Match Report


TorinoTorino     EmpoliEmpoli
Jay LivermoreJay Livermore Dave Townsend Dave Townsend
Cedric BayleC. Bayle76
G
1
G
74Ighli ZiniI. Zini
Paolo MacleanP. Maclean72
D
2
D
73Youssef ElhamdaouiY. Elhamdaoui
Edmundo MendezE. Mendez71
D
3
D
68Ernesto MarquezE. Marquez
Lomano ClarkeL. Clarke71
D
4captain
D
80Alpay IzzetA. Izzet
Dado CarissoD. Carisso75
D
5
D
73Jose MonteroJ. Montero
Francesco G. Di VicinoF. Di Vicino78
M
6
M
73Norio OnoN. Ono
Damien PlowrightD. Plowright76
M
7
M
69Pietro FiorettiP. Fioretti
Giancarlo BianchessiG. Bianchessi78
M
8
M
79Corentin PamarotC. Pamarot
Nigel BowyerN. Bowyer78
A
9
A
82Patrick WielerP. Wieler
Martin Guerrero LopezM. Guerrero Lopez81
A
captain10
A
75Luigi LottiL. Lotti
Kelvin InceK. Ince72
A
11
A
70Ismael AyazI. Ayaz
 
Hugo MartinezH. Martinez67
D
12
D
74Gianluigi BonazzoliG. Bonazzoli
Benoit SantarelliB. Santarelli75
M
13
M
72Jurgen de BruinJ. de Bruin
Rafael Del SolR. Del Sol70
A
14
M
66Guillermo VazquezG. Vazquez

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Olimpico di Torino where Torino play host to Empoli. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Torino and Empoli are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Danilo Di Meglio.


0.00
The first half starts with Empoli kicking off!
3.10
Edmundo Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Damien Plowright holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Damien Plowright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Guerrero Lopez. Martin Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Ighli Zini.
4.59
It's a corner kick which Francesco G. Di Vicino takes quickly, playing the ball short to Lomano Clarke. Lomano Clarke takes a shot at goal but is denied by Norio Ono. Excellent block.
10.55
Giancarlo Bianchessi flicks a high ball forward to Kelvin Ince who takes it down. Kelvin Ince passes the ball forward but Martin Guerrero Lopez is offside!
14.43
Martin Guerrero Lopez comes in with a late challenge on Ernesto Marquez. The referee brings Martin Guerrero Lopez to one side and gives him a warning! Ernesto Marquez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
15.34
Ismael Ayaz barges into Edmundo Mendez. The referee brings Ismael Ayaz to one side and gives him a warning! Edmundo Mendez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.03
Giancarlo Bianchessi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Giancarlo Bianchessi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ernesto Marquez.
21.53
Edmundo Mendez clumsily knocks into Ismael Ayaz. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ismael Ayaz stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.06
Damien Plowright knocks the ball forward to Francesco G. Di Vicino. Francesco G. Di Vicino controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Nigel Bowyer through on goal. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nigel Bowyer provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ighli Zini with no chance!! Goal for Torino!
30.43
Youssef Elhamdaoui flicks a high pass forward. Ismael Ayaz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ismael Ayaz knocks in a cross ball towards Patrick Wieler. Patrick Wieler makes a deft header. Patrick Wieler scores for Empoli!!
33.38
Lomano Clarke brings the ball forward. Lomano Clarke knocks in a cross ball towards Kelvin Ince. Kelvin Ince gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.32
Nigel Bowyer flicks a high pass forward. Giancarlo Bianchessi controls it well on his chest. Giancarlo Bianchessi knocks in a cross ball towards Kelvin Ince. Kelvin Ince flicks the ball with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Ighli Zini!
40.56
Giancarlo Bianchessi barges into Ismael Ayaz. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ismael Ayaz runs off the knock.
42.40
Lomano Clarke advances with the ball. Lomano Clarke lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
44.34
Dado Carisso flicks the ball to his team mate, Giancarlo Bianchessi. Giancarlo Bianchessi makes a simple pass to Martin Guerrero Lopez. Martin Guerrero Lopez tries a spectacular long range effort. Ighli Zini gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
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. Empoli also appear unchanged since the first half. The Torino players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Torino kick off the second half!
48.10
Ernesto Marquez brings the ball forward. Ernesto Marquez plays the ball forward to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luigi Lotti but he's offside!
51.01
Francesco G. Di Vicino flicks a high ball forward to Giancarlo Bianchessi who takes it down. Giancarlo Bianchessi makes a simple pass to Martin Guerrero Lopez. Martin Guerrero Lopez whips in a cross ball towards Giancarlo Bianchessi. Giancarlo Bianchessi beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
57.53
Ernesto Marquez flicks a high pass forward. Corentin Pamarot controls it well on his chest. Corentin Pamarot flicks a high pass forward to Patrick Wieler who brings the ball under control. Patrick Wieler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lomano Clarke.
63.20
Pietro Fioretti knocks the ball to his team mate, Norio Ono. Norio Ono plays a quick one-two with Luigi Lotti and rushes in on goal... Norio Ono cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.58
Corentin Pamarot sees a break and surges forward. Corentin Pamarot shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
67.17
Giancarlo Bianchessi advances with the ball. Giancarlo Bianchessi knocks in a cross ball towards Kelvin Ince. Kelvin Ince outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just wide!
72.28
Giancarlo Bianchessi sees space and advances. Giancarlo Bianchessi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.38
Jose Montero flicks a high ball forward to Patrick Wieler who takes it down. Patrick Wieler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.12
Damien Plowright threads the ball through to Nigel Bowyer. Nigel Bowyer lofts in a cross ball towards Kelvin Ince. Ernesto Marquez barges into Kelvin Ince. Penalty not given!!
78.02
Corentin Pamarot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norio Ono. Norio Ono flicks the ball to his team mate, Luigi Lotti. Luigi Lotti finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
81.59
Nigel Bowyer catches Norio Ono on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Norio Ono stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.53
Corentin Pamarot flicks the ball to his team mate, Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Torino

Empoli
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.4%
45.6%
Play Area
26.6%
45.6%
27.8%

Scorers
Nigel Bowyer 27
Patrick Wieler 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nigel Bowyer of Torino

Match Ratings