Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     FC Bari 1908FC Bari 1908
Paul GillmanPaul Gillman Drilon Kika Drilon Kika
Ramiro JohnsonR. Johnson78
G
1
G
69Davide SalaD. Sala
Nigel BrightonN. Brighton43
D
2
D
70Leonardo SolerL. Soler
Giovanni M. SalaG. Sala77
D
3
D
70Luigi GalliL. Galli
Muzzy ÖzalanM. Özalan77
D
4
D
70Mirco CammarataM. Cammarata
Artur FerreiraA. Ferreira75
D
5
M
77Jacob DixonJ. Dixon
Wataru NakataW. Nakata77
M
6
M
74Mauro GraffiediM. Graffiedi
Olivier CisséO. Cissé76
M
7
M
75Ross StandingR. Standing
Luke MarshallL. Marshall82
M
8
M
75Juri LappaneseJ. Lappanese
Gabriel MedinaG. Medina78
A
9captain
A
70Roberto NevesR. Neves
Guillermo VicenteG. Vicente75
A
10
A
76Lorenzo TurriniL. Turrini
Marco BoinaheriM. Boinaheri76
A
captain11
A
71Ramon SchaapR. Schaap
 
Christian TurriniC. Turrini44
D
12
M
72Giampiero CardoneG. Cardone
Rio KitsonR. Kitson81
M
13
A
80Marcello BrambillaM. Brambilla
Joe BarmbyJ. Barmby39
A
14
M
69Eddy CarparelliE. Carparelli

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to FC Bari 1908. A crowd of 17,994 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Empoli are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while FC Bari 1908 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Renato De Vezze.


0.00
FC Bari 1908 kick off and get the first half underway!
2.58
Ross Standing makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauro Graffiedi. Mauro Graffiedi lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Neves. Roberto Neves jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Ramiro Johnson!
6.17
Giovanni M. Sala flicks a high ball forward to Wataru Nakata who takes it down. Wataru Nakata flicks a high pass forward. Olivier Cissé controls it well on his chest. Olivier Cissé cuts inside the box! Olivier Cissé muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
8.32
Ross Standing sees space and advances. Ross Standing plays a scrappy one-two with Roberto Neves and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ross Standing takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but is deflected over the bar by Giovanni M. Sala.
14.29
Luigi Galli knocks the ball forward to Mauro Graffiedi. Mauro Graffiedi kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob Dixon. Jacob Dixon plays a quick one-two with Juri Lappanese and rushes in on goal... Jacob Dixon takes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
18.35
Wataru Nakata advances with the ball. Wataru Nakata shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
21.18
Giovanni M. Sala brings the ball forward. Giovanni M. Sala flicks a high pass forward. Marco Boinaheri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marco Boinaheri shoots from distance but Davide Sala reads it well. Great keeping!
33.02
Olivier Cissé threads a neat ball through to Gabriel Medina. Gabriel Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.30
Mauro Graffiedi knocks the ball to his team mate, Ramon Schaap. Ramon Schaap plays a sublime one-two with Ross Standing and races in on goal... Ramon Schaap takes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
Muzzy Özalan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Olivier Cissé. Olivier Cissé passes the ball forward to Wataru Nakata. Wataru Nakata edges inside the box! Mirco Cammarata hacks Wataru Nakata from behind! Wataru Nakata appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Empoli appear unchanged since the first half. FC Bari 1908 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Empoli kick off!
47.09
Leonardo Soler picks a pass forward to Mauro Graffiedi. Seeing a gap ahead, Mauro Graffiedi laces a weighted ball forward to Ramon Schaap. Ramon Schaap lofts in a cross ball towards Lorenzo Turrini. Lorenzo Turrini makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
51.27
Juri Lappanese controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ramon Schaap. Ramon Schaap sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
53.36
Luke Marshall knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Medina. Gabriel Medina shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
57.06
Olivier Cissé flicks a high pass forward. Wataru Nakata collects the pass. Wataru Nakata whips in a cross ball towards Guillermo Vicente. Guillermo Vicente beats his man to it with a header but it is shockingly off target!
61.51
Ross Standing flicks a high pass forward. Ramon Schaap holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ramon Schaap deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Neves but the linesman indicates offside!
67.39
Wataru Nakata makes a probing pass to Marco Boinaheri. Marco Boinaheri threads a neat, attacking ball through to Wataru Nakata. Wataru Nakata looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
71.18
Mirco Cammarata makes a simple pass to Leonardo Soler. Leonardo Soler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauro Graffiedi. Mauro Graffiedi passes the ball forward but Lorenzo Turrini is offside!
73.32
Mauro Graffiedi flicks a high pass forward. Ramon Schaap collects the pass. Ramon Schaap sees Ross Standing just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Ross Standing rockets a shot on goal. Superb reactions from Ramiro Johnson. What a save!
75.11
Muzzy Özalan hits a low pass to Olivier Cissé. Olivier Cissé hits a low pass to Gabriel Medina. Gabriel Medina plays a quick one-two with Wataru Nakata and rushes in on goal... Gabriel Medina shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Davide Sala had no chance!! Goal for Empoli!
78.36
Olivier Cissé threads the ball through to Gabriel Medina. Gabriel Medina rushes past Mirco Cammarata! Gabriel Medina shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Empoli!
81.46
Giovanni M. Sala controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wataru Nakata. Wataru Nakata flicks a high pass forward. Luke Marshall collects the pass. Luke Marshall hits a low pass to Olivier Cissé. Olivier Cissé shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
84.17
Ross Standing plays the ball forward to Ramon Schaap. Ramon Schaap sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Ramiro Johnson manages to gather it.
90.00
Olivier Cissé kicks a strong pass forward to Luke Marshall. Luke Marshall plays a scrappy one-two with Olivier Cissé and stumbles forward towards the goal... Luigi Galli clumsily knocks into Luke Marshall. Luke Marshall appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

FC Bari 1908
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
30.1%
43.8%
26%

Scorers
Gabriel Medina 75, 78
Lorenzo Turrini 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gabriel Medina of Empoli

Match Ratings
1.Ramiro Johnson (GK)
7
2.Nigel Brighton (DEF)
6
3.Giovanni M. Sala (DEF)
7
4.Muzzy Özalan (DEF)
6
5.Artur Ferreira (DEF)
6
6.Wataru Nakata (MID)
8
7.Olivier Cissé (MID)
8
8.Luke Marshall (MID)
6
9.Gabriel Medina (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Guillermo Vicente (ATT)
6
11.Marco Boinaheri (ATT)
6
 
12.Christian Turrini (DEF)
0
13.Rio Kitson (MID)
0
14.Joe Barmby (ATT)
0

1.Davide Sala (GK)
7
2.Leonardo Soler (DEF)
7
3.Luigi Galli (DEF)
6
4.Mirco Cammarata (DEF)
6
5.Jacob Dixon (MID)
6
6.Mauro Graffiedi (MID)
6
7.Ross Standing (MID)
7
8.Juri Lappanese (MID)
6
9.Roberto Neves (ATT)
6
10.Lorenzo Turrini (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Ramon Schaap (ATT)
7
 
12.Giampiero Cardone (MID)
0
13.Marcello Brambilla (ATT)
0
14.Eddy Carparelli (MID)
0