AC Milan vs Chelsea Highlights: World Football Challenge

Posted on July 25, 2009
Filed Under AC Milan, Chelsea, English Premier League, Italian Serie

CARLO ANCELOTTI celebrated a meeting with his old club by claiming another impressive victory. But it was a less than friendly fixture with the Chelsea manager’s former team in Baltimore.

This result made it three wins out of three for Ancelotti in this pre-season tour of America.Just like the last two matches in the States, Chelsea took an early lead.

Didier Drogba was given the ball by John Terry and loads of space by the Milan defense before smashing a 35-yard drive into the top corner after just seven minutes.

It was almost a carbon copy of his goal against Jose Mourinho’s side last Tuesday night and confirmed the striker is in red hot form.

Unlike their city rivals, Milan looked very up for this match and the goal stirred them into action.

Andrea Pirlo had a shot blocked by Petr Cech, but Ronaldinho then began controlling the match, and after 38 minutes the Rossonieri were level. The Brazilian dripped a perfect lay off to Clarence Seedorf, who fired a bending shot past Cech.

It was much the same story after the break. Ronaldinho rattled the bar with a brilliant free kick from range and Pato was hacked down by Ivanovic.

Nicolas Anelka should have scored when Drogba put him in on goal but his shot was wide of the far post.

The breakthrough did come after 69 minutes, when Blues’ new recruit Yuri Zhirkov scored.

Shots from Shevchenko and Lampard were blocked before Russian international Zhirkov fired a low show past Zeljko Kalac. It was just reward for the debutant, who was industrious throughout an impressive first outing.

Ancelotti resisted the temptation to make any changes until late in the match, when victory over the club he bossed for eight years was in the bag.

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