Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     UdineseUdinese
Cristi AnghelCristi Anghel Mitchell Green Mitchell Green
Ramiro JohnsonR. Johnson78
G
1
G
78Alessandro StelloneA. Stellone
Giovanni M. SalaG. Sala77
D
2
D
68Nicu MirceaN. Mircea
Muzzy ÖzalanM. Özalan77
D
3
D
80Farid DjoudiF. Djoudi
Geoffroy VisieuxG. Visieux73
D
4
D
74Oliver WinklerO. Winkler
Kaci SibierskiK. Sibierski77
M
5
M
80Matt ClelandM. Cleland
Olivier CisséO. Cissé84
M
6
M
86Carlo HafnerC. Hafner
Wataru NakataW. Nakata79
M
7
M
79Diego BianchiD. Bianchi
Steve TerryS. Terry72
M
8
M
85Danny ClaphamD. Clapham
Gabriel MedinaG. Medina80
A
captain9
A
80David JentschD. Jentsch
Bruno MonteiroB. Monteiro75
A
10captain
A
88Orlando BoutalO. Boutal
Jeroen HespJ. Hesp74
A
11
A
77Stefan BöhmS. Böhm
 
Don HendryD. Hendry75
A
12
D
41David SchwarzD. Schwarz
Mario MartinoM. Martino71
A
13
M
79Alejandro GonzalezA. Gonzalez
Michele De GasperiM. De Gasperi72
A
14
A
78Jacob SesayJ. Sesay

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Udinese. A crowd of 19,212 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Empoli and Udinese are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Andre De Icco.


