FFO EFL1, AC Milan vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Mon Sep 30) AC Milan | Bayer Leverkusen 4-2-1-1-2 P | 5-2-2-1 C Cheyenne Hollis | Neil Stockley | M_ter_Stegen GK | GK J_Bijlow T_Hernandez DF | DF C_Romero A_Romagnoli DF | DF T_Meunier P_Schuurs DF | DF N_NKoulou V_Lindelof DF | DF C_Soyuncu G_Lo_Celso MF | DF K_Smith A_Tchouameni DM | MF Palhinha L_Messi AM | MF W_McKennie P_Dybala FW | AM A_MacAllister A_Griezmann FW | AM D_Washington M_Ginter DM | FW C_Morris | L_Zima SUB | SUB M_Turner M_Senesi SUB | SUB J_Vazquez S_Klaiber SUB | SUB D_van_de_Beek P_Hojbjerg SUB | SUB R_Gagliardini A_Aleman SUB | SUB M_Edwards Min. 1 :(byl) W_McKennie hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... D_Washington latches onto it! ... D_Washington with a thundering drive! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 1 :(acm) A_Griezmann makes a run into space ... N_NKoulou with the murderous challenge ... That's a foul!! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Cheyenne Hollis looks annoyed that there was no card there ... FREE KICK! ... T_Hernandez swings it in ... A_Romagnoli takes control of it! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Smith ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 3 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... But C_Soyuncu puts the ball out of play Min. 5 :(byl) A_MacAllister beats T_Hernandez ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A_MacAllister with a terrific drive! ... But M_ter_Stegen gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... K_Smith flights it in! ... M_ter_Stegen makes the catch! Min. 9 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_Griezmann ... A well-placed shot from A_Griezmann! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 10 :(byl) T_Meunier hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... Palhinha collects the loose ball! ... G_Lo_Celso dives in with both feet!! ... That's an awful tackle! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 10 :(byl) W_McKennie runs towards the goal ... But A_Romagnoli clears the ball to safety Min. 20 :(acm) A_Romagnoli is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to G_Lo_Celso ... G_Lo_Celso fires a shot at goal! ... But he puts it wide Min. 24 :(acm) L_Messi has plenty of time and space ... From long range L_Messi bends the ball towards goal! ... But J_Bijlow punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 24 :(byl) K_Smith with a smart pass to C_Romero ... A_Tchouameni with the block Min. 28 :(acm) P_Dybala slips past K_Smith ... P_Dybala with the strike! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... L_Messi crosses it in! ... It is cleared by C_Romero Min. 29 :(acm) A_Romagnoli is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann bears down on goal! ... He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! ... That will be a viral clip! ... That's put AC Milan ahead! ... AC Milan 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 30 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... D_Washington will now play as a FW Min. 30 :(byl) C_Romero gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to T_Meunier ... But M_Ginter clears the danger Min. 31 :(acm) A_Romagnoli cuts inside N_NKoulou ... He worked that well ... A_Romagnoli with a stunning strike! ... But J_Bijlow with the difficult save Min. 32 :(byl) W_McKennie beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... T_Hernandez had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... Palhinha swings it in ... W_McKennie gets on the end of it ... W_McKennie drives it towards goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... M_ter_Stegen never had a chance! Min. 35 :(acm) A_Romagnoli with an inswinging cross to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... J_Bijlow with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 35 :(byl) N_NKoulou is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... C_Romero latches onto the ball ... C_Romero with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 38 :(byl) C_Morris beats T_Hernandez ... M_Ginter cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 40 :(acm) P_Dybala reads the run of L_Messi ... The ball comes in high ... L_Messi beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has J_Bijlow to beat ... J_Bijlow charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... GOAL!! ... AC Milan 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 41 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to N Min. 41 :(byl) Palhinha with a smart turn ... Superbly timed tackle by M_Ginter ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... N_NKoulou hits it towards the far post! ... M_ter_Stegen comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... W_McKennie gets to it! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 42 :(acm) A_Griezmann searches out P_Dybala ... Intercepted by C_Romero Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 46 :(acm) M_Ginter slides the ball across to P_Schuurs ... P_Schuurs with the attempt at goal! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: AC Milan 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 55 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: J_Vazquez ... COMING OFF: K_Smith Min. 61 :(acm) M_Ginter 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 ... A_Griezmann pounds a rocket on goal! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 65 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... M_Ginter will now play as a DF Min. 70 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: M_Senesi ... COMING OFF: V_Lindelof Min. 70 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: P_Hojbjerg ... COMING OFF: L_Messi Min. 70 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to D Min. 70 :(acm) T_Hernandez times his run well ... C_Romero is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 71 :(byl) D_Washington beats T_Hernandez ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... P_Schuurs slices it ... M_ter_Stegen moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Meunier hits it into the box! ... T_Hernandez reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 74 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: A_Aleman ... COMING OFF: P_Dybala Min. 74 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... T_Meunier steals the ball of off him Min. 74 :(byl) Palhinha is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to C_Soyuncu ... C_Soyuncu with the header! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 75 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Edwards ... COMING OFF: C_Morris Min. 82 :(acm) A_Griezmann steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Blocked by W_McKennie Min. 84 :(acm) A_Romagnoli controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... A_Griezmann gets onto the end of the pass! ... C_Romero does well to intercept the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: R_Gagliardini ... COMING OFF: W_McKennie Min. 94 :(acm) A_Griezmann jinks past the defender ... C_Romero with the block ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Siro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Romagnoli (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Griezmann (29), L_Messi (40) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Lo_Celso (10), T_Hernandez (32) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Romero Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 10 | 6 Off target : 5 | 5 On target : 5 | 1 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 4 Key Tackles : 7 | 8 Key Passes : 9 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : AC Milan 2 - 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_ter_Stegen GK 25 1 1 1 30 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 T_Hernandez DF 1 24 16 13 31 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 -4 -4 A_Romagnoli DF 1 23 15 14 23 | 98 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 74 13 P_Schuurs DF 1 22 15 9 22 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 17 V_Lindelof DF 1 21 17 9 19 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 4 22 15 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 3 7 A_Tchouameni DM 1 17 21 5 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 L_Messi AM 1 3 21 20 21 | 71 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 P_Dybala FW 1 5 14 22 23 | 75 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 4 A_Griezmann FW 1 2 14 24 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 15 19 M_Ginter DF 1 20 17 10 31 | 98 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 24 0 L_Zima GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Senesi DF 1 19 11 7 23 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Klaiber DF 1 14 10 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Hojbjerg MF 1 5 20 13 28 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Aleman FW 1 6 15 18 26 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 25 1 1 1 22 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 C_Romero DF 1 22 15 8 19 | 98 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 56 14 18 T_Meunier DF 1 22 16 12 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 0 N_NKoulou DF 1 22 17 10 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 21 14 10 23 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 16 K_Smith DF 1 17 16 4 20 | 56 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 13 0 Palhinha MF 1 16 20 11 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 W_McKennie MF 1 3 19 13 30 | 90 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 33 10 26 A_MacAllister AM 1 4 19 13 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 D_Washington FW 1 8 18 20 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 C_Morris FW 1 3 15 20 28 | 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Turner GK 21 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vazquez DF 1 19 13 11 20 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 11 19 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Gagliardini MF 1 13 18 5 29 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Edwards FW 1 3 15 19 31 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1727729059 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40