Match Report


VeneziaVenezia     CittadellaCittadella
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Sergio BuffonS. Buffon64
G
captain1
G
68Darren BowyerD. Bowyer
Morgan GalliM. Galli76
D
2
D
66Mario AntunesM. Antunes
Marvin HermansM. Hermans61
D
3
D
66Winston WijkerW. Wijker
Mark RijkaardM. Rijkaard57
D
4
D
66Geoffrey Van NieuwstadtG. Van Nieuwstadt
Stephane CavalliS. Cavalli69
M
5
M
68Federico BallarinF. Ballarin
Vito Di CanioV. Di Canio68
M
6
M
65Massimiliano ZauriM. Zauri
Giulio MacellariG. Macellari64
M
7captain
M
62Duccio MiccoliD. Miccoli
Niccolo FletcherN. Fletcher61
M
8
M
58Gilles RobinsonG. Robinson
Elvis GhirardelloE. Ghirardello66
A
9
A
67Darren BurbageD. Burbage
Gianpaolo PavanG. Pavan61
A
10
A
67Rainer WilkeR. Wilke
Gareth PearceG. Pearce58
A
11
A
64Emile McgovernE. Mcgovern
 
Gennaro DoardoG. Doardo59
M
12
D
64Felice PiovaniF. Piovani
Andres IglesiasA. Iglesias57
M
13
G
64Walter GonnellaW. Gonnella
Elvis FrezzoliniE. Frezzolini56
D
14
D
62Hamada DernisH. Dernis

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadio P. L. Penzo where Venezia play host to Cittadella. A crowd of 9,915 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Venezia and Cittadella are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ruggiero Magoni.


0.00
Cittadella start the match!
3.22
Winston Wijker surges forward with the ball. Winston Wijker flicks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Wilke. Rainer Wilke shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
4.51
Federico Ballarin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball towards Rainer Wilke. Rainer Wilke makes a convincing header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
6.52
Massimiliano Zauri clumsily knocks into Giulio Macellari. The referee calls over Massimiliano Zauri and shows him a yellow card! Giulio Macellari gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
12.58
Niccolo Fletcher makes a simple pass to Elvis Ghirardello. Elvis Ghirardello shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
14.18
Duccio Miccoli sees Emile Mcgovern in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Emile Mcgovern whips in a cross ball towards Darren Burbage. Darren Burbage directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Sergio Buffon.
15.42
Duccio Miccoli takes a quick corner, playing it short to Darren Burbage. Darren Burbage chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Gianpaolo Pavan jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
20.39
Vito Di Canio flicks a high ball forward to Elvis Ghirardello who takes it down. Elvis Ghirardello knocks in a cross ball towards Gareth Pearce. Gareth Pearce makes a looping header on goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Mario Antunes. That should have been a goal!
22.29
Mario Antunes passes the ball forward to Massimiliano Zauri. Massimiliano Zauri flicks a high pass forward to Rainer Wilke who brings the ball neatly under control. Rainer Wilke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.51
Marvin Hermans plays the ball forward to Vito Di Canio. Vito Di Canio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elvis Ghirardello. Elvis Ghirardello controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.50
Vito Di Canio passes the ball forward to Gianpaolo Pavan. Gianpaolo Pavan shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
33.32
Gilles Robinson kicks a strong pass forward to Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern lofts in a cross ball towards Rainer Wilke. With a superhuman jump, Rainer Wilke connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.55
Stephane Cavalli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elvis Ghirardello. Elvis Ghirardello knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.04
Morgan Galli sweeps the ball long. Elvis Ghirardello shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Darren Bowyer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.35
Seeing a gap ahead, Mark Rijkaard plays the ball forward to Vito Di Canio. Vito Di Canio threads a neat ball through to Elvis Ghirardello. Elvis Ghirardello shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Venezia appear unchanged since the first half. Cittadella also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cittadella players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Venezia kick off!
51.06
Emile Mcgovern hacks Mark Rijkaard from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mark Rijkaard gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
53.29
Vito Di Canio threads a neat ball through to Gianpaolo Pavan. Gianpaolo Pavan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Bowyer who gathers it comfortably.
54.13
Vito Di Canio runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vito Di Canio knocks in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Pavan. Gianpaolo Pavan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.44
Duccio Miccoli sees Rainer Wilke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rainer Wilke whips in a cross ball towards Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Sergio Buffon didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
61.02
Duccio Miccoli flicks a high pass forward. Darren Burbage controls it well on his chest. Darren Burbage knocks in a cross ball towards Rainer Wilke. Rainer Wilke makes a looping header on goal. Wonderful reactions from Sergio Buffon keeps it out!
63.27
Massimiliano Zauri clumsily knocks into Giulio Macellari. Massimiliano Zauri is given a warning by the referee! Giulio Macellari runs off the knock.
67.58
Morgan Galli clumsily knocks into Darren Burbage. The referee brings Morgan Galli to one side and gives him a warning! Darren Burbage stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.44
Mario Antunes comes in with a late challenge on Niccolo Fletcher. Mario Antunes is shown the yellow card! Niccolo Fletcher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.59
Giulio Macellari clumsily knocks into Federico Ballarin. The referee calls over Giulio Macellari and warns him to calm down! Federico Ballarin stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.20
Niccolo Fletcher sees Gareth Pearce in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gareth Pearce shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
77.11
Winston Wijker threads the ball through to Massimiliano Zauri. Massimiliano Zauri flicks a high pass forward. Emile Mcgovern collects the pass. Emile Mcgovern shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.08
Federico Ballarin brings the ball forward. Federico Ballarin lofts in a cross ball towards Rainer Wilke. Rainer Wilke shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
84.40
Winston Wijker plays the ball forward to Duccio Miccoli. Duccio Miccoli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Mark Rijkaard clumsily knocks into Massimiliano Zauri. Mark Rijkaard is given a warning by the referee! Massimiliano Zauri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Venezia

Cittadella
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
29.4%
42.4%
28.2%

Scorers
Elvis Ghirardello 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Elvis Ghirardello of Venezia

Match Ratings