In the fifteenth minute, after Man City successfully intercepted the ball in midfield, Busquets carried it forward at speed and passed to David Silva. The Spanish attacking midfielder sent a precise through ball that sliced open AC Milan's defense.
The ball was like a sharp scalpel, cutting through the gap between Nesta and Tiago Silva.
Su Dong had been poised to strike and immediately accelerated at full speed, shaking off Nesta and Tiago Silva before charging into the penalty area after David Silva's pass.
Goalkeeper Abbiati rushed off his line and charged toward Su Dong.
Su Dong had long legs and got to the ball first, poking it forward and avoiding Abbiati's hands.
Just as Su Dong was about to catch up with the ball and face an open net, Abbiati's hands grabbed his legs. Su Dong completely lost his balance and fell forward.
After bringing down Su Dong, Abbiati immediately got back to his feet and spread his hands toward referee Kassai, pretending to be innocent. Su Dong, meanwhile, lay on the grass and waited for the referee's decision.
The Man City players nearby also rushed over and protested to Kassai, insisting that Abbiati had brought down Su Dong.
It had been an extremely obvious foul.
Su Dong had already poked the ball away first, only to be brought down by Abbiati. It was unquestionably a penalty.
Yet no one had expected Kassai to blow his whistle immediately after seeing Su Dong fall, then wave his hands and run straight out of the penalty area amid protests from both AC Milan and Man City. He had awarded neither a yellow card for simulation nor a penalty to AC Milan, leaving the Man City players unable to accept it.
"That was definitely an obvious mistake."
"The slow-motion replay clearly shows