Match Report


ParmaParma     CagliariCagliari
Elwyn CopeElwyn Cope James Dunlop James Dunlop
Gavin HendryG. Hendry73
G
captain1
G
77Leon WüthrichL. Wüthrich
Paul FerreiraP. Ferreira70
D
2
D
78Liam FalsiniL. Falsini
Amedeo LucchiniA. Lucchini67
D
3
D
82Dominic DickovD. Dickov
Antonio CrovariA. Crovari71
D
4
D
79Jimmy OttofaroJ. Ottofaro
Alejandro CaballeroA. Caballero70
D
5
M
82Fabio PorchiaF. Porchia
Felice PetruzziF. Petruzzi79
M
6
M
78Kaleva SinkonenK. Sinkonen
Vasco FonsecaV. Fonseca72
M
7captain
M
90Ottavio GrassadoniaO. Grassadonia
Gianluca BachiniG. Bachini67
A
8
M
78Simon WitteS. Witte
Julian BlancoJ. Blanco63
A
9
A
90David GrenD. Gren
Antonio LanzaroA. Lanzaro77
A
10
A
77Renzo TricaricoR. Tricarico
Pietro PecchiaP. Pecchia69
A
11
A
77Samir ScholzS. Scholz
 
Nicol˜ Negro FrerN. Negro Frer64
D
12
D
82Tomas FabbriT. Fabbri
Gianluigi PianuG. Pianu69
M
13
M
81Wayne RossW. Ross
Marino IacopinoM. Iacopino65
A
14
A
68Kewullay GaravelliK. Garavelli

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Tardini where Parma play host to Cagliari. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Parma are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Cagliari appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Giovanni Macchi.


0.00
Cagliari start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.19
Liam Falsini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Witte. Simon Witte flicks a high pass forward. Kaleva Sinkonen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kaleva Sinkonen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
8.14
Antonio Crovari laces a weighted ball forward to Vasco Fonseca. Vasco Fonseca flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Lanzaro who brings the ball under control. Antonio Lanzaro tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Leon Wüthrich. What a great pair of hands!
10.10
Antonio Crovari flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Fonseca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vasco Fonseca passes the ball forward to Felice Petruzzi. Felice Petruzzi shoots from 20 yards but Leon Wüthrich reads it well. Excellent keeping!
12.28
Ottavio Grassadonia makes a probing pass to Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico 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!
14.38
Dominic Dickov threads the ball through to Simon Witte. Simon Witte flicks a high pass forward. Kaleva Sinkonen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kaleva Sinkonen whips in a cross ball towards Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Gavin Hendry!
22.09
Amedeo Lucchini makes a probing pass to Vasco Fonseca. Vasco Fonseca threads a neat ball through to Felice Petruzzi. Felice Petruzzi sees Antonio Lanzaro just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Lanzaro rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Leon Wüthrich.
28.10
Fabio Porchia flicks a high pass forward. David Gren collects the pass. David Gren plays a scrappy one-two with Samir Scholz and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Gren makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
30.02
Paul Ferreira flicks a high pass forward to Felice Petruzzi who brings the ball under control. Felice Petruzzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leon Wüthrich who gathers it comfortably.
36.06
Dominic Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kaleva Sinkonen. Kaleva Sinkonen sees Samir Scholz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Samir Scholz shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
44.27
Ottavio Grassadonia sees Renzo Tricarico in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Renzo Tricarico knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonio Crovari.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Parma appear unchanged since the first half. Cagliari also appear unchanged since the first half. The Parma players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Parma get the second half underway!
49.16
Kaleva Sinkonen darts forward. Kaleva Sinkonen rushes past Alejandro Caballero! Kaleva Sinkonen side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
57.55
Vasco Fonseca threads a neat ball through to Gianluca Bachini. Gianluca Bachini shoots from 25 yards but Leon Wüthrich is on top of it.
60.17
Paul Ferreira hits a long diagonal ball forward. Pietro Pecchia whips in a cross ball towards Felice Petruzzi. Felice Petruzzi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent block by Liam Falsini!
65.04
Cagliari are dictating the run of play here today.
67.21
Without breaking stride, Paul Ferreira plays the ball forward to Felice Petruzzi. Felice Petruzzi shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
69.51
Jimmy Ottofaro flicks a high pass forward. Liam Falsini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Liam Falsini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Witte. Simon Witte runs straight at the defence! Simon Witte makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.16
Vasco Fonseca kicks a strong pass forward to Gianluca Bachini. Gianluca Bachini lofts in a cross ball towards Vasco Fonseca. Vasco Fonseca rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.10
Vasco Fonseca takes a quick throw-in, which Pietro Pecchia takes on the chest. Pietro Pecchia takes it forward alone. Pietro Pecchia knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Fonseca. Vasco Fonseca powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Leon Wüthrich had no chance!! Goal for Parma!
81.46
Amedeo Lucchini advances with the ball. Amedeo Lucchini threads the ball through to Antonio Lanzaro. Antonio Lanzaro whips in a cross ball towards Pietro Pecchia. Pietro Pecchia flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
85.53
Simon Witte flicks the ball to his team mate, David Gren. David Gren passes the ball forward but Ottavio Grassadonia is offside!
90.00
Without breaking stride, Felice Petruzzi plays the ball forward to Vasco Fonseca. Vasco Fonseca makes a great pass forward. Gianluca Bachini runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Parma

Cagliari
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.3%
58.7%
Play Area
33.3%
41.3%
25.3%

Scorers
Vasco Fonseca 78
Pietro Pecchia 81
Simon Witte 70

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pietro Pecchia of Parma

Match Ratings