Sampdoria vs. AC Milan – Coppa Italia review (Part 2)
It was only five minutes before half time when AC Milan threatened Sampdoria’s defensive walls all over again. However, even though the home team defended the threat well, they could not really clear the ball to safety as a simply long ball found Robinho’s
feet right outside the 18-yard box. The Brazilian played a wonderful pass towards http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pietro-Accardi-c30023
closed him down to save the day for his side.
With the first half ending, the Rossoneries were leading by a two goal margin. However, as the game restarted, the action totally finished. Both the teams concentrated on keeping the possession of the ball. Sampdoria tried to defend better and played great
counter attacking football while AC Milan were trying to score and played a high back line. With such tactics played by the visitors, Sampdoria took advantage of it and with high energy levels; they were rewarded with a goal.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Urby-Emanuelson-c35731 was under the radar of the Milan fans yet again as he had the opportunity to make it 0-3 for the visitors. The Dutch star found Alexander Merkel totally through on goal but the young Milan player took so much time to take his shot on goal
that Angelo Da http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Costa-c9458 caught him from behind and easily cleared the ball to safety.
AC Milan’s high backline was punished when five minutes were remaining on the referee’s watch. It was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luca-Antonini-c22503. Maccarone made a move towards the area where he
could easily deliver the ball inside the 18-yard box, but he was troubled by the Milan’s well-positioned defenders. However, he somehow crossed the ball towards the danger zone and perfectly timed it so it could find the on-running midfielder Stefano Guberti.
The Sampdoria playmaker got the ball right on his head at the near post and easily flicked it with his head right above the new Milan goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Flavio-Roma-c13829 who simply had no chance to stop it.
After the first goal, the home team tried to find the back of the net again to equalize. The goal scorer, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stefano-Guberti-c34051, was awarded with not one but two more chances on goal and even though he was in a position to score a goal, he shot the ball out wide
and crashed his team’s chances to qualify for the next round of the Coppa Italia.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029 also came on during the dying moments of the match. Cassano almost made it 1-3 for
Milan with only second left in the game as he took a brilliant shot on goal but it only found the woodwork.
There was little of Milan’s striking force when the game was about to end as Sampdoria pressurized the Rossoneri defensive walls. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Silva-c34903 and company defended well and a brace from Alexandre Pato was enough to help the team reach the semi finals
where they have to meet Palermo.
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