Brought on as a substitute, Amine Adli scored Bournemouth’s third goal from a free kick in the 84th minute. The English club beat AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League, in a match in which the Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan was sent off.
The Vitality Stadium witnessed a one-sided evening. On Thursday 22 October, on matchday 3 of the Europa League, AFC Bournemouth dominated AC Milan 3-0, according to VAVEL. A clear scoreline, built in less than half an hour and sealed late in the game by Amine Adli, the Moroccan winger brought on as a substitute.
For while the first two blows came from penalties, it was the winger who applied the finishing touch with a free kick in the 84th minute, reports Sky Sports News via UA.news. In between, Milan lost their goalkeeper, sent off around the 27th or 28th minute, and had to finish the game a man down.
Kluivert and Tavernier lead the way
Bournemouth did not wait to take control. Justin Kluivert converted a penalty in the 8th minute, before Marcus Tavernier did the same in the 32nd, according to Sofascore. Two penalties that put the hosts in comfort, in a match overseen by the coach Marco Rose.
Maignan’s sending-off, placed in the 27th or 28th minute according to Sofascore, leaves Milan with ten men for the rest of the match.
It remained for Adli to finish the job. Coming on during the game, he scored the third goal of the evening in the 84th minute, from a free kick, according to Sky Sports News via UA.news.
A demonstration confirmed by the numbers
Sofascore’s statistics reflect the shape of the match: twenty shots from Bournemouth, seven of them on target, against three attempts for Milan. The expected goals hammer the point home, 3.11 against 0.11, a gap that illustrates the control of Marco Rose’s men.
With this win, Bournemouth have won their first three European matches, a first for an English club since 1973, according to ESPN.
In the Europa League table, Marco Rose’s club sit third, reports Plataforma Media.
Milan taught a lesson
For AC Milan and their coach Ruben Amorim, the evening turns into a thrashing. Three goals conceded, a goalkeeper sent off and only three attempts: Sofascore’s figures measure the scale of the gap between the two teams at the Vitality Stadium.
The goalkeeper Mike Maignan, sent off, leaves his team-mates a man short until the final whistle.
Neither Bournemouth’s next match nor their next European fixture is specified in the sources consulted.