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It's a sunny day here at Stadio Renato Curi where Perugia play host to Salernitana. A crowd of 18,671 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Perugia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Salernitana appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rocco R. Gazzoli.


0.00
The whistle blows and Perugia kick off!
2.50
Ezio Iannuzzi flicks a high pass forward. Mauro Gissi easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mauro Gissi shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
3.22
With a delightful solo run, Paolo Martusciello stretches the opposition's defence. Paolo Martusciello lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Ribeiro. Juri Roccati barges into Antonio Ribeiro. Penalty not given!!
10.04
Paolo Martusciello makes a probing pass to Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi sees Antonio Ribeiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards Mauro Gissi. Mauro Gissi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
15.56
Ernesto Herrera flicks a high pass forward to Mauro Gissi who brings the ball under control. Mauro Gissi shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.17
Callum Young plays the ball forward to Alexandre Nunes. Alexandre Nunes threads a neat ball through to Mauro Gissi. Mauro Gissi knocks in a cross ball towards Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
18.16
Ferdinando Saudati knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Jr. Adani. Oscar Jr. Adani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.54
Enrique Aguilar knocks the ball to his team mate, Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi flicks a high pass forward. Colin Naysmith collects the pass. Colin Naysmith shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
24.25
Juri Roccati hacks Ezio Iannuzzi from behind! The referee warns Juri Roccati to calm down! Ezio Iannuzzi runs off the knock.
34.03
Giampietro Taddei flicks a high ball forward to Tommaso Bachini who takes it down. Tommaso Bachini knocks the ball forward to Oscar Jr. Adani but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
38.19
Without breaking stride, Enrique Aguilar plays the ball forward to Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi knocks the ball forward to Ernesto Herrera. Ernesto Herrera knocks in a cross ball towards Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.31
Adrien Peyrelade threads a neat ball through to Ferdinando Saudati. Ferdinando Saudati deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Bachini. Tommaso Bachini makes a probing pass to Oscar Jr. Adani but he's offside!
44.55
Seeing a gap ahead, Juri Roccati plays the ball forward to Giampietro Taddei. Giampietro Taddei makes a simple pass to Oscar Jr. Adani. Oscar Jr. Adani shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
Tjalle Lobont flicks the ball to his team mate, Giampietro Taddei. Giampietro Taddei threads a neat ball through to Oscar Jr. Adani. Oscar Jr. Adani shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Perugia appear unchanged since the first half. Salernitana also appear unchanged since the first half. The Salernitana players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Salernitana kick off!
47.31
Ruel Defoe threads a neat ball through to Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi sees Colin Naysmith in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Colin Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Ribeiro. Antonio Ribeiro makes a looping header on goal. Alexander Hanke gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
60.34
Alexandre Nunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Ribeiro. Antonio Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Colin Naysmith controls it well on his chest. Colin Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Ernesto Herrera. Ernesto Herrera makes a looping header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
66.33
Ruel Defoe threads a neat ball through to Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Ribeiro. Antonio Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Colin Naysmith. Colin Naysmith jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Alexander Hanke manages to gather it comfortably.
69.52
Oscar Jr. Adani flicks a high pass forward. Diego Orsi controls it well on his chest. Diego Orsi deftly passes the ball to Oscar Jr. Adani, releasing him through on goal. Some silky footwork from Oscar Jr. Adani provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
72.49
Adrien Peyrelade threads the ball through to Tjalle Lobont. Tjalle Lobont threads a neat ball through to Tommaso Bachini. Tommaso Bachini shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
78.31
Ruel Defoe clumsily knocks into Tommaso Bachini. Ruel Defoe is warned by the referee! Tommaso Bachini stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.41
Ezio Iannuzzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ernesto Herrera. Ernesto Herrera lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Naysmith. Colin Naysmith makes a deft header but it curls horrendously wide!
81.48
Ruel Defoe knocks the ball forward to Ezio Iannuzzi. With great vision, Ezio Iannuzzi plays the ball forward to Ernesto Herrera. Ernesto Herrera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.10
Ezio Iannuzzi barges into Adrien Peyrelade. Ezio Iannuzzi is shown the yellow card! Adrien Peyrelade hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.01
Ruel Defoe flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Ribeiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Ribeiro hits a low pass to Colin Naysmith. Colin Naysmith knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Hanke who gathers it comfortably.
89.12
Giampietro Taddei controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ferdinando Saudati. Ferdinando Saudati knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Bachini. Tommaso Bachini chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Jr. Adani. Oscar Jr. Adani comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.7%
53.3%
Play Area
32.6%
40.2%
27.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruel Defoe of Salernitana

Match Ratings