Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     AC MonzaAC Monza
Computer Player Computer Player Garry Lloyd Garry Lloyd
Fabian Natale MonzaF. Monza73
G
1captain
G
74Matteo CaputoM. Caputo
Adriano FoglioA. Foglio69
D
2
D
70Ivan ZampagnaI. Zampagna
Gialuca FortinG. Fortin68
D
captain3
D
75Fabian Natale Del VecchioF. Del Vecchio
Damien NewtonD. Newton67
D
4
D
66Louis DavidL. David
Camel NéeC. Née67
M
5
M
70Guerino CapezzutoG. Capezzuto
Armin HöferA. Höfer65
M
6
M
72Giampiero TramezzaniG. Tramezzani
Eusebio GalliE. Galli65
M
7
M
73Arthur ClemenceA. Clemence
Cedric GautierC. Gautier64
M
8
M
68Hoalid CloarecH. Cloarec
Stephane GrittiS. Gritti65
A
9
A
70Evans GazzoliE. Gazzoli
Renato PiangerelliR. Piangerelli64
A
10
A
73Fabian Natale FerrareseF. Ferrarese
Giuliano NarcisoG. Narciso61
A
11
A
71Gianni PoliG. Poli
 
Lucas Gabriel SivigliaL. Siviglia66
D
12
D
69Stuart WhiteS. White
Stuart MccallS. Mccall63
M
13
M
56Franco BusoF. Buso
Stuart BremnerS. Bremner63
D
14
A
62Fausto CarrusF. Carrus

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to AC Monza. A crowd of 19,756 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Empoli and AC Monza are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Keane.


0.00
Empoli kick off and get the match underway!
2.45
Hoalid Cloarec laces a weighted ball forward to Gianni Poli. Gianni Poli runs straight at the defence! Gianni Poli strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Wonderful reactions from Fabian Natale Monza keeps it out!
4.31
Cedric Gautier threads a neat ball through to Stephane Gritti. Stephane Gritti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matteo Caputo who gathers it comfortably.
8.00
Armin Höfer brings the ball forward. Armin Höfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
10.15
With some swift thinking, Adriano Foglio plays the ball forward to Armin Höfer. Armin Höfer takes it forward alone. Armin Höfer knocks in a cross ball towards Renato Piangerelli. Renato Piangerelli shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
14.48
Adriano Foglio flicks a high pass forward. Armin Höfer controls it well on his chest. Armin Höfer sees Giuliano Narciso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giuliano Narciso edges inside the box! Giuliano Narciso takes a shot at goal. Matteo Caputo gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
15.53
Damien Newton powers a long ball forward. Renato Piangerelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.05
Empoli are in full control of this game.
22.32
Fabian Natale Ferrarese barges into Gialuca Fortin. Fabian Natale Ferrarese is shown the yellow card! Gialuca Fortin carries on, but is struggling a bit.
24.50
Eusebio Galli barges into Arthur Clemence. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arthur Clemence runs off the knock.
27.02
Fabian Natale Del Vecchio flicks a high pass forward. Giampiero Tramezzani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giampiero Tramezzani hits a low pass to Fabian Natale Ferrarese. Fabian Natale Ferrarese knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gialuca Fortin.
30.46
Adriano Foglio makes a probing pass to Armin Höfer. Armin Höfer decides to run forward with the ball. Armin Höfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.23
Adriano Foglio hacks Gianni Poli from behind! The referee warns Adriano Foglio to calm down! Gianni Poli stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.19
Giampiero Tramezzani makes a simple pass to Fabian Natale Ferrarese. Fabian Natale Ferrarese lofts in a cross ball towards Evans Gazzoli. Evans Gazzoli finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Fabian Natale Monza picks it out of the air!
36.38
Adriano Foglio flicks a high pass forward. Armin Höfer controls it well on his chest. Armin Höfer sees Stephane Gritti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephane Gritti shoots from 20 yards. Wonderful reactions from Matteo Caputo keeps it out!
40.48
Adriano Foglio threads a neat ball through to Eusebio Galli. Eusebio Galli threads the ball through to Giuliano Narciso. Giuliano Narciso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Matteo Caputo is on top of his game. Excellent save!
45.00
Guerino Capezzuto sees Gianni Poli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianni Poli shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Fabian Natale Monza!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Empoli appear unchanged since the first half. AC Monza also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and AC Monza kick off!
47.59
Armin Höfer plays the ball forward to Renato Piangerelli. Renato Piangerelli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Zampagna.
49.05
Giampiero Tramezzani threads the ball through to Fabian Natale Ferrarese. Fabian Natale Ferrarese runs straight at the defence! Fabian Natale Ferrarese shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
53.02
Fabian Natale Del Vecchio pushes up the pitch. Fabian Natale Del Vecchio hits a low pass to Evans Gazzoli. Evans Gazzoli plays a scrappy one-two with Gianni Poli and stumbles forward towards the goal... Evans Gazzoli muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
59.07
Eusebio Galli surges forward with the ball. Eusebio Galli tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
60.16
AC Monza have made a substitution with Fausto Carrus replacing Evans Gazzoli .
65.12
Giampiero Tramezzani chips the ball to his team mate, Fausto Carrus. Fausto Carrus tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
67.32
Ivan Zampagna flicks a high ball forward to Arthur Clemence who takes it down. Arthur Clemence flicks a high pass forward. Gianni Poli collects the pass. Gianni Poli flicks a high pass forward. Fausto Carrus controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Fausto Carrus takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.23
Gialuca Fortin makes a beautiful solo run. Gialuca Fortin makes a beautiful solo run. Gialuca Fortin runs straight at the defence! Gialuca Fortin tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
72.50
Giampiero Tramezzani hits a low pass to Fabian Natale Ferrarese. Fabian Natale Ferrarese knocks in a cross ball towards Gianni Poli. Gianni Poli connects with a diving header. Fabian Natale Monza effortlessly punches it away to safety.
75.19
Arthur Clemence chips the ball to his team mate, Fabian Natale Ferrarese. Fabian Natale Ferrarese plays a sublime one-two with Fausto Carrus and races in on goal... Fabian Natale Ferrarese comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Fabian Natale Monza is on top of it.
77.48
Empoli have made a substitution with Stuart Mccall replacing Cedric Gautier .
78.51
Gialuca Fortin knocks the ball to his team mate, Armin Höfer. Armin Höfer threads a neat ball through to Renato Piangerelli. Renato Piangerelli knocks in a cross ball towards Giuliano Narciso. Giuliano Narciso outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's a lousy effort!
81.35
Gialuca Fortin flicks a high pass forward. Armin Höfer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Armin Höfer makes a simple pass to Renato Piangerelli. Renato Piangerelli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

AC Monza
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
32.1%
41.7%
26.2%

Scorers
Renato Piangerelli 81
Evans Gazzoli 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Armin Höfer of Empoli

Match Ratings