0.00
The whistle blows and Empoli get the match underway!
2.36
Kaci Sibierski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeroen Hesp. Jeroen Hesp knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Medina. Gabriel Medina makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.41
Nicu Mircea flicks a high pass forward. David Jentsch collects the pass. David Jentsch tries a spectacular long range effort but Ramiro Johnson is on top of it.
8.18
Diego Bianchi flicks a high pass forward. Danny Clapham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Danny Clapham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ramiro Johnson who gathers it comfortably.
10.37
Matt Cleland passes the ball forward to Stefan Böhm. Stefan Böhm shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
12.41
Stefan Böhm chips the ball to his team mate, Orlando Boutal. Orlando Boutal whips in a cross ball towards Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
14.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Farid Djoudi picks a pass forward to Diego Bianchi. Diego Bianchi passes the ball forward to Orlando Boutal. Orlando Boutal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Jentsch but he's offside!
27.39
Matt Cleland flicks a high pass forward. David Jentsch controls it well on his chest. David Jentsch sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
32.29
Carlo Hafner sees a break and surges forward. Carlo Hafner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Ramiro Johnson manages to gather it.
34.15
Bruno Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kaci Sibierski. Kaci Sibierski knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Diego Bianchi.
36.16
Diego Bianchi makes a probing pass to Orlando Boutal. Orlando Boutal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.07
Nicu Mircea threads a neat ball through to Diego Bianchi. Diego Bianchi runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Diego Bianchi lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Böhm. Stefan Böhm directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Ramiro Johnson!
39.34
Geoffroy Visieux controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriel Medina. Gabriel Medina whips in a cross ball towards Jeroen Hesp. Jeroen Hesp makes a deft header. Alessandro Stellone manages to gather it.
40.25
Diego Bianchi threads a neat ball through to David Jentsch. David Jentsch tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
42.55
Oliver Winkler flicks a high pass forward. Danny Clapham collects the pass. Danny Clapham shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
44.20
Bruno Monteiro threads the ball through to Jeroen Hesp. Jeroen Hesp shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Udinese kick off the second half!
47.11
Diego Bianchi makes a beautiful solo run. Diego Bianchi shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.01
Diego Bianchi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Jentsch. David Jentsch chips the ball to his team mate, Diego Bianchi. Diego Bianchi tries a spectacular strike his aim is horrendously poor!
53.30
Carlo Hafner passes the ball forward to Matt Cleland. Matt Cleland plays a one-two with David Jentsch and rushes in on goal... Matt Cleland comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
55.30
Wataru Nakata makes a simple pass to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Alessandro Stellone gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
59.24
Showing composure, Oliver Winkler laces a through ball forward to Farid Djoudi. Farid Djoudi chips the ball to his team mate, Carlo Hafner. Carlo Hafner shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
60.37
Udinese have made a substitution with Alejandro Gonzalez replacing Carlo Hafner .
61.46
Alejandro Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. David Jentsch holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Jentsch shoots from long range. Good keeping from Ramiro Johnson as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
62.49
Corner kick to Udinese. Danny Clapham plays it short to Nicu Mircea. Nicu Mircea deftly flicks the ball on. Matt Cleland comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
65.28
Geoffroy Visieux flicks the ball to his team mate, Muzzy Özalan. Muzzy Özalan sees Wataru Nakata in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Wataru Nakata knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Farid Djoudi.
66.52
Oliver Winkler flicks a high pass forward. Matt Cleland holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Cleland flicks a high pass forward. David Jentsch holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Jentsch knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Muzzy Özalan.
67.30
Farid Djoudi comes in with a late challenge on Jeroen Hesp. The referee calls over Farid Djoudi and shows him a yellow card! Jeroen Hesp stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.01
Diego Bianchi threads the ball through to David Jentsch. David Jentsch shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
72.58
Diego Bianchi flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Cleland. Matt Cleland shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
75.54
Nicu Mircea flicks a high pass forward to Matt Cleland who brings the ball under control. Matt Cleland runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Matt Cleland shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
78.10
Alejandro Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Orlando Boutal controls it well on his chest. Orlando Boutal shoots from long range. Solid save from Ramiro Johnson.
79.17
Giovanni M. Sala knocks the ball forward to Kaci Sibierski. Kaci Sibierski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro plays a scrappy one-two with Jeroen Hesp and stumbles forward towards the goal... Bruno Monteiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Alessandro Stellone. Excellent save.
84.14
Farid Djoudi plays the ball forward to David Jentsch. David Jentsch makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Orlando Boutal. Orlando Boutal deftly passes the ball to Stefan Böhm, releasing him through on goal. Stefan Böhm looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Ramiro Johnson gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
85.02
Muzzy Özalan flicks a high pass forward. Kaci Sibierski controls it well on his chest. Kaci Sibierski knocks the ball forward to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro whips in a cross ball towards Wataru Nakata. Wataru Nakata powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Alessandro Stellone!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

Udinese
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
9
Shots off Target
1
10
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.6%
63.4%
Play Area
35.4%
45.1%
19.5%

Scorers
Gabriel Medina 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ramiro Johnson of Empoli

Match Ratings
1.Ramiro Johnson (GK)
9
2.Giovanni M. Sala (DEF)
6
3.Muzzy Özalan (DEF)
6
4.Geoffroy Visieux (DEF)
6
5.Kaci Sibierski (MID)
6
6.Olivier Cissé (MID)
6
7.Wataru Nakata (MID)
6
8.Steve Terry (MID)
6
9.Gabriel Medina (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Bruno Monteiro (ATT)
7
11.Jeroen Hesp (ATT)
7
 
12.Don Hendry (ATT)
0
13.Mario Martino (ATT)
0
14.Michele De Gasperi (ATT)
0

1.Alessandro Stellone (GK)
7
2.Nicu Mircea (DEF)
6
3.Farid Djoudi (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Oliver Winkler (DEF)
6
5.Matt Cleland (MID)
7
6.Carlo Hafner (MID)
6
7.Diego Bianchi (MID)
8
8.Danny Clapham (MID)
6
9.David Jentsch (ATT)
7
10.Orlando Boutal (ATT)
6
11.Stefan Böhm (ATT)
6
 
12.David Schwarz (DEF)
0
13.Alejandro Gonzalez (MID)
6
14.Jacob Sesay (ATT)
0