Match Report


LecceLecce     CagliariCagliari
James PengellyJames Pengelly Paul Mc cain Paul Mc cain
Jovan FisherJ. Fisher83
G
1
G
82Aquivaldo OrtizA. Ortiz
Alex Di MasiA. Di Masi78
D
2
D
70Leon MeyerL. Meyer
Antonio LorenzoA. Lorenzo86
D
3
D
80Julian ZermattenJ. Zermatten
Guglielmo BagnacaniG. Bagnacani79
D
4
D
70Matthew GargoM. Gargo
Jørgen RommedahlJ. Rommedahl71
D
5
D
71Jyri EnckelmanJ. Enckelman
David MeyerD. Meyer83
M
6
M
73Fabio BoneraF. Bonera
Rosario MuzziR. Muzzi92
M
7
M
77Billy InglisB. Inglis
Hauke SeibertH. Seibert89
M
captain8
M
71Duncan ThomsonD. Thomson
Reynald ZaidanR. Zaidan77
A
9captain
A
72Neil HurstN. Hurst
Simon MendezS. Mendez82
A
10
A
73Rui RibeiroR. Ribeiro
Ighli FilippiI. Filippi79
A
11
A
74Egbert HilgerinkE. Hilgerink
 
Luigi ConteL. Conte75
D
12
A
79Demetrios ApostolopoulosD. Apostolopoulos
Kenichi SaitoK. Saito78
M
13
D
72Mauricio FerrerM. Ferrer
Ronnie Van Der SleenR. Van Der Sleen81
A
14
M
79Alfonso MontellaA. Montella

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Via Del Mare where Lecce play host to Cagliari. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Lecce and Cagliari are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Fausto Tambellini.


0.00
Cagliari start the match!
2.27
Jyri Enckelman pushes up the pitch. Jyri Enckelman takes it forward alone. Jyri Enckelman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.59
Fabio Bonera hits a low pass to Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink whips in a cross ball towards Rui Ribeiro. Rui Ribeiro makes a convincing header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
9.26
Hauke Seibert flicks a high pass forward. Simon Mendez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Without breaking stride, Simon Mendez plays the ball forward to Ighli Filippi. Ighli Filippi tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Aquivaldo Ortiz!
10.50
Alex Di Masi runs forward with the ball. Alex Di Masi flicks a high pass forward. Reynald Zaidan collects the pass. Reynald Zaidan edges inside the box! Reynald Zaidan comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
15.20
Alex Di Masi passes the ball forward to Reynald Zaidan. Reynald Zaidan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ighli Filippi. Ighli Filippi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Reynald Zaidan but he's offside!
22.44
Julian Zermatten makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabio Bonera. Fabio Bonera lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
27.30
David Meyer barges into Jyri Enckelman. David Meyer is shown the yellow card! Jyri Enckelman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.23
Hauke Seibert sees Ighli Filippi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ighli Filippi advances inside the box! Jyri Enckelman catches Ighli Filippi on the ankles. Ighli Filippi appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
36.20
Billy Inglis knocks the ball forward to Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink whips in a cross ball towards Fabio Bonera. Fabio Bonera makes a deft header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
38.11
Matthew Gargo flicks a high pass forward. Billy Inglis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Inglis passes the ball forward to Rui Ribeiro. Rui Ribeiro shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Jovan Fisher smothers it!
42.50
Hauke Seibert receives the ball from a throw-in from David Meyer. Hauke Seibert makes a probing pass to Simon Mendez. Simon Mendez shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Aquivaldo Ortiz had no chance!! Goal for Lecce!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lecce have changed their lineup with Kenichi Saito replacing Hauke Seibert. Cagliari have changed their lineup with Mauricio Ferrer replacing Jyri Enckelman and Alfonso Montella replacing Fabio Bonera. The Cagliari players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Lecce kick off!
48.26
Julian Zermatten hits a low pass to Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis threads a neat ball through to Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst knocks in a cross ball towards Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
53.51
Duncan Thomson sees Egbert Hilgerink in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Egbert Hilgerink knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jovan Fisher who gathers it comfortably.
54.40
Guglielmo Bagnacani darts forward. Guglielmo Bagnacani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Reynald Zaidan. Reynald Zaidan lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Mendez. Simon Mendez makes a deft header. Aquivaldo Ortiz gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
55.15
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
60.48
Lecce have made a substitution with Ronnie Van Der Sleen replacing Reynald Zaidan .
65.56
David Meyer passes the ball forward to Ighli Filippi. Ighli Filippi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.36
Leon Meyer flicks a high pass forward. Billy Inglis collects the pass. Billy Inglis threads a neat ball through to Rui Ribeiro. Rui Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Alfonso Montella but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.28
Lecce have made a substitution with Luigi Conte replacing Antonio Lorenzo .
78.38
Rosario Muzzi takes it forward alone. Rosario Muzzi plays a scrappy one-two with Ighli Filippi and advances towards the goal... Rosario Muzzi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Aquivaldo Ortiz. Excellent save.
83.01
Julian Zermatten makes an attacking run forward. Julian Zermatten knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Ribeiro. Rui Ribeiro makes a deft header. Wonderful reactions from Jovan Fisher keeps it out!
85.55
Mauricio Ferrer makes a beautiful solo run. Mauricio Ferrer lofts in a cross ball towards Egbert Hilgerink. Alex Di Masi hacks Egbert Hilgerink from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Lecce

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

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
26.6%
44.3%
29.1%

Scorers
Simon Mendez 42
Rui Ribeiro 7
Egbert Hilgerink 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Egbert Hilgerink of Cagliari

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

1.Aquivaldo Ortiz (GK)
7
2.Leon Meyer (DEF)
6
3.Julian Zermatten (DEF)
7
4.Matthew Gargo (DEF)
6
5.Jyri Enckelman (DEF)
7
6.Fabio Bonera (MID)
7
7.Billy Inglis (MID)
7
8.Duncan Thomson (MID)
6
9.Neil Hurst (ATT)
7
10.Rui Ribeiro (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Egbert Hilgerink (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Demetrios Apostolopoulos (ATT)
0
13.Mauricio Ferrer (DEF)
6
14.Alfonso Montella (MID)
6