Match Report


Verona HellasVerona Hellas     CittadellaCittadella
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Leonardo BertiL. Berti66
G
1
G
60Giulio GissiG. Gissi
Amedeo StelloneA. Stellone71
D
2
D
65Lucian MirceaL. Mircea
Danilo AliyuD. Aliyu59
D
captain3
D
64Brian DavisB. Davis
Luca BiancoL. Bianco55
D
4
D
62Aaron PerryA. Perry
Cristian ZaniniC. Zanini54
D
5
D
58Eduardo PinheiroE. Pinheiro
Francesco ScienzaF. Scienza73
M
6
M
72Gennaro VeroneseG. Veronese
Carmine De AngelisC. De Angelis59
M
7
M
64Tim NewtonT. Newton
Pasquale MalusciP. Malusci49
M
8
M
57Gabriele LasalandraG. Lasalandra
Ferdinando PeccarisiF. Peccarisi48
M
9
M
56Dayo BellucciD. Bellucci
Gianluca RicchiutiG. Ricchiuti72
A
10
A
77Umberto UrsoU. Urso
Stefano BelardiS. Belardi67
A
11captain
A
66Eric AddoE. Addo
 
Gennaro RusticoG. Rustico61
A
12
A
62Damiano ContiD. Conti
Fabio GobbiF. Gobbi53
G
13
A
60Gianfranco CenturioniG. Centurioni
Davide LantignottiD. Lantignotti52
D
14
A
57Oscar Jr. Delli CarriO. Delli Carri

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Bentegodi where Verona Hellas play host to Cittadella. A crowd of 8,463 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Verona Hellas and Cittadella are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Zerbini Rossi.


0.00
Verona Hellas kick off!
6.34
Tim Newton knocks the ball to his team mate, Dayo Bellucci. Dayo Bellucci makes a probing pass to Eric Addo. Eric Addo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leonardo Berti who gathers it comfortably.
8.11
Pasquale Malusci threads a neat ball through to Carmine De Angelis. Carmine De Angelis knocks in a cross ball towards Gianluca Ricchiuti. With a superhuman jump, Gianluca Ricchiuti connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
9.30
Showing composure, Dayo Bellucci laces a weighted ball forward to Eric Addo. Eric Addo lofts in a cross ball towards Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso makes a deft header. Umberto Urso scores for Cittadella!!
14.05
Carmine De Angelis threads a neat ball through to Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
15.12
Tim Newton threads a neat ball through to Eric Addo. Eric Addo plays a one-two with Umberto Urso and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Eric Addo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.21
With great vision, Francesco Scienza plays the ball forward to Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi shoots from long range but is denied by Giulio Gissi. Excellent save.
30.01
Gabriele Lasalandra flicks a high pass forward. Eric Addo collects the pass. Eric Addo rushes past Pasquale Malusci! Some good footwork from Eric Addo provides some space. He shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.04
Luca Bianco threads a neat ball through to Stefano Belardi. With some swift thinking, Stefano Belardi plays the ball forward to Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti lofts in a cross ball towards Pasquale Malusci. Pasquale Malusci whips the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Giulio Gissi!
40.03
Eric Addo flicks a high ball forward to Umberto Urso who takes it down. Umberto Urso runs straight at the defence! Umberto Urso comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
42.22
Brian Davis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Umberto Urso. Umberto Urso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leonardo Berti who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Verona Hellas appear unchanged since the first half. Cittadella also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Cittadella kick off!
49.08
Carmine De Angelis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi knocks in a cross ball towards Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
53.47
Luca Bianco passes the ball forward to Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tim Newton.
54.38
Luca Bianco flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
57.56
Danilo Aliyu threads a neat ball through to Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lucian Mircea.
65.54
Umberto Urso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Addo. Eric Addo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pasquale Malusci.
69.07
Stefano Belardi chips the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Ricchiuti. Gianluca Ricchiuti whips in a cross ball towards Stefano Belardi. Stefano Belardi whips the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
72.39
Gabriele Lasalandra runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gabriele Lasalandra finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
77.24
Cittadella have made 3 substitutions with Damiano Conti replacing Dayo Bellucci, Gianfranco Centurioni replacing Eric Addo and Oscar Jr. Delli Carri replacing Umberto Urso .
89.54
Eduardo Pinheiro passes the ball forward to Gennaro Veronese. Gennaro Veronese plays the ball forward to Gianfranco Centurioni. Gianfranco Centurioni whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Jr. Delli Carri. Oscar Jr. Delli Carri rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Verona Hellas

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

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
25.3%
49.4%
25.3%

Scorers
Umberto Urso 9
Oscar Jr. Delli Carri 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Umberto Urso of Cittadella

Match Ratings