Match Report


FiorentinaFiorentina     FC Bari 1908FC Bari 1908
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Carmine CassanoC. Cassano66
G
1captain
G
59Michelangelo SgròM. Sgrò
Jimmy PalladiniJ. Palladini72
D
2
D
62Ruggiero LopezR. Lopez
Michelangelo FortinM. Fortin70
D
3
D
60Pedro GainzaP. Gainza
Carmelo PorroC. Porro67
D
4
D
56Gennaro Ivan VivianiG. Viviani
Gianluca BelardiG. Belardi68
M
5
D
53Arturo Di FabioA. Di Fabio
Ruggero TurriniR. Turrini67
M
6
M
63Renzo FerazzoliR. Ferazzoli
Michele Di CanioM. Di Canio67
M
7
M
60Demetrio SassanelliD. Sassanelli
Stephen HughesS. Hughes66
M
captain8
A
72Gianluigi EspositoG. Esposito
Arnauld BosiA. Bosi71
A
9
A
67Luca GiampierettiL. Giampieretti
Harvey LawrenceH. Lawrence69
A
10
A
64Gianluigi Di CanioG. Di Canio
Mauro RuotoloM. Ruotolo63
A
11
A
62Morgan CalifanoM. Califano
 
Anthony LaslandesA. Laslandes66
G
12
M
57Luca RoccoL. Rocco
Giovanni M. VergassolaG. Vergassola65
M
13
G
55Benoit ManzoB. Manzo
Wladimiro CammarataW. Cammarata65
D
14
M
53Garcia Duque IannuzziG. Iannuzzi

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stadio Franchi where Fiorentina play host to FC Bari 1908. A crowd of 9,538 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Fiorentina are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Bari 1908 appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Ezio Brocchi.


0.00
Fiorentina start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.43
Jimmy Palladini breaks forward. Jimmy Palladini threads the ball through to Mauro Ruotolo. Mauro Ruotolo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michelangelo Sgrò who gathers it comfortably.
3.47
Arnauld Bosi clumsily knocks into Pedro Gainza. The referee warns Arnauld Bosi to calm down! Pedro Gainza runs off the knock.
12.08
Arturo Di Fabio hacks Mauro Ruotolo from behind! Arturo Di Fabio is given a warning by the referee! Mauro Ruotolo runs off the knock.
16.47
Demetrio Sassanelli flicks a high ball forward to Morgan Califano who takes it down. Morgan Califano lofts in a cross ball towards Gianluigi Di Canio. Gianluigi Di Canio makes a convincing header but it flies well off target!
26.17
Demetrio Sassanelli catches Ruggero Turrini on the ankles. The referee brings Demetrio Sassanelli to one side and gives him a warning! Ruggero Turrini runs off the knock.
28.28
Renzo Ferazzoli clumsily knocks into Stephen Hughes. The referee warns Renzo Ferazzoli to calm down! Stephen Hughes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.07
Stephen Hughes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Bosi. Arnauld Bosi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fiorentina appear unchanged since the first half. FC Bari 1908 have changed their lineup with Garcia Duque Iannuzzi replacing Pedro Gainza, Luca Rocco replacing Renzo Ferazzoli and Benoit Manzo replacing Luca Giampieretti.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Bari 1908 kick off!
51.22
Demetrio Sassanelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Morgan Califano. Morgan Califano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carmelo Porro.
54.33
Carmelo Porro threads a neat ball through to Stephen Hughes. Stephen Hughes flicks a high ball forward to Mauro Ruotolo who gracefully takes it down. Mauro Ruotolo whips in a cross ball towards Harvey Lawrence. Harvey Lawrence finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
57.21
Stephen Hughes hits a low pass to Mauro Ruotolo. Mauro Ruotolo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.36
Arnauld Bosi barges into Gennaro Ivan Viviani. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gennaro Ivan Viviani stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.58
Michelangelo Fortin knocks the ball forward to Michele Di Canio. Michele Di Canio makes a simple pass to Mauro Ruotolo. Mauro Ruotolo tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
65.14
Ruggero Turrini plays the ball forward to Mauro Ruotolo. Mauro Ruotolo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garcia Duque Iannuzzi.
67.17
Demetrio Sassanelli knocks the ball forward to Gianluigi Di Canio. Gianluigi Di Canio makes a simple pass, allowing Gianluigi Esposito to run into the box. Some awkward footwork from Gianluigi Esposito provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
72.27
Demetrio Sassanelli decides to run forward with the ball. Demetrio Sassanelli lofts in a cross ball towards Gianluigi Di Canio. Gianluigi Di Canio jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper, Carmine Cassano, sees it late!! Goal for FC Bari 1908!
75.53
Demetrio Sassanelli sees Benoit Manzo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Benoit Manzo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
77.12
Gianluca Belardi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arnauld Bosi. Arnauld Bosi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.03
Gennaro Ivan Viviani sees a break and surges forward. With great vision, Gennaro Ivan Viviani plays the ball forward to Morgan Califano. Morgan Califano shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
84.45
Demetrio Sassanelli sees Benoit Manzo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Benoit Manzo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jimmy Palladini.
87.20
Carmelo Porro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michele Di Canio. Michele Di Canio flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Lawrence controls it well on his chest. Harvey Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Arnauld Bosi. Arnauld Bosi makes a deft header but is denied by Michelangelo Sgrò. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fiorentina

FC Bari 1908
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
28.9%
39.5%
31.6%

Scorers
Gianluigi Esposito 67
Gianluigi Di Canio 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Demetrio Sassanelli of FC Bari 1908

Match Ratings