No one could ever say that AC Milan isn't a top-flight team in Italian football. The club, after all, has won the Serie A title 18 times, most recently in 2011. In recent years, though, the squad has been more of an also-ran in Italy's top soccer division. Last year, the wearers of the AC Milan kit ended the season 
in 8th place on the Serie A table, and they have spent the majority of the 2014 2015 season flitting between sixth and seventh position.
In other words, while the Red and Blacks have played well enough this season, it hasn't been a banner year for the team. That fact made it that much more surprising when Milan trounced Real Madrid in a friendly match on the second to last day of 2014. AC beat the Spanish La Liga frontrunners 4-2. Was the victory a fluke or a sign of untapped potential? Either way, you can celebrate Milan's success with a brand new AC Milan kids home shirt 2014 2015 or adult away kit, both available at Soccer Box!
Underdogs
Even in a friendly match, where normal levels of competition are rarely maintained, the Red and Blacks were the obvious underdogs in the fixture with Real. By the time players donned the AC Milan kit on January 30th, for an away-from-home game, Madrid had a winning streak dating back to mid-September.
Indeed, ever since a September 13th home loss against Atletico Madrid, the Vikings had been unstoppable. They'd won 22 consecutive matches, including La Liga fixtures, Champions League games, Copa Del Rey matches, Club World Cup Games, and more. They were, in short, bulletproof.
The Big WinÂ
Somehow, though, the Red and Whites managed to find the chink in the Viking armor. They put a decisive end to Real's 22-game winning streak. It was a great year-ending thrill for young football fans in the AC Milan kids home shirt 2014 2015 and old supporters in the adult away kit alike.
AC Milan took the lead early on, with a 21-minute goal from forward Jeremy Menez. Stephen El Shaarawy deepened the lead just five minutes later, with a goal at the 31-minute mark.
The most surprising thing about the early Red and White lead was that Cristiano Ronaldo, Madrid's not-so-secret weapon, was on the field for the entire first half. The star striker, considered by many to be the greatest football player on the planet, was part of the starting lineup for the soccer match, even though it was a friendly fixture.
Ronaldo would eventually be substituted out for Gareth Bale, but not before he put his team on the board. A goal from Ronaldo at the 35-minute mark ended AC Milan's early surge and made it look like the Vikings were ready to take over the football game after a slow start.
But that wasn't the case. Just minutes into the second half, with the great Cristiano on the bench, El Shaarawy did the AC Milan kit proud by converting an assist from Andrea Poli into another goal. When Giampaolo Pazzini put the Red and Blacks up 4-1 at the 76-minute mark, it was fairly clear the team was going to win the match.
The Vikings had received one more point before all was said and done-thanks to a late-game penalty goal from Kerim Benzema-but AC Milan was ultimately the victor of the friendly fixture. Needless to say, it was a celebratory moment for all fans, from kids in the AC Milan kids home shirt 2014 2015 and up.
Untapped Potential
The question that fans have asked in the wake of the Red and Black triumph over the Vikings is this: is there untapped potential hidden in the 2014 2015 AC Milan squad. After all, very few teams have been able to take down Madrid. Even Barcelona has struggled to keep up with the squad on the 2014 2015 La Liga standings table, and they have three of the best offensive players-Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Luis Suarez-who have ever played the game of soccer.
Only time will tell if AC Milan's triumph over Madrid will signify a changing of the tide for the club in the 2014 2015 Serie A. In the meantime, though, you can root for the team by picking up a new AC Milan kit at Soccer Box. Whether you are looking for a kids home shirt, an adult away kit, or even a 2014 2015 third shirt, you can find it here.
