World Football Challenge Recap: Club America defeats Inter Milan on penalty kicks
It was the first match of the World Football Challenge featuring AC Milan, Inter Milan, Chelsea, and Club America. Here’s a full recap of Club America taking on Inter Milan.
Club America defeats Inter Milan on penalty kicks
Inter Milan dominated possession but America played a solid match to win on penalty kicks Sunday in the first match of the World Football Challenge. Both teams failed to score in the first half as they appeared a bit rusty. America grabbed the lead early in the 2nd half with a goal from Juan Carlos Silva in the 51st minute but Inter responded with a goal from Ivan Cordoba in the 61st minute. The match remained tied after regulation time and came down to penalty kicks. It was tied 3-3 in the penalty kicks when Patrick Vieira for Inter Milan missed his penalty. American coverted all 5 of their chances and won 6-5 (1-1, 5-4 penalty kicks).
| MATCH STATS | ||
| América | Internazionale | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 15(9) | 15(8) |
| Fouls | 15 | 13 |
| Corner Kicks | 3 | 7 |
| Offsides | 3 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 38% | 63% |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red Cards | 1 | 1 |
| Saves | 2 | 3 |
| SCORING SUMMARY | |
| América | Internazionale |
| Juan Carlos Silva (51) | Ivan Cordoba (61) |
| Andres Chitiva (pen 90) | Mario Balotelli (pen 90) |
| Jose Mosqueda (pen 90) | Alberto Diego Milito (pen 90) |
| Juan Carlos Silva (pen 90) | Zlatan Ibrahimovic (pen 90) |
| Daniel Márquez (pen 90) | Patrick Vieira (pen miss 90) |
| Oscar Rojas (pen 90) | Nicolas Burdisso (pen 90 |
