Match Report


PalermoPalermo     Verona HellasVerona Hellas
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Andy HendersonA. Henderson64
G
1
G
68Corrado ZanettiC. Zanetti
Alexandre QuaresmaA. Quaresma67
D
2
D
61Evans SommeseE. Sommese
Demetrio ServideiD. Servidei65
D
captain3
D
55Valerio PecchiaV. Pecchia
Amedeo FabrisA. Fabris56
D
4
D
53Syd KeaneS. Keane
Antonino BellottoA. Bellotto70
M
5
D
52Aniello SolimenoA. Solimeno
Lennart DöringL. Döring69
M
6
M
63Alessandro CristianoA. Cristiano
Donato TresoldiD. Tresoldi63
M
7captain
M
59Yuri De PatreY. De Patre
Juan-Carlos DominguezJ. Dominguez60
M
8
M
58Dayo PizziD. Pizzi
Edmundo GainzaE. Gainza64
A
9
M
57Domenico VicariD. Vicari
Donato BaldiD. Baldi60
A
10
A
64Nicola Carlo Di MasiN. Di Masi
Ernesto VelascoE. Velasco56
A
11
A
63Yoann BassilaY. Bassila
 
Giacomo CocoG. Coco61
G
12
A
58Juri DionigiJ. Dionigi
Rodrigo OliveiraR. Oliveira60
M
13
G
58Gabriele VillaG. Villa
Ronnie WinterburnR. Winterburn55
A
14
A
55Alejandro VeroneseA. Veronese

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at La Favorita where Palermo play host to Verona Hellas. A crowd of 12,866 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Palermo are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Verona Hellas appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Fabio Rampulla.


0.00
The first half starts with Palermo kicking off!
4.44
Dayo Pizzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yoann Bassila. Yoann Bassila shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
6.46
Amedeo Fabris threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Gainza. Edmundo Gainza whips in a cross ball towards Donato Baldi. Donato Baldi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
8.23
Amedeo Fabris flicks a high pass forward to Ernesto Velasco who brings the ball under control. Ernesto Velasco threads the ball through to Edmundo Gainza but he's offside!
9.49
Demetrio Servidei threads a neat ball through to Lennart Döring. Lennart Döring flicks a high pass forward. Edmundo Gainza controls it well on his chest. Edmundo Gainza knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Corrado Zanetti who gathers it comfortably.
14.48
Demetrio Servidei makes a strong solo run forward. Demetrio Servidei deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Donato Baldi. Donato Baldi makes a defence splitting pass to Edmundo Gainza. Edmundo Gainza takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
20.13
Donato Tresoldi catches Dayo Pizzi on the ankles. The referee warns Donato Tresoldi to calm down! Dayo Pizzi runs off the knock.
26.07
Valerio Pecchia launches a long ball forward into the other half. Yoann Bassila passes the ball forward but Nicola Carlo Di Masi is offside!
32.47
Lennart Döring hacks Yuri De Patre from behind! The referee calls over Lennart Döring and warns him to calm down! Yuri De Patre runs off the knock.
33.42
Dayo Pizzi catches Donato Tresoldi on the ankles. The referee brings Dayo Pizzi to one side and gives him a warning! Donato Tresoldi gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.48
Yoann Bassila comes in with a late challenge on Amedeo Fabris. The referee calls over Yoann Bassila and warns him to calm down! Amedeo Fabris hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.20
Yuri De Patre threads a neat ball through to Yoann Bassila. Yoann Bassila knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.34
Domenico Vicari kicks a strong pass forward to Nicola Carlo Di Masi. Nicola Carlo Di Masi knocks in a cross ball towards Yoann Bassila. Yoann Bassila makes a deft header but slams it into the crowd!
39.44
Alexandre Quaresma hits a low pass to Demetrio Servidei. Demetrio Servidei knocks the ball forward to Edmundo Gainza. Edmundo Gainza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aniello Solimeno.
42.44
Juan-Carlos Dominguez makes a simple pass to Antonino Bellotto. Antonino Bellotto sees Edmundo Gainza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edmundo Gainza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Palermo appear unchanged since the first half. Verona Hellas also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Verona Hellas kick off and get the second half underway!
49.05
Domenico Vicari flicks a high pass forward. Nicola Carlo Di Masi controls it well on his chest. Nicola Carlo Di Masi tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
57.13
Donato Tresoldi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edmundo Gainza. Edmundo Gainza lofts in a cross ball towards Donato Baldi. Evans Sommese clumsily knocks into Donato Baldi. Donato Baldi appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
59.18
Yuri De Patre threads a neat ball through to Nicola Carlo Di Masi. Nicola Carlo Di Masi knocks in a cross ball towards Dayo Pizzi. Dayo Pizzi whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
63.24
Juan-Carlos Dominguez catches Yoann Bassila on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yoann Bassila runs off the knock.
71.30
Syd Keane hacks Edmundo Gainza from behind! The referee warns Syd Keane to calm down! Edmundo Gainza gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.31
Dayo Pizzi passes the ball forward to Nicola Carlo Di Masi. Nicola Carlo Di Masi shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
77.53
Donato Tresoldi flicks a high ball forward to Ernesto Velasco who takes it down. Ernesto Velasco shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
78.29
With vision, Juan-Carlos Dominguez picks a pass forward to Donato Baldi. Donato Baldi whips in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Dominguez. Juan-Carlos Dominguez makes a looping header on goal. Good keeping from Corrado Zanetti as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
79.12
It's a corner kick which Antonino Bellotto takes quickly, playing the ball short to Juan-Carlos Dominguez. Juan-Carlos Dominguez flicks the ball on with his first touch. Nicola Carlo Di Masi jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
81.07
Dayo Pizzi decides to run forward with the ball. Dayo Pizzi plays a scrappy one-two with Nicola Carlo Di Masi and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Dayo Pizzi provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is miles over!
84.23
Lennart Döring flicks a high pass forward. Edmundo Gainza collects the pass. Edmundo Gainza knocks in a cross ball towards Donato Baldi. Donato Baldi gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Corrado Zanetti gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
85.48
Alexandre Quaresma plays the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Dominguez. Juan-Carlos Dominguez threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Gainza. Edmundo Gainza tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Palermo

Verona Hellas
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
24.6%
52.2%
23.2%

Scorers
Edmundo Gainza 14
Dayo Pizzi 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dayo Pizzi of Verona Hellas

Match Ratings