Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     UdineseUdinese
Dave TownsendDave Townsend Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Ighli ZiniI. Zini74
G
1
G
73Marek DeynaM. Deyna
Youssef ElhamdaouiY. Elhamdaoui73
D
2captain
D
70Said ZimmermanS. Zimmerman
Gianluigi BonazzoliG. Bonazzoli74
D
3
D
73Dario MonettaD. Monetta
Alpay IzzetA. Izzet80
D
captain4
D
69George CortG. Cort
Jose MonteroJ. Montero73
D
5
D
73Alberto CopeA. Cope
Norio OnoN. Ono73
M
6
M
72Eduardo PostigaE. Postiga
Guillermo VazquezG. Vazquez66
M
7
M
76Chris WilliamsonC. Williamson
Jurgen de BruinJ. de Bruin73
M
8
M
73Ludovic JuriettiL. Jurietti
Patrick WielerP. Wieler82
A
9
A
76Jose RodriquezJ. Rodriquez
Antonio JardimA. Jardim77
A
10
A
73Luca LangL. Lang
Luigi LottiL. Lotti75
A
11
A
74Stephane SavinoS. Savino
 
Vito Dalla BonaV. Dalla Bona69
M
12
G
69Vasco RegoV. Rego
Ernesto MarquezE. Marquez68
D
13
M
58Garcia Duque VanoliG. Vanoli
Francesco CoralloF. Corallo68
D
14
A
58Sebastiano RinaldiS. Rinaldi

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Udinese. A crowd of 18,386 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Empoli and Udinese are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Giovanni Macchi.


0.00
The whistle blows and Empoli kick off!
2.52
Guillermo Vazquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Wieler. Patrick Wieler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Jardim but he's offside!
14.49
Eduardo Postiga threads a neat ball through to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
15.12
Luigi Lotti comes in with a late challenge on Dario Monetta. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dario Monetta runs off the knock.
20.35
Dario Monetta threads a neat ball through to Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti makes a probing pass to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Ighli Zini manages to gather it.
27.39
Eduardo Postiga flicks a high ball forward to Jose Rodriquez who takes it down. Jose Rodriquez shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
32.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Gianluigi Bonazzoli plays the ball forward to Guillermo Vazquez. Guillermo Vazquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Wieler. Patrick Wieler plays a quick one-two with Antonio Jardim and rushes in on goal... Patrick Wieler looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
33.07
Luca Lang sees a break and surges forward. Luca Lang plays a one-two with Jose Rodriquez and advances towards the goal... Luca Lang muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Solid save from Ighli Zini. What a great pair of hands!
42.41
Norio Ono comes in with a late challenge on Ludovic Jurietti. The referee warns Norio Ono to calm down! Ludovic Jurietti runs off the knock.
44.10
Norio Ono hits a low pass to Jurgen de Bruin. Jurgen de Bruin makes a probing pass to Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Udinese kick off and get the second half underway!
51.39
Chris Williamson knocks the ball forward to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Ighli Zini. Excellent save.
53.11
Alpay Izzet makes a strong solo run forward. With great vision, Alpay Izzet plays the ball forward to Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Patrick Wieler is offside!
54.46
Alpay Izzet kicks a strong pass forward to Norio Ono. Norio Ono whips in a cross ball towards Patrick Wieler. Patrick Wieler gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.31
Patrick Wieler brings the ball forward. Patrick Wieler shoots from 20 yards. Marek Deyna comfortably gets down and covers it.
61.10
Patrick Wieler barges into Dario Monetta. The referee calls over Patrick Wieler and shows him a yellow card! Dario Monetta runs off the knock.
65.36
George Cort sees Ludovic Jurietti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ludovic Jurietti flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianluigi Bonazzoli.
67.25
Jose Montero flicks a high pass forward. Gianluigi Bonazzoli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianluigi Bonazzoli runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gianluigi Bonazzoli puts a great ball through. Luigi Lotti runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
73.46
Eduardo Postiga catches Jurgen de Bruin on the ankles. Eduardo Postiga is shown the yellow card! Jurgen de Bruin stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.29
Luigi Lotti hacks Alberto Cope from behind! The referee calls over Luigi Lotti and warns him to calm down! Alberto Cope hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.12
George Cort knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga threads the ball through to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez lofts in a cross ball towards Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino heads the ball goalwards but Ighli Zini is on top of it.
79.58
Chris Williamson flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez chips the ball to his team mate, Luca Lang. Some good footwork from Luca Lang provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ighli Zini with no chance!! Goal for Udinese!
84.58
Jose Montero knocks the ball to his team mate, Norio Ono. Norio Ono flicks a high ball forward to Patrick Wieler who takes it down. Patrick Wieler knocks the ball forward, putting Luigi Lotti through on goal. Luigi Lotti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
87.44
Stephane Savino hacks Gianluigi Bonazzoli from behind! Stephane Savino is given a warning by the referee! Gianluigi Bonazzoli stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

Udinese
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
5
1
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.3%
47.7%
Play Area
26.7%
46.5%
26.7%

Scorers
Luigi Lotti 85
Luca Lang 80

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luca Lang of Udinese

Match Ratings
1.Ighli Zini (GK)
9
2.Youssef Elhamdaoui (DEF)
6
3.Gianluigi Bonazzoli (DEF)
7
4.Alpay Izzet (DEF)
7
5.Jose Montero (DEF)
6
6.Norio Ono (MID)
7
7.Guillermo Vazquez (MID)
6
8.Jurgen de Bruin (MID)
6
9.Patrick Wieler (ATT)yellow card
8
10.Antonio Jardim (ATT)
6
11.Luigi Lotti (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Vito Dalla Bona (MID)
0
13.Ernesto Marquez (DEF)
0
14.Francesco Corallo (DEF)
0

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