Match Report


PalermoPalermo     RavennaRavenna
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Domenico ZanettiD. Zanetti79
G
1
G
71Alejandro BernardiniA. Bernardini
Demetrio ServideiD. Servidei66
D
2
D
64Pierluigi BaioccoP. Baiocco
Fabio TacchiniF. Tacchini65
D
captain3
D
64Matjaz PalladiniM. Palladini
Pier Giovanni MercuriP. Mercuri65
D
4
D
55Teemu MonteroT. Montero
Kewullay AliyuK. Aliyu70
M
5captain
D
53Ted GuyotT. Guyot
Dietmar BeckD. Beck66
M
6
M
74Vinicio E. SannaV. Sanna
Gary VernazzaG. Vernazza59
M
7
M
72Garcia Duque StoviniG. Stovini
P. Gilberto CarnascialiP. Carnasciali55
M
8
M
57P. Gilberto DonatiP. Donati
Edmundo GainzaE. Gainza68
A
9
M
57Ruggero LantignottiR. Lantignotti
Salvatore TacchinardiS. Tacchinardi65
A
10
A
64Frederico RamosF. Ramos
Stephane MemmoS. Memmo64
A
11
A
63Mauro BaccinM. Baccin
 
Juan GarciaJ. Garcia58
D
12
G
60Guilherme LoureiroG. Loureiro
Amedeo FabrisA. Fabris57
D
13
A
59Francesco G. TuratoF. Turato
Giovanni BaldiG. Baldi55
M
14
G
55Michele Cala CampanaM. Cala Campana

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at La Favorita where Palermo play host to Ravenna. A crowd of 11,113 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Palermo are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ravenna appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Riccardo Sturba.


0.00
Ravenna kick off!
3.02
Edmundo Gainza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephane Memmo. Stephane Memmo shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
4.37
Pier Giovanni Mercuri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dietmar Beck. Dietmar Beck sees Salvatore Tacchinardi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Salvatore Tacchinardi edges inside the box! Salvatore Tacchinardi rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.50
With great vision, P. Gilberto Donati plays the ball forward to Mauro Baccin. Mauro Baccin advances inside the box! Mauro Baccin side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Domenico Zanetti is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
16.52
Demetrio Servidei flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Beck collects the pass. Dietmar Beck flicks a high ball forward to Stephane Memmo who takes it down. Stephane Memmo finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
18.57
Demetrio Servidei knocks the ball forward to Salvatore Tacchinardi. Salvatore Tacchinardi whips in a cross ball towards Edmundo Gainza. Edmundo Gainza makes a looping header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
20.40
Fabio Tacchini flicks a high pass forward. Gary Vernazza collects the pass. Gary Vernazza makes a simple pass to Edmundo Gainza. Edmundo Gainza lofts in a cross ball towards Salvatore Tacchinardi. Salvatore Tacchinardi makes a looping header on goal. Solid save from Alejandro Bernardini. What a great pair of hands!
21.07
Pierluigi Baiocco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauro Baccin. Mauro Baccin passes the ball forward to Frederico Ramos. Frederico Ramos plays a one-two with Vinicio E. Sanna and advances towards the goal... Frederico Ramos strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but somehow Fabio Tacchini happens to be in the right place to block it.
28.48
Kewullay Aliyu runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kewullay Aliyu knocks in a cross ball towards Edmundo Gainza. Edmundo Gainza makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
32.43
Vinicio E. Sanna catches P. Gilberto Carnasciali on the ankles. The referee calls over Vinicio E. Sanna and shows him a yellow card! P. Gilberto Carnasciali hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.34
Dietmar Beck plays the ball forward to Salvatore Tacchinardi. Salvatore Tacchinardi lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Gainza. With a superhuman jump, Edmundo Gainza connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Alejandro Bernardini easily picks it out of the air!
40.54
With a delightful solo run, Kewullay Aliyu stretches the opposition's defence. Kewullay Aliyu shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Alejandro Bernardini.
42.14
Demetrio Servidei takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Edmundo Gainza. Edmundo Gainza takes a shot at goal. Magnificent block by Ruggero Lantignotti!
45.00
Dietmar Beck deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephane Memmo. Stephane Memmo lofts in a cross ball towards Salvatore Tacchinardi. Salvatore Tacchinardi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Palermo appear unchanged since the first half. Ravenna also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Palermo kick off the second half!
47.21
P. Gilberto Donati deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruggero Lantignotti. Ruggero Lantignotti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
48.37
Teemu Montero flicks the ball to his team mate, Vinicio E. Sanna. Vinicio E. Sanna kicks a strong pass forward to Mauro Baccin. Mauro Baccin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.09
Fabio Tacchini hits a low pass to Stephane Memmo. Stephane Memmo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alejandro Bernardini who gathers it comfortably.
51.07
Fabio Tacchini advances with the ball. Fabio Tacchini knocks in a cross ball towards Edmundo Gainza. Edmundo Gainza rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
54.44
With a delightful solo run, P. Gilberto Donati stretches the opposition's defence. P. Gilberto Donati whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Ramos. Frederico Ramos fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Pier Giovanni Mercuri and the loose ball is cleared up field.
55.54
Edmundo Gainza threads a neat ball through to Stephane Memmo. Stephane Memmo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ted Guyot.
61.23
Demetrio Servidei catches Frederico Ramos on the ankles. Demetrio Servidei is warned by the referee! Frederico Ramos gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
65.02
Teemu Montero knocks the ball to his team mate, Mauro Baccin. Mauro Baccin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Ramos. Frederico Ramos sees Mauro Baccin just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Demetrio Servidei catches Mauro Baccin on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
66.31
Dietmar Beck flicks a high ball forward to Edmundo Gainza who takes it down. Edmundo Gainza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.45
Fabio Tacchini flicks a high ball forward to Salvatore Tacchinardi who takes it down. Salvatore Tacchinardi lofts in a cross ball towards Stephane Memmo. Stephane Memmo knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
73.49
Kewullay Aliyu makes a simple pass to Stephane Memmo. Stephane Memmo whips in a cross ball towards Salvatore Tacchinardi. Salvatore Tacchinardi flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.41
Kewullay Aliyu sees a break and surges forward. Kewullay Aliyu shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
78.17
Fabio Tacchini threads the ball through to P. Gilberto Carnasciali. P. Gilberto Carnasciali runs straight at the opposition's defence. P. Gilberto Carnasciali knocks in a cross ball towards Salvatore Tacchinardi. Salvatore Tacchinardi flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Salvatore Tacchinardi! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
85.12
P. Gilberto Donati flicks a high ball forward to Vinicio E. Sanna who takes it down. Vinicio E. Sanna shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Palermo

Ravenna
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
10
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63%
37%
Play Area
17.8%
50.7%
31.5%

Scorers
Salvatore Tacchinardi 4, 73, 78
Edmundo Gainza 51
Mauro Baccin 10

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Salvatore Tacchinardi of Palermo

Match Ratings