Match Report


GenoaGenoa     LecceLecce
Mike MillardMike Millard James Pengelly James Pengelly
Giancarlo BallarinG. Ballarin66
G
1
G
58Maurizio BertiM. Berti
Pierpaolo BaggioP. Baggio58
D
2
D
56Gaspar AntunesG. Antunes
Fabiano AmbrosinoF. Ambrosino62
D
captain3
D
64Paolo CornelisseP. Cornelisse
David CampbellD. Campbell64
D
4captain
D
61Vito Di BiagioV. Di Biagio
Gianmarco MorieroG. Moriero61
D
5
D
60Giampaolo FerraresiG. Ferraresi
Pierre G. SulloP. Sullo59
M
6
M
65Lucien FirlyL. Firly
Edoardo LucarelliE. Lucarelli62
M
7
M
66Gennaro Ivan SereniG. Sereni
Franceco CiprianiF. Cipriani62
M
8
M
68Vincenzo CrovariV. Crovari
Tomas GiuntiT. Giunti63
A
9
A
64Ivan MyrtajI. Myrtaj
David OlivaresD. Olivares59
A
10
A
57Gavin BoydG. Boyd
Alberto ButraguenoA. Butragueno54
A
11
A
68Claudio VazquezC. Vazquez
 
Arturo AmorusoA. Amoruso56
D
12
D
45Simon SeelerS. Seeler
Kelvin HibbsK. Hibbs57
M
13
M
36Alun MikeA. Mike
Alfredo SusicA. Susic52
A
14
A
34Spencer CarrickS. Carrick

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Genoa play host to Lecce. A crowd of 15,719 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Genoa and Lecce are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Michele Cottini.


0.00
Lecce kick off!
2.33
Vito Di Biagio flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Boyd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Boyd shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
4.18
Franceco Cipriani threads the ball through to Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti knocks in a cross ball towards David Olivares. David Olivares flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
6.32
Tomas Giunti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.48
Seeing a gap ahead, Franceco Cipriani plays the ball forward to David Olivares. David Olivares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Maurizio Berti who gathers it comfortably.
10.26
Lucien Firly threads a neat ball through to Claudio Vazquez. Claudio Vazquez lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Crovari. Vincenzo Crovari heads the ball goalwards. Giancarlo Ballarin easily picks it out of the air!
14.11
Gianmarco Moriero hits a low pass to Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani knocks the ball to his team mate, Edoardo Lucarelli. Edoardo Lucarelli shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
24.33
Vincenzo Crovari threads the ball through to Lucien Firly. Lucien Firly lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Vazquez. Claudio Vazquez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Giancarlo Ballarin.
27.25
Fabiano Ambrosino darts forward. Fabiano Ambrosino shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
30.28
Gaspar Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo Crovari. Vincenzo Crovari makes a probing pass to Claudio Vazquez. Claudio Vazquez knocks in a cross ball towards Lucien Firly. Lucien Firly connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Lucien Firly!
33.19
Seeing a gap ahead, Gianmarco Moriero laces a through ball forward to Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani whips in a cross ball towards Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Maurizio Berti!
34.24
Edoardo Lucarelli laces a through ball forward to Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Maurizio Berti who gathers it comfortably.
36.10
Gennaro Ivan Sereni flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Vazquez who brings the ball under control. Claudio Vazquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Lucien Firly. Lucien Firly tries a spectacular strike but it rises well off target!
38.23
Gavin Boyd threads the ball through to Vincenzo Crovari. Vincenzo Crovari puts a great ball through but Claudio Vazquez is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
40.32
Franceco Cipriani threads a neat ball through to Edoardo Lucarelli. Edoardo Lucarelli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Maurizio Berti who gathers it comfortably.
42.24
Gaspar Antunes threads a neat ball through to Gennaro Ivan Sereni. Gennaro Ivan Sereni knocks the ball forward to Ivan Myrtaj. Ivan Myrtaj shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Giancarlo Ballarin. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Genoa appear unchanged since the first half. Lecce also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Genoa kicking off!
48.32
Gianmarco Moriero threads a neat ball through to Pierre G. Sullo. Pierre G. Sullo knocks in a cross ball towards David Olivares. David Olivares makes a convincing header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
49.13
Pierre G. Sullo threads a neat ball through to Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gaspar Antunes.
54.23
Fabiano Ambrosino flicks the ball to his team mate, Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.30
Vito Di Biagio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Vazquez. Claudio Vazquez shoots from 25 yards but Giancarlo Ballarin reads it well. Superb keeping!
57.29
With vision, Franceco Cipriani plays the ball forward to David Olivares. David Olivares whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno directs the ball goalwards with his head. Giampaolo Ferraresi steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
65.55
David Campbell plays the ball forward to Fabiano Ambrosino. With imagination, Fabiano Ambrosino laces a through ball forward to Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno whips in a cross ball towards Edoardo Lucarelli. Edoardo Lucarelli directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Maurizio Berti.
67.28
It's a corner kick. Franceco Cipriani loops the ball over to the far post. Gavin Boyd gets to the ball and clears it up field.
73.26
Ivan Myrtaj flicks the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Crovari. Vincenzo Crovari tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
79.46
Gennaro Ivan Sereni sees Ivan Myrtaj in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Myrtaj knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Giancarlo Ballarin who gathers it comfortably.
84.35
Franceco Cipriani makes a probing pass to Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Genoa

Lecce
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.8%
44.2%
Play Area
22.1%
50.6%
27.3%

Scorers
Lucien Firly 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lucien Firly of Lecce

Match Ratings