Match Report


SampdoriaSampdoria     AtalantaAtalanta
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Giordano LamacchiG. Lamacchi64
G
1
G
64Jose RamosJ. Ramos
Richard DickovR. Dickov64
D
2captain
D
71Pablo LorenzoP. Lorenzo
Camille AjasC. Ajas56
D
3
D
67Joao BarbosaJ. Barbosa
Alfredo SassanelliA. Sassanelli54
D
4
D
63Dino VillaD. Villa
Tiziano RoccoT. Rocco70
M
5
D
58Demetrio BotticellaD. Botticella
Ronnie McgovernR. Mcgovern70
M
captain6
M
70Vitor BarbosaV. Barbosa
Alexandre AlvesA. Alves68
M
7
M
69Gianfranco FabrisG. Fabris
Scott NivenS. Niven66
M
8
M
68Matteo Di CanioM. Di Canio
Guillermo CortesG. Cortes72
A
9
A
69Felipe NavarroF. Navarro
Yuri PassoniY. Passoni71
A
10
A
63Richard McCoistR. McCoist
Giancarlo De FranceschiG. De Franceschi68
A
11
A
57Maurizio SerenaM. Serena
 
Henry MercerH. Mercer66
M
12
G
60Adriano CappelliniA. Cappellini
Gary GoughG. Gough64
A
13
M
56Danilo CasaleD. Casale
Colin BlackC. Black63
G
14
D
53Vincenzo RomanoV. Romano

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Sampdoria play host to Atalanta. A crowd of 15,607 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sampdoria are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Atalanta appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Valentino Petruzzi.


0.00
Atalanta kick off!
2.21
Joao Barbosa chips the ball to his team mate, Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio plays the ball forward to Gianfranco Fabris. Gianfranco Fabris controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
6.01
Demetrio Botticella flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Barbosa collects the pass. Vitor Barbosa makes an attacking run forward. Vitor Barbosa plays a quick one-two with Maurizio Serena and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Vitor Barbosa provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
8.45
Matteo Di Canio chips the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Serena. Maurizio Serena skips past Camille Ajas! Maurizio Serena side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
9.12
Alfredo Sassanelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiziano Rocco. Tiziano Rocco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri Passoni. Yuri Passoni shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
14.17
Gianfranco Fabris flicks a high pass forward. Maurizio Serena controls it well on his chest. Maurizio Serena shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.51
Ronnie Mcgovern passes the ball forward to Giancarlo De Franceschi. Giancarlo De Franceschi plays a scrappy one-two with Tiziano Rocco and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Giancarlo De Franceschi provides some space. He shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.34
Joao Barbosa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Giordano Lamacchi. Excellent save.
22.03
Gianfranco Fabris hits a low pass to Vitor Barbosa. Vitor Barbosa makes a probing pass to Richard McCoist but he's offside!
27.43
Gianfranco Fabris chips the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Serena. Maurizio Serena shoots from 25 yards but Giordano Lamacchi reads it well. Excellent save!
33.42
With imagination, Vitor Barbosa laces a weighted ball forward to Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro finds some space and shoots from distance. Giordano Lamacchi gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
40.57
Alexandre Alves makes a simple pass to Guillermo Cortes. Guillermo Cortes shoots from outside the area but Jose Ramos is on top of it.
44.51
Gianfranco Fabris makes a simple pass to Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Sampdoria kicking off!
51.20
Dino Villa flicks a high pass forward to Maurizio Serena who brings the ball under control. Maurizio Serena shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.15
Dino Villa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Niven.
59.58
Ronnie Mcgovern flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Cortes. Guillermo Cortes shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Jose Ramos.
63.57
Tiziano Rocco flicks a high pass forward to Yuri Passoni who brings the ball under control. Yuri Passoni shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Jose Ramos!
65.45
Alexandre Alves plays the ball forward to Guillermo Cortes. Guillermo Cortes whips in a cross ball towards Yuri Passoni. With a superhuman jump, Yuri Passoni connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Yuri Passoni scores for Sampdoria!!
71.49
Ronnie Mcgovern brings the ball forward. Ronnie Mcgovern plays a scrappy one-two with Guillermo Cortes and advances towards the goal... Ronnie Mcgovern strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball strikes Demetrio Botticella's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
72.48
Corner kick to Sampdoria. Alexandre Alves chips it out wide. Giancarlo De Franceschi tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
77.44
Ronnie Mcgovern makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yuri Passoni. Yuri Passoni skips past Demetrio Botticella! Yuri Passoni looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Jose Ramos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.32
Giancarlo De Franceschi takes it forward alone. Giancarlo De Franceschi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Cortes but the linesman indicates offside!
87.11
Alfredo Sassanelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Rocco. Tiziano Rocco plays a scrappy one-two with Guillermo Cortes and advances towards the goal... Dino Villa barges into Tiziano Rocco. Tiziano Rocco appeals for a penalty! Given!!
87.11
The referee points to the spot..
88.42
Giancarlo De Franceschi takes a long run up. It's miles wide!
90.00
Guillermo Cortes knocks the ball forward to Yuri Passoni. Yuri Passoni finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Jose Ramos manages to keep it out.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sampdoria

Atalanta
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
21.2%
45.5%
33.3%

Scorers
Yuri Passoni 65, 77
Maurizio Serena 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yuri Passoni of Sampdoria

Match Ratings