FFO EFL1, Shakhtar Donetsk vs. AC Milan (Mon Aug 25) Shakhtar Donetsk | AC Milan 5-1-2-2 C | 4-2-2-2 A Hamza Siddiqui | Cheyenne Hollis | P_Gollini GK | GK M_ter_Stegen D_Raum DF | DF T_Hernandez L_Ranieri DF | DF A_Romagnoli A_Sorensen DF | DF P_Schuurs R_Karsdorp DF | DF V_Lindelof V_Bondar DF | MF G_Lo_Celso H_Sudakov DM | MF P_Hojbjerg P_Sarabia MF | AM H_Barnes T_Rosicky MF | FW P_Dybala M_Rashford FW | FW A_Griezmann J_Obikwu FW | AM A_Aleman | M_Serni SUB | SUB L_Zima C_Cauz SUB | SUB G_Clichy C_Burgess SUB | SUB J_Auer G_Torrado SUB | SUB E_Buendia L_Fabiano SUB | SUB S_Kalou Min. 3 :(sha) L_Ranieri leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to J_Obikwu ... A_Romagnoli with a nasty foul ... The Referee warned him Min. 5 :(sha) J_Obikwu loses A_Romagnoli ... J_Obikwu keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... M_ter_Stegen parries it, he follows it up ... And M_ter_Stegen recovers to save!! Min. 6 :(acm) A_Griezmann beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... A_Griezmann with a little chip! ... Brilliant save from P_Gollini Min. 8 :(sha) The defender slips up! ... M_Rashford is through! ... M_Rashford controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... M_ter_Stegen makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... A defender hoofs it out for a corner! ... CORNER! ... L_Ranieri hits it towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_ter_Stegen ... 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. 12 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg cuts inside D_Raum ... He worked that well ... He puts in H_Barnes! ... H_Barnes attempts a chip! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... A_Aleman lofts the ball in! ... The ball finds its way to V_Lindelof ... He gets the shot away ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 16 :(acm) A_Griezmann chips the ball forward to A_Aleman ... A_Aleman with the side footed shot! ... P_Gollini with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 19 :(sha) J_Obikwu takes on V_Lindelof ... He runs past him ... J_Obikwu with a thundering volley! ... M_ter_Stegen was lucky there Min. 22 :(acm) A_Griezmann with a real burst of pace ... D_Raum can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... A_Griezmann hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But P_Gollini punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 23 :(acm) T_Hernandez looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to P_Schuurs ... P_Schuurs sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... P_Gollini makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 25 :(sha) R_Karsdorp runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... R_Karsdorp with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 27 :(sha) M_Rashford turns past T_Hernandez ... He has some space now! ... T_Hernandez reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 33 :(sha) V_Bondar jumps over A_Romagnoli's challenge ... P_Hojbjerg is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 37 :(sha) L_Ranieri leaves P_Hojbjerg standing ... L_Ranieri hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It floats over M_ter_Stegen ... It's heading goalward! ... GOAL!! ... That was a great effort ... But it's been disallowed! ... The reason is unclear! ... Hamza Siddiqui is fuming with the ref he's screaming for VAR! ... The ref shows him a red card!! He's been sent to the stands! Min. 39 :(sha) D_Raum knocks it forward ... T_Hernandez slips ... M_Rashford gets to it! ... T_Hernandez recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 41 :(acm) P_Dybala flicks it past M_Rashford ... He runs forward ... D_Raum steals the ball of off him Min. 42 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... But V_Bondar puts the ball out of play Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(sha) M_ter_Stegen miskicks! ... H_Sudakov is through! ... T_Hernandez takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 47 :(sha) D_Raum takes advantage of a mistake by P_Schuurs ... It's a lucky break ... P_Schuurs reacts to stop the move going any further ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Shakhtar Donetsk 0-0 AC Milan Min. 47 :(acm) A_Romagnoli runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Griezmann ... D_Raum reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... P_Schuurs chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of P_Gollini ... 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. 48 :(sha) H_Sudakov moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to P_Sarabia ... P_Sarabia with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 48 :(acm) T_Hernandez cuts the ball back to A_Romagnoli ... A_Romagnoli has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... P_Gollini fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 50 :(sha) R_Karsdorp plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Obikwu ... Superbly timed tackle by P_Schuurs ... He made it look easy Min. 50 :(acm) A_Romagnoli with a reverse pass to G_Lo_Celso ... Excellent sliding challenge by V_Bondar ... He timed it well Min. 51 :(sha) H_Sudakov gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to J_Obikwu ... J_Obikwu curls it towards the top corner! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 51 :(acm) P_Hojbjerg finds A_Romagnoli on the edge of the box ... R_Karsdorp makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... P_Dybala swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... P_Gollini fists it away! Min. 52 :(sha) L_Ranieri gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds J_Obikwu ... J_Obikwu hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... M_ter_Stegen makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 52 :(acm) V_Lindelof with a pinpoint pass to H_Barnes ... Brilliantly taken away by D_Raum!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 54 :(sha) A_Sorensen beats the defender ... A_Romagnoli slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 56 :(sha) D_Raum with a simple pass to T_Rosicky ... T_Rosicky hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... M_ter_Stegen falls over ... But M_ter_Stegen is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 58 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso lays the ball back to A_Aleman ... A_Aleman sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 60 :(sha) D_Raum with a slide rule pass to J_Obikwu ... J_Obikwu tries the lob from 30 yards! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 62 :(sha) M_Rashford runs at the defence ... He nutmegs A_Romagnoli ... He showed his class there ... M_Rashford shoots towards goal! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 64 :(sha) M_Rashford with a flashy move ... M_Rashford with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... M_ter_Stegen parries it, he follows it up ... And M_ter_Stegen recovers to save!! Min. 64 :(acm) A_Romagnoli breaks free from R_Karsdorp ... But H_Sudakov wins the tackle cleanly Min. 64 :(acm) H_Barnes spits at P_Sarabia ... That is disgraceful! