Match Report


AC MonzaAC Monza     CittadellaCittadella
Tri DinhTri Dinh Computer Player Computer Player
Syd MarsdenS. Marsden69
G
1
G
75Giulio MazzantiniG. Mazzantini
Markus WendelM. Wendel66
D
2
D
72Guillaume TrivinoG. Trivino
Max BurbageM. Burbage69
D
3captain
D
66Mario AgliettiM. Aglietti
Romero P. AguilarR. Aguilar73
D
4
D
63Neil BoothN. Booth
Pieter Overbeek-BloemP. Overbeek-Bloem66
D
5
D
59Mauro FontanaM. Fontana
Leonardo CarcedoL. Carcedo70
M
6
M
73Wladimiro MaldiniW. Maldini
Tadao KimuraT. Kimura71
M
7
M
61Martin IglesiasM. Iglesias
Hassan ElhamdaouiH. Elhamdaoui74
M
captain8
M
50Sebastian MenendezS. Menendez
Dominic BoothD. Booth65
A
9
M
48Natale CardinaleN. Cardinale
Glynn BrambleG. Bramble73
A
10
A
66Vasco FernandesV. Fernandes
Garry MatteoG. Matteo72
A
11
A
56Pierluigi FlorioP. Florio
 
Vincenzo PfeifferV. Pfeiffer69
D
12
G
61Jean-Philippe BiancalaniJ. Biancalani
Mattia ZanuttaM. Zanutta68
D
13
D
53Gianpaolo RivaltaG. Rivalta
David BridgesD. Bridges70
M
14
D
52Fabian Natale Di MeglioF. Di Meglio

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Britanteo where AC Monza play host to Cittadella. A crowd of 13,853 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AC Monza are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cittadella appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Haller.


0.00
AC Monza start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.57
Pieter Overbeek-Bloem sees Romero P. Aguilar in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Romero P. Aguilar chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Booth. Dominic Booth passes the ball forward but Glynn Bramble is offside!
6.51
Leonardo Carcedo flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Bramble holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Glynn Bramble plays a quick one-two with Tadao Kimura and rushes in on goal... Glynn Bramble looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Giulio Mazzantini is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
9.04
Wladimiro Maldini makes a beautiful solo run. Wladimiro Maldini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Romero P. Aguilar.
14.04
Mario Aglietti catches Leonardo Carcedo on the ankles. Mario Aglietti is shown the yellow card! Leonardo Carcedo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.09
Natale Cardinale knocks the ball forward to Pierluigi Florio. Pierluigi Florio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Markus Wendel.
18.31
Romero P. Aguilar surges forward with the ball. Romero P. Aguilar plays the ball forward to Glynn Bramble. Glynn Bramble shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
20.47
Hassan Elhamdaoui controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo skips past Sebastian Menendez! Garry Matteo tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Giulio Mazzantini has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
28.20
Pieter Overbeek-Bloem deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tadao Kimura. Tadao Kimura takes it forward alone. Tadao Kimura threads a neat ball through to Glynn Bramble. Glynn Bramble makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
30.12
Pieter Overbeek-Bloem threads a neat ball through to Leonardo Carcedo. Leonardo Carcedo changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Leonardo Carcedo lofts in a cross ball towards Glynn Bramble. Glynn Bramble connects with a diving header. What a cracker!! Giulio Mazzantini had no chance!! Goal for AC Monza!
38.04
Pieter Overbeek-Bloem makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tadao Kimura. Tadao Kimura flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Booth controls it well on his chest. Dominic Booth sees Glynn Bramble just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some world-class footwork from Glynn Bramble provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
39.52
Tadao Kimura kicks a strong pass forward to Leonardo Carcedo. Leonardo Carcedo shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
40.43
Martin Iglesias threads a neat ball through to Vasco Fernandes. Vasco Fernandes makes a great pass forward. Martin Iglesias runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
42.30
Dominic Booth passes the ball forward to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Giulio Mazzantini who gathers it comfortably.
44.40
Pieter Overbeek-Bloem makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Booth. Dominic Booth shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Monza have changed their lineup with Vincenzo Pfeiffer replacing Max Burbage and Mattia Zanutta replacing Markus Wendel. Cittadella appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Cittadella kicking off!
53.46
Sebastian Menendez chips the ball to his team mate, Vasco Fernandes. Vasco Fernandes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pieter Overbeek-Bloem.
55.22
Hassan Elhamdaoui threads the ball through to Dominic Booth. Dominic Booth shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
57.38
Garry Matteo hacks Mauro Fontana from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mauro Fontana stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.58
AC Monza have made a substitution with David Bridges replacing Hassan Elhamdaoui .
61.67
Mario Aglietti threads a neat ball through to Vasco Fernandes. Vasco Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.55
David Bridges flicks a high pass forward to Dominic Booth who brings the ball under control. Dominic Booth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
65.11
Mattia Zanutta flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Carcedo controls it well on his chest. Leonardo Carcedo advances with the ball. Leonardo Carcedo threads the ball through to Garry Matteo but he's offside!
66.50
Glynn Bramble makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo shoots from 25 yards. Giulio Mazzantini gets down and covers it.
67.36
Vincenzo Pfeiffer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Bridges. David Bridges threads the ball through to Dominic Booth. Dominic Booth shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
73.33
Mario Aglietti comes in with a late challenge on Garry Matteo. The referee calls over Mario Aglietti and warns him to calm down! Garry Matteo stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.19
Neil Booth knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Menendez. Sebastian Menendez lofts in a cross ball towards Pierluigi Florio. Pierluigi Florio knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
83.22
Vasco Fernandes clumsily knocks into David Bridges. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Bridges hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.36
With a delightful solo run, David Bridges stretches the opposition's defence. David Bridges lofts in a cross ball towards Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

AC Monza

Cittadella
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
7
0
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72.7%
27.3%
Play Area
24.7%
45.5%
29.9%

Scorers
Glynn Bramble 7, 30
Garry Matteo 20, 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Glynn Bramble of AC Monza

Match Ratings