Match Report


TorinoTorino     PiacenzaPiacenza
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Francesco BravoF. Bravo72
G
1
G
55Emiliano GuastalvinoE. Guastalvino
Luigi ImbrianiL. Imbriani64
D
2
D
60Paulo PinheiroP. Pinheiro
Marc-Vivien AntunesM. Antunes64
D
3
D
59Gianluca RomaG. Roma
Stefan FoglioS. Foglio55
D
4captain
D
59Benedetto De GasperiB. De Gasperi
Gialuca LambertiniG. Lambertini51
D
5
D
58Rui LopesR. Lopes
Nunzio BonomiN. Bonomi52
M
captain6
M
64Riccardo SibilanoR. Sibilano
Gianmatteo TestiniG. Testini52
M
7
M
63Dambou ValoisD. Valois
Bakary SpenglerB. Spengler51
M
8
M
60Marc NetzerM. Netzer
Manuele GilardinoM. Gilardino50
M
9
M
60Achille CesariA. Cesari
Enzo LeoneE. Leone59
A
10
A
76Giacomo IaquintaG. Iaquinta
Alessio ApolloniA. Apolloni58
A
11
A
67Guerino CaloriG. Calori
 
Sergio BrivioS. Brivio63
G
12
A
62Titus FroggattT. Froggatt
Giovanni TaranaG. Tarana57
A
13
D
57Gianluca MartuscielloG. Martusciello
Dale SimonsenD. Simonsen55
A
14
D
57Gerhard PolheimG. Polheim

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stadio Olimpico di Torino where Torino play host to Piacenza. A crowd of 7,185 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Torino and Piacenza are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ruggiero Magoni.


0.00
Torino start the match!
4.51
Benedetto De Gasperi brings the ball forward. Benedetto De Gasperi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Benedetto De Gasperi tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
14.29
Gialuca Lambertini makes a simple pass to Nunzio Bonomi. Nunzio Bonomi flicks a high pass forward to Alessio Apolloni who brings the ball under control. Alessio Apolloni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianluca Roma.
24.09
Marc-Vivien Antunes sees Manuele Gilardino in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Manuele Gilardino picks a pass forward to Enzo Leone. Enzo Leone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
28.51
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.14
Gialuca Lambertini passes the ball forward to Nunzio Bonomi. Nunzio Bonomi hits a low pass to Enzo Leone. Enzo Leone shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
Benedetto De Gasperi threads a neat ball through to Achille Cesari. Achille Cesari threads a neat ball through to Giacomo Iaquinta. Giacomo Iaquinta advances inside the box! Stefan Foglio comes in with a late challenge on Giacomo Iaquinta. Giacomo Iaquinta appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Torino appear unchanged since the first half. Piacenza have changed their lineup with Titus Froggatt replacing Giacomo Iaquinta.

45.00
Piacenza kick off the second half!
48.30
Marc-Vivien Antunes catches Marc Netzer on the ankles. Marc-Vivien Antunes is warned by the referee! Marc Netzer gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
48.30
Free kick to Piacenza just outside the area...
49.17
Guerino Calori takes a stuttering run up and lifts the ball high over the wall. Too high. What a wasted chance.
59.24
Manuele Gilardino hits a low pass to Alessio Apolloni. Alessio Apolloni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.50
Gianluca Roma plays the ball forward to Achille Cesari. Showing composure, Achille Cesari laces a through ball forward to Guerino Calori. Guerino Calori knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marc-Vivien Antunes.
81.19
Riccardo Sibilano knocks the ball to his team mate, Guerino Calori. Guerino Calori shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Francesco Bravo.
82.05
Corner kick to Piacenza. Riccardo Sibilano plays it short to Marc Netzer. Marc Netzer chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Gialuca Lambertini reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
84.06
Benedetto De Gasperi makes a probing pass to Dambou Valois. Dambou Valois threads a neat ball through to Guerino Calori. Guerino Calori knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.16
Paulo Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Riccardo Sibilano. Riccardo Sibilano passes the ball forward to Titus Froggatt. Titus Froggatt shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.51
Gialuca Lambertini kicks a strong pass forward to Gianmatteo Testini. Gianmatteo Testini passes the ball forward to Alessio Apolloni. Alessio Apolloni knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rui Lopes.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Torino

Piacenza
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.4%
34.6%
Play Area
32.1%
46.2%
21.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gialuca Lambertini of Torino

Match Ratings