Match Report


GenoaGenoa     PistoiesePistoiese
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Luciano PintonL. Pinton67
G
1
G
65Damiano AgliardiD. Agliardi
Pietro De LiguoriP. De Liguori66
D
2
D
73Gianluca CaponeG. Capone
Philipp GeisP. Geis66
D
3
D
62Maurizio CrovariM. Crovari
Craig MortonC. Morton53
D
4
D
62Luciano CammarataL. Cammarata
Ivan CabreraI. Cabrera73
M
5
D
54Yazid MarquetY. Marquet
Rosario BaroneR. Barone73
M
6
M
62Noel JohnsonN. Johnson
Adrian SmojeA. Smoje66
M
7
M
61Giovanni M. TestiniG. Testini
Cosimo CosciaC. Coscia65
M
captain8
M
58Ljubisa PrevitaliL. Previtali
Gianmarco AliyuG. Aliyu67
A
9captain
M
57Danilo PinziD. Pinzi
Alberto GomesA. Gomes65
A
10
A
61Armando PieriniA. Pierini
Gonçalo EdmundoG. Edmundo61
A
11
A
61Linus BusseL. Busse
 
Natale ZaniniN. Zanini64
M
12
M
56Pier Giovanni PagliariniP. Pagliarini
William TedoldiW. Tedoldi61
M
13
D
51Gianni CammarataG. Cammarata
Alberto CarvalhoA. Carvalho60
A
14
G
51Elvis LorieriE. Lorieri

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Genoa play host to Pistoiese. A crowd of 9,616 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Genoa are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Pistoiese appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Achille Morfeo.


0.00
Genoa kick off the first half!
4.57
Craig Morton decides to run forward with the ball. Craig Morton lofts in a cross ball towards Cosimo Coscia. Cosimo Coscia outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
9.49
Philipp Geis flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Cabrera. Ivan Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Gomes controls it well on his chest. Alberto Gomes advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alberto Gomes provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.54
Without breaking stride, Craig Morton plays the ball forward to Gianmarco Aliyu. Gianmarco Aliyu flicks a high pass forward. Gonçalo Edmundo easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gonçalo Edmundo runs straight at the defence! Yazid Marquet barges into Gonçalo Edmundo. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
18.35
Maurizio Crovari breaks forward. Maurizio Crovari threads a neat ball through to Danilo Pinzi. Danilo Pinzi finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
21.53
Adrian Smoje surges forward with the ball. Adrian Smoje whips in a cross ball towards Gonçalo Edmundo. Gonçalo Edmundo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Damiano Agliardi gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
22.34
Pietro De Liguori flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Gomes. Alberto Gomes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Damiano Agliardi who gathers it comfortably.
24.26
With a delightful solo run, Giovanni M. Testini stretches the opposition's defence. Giovanni M. Testini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.55
Adrian Smoje comes in with a late challenge on Linus Busse. The referee brings Adrian Smoje to one side and gives him a warning! Linus Busse hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.52
Gianluca Capone threads a neat ball through to Ljubisa Previtali. Ljubisa Previtali threads a neat ball through to Noel Johnson. Noel Johnson tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
36.07
Pietro De Liguori threads a neat ball through to Rosario Barone. Rosario Barone flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Smoje holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adrian Smoje tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Damiano Agliardi comfortably smothers it!
38.07
Rosario Barone flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianmarco Aliyu. Gianmarco Aliyu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Damiano Agliardi.
40.34
Craig Morton plays the ball forward to Rosario Barone. Rosario Barone flicks a high pass forward to Gianmarco Aliyu who brings the ball under control. Gianmarco Aliyu whips in a cross ball towards Gonçalo Edmundo. Gonçalo Edmundo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
42.01
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
44.39
Maurizio Crovari passes the ball forward to Ljubisa Previtali. Ljubisa Previtali flicks the ball to his team mate, Linus Busse. Linus Busse finds some space and shoots from distance but Luciano Pinton is on top of his game. Nice save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Genoa appear unchanged since the first half. Pistoiese also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Pistoiese kicking off!
51.36
Pietro De Liguori flicks the ball to his team mate, Rosario Barone. Rosario Barone hits a low pass to Adrian Smoje. Adrian Smoje knocks in a cross ball towards Gonçalo Edmundo. Gonçalo Edmundo makes a convincing header. The keeper, Damiano Agliardi, sees it late!! Goal for Genoa!
54.08
Cosimo Coscia clumsily knocks into Gianluca Capone. The referee warns Cosimo Coscia to calm down! Gianluca Capone stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.32
Pietro De Liguori hacks Ljubisa Previtali from behind! Pietro De Liguori is warned by the referee! Ljubisa Previtali runs off the knock.
59.06
Cosimo Coscia makes a probing pass to Rosario Barone. Rosario Barone tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.33
Ljubisa Previtali flicks a high pass forward. Noel Johnson controls it well on his chest. Noel Johnson shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
66.33
Yazid Marquet sees space and advances. Yazid Marquet shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
73.07
Danilo Pinzi makes a probing pass to Linus Busse. Linus Busse finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
75.41
Armando Pierini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Linus Busse. Linus Busse whips in a cross ball towards Armando Pierini. Armando Pierini makes a convincing header. Luciano Pinton is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.41
Genoa have made 3 substitutions with Natale Zanini replacing Alberto Gomes, William Tedoldi replacing Gonçalo Edmundo and Alberto Carvalho replacing Gianmarco Aliyu .
83.43
Craig Morton flicks the ball to his team mate, Philipp Geis. Philipp Geis flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Smoje controls it well on his chest. Adrian Smoje shoots from 20 yards. Damiano Agliardi gets down and covers it.
85.00
Pietro De Liguori chips the ball to his team mate, Natale Zanini. Natale Zanini knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Cabrera. Ivan Cabrera makes a deft header but it slams into the crowd!
87.34
Ivan Cabrera decides to run forward with the ball. Ivan Cabrera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Damiano Agliardi. Excellent save.
90.00
Ljubisa Previtali passes the ball forward to Linus Busse. Linus Busse runs straight at the defence! Linus Busse comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Genoa

Pistoiese
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
25%
45%
30%

Scorers
Gonçalo Edmundo 51
Giovanni M. Testini 24
Armando Pierini 75
Linus Busse 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Linus Busse of Pistoiese

Match Ratings