Match Report


FiorentinaFiorentina     LazioLazio
Michael XavierMichael Xavier Stewart Chapman Stewart Chapman
Zerbini MarinoZ. Marino70
G
1
G
63Renzo PessottoR. Pessotto
Armando CimarelliA. Cimarelli59
D
captain2captain
D
75Gianfranco EspositoG. Esposito
Omer DrydenO. Dryden63
D
3
D
66Pietro Di VaioP. Di Vaio
Dave KoncheskyD. Konchesky67
D
4
D
58Alje De JongA. De Jong
Victor RedondoV. Redondo67
D
5
D
59Scott DalglishS. Dalglish
Paul DiakiteP. Diakite74
M
6
M
65Albert HierroA. Hierro
Luca LuppiL. Luppi56
M
7
M
62Alberto TattiA. Tatti
Benedetto VoriaB. Voria57
A
8
A
58Sven de KoningS. de Koning
Dominic GemmillD. Gemmill74
A
9
A
64Arturo GemmiA. Gemmi
Pasquale FerazzoliP. Ferazzoli62
A
10
A
73Craig BanksC. Banks
Gavin BurleyG. Burley74
A
11
A
59Graham HarrisonG. Harrison
 
Riccardo OngaratoR. Ongarato71
D
12
D
65Alex PadalinoA. Padalino
Marino Del PreteM. Del Prete60
D
13
M
58Pedro BentoP. Bento
Simon GerlachS. Gerlach68
M
14
M
61John WhiteJ. White

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Franchi where Fiorentina play host to Lazio. A crowd of 16,799 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Fiorentina are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Lazio appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Vincenzo Adani.


