Match Report


LecceLecce     PistoiesePistoiese
James PengellyJames Pengelly Mohaned Abbas Mohaned Abbas
Jovan FisherJ. Fisher83
G
1captain
G
75Fouzi BouchibaF. Bouchiba
Alex Di MasiA. Di Masi78
D
2
D
75Eduardo QuaresmaE. Quaresma
Antonio LorenzoA. Lorenzo86
D
3
D
80Marcelo LimaM. Lima
Guglielmo BagnacaniG. Bagnacani79
D
4
D
75Arek RzasaA. Rzasa
Jørgen RommedahlJ. Rommedahl71
D
5
D
75Francisco MoutinhoF. Moutinho
Eddie TilerE. Tiler85
M
6
M
77Jerome van der WalJ. van der Wal
Kenichi SaitoK. Saito78
M
7
M
88Erwan BillongE. Billong
David MeyerD. Meyer83
M
captain8
A
79Nigel PearceN. Pearce
Reynald ZaidanR. Zaidan77
A
9
A
79David WatsonD. Watson
Simon MendezS. Mendez82
A
10
A
77Rafael AlvarezR. Alvarez
Ighli FilippiI. Filippi79
A
11
A
76Sjaak NieuwenburgS. Nieuwenburg
 
Martin NistaM. Nista72
D
12
A
72Samuel VieiraS. Vieira
Ivan NavarroI. Navarro77
M
13
D
75Pedro AlmeidaP. Almeida
Ronnie Van Der SleenR. Van Der Sleen81
A
14
D
40Danny CookeD. Cooke

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Via Del Mare where Lecce play host to Pistoiese. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Lecce are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Pistoiese appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Dayo Castellazzi.


0.00
The whistle blows and Pistoiese get the match underway!
3.07
Erwan Billong chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Pearce. Nigel Pearce whips in a cross ball towards Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong makes a convincing header but is denied by Guglielmo Bagnacani. Excellent block.
15.45
Erwan Billong knocks the ball forward to Sjaak Nieuwenburg. Sjaak Nieuwenburg lofts in a cross ball towards David Watson. David Watson makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Jovan Fisher!
16.14
Eddie Tiler barges into Jerome van der Wal. The referee calls over Eddie Tiler and shows him a yellow card! Jerome van der Wal stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.06
Marcelo Lima threads a neat ball through to Jerome van der Wal. Jerome van der Wal darts forward. Jerome van der Wal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.14
Jørgen Rommedahl makes a beautiful solo run. Jørgen Rommedahl deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ighli Filippi. Ighli Filippi runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Ighli Filippi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Fouzi Bouchiba manages to gather it.
26.01
Eddie Tiler makes a simple pass to Reynald Zaidan. Reynald Zaidan deftly passes the ball to Ighli Filippi, releasing him through on goal. Ighli Filippi comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but somehow Francisco Moutinho happens to be in the right place to block it.
27.17
Francisco Moutinho darts forward. Francisco Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Sjaak Nieuwenburg controls it well on his chest. Sjaak Nieuwenburg sees Nigel Pearce just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Nigel Pearce provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
28.58
Erwan Billong makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jerome van der Wal. Jerome van der Wal knocks in a cross ball towards Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.43
With some swift thinking, Jerome van der Wal plays the ball forward to David Watson. David Watson knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Alvarez. Rafael Alvarez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rafael Alvarez!
36.51
David Meyer flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Filippi collects the pass. Ighli Filippi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
40.17
Erwan Billong flicks a high ball forward to Jerome van der Wal who takes it down. Jerome van der Wal lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Pearce. Nigel Pearce is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Wonderful reactions from Jovan Fisher keeps it out!
42.55
Marcelo Lima knocks the ball forward to Jerome van der Wal. Jerome van der Wal makes a simple pass to Erwan Billong. Erwan Billong knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
David Meyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Ighli Filippi. Ighli Filippi threads the ball through to Simon Mendez but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lecce appear unchanged since the first half. Pistoiese also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Lecce kick off!
47.03
Erwan Billong comes in with a high challenge, catching Kenichi Saito with his studs. Erwan Billong is shown the red card!! Kenichi Saito hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.33
Eddie Tiler brings the ball forward. Eddie Tiler knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Mendez. Simon Mendez shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Fouzi Bouchiba had no chance!! Goal for Lecce!
55.01
Guglielmo Bagnacani flicks a high pass forward. Kenichi Saito controls it well on his chest. Kenichi Saito knocks the ball to his team mate, Ighli Filippi. Ighli Filippi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.14
David Watson hacks Guglielmo Bagnacani from behind! The referee calls over David Watson and shows him a yellow card! Guglielmo Bagnacani stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.21
Lecce have made a substitution with Ronnie Van Der Sleen replacing Ighli Filippi .
65.28
Ronnie Van Der Sleen comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Quaresma. The referee calls over Ronnie Van Der Sleen and shows him a yellow card! Eduardo Quaresma runs off the knock.
67.22
Sjaak Nieuwenburg flicks the ball to his team mate, David Watson. David Watson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.55
Antonio Lorenzo makes a probing pass to Kenichi Saito. Kenichi Saito advances with the ball. Kenichi Saito plays a quick one-two with Ronnie Van Der Sleen and rushes in on goal... Kenichi Saito makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!! That brings them back into the game!
77.39
Lecce have made 2 substitutions with Martin Nista replacing Guglielmo Bagnacani and Ivan Navarro replacing Kenichi Saito .
78.40
Sjaak Nieuwenburg catches David Meyer on the ankles. Sjaak Nieuwenburg is shown the yellow card! David Meyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.46
Ivan Navarro threads a neat ball through to Eddie Tiler. Without breaking stride, Eddie Tiler plays the ball forward to Ronnie Van Der Sleen. Ronnie Van Der Sleen knocks the ball forward, putting Simon Mendez through on goal. Simon Mendez rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.54
Antonio Lorenzo flicks a high ball forward to David Meyer who takes it down. David Meyer threads the ball through to Reynald Zaidan. Reynald Zaidan shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
87.41
Francisco Moutinho barges into Eddie Tiler. The referee calls over Francisco Moutinho and shows him a yellow card! Eddie Tiler stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Lecce

Pistoiese
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
28.8%
42.4%
28.8%

Scorers
Simon Mendez 48, 79
Kenichi Saito 72
Erwan Billong 29
Rafael Alvarez 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Mendez of Lecce

Match Ratings
1.Jovan Fisher (GK)
6
2.Alex Di Masi (DEF)
6
3.Antonio Lorenzo (DEF)
6
4.Guglielmo Bagnacani (DEF)
6
5.Jørgen Rommedahl (DEF)
6
6.Eddie Tiler (MID)yellow card
7
7.Kenichi Saito (MID)goal scored
9
8.David Meyer (MID)
6
9.Reynald Zaidan (ATT)
7
10.Simon Mendez (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Ighli Filippi (ATT)
6
 
12.Martin Nista (DEF)
6
13.Ivan Navarro (MID)
6
14.Ronnie Van Der Sleen (ATT)yellow card
6

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