Match Report


PescaraPescara     SampdoriaSampdoria
Phil WarbPhil Warb Mark Woodhouse Mark Woodhouse
Gian Matteo CirilloG. Cirillo69
G
1
G
65Gert CoppensG. Coppens
Giulio AntonioliG. Antonioli70
D
2
D
65Linus BreitnerL. Breitner
Neil HendersonN. Henderson67
D
3captain
D
69Domenico CaputiD. Caputi
Tobias BöhmT. Böhm69
D
4
D
69Darren CooperD. Cooper
Mike Ten HagM. Ten Hag70
D
5
D
64Domenico GiannicheddaD. Giannichedda
Ivan OakesI. Oakes71
M
6
M
73Pablo PeiroP. Peiro
Edwin HeesakkersE. Heesakkers74
M
7
M
69Marcello LasalandraM. Lasalandra
Valerio BertaniV. Bertani73
M
captain8
M
77Enrico AnaclerioE. Anaclerio
Vincenzo BierhoffV. Bierhoff67
A
9
A
70Jeremy CondiJ. Condi
Demetrio CarusoD. Caruso75
A
10
A
68Hannes KrügerH. Krüger
Nicola C. TurriniN. Turrini68
A
11
A
76Wladimiro GuzzoW. Guzzo
 
Danilo CannarsaD. Cannarsa61
D
12
D
64Dominique BrunswijkD. Brunswijk
Fabio DiattaF. Diatta67
M
13
M
71Sandro MoraS. Mora
Arturo MoyaA. Moya60
D
14
A
64Kelvin BrittonK. Britton

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stadio Adriatico where Pescara play host to Sampdoria. A crowd of 18,262 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Pescara are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sampdoria appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Emiliano Mazzi.


0.00
The whistle blows and Pescara get the match underway!
2.58
Enrico Anaclerio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pablo Peiro. Pablo Peiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gian Matteo Cirillo who gathers it comfortably.
3.32
Ivan Oakes chips the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Bierhoff. Vincenzo Bierhoff shoots from 25 yards but somehow Gert Coppens manages to keep it out.
4.59
Hannes Krüger flicks a high pass forward. Wladimiro Guzzo collects the pass. Wladimiro Guzzo edges inside the box! Wladimiro Guzzo shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gian Matteo Cirillo with no chance!! Goal for Sampdoria!
12.19
Valerio Bertani chips the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Bierhoff. Vincenzo Bierhoff tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
26.05
Enrico Anaclerio surges forward with the ball. Enrico Anaclerio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Henderson.
30.30
Ivan Oakes makes an attacking run forward. Ivan Oakes plays the ball forward to Vincenzo Bierhoff who has made a great run into the box. Vincenzo Bierhoff looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.55
Pablo Peiro makes a simple pass to Marcello Lasalandra. Marcello Lasalandra runs straight at the defence! Marcello Lasalandra tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
38.31
Giulio Antonioli hits a low pass to Neil Henderson. Neil Henderson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Demetrio Caruso. Demetrio Caruso rushes past Linus Breitner! Demetrio Caruso comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Gert Coppens reads it well. Great keeping!
42.42
Ivan Oakes hacks Darren Cooper from behind! Ivan Oakes is given a warning by the referee! Darren Cooper stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.52
Valerio Bertani clumsily knocks into Pablo Peiro. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pablo Peiro carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Sampdoria kick off and get the second half underway!
47.51
Linus Breitner threads a neat ball through to Wladimiro Guzzo. Wladimiro Guzzo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enrico Anaclerio. Enrico Anaclerio knocks in a cross ball towards Hannes Krüger. With a superhuman jump, Hannes Krüger connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
48.05
Domenico Giannichedda flicks a high pass forward. Marcello Lasalandra controls it well on his chest. Marcello Lasalandra makes a probing pass to Jeremy Condi. Jeremy Condi knocks in a cross ball towards Marcello Lasalandra. Marcello Lasalandra is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Gian Matteo Cirillo punches it away to safety.
51.53
Valerio Bertani knocks the ball forward to Tobias Böhm. Tobias Böhm makes a simple pass to Vincenzo Bierhoff. Vincenzo Bierhoff shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Gert Coppens. Excellent save.
53.17
Ivan Oakes knocks the ball forward to Nicola C. Turrini. Nicola C. Turrini knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Oakes. Ivan Oakes rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Gert Coppens reads it well. Excellent save!
54.03
Darren Cooper hacks Ivan Oakes from behind! The referee warns Darren Cooper to calm down! Ivan Oakes runs off the knock.
57.16
Enrico Anaclerio makes a probing pass to Jeremy Condi. Jeremy Condi plays a scrappy one-two with Hannes Krüger and advances towards the goal... Jeremy Condi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
59.52
Neil Henderson hits a low pass to Valerio Bertani. Valerio Bertani threads a neat ball through to Vincenzo Bierhoff. Vincenzo Bierhoff shoots from distance. Gert Coppens gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
60.07
Pescara have made 2 substitutions with Danilo Cannarsa replacing Giulio Antonioli and Arturo Moya replacing Mike Ten Hag .Sampdoria have made 3 substitutions with Dominique Brunswijk replacing Linus Breitner, Sandro Mora replacing Marcello Lasalandra and Kelvin Britton replacing Jeremy Condi .
69.00
Domenico Giannichedda threads a neat ball through to Pablo Peiro. Pablo Peiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Enrico Anaclerio. Enrico Anaclerio knocks in a cross ball towards Hannes Krüger. Hannes Krüger outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is miles over!
71.55
Danilo Cannarsa threads the ball through to Edwin Heesakkers. Edwin Heesakkers makes a simple pass to Demetrio Caruso. Demetrio Caruso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
72.38
Sandro Mora threads a neat ball through to Wladimiro Guzzo. Wladimiro Guzzo shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
75.17
Sandro Mora knocks the ball forward to Kelvin Britton. Kelvin Britton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.56
Pescara have made a substitution with Fabio Diatta replacing Valerio Bertani .
78.58
Enrico Anaclerio plays the ball forward to Pablo Peiro. Pablo Peiro knocks in a cross ball towards Kelvin Britton. Kelvin Britton flicks the ball with his head. Gian Matteo Cirillo is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
81.05
Neil Henderson decides to run forward with the ball. Neil Henderson flicks a high ball forward to Demetrio Caruso who takes it down. Demetrio Caruso shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
85.40
Tobias Böhm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edwin Heesakkers. Without breaking stride, Edwin Heesakkers plays the ball forward to Nicola C. Turrini. Nicola C. Turrini shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
89.03
Vincenzo Bierhoff plays the ball forward to Demetrio Caruso. Demetrio Caruso plays a quick one-two with Vincenzo Bierhoff and rushes in on goal... Demetrio Caruso cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but Gert Coppens is on top of it.
90.00
Edwin Heesakkers flicks a high pass forward. Demetrio Caruso controls it well on his chest. Demetrio Caruso whips in a cross ball towards Nicola C. Turrini. Nicola C. Turrini flicks the ball with his head. Nicola C. Turrini scores for Pescara!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Pescara

Sampdoria
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
27.7%
42.2%
30.1%

Scorers
Nicola C. Turrini 90
Wladimiro Guzzo 5
Kelvin Britton 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gert Coppens of Sampdoria

Match Ratings