Match Report


PiacenzaPiacenza     Verona HellasVerona Hellas
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nicky NaylorN. Naylor59
G
1
G
70Corrado ZanettiC. Zanetti
Roberto BertarelliR. Bertarelli68
D
captain2
D
56Valerio PecchiaV. Pecchia
Riccardo CrucianiR. Cruciani64
D
3
D
53Syd KeaneS. Keane
Simone UrsoS. Urso56
D
4
D
53Aniello SolimenoA. Solimeno
Maurizio ScoponiM. Scoponi54
D
5
D
51Umberto DoardoU. Doardo
Renzo BelleriR. Belleri67
M
6
M
63Alessandro CristianoA. Cristiano
Ruggero BlasiR. Blasi65
M
7
M
58Dayo PizziD. Pizzi
Ernesto MedinaE. Medina64
M
8
M
55Phil ThatcherP. Thatcher
Sandro ScarponiS. Scarponi52
M
9
M
43Ferdinando GrittiF. Gritti
Billy LjungbergB. Ljungberg61
A
10
A
55Alejandro VeroneseA. Veronese
Fabrizio Di GiuliantonioF. Di Giuliantonio58
A
11captain
A
55Daniele MurgitaD. Murgita
 
Zoltan SanchezZ. Sanchez57
G
12
G
59Gabriele VillaG. Villa
Tiziano BizzarriT. Bizzarri56
A
13
A
52Sergio SignoriS. Signori
Salvatore CirilloS. Cirillo54
A
14
D
50Rodrigo OliveiraR. Oliveira

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Leonardo Garilli where Piacenza play host to Verona Hellas. A crowd of 11,751 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Piacenza and Verona Hellas are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Haller.


0.00
Verona Hellas kick off and get the first half underway!
3.14
Ernesto Medina darts forward. Ernesto Medina knocks in a cross ball towards Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Corrado Zanetti with no chance!! Goal for Piacenza!
6.04
Ruggero Blasi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Renzo Belleri. Renzo Belleri controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
8.00
Aniello Solimeno hits a low pass to Valerio Pecchia. Valerio Pecchia makes a beautiful solo run. Valerio Pecchia advances inside the box! Valerio Pecchia side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
16.08
Simone Urso pushes up the pitch. Simone Urso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio whips in a cross ball towards Billy Ljungberg. Billy Ljungberg directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
22.26
Simone Urso knocks the ball forward to Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
26.38
Simone Urso makes a simple pass to Renzo Belleri. Renzo Belleri threads a neat ball through to Ruggero Blasi. Ruggero Blasi knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Ljungberg. Billy Ljungberg is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Umberto Doardo. Excellent block.
28.11
Roberto Bertarelli barges into Daniele Murgita. The referee calls over Roberto Bertarelli and warns him to calm down! Daniele Murgita hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.28
Piacenza are in full control of this game.
32.32
With vision, Valerio Pecchia plays the ball forward to Ferdinando Gritti. Ferdinando Gritti surges forward with the ball. Ferdinando Gritti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicky Naylor who gathers it comfortably.
33.14
Alessandro Cristiano barges into Sandro Scarponi. Alessandro Cristiano is shown the yellow card! Sandro Scarponi runs off the knock.
38.02
Ruggero Blasi chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Ljungberg. Billy Ljungberg whips in a cross ball towards Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies well off target!
39.34
Alessandro Cristiano flicks a high ball forward to Daniele Murgita who takes it down. Daniele Murgita knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.03
Simone Urso flicks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Medina. Ernesto Medina knocks the ball forward to Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Umberto Doardo.
45.00
Ernesto Medina flicks a high pass forward to Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio who brings the ball neatly under control. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Corrado Zanetti. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Piacenza appear unchanged since the first half. Verona Hellas also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Piacenza get the second half underway!
48.23
Ruggero Blasi kicks a strong pass forward to Sandro Scarponi. Sandro Scarponi kicks a strong pass forward to Ernesto Medina. Ernesto Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.25
Simone Urso makes a strong solo run forward. Simone Urso sees a break and surges forward. Simone Urso lofts in a cross ball towards Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio flicks the ball with his head. Corrado Zanetti manages to gather it.
55.50
Billy Ljungberg flicks the ball to his team mate, Sandro Scarponi. Sandro Scarponi whips in a cross ball towards Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's there!! Corrado Zanetti has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
61.13
Ruggero Blasi comes in with a late challenge on Syd Keane. Ruggero Blasi is shown the yellow card! Syd Keane runs off the knock.
65.19
Dayo Pizzi receives the ball from a throw-in from Phil Thatcher. Dayo Pizzi pushes up the pitch. Dayo Pizzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alejandro Veronese. Alejandro Veronese lofts in a cross ball towards Daniele Murgita. Daniele Murgita heads the ball goalwards. Solid save from Nicky Naylor.
66.29
Roberto Bertarelli flicks a high pass forward. Renzo Belleri controls it well on his chest. Showing composure, Renzo Belleri picks a pass forward to Billy Ljungberg. Billy Ljungberg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aniello Solimeno.
72.47
Phil Thatcher clumsily knocks into Ruggero Blasi. The referee calls over Phil Thatcher and warns him to calm down! Ruggero Blasi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.05
Maurizio Scoponi flicks a high pass forward. Ruggero Blasi controls it well on his chest. Ruggero Blasi flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio. Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio skips past Dayo Pizzi! Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Corrado Zanetti reads it well. Nice keeping!
81.17
Riccardo Cruciani clumsily knocks into Alejandro Veronese. The referee brings Riccardo Cruciani to one side and gives him a warning! Alejandro Veronese runs off the knock.
84.55
Ferdinando Gritti flicks a high pass forward. Daniele Murgita collects the pass. Daniele Murgita shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Piacenza

Verona Hellas
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
24.4%
45.1%
30.5%

Scorers
Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio 3, 56
Valerio Pecchia 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fabrizio Di Giuliantonio of Piacenza

Match Ratings