FFO EFL1, AC Milan vs. Lens (Fri Aug 08) AC Milan | Lens 4-2-1-1-2 P | 4-2-3-1 P Cheyenne Hollis | Chris Spero | M_ter_Stegen GK | GK B_Samba T_Hernandez DF | DF J_Gimenez A_Romagnoli DF | DF F_Kostic V_Lindelof DF | DF C_Gunter P_Schuurs DF | DF T_Buchmann M_Ginter DM | DM S_Lobotka G_Lo_Celso MF | DM Y_Fofana A_Tchouameni DM | MF A_Diouf H_Barnes AM | MF N_de_Jong A_Griezmann FW | MF J_McGinn P_Dybala FW | FW A_Sorloth | L_Zima SUB | SUB A_Schlager G_Clichy SUB | SUB B_Sagna J_Auer SUB | SUB I_Saibari P_Hojbjerg SUB | SUB E_Skhiri S_Kalou SUB | SUB H_Boua_Die Min. 1 :(acm) A_Griezmann sprints forward with the ball ... A_Griezmann with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... B_Samba with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! ... CORNER! ... H_Barnes swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_McGinn gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 8 :(acm) M_Ginter with a measured pass to G_Lo_Celso ... J_Gimenez reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 12 :(len) C_Gunter with an incisive pass to T_Buchmann ... T_Buchmann tries to place it in the corner! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 14 :(len) J_McGinn takes advantage of a mistake by V_Lindelof ... Well executed sliding challenge from A_Romagnoli Min. 15 :(acm) H_Barnes with a pinpoint pass to T_Hernandez ... S_Lobotka takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 19 :(acm) A_Romagnoli with a smart pass to P_Schuurs ... P_Schuurs with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 21 :(len) A_Sorloth flicks it past V_Lindelof ... He runs forward ... A_Tchouameni with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 22 :(acm) A_Romagnoli brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... P_Dybala gets on the end of the pass ... P_Dybala with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... B_Samba heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 24 :(acm) P_Schuurs with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... H_Barnes gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... H_Barnes hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He hits the side netting Min. 24 :(len) J_McGinn plays it forward to F_Kostic ... But V_Lindelof puts it in row Z! Min. 28 :(acm) H_Barnes sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... J_Gimenez tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... P_Schuurs dinks the ball into the area! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 28 :(len) A_Sorloth finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... A_Tchouameni with a pull on the shirt ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... S_Lobotka hoists it forward ... A_Diouf gets on the end of it ... But P_Schuurs will cut out the threat Min. 29 :(len) J_Gimenez beats A_Tchouameni ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... T_Hernandez does well to intercept the ball Min. 30 :(acm) A_Romagnoli races into the box ... He sees H_Barnes lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... C_Gunter with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 30 :(len) T_Buchmann changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Sorloth ... A_Romagnoli hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... N_de_Jong flights it in! ... M_ter_Stegen reads it well, and claims it! Min. 33 :(acm) A_Romagnoli takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... F_Kostic hits it out for a throw Min. 34 :(acm) A_Romagnoli plays it long to A_Tchouameni ... A thundering drive by A_Tchouameni! ... B_Samba is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish! ... That's given AC Milan the lead! ... AC Milan 1-0 Lens ... Min. 35 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens ... Lens have changed their playing style to A Min. 36 :(len) A_Sorloth controls it with ease ... G_Lo_Celso fouls ... That was disgusting Min. 42 :(acm) M_Ginter can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to H_Barnes ... H_Barnes with the side footed shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... B_Samba was beaten there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... H_Barnes latches onto the ball ... A_Diouf with the foul Min. 45 :(len) C_Gunter squares it to J_McGinn ... But M_Ginter spotted the danger and cleans up the play ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: AC Milan 1-0 Lens Min. 46 :(len) A_Sorloth plays in J_McGinn with a beautiful ball ... What a shot from J_McGinn! ... It could go anywhere ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... M_ter_Stegen was beaten there! Min. 47 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to P_Dybala ... P_Dybala swings in the shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... B_Samba moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 48 :(acm) M_Ginter flights the ball to P_Dybala ... An audacious effort from P_Dybala! ... But B_Samba punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... A_Griezmann crosses it in! ... B_Samba catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 49 :(acm) V_Lindelof finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... V_Lindelof with the 40 yard drive! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... A_Tchouameni dinks the ball into the area! ... M_Ginter gets something on it! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 54 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso with an inch perfect pass to A_Griezmann ... C_Gunter with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 54 :(acm) T_Hernandez with the majestic dribble ... A_Sorloth pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 55 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: I_Saibari ... COMING OFF: N_de_Jong Min. 55 :(acm) P_Schuurs with a penetrating pass to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... The shot slips through B_Samba's hands ... But B_Samba recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 57 :(acm) M_Ginter is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to P_Dybala ... P_Dybala flicks the header toward the far post! ... But B_Samba palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 57 :(len) J_Gimenez sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to I_Saibari ... I_Saibari uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... The shot slips through M_ter_Stegen's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 62 :(acm) P_Dybala with a probing pass to H_Barnes ... H_Barnes drives it low! