Match Report


JuventusJuventus     CagliariCagliari
David ConnorDavid Connor James Dunlop James Dunlop
Enzo Gabriel TaffarelE. Taffarel76
G
1
G
77Leon WüthrichL. Wüthrich
Karim QueirosK. Queiros76
D
2
D
77Esteban MolinaE. Molina
Giampiero CarboneG. Carbone67
D
3
D
82Tomas FabbriT. Fabbri
Eric KohlerE. Kohler75
D
4
D
78Liam FalsiniL. Falsini
Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois76
D
5
M
76Luciano CannarsaL. Cannarsa
Felipe FernandezF. Fernandez90
M
6
M
78Guglielmo Di MicheleG. Di Michele
Robbie ThatcherR. Thatcher93
M
captain7captain
M
78Kaleva SinkonenK. Sinkonen
Ibrahima Ali SangaréI. Ali Sangaré84
M
8
M
80Pasquale LambertiniP. Lambertini
Cedric TangheC. Tanghe83
A
9
A
77Renzo TricaricoR. Tricarico
Oberdan ZanoncelliO. Zanoncelli78
A
10
A
86David StrachanD. Strachan
Cesare AntonelliniC. Antonellini84
A
11
A
90David GrenD. Gren
 
Carl MoncurC. Moncur76
D
12
D
83Alex EduseiA. Edusei
Stanley HamiltonS. Hamilton36
D
13
M
82Fabio PorchiaF. Porchia
Ivan UnsworthI. Unsworth35
M
14
A
68Kewullay GaravelliK. Garavelli

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Juventus Stadium where Juventus play host to Cagliari. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Juventus 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
The whistle blows and Cagliari kick off!
2.39
Wagneau Bourgois makes a probing pass to Felipe Fernandez. Felipe Fernandez flicks a high ball forward to Cesare Antonellini who takes it down. Cesare Antonellini edges inside the box! Cesare Antonellini tries a spectacular strike but Leon Wüthrich is on top of his game. Excellent save!
3.44
Giampiero Carbone threads a neat ball through to Robbie Thatcher. Robbie Thatcher flicks the ball to his team mate, Cesare Antonellini. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Cesare Antonellini provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.46
Tomas Fabbri advances with the ball. Tomas Fabbri flicks a high ball forward to Renzo Tricarico who takes it down. Renzo Tricarico sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.54
Felipe Fernandez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesare Antonellini. Cesare Antonellini whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Fernandez. Liam Falsini clumsily knocks into Felipe Fernandez. Penalty for Juventus!!
12.54
The referee points to the spot..
14.32
Cedric Tanghe slowly runs up but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.19
Guglielmo Di Michele hacks Robbie Thatcher from behind! Guglielmo Di Michele is shown the yellow card! Robbie Thatcher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.31
Tomas Fabbri kicks a strong pass forward to Guglielmo Di Michele. Guglielmo Di Michele flicks the ball to his team mate, David Strachan. David Strachan whips in a cross ball towards Pasquale Lambertini. Pasquale Lambertini whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Enzo Gabriel Taffarel. Excellent save.
21.03
Pasquale Lambertini flicks a high pass forward. David Gren collects the pass. David Gren plays a one-two with David Strachan and advances towards the goal... David Gren looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but Karim Queiros blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
26.52
Renzo Tricarico threads the ball through to David Strachan. David Strachan advances inside the box! David Strachan shoots from just inside the box. Enzo Gabriel Taffarel gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
27.01
Esteban Molina sees Pasquale Lambertini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pasquale Lambertini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guglielmo Di Michele. Guglielmo Di Michele controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Enzo Gabriel Taffarel easily gets down and covers it.
28.14
Pasquale Lambertini flicks a high pass forward. Guglielmo Di Michele holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guglielmo Di Michele plays a quick one-two with David Gren and rushes in on goal... Guglielmo Di Michele makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
30.39
Seeing a gap ahead, Giampiero Carbone plays the ball forward to Felipe Fernandez. Felipe Fernandez knocks the ball to his team mate, Oberdan Zanoncelli. Oberdan Zanoncelli shoots from distance but it flies wide!
32.39
Kaleva Sinkonen knocks the ball to his team mate, Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.04
Wagneau Bourgois sees Felipe Fernandez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Felipe Fernandez hits a low pass to Oberdan Zanoncelli. Oberdan Zanoncelli whips in a cross ball towards Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe heads the ball goalwards. Solid save from Leon Wüthrich. What a great pair of hands!
42.03
Giampiero Carbone flicks a high pass forward. Ibrahima Ali Sangaré holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ibrahima Ali Sangaré knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.28
Renzo Tricarico darts forward. Renzo Tricarico shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
45.00
Kaleva Sinkonen brings the ball forward. Kaleva Sinkonen shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Juventus kick off!
51.03
Eric Kohler hacks Guglielmo Di Michele from behind! The referee calls over Eric Kohler and shows him a yellow card! Guglielmo Di Michele stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.34
Giampiero Carbone takes a quick throw-in, which Eric Kohler takes on the chest. Eric Kohler threads a neat ball through to Robbie Thatcher. Robbie Thatcher makes a probing pass to Ibrahima Ali Sangaré. Ibrahima Ali Sangaré knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.40
Ibrahima Ali Sangaré flicks a high pass forward to Oberdan Zanoncelli who brings the ball under control. Oberdan Zanoncelli plays a quick one-two with Cedric Tanghe and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Oberdan Zanoncelli provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.52
Ibrahima Ali Sangaré flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Antonellini collects the pass. Cesare Antonellini shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
61.59
Pasquale Lambertini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guglielmo Di Michele. Guglielmo Di Michele whips in a cross ball towards Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
66.58
Guglielmo Di Michele flicks a high pass forward. Renzo Tricarico collects the pass. Renzo Tricarico shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
67.33
Tomas Fabbri flicks a high pass forward. Guglielmo Di Michele collects the pass. Guglielmo Di Michele deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.07
Robbie Thatcher flicks a high pass forward to Oberdan Zanoncelli who brings the ball under control. Oberdan Zanoncelli knocks in a cross ball towards Cesare Antonellini. Cesare Antonellini connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
71.20
Guglielmo Di Michele threads the ball through to Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico lofts in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Enzo Gabriel Taffarel with no chance!! Goal for Cagliari!
75.01
Robbie Thatcher runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Robbie Thatcher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomas Fabbri.
78.59
Robbie Thatcher flicks the ball to his team mate, Oberdan Zanoncelli. Oberdan Zanoncelli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Liam Falsini.
79.36
Felipe Fernandez knocks the ball forward to Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Thatcher. Robbie Thatcher connects with a diving header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.18
Esteban Molina controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico flicks a high pass forward. David Strachan controls it well on his chest. David Strachan finds some space and shoots from distance but Enzo Gabriel Taffarel is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
84.08
Wagneau Bourgois flicks the ball to his team mate, Cedric Tanghe. Cedric Tanghe flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Thatcher controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Robbie Thatcher muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Juventus

Cagliari
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
7
8
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
30.4%
41.8%
27.8%

Scorers
Cesare Antonellini 3
Oberdan Zanoncelli 57
Robbie Thatcher 79, 84
Kaleva Sinkonen 45
David Strachan 71

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

Match Ratings