Bayern Munich down AC Milan on penalties in the Audi Cup 2011
Bayern Munich defeated Italian champions AC Milan in the Audi Cup 2011 clash on penalties after the tie ended 1-1 at full-time. The Bavarian giants played in front of their supporters at Allianz Arena and eventually left the ground
as the deserved winners. The defending Audi Cup champions will now play European champions http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 in the final on Wednesday, July 27.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 scored the opener for the Italian side which was cancelled by Toni Kroos later in the first-half. The match ended with the same score line in the allotted 90 minutes and the result was decided on penalties. Milan
striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alberto-Paloschi-c4338 missed his spot kick and awarded the home side a well deserved win.
Both sides named a strong starting line up for the fixture. Last season’s top goal scorer in the Bundesliga, Mario Gomez, started up front with support from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bastian-Schweinsteiger-c7374
and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toni-Kroos-c35425 started in the centre of the park for the hosts.
Massimiliano Allegri also put in an attacking line-up which included Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the lone striker and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mark-van-Bommel-c24148 started to face his former
side in front of the Bavarian faithful.
The match started at great pace with both sides playing with the mindset to attack the opponent. The visitors grabbed an early lead through star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the fourth minute. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 international took advantage
from an error from the Bayern defence and sent his side ahead.
Rossoneri could have been 2-0 up minutes later when Antonio Cassano was in a one-on-one situation but http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-Neuer-c23424 made a brilliant save to deny the visiting team.
The German giants scored the equaliser in the 34th minute through a brilliant effort from outside the box by Toni Kroos. The German international’s left footed effort from 20 yards out put the hosts on level terms. The
score remained 1-1 at half-time.
Die Bayern had most of the opportunities in the second period and had most of the possession but were unfortunate to add on to the score tally. The match ended at 1-1 in the allotted time and the result was to be decided on penalties.
The hosts scored all five of their penalties whereas Alberto Paloschi missed from the spot to give the Germans the victory.
Bayern Munich will defend their Audi Cup title against Pep Guardiola’s side on Wednesday at home in the final. The Catalans downed Brazilian side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Internacional-c39573 in the other clash, also on penalties.
The Bavarian outfit had defeated Manchester United on penalties to win the first edition of the tournament in the year 2009.
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