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 | | Milan deal with Zenit after goal show in St. Petersburg4.10.2012 |
AC Milan beat Zenit with 3:2 in a match of Group C of the Champions League. The match in St. Petersburg was very quick and attractive, but "Rossoneri" were more cunning and greeted with three points.
The match started well for the "Rossoneri", which in the 13th minute and opened the score after a certain amount of luck. Urbino Emanuelson shot from a free kick, but the ball hit the wall, for which changes its trajectory and lied Zenit goalkeeper Malafeev who could only watched the ball enters the door.
Just three minutes later, El Shaaravi doubled the lead of the guests with his fifth goal in four games. The young striker confirmed his magnificent form by taking the ball outside the penalty area, went through three defenders then scored for 2:0.
Gradually, however, Zenith played much better and looked seriously to Abiati door. In the 25th minute treacherous cross of Hulk nearly finished with an own goal by defender Milan, who tried to clear his head.
Dangerous impacts of central defenders Lomberts and Hubochan could also lead to a goal for Zenit.
Naturally, however, happened in stoppage time of the first half. Shirokov passed to Hulk, who with a powerful shot from the penalty area scored for 1:2.
The second half began in dream so for the hosts, but in the 49th minute leveled the score. After a header from a corner, defenders of Milan and goalkeeper Abiati hung, and at the far post Shirokov detect with head and realize the second goal for the Russian giants.
In the next minute the game was equal, with positions and to the two doors. Milan, however, came to the victory after a farcical own goal of Zenith in the 75-minute. After centering in the penalty box Hubochan tried to clear the ball but instead botched entered it in his own goal for the final 3:2 in favor of Milan.
By the end of the match Zenit experience pressures that lead to new equalizer and Anyukov was close to that but his powerful shot was saved by Abiati that kept the victory of "Rossoneri".
Before playing the other group game between Anderlecht and Malaga, Milan is the leader with 4 points in front Malaga with 3, Anderlecht with 1 and Zenit without point Asset.
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