Match Report


PiacenzaPiacenza     CittadellaCittadella
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Duccio ArgilliD. Argilli63
G
1captain
G
70Cesare AgliardiC. Agliardi
Roberto BertarelliR. Bertarelli66
D
2
D
70Guillaume TrivinoG. Trivino
Riccardo CrucianiR. Cruciani63
D
3
D
69Gianluigi AmorosoG. Amoroso
Enrico TaranaE. Tarana62
D
4
D
67Ciro MuzziC. Muzzi
Simone UrsoS. Urso55
D
5
D
66Mario AgliettiM. Aglietti
Tonino CitterioT. Citterio67
M
6
M
73Wladimiro MaldiniW. Maldini
Renzo BelleriR. Belleri67
M
7
M
60Martin IglesiasM. Iglesias
Ruggero BlasiR. Blasi65
M
8
M
56Flavio BellucciF. Bellucci
Ernesto MedinaE. Medina63
M
captain9
M
46Alex McStayA. McStay
Nicola Carlo AmbrosettiN. Ambrosetti63
A
10
A
65Vasco FernandesV. Fernandes
Fabrizio Di GiuliantonioF. Di Giuliantonio57
A
11
A
56Pierluigi FlorioP. Florio
 
Fabian Natale BattagliaF. Battaglia60
G
12
D
62Julian GallagherJ. Gallagher
Zoltan SanchezZ. Sanchez57
G
13
G
60Jean-Philippe BiancalaniJ. Biancalani
Giampiero ComottoG. Comotto55
A
14
D
59Fabiano MacellariF. Macellari

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Leonardo Garilli where Piacenza play host to Cittadella. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Piacenza and Cittadella are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Haller.


0.00
The first half starts with Piacenza kicking off!
9.10
Vasco Fernandes catches Ruggero Blasi on the ankles. The referee warns Vasco Fernandes to calm down! Ruggero Blasi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.53
Tonino Citterio kicks a strong pass forward to Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
18.29
Gianluigi Amoroso passes the ball forward to Wladimiro Maldini. Wladimiro Maldini threads a neat ball through to Vasco Fernandes. Vasco Fernandes knocks in a cross ball towards Pierluigi Florio. Pierluigi Florio flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Duccio Argilli has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.47
Riccardo Cruciani threads the ball through to Renzo Belleri. With intelligent imagination, Renzo Belleri plays the ball forward to Nicola Carlo Ambrosetti. Nicola Carlo Ambrosetti plays a scrappy one-two with Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio and advances towards the goal... Nicola Carlo Ambrosetti looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Nicola Carlo Ambrosetti scores for Piacenza!!
26.34
Guillaume Trivino flicks a high pass forward. Martin Iglesias collects the pass. Martin Iglesias makes a probing pass to Vasco Fernandes but he's offside!
28.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Ruggero Blasi plays the ball forward to Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Flavio Bellucci.
36.13
Ruggero Blasi makes a probing pass to Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Piacenza appear unchanged since the first half. Cittadella also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cittadella kick off and get the second half underway!
53.07
Ciro Muzzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Fernandes. Vasco Fernandes decides to run forward with the ball. Vasco Fernandes shoots from distance but Duccio Argilli reads it well. Fabulous save!
54.57
Ruggero Blasi makes a high pass forward. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio plays a one-two with Nicola Carlo Ambrosetti and rushes in on goal... Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Cesare Agliardi manages to gather it easily.
57.12
Flavio Bellucci takes a short throw-in bringing Vasco Fernandes into play. Vasco Fernandes flicks the ball to his team mate, Pierluigi Florio. Pierluigi Florio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duccio Argilli who gathers it comfortably.
61.59
Nicola Carlo Ambrosetti catches Gianluigi Amoroso on the ankles. Nicola Carlo Ambrosetti is given a warning by the referee! Gianluigi Amoroso carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.58
Roberto Bertarelli sees Renzo Belleri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Renzo Belleri kicks a strong pass forward to Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
66.56
Riccardo Cruciani flicks a high pass forward. Tonino Citterio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tonino Citterio makes a probing pass to Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.40
Flavio Bellucci makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vasco Fernandes. Vasco Fernandes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wladimiro Maldini but the linesman indicates offside!
71.43
Ruggero Blasi hits a low pass to Nicola Carlo Ambrosetti. Nicola Carlo Ambrosetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.12
Ciro Muzzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex McStay. Alex McStay flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Fernandes collects the pass. Vasco Fernandes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruggero Blasi.
79.00
Martin Iglesias flicks a high ball forward to Pierluigi Florio who takes it down. Pierluigi Florio edges inside the box! Enrico Tarana comes in with a late challenge on Pierluigi Florio. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
85.21
Pierluigi Florio sees space and advances. Pierluigi Florio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Enrico Tarana.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Piacenza

Cittadella
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
23.4%
48.1%
28.6%

Scorers
Nicola Carlo Ambrosetti 21
Pierluigi Florio 18

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pierluigi Florio of Cittadella

Match Ratings