Match Report


JuventusJuventus     EmpoliEmpoli
David ConnorDavid Connor Dave Townsend Dave Townsend
Enzo Gabriel TaffarelE. Taffarel76
G
1
G
74Ighli ZiniI. Zini
Karim QueirosK. Queiros76
D
2
D
73Youssef ElhamdaouiY. Elhamdaoui
Giampiero CarboneG. Carbone67
D
3
D
74Gianluigi BonazzoliG. Bonazzoli
Eric KohlerE. Kohler75
D
4captain
D
80Alpay IzzetA. Izzet
Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois76
D
5
D
73Jose MonteroJ. Montero
Felipe FernandezF. Fernandez90
M
6
M
73Norio OnoN. Ono
Robbie ThatcherR. Thatcher93
M
captain7
M
69Pietro FiorettiP. Fioretti
Ibrahima Ali SangaréI. Ali Sangaré83
M
8
M
79Corentin PamarotC. Pamarot
Cedric TangheC. Tanghe83
A
9
A
82Patrick WielerP. Wieler
Oberdan ZanoncelliO. Zanoncelli78
A
10
A
77Antonio JardimA. Jardim
Cesare AntonelliniC. Antonellini84
A
11
A
75Luigi LottiL. Lotti
 
Carl MoncurC. Moncur76
D
12
M
73Jurgen de BruinJ. de Bruin
Stanley HamiltonS. Hamilton36
D
13
M
69Vito Dalla BonaV. Dalla Bona
Ivan UnsworthI. Unsworth35
M
14
D
68Francesco CoralloF. Corallo

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Juventus Stadium where Juventus play host to Empoli. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Juventus and Empoli are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Giovanni Macchi.


0.00
The whistle blows and Juventus get the match underway!
8.52
Ibrahima Ali Sangaré passes the ball forward to Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe knocks in a cross ball towards Oberdan Zanoncelli. Oberdan Zanoncelli whips the ball goalwards with his head but Jose Montero is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
9.34
Eric Kohler breaks forward. Eric Kohler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe whips in a cross ball towards Cesare Antonellini. With a superhuman jump, Cesare Antonellini connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Ighli Zini punches it away to safety.
16.58
Oberdan Zanoncelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Cesare Antonellini. Cesare Antonellini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ighli Zini who gathers it comfortably.
22.43
Felipe Fernandez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ibrahima Ali Sangaré. Ibrahima Ali Sangaré knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.29
Norio Ono makes a beautiful solo run. Norio Ono skips past Eric Kohler! Norio Ono comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is tipped over by Enzo Gabriel Taffarel.
25.27
Norio Ono takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Karim Queiros reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
30.08
Ibrahima Ali Sangaré flicks a high ball forward to Robbie Thatcher who takes it down. Robbie Thatcher whips in a cross ball towards Oberdan Zanoncelli. Oberdan Zanoncelli heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
36.14
Alpay Izzet runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alpay Izzet puts a great ball through. Patrick Wieler runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Empoli start the second half!
47.10
Felipe Fernandez threads a neat ball through to Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe lofts in a cross ball towards Oberdan Zanoncelli. Oberdan Zanoncelli connects with a diving header but somehow Ighli Zini manages to keep it out.
49.41
Oberdan Zanoncelli flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Antonellini collects the pass. Cesare Antonellini lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Thatcher. Robbie Thatcher makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.11
Empoli have made a substitution with Jurgen de Bruin replacing Corentin Pamarot .
63.54
Norio Ono arcs the ball upfield. Patrick Wieler plays a one-two with Antonio Jardim and advances towards the goal... Patrick Wieler takes a shot at goal. Enzo Gabriel Taffarel is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
67.39
Robbie Thatcher chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Fernandez. Felipe Fernandez knocks in a cross ball towards Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe makes a deft header but Ighli Zini is on top of it.
69.08
Robbie Thatcher threads a neat ball through to Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe whips in a cross ball towards Robbie Thatcher. Robbie Thatcher whips the ball goalwards with his head. Ighli Zini effortlessly picks it out of the air!
75.24
Norio Ono chips the ball to his team mate, Pietro Fioretti. Seeing a gap ahead, Pietro Fioretti plays the ball forward to Luigi Lotti. Without breaking stride, Luigi Lotti plays the ball forward to Antonio Jardim who has made a great run into the box. Antonio Jardim tries a spectacular strike but Enzo Gabriel Taffarel is on top of it.
79.32
Wagneau Bourgois takes the throw-in. Eric Kohler flicks the ball to his team mate, Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe runs straight at the opposition's defence. Cedric Tanghe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Norio Ono.
81.45
Jose Montero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jurgen de Bruin. Jurgen de Bruin flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Jardim holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Jardim sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Enzo Gabriel Taffarel is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
83.02
Antonio Jardim catches Ibrahima Ali Sangaré on the ankles. Antonio Jardim is given a warning by the referee! Ibrahima Ali Sangaré stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.42
Luigi Lotti hacks Karim Queiros from behind! The referee brings Luigi Lotti to one side and gives him a warning! Karim Queiros hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.30
Felipe Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Oberdan Zanoncelli controls it well on his chest. Oberdan Zanoncelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Felipe Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Thatcher controls it well on his chest. Robbie Thatcher hits a low pass to Felipe Fernandez. Alpay Izzet catches Felipe Fernandez on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Juventus

Empoli
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.9%
38.1%
Play Area
23.8%
46%
30.2%

Scorers
Robbie Thatcher 49
Patrick Wieler 64

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robbie Thatcher of Juventus

Match Ratings