Match Report


CagliariCagliari     NapoliNapoli
Paul Mc cainPaul Mc cain Matt Snape Matt Snape
Aquivaldo OrtizA. Ortiz82
G
1
G
82Marco CossatoM. Cossato
Sebastiao ValenteS. Valente83
D
2
D
81Diego PinedaD. Pineda
Julian ZermattenJ. Zermatten80
D
3
D
80Walter BrioschiW. Brioschi
Jyri EnckelmanJ. Enckelman71
D
4
D
75Giovanni CristanteG. Cristante
Mauricio FerrerM. Ferrer72
D
5
D
78Pietro FacciP. Facci
Fabio BoneraF. Bonera73
M
6
M
81Francesco CappelliniF. Cappellini
Billy InglisB. Inglis77
M
7captain
M
91Achille BucchiA. Bucchi
Martin NaylorM. Naylor77
M
8
M
88Adriano RampullaA. Rampulla
Neil HurstN. Hurst72
A
captain9
A
77Andrez PedoneA. Pedone
Rui RibeiroR. Ribeiro73
A
10
A
75Gialuca FrezzoliniG. Frezzolini
Egbert HilgerinkE. Hilgerink74
A
11
A
81Alex AddoA. Addo
 
Demetrios ApostolopoulosD. Apostolopoulos79
A
12
A
76Giuseppe SemioliG. Semioli
Duncan ThomsonD. Thomson71
M
13
D
74Gianmarco MartinelliG. Martinelli
Alfonso MontellaA. Montella79
M
14
M
91Fabian N. LupatelliF. Lupatelli

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio Is Arenas where Cagliari play host to Napoli. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cagliari and Napoli are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Yuri Monaco.


0.00
Napoli get the match underway!
2.28
Jyri Enckelman hits it upfield. Martin Naylor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.01
Pietro Facci darts forward. Pietro Facci shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.45
Martin Naylor threads a neat ball through to Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis makes a probing pass to Rui Ribeiro but he's offside!
9.16
With a delightful solo run, Adriano Rampulla stretches the opposition's defence. Adriano Rampulla shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
10.09
Gialuca Frezzolini comes in with a late challenge on Sebastiao Valente. The referee brings Gialuca Frezzolini to one side and gives him a warning! Sebastiao Valente gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.12
Fabio Bonera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink knocks in a cross ball towards Fabio Bonera. Fabio Bonera makes a looping header on goal. Fabio Bonera scores for Cagliari!!
18.13
Achille Bucchi threads the ball through to Alex Addo. Alex Addo knocks in a cross ball towards Gialuca Frezzolini. Gialuca Frezzolini is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Aquivaldo Ortiz manages to gather it.
21.05
Jyri Enckelman flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Ferrer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mauricio Ferrer darts forward. Mauricio Ferrer lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Naylor. Martin Naylor beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Marco Cossato!
22.25
Cagliari are in full control of this game.
24.36
Francesco Cappellini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Addo. Alex Addo finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Aquivaldo Ortiz manages to gather it easily.
32.50
Alex Addo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andrez Pedone. Andrez Pedone shoots from distance but Aquivaldo Ortiz reads it well. He makes it look easy!
33.12
Billy Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Martin Naylor controls it well on his chest. Martin Naylor knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Solid save from Marco Cossato. What a great pair of hands!
36.12
Mauricio Ferrer takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Jyri Enckelman. Jyri Enckelman gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Billy Inglis plays a one-two with Rui Ribeiro and rushes in on goal... Billy Inglis looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Marco Cossato comfortably smothers it!
45.00
Achille Bucchi threads a neat ball through to Francesco Cappellini. Francesco Cappellini lofts in a cross ball towards Andrez Pedone. Andrez Pedone outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cagliari appear unchanged since the first half. Napoli also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cagliari players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Cagliari kicking off!
49.55
Adriano Rampulla runs straight at the opposition's defence. Adriano Rampulla knocks in a cross ball towards Andrez Pedone. Andrez Pedone fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
54.55
Adriano Rampulla flicks a high pass forward. Francesco Cappellini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francesco Cappellini knocks in a cross ball towards Andrez Pedone. Andrez Pedone is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Aquivaldo Ortiz picks it out of the air!
57.56
Jyri Enckelman makes a simple pass to Martin Naylor. Martin Naylor threads the ball through to Rui Ribeiro. Rui Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Marco Cossato.
59.42
Corner kick to Cagliari. Mauricio Ferrer plays it short to Neil Hurst. Giovanni Cristante comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
60.14
Cagliari have made a substitution with Demetrios Apostolopoulos replacing Rui Ribeiro .Napoli have made a substitution with Fabian N. Lupatelli replacing Francesco Cappellini .
63.50
Julian Zermatten deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Inglis. Billy Inglis decides to run forward with the ball. With great vision, Billy Inglis plays the ball forward to Demetrios Apostolopoulos who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Demetrios Apostolopoulos provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Giovanni Cristante happens to be in the right place to block it.
71.33
Martin Naylor makes a probing pass to Fabio Bonera. Fabio Bonera lofts in a cross ball towards Egbert Hilgerink. Egbert Hilgerink jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
75.29
Martin Naylor decides to run forward with the ball. Martin Naylor sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
77.03
Napoli have made a substitution with Giuseppe Semioli replacing Gialuca Frezzolini .
81.29
Achille Bucchi flicks a high pass forward. Adriano Rampulla holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adriano Rampulla shoots from 25 yards but Aquivaldo Ortiz is on top of it.
83.51
Giovanni Cristante plays the ball forward to Fabian N. Lupatelli. Fabian N. Lupatelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andrez Pedone. Andrez Pedone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.33
Pietro Facci hacks Egbert Hilgerink from behind! The referee warns Pietro Facci to calm down! Egbert Hilgerink grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.46
Walter Brioschi flicks a high pass forward. Achille Bucchi collects the pass. Achille Bucchi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Achille Bucchi shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Cagliari

Napoli
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
34.3%
41.4%
24.3%

Scorers
Fabio Bonera 15
Andrez Pedone 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aquivaldo Ortiz of Cagliari

Match Ratings