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 65 :(sha) R_Karsdorp turns past A_Romagnoli ... He has created space for himself now ... R_Karsdorp hits the ball on the bounce! ... GOAL!! ... It defies description! ... How about 'sensational'? ... How about 'superb'? ... Cheyenne Hollis is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 AC Milan ... Min. 66 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: E_Buendia ... COMING OFF: P_Hojbjerg Min. 67 :(sha) J_Obikwu with a short pass to find H_Sudakov ... H_Sudakov with the strike! ... M_ter_Stegen won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 67 :(acm) H_Barnes over hits his pass ... He finds P_Dybala though ... That was fortunate ... Excellent sliding challenge by L_Ranieri ... He timed it well Min. 68 :(sha) T_Rosicky with a glorious long pass to L_Ranieri ... T_Hernandez reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by P_Sarabia! ... M_ter_Stegen jumps well to claim it! Min. 68 :(acm) A_Romagnoli with a reverse pass to V_Lindelof ... V_Lindelof tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... GOAL!! ... P_Gollini had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! ... AC Milan have squared things up with that goal! ... Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 AC Milan ... Min. 70 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk ... COMING ON: L_Fabiano ... COMING OFF: J_Obikwu Min. 70 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk ... COMING ON: G_Torrado ... COMING OFF: P_Sarabia Min. 70 :(sha) Substitution by Shakhtar Donetsk ... COMING ON: C_Cauz ... COMING OFF: V_Bondar Min. 70 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: G_Clichy ... COMING OFF: P_Schuurs Min. 70 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to C Min. 73 :(sha) R_Karsdorp cuts in on A_Romagnoli's blind side ... T_Hernandez brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 74 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: S_Kalou ... COMING OFF: P_Dybala Min. 75 :(acm) A_Griezmann with a real burst of pace ... C_Cauz can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... A_Griezmann hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... E_Buendia crosses it in! ... P_Gollini easily catches it! Min. 78 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso with an inch perfect pass to S_Kalou ... S_Kalou must beat P_Gollini! ... It hits off a defender! ... P_Gollini is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Aleman flights it in! ... P_Gollini jumps well to claim it! Min. 84 :(acm) G_Clichy brings the ball into the opposing area ... A_Aleman makes himself available ... G_Torrado with an ugly foul ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... T_Hernandez knocks it forward ... H_Barnes gets on the end of it ... H_Barnes throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... P_Gollini pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... A_Griezmann swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Great catch from P_Gollini! Min. 85 :(acm) A_Aleman skips the challenge from A_Sorensen ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Raum ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(acm) A_Aleman plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Kalou keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... S_Kalou pounds a rocket on goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 90 :(sha) D_Raum brushes T_Hernandez aside and breaks free ... D_Raum has a dig at goal! ... M_ter_Stegen won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 91 :(sha) T_Rosicky is clutching his leg! ... This looks like a bad one ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on ... They have made three substitutions already! ... They will have to play on with a man less! Min. 92 :(sha) L_Fabiano looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... M_Rashford receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A great volley from M_Rashford! ... M_ter_Stegen makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 94 :(acm) V_Lindelof looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... V_Lindelof attempts to drive it home! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... A_Griezmann swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... It goes straight into the arms of P_Gollini ... 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 ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Metalist Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shakhtar Donetsk Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Raum Scorers : R_Karsdorp (65) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Torrado (84) Injured : T_Rosicky (91) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Romagnoli (Man of the Match) Scorers : V_Lindelof (68) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Hojbjerg (33), H_Barnes (64) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shakhtar Donetsk | AC Milan Attempts on Goal : 16 | 14 Off target : 7 | 7 On target : 9 | 7 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 2 | 7 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 5 Key Tackles : 9 | 8 Key Passes : 11 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Shakhtar Donetsk 1 - 1 AC Milan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Shakhtar Donetsk Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gollini GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 98 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 D_Raum DF 1 22 18 7 26 | 98 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 64 45 21 L_Ranieri DF 1 21 17 11 28 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 32 19 A_Sorensen DF 1 20 16 9 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Karsdorp DF 1 21 18 14 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 17 15 54 V_Bondar DF 1 21 16 6 27 | 73 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 H_Sudakov DM 1 15 22 15 30 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 22 13 P_Sarabia MF 1 5 21 20 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 T_Rosicky MF 1 5 20 18 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 M_Rashford FW 1 8 18 21 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 J_Obikwu FW 1 6 15 21 26 | 73 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 41 M_Serni GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Cauz DF 1 16 13 9 20 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Burgess DF 1 14 12 4 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Torrado MF 1 12 18 8 31 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 L_Fabiano FW 1 3 14 19 26 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 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 26 1 1 1 30 | 98 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 T_Hernandez DF 1 26 17 14 31 | 98 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 32 0 A_Romagnoli DF 1 24 17 14 23 | 98 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 69 16 P_Schuurs DF 1 23 17 10 22 | 73 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 20 V_Lindelof DF 1 22 18 9 19 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 88 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 4 23 16 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 P_Hojbjerg MF 1 5 21 14 28 | 69 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 22 -2 H_Barnes AM 1 6 22 22 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 9 12 P_Dybala FW 1 5 14 23 23 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Griezmann FW 1 1 14 24 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 A_Aleman AM 1 6 16 19 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 20 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 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 J_Auer MF 1 14 16 6 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Buendia MF 1 5 18 15 21 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Kalou FW 1 8 14 19 21 | 21 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1756141455 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40