FFO2 EFL, AC Milan vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Mon Aug 28) AC Milan | Bayer Leverkusen 4-2-2-2 C | 5-1-1-3-0 C Matias Finkelstein | Jason Hopton | M_Maignan GK | GK J_Bijlow T_Hernandez DF | DF N_NKoulou M_Skriniar DF | DF S_De_Vrij D_Calabria DF | DF M_Schmelzer P_Schuurs DF | DF T_Meunier P_Hojbjerg AM | DF A_Telles G_Lo_Celso MF | DM Mar_Antonio F_Torres MF | MF H_Lozano A_Griezmann FW | AM J_McGinn L_Messi AM | AM R_Jimenez G_Simeone FW | AM M_Oyarzabal | G_Vicario SUB | SUB J_Omlin M_Senesi SUB | SUB M_Doherty J_Hofmann SUB | SUB M_Almiron X_Schlager SUB | SUB K_Harris R_Quaison SUB | SUB S_Schimmer Min. 11 :(acm) A_Griezmann takes advantage of a mistake by H_Lozano ... It's a lucky break ... A_Griezmann strikes a wicked curler! ... J_Bijlow has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Bijlow reacts well to save!! Min. 17 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg looks up ... He swings the ball right towards T_Hernandez ... M_Schmelzer with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 18 :(acm) A_Griezmann sprints past the defender ... Good sliding challenge from A_Telles ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... F_Torres curls it into the box! ... J_Bijlow jumps well to claim it! Min. 19 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal fires over a low cross to A_Telles ... D_Calabria knocks the ball back to M_Maignan ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past M_Maignan! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... M_Oyarzabal with an inswinging corner into the box ... M_Maignan catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 23 :(acm) G_Simeone crosses to L_Messi ... A powerful shot by L_Messi! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 23 :(byl) N_NKoulou with a flashy move ... T_Hernandez with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 31 :(byl) N_NKoulou takes advantage of a mistake by D_Calabria ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to H_Lozano! ... F_Torres fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 32 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past A_Telles ... He puts in A_Griezmann! ... A_Griezmann drives it low! ... It floats over J_Bijlow ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 39 :(byl) A_Telles takes advantage of a mistake by T_Hernandez ... It's a lucky break ... Blocked by P_Schuurs Min. 40 :(byl) H_Lozano floats the ball in to find M_Oyarzabal ... From long range M_Oyarzabal bends the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Maignan dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Maignan beaten! Min. 41 :(byl) N_NKoulou with an incisive pass to R_Jimenez ... M_Skriniar with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to A Min. 45 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso squares it to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... J_Bijlow saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 45 :(acm) M_Skriniar gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside Mar_Antonio! ... He has some space now! ... J_McGinn is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 48 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: M_Senesi ... COMING OFF: P_Schuurs Min. 48 :(acm) F_Torres is first to the ball ... But Mar_Antonio spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 49 :(byl) Mar_Antonio with an intelligent ball to T_Meunier ... T_Meunier with his head down lets it go! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: AC Milan 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 50 :(byl) N_NKoulou is through on goal ... N_NKoulou fires a shot at goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 51 :(byl) R_Jimenez gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... Mar_Antonio is unmarked ... Mar_Antonio chases it through, he must score! ... M_Maignan won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 52 :(acm) G_Simeone lobs it over the defender ... G_Simeone with the attempt at goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... J_Bijlow acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... M_Senesi dinks the ball into the area! ... J_Bijlow catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 53 :(byl) Mar_Antonio spots R_Jimenez who is in acres of space ... R_Jimenez hits the ball first time! ... But M_Maignan punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 54 :(byl) T_Meunier with a probing through ball R_Jimenez ... R_Jimenez shoots towards goal! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 55 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: J_Hofmann ... COMING OFF: P_Hojbjerg Min. 56 :(acm) J_Bijlow with a terrible kick! ... L_Messi takes control of the ball! ... M_Oyarzabal leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 62 :(byl) J_McGinn takes advantage of a mistake by M_Senesi ... It's a lucky break ... J_McGinn tries to chip the ball over M_Maignan! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 63 :(byl) Mar_Antonio plays the early ball across the box to find J_McGinn in space ... J_McGinn controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... M_Maignan parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 64 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Doherty ... COMING OFF: A_Telles Min. 64 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Almiron ... COMING OFF: J_McGinn Min. 64 :(byl) Mar_Antonio sprints past M_Senesi ... Mar_Antonio with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... M_Maignan gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... M_Almiron flights it in! ... M_Senesi wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 65 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: R_Quaison ... COMING OFF: G_Simeone Min. 72 :(byl) M_Oyarzabal sidesteps D_Calabria ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... D_Calabria does well to get the tackle in Min. 77 :(acm) M_Senesi slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... M_Senesi controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 78 :(byl) R_Jimenez sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Almiron ... A left-footer by M_Almiron! