Football: AC Milan 24 Penalty Shootout versus Rio Ave !!

[JollyGood]

AC Milan 2-2 Rio Ave
(AC milan win 9-8 ater penalty shootout)


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Italian giants AC Milan scored a penalty at the end of extra-time before winning a 24-penalty shootout against Rio Ave fro Portugal on Thursday to squeeze into the Europa League group stage.

AC Milan, unbeaten in all competitions since March 8th, were trailing 2-1 until Rio Ave defender Toni Borekovic handled in the area and Hakan Calhanoglu made it 2-2 from the spot with the last kick of the match.

Both sides converted their first seven penalties in the shootout, missed their eighth and scored their ninth !

They then missed two in a row each, with the two goalkeepers Pawel Kieszek and Gianluigi Donnarumma among the culprits, before Simon Kjaer converted Milan's 12th attempt and Aderaln Santos's effort was stopped by Donnarumma as Milan won 9-8.

Alex Saelemaekers had given Milan a 51st-minute lead before Francisco Geraldes levelled and Gelson put Rio Ave 2-1 ahead at the start of extra-time.

'It's a magical night, for us it would have been a shame not to get past this round,' Milan coach Stefano Pioli said. 'This victory gives us strength to keep working and winning.'


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What a crazy night of football

AC Milan are through to the group stages of the Europa League now thanks to the madness of the penalty shoot out. You check it out here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/54381707

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Do you gamble?
It was one of the match where I had a random bet. I was in gambling mood and looking for a match to place some bet. Then I saw the extra time of this match is about to start. They were 1 - 1 after regular time. I was looking for a better market and found AC Milan to win/qualify by penalty. I was hesitating but eventually placed a bet. In less than one minute after I placed the bet Rio scored LOL! I had mix feeling. I was expecting no more goals. But falling behind was good in one sense that AC will try hard to level and at the same time I was thinking what if they can not make it possible? Stressful.

Normally I do not watch any other league except EPL. But I decided to watch rest of the match. Last 5 minutes of the 2nd extra half was crazy. One after another attack from AC was making Rio crazy, they did not have any space to breath. But goals were not coming. And finally few 2nd before the final whistle that handball ruined Rio. I do not know what he has in mind (the player), it was stupid to stop the ball. And then this penalty shootout LOL

One after another, even I was getting tired seeing it. Imagine how much pressure they had to carry. It was indeed crazy. Milan miss one Rio miss too, Milan miss two Rio miss two too LOL. Anyway, I think accidentally I was able to saw a great penalty shootout.