Match Report


SalernitanaSalernitana     PistoiesePistoiese
Computer Player Computer Player Mohaned Abbas Mohaned Abbas
Sebastiano MicilloS. Micillo63
G
1captain
G
73Moritz RothM. Roth
Alexandre NunesA. Nunes70
D
2
D
74Eduardo QuaresmaE. Quaresma
Ruel DefoeR. Defoe65
D
3
D
80Marcelo LimaM. Lima
Callum YoungC. Young60
D
4
D
73Jorge RegoJ. Rego
Paolo MartuscielloP. Martusciello58
D
5
D
74Gaetano MinopoliG. Minopoli
Enrique AguilarE. Aguilar54
D
6
M
73Daniel VelascoD. Velasco
Ernesto HerreraE. Herrera80
M
7
M
84Erwan BillongE. Billong
Ezio IannuzziE. Iannuzzi67
M
8
A
72Samuel VieiraS. Vieira
Antonio RibeiroA. Ribeiro63
A
9
A
76Sjaak NieuwenburgS. Nieuwenburg
Mauro GissiM. Gissi62
A
captain10
A
74Jimmy HaiseJ. Haise
Colin NaysmithC. Naysmith61
A
11
A
78João VillaJ. Villa
 
Stefano BellottoS. Bellotto60
A
12
A
76Nigel PearceN. Pearce
Craig GoughC. Gough59
G
13
D
75Humphrey Van Der LaanH. Van Der Laan
Leonardo PenaL. Pena59
G
14
D
75Arek RzasaA. Rzasa

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Arechi where Salernitana play host to Pistoiese. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Salernitana are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Pistoiese appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Graziano Di Bari.


