Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     CagliariCagliari
Computer Player Computer Player James Dunlop James Dunlop
Jose RamosJ. Ramos64
G
1
G
79Bjorn-Tore HalleB. Halle
Joao BarbosaJ. Barbosa67
D
captain2
D
82Tomas FabbriT. Fabbri
Dino VillaD. Villa63
D
3
D
82Dominic DickovD. Dickov
Demetrio BotticellaD. Botticella58
D
4
D
83Alex EduseiA. Edusei
Vincenzo RomanoV. Romano53
D
5
M
82Fabio PorchiaF. Porchia
Vitor BarbosaV. Barbosa70
M
6
M
78Kaleva SinkonenK. Sinkonen
Gianfranco FabrisG. Fabris69
M
7captain
M
81Wayne RossW. Ross
Matteo Di CanioM. Di Canio68
M
8
M
90Ottavio GrassadoniaO. Grassadonia
Felipe NavarroF. Navarro70
A
9
A
90David GrenD. Gren
Richard McCoistR. McCoist63
A
10
A
87David StrachanD. Strachan
Maurizio SerenaM. Serena57
A
11
A
77Samir ScholzS. Scholz
 
Daniele ByrneD. Byrne64
M
12
D
70Lamberto MontervinoL. Montervino
Adriano CappelliniA. Cappellini60
G
13
M
66Oscar BrocchiO. Brocchi
Danilo CasaleD. Casale56
M
14
A
77Renzo TricaricoR. Tricarico

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Cagliari. A crowd of 19,439 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Atalanta are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cagliari appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alessandro Mutarelli.


0.00
Atalanta kick off and get the match underway!
8.23
Alex Edusei makes a probing pass to David Strachan. David Strachan makes a probing pass to Samir Scholz but he's offside!
9.38
Fabio Porchia flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Ross controls it well on his chest. Wayne Ross knocks in a cross ball towards David Gren. David Gren makes a looping header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.23
Dominic Dickov knocks the ball forward to David Strachan. David Strachan plays a scrappy one-two with David Gren and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Strachan muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.24
Kaleva Sinkonen clumsily knocks into Maurizio Serena. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Maurizio Serena runs off the knock.
20.24
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
24.59
Gianfranco Fabris barges into David Strachan. The referee calls over Gianfranco Fabris and shows him a yellow card! David Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.05
Wayne Ross takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Alex Edusei. Alex Edusei makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Gren. David Gren lofts in a cross ball towards Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
36.36
Demetrio Botticella hacks Samir Scholz from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Samir Scholz grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
39.53
Dino Villa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio threads a neat ball through to Vitor Barbosa. Vitor Barbosa cuts inside the box! Vitor Barbosa tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent block by Dominic Dickov!
45.00
Alex Edusei makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz makes a probing pass to David Gren. David Gren knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Cagliari kick off!
48.52
Tomas Fabbri flicks a high ball forward to Samir Scholz who takes it down. Samir Scholz makes a probing pass to David Strachan. David Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards David Gren. David Gren directs the ball goalwards with his head. Jose Ramos easily picks it out of the air!
53.24
Fabio Porchia flicks a high pass forward to David Strachan who brings the ball under control. David Strachan edges inside the box! David Strachan shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
59.08
Ottavio Grassadonia barges into Vitor Barbosa. The referee calls over Ottavio Grassadonia and shows him a yellow card! Vitor Barbosa stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.28
Kaleva Sinkonen brings the ball forward. Kaleva Sinkonen shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.46
David Strachan makes a beautiful solo run. David Strachan shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
71.55
Richard McCoist runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Richard McCoist makes a defence splitting pass to Matteo Di Canio. Matteo Di Canio shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
77.43
Tomas Fabbri hits a low pass to Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz knocks in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Jose Ramos!
79.19
Wayne Ross threads a neat ball through to David Gren. David Gren skips past Dino Villa! Some good footwork from David Gren provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
83.13
Matteo Di Canio flicks a high pass forward. Richard McCoist controls it well on his chest. Richard McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.28
Demetrio Botticella makes a probing pass to Vitor Barbosa. Vitor Barbosa plays the ball forward to Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist knocks the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Serena. Maurizio Serena muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

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

Possession
42.3%
57.7%
Play Area
35.9%
44.9%
19.2%

Scorers
David Gren 9
David Strachan 12, 53
Kaleva Sinkonen 65

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

Match Ratings
1.Jose Ramos (GK)
7
2.Joao Barbosa (DEF)
6
3.Dino Villa (DEF)
6
4.Demetrio Botticella (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Vincenzo Romano (DEF)
6
6.Vitor Barbosa (MID)
6
7.Gianfranco Fabris (MID)yellow card
5
8.Matteo Di Canio (MID)
6
9.Felipe Navarro (ATT)
6
10.Richard McCoist (ATT)
6
11.Maurizio Serena (ATT)
6
 
12.Daniele Byrne (MID)
0
13.Adriano Cappellini (GK)
0
14.Danilo Casale (MID)
0

1.Bjorn-Tore Halle (GK)
6
2.Tomas Fabbri (DEF)
6
3.Dominic Dickov (DEF)
6
4.Alex Edusei (DEF)
6
5.Fabio Porchia (MID)
6
6.Kaleva Sinkonen (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
7.Wayne Ross (MID)
6
8.Ottavio Grassadonia (MID)yellow card
5
9.David Gren (ATT)goal scored
8
10.David Strachan (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Samir Scholz (ATT)
6
 
12.Lamberto Montervino (DEF)
0
13.Oscar Brocchi (MID)
0
14.Renzo Tricarico (ATT)
0