Match Report


LecceLecce     FiorentinaFiorentina
James PengellyJames Pengelly Jack Jackson Jack Jackson
Jovan FisherJ. Fisher83
G
1
G
75Giampiero Di NataleG. Di Natale
Luigi ConteL. Conte75
D
2
D
68Raymond De RomijnR. De Romijn
Martin NistaM. Nista72
D
3
D
61Jo MachlasJ. Machlas
Antonio LorenzoA. Lorenzo86
D
4
D
73Cleto PoliC. Poli
Jørgen RommedahlJ. Rommedahl71
D
5captain
D
67Quim NunesQ. Nunes
Eddie TilerE. Tiler85
M
6
M
70Alfredo BonadeiA. Bonadei
David MeyerD. Meyer83
M
captain7
M
73Giovanni ZanchiG. Zanchi
Kenichi SaitoK. Saito78
M
8
M
65Bernd SchopfB. Schopf
Ronnie Van Der SleenR. Van Der Sleen81
A
9
M
72Guido BaianoG. Baiano
Simon MendezS. Mendez82
A
10
A
69Gionatha PaneG. Pane
Ighli FilippiI. Filippi79
A
11
A
73Carlos GentoC. Gento
 
Alex Di MasiA. Di Masi78
D
12
M
73Antonio QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Ivan NavarroI. Navarro77
M
13
A
68Olaf VosO. Vos
Scott GreavesS. Greaves77
A
14
D
68Torsten ReimersT. Reimers

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stadio Via Del Mare where Lecce play host to Fiorentina. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Lecce are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Fiorentina appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Emiliano Mazzi.


0.00
The whistle blows and Lecce kick off!
9.35
Bernd Schopf makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Gento. Carlos Gento knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kenichi Saito.
10.57
Jørgen Rommedahl knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Van Der Sleen. Ronnie Van Der Sleen plays a scrappy one-two with Simon Mendez and advances towards the goal... Ronnie Van Der Sleen shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but Giovanni Zanchi is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
18.26
Eddie Tiler flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Van Der Sleen controls it well on his chest. Ronnie Van Der Sleen knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler flicks the ball with his head. Giampiero Di Natale gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
20.48
Cleto Poli chips the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Zanchi. Giovanni Zanchi flicks a high pass forward. Gionatha Pane controls it well on his chest. Gionatha Pane shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.09
David Meyer makes a probing pass to Ighli Filippi. Ighli Filippi knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.13
Giovanni Zanchi chips the ball to his team mate, Bernd Schopf. Bernd Schopf knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Giovanni Zanchi threads a neat ball through to Gionatha Pane. Gionatha Pane shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lecce have changed their lineup with Alex Di Masi replacing Martin Nista, Ivan Navarro replacing Eddie Tiler and Scott Greaves replacing Ronnie Van Der Sleen. Fiorentina appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Fiorentina kicking off!
53.48
Ivan Navarro makes a probing pass to Simon Mendez. Simon Mendez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.57
Antonio Lorenzo passes the ball forward to David Meyer. Seeing a gap ahead, David Meyer plays the ball forward to Ivan Navarro. Ivan Navarro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.06
Kenichi Saito controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Mendez. Simon Mendez shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
67.04
Giovanni Zanchi plays the ball forward to Gionatha Pane. Gionatha Pane finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
69.35
Giovanni Zanchi makes a simple pass to Carlos Gento. Carlos Gento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
73.34
Ivan Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ighli Filippi. Ighli Filippi plays a scrappy one-two with Scott Greaves and advances towards the goal... Ighli Filippi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
79.55
With a delightful solo run, David Meyer stretches the opposition's defence. David Meyer passes the ball forward but Kenichi Saito is offside!
89.03
Bernd Schopf makes a probing pass to Giovanni Zanchi. Giovanni Zanchi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luigi Conte.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Lecce

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

Possession
45.9%
54.1%
Play Area
24.6%
47.5%
27.9%

Scorers
Eddie Tiler 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eddie Tiler of Lecce

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

1.Giampiero Di Natale (GK)
7
2.Raymond De Romijn (DEF)
6
3.Jo Machlas (DEF)
6
4.Cleto Poli (DEF)
6
5.Quim Nunes (DEF)
6
6.Alfredo Bonadei (MID)
6
7.Giovanni Zanchi (MID)
8
8.Bernd Schopf (MID)
6
9.Guido Baiano (MID)
6
10.Gionatha Pane (ATT)
6
11.Carlos Gento (ATT)
6
 
12.Antonio Quaresma (MID)
0
13.Olaf Vos (ATT)
0
14.Torsten Reimers (DEF)
0