0.00
Pistoiese kick off the first half!
2.17
Ruel Defoe flicks a high pass forward. Ezio Iannuzzi collects the pass. Ezio Iannuzzi flicks a high pass forward. Colin Naysmith collects the pass. Colin Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent block by Gaetano Minopoli!
3.30
Ernesto Herrera comes in with a late challenge on Jorge Rego. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jorge Rego grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
4.18
Jorge Rego flicks a high pass forward. Erwan Billong controls it well on his chest. Erwan Billong knocks the ball forward to Daniel Velasco. Daniel Velasco knocks the ball forward to Jimmy Haise but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
9.19
Erwan Billong flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Velasco who takes it down. Daniel Velasco shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
10.27
Eduardo Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. João Villa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. João Villa rushes past Ruel Defoe! João Villa cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Sebastiano Micillo with no chance!! Goal for Pistoiese!
15.14
Erwan Billong threads a neat ball through to Jimmy Haise. Jimmy Haise knocks in a cross ball towards Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong heads the ball goalwards. The keeper, Sebastiano Micillo, sees it late!! Goal for Pistoiese!
22.29
Marcelo Lima knocks the ball forward to Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong surges forward with the ball. Erwan Billong lofts in a cross ball towards Jimmy Haise. Jimmy Haise gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball takes a deflection leaving Sebastiano Micillo with no chance!! Goal for Pistoiese!
26.06
Enrique Aguilar brings the ball forward. Enrique Aguilar flicks a high pass forward to Colin Naysmith who brings the ball under control. Colin Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
27.08
Daniel Velasco flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Vieira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuel Vieira skips past Paolo Martusciello! Samuel Vieira shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Sebastiano Micillo had no chance!! Goal for Pistoiese!
30.51
Ezio Iannuzzi knocks the ball forward to Antonio Ribeiro. Antonio Ribeiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Moritz Roth easily gets down and covers it.
34.28
Paolo Martusciello controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernesto Herrera. Ernesto Herrera threads a neat ball through to Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Moritz Roth who gathers it comfortably.
38.22
Marcelo Lima kicks a strong pass forward to Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong makes a simple pass to Daniel Velasco. Daniel Velasco knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Vieira. With a superhuman jump, Samuel Vieira connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Samuel Vieira!
42.28
Colin Naysmith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jorge Rego.
45.00
Mauro Gissi clumsily knocks into Gaetano Minopoli. The referee calls over Mauro Gissi and shows him a yellow card! Gaetano Minopoli stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Salernitana appear unchanged since the first half. Pistoiese also appear unchanged since the first half. The Salernitana players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Salernitana kick off!
47.17
Daniel Velasco flicks a high pass forward to Erwan Billong who brings the ball under control. Erwan Billong knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paolo Martusciello.
49.05
Marcelo Lima breaks forward. Marcelo Lima flicks a high pass forward. Sjaak Nieuwenburg collects the pass. Sjaak Nieuwenburg shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
51.18
Erwan Billong flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Vieira controls it well on his chest. Samuel Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Sjaak Nieuwenburg. Sjaak Nieuwenburg heads the ball goalwards. The keeper, Sebastiano Micillo, sees it late!! Goal for Pistoiese!
54.41
Enrique Aguilar makes a probing pass to Ezio Iannuzzi. Ezio Iannuzzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ernesto Herrera. Ernesto Herrera lofts in a cross ball towards Mauro Gissi. Mauro Gissi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Moritz Roth comfortably picks it out of the air!
59.12
Daniel Velasco runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Daniel Velasco lofts in a cross ball towards João Villa. João Villa directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper, Sebastiano Micillo, sees it late!! Goal for Pistoiese!
63.27
Eduardo Quaresma sees a break and surges forward. With great vision, Eduardo Quaresma plays the ball forward to Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong hits a low pass to Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but is blocked by Paolo Martusciello.
66.07
Erwan Billong clumsily knocks into Ernesto Herrera. Erwan Billong is shown the yellow card! Ernesto Herrera stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.04
Erwan Billong chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira whips in a cross ball towards João Villa. João Villa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Enrique Aguilar happens to be in the right place to block it.
69.21
Marcelo Lima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong threads the ball through to Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira plays a one-two with Jimmy Haise and advances towards the goal... Samuel Vieira side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball strikes Callum Young's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
70.59
Corner kick to Pistoiese. Erwan Billong plays it to the near post. Ruel Defoe reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
71.06
Ernesto Herrera comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Velasco. The referee brings Ernesto Herrera to one side and gives him a warning! Daniel Velasco runs off the knock.
73.20
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
83.02
Ezio Iannuzzi barges into Erwan Billong. Ezio Iannuzzi is shown the yellow card! Erwan Billong runs off the knock.
84.52
Ezio Iannuzzi chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Naysmith. Colin Naysmith lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Ribeiro. Antonio Ribeiro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
87.57
Daniel Velasco makes a probing pass to Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.34
Ezio Iannuzzi kicks a strong pass forward to Mauro Gissi. Mauro Gissi shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Salernitana

Pistoiese
Goals
0
7
Shots on Target
4
10
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37%
63%
Play Area
32.9%
43.8%
23.3%

Scorers
João Villa 10, 59
Erwan Billong 15
Jimmy Haise 22
Samuel Vieira 27, 38
Sjaak Nieuwenburg 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samuel Vieira of Pistoiese

Match Ratings
1.Sebastiano Micillo (GK)
6
2.Alexandre Nunes (DEF)
6
3.Ruel Defoe (DEF)
6
4.Callum Young (DEF)
6
5.Paolo Martusciello (DEF)
6
6.Enrique Aguilar (DEF)
6
7.Ernesto Herrera (MID)yellow card
5
8.Ezio Iannuzzi (MID)yellow card
6
9.Antonio Ribeiro (ATT)
6
10.Mauro Gissi (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Colin Naysmith (ATT)
6
 
12.Stefano Bellotto (ATT)
0
13.Craig Gough (GK)
0
14.Leonardo Pena (GK)
0

1.Moritz Roth (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Quaresma (DEF)
6
3.Marcelo Lima (DEF)
6
4.Jorge Rego (DEF)
6
5.Gaetano Minopoli (DEF)
6
6.Daniel Velasco (MID)
8
7.Erwan Billong (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Samuel Vieira (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
9.Sjaak Nieuwenburg (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Jimmy Haise (ATT)goal scored
7
11.João Villa (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
 
12.Nigel Pearce (ATT)
0
13.Humphrey Van Der Laan (DEF)
0
14.Arek Rzasa (DEF)
0