~~A.C.MILAN~~ 4 - 3 CoppaCabana (389973879)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 35000 at San Siro today. Tino Chorweiler was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Janne Kytömäki and Alfonso Qasim. ~~A.C.MILAN~~ had chosen a strategic 2-5-3 formation. Starters: Sokolovskiy - Hocquet, Karlsen - Sandoval, Răşină, Alloin, Koks, Masetti - Barzasi, Aleksić, Ljungborn.

CoppaCabana tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. They fielded: Criuc - Nedelcu, Păduraru - Fanariuc, Fieraru, Fedoreţ, Noshtev, Carp - Cheptănaru, Marchiţan, Glincă.

They were singing the praises of J. Hocquet 7 minutes into the match after his speculative chip from the middle of the penalty box found its way over the visitors' keeper to make the score 1 - 0 to ~~A.C.MILAN~~. ~~A.C.MILAN~~'s J. Ljungborn swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. The corner kick from S. Karlsen was powerfully met by the head of A. Aleksić to make the score 2 - 0. CoppaCabana reduced the deficit to 2 - 1 with a penalty placed perfectly beside the left post by P. Noshtev. Coming from the right, S. Barzasi almost managed to score another goal for ~~A.C.MILAN~~, but his header was tipped over the bar by the visitors' keeper. 34 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 2 - 2 as I. Glincă struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. A. Borat was called on to replace CoppaCabana's E. Marchiţan after 39 minutes following a nasty collision. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 2. ~~A.C.MILAN~~ enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 64 percent of possession.

With 52 minutes played J. Ljungborn almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. The referee signaled a penalty for the home side after 55 minutes, amid vocal protests from the visitors. ~~A.C.MILAN~~ fans erupted in celebration as S. Karlsen rifled the ball into the the top corner. 3 - 2! ~~A.C.MILAN~~'s F. Koks was shown a yellow card after 60 minutes for slicing down an opponent. With 78 minutes played, ~~A.C.MILAN~~'s J. Ljungborn almost extended the lead, but his shot from the left glanced off the top of the bar to fall behind the net. After 85 minutes I. Glincă made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to L. Cheptănaru who shuffled it past the keeper. The score was now 3 - 3. It wasn't a pretty goal, but the free kick by S. Karlsen after 86 minutes somehow found its way past the keeper. ~~A.C.MILAN~~ takes the lead, 4 - 3! The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 87 minutes into the match after a good combination down the middle, but when G. Nedelcu tried to finish the attack, he couldn't deliver the shot hard enough to seriously challenge the keeper. V. Fanariuc of CoppaCabana received a yellow card after 87 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by ~~A.C.MILAN~~, with 61 percent of the ball.

The most dominating ~~A.C.MILAN~~ player was without a doubt J. Ljungborn. D. Răşină on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important CoppaCabana player was I. Glincă. G. Nedelcu turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 4 - 3.