Match Report
| Verona Hellas | Verona Hellas |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Odunayo Awosika | Odunayo Awosika | Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | ||||||||||||||||||
| Patricio Camacho | P. Camacho |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 85 |  | Samuel Song | S. Song | |||||||||
| Rúben Carvalho | R. Carvalho |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 46 |  | Stephen Watson | S. Watson | |||||||||
| Marc Coppens | M. Coppens |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Andy Lofthouse | A. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Goran Jarni | G. Jarni |  | 66 | M | | 4 | | D | 33 | | Dragan Bergkamp | D. Bergkamp | |||||||||
| Fausto Crovari | F. Crovari |  | 60 | D | | 5 | | G | 52 | | Jon Brighton | J. Brighton | |||||||||
| Hrafn Thórhallsson | H. Thórhallsson |  | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 25 |  | Nico Rahn | N. Rahn | |||||||||
| Clifton Noviello | C. Noviello |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Nicholas Wetherall | N. Wetherall | |||||||||
| Christian Mela | C. Mela | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 |  | Matt Mcallister | M. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Gabriel Ibanez | G. Ibanez | | 74 | A | | 9 | | G | 22 |  | Mehamha Belaouf | M. Belaouf | |||||||||
| Nathan Matuzalem | N. Matuzalem | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 43 | | Robert Gascoigne | R. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| David Moutinho | D. Moutinho |  | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Jody Cutler | J. Cutler | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stadio Bentegodi where Verona Hellas play Northampton Town in this friendly game. A crowd of 18,660 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Verona Hellas and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Verona Hellas and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town kick off and get the first half underway!
4.27
0-0Marc Coppens passes the ball forward to Clifton Noviello. Clifton Noviello knocks the ball forward to Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem goes all the way! Nathan Matuzalem tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.52
Marc Coppens makes a probing pass to Christian Mela. Christian Mela knocks the ball forward to Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem goes all the way! Nathan Matuzalem rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.41
Rúben Carvalho passes the ball forward to Hrafn Thórhallsson. Hrafn Thórhallsson flicks the ball to his team mate, Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.01
0-0Marc Coppens sees space and advances. Marc Coppens passes the ball forward to Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem makes a simple pass to Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Samuel Song easily smothers it.
21.38
Rúben Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Mela. Christian Mela chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Samuel Song.
22.44
0-0Rúben Carvalho kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Mela. Christian Mela flicks the ball to his team mate, David Moutinho. David Moutinho threads the ball through to Gabriel Ibanez but he's offside!
30.29
Fausto Crovari knocks the ball to his team mate, Hrafn Thórhallsson. Hrafn Thórhallsson knocks the ball forward to David Moutinho. David Moutinho tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
32.37
Goran Jarni decides to run forward with the ball. Goran Jarni makes a simple pass to Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez goes all the way! Gabriel Ibanez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
33.17
Clifton Noviello threads the ball through to Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.26
Hrafn Thórhallsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez goes all the way! Gabriel Ibanez rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.03
0-0Andy Lofthouse comes in with a late challenge on Gabriel Ibanez. Andy Lofthouse is given a warning by the referee! Gabriel Ibanez stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.23
Christian Mela makes a probing pass to Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem goes all the way! Nathan Matuzalem shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Samuel Song.
42.30
Christian Mela threads the ball through to Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nathan Matuzalem but the linesman indicates offside!
44.58
Hrafn Thórhallsson makes a beautiful solo run. Hrafn Thórhallsson threads the ball through to David Moutinho but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Verona Hellas start the second half!
47.41
Marc Coppens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Clifton Noviello. Clifton Noviello controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Moutinho. David Moutinho passes the ball forward but Gabriel Ibanez is offside!
49.10
0-0Andy Lofthouse makes a probing pass to Nicholas Wetherall. Nicholas Wetherall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jody Cutler. Jody Cutler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rúben Carvalho.
53.33
Hrafn Thórhallsson makes a simple pass to David Moutinho. David Moutinho plays a perfect one-two with Gabriel Ibanez and rushes in on goal... David Moutinho cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.41
Christian Mela makes a probing pass to Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Samuel Song manages to keep it out.
57.27
Fausto Crovari threads the ball through to Clifton Noviello. Clifton Noviello makes a probing pass to Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem threads the ball through to Gabriel Ibanez but he's offside!
59.58
Rúben Carvalho makes a simple pass to Christian Mela. Christian Mela threads the ball through to Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
63.24
Christian Mela makes a beautiful solo run. Christian Mela passes the ball forward to Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Samuel Song!
66.38
1-0Fausto Crovari knocks the ball to his team mate, Clifton Noviello. Clifton Noviello makes a probing pass to Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem finds some space and shoots from distance. Nathan Matuzalem scores for Verona Hellas!!
69.35
Nicholas Wetherall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Gascoigne. Robert Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marc Coppens.
78.01
Christian Mela brings the ball forward. Christian Mela whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez heads the ball goalwards but somehow Samuel Song manages to keep it out.
79.52
Fausto Crovari threads the ball through to Christian Mela. Christian Mela passes the ball forward to Nathan Matuzalem. Nathan Matuzalem lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Samuel Song!
81.42
Stephen Watson knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Mcallister. Matt Mcallister sees space and advances. Matt Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards Mehamha Belaouf. Mehamha Belaouf heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.46
Clifton Noviello makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Ibanez. Gabriel Ibanez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Moutinho. David Moutinho takes a shot at goal. Samuel Song easily smothers it.
90.00
Marc Coppens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christian Mela. Christian Mela makes a beautiful solo run. Christian Mela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nathan Matuzalem but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
11
0
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
6
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
71.9%
28.1%
Play Area
21.9%
41.7%
36.5%
Scorers