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 63 :(len) T_Buchmann gains possession ... Well executed sliding challenge from P_Schuurs Min. 64 :(acm) T_Hernandez with the first time flick to A_Griezmann ... F_Kostic is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... B_Samba misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Romagnoli swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... B_Samba jumps well to claim it! Min. 67 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: S_Kalou ... COMING OFF: P_Dybala Min. 67 :(acm) A_Tchouameni threads the through ball to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann attempts a chip! ... B_Samba just watches it float over the bar! Min. 70 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to D Min. 70 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: H_Boua_Die ... COMING OFF: A_Diouf Min. 70 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: B_Sagna ... COMING OFF: T_Buchmann Min. 70 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens ... A_Sorloth will now play as a MF Min. 70 :(len) I_Saibari flights the ball to H_Boua_Die ... What a fantastic interception by A_Romagnoli ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 72 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: P_Hojbjerg ... COMING OFF: H_Barnes Min. 73 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: G_Clichy ... COMING OFF: P_Schuurs Min. 73 :(acm) A_Griezmann controls it with ease ... A_Griezmann attempts a lob! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 74 :(len) F_Kostic controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... F_Kostic uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... M_ter_Stegen parries it ... CORNER! ... F_Kostic hits it towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_ter_Stegen Min. 77 :(acm) A_Griezmann steps over the ball ... He nutmegs C_Gunter ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... A_Griezmann chases it through, he must score! ... B_Samba guesses right Min. 83 :(len) J_McGinn beats his man ... J_McGinn tries one from the edge of the box! ... GOAL!! ... A classy finish ... What a time to grab an equaliser!! ... AC Milan 1-1 Lens ... Min. 84 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to C Min. 84 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens ... Lens have changed their playing style to P Min. 85 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Gimenez! ... He has some space now! ... P_Hojbjerg blasts the ball towards goal! ... But B_Samba punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... V_Lindelof dinks the ball into the area! ... It goes straight into the arms of B_Samba ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso volleys it forward. He finds A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... B_Samba with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 94 :(acm) A_Griezmann jumps over F_Kostic's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A_Griezmann belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... B_Samba never had a chance! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : San Siro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Romagnoli (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Tchouameni (34) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Tchouameni (28) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_McGinn Scorers : J_McGinn (83) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan | Lens Attempts on Goal : 19 | 5 Off target : 10 | 3 On target : 9 | 2 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 6 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 5 Key Tackles : 9 | 7 Key Passes : 16 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : AC Milan 1 - 1 Lens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 30 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 T_Hernandez DF 1 26 17 14 31 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 16 0 A_Romagnoli DF 1 24 16 14 23 | 95 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 90 0 V_Lindelof DF 1 22 17 9 19 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 19 P_Schuurs DF 1 23 16 10 22 | 74 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 34 18 M_Ginter DM 1 20 17 9 31 | 95 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 64 19 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 4 23 16 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Tchouameni DM 1 18 22 5 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 18 9 56 H_Barnes AM 1 6 22 22 26 | 73 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 A_Griezmann FW 1 1 14 23 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 P_Dybala FW 1 5 14 23 23 | 68 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 26 L_Zima GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Clichy DF 1 18 16 9 27 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Auer DM 1 14 16 6 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Hojbjerg MF 1 5 21 14 28 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 S_Kalou FW 1 8 14 18 21 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Lens Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Samba GK 26 1 1 1 21 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 J_Gimenez DF 1 23 18 13 27 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 15 0 F_Kostic DF 1 22 18 15 31 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 15 C_Gunter DF 1 22 15 8 32 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 36 0 T_Buchmann DF 1 20 16 15 24 | 71 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 13 S_Lobotka DM 1 17 22 8 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Fofana DM 1 16 21 4 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Diouf MF 1 8 20 17 21 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_de_Jong MF 1 14 19 12 25 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_McGinn MF 1 13 22 20 30 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 25 11 36 A_Sorloth MF 1 2 19 24 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 A_Schlager GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sagna DF 1 19 16 7 22 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Saibari MF 1 5 20 16 26 | 39 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 E_Skhiri MF 1 13 18 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Boua_Die FW 1 5 14 19 27 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1754680714 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40