FFO Champions League, Manchester City vs. AC Milan (Wed Aug 14) Manchester City | AC Milan 5-1-2-2 C | 5-1-2-1-1 C Nick Lovell | Cheyenne Hollis | Ederson GK | GK M_ter_Stegen Marquinhos DF | DF A_Romagnoli J_Stones DF | DF P_Schuurs A_Laporte DF | DF V_Lindelof Ruben_Dias DF | DF M_Ginter D_Rensch DF | DM A_Tchouameni N_Rovella DM | MF G_Lo_Celso J_Bellingham MF | MF P_Hojbjerg B_Silva MF | AM L_Messi H_Kane FW | FW A_Griezmann D_Vlahovic FW | DF M_Senesi | A_Nubel SUB | SUB L_Zima N_Otamendi SUB | SUB S_Klaiber P_Foden SUB | SUB S_Ojo S_Sohm SUB | SUB A_Aleman N_Goodman SUB | SUB P_Dybala Min. 8 :(mnc) B_Silva makes the tackle ... B_Silva has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But M_ter_Stegen stops that one easily Min. 9 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with a penetrating pass to Ruben_Dias ... A_Tchouameni slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 10 :(mnc) N_Rovella fires over a low cross to J_Stones ... J_Stones with the goal bound shot! ... M_ter_Stegen just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 13 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg brushes A_Laporte aside and breaks free ... Marquinhos reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 14 :(mnc) J_Bellingham backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... A_Laporte gets on the end of it ... M_Ginter with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 16 :(mnc) N_Rovella looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to A_Laporte ... A_Laporte tries to beat M_ter_Stegen! ... The Manchester City fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Manchester City into the lead! ... Manchester City 1-0 AC Milan ... Min. 18 :(acm) A_Griezmann with a precise pass to L_Messi ... L_Messi rises above the defence to head the ball! ... Ederson claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... AC Milan are back on level terms now! ... Manchester City 1-1 AC Milan ... Min. 22 :(mnc) N_Rovella controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... D_Rensch gets onto the end of the pass! ... D_Rensch with the overhead! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 27 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... Cleared by A_Tchouameni Min. 27 :(acm) A_Griezmann heads the ball back to L_Messi ... N_Rovella with a clumsy challenge ... He got away with just a warning Min. 28 :(acm) A_Romagnoli kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Griezmann gets on the end of the pass ... A left-footer by A_Griezmann! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... Ederson was beaten there! Min. 30 :(mnc) D_Rensch with the diagonal pass to J_Stones ... J_Stones with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_ter_Stegen's arms ... Unlucky Min. 34 :(acm) V_Lindelof backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... A_Griezmann gets on the end of it ... A_Laporte gathers up the loose ball Min. 37 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 38 :(acm) L_Messi drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Romagnoli ... J_Stones gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 39 :(mnc) B_Silva jinks infield ... B_Silva sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 40 :(mnc) The defender slips and falls over! ... Ruben_Dias is through! ... M_Senesi muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg with the mazy run ... Fine tackle by Marquinhos ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 46 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with a flicked pass to J_Stones ... What a shot from J_Stones! ... It could go anywhere ... Looks like it should be M_ter_Stegen's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... Ruben_Dias hits it towards the far post! ... J_Bellingham makes a firm connection with his head ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-1 AC Milan Min. 46 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... Ruben_Dias with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... M_ter_Stegen won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 47 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Vlahovic with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_ter_Stegen's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 47 :(acm) A_Griezmann knocks it past Marquinhos and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... A skilful effort from A_Griezmann! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Ederson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... Ederson catches it with style! Min. 48 :(acm) L_Messi looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann with the header! ... Ederson saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 48 :(mnc) A_Laporte heads the ball back to D_Vlahovic ... P_Hojbjerg pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 50 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: P_Foden ... COMING OFF: N_Rovella Min. 54 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... H_Kane gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A delicate header from H_Kane! ... GOOOOOAL!! ... Hammered home! ... The Manchester City fans chant his name! ... Manchester City take the lead! ... Manchester City 2-1 AC Milan ... Min. 59 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... G_Lo_Celso with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 61 :(mnc) Marquinhos holds the ball up ... He sees J_Bellingham in space! ... J_Bellingham with the strike! