Match Report


PistoiesePistoiese     AtalantaAtalanta
Mohaned AbbasMohaned Abbas Tony Schofield Tony Schofield
Fouzi BouchibaF. Bouchiba75
G
captain1
G
76Ryozo OkamotoR. Okamoto
Eduardo QuaresmaE. Quaresma75
D
2captain
D
72Bruno RavanelliB. Ravanelli
Pedro AlmeidaP. Almeida75
D
3
D
72Gabriele Di LivioG. Di Livio
Jorge RegoJ. Rego74
D
4
D
82Giuseppe CasaleG. Casale
Francisco MoutinhoF. Moutinho75
D
5
D
74Florian GilardinoF. Gilardino
Jerome van der WalJ. van der Wal77
M
6
M
79Morgan BianchiniM. Bianchini
Erwan BillongE. Billong88
M
7
M
84Matthias HelmerM. Helmer
Samuel VieiraS. Vieira72
A
8
M
83Lennart BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer
Nigel PearceN. Pearce79
A
9
A
85Rodolfo DogaR. Doga
David WatsonD. Watson79
A
10
A
80Vincenzo TangorraV. Tangorra
Sjaak NieuwenburgS. Nieuwenburg76
A
11
A
85Mario LottiM. Lotti
 
Rafael AlvarezR. Alvarez77
A
12
A
75Vito MarconV. Marcon
Francis ScalesF. Scales78
M
13
M
75Diaw CardoneD. Cardone
Arek RzasaA. Rzasa75
D
14
D
71Alberto RegoA. Rego

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to Atalanta. A crowd of 20,556 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Pistoiese are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Atalanta appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Edoardo Silenzi.


0.00
Atalanta kick off!
9.13
Matthias Helmer takes it forward alone. Matthias Helmer knocks the ball forward to Rodolfo Doga but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
10.43
Jorge Rego sees Sjaak Nieuwenburg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sjaak Nieuwenburg knocks the ball forward to Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
14.27
Erwan Billong knocks the ball forward to Nigel Pearce. Nigel Pearce shoots from long range. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Pistoiese are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
20.10
Florian Gilardino threads the ball through to Giuseppe Casale. Giuseppe Casale makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincenzo Tangorra. Vincenzo Tangorra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.34
Jerome van der Wal knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira advances inside the box! Samuel Vieira side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Ryozo Okamoto is on top of it.
22.54
Erwan Billong makes a simple pass to Sjaak Nieuwenburg. Sjaak Nieuwenburg knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Pearce. Nigel Pearce finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from Ryozo Okamoto. What a save!
24.14
Erwan Billong hits a low pass to Sjaak Nieuwenburg. Sjaak Nieuwenburg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
28.08
Pedro Almeida flicks a high pass forward. David Watson controls it well on his chest. David Watson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Ryozo Okamoto manages to keep it out.
32.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Lennart Beckenbauer laces a through ball forward to Morgan Bianchini. Morgan Bianchini knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Lotti. Mario Lotti whips the ball goalwards with his head. Eduardo Quaresma sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
33.32
Pedro Almeida knocks the ball forward to Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Pearce controls it well on his chest. Nigel Pearce whips in a cross ball towards Jerome van der Wal. Jerome van der Wal makes a deft header. Fantastic reaction save from Ryozo Okamoto!
34.28
Erwan Billong flicks a high pass forward. Jerome van der Wal holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jerome van der Wal knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Pearce. Nigel Pearce makes a deft header. Fantastic reactions from Lennart Beckenbauer blocks the shot!
38.31
Nigel Pearce catches Giuseppe Casale on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Giuseppe Casale hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Morgan Bianchini laces a through ball forward to Rodolfo Doga. Rodolfo Doga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Fouzi Bouchiba manages to keep it out.
44.34
Giuseppe Casale catches David Watson on the ankles. Giuseppe Casale is warned by the referee! David Watson stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. Atalanta also appear unchanged since the first half. The Atalanta players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Pistoiese start the second half!
47.51
Pedro Almeida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Sjaak Nieuwenburg. Sjaak Nieuwenburg gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball comes off Giuseppe Casale and the loose ball is cleared up field.
51.07
Matthias Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Doga holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodolfo Doga knocks in a cross ball towards Morgan Bianchini. Morgan Bianchini whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Fouzi Bouchiba had no chance!! Goal for Atalanta!
55.47
Jorge Rego punts the ball hopefully upfield. Samuel Vieira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Florian Gilardino.
60.16
Pistoiese have made a substitution with Rafael Alvarez replacing Nigel Pearce .Atalanta have made 3 substitutions with Vito Marcon replacing Vincenzo Tangorra, Diaw Cardone replacing Lennart Beckenbauer and Alberto Rego replacing Bruno Ravanelli .
65.58
Erwan Billong passes the ball forward to Jerome van der Wal. Jerome van der Wal knocks in a cross ball towards Sjaak Nieuwenburg. Sjaak Nieuwenburg jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Pistoiese!
71.27
Eduardo Quaresma threads the ball through to Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
73.09
Diaw Cardone takes a short throw-in bringing Morgan Bianchini into play. Morgan Bianchini knocks the ball forward to Mario Lotti. Mario Lotti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.56
Francisco Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jerome van der Wal. Jerome van der Wal flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards David Watson. With a superhuman jump, David Watson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Ryozo Okamoto manages to keep it out.
78.53
Diaw Cardone flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Doga collects the pass. Rodolfo Doga lofts in a cross ball towards Vito Marcon. Vito Marcon outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Fouzi Bouchiba easily punches it away to safety.
81.02
Jorge Rego decides to run forward with the ball. Jorge Rego sees space and advances. Jorge Rego knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Alvarez. Rafael Alvarez makes a convincing header but somehow Giuseppe Casale happens to be in the right place to block it.
84.54
Pedro Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gabriele Di Livio.
87.13
Erwan Billong threads a neat ball through to Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Ryozo Okamoto.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Pistoiese

Atalanta
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
11
4
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.8%
38.2%
Play Area
25%
43.4%
31.6%

Scorers
Sjaak Nieuwenburg 66
Morgan Bianchini 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ryozo Okamoto of Atalanta

Match Ratings
1.Fouzi Bouchiba (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Quaresma (DEF)
6
3.Pedro Almeida (DEF)
7
4.Jorge Rego (DEF)
7
5.Francisco Moutinho (DEF)
6
6.Jerome van der Wal (MID)
7
7.Erwan Billong (MID)
8
8.Samuel Vieira (ATT)
7
9.Nigel Pearce (ATT)yellow card
5
10.David Watson (ATT)
6
11.Sjaak Nieuwenburg (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Rafael Alvarez (ATT)
6
13.Francis Scales (MID)
0
14.Arek Rzasa (DEF)
0

1.Ryozo Okamoto (GK)
9
2.Bruno Ravanelli (DEF)
6
3.Gabriele Di Livio (DEF)
6
4.Giuseppe Casale (DEF)
7
5.Florian Gilardino (DEF)
6
6.Morgan Bianchini (MID)goal scored
8
7.Matthias Helmer (MID)
6
8.Lennart Beckenbauer (MID)
6
9.Rodolfo Doga (ATT)
7
10.Vincenzo Tangorra (ATT)
6
11.Mario Lotti (ATT)
6
 
12.Vito Marcon (ATT)
6
13.Diaw Cardone (MID)
6
14.Alberto Rego (DEF)
6