AC Milan drew 0-0 with Fiorentina

  　　ROME, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan could not capitalise on their domination as they were held to a 0-0 draw by hosts Fiorentina on Saturday.

　　Milan, coming off five consecutive¹ Serie A victories, had the stronger start and penalty appeals on seven minutes when Valon Behrami clumsily intercepted² a cross as it was about to land on Zlatan Ibrahimovic's chest.

　　Milan veteran midfielder Clarence Seedorf got the ball in the back of the net on 18 minutes afer a splendid move and replays show the Dutchman was level when Ibrahimovic volleyed the assist through the middle, so the linesman got it wrong by disallowing³ the goal.

　　Ibra attempted a spectacular scorpion⁴ flick⁵ that sailed over the bar and Alberto Aquilani's header skimmed the woodwork, then Nastasic got a crucial touch to stop Robinho pulling the trigger in the area as Milan continued to dominate.

　　Gilardino did get a chance before the break, but blasted it over the bar, then Robinho's angled drive flashed across the face of goal and Artur Boruc blocked another Seedorf strike.

　　Alexandre Pato, who made his comeback after two months out with muscular problems, has previously⁶ scored in all five of his meetings with Fiorentina and nearly made it six, as he skipped between defenders⁷ and unleashed⁸ a daisy-cutter that Boruc fingertipped on to the base of the upright.

　　Pato continued to be the danger man, as Nastasic needed a crucial sliding tackle to stop The Duck prodding⁹ home from seven yards. Again Ibrahimovic chipped a ball over the defence for Pato, forcing Boruc to rush out and snatch it from him.

1 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

2 intercepted   

拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )； 截住； 截击； 拦阻

参考例句：

• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。

3 disallowing   

v.不承认（某事物）有效( disallow的现在分词 )；不接受；不准；驳回

参考例句：

4 scorpion   

n.蝎子，心黑的人，蝎子鞭

参考例句：

• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。
• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。

5 flick   

n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动

参考例句：

• He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
• By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。

6 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

7 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 unleashed   

v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
• The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 prodding   

v.刺，戳( prod的现在分词 )；刺激；促使；（用手指或尖物）戳

参考例句：

• He needed no prodding. 他不用督促。
• The boy is prodding the animal with a needle. 那男孩正用一根针刺那动物。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》