Giroud And Hernandez Failed To Penalty, AC Milan Failed To Win Against Bologna

AC Milan midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek who broke into Bologna's goal in the Italian Serie A match. (X/@acmilan)

AC Milan failed to take advantage of two penalties so they failed to win and were only able to draw 2-2 against Bologna in the Italian Serie A match at the San Siro Stadium, Sunday, January 28, 224 in the morning WIB.

Milan have a chance to win the game. Play at home and get two golden chances through two penalties.

Only that opportunity was wasted by strikers Olivier Giroud and Theo Hernandez. Both became penalty executors and they both failed to complete it.

Luckily, Milan did not lose that game. They were only able to draw after Milan played brilliantly in the previous match by beating Udinese 3-2.

Milan also wasted a chance to close the distance of points because they failed to gain three points. Milan's position did not change by ranking third after pocketing point 46.

But the Rossoneri are already seven points behind with Juventus leading the standings. Meanwhile, Inter Milan, who temporarily dropped to second place, have 51 points. But the Nerazzurri still have two games, including against Juve.

Meanwhile, Bologna, who picked up bad results after being defeated by Cagliari 2-1 and eliminated in the Coppa Italia, managed to climb one strip. Now, they are in seventh place with 33 points. The same as Lazio's points, but Bologna still lost the goal difference.

The match itself went a draw. The game was suspended for a while in the 16th minute. This is a form of support for Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan who was the target of racism in last weekend's game against Udinese,

At that time, Maignan raised his hand at the referee and asked for the match to be stopped because he was the target of racism by Udinese supporters.

After raising his hand, without asking the referee's approval, the French goalkeeper immediately left the net and walked into the dressing room. Maignan's steps were followed by all Milan players, including those sitting on the bench. The match was then resumed and Milan won the match.

When the Milan vs Bologna match continued, the game was growing again and getting hotter. Bologna, who played at home to the opponent, actually played openly and threatened Milan's defense several times.

The visitors' efforts finally paid off when Joshua Zirkzee broke the deadlock by scoring a goal in the 29th minute. From a tight angle, Zirkee fired a shot past Maignan's two feet.

Milan responded by suppressing the Bologna defense. This time, Milan had the opportunity to equalize the score after receiving a penalty in the 42nd minute. The penalty was given after defender Simon Kjaer was brought down by Lewis Ferguson when he was about to do a diving header.

The referee's penalty decision invited the Bologna camp to protest. Even coach Thiago Motta had an argument with the judge which resulted in him being shown a red card.

Giroud took the execution which was expected to equalize the score. It's just that the former French national team striker's kick could be thwarted by goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski.

Milan failed to change the score. But they didn't give up. Stefano Pioli's team continued to play offensively. Their efforts were not in vain after Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored a goal that equalized in the 45th minute.

The goal started with Davide Calabria's pass which Loftus-Cheek received. As soon as he controlled the ball, he then fired into the corner of the goal without being saved by Skorupski. The score 1-1 closed the first half.

In the second half, Milan played more aggressively. However, until the second half of the second half, the hosts still struggled to penetrate the solid Rossoblu defense.

Milan finally got a chance to turn things around after referee Davide Massa again awarded a penalty for the second time. Sam Beukema's foul on Rafael Leao made the Mass point to the spot.

This time Hernandez was the one who executed the penalty. Like Giroud, he also failed because his shot hit the post. Hernandez managed to find the rebound ball and found Bologna's goal. But his goal was disallowed.

Luckily there was Loftus-Cheek who saved Milan. He scored a brace after his header broke into Bologna's goal in the 83rd minute. The score changed to 2-1 for Milan.

When Milan predicted they would win, their hopes were dashed in injury time. Because of this, defender Filippo Terracciano made a blunder by pulling the jersey of defender Victor Kristiansen who met the cross.

The referee pointed to the spot. Bologna simply got one penalty which was completed by Riccardo Orsolini in the 90+2 minute. The score changed 2-2 and lasted until the end.