Match Report


FiorentinaFiorentina     BolognaBologna
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Computer Player Computer Player
Achille VasariA. Vasari74
G
1
G
64Francesco G. ScarpaF. Scarpa
Jason CortJ. Cort64
D
2
D
64Oleg TolleyO. Tolley
Gianluigi FresiG. Fresi73
D
captain3
D
64Bernardo GonzalezB. Gonzalez
Mattia NodariM. Nodari56
D
4
D
62Maurizio BaronioM. Baronio
Adolfo HerreroA. Herrero65
M
5
D
60Giuseppe ApaG. Apa
David FranckeD. Francke59
M
6
M
64Juri ZanonJ. Zanon
Paolo VierchwoodP. Vierchwood64
M
7captain
M
60Frederic LopezF. Lopez
Carlo AmbrosettiC. Ambrosetti66
M
8
M
59William BotticellaW. Botticella
Filipe LimaF. Lima57
A
9
A
69Andy MatteoA. Matteo
Gaspar VieiraG. Vieira63
A
10
A
60Domenico SalaD. Sala
Rodolfo GonzalezR. Gonzalez63
A
11
A
59Francesco PreteF. Prete
 
Samuele MorieroS. Moriero53
D
12
G
60Gavin YoungG. Young
Carlo StercheleC. Sterchele56
M
13
M
59Andrez DamianiA. Damiani
Pascal FrieserP. Frieser65
A
14
D
56Fabian Natale TascaF. Tasca

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Franchi where Fiorentina play host to Bologna. A crowd of 9,391 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Fiorentina are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bologna appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Bernardo Montesanto.


0.00
Bologna start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.48
Mattia Nodari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adolfo Herrero. Adolfo Herrero knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Rodolfo Gonzalez is offside!
9.46
Juri Zanon knocks the ball forward to Domenico Sala. Domenico Sala tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
12.06
Paolo Vierchwood flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Gonzalez collects the pass. Rodolfo Gonzalez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.19
With great vision, Rodolfo Gonzalez plays the ball forward to Carlo Ambrosetti. Carlo Ambrosetti puts a great ball through. Rodolfo Gonzalez runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
18.14
Oleg Tolley flicks a high pass forward. Frederic Lopez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frederic Lopez flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Matteo. Andy Matteo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Achille Vasari reads it well. Nice keeping!
20.28
Seeing a gap ahead, Frederic Lopez plays the ball forward to William Botticella. William Botticella flicks a high pass forward. Juri Zanon collects the pass. Juri Zanon rushes past Mattia Nodari! Juri Zanon shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
28.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Rodolfo Gonzalez plays the ball forward to Gaspar Vieira. Gaspar Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Carlo Ambrosetti. Carlo Ambrosetti jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Francesco G. Scarpa. What a great pair of hands!
32.11
Mattia Nodari threads the ball through to Adolfo Herrero. Adolfo Herrero sees Filipe Lima in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Filipe Lima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Francke but the linesman indicates offside!
33.42
Bernardo Gonzalez makes a simple pass to Juri Zanon. Juri Zanon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Matteo. Andy Matteo threads a neat, attacking ball through to Domenico Sala. Domenico Sala takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Achille Vasari smothers it!
38.33
Paolo Vierchwood flicks a high pass forward to Carlo Ambrosetti who brings the ball under control. Carlo Ambrosetti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bernardo Gonzalez.
45.00
Gianluigi Fresi clumsily knocks into Andy Matteo. The referee brings Gianluigi Fresi to one side and gives him a warning! Andy Matteo runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fiorentina appear unchanged since the first half. Bologna also appear unchanged since the first half. The Fiorentina players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Fiorentina get the second half underway!
48.01
Jason Cort launches a long ball forward into the other half. Adolfo Herrero lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Lima. Filipe Lima flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
49.34
Mattia Nodari surges forward with the ball. Mattia Nodari flicks the ball to his team mate, David Francke. David Francke skips past Bernardo Gonzalez! David Francke rockets a shot on goal. Juri Zanon steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
51.53
Carlo Ambrosetti knocks the ball forward to Gaspar Vieira. Gaspar Vieira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.42
David Francke makes a probing pass to Carlo Ambrosetti. Carlo Ambrosetti finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
54.57
Bernardo Gonzalez makes a simple pass to William Botticella. William Botticella makes a probing pass to Domenico Sala. Domenico Sala knocks in a cross ball towards Francesco Prete. Francesco Prete outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Achille Vasari is on top of it.
57.49
David Francke makes a probing pass to Rodolfo Gonzalez. Rodolfo Gonzalez knocks the ball forward to Filipe Lima but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
59.02
Mattia Nodari knocks the ball forward to Adolfo Herrero. Adolfo Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Carlo Ambrosetti collects the pass. Carlo Ambrosetti knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Gonzalez. Rodolfo Gonzalez beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Fiorentina!
61.02
Bologna have made a substitution with Fabian Natale Tasca replacing Andy Matteo .
69.31
William Botticella kicks a strong pass forward to Juri Zanon. Juri Zanon shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
75.21
Juri Zanon flicks the ball to his team mate, Francesco Prete. Francesco Prete runs straight at the defence! Francesco Prete side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.55
Bologna have made 2 substitutions with Gavin Young replacing Maurizio Baronio and Andrez Damiani replacing Giuseppe Apa .
78.56
Paolo Vierchwood flicks a high ball forward to Adolfo Herrero who takes it down. Adolfo Herrero lofts in a cross ball towards Gaspar Vieira. Gaspar Vieira outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
81.19
Gianluigi Fresi makes a beautiful solo run. Gianluigi Fresi makes a simple pass to Filipe Lima. Filipe Lima threads the ball through into the box. Gaspar Vieira looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
84.47
Paolo Vierchwood passes the ball forward to Gaspar Vieira. Gaspar Vieira edges inside the box! Gaspar Vieira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
85.36
Adolfo Herrero flicks a high ball forward to Paolo Vierchwood who gracefully takes it down. Paolo Vierchwood finds some space and shoots from distance. Francesco G. Scarpa gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
Fabian Natale Tasca kicks a strong pass forward to Francesco Prete. Francesco Prete knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fiorentina

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

Possession
64%
36%
Play Area
20.2%
44.9%
34.8%

Scorers
Rodolfo Gonzalez 59
Gaspar Vieira 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gaspar Vieira of Fiorentina

Match Ratings