AC Milan 4-0 ACR Messina: result and report
Serie A · Sunday 18 December 2005
Result
AC Milan 4-0 ACR Messina
Serie A · Sunday 18 December 2005, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
AC Milan 4-0 ACR Messina: match report
AC Milan defeated ACR Messina 4-0 in Serie A on Sunday 18 December 2005. The half-time score was 1-0.
Andriy Shevchenko opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. AC Milan's goals came from Andriy Shevchenko (23', penalty), Andriy Shevchenko (47'), Andrea Pirlo (83') and Alberto Gilardino (85'). ACR Messina did not score.
Discipline: AC Milan received 1 yellow card; ACR Messina received no yellow cards.
Going into the game AC Milan were 4th on 31 points from 15 and ACR Messina 16th on 12 points from 15. AC Milan went on to finish that season 2nd with 88 points, and ACR Messina 18th with 31.
Going into the match AC Milan's last five read L-L-W-L-W and ACR Messina's W-D-L-L-L.
Key events
- 23'Penalty goal · Andriy Shevchenko
- 47'Goal · Andriy Shevchenko
- 70'Yellow card · Clarence Seedorf
- 83'Goal · Andrea Pirlo
- 85'Goal · Alberto Gilardino
Team news
AC Milan line-up
Dida, Kakhaber Kaladze, Dario Simic, Serginho, Kaká, Andriy Shevchenko, Gennaro Gattuso, Alberto Gilardino, Clarence Seedorf, Andrea Pirlo, Jaap Stam
ACR Messina line-up
Marco Storari, Mathew Olorunleke, Filippo Cristante, Salvatore Aronica, Marc-André Zoro Kpolo, Marco Zanchi, Jose Ferreira, Riccardo Zampagna, Giuseppe Sculli, Gaetano D'Agostino, Arturo Di Napoli