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 79 :(acm) D_Calabria feeds the ball to R_Quaison ... R_Quaison with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... 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 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 80 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to C Min. 80 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... L_Messi will now play as a MF Min. 80 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A Min. 80 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... R_Jimenez will now play as a FW Min. 80 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... M_Oyarzabal will now play as a FW Min. 80 :(byl) M_Almiron gains possession ... But T_Hernandez sweeps up the threat Min. 83 :(acm) D_Calabria skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Hernandez ... T_Hernandez hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 84 :(acm) F_Torres runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... M_Schmelzer wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 85 :(byl) S_De_Vrij boots it towards H_Lozano ... L_Messi wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 87 :(byl) M_Almiron controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... M_Almiron hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... M_Maignan gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(acm) A_Griezmann saunters past T_Meunier ... A_Griezmann shoots towards goal! ... But J_Bijlow punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... L_Messi swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... F_Torres tries to place the shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 88 :(byl) M_Almiron controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... M_Oyarzabal gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Oyarzabal could have let it bounce! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 89 :(acm) R_Quaison changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Hofmann ... H_Lozano fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee warns him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Siro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Calabria (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Quaison (79) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Skriniar (41) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Mar_Antonio Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_McGinn (45), M_Oyarzabal (56) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 10 | 12 Off target : 5 | 8 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 3 Key Passes : 6 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : AC Milan 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 1 1 23 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 T_Hernandez DF 1 21 14 11 31 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 13 M_Skriniar DF 1 21 16 12 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 D_Calabria DF 1 19 14 10 23 | 95 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 63 62 0 P_Schuurs DF 1 20 14 8 22 | 48 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 P_Hojbjerg AM 1 5 19 13 28 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 4 21 14 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 F_Torres MF 1 4 19 16 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 A_Griezmann FW 1 2 13 22 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 L_Messi MF 1 3 21 19 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 37 0 5 G_Simeone FW 1 6 11 19 27 | 69 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 9 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 | 47 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 17 J_Hofmann AM 1 4 16 16 25 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X_Schlager MF 1 13 16 7 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Quaison FW 1 1 11 15 24 | 26 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 34 Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Bijlow GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 N_NKoulou DF 1 20 16 9 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 S_De_Vrij DF 1 20 14 12 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 M_Schmelzer DF 1 20 14 9 30 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 T_Meunier DF 1 20 15 10 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 A_Telles DF 1 19 14 8 21 | 68 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 Mar_Antonio DM 1 14 19 12 21 | 95 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 39 28 H_Lozano MF 1 4 19 15 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 J_McGinn AM 1 4 18 16 25 | 68 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 18 R_Jimenez FW 1 2 14 20 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 12 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 15 20 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 15 6 J_Omlin GK 18 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Doherty DF 1 18 12 8 28 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Almiron AM 1 6 17 15 25 | 27 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 22 K_Harris MF 1 4 11 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Schimmer FW 1 4 6 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1693212043 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40