Arsenal vs AC Milan, 2022 Club Friendly

· Arsenal win 4-3 on penalties
Arsenal
  • 21': Martin Ødegaard
  • 41': Reiss Nelson
FT - Penalties
2 - 1
Arsenal win 4-3 on penalties
AC Milan
  • 78': Fikayo Tomori

Arsenal beat AC Milan to win Dubai Super Cup ahead of Premier League return

Arsenal maintained their winning form ahead of the return of the Premier League later this month, beating AC Milan 2-1 in friendly in Dubai.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 4': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 4': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
  • 6': Aster Vranckx (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal).
  • 7': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 11': Divock Origi (AC Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Yacine Adli (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ante Rebic with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 14': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
  • 14': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Eddie Nketiah.
  • 15': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Rob Holding.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
  • 20': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan).
  • 21': Goal! Arsenal 1, AC Milan 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 22': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 22': Yacine Adli (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Aster Vranckx (AC Milan).
  • 24': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Ante Rebic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yacine Adli with a cross.
  • 28': Delay in match (Arsenal).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Fábio Vieira.
  • 33': Ciprian Tatarusanu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
  • 34': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Aster Vranckx (AC Milan).
  • 37': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
  • 37': Yacine Adli (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
  • 38': Yacine Adli (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Goal! Arsenal 2, AC Milan 0. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fábio Vieira.
  • 43': Ante Rebic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 43': Offside, AC Milan. Divock Origi tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
  • 45': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
  • 45': Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah following a fast break.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
  • 45'+4': Offside, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia tries a through ball, but Divock Origi is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 2, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 2, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Malick Thiaw replaces Pierre Kalulu.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Ben White.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Thomas Partey.
  • 46': Divock Origi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
  • 48': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 48': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
  • 50': Offside, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
  • 51': Aster Vranckx (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal).
  • 53': Aster Vranckx (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
  • 56': Substitution, AC Milan. Marko Lazetic replaces Divock Origi.
  • 57': Hand ball by Marko Lazetic (AC Milan).
  • 57': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
  • 57': Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Lazetic.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Vieira.
  • 59': Foul by Fábio Vieira (Arsenal).
  • 59': Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Soares.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
  • 64': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Aster Vranckx (AC Milan).
  • 70': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 71': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
  • 71': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Delay in match (Arsenal).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Youns El Hilali replaces Ante Rebic.
  • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Marquinhos replaces Fábio Vieira.
  • 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Aster Vranckx.
  • 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Andrea Bozzolan replaces Tommaso Pobega.
  • 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Rade Krunic replaces Yacine Adli.
  • 75': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal).
  • 75': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Andrea Bozzolan (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Marquinhos (Arsenal).
  • 77': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Goal! Arsenal 2, AC Milan 1. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Lino Sousa replaces Kieran Tierney.
  • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Amario Cozier-Duberry replaces Reiss Nelson.
  • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Nathan Butler-Oyedeji replaces Eddie Nketiah.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 84': Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Offside, Arsenal. Rob Holding tries a through ball, but Amario Cozier-Duberry is caught offside.
  • 85': Foul by Marquinhos (Arsenal).
  • 85': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 90': Substitution, Arsenal. Matt Smith replaces Albert Sambi Lokonga.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Rob Holding.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
  • 90'+5': Marko Lazetic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Youns El Hilali (AC Milan) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrea Bozzolan with a cross.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, AC Milan 1.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Arsenal 2, AC Milan 1.
  • 91': Goal! Arsenal 2(1), AC Milan 1. Cédric Soares (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 92': Goal! Arsenal 2(1), AC Milan 1(1). Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 93': Goal! Arsenal 2(2), AC Milan 1(1). Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 94': Penalty saved! Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 94': Goal! Arsenal 2(3), AC Milan 1(1). Marquinhos (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 95': Goal! Arsenal 2(3), AC Milan 1(2). Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 96': Goal! Arsenal 2(4), AC Milan 1(2). Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 97': Goal! Arsenal 2(4), AC Milan 1(3). Marko Lazetic (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 98': Penalty saved! Matt Smith (Arsenal) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 98': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Rade Krunic (AC Milan) right footed shot misses to the left. Rade Krunic should be disappointed.
  • 99': Penalty Shootout ends, Arsenal 2(4), AC Milan 1(3).
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2(4), AC Milan 1(3).

Statistics

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12 Fouls 16
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 1
47.2 Possession 52.8
11 SHOTS 9
2 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
314 Accurate Passes 382
392 Passes 449
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 1
17 Crosses 6
0.4 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 52
29 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 7
16 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 6
10 Effective Clearances 16
10 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 6,500

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Karl Hein (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
16 Rob Holding
3 Kieran Tierney
4 Ben White
23 Albert Sambi Lokonga
5 Thomas Partey
8 Martin Ødegaard
14 Eddie Nketiah Yellow Card
24 Reiss Nelson
21 Fabio Vieira
Arsenal Substitutes:
Hubert Graczyk, Reuell Walters, Catalin Cirjan, Taylor Foran, Marquinhos, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Matthew Smith, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri, Cédric, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Mohamed Elneny, Lino Sousa, Charles Sagoe Junior.

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
46 Matteo Gabbia
23 Fikayo Tomori
32 Tommaso Pobega
20 Pierre Kalulu
7 Yacine Adli
8 Sandro Tonali
40 Aster Vranckx
27 Divock Origi
12 Ante Rebic
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
AC Milan Substitutes:
Rade Krunic, Jan-Carlo Simic, Andreas Jungdal, Malick Thiaw, Brahim Díaz, Andrea Bozzolan, Antonio Mirante, Marko Lazetic, Ismaël Bennacer, Adam Bakoune, Youns Gabriele El Hilali.

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