Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     LazioLazio
Computer Player Computer Player Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Fabian Natale MonzaF. Monza73
G
1
G
65Moreno Del GrossoM. Del Grosso
Adriano FoglioA. Foglio69
D
2
D
74Roberto FioreR. Fiore
Gialuca FortinG. Fortin68
D
captain3
D
70Christian BucciC. Bucci
Damien NewtonD. Newton67
D
4
D
70Michel SchemmelM. Schemmel
Pasquale RadiceP. Radice70
M
5
M
69David MercierD. Mercier
Camel NéeC. Née67
M
6
M
77Carl DufresnesC. Dufresnes
Armin HöferA. Höfer65
M
7
M
71David DeganoD. Degano
Eusebio GalliE. Galli65
M
8
M
77Rodrigo CamachoR. Camacho
Stephane GrittiS. Gritti65
A
9captain
A
72Tiago LoureiroT. Loureiro
Renato PiangerelliR. Piangerelli64
A
10
A
67Sean TramezzaniS. Tramezzani
John MeiklejohnJ. Meiklejohn62
A
11
A
66Damiano ManighettiD. Manighetti
 
Lucas Gabriel SivigliaL. Siviglia66
D
12
D
73Giovanni Di VicinoG. Di Vicino
Cedric GautierC. Gautier64
M
13
M
66Michelangelo MantelliM. Mantelli
Stuart MccallS. Mccall63
M
14
A
65Niccol˜ CircelloN. Circello

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Lazio. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Empoli and Lazio are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alessandro Scapolo.


0.00
The whistle blows and Empoli get the match underway!
2.04
Armin Höfer runs straight at the opposition's defence. Armin Höfer knocks in a cross ball towards Stephane Gritti. Stephane Gritti makes a looping header on goal but it slams into the crowd!
3.16
Damien Newton makes a probing pass to Pasquale Radice. Pasquale Radice flicks a high pass forward. John Meiklejohn controls it well on his chest. John Meiklejohn rushes past Michel Schemmel! John Meiklejohn side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is miles over!
4.33
Armin Höfer knocks the ball forward to Renato Piangerelli. Renato Piangerelli shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
9.10
Adriano Foglio threads a neat ball through to Pasquale Radice. Pasquale Radice flicks a high pass forward. John Meiklejohn collects the pass. John Meiklejohn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Moreno Del Grosso is on top of it.
12.51
David Mercier flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Loureiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tiago Loureiro plays a scrappy one-two with Damiano Manighetti and advances towards the goal... Tiago Loureiro side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
16.16
Carl Dufresnes threads a neat ball through to Sean Tramezzani. Sean Tramezzani passes the ball forward to Damiano Manighetti. Damiano Manighetti tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
20.45
Gialuca Fortin flicks a high pass forward. Camel Née collects the pass. Camel Née threads a neat ball through to Renato Piangerelli. Renato Piangerelli knocks in a cross ball towards Stephane Gritti. Stephane Gritti knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
21.04
David Degano runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Degano shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Fabian Natale Monza manages to gather it easily.
22.14
Camel Née comes in with a late challenge on Rodrigo Camacho. The referee warns Camel Née to calm down! Rodrigo Camacho runs off the knock.
26.13
Christian Bucci clumsily knocks into John Meiklejohn. The referee brings Christian Bucci to one side and gives him a warning! John Meiklejohn runs off the knock.
27.36
Christian Bucci advances with the ball. Christian Bucci decides to run forward with the ball. Christian Bucci edges inside the box! Christian Bucci shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
30.00
Armin Höfer plays the ball forward to John Meiklejohn. John Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Moreno Del Grosso who gathers it comfortably.
32.15
Pasquale Radice catches David Degano on the ankles. The referee calls over Pasquale Radice and shows him a yellow card! David Degano stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.46
Roberto Fiore clumsily knocks into Stephane Gritti. The referee calls over Roberto Fiore and shows him a yellow card! Stephane Gritti stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.03
Carl Dufresnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Loureiro. Tiago Loureiro makes a pass forward but Sean Tramezzani makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
40.30
Empoli are keeping most of the possession.
42.43
Eusebio Galli catches David Mercier on the ankles. Eusebio Galli is shown the yellow card! David Mercier stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
David Mercier comes in with a late challenge on Armin Höfer. The referee calls over David Mercier and warns him to calm down! Armin Höfer carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Lazio kick off!
47.18
Christian Bucci threads a neat ball through to Carl Dufresnes. Carl Dufresnes flicks a high pass forward to Tiago Loureiro who brings the ball neatly under control. Tiago Loureiro edges inside the box! Tiago Loureiro comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
49.37
Armin Höfer flicks a high pass forward. John Meiklejohn collects the pass. John Meiklejohn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michel Schemmel.
51.16
Carl Dufresnes threads a neat ball through to Sean Tramezzani. Sean Tramezzani controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Fabian Natale Monza gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
54.26
Gialuca Fortin flicks a high pass forward. Camel Née controls it well on his chest. Camel Née flicks a high pass forward. Renato Piangerelli collects the pass. Renato Piangerelli skips past Christian Bucci! Renato Piangerelli looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Moreno Del Grosso gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
60.55
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
65.45
Roberto Fiore flicks a high pass forward. David Degano controls it well on his chest. David Degano flicks a high pass forward. Damiano Manighetti collects the pass. Damiano Manighetti whips in a cross ball towards Sean Tramezzani. Sean Tramezzani outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Fabian Natale Monza manages to keep it out.
71.54
Eusebio Galli threads a neat ball through to John Meiklejohn. John Meiklejohn lofts in a cross ball towards Renato Piangerelli. Renato Piangerelli is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is deflected wide by Roberto Fiore.
73.54
Corner kick to Empoli. Eusebio Galli chips it out wide. Stephane Gritti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.38
Camel Née makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Meiklejohn. John Meiklejohn shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.39
Empoli have made a substitution with Cedric Gautier replacing Eusebio Galli .Lazio have made 2 substitutions with Michelangelo Mantelli replacing Carl Dufresnes and Niccol˜ Circello replacing Sean Tramezzani .
83.18
With a delightful solo run, Rodrigo Camacho stretches the opposition's defence. Rodrigo Camacho knocks the ball forward, putting Tiago Loureiro through on goal. Some good footwork from Tiago Loureiro provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
89.30
Roberto Fiore comes in with a late challenge on Stephane Gritti. The referee brings Roberto Fiore to one side and gives him a warning! Stephane Gritti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Damien Newton flicks a high ball forward to Cedric Gautier who takes it down. Cedric Gautier flicks a high pass forward. Renato Piangerelli collects the pass. Renato Piangerelli whips in a cross ball towards John Meiklejohn. John Meiklejohn beats his man to it with a header but somehow Moreno Del Grosso manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

Lazio
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
23.8%
46.2%
30%

Scorers
Damiano Manighetti 16
Christian Bucci 27
Tiago Loureiro 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Christian Bucci of Lazio

Match Ratings