Match Report


SampdoriaSampdoria     BolognaBologna
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ronnie MersonR. Merson74
G
1captain
G
77Enrico ColomboE. Colombo
Domenico CaputiD. Caputi72
D
2
D
72Colin LawC. Law
Darren CooperD. Cooper70
D
captain3
D
69Mitica PopescuM. Popescu
Phil McgovernP. Mcgovern70
D
4
D
69Tiago LimaT. Lima
Arnauld AlbertiniA. Albertini68
D
5
M
69Carmine DoardoC. Doardo
Pablo PeiroP. Peiro75
M
6
M
67Stefan EssbjornS. Essbjorn
Eduardo BarkeroE. Barkero75
M
7
M
65Juan-Carlos GainzaJ. Gainza
Sandro MoraS. Mora72
M
8
M
63Scott BoothS. Booth
Danny StockdaleD. Stockdale72
A
9
A
67Vincenzo AmorusoV. Amoruso
Neil MidgleyN. Midgley71
A
10
A
66Dami‘n SmitD. Smit
Hannes KrügerH. Krüger70
A
11
A
62Vittorio MazzocchiV. Mazzocchi
 
Marcello LasalandraM. Lasalandra70
M
12
G
69Victor CarrascoV. Carrasco
Kelvin BrittonK. Britton65
A
13
D
65Marcello ZanuttaM. Zanutta
António MendozaA. Mendoza65
D
14
M
62Gianluca VanoliG. Vanoli

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Sampdoria play host to Bologna. A crowd of 16,173 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sampdoria are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bologna appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nicola Carlo Lillo.


0.00
Bologna kick off the first half!
9.52
Pablo Peiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Stockdale. Danny Stockdale lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Midgley. Neil Midgley jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
12.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Tiago Lima plays the ball forward to Carmine Doardo. Carmine Doardo flicks a high pass forward. Dami‘n Smit collects the pass. Dami‘n Smit knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.01
Mitica Popescu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Booth. Scott Booth flicks a high ball forward to Vittorio Mazzocchi who takes it down. Vittorio Mazzocchi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.11
Danny Stockdale flicks a high pass forward to Neil Midgley who brings the ball neatly under control. Neil Midgley makes a probing pass to Hannes Krüger but he's offside!
28.05
Mitica Popescu flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Essbjorn collects the pass. Stefan Essbjorn takes it forward alone. Stefan Essbjorn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.25
Domenico Caputi chips the ball to his team mate, Phil Mcgovern. Phil Mcgovern threads a neat ball through to Hannes Krüger. Hannes Krüger lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Midgley. Neil Midgley directs the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.26
Eduardo Barkero flicks a high ball forward to Hannes Krüger who takes it down. Hannes Krüger shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
40.55
Juan-Carlos Gainza clumsily knocks into Pablo Peiro. Juan-Carlos Gainza is shown the yellow card! Pablo Peiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.58
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sampdoria appear unchanged since the first half. Bologna also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sampdoria get the second half underway!
47.52
Mitica Popescu flicks a high ball forward to Juan-Carlos Gainza who takes it down. Juan-Carlos Gainza flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Essbjorn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefan Essbjorn hits a low pass to Vittorio Mazzocchi. Vittorio Mazzocchi rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Ronnie Merson. Excellent save.
53.57
Stefan Essbjorn barges into Eduardo Barkero. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eduardo Barkero grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
55.14
Phil Mcgovern knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Peiro. Pablo Peiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Midgley. Neil Midgley knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Barkero. Eduardo Barkero outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just wide!
59.13
Darren Cooper makes a probing pass to Sandro Mora. Sandro Mora flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Barkero collects the pass. Eduardo Barkero plays a scrappy one-two with Neil Midgley and advances towards the goal... Eduardo Barkero side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eduardo Barkero!
61.13
Sampdoria have made 3 substitutions with Marcello Lasalandra replacing Domenico Caputi, Kelvin Britton replacing Eduardo Barkero and António Mendoza replacing Danny Stockdale .Bologna have made 2 substitutions with Gianluca Vanoli replacing Dami‘n Smit and Marcello Zanutta replacing Vittorio Mazzocchi .
65.32
Scott Booth sees space and advances. Scott Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ronnie Merson who gathers it comfortably.
71.41
Juan-Carlos Gainza knocks the ball forward to Stefan Essbjorn. Stefan Essbjorn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.01
Marcello Zanutta clumsily knocks into Phil Mcgovern. The referee calls over Marcello Zanutta and shows him a yellow card! Phil Mcgovern runs off the knock.
83.45
Without breaking stride, Pablo Peiro plays the ball forward to António Mendoza. António Mendoza knocks in a cross ball towards Sandro Mora. Sandro Mora finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.45
Tiago Lima knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Gainza. Juan-Carlos Gainza threads a neat ball through to Marcello Zanutta. Marcello Zanutta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sampdoria

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

Possession
42.6%
57.4%
Play Area
26.5%
48.5%
25%

Scorers
Eduardo Barkero 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Barkero of Sampdoria

Match Ratings