Match Report


CagliariCagliari     AtalantaAtalanta
James DunlopJames Dunlop Computer Player Computer Player
Leon WüthrichL. Wüthrich77
G
1
G
64Jose RamosJ. Ramos
Liam FalsiniL. Falsini78
D
2captain
D
71Pablo LorenzoP. Lorenzo
Tomas FabbriT. Fabbri82
D
3
D
67Joao BarbosaJ. Barbosa
Jimmy OttofaroJ. Ottofaro79
D
4
D
63Dino VillaD. Villa
Alex ColonnelloA. Colonnello76
M
5
D
57Demetrio BotticellaD. Botticella
Guglielmo Di MicheleG. Di Michele78
M
6
M
70Vitor BarbosaV. Barbosa
Wayne RossW. Ross81
M
captain7
M
68Matteo Di CanioM. Di Canio
Fabio PorchiaF. Porchia82
M
8
M
68Gianfranco FabrisG. Fabris
David StrachanD. Strachan86
A
9
A
69Felipe NavarroF. Navarro
Renzo TricaricoR. Tricarico77
A
10
A
63Richard McCoistR. McCoist
David GrenD. Gren90
A
11
A
57Maurizio SerenaM. Serena
 
Dominic DickovD. Dickov82
D
12
G
60Adriano CappelliniA. Cappellini
Pasquale LambertiniP. Lambertini80
M
13
M
56Danilo CasaleD. Casale
Kewullay GaravelliK. Garavelli68
A
14
D
53Vincenzo RomanoV. Romano

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Is Arenas where Cagliari play host to Atalanta. A crowd of 18,504 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cagliari are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Atalanta appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sandro Romualdi.


0.00
Cagliari get the match underway!
2.20
Tomas Fabbri catches Felipe Navarro on the ankles. Tomas Fabbri is shown the yellow card! Felipe Navarro stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.05
Jimmy Ottofaro threads a neat ball through to Liam Falsini. Liam Falsini hits a low pass to David Strachan. David Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pablo Lorenzo.
8.28
Tomas Fabbri plays the ball forward to Guglielmo Di Michele. Guglielmo Di Michele makes a probing pass to Alex Colonnello. Alex Colonnello shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Jose Ramos effortlessly smothers it!
9.01
Fabio Porchia threads a neat ball through to David Strachan. David Strachan threads a neat, attacking ball through to Guglielmo Di Michele. Guglielmo Di Michele rockets a shot on goal. The ball strikes Dino Villa's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
10.43
Corner kick to Cagliari. Wayne Ross plays it out to the edge of the box. Richard McCoist reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
16.44
Pablo Lorenzo flicks a high ball forward to Gianfranco Fabris who takes it down. Gianfranco Fabris laces a weighted ball forward to Maurizio Serena. Maurizio Serena threads the ball through into the box. Richard McCoist comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
28.21
Jimmy Ottofaro threads a neat ball through to Alex Colonnello. Alex Colonnello flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Porchia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabio Porchia shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.05
David Strachan threads a neat ball through to David Gren. David Gren skips past Joao Barbosa! Some good footwork from David Gren provides some space. He shoots at goal. David Gren scores for Cagliari!!
45.00
Tomas Fabbri surges forward with the ball. Tomas Fabbri flicks a high pass forward. David Strachan collects the pass. David Strachan threads a neat, attacking ball through to David Gren. Some silky footwork from David Gren provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Jose Ramos reads it well. Nice save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cagliari appear unchanged since the first half. Atalanta also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Atalanta kicking off!
54.41
Wayne Ross comes in with a late challenge on Joao Barbosa. The referee brings Wayne Ross to one side and gives him a warning! Joao Barbosa carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.41
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
57.35
Demetrio Botticella flicks a high pass forward to Matteo Di Canio who brings the ball under control. Seeing a gap ahead, Matteo Di Canio laces a through ball forward to Maurizio Serena. Maurizio Serena shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.51
Dino Villa sees a break and surges forward. Dino Villa whips in a cross ball towards Maurizio Serena. Maurizio Serena makes a deft header. Leon Wüthrich manages to gather it.
61.09
Liam Falsini flicks the ball to his team mate, David Strachan. David Strachan rushes past Dino Villa! David Strachan takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Cagliari!
66.51
Liam Falsini flicks a high pass forward to Fabio Porchia who brings the ball under control. Fabio Porchia sees Guglielmo Di Michele in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guglielmo Di Michele shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
67.45
Vitor Barbosa passes the ball forward to Maurizio Serena. Maurizio Serena shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
83.37
David Gren hacks Demetrio Botticella from behind! David Gren is given a warning by the referee! Demetrio Botticella hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.46
Vitor Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Navarro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Felipe Navarro puts a great ball through. Richard McCoist runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
87.34
Tomas Fabbri flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Ottofaro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jimmy Ottofaro chips the ball to his team mate, Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico lofts in a cross ball towards David Gren. David Gren rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
89.12
Jimmy Ottofaro flicks a high pass forward. Guglielmo Di Michele controls it well on his chest. Guglielmo Di Michele flicks a high pass forward to David Gren who brings the ball under control. David Gren sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Cagliari

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

Possession
59.1%
40.9%
Play Area
28.8%
42.4%
28.8%

Scorers
David Gren 34, 89
David Strachan 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Gren of Cagliari

Match Ratings