Match Report


PistoiesePistoiese     AtalantaAtalanta
Mohaned AbbasMohaned Abbas Tony Schofield Tony Schofield
Fouzi BouchibaF. Bouchiba75
G
captain1
G
76Ryozo OkamotoR. Okamoto
Eduardo QuaresmaE. Quaresma75
D
2captain
D
72Bruno RavanelliB. Ravanelli
Marcelo LimaM. Lima80
D
3
D
72Gabriele Di LivioG. Di Livio
Jorge RegoJ. Rego74
D
4
D
82Giuseppe CasaleG. Casale
Arek RzasaA. Rzasa75
D
5
D
74Florian GilardinoF. Gilardino
Francis ScalesF. Scales78
M
6
M
76Diaw CardoneD. Cardone
Jerome van der WalJ. van der Wal77
M
7
M
84Lennart BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer
Samuel VieiraS. Vieira72
A
8
M
84Matthias HelmerM. Helmer
Nigel PearceN. Pearce79
A
9
A
85Rodolfo DogaR. Doga
David WatsonD. Watson79
A
10
A
80Vincenzo TangorraV. Tangorra
Sjaak NieuwenburgS. Nieuwenburg76
A
11
A
85Mario LottiM. Lotti
 
Francisco MoutinhoF. Moutinho75
D
12
A
75Vito MarconV. Marcon
Pedro AlmeidaP. Almeida75
D
13
M
75Alex GonnellaA. Gonnella
Erwan BillongE. Billong88
M
14
D
71Alberto RegoA. Rego

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play Atalanta in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Pistoiese are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Atalanta appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Wladimiro Pregnolato.


0.00
The whistle blows and Atalanta kick off!
3.32
Arek Rzasa makes a probing pass to Francis Scales. Francis Scales sees Samuel Vieira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Samuel Vieira rushes past Gabriele Di Livio! Some good footwork from Samuel Vieira provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Ryozo Okamoto smothers it!
6.46
Jerome van der Wal chips the ball to his team mate, Francis Scales. Francis Scales knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Ravanelli.
9.53
Jerome van der Wal flicks the ball to his team mate, Francis Scales. Francis Scales shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
10.42
Sjaak Nieuwenburg clumsily knocks into Florian Gilardino. Sjaak Nieuwenburg is shown the yellow card! Florian Gilardino runs off the knock.
12.05
Jorge Rego flicks a high ball forward to Samuel Vieira who takes it down. Samuel Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Sjaak Nieuwenburg. Sjaak Nieuwenburg makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ryozo Okamoto with no chance!! Goal for Pistoiese!
16.17
Jerome van der Wal knocks the ball forward to Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
18.20
Eduardo Quaresma makes a simple pass to Marcelo Lima. Marcelo Lima sees a break and surges forward. Marcelo Lima whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Vieira. With a superhuman jump, Samuel Vieira connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.38
Jorge Rego takes it forward alone. Jorge Rego passes the ball forward to Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Watson but he's offside!
27.01
Jerome van der Wal flicks the ball to his team mate, Francis Scales. Francis Scales shoots from distance. Ryozo Okamoto gets down and covers it.
28.40
Diaw Cardone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lennart Beckenbauer. Lennart Beckenbauer plays a sublime one-two with Vincenzo Tangorra and races in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Lennart Beckenbauer provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
30.43
Bruno Ravanelli threads a neat ball through to Mario Lotti. Mario Lotti advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Mario Lotti provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Fouzi Bouchiba.
32.33
Jerome van der Wal threads a neat ball through to Francis Scales. Francis Scales shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
34.40
Francis Scales kicks a strong pass forward to Jerome van der Wal. Jerome van der Wal whips in a cross ball towards Francis Scales. Francis Scales is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
45.00
Diaw Cardone chips the ball to his team mate, Matthias Helmer. Matthias Helmer shoots from outside the area but Fouzi Bouchiba is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. Atalanta also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Pistoiese kick off and get the second half underway!
49.23
Giuseppe Casale takes it forward alone. Giuseppe Casale knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eduardo Quaresma.
51.32
Francis Scales plays the ball forward to David Watson. David Watson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
55.19
Marcelo Lima advances with the ball. Marcelo Lima flicks a high ball forward to Jerome van der Wal who takes it down. Jerome van der Wal knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gabriele Di Livio.
59.13
Francis Scales brings the ball forward. Francis Scales plays a scrappy one-two with Jerome van der Wal and advances towards the goal... Francis Scales rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.13
Atalanta have made 3 substitutions with Vito Marcon replacing Vincenzo Tangorra, Alex Gonnella replacing Diaw Cardone and Alberto Rego replacing Florian Gilardino .
63.32
With some swift thinking, Jerome van der Wal plays the ball forward to Samuel Vieira. Samuel Vieira shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
67.16
Matthias Helmer threads a neat ball through to Lennart Beckenbauer. Lennart Beckenbauer whips in a cross ball towards Mario Lotti. Mario Lotti beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Marcelo Lima. Excellent block.
69.35
Jerome van der Wal knocks the ball forward to Nigel Pearce. Nigel Pearce shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
71.42
Sjaak Nieuwenburg flicks a high pass forward. David Watson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Watson lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Vieira. Giuseppe Casale barges into Samuel Vieira. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
75.27
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
79.24
Seeing Matthias Helmer's run, Lennart Beckenbauer quickly throws the ball into his path. Matthias Helmer flicks a high ball forward to Lennart Beckenbauer who takes it down. Lennart Beckenbauer shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
89.25
Francis Scales knocks the ball to his team mate, David Watson. David Watson finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Pistoiese

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

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
25%
47.5%
27.5%

Scorers
Sjaak Nieuwenburg 12
Francis Scales 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francis Scales of Pistoiese

Match Ratings
1.Fouzi Bouchiba (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Quaresma (DEF)
6
3.Marcelo Lima (DEF)
8
4.Jorge Rego (DEF)
6
5.Arek Rzasa (DEF)
6
6.Francis Scales (MID)goal scored
9
7.Jerome van der Wal (MID)
8
8.Samuel Vieira (ATT)
7
9.Nigel Pearce (ATT)
6
10.David Watson (ATT)
6
11.Sjaak Nieuwenburg (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Francisco Moutinho (DEF)
0
13.Pedro Almeida (DEF)
0
14.Erwan Billong (MID)
0

1.Ryozo Okamoto (GK)
7
2.Bruno Ravanelli (DEF)
6
3.Gabriele Di Livio (DEF)
6
4.Giuseppe Casale (DEF)
6
5.Florian Gilardino (DEF)
6
6.Diaw Cardone (MID)
6
7.Lennart Beckenbauer (MID)
6
8.Matthias Helmer (MID)
6
9.Rodolfo Doga (ATT)
6
10.Vincenzo Tangorra (ATT)
6
11.Mario Lotti (ATT)
6
 
12.Vito Marcon (ATT)
6
13.Alex Gonnella (MID)
6
14.Alberto Rego (DEF)
6