Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     AC MonzaAC Monza
Computer Player Computer Player Steven Brown Steven Brown
Jose RamosJ. Ramos64
G
1
G
67Nikolas TöpferN. Töpfer
Pablo LorenzoP. Lorenzo71
D
captain2
D
72Rafael BarbosaR. Barbosa
Joao BarbosaJ. Barbosa67
D
3
D
66Herve RizzettoH. Rizzetto
Dino VillaD. Villa63
D
4
D
67Dave DublinD. Dublin
Demetrio BotticellaD. Botticella58
D
5
M
64Jimmy CaluwéJ. Caluwé
Vitor BarbosaV. Barbosa70
M
6
M
68Nicholas GranttN. Grantt
Gianfranco FabrisG. Fabris69
M
7
M
60Pedro TavaresP. Tavares
Matteo Di CanioM. Di Canio68
M
8
M
56Damiano BondiD. Bondi
Felipe NavarroF. Navarro70
A
9
A
70Torsten BischoffT. Bischoff
Richard McCoistR. McCoist63
A
10captain
A
57Bernardo RusticoB. Rustico
Maurizio SerenaM. Serena57
A
11
A
68Kaba CondiK. Condi
 
Daniele ByrneD. Byrne64
M
12
M
43Manuele PellissierM. Pellissier
Adriano CappelliniA. Cappellini60
G
13
G
54Fabian Natale PasqualinF. Pasqualin
Danilo CasaleD. Casale56
M
14
A
44Salvatore TedescoS. Tedesco

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to AC Monza. A crowd of 13,372 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Atalanta are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AC Monza appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Danilo Erra.


0.00
AC Monza get the match underway!
9.54
Demetrio Botticella flicks a high pass forward. Matteo Di Canio collects the pass. Matteo Di Canio kicks a strong pass forward to Gianfranco Fabris. Gianfranco Fabris makes a probing pass between the defence to Maurizio Serena. Maurizio Serena side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Nikolas Töpfer reads it well. Good keeping!
10.49
Pedro Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Kaba Condi controls it well on his chest. Kaba Condi skips past Joao Barbosa! Kaba Condi comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just wide!
18.16
Rafael Barbosa flicks a high pass forward to Herve Rizzetto who brings the ball neatly under control. Herve Rizzetto threads a neat ball through to Torsten Bischoff. Torsten Bischoff lofts in a cross ball towards Jimmy Caluwé. Jimmy Caluwé connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Solid save from Jose Ramos. What a great pair of hands!
21.27
Pedro Tavares clumsily knocks into Joao Barbosa. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joao Barbosa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.04
Vitor Barbosa takes a quick throw-in, which Felipe Navarro takes on the chest. Felipe Navarro knocks the ball forward to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.36
Maurizio Serena catches Herve Rizzetto on the ankles. Maurizio Serena is warned by the referee! Herve Rizzetto carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.41
Gianfranco Fabris makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Maurizio Serena but he's offside!
32.04
Pedro Tavares hits a low pass to Kaba Condi. Kaba Condi lofts in a cross ball towards Torsten Bischoff. Torsten Bischoff powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jose Ramos with no chance!! Goal for AC Monza!
36.05
Demetrio Botticella makes a simple pass to Gianfranco Fabris. Gianfranco Fabris flicks a high pass forward. Maurizio Serena controls it well on his chest. Maurizio Serena makes a probing pass between the defence to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Nikolas Töpfer. Excellent save.
38.35
Rafael Barbosa threads the ball through to Damiano Bondi. Damiano Bondi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bernardo Rustico. Bernardo Rustico finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
40.35
Vitor Barbosa hacks Dave Dublin from behind! Vitor Barbosa is given a warning by the referee! Dave Dublin runs off the knock.
42.53
Demetrio Botticella barges into Bernardo Rustico. Demetrio Botticella is given a warning by the referee! Bernardo Rustico hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Gianfranco Fabris threads a neat ball through to Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio plays a one-two with Maurizio Serena and advances towards the goal... Matteo Di Canio rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Atalanta!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Atalanta get the second half underway!
47.01
Dino Villa knocks the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Serena. Maurizio Serena deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Navarro but the linesman indicates offside!
48.04
Dino Villa plays the ball forward to Maurizio Serena. Maurizio Serena flicks a high pass forward to Richard McCoist who brings the ball under control. Richard McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio makes a deft header but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.25
Joao Barbosa volleys a long ball forward. Gianfranco Fabris advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Gianfranco Fabris provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gianfranco Fabris!
57.58
Torsten Bischoff kicks a strong pass forward to Jimmy Caluwé. Jimmy Caluwé shoots from 20 yards but Jose Ramos reads it well. Great keeping!
59.53
Matteo Di Canio hacks Nicholas Grantt from behind! Matteo Di Canio is warned by the referee! Nicholas Grantt carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.17
Vitor Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Felipe Navarro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Felipe Navarro chips the ball to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
69.29
Damiano Bondi makes an attacking run forward. Damiano Bondi knocks in a cross ball towards Bernardo Rustico. With a superhuman jump, Bernardo Rustico connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
72.28
Nicholas Grantt chips the ball to his team mate, Damiano Bondi. Damiano Bondi whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Bischoff. Torsten Bischoff beats his man to it with a header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.36
Vitor Barbosa brings the ball forward. Vitor Barbosa rushes past Herve Rizzetto! Vitor Barbosa looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but Herve Rizzetto is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
77.23
Pablo Lorenzo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dino Villa. Dino Villa knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Nikolas Töpfer.
85.04
Jimmy Caluwé makes a probing pass to Kaba Condi. Kaba Condi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Rustico but the linesman indicates offside!
89.44
Rafael Barbosa brings the ball forward. Rafael Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kaba Condi. Kaba Condi finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Jose Ramos!
90.00
Dino Villa knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Navarro. Felipe Navarro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nikolas Töpfer who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

AC Monza
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
27.1%
42.9%
30%

Scorers
Matteo Di Canio 45
Gianfranco Fabris 51
Torsten Bischoff 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianfranco Fabris of Atalanta

Match Ratings