Match Report
| Empoli | Empoli |  |  | Ancona | Ancona | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amedeo Tardioli | A. Tardioli |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Ivan Nappi | I. Nappi | |||||||||
| Edoardo Bagnacani | E. Bagnacani | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Cristian Mora | C. Mora | |||||||||
| Emiliano Tarantino | E. Tarantino | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Lorenzo Lucarelli | L. Lucarelli | |||||||||
| Geoffroy Hugues | G. Hugues |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 | | Ray Cossato | R. Cossato | |||||||||
| Aniello Califano | A. Califano | | 54 | D | | 5 | | M | 64 | | Moreno Bonora | M. Bonora | |||||||||
| Alec Hopkin | A. Hopkin |  | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | William Lemme | W. Lemme | |||||||||
| Armando Zamboni | A. Zamboni | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Manuel Guerra | M. Guerra | |||||||||
| Cristiano Simic | C. Simic | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Mariano Guardalben | M. Guardalben | |||||||||
| Alejandro Gainza | A. Gainza |  | 54 | M | | 9 | | M | 54 |  | Alexandre Castro | A. Castro | |||||||||
| Giampiero Domizzi | G. Domizzi | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Achille Stendardo | A. Stendardo | |||||||||
| Martino Bellavista | M. Bellavista | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Oscar Dominguez | O. Dominguez | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Ancona. A crowd of 8,360 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Empoli are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ancona appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Empoli are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ancona appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Empoli kick off the first half!
4.48
0-0Cristiano Simic decides to run forward with the ball. Cristiano Simic shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
6.00
0-0Giampiero Domizzi barges into Ray Cossato. Giampiero Domizzi is warned by the referee! Ray Cossato stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.27
0-0Alec Hopkin knocks the ball forward to Giampiero Domizzi. Giampiero Domizzi shoots from outside the area. Ivan Nappi easily smothers it.
12.06
0-0Cristiano Simic flicks the ball to his team mate, Martino Bellavista. Martino Bellavista knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.27
Geoffroy Hugues controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Simic. Cristiano Simic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martino Bellavista. Martino Bellavista goes all the way! Martino Bellavista makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Ivan Nappi easily smothers it.
16.13
Geoffroy Hugues controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Armando Zamboni. Armando Zamboni decides to run forward with the ball. Armando Zamboni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ivan Nappi.
18.02
0-0Ancona are easily keeping Empoli at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
20.22
Armando Zamboni surges forward with the ball. Armando Zamboni shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Ivan Nappi.
24.18
Armando Zamboni passes the ball forward to Giampiero Domizzi. Giampiero Domizzi goes all the way! Giampiero Domizzi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.58
Alexandre Castro kicks a strong pass forward to Achille Stendardo. Achille Stendardo shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Amedeo Tardioli.
39.22
0-0Mariano Guardalben catches Armando Zamboni on the ankles. Mariano Guardalben is given a warning by the referee! Armando Zamboni gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
0-0Mariano Guardalben chips the ball to his team mate, Achille Stendardo. Achille Stendardo makes a probing pass to Oscar Dominguez but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Ancona kick off!
47.29
Armando Zamboni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giampiero Domizzi. Giampiero Domizzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ivan Nappi who gathers it comfortably.
48.03
Cristiano Simic advances with the ball. Cristiano Simic threads the ball through to Martino Bellavista but he's offside!
51.37
1-0Emiliano Tarantino makes a simple pass to Cristiano Simic. Cristiano Simic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Domizzi. Giampiero Domizzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Martino Bellavista. Martino Bellavista cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.19
Geoffroy Hugues flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Simic. Cristiano Simic chips the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Domizzi. Giampiero Domizzi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristian Mora.
57.48
Cristian Mora chips the ball to his team mate, Mariano Guardalben. Mariano Guardalben surges forward with the ball. Mariano Guardalben threads the ball through to Achille Stendardo but he's offside!
65.00
Cristiano Simic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martino Bellavista. Martino Bellavista shoots from 20 yards but Ivan Nappi is on top of it.
67.41
Armando Zamboni chips the ball to his team mate, Martino Bellavista. Martino Bellavista kicks a strong pass forward to Giampiero Domizzi but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.09
Alec Hopkin barges into Alexandre Castro. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alexandre Castro carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.36
William Lemme clumsily knocks into Cristiano Simic. William Lemme is given a warning by the referee! Cristiano Simic carries on, but is struggling a bit.
79.32
Oscar Dominguez comes in with a late challenge on Geoffroy Hugues. The referee calls over Oscar Dominguez and warns him to calm down! Geoffroy Hugues gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.13
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
87.24
1-0Mariano Guardalben hacks Cristiano Simic from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cristiano Simic runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
72.7%
27.3%
Play Area
22.7%
48.5%
28.8%
Scorers