Match Report


SampdoriaSampdoria     SalernitanaSalernitana
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Giordano LamacchiG. Lamacchi64
G
1
G
71Graziano FranzoneG. Franzone
Richard DickovR. Dickov64
D
2
D
71Arnauld AliyuA. Aliyu
Camille AjasC. Ajas56
D
3
D
68Gavin BurleyG. Burley
Alfredo SassanelliA. Sassanelli54
D
4
D
64Rodrigo MoutinhoR. Moutinho
Tiziano RoccoT. Rocco70
M
5
D
54Mauricio ZubizarretaM. Zubizarreta
Ronnie McgovernR. Mcgovern70
M
captain6
M
76Saul BiancoS. Bianco
Alexandre AlvesA. Alves68
M
7
M
72Eddy PaschettaE. Paschetta
Scott NivenS. Niven66
M
8
M
63Gianfranco AlessiG. Alessi
Guillermo CortesG. Cortes72
A
9
M
59Phil BenjaminP. Benjamin
Yuri PassoniY. Passoni71
A
10
A
66Manuel TacchinardiM. Tacchinardi
Giancarlo De FranceschiG. De Franceschi68
A
11captain
A
60Oscar FantiniO. Fantini
 
Henry MercerH. Mercer65
M
12
G
66Corrado BordoniC. Bordoni
Gary GoughG. Gough64
A
13
M
57Micka‘l AndréM. André
Ivan IzquierdoI. Izquierdo63
M
14
A
56Tomas NunesT. Nunes

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Sampdoria play host to Salernitana. A crowd of 17,126 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sampdoria are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Salernitana appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Danilo Di Meglio.


0.00
The first half starts with Sampdoria kicking off!
4.58
Gavin Burley flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Fantini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oscar Fantini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Dickov.
9.15
Phil Benjamin flicks a high pass forward to Gianfranco Alessi who brings the ball under control. Gianfranco Alessi finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
10.37
Alfredo Sassanelli makes a beautiful solo run. Alfredo Sassanelli flicks a high ball forward to Giancarlo De Franceschi who takes it down. Giancarlo De Franceschi shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Graziano Franzone!
14.55
Rodrigo Moutinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianfranco Alessi. Gianfranco Alessi flicks a high pass forward to Manuel Tacchinardi who brings the ball under control. Manuel Tacchinardi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.31
Gianfranco Alessi clumsily knocks into Alexandre Alves. The referee warns Gianfranco Alessi to calm down! Alexandre Alves hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.30
Richard Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Tiziano Rocco controls it well on his chest. Tiziano Rocco passes the ball forward to Giancarlo De Franceschi. Giancarlo De Franceschi makes a simple pass, allowing Guillermo Cortes to run into the box. Guillermo Cortes shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Graziano Franzone smothers it!
34.41
Manuel Tacchinardi barges into Camille Ajas. Manuel Tacchinardi is shown the yellow card! Camille Ajas hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.42
Alfredo Sassanelli flicks a high pass forward. Scott Niven holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Mcgovern. Ronnie Mcgovern advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Ronnie Mcgovern provides some space. He shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sampdoria appear unchanged since the first half. Salernitana also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Salernitana kick off!
47.58
Gianfranco Alessi threads a neat ball through to Manuel Tacchinardi. Manuel Tacchinardi shoots from 25 yards but Giordano Lamacchi is on top of it.
53.19
Alfredo Sassanelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Alves. Without breaking stride, Alexandre Alves plays the ball forward to Yuri Passoni. Yuri Passoni advances inside the box! Yuri Passoni rockets a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
55.18
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
63.27
Phil Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Fantini collects the pass. Oscar Fantini knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Tacchinardi. Manuel Tacchinardi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Giordano Lamacchi reads it well. Great save!
65.10
Guillermo Cortes knocks the ball to his team mate, Giancarlo De Franceschi. Giancarlo De Franceschi shoots from distance. Graziano Franzone gets down and covers it.
66.21
Yuri Passoni makes an attacking run forward. Yuri Passoni sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.00
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
79.39
Gianfranco Alessi comes in with a late challenge on Ronnie Mcgovern. Gianfranco Alessi is warned by the referee again! Ronnie Mcgovern stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.23
Rodrigo Moutinho makes a simple pass to Gianfranco Alessi. Gianfranco Alessi passes the ball forward to Manuel Tacchinardi. Manuel Tacchinardi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Giordano Lamacchi as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
82.24
Phil Benjamin takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Some good footwork from Arnauld Aliyu provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is miles over!
83.19
Tiziano Rocco threads the ball through to Giancarlo De Franceschi. Giancarlo De Franceschi advances inside the box! Giancarlo De Franceschi rockets a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sampdoria

Salernitana
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
24.2%
51.5%
24.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Graziano Franzone of Salernitana

Match Ratings