Friendly League

San Siro Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) AC Milan's Jardel Head started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilhelm Steinitz during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 2nd minute, Wilhelm Steinitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jared Wolfman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Club Sportivo Italiano's Reynaldo Stephen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jared Wolfman in the 6th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jardel Head got free with Reynaldo Stephen in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 13th match minute, Club Sportivo Italiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rogelio Claris to maneuver through the defense. If Jardel Head had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Reynaldo Stephen was a little too slow when Jardel Head got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 1-0. Reynaldo Stephen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jared Wolfman, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Gilles Eekhout showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theo Hayles in the 24th minute of the match. Club Sportivo Italiano's Reynaldo Stephen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jardel Head in the 25th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Jared Wolfman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Stephen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gilles Eekhout came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Sportivo Italiano's Theo Hayles. But to his dismay, Theo Hayles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 40 minutes Club Sportivo Italiano's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rupert Hermes who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Cristiano Rego managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 43 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Evelio Pes came free, but Gilles Eekhout reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Club Sportivo Italiano's Theo Hayles got a free kick in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Jared Wolfman in the 55th minute of play forced Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Reynaldo Stephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute Jared Wolfman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Stephen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Evelio Pes in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gilles Eekhout saved AC Milan from getting behind. AC Milan made a substitution. Furkan Vargın replaced Jared Wolfman. AC Milan's Stamatis Kolitsidakis was substituted for Mao Kang. 66 minutes into the match, AC Milan's Jardel Head sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Reynaldo Stephen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 69th minute Furkan Vargın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reynaldo Stephen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AC Milan were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after Club Sportivo Italiano's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rupert Hermes took the corner. A collision led to AC Milan getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Jardel Head hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Jardel Head put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Reynaldo Stephen. AC Milan's Gilles Eekhout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evelio Pes in the 83rd minute of play. A nice corner shot did that Qi Le Xiao got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Reynaldo Stephen quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Qi Le Xiao in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reynaldo Stephen saved Club Sportivo Italiano from getting behind. Gilles Eekhout didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Theo Hayles went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. AC Milan had won after a very even match.