[Serie A] AC Milan veteran Giroud's handball foul goal is disallowed and Empoli 0-0 goalless draw

2023-04-08 13:59

[Serie A] AC Milan veteran Giroud's handball foul goal is disallowed and Empoli 0-0 goalless draw


The 29th round of Serie A in the 2022-2023 season will be played by AC Milan against Empoli at home today. In the end, the two teams ended the match with a 0-0 goalless draw.


In the first half, Empoli's goalkeeper made several saves to AC Milan and it was difficult to break the deadlock


In the 10th minute of the first half, AC Milan showed home advantage when 32-year-old defender Alessandro Florenzi volleyed in the penalty area, but the ball missed the goal post. opportunity.


Two minutes later, AC Milan launched an attack again. The 23-year-old midfielder Alex Salmakos passed the ball to the 29-year-old forward Ante Rebic from the center line, and then he kicked the goal. But the ball went straight to Empoli's 25-year-old goalkeeper Samuele Perisan, who was in front, and the ball was blocked. AC Milan's 25-year-old defender Theo Hernandez rushed forward to win the ball and shot from the left side of the penalty area, but was again brilliantly saved by the Empoli goalkeeper.


In the 38th minute, an Empoli pass error sent AC Milan's 22-year-old midfielder Sandro Tonali into the penalty area after fighting for the ball on the left, but his shot was confiscated by Empoli's goalkeeper Perisan . Both sides had no achievements in the first half and entered the second half 0-0.


[Serie A] AC Milan veteran Giroud's handball foul goal is disallowed and Empoli 0-0 goalless draw


AC Milan veteran Giroud disallowed goal for handball in second half


In the 49th minute of the second half, AC Milan intercepted Empoli's pass again at the penalty spot. AC Milan's 23-year-old midfielder Tommaso Pobega lobbed from outside the penalty area after getting the ball, but The ball went wide of the right post and could not score.


In the 58th minute, AC Milan's Pobega picked a pass from the right, but was cleared by Empoli when he headed the ball. And AC Milan's 27-year-old defender Thirone Ebouhi asked the referee to award a penalty kick for a handball foul at Empoli, but after a VAR review, the referee determined that Ebouhi did not touch the ball, so the penalty kick was cancelled.


Then in the 76th minute, when AC Milan made a cross from the left, Empoli's 20-year-old defender Corny de Winter blocked the pass with a header, and the ball fell to the unmarked AC Milan's 32-year-old defender Alex. Sandro Florenzi, then he volleys in, but Empoli's goalkeeper Perisan scrambles to the left to block the goal in the bottom corner! This is the closest AC Milan has come to opening the scoring.


[Serie A] AC Milan veteran Giroud's handball foul goal is disallowed and Empoli 0-0 goalless draw


The two sides continued to fight until the last minute of the game. AC Milan defender Florenzi received a cross from the left on the right side of the penalty area, and then he passed it to the 36-year-old striker Olivier Giroud in front of the goal. Giroud Scored the first goal for AC Milan when he headed the ball into the net while fighting for the top of the defense!


However, after a VAR check, it was confirmed that Giroud had touched the ball with his arm during the aerial duel, so his goal was disallowed. In the end, AC Milan drew 0-0 with Empoli at home. AC Milan currently ranks third in Serie A with 52 Serie A points, 3 Serie A points away from Lazio in second place, and is also far behind the top Naples with 22 Serie A points.