FFO EFLCUP, Atletico Madrid vs. AC Milan (Wed Apr 09) Atletico Madrid | AC Milan 4-2-1-1-2 C | 5-1-1-1-2 C Simon Marsh | Cheyenne Hollis | E_Martinez GK | GK M_ter_Stegen M_Skriniar DF | DF T_Hernandez J_Frimpong DF | DF A_Romagnoli M_van_de_Ven DF | DF P_Schuurs S_Botman DF | DF V_Lindelof B_Cristante DM | MF G_Lo_Celso E_Palacios DM | DM A_Tchouameni R_Sessegnon MF | AM H_Barnes M_Odegaard AM | FW P_Dybala R_K_Muani FW | FW A_Griezmann Y_Pino FW | DF M_Ginter | J_Urbig SUB | SUB L_Zima E_Pieters SUB | SUB J_Auer K_Havertz SUB | SUB E_Buendia M_Pasalic SUB | SUB P_Hojbjerg M_Adopo SUB | SUB A_Aleman Min. 2 :(atm) R_K_Muani beats A_Romagnoli ... He showed great skill there ... A_Griezmann brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 5 :(acm) V_Lindelof searches out A_Romagnoli ... R_Sessegnon with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though Min. 7 :(atm) E_Palacios jinks past P_Schuurs ... E_Palacios with the crafty shot! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 8 :(atm) M_Odegaard controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... M_Skriniar gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Romagnoli wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 9 :(atm) M_Odegaard brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... A_Romagnoli with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 12 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to P_Dybala ... S_Botman seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 12 :(atm) M_Odegaard gains control of the loose ball ... V_Lindelof scythes the player down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 13 :(atm) J_Frimpong with a penetrating pass to R_K_Muani ... An audacious effort from R_K_Muani! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 13 :(acm) V_Lindelof 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! ... H_Barnes receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... But M_van_de_Ven slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 21 :(acm) M_Ginter slides it through the middle to V_Lindelof ... S_Botman with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 22 :(atm) M_Odegaard runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... J_Frimpong latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... A_Romagnoli reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 23 :(atm) M_Odegaard picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... A glorious effort by M_Odegaard! ... M_ter_Stegen goes down well to save Min. 29 :(atm) B_Cristante with a probing through ball R_K_Muani ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Romagnoli ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 30 :(acm) A_Tchouameni crosses into the box, finding P_Dybala ... P_Dybala swings in the shot! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 33 :(atm) R_K_Muani knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Excellent sliding challenge by V_Lindelof ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... R_K_Muani plays it into the danger area! ... B_Cristante swings a leg at it! ... M_ter_Stegen with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 34 :(acm) P_Schuurs gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside B_Cristante! ... He has some space now! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... S_Botman hits it out for a throw Min. 37 :(acm) H_Barnes barges the defender off the ball ... H_Barnes hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... Brilliant save from E_Martinez Min. 42 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven 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_Odegaard receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Odegaard throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... M_ter_Stegen was beaten there! Min. 42 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to H_Barnes ... R_K_Muani with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 0-0 AC Milan Min. 49 :(acm) V_Lindelof has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... S_Botman with a bad challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... But that wasn't his first... ... RED CARD!! Min. 49 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... B_Cristante will now play as a DF Min. 49 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... B_Cristante will now play as a DM Min. 50 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... B_Cristante will now play as a DF Min. 50 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... B_Cristante will now play as a DM Min. 50 :(acm) T_Hernandez is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... A_Romagnoli latches onto the ball ... R_Sessegnon intercepts the pass Min. 51 :(atm) M_Skriniar searches out R_K_Muani ... T_Hernandez with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 53 :(atm) Y_Pino runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A_Romagnoli takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 57 :(acm) H_Barnes takes possession ... What can he do here? ... A vicious shot by H_Barnes! ... E_Martinez won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 63 :(acm) A_Griezmann controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... J_Frimpong gets to the ball first Min. 67 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: K_Havertz ... COMING OFF: M_Odegaard Min. 68 :(atm) R_K_Muani takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... T_Hernandez goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 68 :(acm) G_Lo_Celso runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... G_Lo_Celso with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... The fans get off their seats! ... E_Martinez plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 70 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: J_Auer ... COMING OFF: V_Lindelof Min. 70 :(acm) Substitution by AC Milan ... COMING ON: E_Buendia ... COMING OFF: G_Lo_Celso Min. 73 :(acm) E_Buendia with a 40-yard pass to A_Griezmann ... A_Griezmann uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... E_Martinez saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 74 :(atm) M_Skriniar turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... A_Tchouameni with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... M_van_de_Ven knocks it forward ... K_Havertz gets on the end of it ... K_Havertz has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... M_ter_Stegen makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 75 :(atm) K_Havertz with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... K_Havertz with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But M_ter_Stegen makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 79 :(atm) J_Frimpong looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Skriniar ... M_Skriniar hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... M_ter_Stegen grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 80 :(acm) A_Griezmann 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 P_Dybala ... E_Palacios pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 81 :(atm) E_Palacios takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_K_Muani ... A_Romagnoli gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 82 :(atm) Y_Pino turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_Sessegnon ... R_Sessegnon beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has M_ter_Stegen to beat! ... He nutmegs M_ter_Stegen ... M_ter_Stegen does well to save it!! Min. 87 :(atm) B_Cristante with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Auer ... He crosses to J_Frimpong ... J_Auer goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(acm) J_Auer cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to E_Buendia ... E_Buendia swings in the shot! ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... What a moment to score! ... That must surely be the winner!! ... Atletico Madrid 0-1 AC Milan ... Min. 91 :(acm) Tactical Change by AC Milan ... AC Milan have changed their playing style to D Min. 92 :(atm) J_Frimpong breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat M_ter_Stegen now! ... A_Romagnoli trips him up from behind! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! ... FREE KICK ... E_Palacios knocks it forward ... Y_Pino gets on the end of it ... Y_Pino with a graceful, looping effort! ... M_ter_Stegen turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by R_K_Muani! ... Great catch from M_ter_Stegen! Min. 93 :(atm) R_Sessegnon beats J_Auer ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Cleaned up by T_Hernandez Min. 94 :(atm) E_Palacios looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to M_Skriniar ... Good sliding challenge from P_Schuurs and it had to be Min. 95 :(acm) E_Buendia kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... P_Dybala gets on the end of the pass ... E_Palacios takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 96 :(atm) R_Sessegnon with a one-touch layoff to M_van_de_Ven ... M_van_de_Ven with the side footed shot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... M_ter_Stegen grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 97 :(atm) M_van_de_Ven plays it forward to R_K_Muani ... A_Romagnoli with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Wanda Metropolitano ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atletico Madrid Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Odegaard Scorers : N/A Sent Off : S_Botman (49) Booked : R_K_Muani (42), E_Palacios (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Milan Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Romagnoli (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Buendia (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : V_Lindelof (12), A_Romagnoli (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atletico Madrid | AC Milan Attempts on Goal : 11 | 6 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 12 Key Passes : 13 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Atletico Madrid 0 - 1 AC Milan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 M_Skriniar DF 1 24 18 13 27 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 J_Frimpong DF 1 24 17 14 26 | 99 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 26 0 M_van_de_Ven DF 1 23 18 14 28 | 99 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 24 13 S_Botman DF 1 22 18 7 26 | 51 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 -15 -15 B_Cristante DM 1 21 23 15 26 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 E_Palacios DM 1 19 22 12 30 | 99 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 12 11 R_Sessegnon MF 1 15 22 16 22 | 99 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 8 12 M_Odegaard AM 1 4 22 21 27 | 69 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 R_K_Muani FW 1 8 17 24 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -1 Y_Pino FW 1 6 19 23 25 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 J_Urbig GK 24 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Pieters DF 1 17 12 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Havertz AM 1 7 21 22 29 | 30 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M_Pasalic MF 1 7 20 17 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Adopo MF 1 13 17 9 21 | 0 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 26 1 1 1 30 | 99 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 T_Hernandez DF 1 24 16 13 31 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 14 0 A_Romagnoli DF 1 23 16 14 23 | 99 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 80 -4 -4 P_Schuurs DF 1 22 16 10 22 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 V_Lindelof DF 1 22 17 9 19 | 72 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 9 -4 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 4 23 15 24 | 72 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 A_Tchouameni DM 1 17 21 5 26 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 H_Barnes AM 1 6 22 22 26 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 P_Dybala FW 1 5 14 23 23 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Griezmann FW 1 2 14 24 27 | 99 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 35 16 4 M_Ginter DF 1 20 17 10 31 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 L_Zima GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Auer DF 1 14 16 6 12 | 27 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 32 0 E_Buendia MF 1 5 18 15 21 | 27 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24 32 P_Hojbjerg MF 1 5 20 13 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Aleman FW 1 6 16 19 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1744228479 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40