0.00
Fiorentina start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.11
Scott Dalglish makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Hierro. Albert Hierro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Zerbini Marino as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
4.01
It's a corner kick which Albert Hierro takes quickly, playing the ball short to Alje De Jong. Alje De Jong is dispossessed by a tackle from Victor Redondo.
8.20
Gavin Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Diakite. Paul Diakite knocks in a cross ball towards Benedetto Voria. Benedetto Voria rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
10.38
Alberto Tatti flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Gemmi collects the pass. Arturo Gemmi lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Banks. Craig Banks finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
12.36
Luca Luppi makes a probing pass to Paul Diakite. Paul Diakite lofts in a cross ball towards Benedetto Voria. Benedetto Voria gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it curls horrendously wide!
14.21
Paul Diakite darts forward. Paul Diakite shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.13
Alberto Tatti threads the ball through to Sven de Koning. Sven de Koning lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Banks. Craig Banks fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
16.33
Luca Luppi flicks a high pass forward. Benedetto Voria controls it well on his chest. Benedetto Voria finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
20.30
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
21.19
Pietro Di Vaio runs straight at the opposition's defence. Pietro Di Vaio tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
24.11
Alberto Tatti makes an attacking run forward. Alberto Tatti threads a neat ball through to Graham Harrison. Some good footwork from Graham Harrison provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
27.25
Luca Luppi flicks a high pass forward. Pasquale Ferazzoli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pasquale Ferazzoli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gianfranco Esposito.
28.30
Luca Luppi makes a beautiful solo run. Luca Luppi skips past Pietro Di Vaio! Luca Luppi strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
30.41
Luca Luppi receives the ball from a throw-in from Dominic Gemmill. Luca Luppi flicks a high pass forward. Pasquale Ferazzoli collects the pass. Pasquale Ferazzoli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Renzo Pessotto who gathers it comfortably.
32.29
Omer Dryden kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Gemmill. Dominic Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Burley. Gavin Burley is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
33.36
Luca Luppi flicks a high pass forward. Omer Dryden controls it well on his chest. Omer Dryden hits a low pass to Pasquale Ferazzoli. Pasquale Ferazzoli lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Gemmill. Dominic Gemmill connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.56
Alberto Tatti threads a neat ball through to Arturo Gemmi. Arturo Gemmi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Zerbini Marino.
39.34
Victor Redondo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luca Luppi. Luca Luppi makes a probing pass to Dominic Gemmill. Dominic Gemmill shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
44.57
Omer Dryden makes a probing pass to Paul Diakite. Paul Diakite plays the ball forward to Benedetto Voria. Benedetto Voria knocks the ball forward to Dominic Gemmill but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fiorentina appear unchanged since the first half. Lazio also appear unchanged since the first half. The Fiorentina players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Lazio kick off!
47.31
Fiorentina are in full control of this game.
48.58
Omer Dryden threads the ball through to Gavin Burley. Gavin Burley makes a probing pass to Benedetto Voria. Benedetto Voria shoots from 25 yards but Renzo Pessotto is on top of it.
51.09
Pietro Di Vaio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albert Hierro. Albert Hierro flicks a high ball forward to Sven de Koning who takes it down. Sven de Koning shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
54.14
Victor Redondo passes the ball forward to Luca Luppi. Luca Luppi threads the ball through to Paul Diakite. Paul Diakite lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Gemmill. Dominic Gemmill makes a convincing header. Renzo Pessotto effortlessly picks it out of the air!
55.05
Scott Dalglish flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Tatti collects the pass. Alberto Tatti threads a neat ball through to Craig Banks. Craig Banks shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
57.13
Omer Dryden takes the throw-in. Dave Konchesky pushes mid-way up the pitch. Dave Konchesky controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Benedetto Voria. Benedetto Voria knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Gemmill. With a superhuman jump, Dominic Gemmill connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies wide!
59.54
Luca Luppi flicks a high ball forward to Pasquale Ferazzoli who takes it down. Pasquale Ferazzoli lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Burley. Gavin Burley knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Renzo Pessotto manages to keep it out.
61.17
With a delightful solo run, Alberto Tatti stretches the opposition's defence. Alberto Tatti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
65.57
Alberto Tatti kicks a strong pass forward to Albert Hierro. Albert Hierro makes a simple pass to Craig Banks. Craig Banks whips in a cross ball towards Graham Harrison. Graham Harrison rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
67.39
Albert Hierro knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven de Koning. Sven de Koning controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
72.18
Luca Luppi flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Gemmill collects the pass. Dominic Gemmill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
73.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Omer Dryden plays the ball forward to Paul Diakite. Paul Diakite sees space and advances. Paul Diakite threads the ball through to Pasquale Ferazzoli but he's offside!
75.22
Luca Luppi threads a neat ball through to Dominic Gemmill. Dominic Gemmill controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.39
Lazio have made 3 substitutions with Alex Padalino replacing Gianfranco Esposito, Pedro Bento replacing Albert Hierro and John White replacing Craig Banks .
78.45
With a delightful solo run, Paul Diakite stretches the opposition's defence. Paul Diakite whips in a cross ball towards Pasquale Ferazzoli. Pasquale Ferazzoli whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.04
Showing composure, Luca Luppi laces a weighted ball forward to Benedetto Voria. Benedetto Voria knocks in a cross ball towards Luca Luppi. Luca Luppi beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent block by Scott Dalglish!
85.43
Paul Diakite passes the ball forward to Luca Luppi. Luca Luppi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alberto Tatti.
89.42
Gavin Burley kicks a strong pass forward to Luca Luppi. Luca Luppi knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Gemmill. Dominic Gemmill gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fiorentina

Lazio
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
10
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.5%
34.5%
Play Area
21.8%
44.8%
33.3%

Scorers
Dominic Gemmill 33
Pasquale Ferazzoli 78
Sven de Koning 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Diakite of Fiorentina

Match Ratings
1.Zerbini Marino (GK)
7
2.Armando Cimarelli (DEF)
6
3.Omer Dryden (DEF)
7
4.Dave Konchesky (DEF)
6
5.Victor Redondo (DEF)
6
6.Paul Diakite (MID)
9
7.Luca Luppi (MID)
9
8.Benedetto Voria (ATT)
6
9.Dominic Gemmill (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Pasquale Ferazzoli (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Gavin Burley (ATT)
6
 
12.Riccardo Ongarato (DEF)
0
13.Marino Del Prete (DEF)
0
14.Simon Gerlach (MID)
0

1.Renzo Pessotto (GK)
7
2.Gianfranco Esposito (DEF)
6
3.Pietro Di Vaio (DEF)
6
4.Alje De Jong (DEF)
6
5.Scott Dalglish (DEF)
6
6.Albert Hierro (MID)
7
7.Alberto Tatti (MID)
7
8.Sven de Koning (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Arturo Gemmi (ATT)
6
10.Craig Banks (ATT)
6
11.Graham Harrison (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Padalino (DEF)
6
13.Pedro Bento (MID)
6
14.John White (MID)
6