Match Report


LazioLazio     VeneziaVenezia
Stewart ChapmanStewart Chapman Adam Wilsher Adam Wilsher
Callum CampbellC. Campbell66
G
1
G
72Guillermo GentoG. Gento
Peter MyersP. Myers72
D
2
D
72Gian Matteo ScarchilliG. Scarchilli
Darren MccannD. Mccann66
D
3
D
73Ciro BaroneC. Barone
Joe BanksJ. Banks69
D
captain4
D
72Jordy PothuizenJ. Pothuizen
Nicola C. MedriN. Medri67
D
5
M
68Elvis AldeganiE. Aldegani
Spencer MurphyS. Murphy74
M
6
M
73Frank SteijnF. Steijn
Wayne WeirW. Weir72
M
7captain
M
66Jonathan CroceJ. Croce
Giampaolo AmbrosinoG. Ambrosino68
A
8
M
71Guerino BalleriG. Balleri
Aaron van der MeerA. van der Meer73
A
9
A
66Erik BertjensE. Bertjens
Jean-Luc SatorraJ. Satorra73
A
10
A
64Frederico RamosF. Ramos
Bruno JesusB. Jesus71
A
11
A
70Luca BennardoL. Bennardo
 
Sindri ThorsteinssonS. Thorsteinsson71
M
12
G
62Guerino AmorusoG. Amoruso
Ruel PeckhamR. Peckham66
M
13
D
67Ignacio QuansahI. Quansah
Cristian CastelliC. Castelli52
A
14
M
64Giacomo BelleriG. Belleri

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stadio Olimpico where Lazio play host to Venezia. A crowd of 11,659 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lazio are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Venezia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Filippo Ciullo.


0.00
Lazio kick off the first half!
3.14
Frank Steijn flicks a high ball forward to Luca Bennardo who takes it down. Luca Bennardo skips past Joe Banks! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Luca Bennardo provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.04
Jordy Pothuizen flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Croce. Jonathan Croce flicks a high pass forward. Luca Bennardo collects the pass. Luca Bennardo finds some space and shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Callum Campbell!
10.50
Elvis Aldegani knocks the ball to his team mate, Luca Bennardo. Luca Bennardo shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
12.37
Darren Mccann surges forward with the ball. Darren Mccann flicks a high ball forward to Giampaolo Ambrosino who takes it down. Giampaolo Ambrosino shoots from distance but Guillermo Gento is on top of it.
15.18
Darren Mccann surges forward with the ball. Darren Mccann passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Bruno Jesus. Bruno Jesus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
20.36
Jonathan Croce takes the throw-in. Frank Steijn surges forward with the ball. Frank Steijn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
24.17
Frank Steijn flicks a high pass forward. Elvis Aldegani collects the pass. Elvis Aldegani plays a scrappy one-two with Erik Bertjens and advances towards the goal... Elvis Aldegani comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Callum Campbell smothers it!
26.10
Darren Mccann threads a neat ball through to Spencer Murphy. Spencer Murphy passes the ball forward to Aaron van der Meer. Aaron van der Meer lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Jesus. Bruno Jesus finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
27.11
Wayne Weir takes a quick throw-in, which Spencer Murphy takes on the chest. Spencer Murphy threads the ball through to Jean-Luc Satorra. Jean-Luc Satorra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
30.35
Guerino Balleri runs up as Jonathan Croce takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Guerino Balleri makes a probing pass to Frank Steijn. Frank Steijn whips in a cross ball towards Erik Bertjens. Erik Bertjens rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is miles over!
32.31
Wayne Weir hits a low pass to Aaron van der Meer. Aaron van der Meer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
33.44
Ciro Barone kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Ramos. Frederico Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Croce holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonathan Croce shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
34.35
Frank Steijn knocks the ball to his team mate, Ciro Barone. Ciro Barone chips the ball to his team mate, Luca Bennardo. Luca Bennardo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Ramos but he's offside!
36.28
Spencer Murphy kicks a strong pass forward to Wayne Weir. Wayne Weir tries a spectacular long range effort but Guillermo Gento is on top of it.
38.08
Joe Banks deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Spencer Murphy. Spencer Murphy plays the ball forward to Jean-Luc Satorra. Jean-Luc Satorra finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
40.07
Ciro Barone barges into Bruno Jesus. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bruno Jesus stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.15
Darren Mccann knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Weir. Wayne Weir knocks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Murphy. Spencer Murphy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Guillermo Gento.
43.42
Spencer Murphy takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Frank Steijn reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
44.37
Erik Bertjens comes in with a late challenge on Joe Banks. Erik Bertjens is warned by the referee! Joe Banks hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Wayne Weir flicks a high ball forward to Aaron van der Meer who takes it down. Aaron van der Meer runs straight at the defence! Aaron van der Meer strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lazio appear unchanged since the first half. Venezia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Venezia kicking off!
48.38
Jean-Luc Satorra clumsily knocks into Frederico Ramos. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Frederico Ramos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.53
Wayne Weir makes a probing pass to Spencer Murphy. Spencer Murphy plays a sublime one-two with Jean-Luc Satorra and races in on goal... Spencer Murphy looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
53.22
Peter Myers flicks the ball to his team mate, Giampaolo Ambrosino. Giampaolo Ambrosino shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
54.42
Spencer Murphy flicks a high pass forward. Giampaolo Ambrosino collects the pass. Giampaolo Ambrosino shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.34
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
60.43
Lazio have made a substitution with Sindri Thorsteinsson replacing Wayne Weir .
65.17
Jordy Pothuizen breaks forward. Jordy Pothuizen hits a low pass to Erik Bertjens. Erik Bertjens shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
66.24
Frank Steijn clumsily knocks into Sindri Thorsteinsson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sindri Thorsteinsson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.32
Bruno Jesus sees Sindri Thorsteinsson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sindri Thorsteinsson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
77.24
Elvis Aldegani plays the ball forward to Frank Steijn. Frank Steijn controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Guerino Balleri through on goal. Guerino Balleri takes a shot at goal. The ball strikes Nicola C. Medri's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
78.38
It's a corner kick. Guerino Balleri kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Elvis Aldegani shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
84.15
Darren Mccann threads the ball through to Spencer Murphy. Spencer Murphy flicks the ball to his team mate, Sindri Thorsteinsson. Sindri Thorsteinsson skips past Frank Steijn! Sindri Thorsteinsson strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but is denied by Guillermo Gento. Excellent save.
85.43
Spencer Murphy catches Guerino Balleri on the ankles. Spencer Murphy is shown the yellow card! Guerino Balleri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.13
Jordy Pothuizen makes a probing pass to Erik Bertjens. Erik Bertjens plays a one-two with Luca Bennardo and rushes in on goal... Erik Bertjens muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Callum Campbell.
88.15
It's a corner kick. Elvis Aldegani kicks a low ball out wide. Erik Bertjens makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.38
With great vision, Joe Banks plays the ball forward to Aaron van der Meer. Aaron van der Meer tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Lazio

Venezia
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
9
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
29.5%
45.7%
24.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Callum Campbell of Lazio

Match Ratings