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Bologna AC Milan - Serie A 2023

Serie A - Matchday 1Monday 21 August
Bologna
Final0 - 2Full-time
AC Milan
Bologna5th - 68pts
AC Milan2nd - 75ptsO. Giroud - 11C. Pulisic - 21

Full time

Match ends, Bologna 0, AC Milan 2.

90'+5'

End of period

Second Half ends, Bologna 0, AC Milan 2.

90'+4'

Free kick

Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

90'+4'

Foul

Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).

90'+1'

Attempt saved

Attempt saved. Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.

90'

Attempt saved

Attempt saved. Kacper Urbanski (Bologna) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riccardo Orsolini.

89'

Attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rade Krunic.

88'

Substitution

Substitution, AC Milan. Simon Kjær replaces Malick Thiaw.

87'

Substitution

Substitution, Bologna. Tommaso Corazza replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.

87'

Substitution

Substitution, Bologna. Kacper Urbanski replaces Lewis Ferguson.

87'

Substitution

Substitution, Bologna. Sydney van Hooijdonk replaces Joshua Zirkzee.

86'

Offside

Offside, Bologna. Dan Ndoye tries a through ball, but Oussama El Azzouzi is caught offside.

86'

Attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oussama El Azzouzi.

84'

Attempt saved

Attempt saved. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.

81'

Corner conceded

Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Stefan Posch.

81'

Corner conceded

Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Stefan Posch.

79'

Attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Beukema.

78'

Foul

Foul by Stefan Posch (Bologna).

78'

Free kick

Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

77'

Yellow card

Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

77'

Foul

Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna).

77'

Free kick

Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

76'

Yellow card

Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

76'

Free kick

Dan Ndoye (Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

76'

Foul

Foul by Rade Krunic (AC Milan).

75'

Corner conceded

Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Oussama El Azzouzi.

73'

Substitution

Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Christian Pulisic.

73'

Substitution

Substitution, AC Milan. Pierre Kalulu replaces Davide Calabria.

73'

Substitution

Substitution, AC Milan. Tommaso Pobega replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

73'

Substitution

Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Olivier Giroud.

72'

Substitution

Substitution, Bologna. Oussama El Azzouzi replaces Nicolás Domínguez.

72'

Restart

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

71'

Interruption of play

Delay in match (Bologna).

69'

Corner conceded

Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.

67'

Foul

Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).

67'

Free kick

Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

62'

Attempt saved

Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.

61'

Attempt saved

Attempt saved. Stefan Posch (Bologna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michel Aebischer.

61'

Corner conceded

Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Mike Maignan.

61'

Attempt saved

Attempt saved. Michel Aebischer (Bologna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee with a through ball.

60'

Shot on post

Dan Ndoye (Bologna) hits the left post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Jhon Lucumí following a fast break.

57'

Offside

Offside, AC Milan. Olivier Giroud tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.

54'

Shot off target

Attempt missed. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.

52'

Foul

Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).

52'

Free kick

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

51'

Yellow card

Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.

51'

Free kick

(Bologna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

51'

Foul

Theo Hernández (AC Milan).

46'

Offside

Offside, Bologna. Lukasz Skorupski tries a through ball, but Joshua Zirkzee is caught offside.

45'

Substitution

Substitution, Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini replaces Nikola Moro.

Kick-off

Second Half begins Bologna 0, AC Milan 2.

45'+5'

End of period

First Half ends, Bologna 0, AC Milan 2.

45'+3'

Shot off target

Attempt missed. Stefan Posch (Bologna) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.

45'

Shot off target

Attempt missed. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.

44'

Free kick

Michel Aebischer (Bologna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

44'

Foul

Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).

42'

Attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ndoye with a cross.

41'

Restart

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

40'

Interruption of play

Delay in match because of an injury Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna).

40'

Interruption of play

Delay in match because of an injury Theo Hernández (AC Milan).

34'

Attempt saved

Attempt saved. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.

32'

Corner conceded

Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Jhon Lucumí.

30'

Yellow card

Michel Aebischer (Bologna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

30'

Free kick

Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

30'

Foul

Foul by Michel Aebischer (Bologna).

29'

Attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek with a headed pass.

28'

Corner conceded

Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Charalampos Lykogiannis.

28'

Attempt saved

Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.

27'

Restart

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

25'

Interruption of play

Delay in match (Bologna).

24'

Attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Lykogiannis with a cross.

21'
Christian Pulisic

Goal !!!!!

11

Christian

Pulisic

Goal! Bologna 0, AC Milan 2. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.

18'

Free kick

Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

18'

Foul

Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Bologna).

17'

Shot off target

Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.

17'

Corner conceded

Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Sam Beukema.

16'

Free kick

Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

16'

Foul

Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).

15'

Shot off target

Attempt missed. Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.

14'

Attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.

14'

Shot off target

Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Bologna) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.

11'
Olivier Giroud

Goal !!!!!

9

Olivier

Giroud

Goal! Bologna 0, AC Milan 1. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.

10'

Free kick

Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10'

Foul

Foul by Lewis Ferguson (Bologna).

7'

Attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.

5'

Free kick

Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

5'

Foul

Foul by Dan Ndoye (Bologna).

4'

Offside

Offside, AC Milan. Mike Maignan tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.

2'

Free kick

Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

2'

Foul

Foul by Sam Beukema (Bologna).

1'

Corner conceded

Corner, Bologna. Conceded by Theo Hernández.

1'

Shot on post

Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Stefan Posch.

Kick-off

First Half begins.

Line-up

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Lineups

Bologna
BolognaStarting Lineup
AC MilanStarting Lineup
AC Milan
formation
28
3
31
26
22
20
11
8
19
9
6
16
2
28
23
19
8
33
14
11
9
10
28
L. SkorupskiGoalkeeper
03
S. PoschDefender
31
S. BeukemaDefender
26
J. LucumíDefender
22
C. LykogiannisDefender
20
M. AebischerMidfielder
11
D. NdoyeMidfielder
08
N. DomínguezMidfielder
19
L. FergusonMidfielder
09
J. ZirkzeeStriker
06
N. MoroStriker
M. MaignanGoalkeeper
16
D. CalabriaDefender
02
M. ThiawDefender
28
F. TomoriDefender
23
T. HernándezDefender
19
R. Loftus-CheekMidfielder
08
R. KrunicMidfielder
33
T. ReijndersMidfielder
14
C. PulisicStriker
11
O. GiroudStriker
09
Rafael LeãoStriker
10
Bologna
BolognaSubstitutes
AC MilanSubstitutes
AC Milan
77
S. van Hooijdonk
14
K. Bonifazi
07
R. Orsolini
82
K. Urbanski
17
O. El Azzouzi
80
G. Fabbian
23
N. Bagnolini
29
L. De Silvestri
34
F. Ravaglia
16
T. Corazza
04
J. Sosa
M. Sportiello
57
A. Florenzi
42
P. Kalulu
20
L. Romero
18
K. Zeroli
85
D. Bartesaghi
95
S. Chukwueze
21
N. Okafor
17
Y. Adli
07
A. Mirante
83
L. Colombo
29
T. Pobega
32
S. Kjær
24

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