 2-0 AC Milan Min. 48 :(bri) M_Kovacic crosses into the box, finding L_Alberto ... L_Alberto uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits M_Maignan and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! ... Brighton 3-0 AC Milan ... Min. 49 :(acm) D_Calabria is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to L_Messi ... The ball hits Yeray in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 50 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: M_Senesi ... COMING OFF: D_Calabria Min. 57 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Bednarek ... He crosses to M_Senesi ... M_Senesi with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... It hits off a defender! ... R_Sanchez is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... P_Hojbjerg flights it in! ... A_Griezmann tries to place the shot! ... R_Sanchez saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 58 :(acm) M_Skriniar finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... M_Skriniar tries the shot! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... P_Hojbjerg floats the ball in! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... M_Senesi with the shot! ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... M_Skriniar curls it into the box! ... Yeray gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 59 :(bri) J_Bednarek is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Yeray ... Yeray tries the lob from 30 yards! ... M_Maignan narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 59 :(acm) T_Hernandez plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... T_Hernandez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... R_Sanchez never had a chance! Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: J_Bryan ... COMING OFF: B_Hubner Min. 60 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: R_Quaison ... COMING OFF: G_Simeone Min. 64 :(bri) M_Brozovic with a 40-yard pass to L_Alberto ... But M_Senesi slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 68 :(bri) L_Alberto with a burst of pace ... M_Skriniar anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 75 :(acm) L_Messi brushes A_Florenzi aside and breaks free ... But H_Bellerin wins the tackle cleanly Min. 76 :(acm) X_Schlager slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... X_Schlager hits the ball on the bounce! ... R_Sanchez is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... That puts AC Milan back in with a shout! ... Brighton 3-1 AC Milan ... Min. 78 :(bri) M_Kovacic with a precise ball to L_Alberto ... T_Hernandez with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 81 :(bri) M_Reus jinks past the defender ... M_Reus throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 87 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso finds R_Quaison with a perfectly weighted pass ... R_Quaison with a bomb of a shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(acm) L_Messi jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Quaison ... R_Quaison with the overhead! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 90 :(acm) M_Skriniar slips past Yeray ... J_Henderson knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 93 :(acm) R_Quaison has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Bryan! ... He has some space now! ... R_Quaison with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Kovacic (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Kovacic (30), J_Henderson (34), L_Alberto (48) Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Bellerin (11) Injured : S_Haller (46) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : X_Schlager Scorers : X_Schlager (76) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : F_Torres (34) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | AC Milan Attempts on Goal : 11 | 13 Off target : 3 | 7 On target : 8 | 6 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 8 | 5 Key Passes : 9 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 3 - 1 AC Milan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 1 1 1 22 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 19 11 8 33 | 95 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 63 0 40 A_Florenzi DF 1 19 14 8 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 H_Bellerin DF 1 19 13 8 21 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 17 -2 J_Bednarek DF 1 18 13 10 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 B_Hubner DF 1 17 12 7 20 | 62 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 69 20 21 M_Brozovic DM 1 14 18 8 29 | 95 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 J_Henderson AM 1 6 19 12 30 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 34 13 68 M_Kovacic AM 1 5 20 13 22 | 95 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 44 38 M_Reus AM 1 4 18 15 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 S_Haller FW 1 6 11 19 27 | 46 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 S_Mignolet GK 15 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bryan DF 1 15 12 7 26 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bissouma DM 1 14 18 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Drexler AM 1 3 14 12 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 9 16 31 | 49 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Skriniar DF 1 21 15 11 27 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 38 0 30 P_Schuurs DF 1 19 14 8 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 0 T_Hernandez DF 1 21 14 11 31 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 18 13 D_Calabria DF 1 18 14 10 23 | 52 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 G_Lo_Celso AM 1 4 20 13 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 11 F_Torres MF 1 4 19 16 26 | 34 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 X_Schlager DM 1 13 16 7 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 A_Griezmann FW 1 2 13 21 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 L_Messi AM 1 3 20 18 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 G_Simeone FW 1 6 11 19 27 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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 | 43 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 0 38 P_Hojbjerg MF 1 5 19 12 28 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hofmann MF 1 4 16 15 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Quaison FW 1 1 11 15 24 | 33 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1687924908 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40