Match Report


CittadellaCittadella     AnconaAncona
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Darren BowyerD. Bowyer68
G
1captain
G
65Manuel BressanM. Bressan
Mario AntunesM. Antunes66
D
2
D
65Diego StaffolaniD. Staffolani
Winston WijkerW. Wijker66
D
3
D
60Linus AhrensL. Ahrens
Geoffrey Van NieuwstadtG. Van Nieuwstadt66
D
4
D
59Valentino BreviV. Brevi
Federico BallarinF. Ballarin68
M
5
M
63Alessandro BertottoA. Bertotto
Massimiliano ZauriM. Zauri65
M
6
M
62Flavio SulcisF. Sulcis
Duccio MiccoliD. Miccoli62
M
captain7
M
60Bruno StendardoB. Stendardo
Gilles RobinsonG. Robinson58
M
8
M
57David PistoneD. Pistone
Darren BurbageD. Burbage67
A
9
A
64Mark DianaM. Diana
Rainer WilkeR. Wilke67
A
10
A
60Mauricio GuardalbenM. Guardalben
Emile McgovernE. Mcgovern64
A
11
A
58Raffaele MoranteR. Morante
 
Felice PiovaniF. Piovani64
D
12
G
61Jan DörnerJ. Dörner
Walter GonnellaW. Gonnella64
G
13
D
59Wilco HeerkensW. Heerkens
Hamada DernisH. Dernis62
D
14
D
59Joost PiquéJ. Piqué

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadion Tombolato where Cittadella play host to Ancona. A crowd of 8,927 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Cittadella and Ancona are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Raul Melli.


0.00
Ancona kick off and get the match underway!
3.11
Linus Ahrens hits a low pass to Alessandro Bertotto. Alessandro Bertotto hits a low pass to Mark Diana. Mark Diana shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
10.14
Federico Ballarin flicks a high pass forward. Darren Burbage controls it well on his chest. Darren Burbage lofts in a cross ball towards Rainer Wilke. Rainer Wilke directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Manuel Bressan. Excellent save.
14.28
Bruno Stendardo threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Guardalben. Mauricio Guardalben tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
15.44
Duccio Miccoli threads a neat ball through to Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Linus Ahrens.
16.26
Winston Wijker flicks a high pass forward. Federico Ballarin collects the pass. Federico Ballarin chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Burbage. Darren Burbage knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.33
Winston Wijker sees Massimiliano Zauri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Massimiliano Zauri makes a simple pass to Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball towards Rainer Wilke. Rainer Wilke whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Manuel Bressan manages to keep it out.
20.37
Valentino Brevi hits a low pass to Bruno Stendardo. Bruno Stendardo threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Guardalben. Mauricio Guardalben knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.18
Linus Ahrens passes the ball forward to David Pistone. David Pistone makes a probing pass to Mauricio Guardalben. Mauricio Guardalben sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
22.08
Flavio Sulcis makes a probing pass to Mark Diana. Mark Diana shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
26.32
Duccio Miccoli hits a low pass to Rainer Wilke. Rainer Wilke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diego Staffolani.
28.36
Winston Wijker knocks the ball forward to Federico Ballarin. Federico Ballarin makes a probing pass to Darren Burbage. Darren Burbage lofts in a cross ball towards Rainer Wilke. Rainer Wilke rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but Diego Staffolani is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
30.35
Duccio Miccoli threads a neat ball through to Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern advances inside the box! Emile Mcgovern cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Manuel Bressan. Excellent save.
32.11
Duccio Miccoli sees Darren Burbage in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darren Burbage sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
36.12
Massimiliano Zauri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Burbage. Darren Burbage knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Valentino Brevi.
40.04
Massimiliano Zauri sees Emile Mcgovern in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Emile Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Burbage. Darren Burbage powers a header at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Cittadella are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
44.10
Winston Wijker pushes up the pitch. Winston Wijker flicks a high pass forward to Rainer Wilke who brings the ball under control. Rainer Wilke whips in a cross ball towards Darren Burbage. Darren Burbage makes a deft header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Bruno Stendardo sees a break and surges forward. Bruno Stendardo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cittadella appear unchanged since the first half. Ancona also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cittadella kick off and get the second half underway!
55.09
Mario Antunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Massimiliano Zauri. Massimiliano Zauri flicks a high ball forward to Darren Burbage who takes it down. Darren Burbage whips in a cross ball towards Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
57.21
Valentino Brevi barges into Darren Burbage. The referee brings Valentino Brevi to one side and gives him a warning! Darren Burbage stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.32
Ancona have made 2 substitutions with Wilco Heerkens replacing Flavio Sulcis and Joost Piqué replacing Mauricio Guardalben .
61.34
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
65.45
Bruno Stendardo takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of David Pistone. David Pistone changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Pistone shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Darren Bowyer smothers it!
66.23
Duccio Miccoli knocks the ball forward to Darren Burbage. Darren Burbage whips in a cross ball towards Rainer Wilke. Rainer Wilke flicks the ball with his head but Manuel Bressan reads it well. Well saved!
75.52
Bruno Stendardo plays the ball forward to Raffaele Morante. Raffaele Morante finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Darren Bowyer!
77.40
Valentino Brevi clumsily knocks into Darren Burbage. Valentino Brevi is warned by the referee again! Darren Burbage runs off the knock.
81.08
Duccio Miccoli knocks the ball to his team mate, Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern whips in a cross ball towards Rainer Wilke. Rainer Wilke jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
84.30
Mark Diana catches Winston Wijker on the ankles. The referee brings Mark Diana to one side and gives him a warning! Winston Wijker gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cittadella

Ancona
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.6%
38.4%
Play Area
23.3%
43%
33.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Darren Bowyer of Cittadella

Match Ratings