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 61 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... G_Lo_Celso hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... Ederson parries it, he follows it up ... And Ederson recovers to save!! Min. 64 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: P_Dybala ... COMING OFF: M_Senesi Min. 64 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias knocks the ball on and sprints past M_Ginter ... A delightful ball in to P_Foden ... P_Foden leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... M_ter_Stegen saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 67 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with a probing pass to P_Foden ... P_Foden with the strike! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 68 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: A_Aleman ... COMING OFF: A_Tchouameni Min. 69 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to A Min. 70 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 73 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: S_Klaiber ... COMING OFF: M_Ginter Min. 76 :(mnc) J_Stones kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... H_Kane gets on the end of the pass ... Blocked by P_Schuurs Min. 76 :(acm) A_Aleman drives it across the face of the goal A_Griezmann ... Ruben_Dias with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 80 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: N_Otamendi ... COMING OFF: D_Rensch Min. 80 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: N_Goodman ... COMING OFF: H_Kane Min. 80 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... P_Foden gets on the end of the pass ... P_Foden with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 86 :(acm) A_Aleman holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to P_Dybala ... P_Dybala tries one from the edge of the box! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(acm) V_Lindelof puts in P_Dybala ... P_Dybala drives it towards goal! ... Ederson with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 93 :(acm) V_Lindelof volleys it forward. He finds A_Aleman ... A_Aleman beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat Ederson ... He nutmegs Ederson ... It hits the upright!! ... And goes wide! Min. 95 :(acm) V_Lindelof jumps over the defender's challenge ... V_Lindelof looks to see where Ederson is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But Ederson makes a superb stop down low ... CORNER! ... V_Lindelof with an outswinging corner into the box ... P_Dybala rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... P_Hojbjerg with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_Griezmann gets his head on it ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... Ederson grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Vlahovic Scorers : A_Laporte (16), H_Kane (54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Griezmann (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Messi (18) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Hojbjerg (48), G_Lo_Celso (59) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | AC Milan Attempts on Goal : 15 | 11 Off target : 11 | 5 On target : 4 | 6 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 4 Key Passes : 14 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 2 - 1 AC Milan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 Marquinhos DF 1 23 18 16 25 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 11 0 J_Stones DF 1 22 19 15 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 14 10 33 A_Laporte DF 1 22 17 14 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 14 12 32 Ruben_Dias DF 1 22 18 14 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 D_Rensch DF 1 21 17 14 28 | 81 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 N_Rovella DM 1 18 21 8 25 | 51 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 J_Bellingham MF 1 17 23 21 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 B_Silva MF 1 4 24 18 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 H_Kane FW 1 7 18 23 27 | 81 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 D_Vlahovic FW 1 5 17 24 27 | 97 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 2 A_Nubel GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Otamendi DF 1 17 13 3 29 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Foden AM 1 6 21 20 28 | 46 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 S_Sohm MF 1 5 16 13 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Goodman FW 1 3 13 17 23 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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_ter_Stegen GK 25 1 1 1 30 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 A_Romagnoli DF 1 22 15 13 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 P_Schuurs DF 1 21 15 9 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 V_Lindelof DF 1 21 16 9 19 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 18 M_Ginter DF 1 20 17 9 31 | 74 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Tchouameni DM 1 17 21 5 26 | 69 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 4 22 15 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 8 P_Hojbjerg MF 1 5 20 13 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 L_Messi AM 1 3 21 20 21 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 20 A_Griezmann FW 1 2 14 23 27 | 97 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 49 14 M_Senesi DF 1 19 11 7 23 | 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Zima GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Klaiber DF 1 14 10 3 24 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ojo DM 1 5 14 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Aleman AM 1 6 15 18 26 | 28 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 8 P_Dybala FW 1 5 13 22 23 | 32 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1723663574 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40