Match Report


AC MonzaAC Monza     UdineseUdinese
Computer Player Computer Player Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Nikolas TöpferN. Töpfer66
G
1
G
69Vasco RegoV. Rego
Rafael BarbosaR. Barbosa72
D
2captain
D
70Said ZimmermanS. Zimmerman
Miguel MoutinhoM. Moutinho66
D
3
D
73Dario MonettaD. Monetta
Fabio AubanelF. Aubanel58
D
4
D
69George CortG. Cort
Marco BordoniM. Bordoni48
D
5
D
73Alberto CopeA. Cope
Kewullay CrovariK. Crovari80
M
6
M
72Eduardo PostigaE. Postiga
Nicholas GranttN. Grantt67
M
7
M
76Chris WilliamsonC. Williamson
Jimmy CaluwéJ. Caluwé64
M
8
M
73Ludovic JuriettiL. Jurietti
Torsten BischoffT. Bischoff69
A
9
A
76Jose RodriquezJ. Rodriquez
Kaba CondiK. Condi68
A
captain10
A
73Luca LangL. Lang
Benoit SimeoniB. Simeoni60
A
11
A
74Stephane SavinoS. Savino
 
Pedro TavaresP. Tavares60
M
12
G
73Marek DeynaM. Deyna
Gianni GioacchiniG. Gioacchini59
G
13
M
69Jose Fortes GainzaJ. Gainza
Ciro LemmeC. Lemme57
A
14
A
58Sebastiano RinaldiS. Rinaldi

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stadio Britanteo where AC Monza play host to Udinese. A crowd of 19,485 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AC Monza and Udinese are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matteo Conte.


0.00
Udinese start the match!
14.11
Chris Williamson flicks the ball to his team mate, Luca Lang. Luca Lang sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
20.14
Alberto Cope makes a simple pass to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marco Bordoni.
22.07
Jimmy Caluwé flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Bischoff controls it well on his chest. Torsten Bischoff shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.49
Chris Williamson flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Postiga who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Postiga cuts inside the box! Eduardo Postiga cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Nikolas Töpfer with no chance!! Goal for Udinese!
33.51
Jimmy Caluwé kicks a strong pass forward to Benoit Simeoni. Benoit Simeoni plays a perfect one-two with Kaba Condi and rushes in on goal... Benoit Simeoni side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Vasco Rego smothers it!
42.03
Dario Monetta advances with the ball. Dario Monetta chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Luca Lang. Fabio Aubanel catches Luca Lang on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Monza appear unchanged since the first half. Udinese also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AC Monza start the second half!
47.07
George Cort threads the ball through to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez skips past Marco Bordoni! Jose Rodriquez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
48.50
Fabio Aubanel flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Caluwé controls it well on his chest. Jimmy Caluwé flicks a high pass forward to Torsten Bischoff who brings the ball under control. Torsten Bischoff whips in a cross ball towards Benoit Simeoni. Benoit Simeoni powers a header at goal but somehow Vasco Rego manages to keep it out.
49.12
Nicholas Grantt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kaba Condi. Kaba Condi plays a one-two with Kewullay Crovari and advances towards the goal... Kaba Condi takes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
51.51
Alberto Cope threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga flicks a high pass forward to Stephane Savino who brings the ball under control. Stephane Savino plays a quick one-two with Luca Lang and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Stephane Savino provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.12
Without breaking stride, George Cort plays the ball forward to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga threads a neat ball through to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez shoots from outside the area but Nikolas Töpfer is on top of it.
59.07
Eduardo Postiga hacks Jimmy Caluwé from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jimmy Caluwé runs off the knock.
65.07
Eduardo Postiga hits a low pass to Chris Williamson. Chris Williamson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
66.30
Alberto Cope plays the ball forward to Chris Williamson. Chris Williamson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
71.17
Dario Monetta flicks a high ball forward to Ludovic Jurietti who takes it down. Ludovic Jurietti makes a beautiful solo run. Ludovic Jurietti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
72.10
Nicholas Grantt flicks the ball to his team mate, Kewullay Crovari. Kewullay Crovari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kaba Condi but the linesman indicates offside!
75.28
Torsten Bischoff catches Chris Williamson on the ankles. The referee calls over Torsten Bischoff and shows him a yellow card! Chris Williamson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.20
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
81.16
Eduardo Postiga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Nikolas Töpfer reads it well. Good save!
85.53
Chris Williamson knocks the ball forward to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino passes the ball forward but Chris Williamson is offside!
90.00
With some swift thinking, Ludovic Jurietti plays the ball forward to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Monza

Udinese
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.4%
65.6%
Play Area
29.5%
47.5%
23%

Scorers
Eduardo Postiga 26
Stephane Savino 52

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Postiga of Udinese

Match Ratings
1.Nikolas Töpfer (GK)
8
2.Rafael Barbosa (DEF)
6
3.Miguel Moutinho (DEF)
6
4.Fabio Aubanel (DEF)
6
5.Marco Bordoni (DEF)
6
6.Kewullay Crovari (MID)
6
7.Nicholas Grantt (MID)
6
8.Jimmy Caluwé (MID)
6
9.Torsten Bischoff (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Kaba Condi (ATT)
6
11.Benoit Simeoni (ATT)
6
 
12.Pedro Tavares (MID)
0
13.Gianni Gioacchini (GK)
0
14.Ciro Lemme (ATT)
0

1.Vasco Rego (GK)
7
2.Said Zimmerman (DEF)
6
3.Dario Monetta (DEF)
7
4.George Cort (DEF)
6
5.Alberto Cope (DEF)
7
6.Eduardo Postiga (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
7.Chris Williamson (MID)
8
8.Ludovic Jurietti (MID)
7
9.Jose Rodriquez (ATT)
7
10.Luca Lang (ATT)
6
11.Stephane Savino (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Marek Deyna (GK)
0
13.Jose Fortes Gainza (MID)
0
14.Sebastiano Rinaldi (ATT)
0