Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     JuventusJuventus
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Fabian Natale MonzaF. Monza73
G
1
G
68Robbie NevilleR. Neville
Adriano FoglioA. Foglio69
D
2captain
D
69Sebastian MetzgerS. Metzger
Gialuca FortinG. Fortin68
D
captain3
D
69Adriano TacchiA. Tacchi
Damien NewtonD. Newton67
D
4
D
69Sebastiano GianelloS. Gianello
Pasquale RadiceP. Radice70
M
5
M
65Arno KlimekA. Klimek
Camel NéeC. Née67
M
6
M
62Lennart KöpkeL. Köpke
Armin HöferA. Höfer65
M
7
M
59Emanuele MarcolinE. Marcolin
Eusebio GalliE. Galli65
M
8
M
58Gianluca FlorioG. Florio
Stephane GrittiS. Gritti65
A
9
A
68Joachim CorrentJ. Corrent
Renato PiangerelliR. Piangerelli64
A
10
A
66Daniel FormonD. Formon
John MeiklejohnJ. Meiklejohn62
A
11
A
62Michele De CesareM. De Cesare
 
Lucas Gabriel SivigliaL. Siviglia66
D
12
G
67Gianmarco FerrareseG. Ferrarese
Cedric GautierC. Gautier64
M
13
D
65Farid DugarryF. Dugarry
Stuart MccallS. Mccall63
M
14
D
62Yohann HernandezY. Hernandez

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Juventus. A crowd of 19,444 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Empoli and Juventus are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Oakley.


0.00
Empoli kick off and get the match underway!
2.07
Armin Höfer threads the ball through to Renato Piangerelli. Renato Piangerelli knocks in a cross ball towards John Meiklejohn. John Meiklejohn beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.33
Stephane Gritti barges into Sebastian Metzger. The referee calls over Stephane Gritti and shows him a yellow card! Sebastian Metzger carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.03
Gialuca Fortin flicks a high pass forward. Camel Née collects the pass. Camel Née threads a neat ball through to Stephane Gritti. Stephane Gritti skips past Sebastiano Gianello! Stephane Gritti rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Robbie Neville smothers it!
14.56
Arno Klimek makes a probing pass to Michele De Cesare. Michele De Cesare lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Formon. Daniel Formon knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.25
Camel Née knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephane Gritti. Stephane Gritti whips in a cross ball towards John Meiklejohn. With a superhuman jump, John Meiklejohn connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
24.21
Damien Newton hacks Daniel Formon from behind! The referee brings Damien Newton to one side and gives him a warning! Daniel Formon runs off the knock.
26.15
John Meiklejohn comes in with a late challenge on Sebastian Metzger. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sebastian Metzger is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
27.52
Sebastiano Gianello threads a neat ball through to Arno Klimek. Arno Klimek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Formon. Daniel Formon makes a probing pass to Michele De Cesare but he's offside!
32.10
Camel Née chips the ball to his team mate, Stephane Gritti. Stephane Gritti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Robbie Neville gets down and covers it.
36.19
Armin Höfer flicks a high pass forward to Stephane Gritti who brings the ball under control. Stephane Gritti shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
40.54
Gialuca Fortin chips the ball to his team mate, Camel Née. Camel Née flicks the ball to his team mate, John Meiklejohn. John Meiklejohn whips in a cross ball towards Renato Piangerelli. Renato Piangerelli directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Adriano Tacchi!
44.54
Sebastian Metzger makes a simple pass to Lennart Köpke. Lennart Köpke hits a low pass to Joachim Corrent. Joachim Corrent rushes past Adriano Foglio! Some silky footwork from Joachim Corrent provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Fabian Natale Monza had no chance!! Goal for Juventus!
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. Juventus also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Juventus kicking off!
47.35
Arno Klimek flicks a high pass forward. Joachim Corrent holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joachim Corrent tries a spectacular long range effort. Fabian Natale Monza gets down and covers it.
48.51
Camel Née flicks a high ball forward to Renato Piangerelli who takes it down. Renato Piangerelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
49.53
Without breaking stride, Gialuca Fortin plays the ball forward to Camel Née. Camel Née threads a neat ball through to Renato Piangerelli. Renato Piangerelli shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
53.53
Eusebio Galli changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eusebio Galli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.12
Sebastiano Gianello chips the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Florio. Seeing a gap ahead, Gianluca Florio plays the ball forward to Joachim Corrent. Joachim Corrent runs straight at the defence! Joachim Corrent cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.42
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
57.38
Arno Klimek threads a neat ball through to Michele De Cesare. Michele De Cesare plays a quick one-two with Daniel Formon and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Michele De Cesare provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
59.36
Showing composure, Damien Newton plays the ball forward to Camel Née. Camel Née passes the ball forward to Renato Piangerelli. Renato Piangerelli whips in a cross ball towards Stephane Gritti. Stephane Gritti finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stephane Gritti!
63.09
Pasquale Radice makes a simple pass to John Meiklejohn. John Meiklejohn tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.13
Damien Newton hacks Daniel Formon from behind! Damien Newton is given another warning by the referee! Daniel Formon stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.50
Camel Née plays the ball forward to John Meiklejohn. John Meiklejohn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.27
Emanuele Marcolin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joachim Corrent. Joachim Corrent lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Formon. Daniel Formon whips the ball goalwards with his head but Fabian Natale Monza is on top of it.
78.02
Lennart Köpke flicks a high pass forward to Joachim Corrent who brings the ball under control. Joachim Corrent whips in a cross ball towards Michele De Cesare. Michele De Cesare is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Fabian Natale Monza gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
79.14
Sebastian Metzger passes the ball forward to Lennart Köpke. Lennart Köpke flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Formon who takes it down. Daniel Formon finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
81.13
Renato Piangerelli catches Sebastiano Gianello on the ankles. The referee calls over Renato Piangerelli and shows him a yellow card! Sebastiano Gianello stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.59
Emanuele Marcolin threads the ball through to Daniel Formon. Daniel Formon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joachim Corrent but he's offside!
85.58
With some swift thinking, Sebastian Metzger plays the ball forward to Arno Klimek. Arno Klimek knocks the ball to his team mate, Joachim Corrent. Joachim Corrent threads a neat, attacking ball through to Michele De Cesare. Michele De Cesare strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.23
Camel Née passes the ball forward to Stephane Gritti. Stephane Gritti knocks in a cross ball towards John Meiklejohn. John Meiklejohn gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
89.35
Pasquale Radice runs straight at the opposition's defence. Pasquale Radice whips in a cross ball towards Stephane Gritti. Stephane Gritti jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

Juventus
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
27.1%
40%
32.9%

Scorers
John Meiklejohn 2, 20
Stephane Gritti 59, 89
Daniel Formon 15
Joachim Corrent 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephane Gritti of Empoli

Match Ratings