Match Report


UdineseUdinese     CagliariCagliari
Scott TubbrittScott Tubbritt James Dunlop James Dunlop
Marek DeynaM. Deyna73
G
1
G
77Leon WüthrichL. Wüthrich
Said ZimmermanS. Zimmerman71
D
captain2
D
82Tomas FabbriT. Fabbri
Dario MonettaD. Monetta73
D
3
D
77Esteban MolinaE. Molina
George CortG. Cort69
D
4
D
83Alex EduseiA. Edusei
Alberto CopeA. Cope73
D
5
M
76Alex ColonnelloA. Colonnello
Eduardo PostigaE. Postiga72
M
6
M
81Wayne RossW. Ross
Chris WilliamsonC. Williamson76
M
7captain
M
90Ottavio GrassadoniaO. Grassadonia
Ludovic JuriettiL. Jurietti73
M
8
M
80Pasquale LambertiniP. Lambertini
Jose RodriquezJ. Rodriquez76
A
9
A
77Renzo TricaricoR. Tricarico
Luca LangL. Lang73
A
10
A
90David GrenD. Gren
Stephane SavinoS. Savino75
A
11
A
77Samir ScholzS. Scholz
 
Rodolfo ManittaR. Manitta42
G
12
D
78Liam FalsiniL. Falsini
Garcia Duque VanoliG. Vanoli58
M
13
M
76Luciano CannarsaL. Cannarsa
Sebastiano RinaldiS. Rinaldi58
A
14
A
86David StrachanD. Strachan

Green Towers Spa
today's match is sponsored by Green Towers Spa
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Cagliari. A crowd of 20,014 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Udinese are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cagliari appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Danilo Erra.


0.00
Cagliari kick off!
2.07
Chris Williamson kicks a strong pass forward to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
3.49
Renzo Tricarico makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Gren. David Gren shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
6.01
Alex Colonnello makes a beautiful solo run. Alex Colonnello shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Marek Deyna!
10.21
Alex Colonnello hacks Alberto Cope from behind! The referee calls over Alex Colonnello and warns him to calm down! Alberto Cope stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.06
George Cort flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Postiga holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Postiga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Leon Wüthrich manages to gather it.
21.21
Ludovic Jurietti sees Eduardo Postiga in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Postiga tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
22.54
Tomas Fabbri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Gren. David Gren flicks a high pass forward. Renzo Tricarico collects the pass. Renzo Tricarico passes the ball forward to Ottavio Grassadonia. Dario Monetta comes in with a late challenge on Ottavio Grassadonia. Penalty not given!!
26.31
Alex Edusei hits a low pass to Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz flicks a high pass forward. Renzo Tricarico holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Renzo Tricarico threads a neat ball through to David Gren. David Gren rockets a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Marek Deyna with no chance!! Goal for Cagliari!
30.56
Luca Lang flicks a high pass forward to Ludovic Jurietti who brings the ball under control. Ludovic Jurietti shoots from outside the area but Leon Wüthrich reads it well. Well saved!
33.42
Alberto Cope makes a simple pass to Chris Williamson. Chris Williamson makes a simple pass to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez knocks in a cross ball towards Luca Lang. Luca Lang makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Leon Wüthrich with no chance!! Goal for Udinese!
36.26
Alex Edusei hits a low pass to Ottavio Grassadonia. Ottavio Grassadonia chips the ball to his team mate, David Gren. David Gren threads the ball through into the box. Pasquale Lambertini tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Marek Deyna manages to gather it easily.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Udinese kicking off!
48.36
Said Zimmerman chips the ball to his team mate, Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti threads the ball through to Stephane Savino. Stephane Savino plays the ball forward to Ludovic Jurietti who has made a great run into the box. Ludovic Jurietti makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Leon Wüthrich.
49.15
Alberto Cope takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Chris Williamson rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.16
Ottavio Grassadonia flicks a high pass forward. Renzo Tricarico controls it well on his chest. Renzo Tricarico runs straight at the defence! Renzo Tricarico shoots from just inside the box but it flies well off target!
63.26
Wayne Ross passes the ball forward to Pasquale Lambertini. Pasquale Lambertini rushes past Dario Monetta! Said Zimmerman clumsily knocks into Pasquale Lambertini. Penalty not given!!
66.23
Pasquale Lambertini threads a neat ball through to Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
75.47
Alex Edusei chips the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Grassadonia. Ottavio Grassadonia hits a low pass to Wayne Ross. Wayne Ross runs straight at the defence! Wayne Ross takes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
78.07
Luca Lang barges into Alex Edusei. Luca Lang is shown the yellow card! Alex Edusei runs off the knock.
84.51
Dario Monetta makes a simple pass to Jose Rodriquez. Jose Rodriquez sees a break and surges forward. Jose Rodriquez makes a probing pass to Ludovic Jurietti but he's offside!
89.37
Ludovic Jurietti sees space and advances. Ludovic Jurietti shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
90.00
Eduardo Postiga makes a probing pass to Ludovic Jurietti. Ludovic Jurietti knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jose Rodriquez is offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Udinese

Cagliari
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
28.2%
43.6%
28.2%

Scorers
Luca Lang 33
David Gren 26

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

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

1.Leon Wüthrich (GK)
8
2.Tomas Fabbri (DEF)
6
3.Esteban Molina (DEF)
6
4.Alex Edusei (DEF)
8
5.Alex Colonnello (MID)
7
6.Wayne Ross (MID)
7
7.Ottavio Grassadonia (MID)
7
8.Pasquale Lambertini (MID)
7
9.Renzo Tricarico (ATT)
8
10.David Gren (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Samir Scholz (ATT)
6
 
12.Liam Falsini (DEF)
0
13.Luciano Cannarsa (MID)
0
14.David Strachan (ATT)
0