Match Report


FC Bari 1908FC Bari 1908     RomaRoma
Drilon KikaDrilon Kika David Og David Og
Matt GreigM. Greig60
G
1
G
69Colin BurleyC. Burley
Eddie RowettE. Rowett58
D
2
D
53Frederico RodriguezF. Rodriguez
Carmine FontolanC. Fontolan69
D
3captain
D
71Jan-Willem HeijeJ. Heije
Rafael AlvesR. Alves61
D
captain4
D
51Armando MiccoliA. Miccoli
Paulo MoreiraP. Moreira66
M
5
M
61Mirco BianconiM. Bianconi
Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn71
M
6
M
57Paolo HendriksP. Hendriks
Gianluca BrighiG. Brighi63
M
7
M
58Paolo ParlatoP. Parlato
Samuele MorroneS. Morrone66
A
8
M
64Bertrand GardieB. Gardie
Julian WesselmannJ. Wesselmann63
A
9
A
57Zerbini SantarelliZ. Santarelli
Arnauld RuotoloA. Ruotolo68
A
10
A
53Lamberto PeruzziL. Peruzzi
Matteo GattusoM. Gattuso70
A
11
A
55Martin BarulM. Barul
 
Hauke RahnH. Rahn57
D
12
M
73David Van WanrooyD. Van Wanrooy
Paul PowellP. Powell71
M
13
D
60Ernesto MunozE. Munoz
Mauricio GianelloM. Gianello67
D
14
A
59Alessandro SartorA. Sartor

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio San Nicola where FC Bari 1908 play host to Roma. A crowd of 17,861 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both FC Bari 1908 and Roma are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Manuele Alfieri.


0.00
The first half starts with Roma kicking off!
3.53
Paulo Moreira hits a low pass to Matteo Gattuso. Matteo Gattuso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.38
Paolo Parlato plays the ball forward to Lamberto Peruzzi. Lamberto Peruzzi passes the ball forward to Zerbini Santarelli. Zerbini Santarelli rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.52
Paulo Moreira flicks a high pass forward. Matteo Gattuso holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matteo Gattuso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Burley who gathers it comfortably.
20.01
Paulo Moreira barges into Armando Miccoli. Paulo Moreira is warned by the referee! Armando Miccoli stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.29
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
27.55
Armando Miccoli flicks a high pass forward to Zerbini Santarelli who brings the ball under control. Zerbini Santarelli whips in a cross ball towards Martin Barul. Martin Barul makes a looping header on goal but it is tipped over by Matt Greig.
29.50
Corner kick to Roma. Martin Barul chips it to the near post. Jan-Willem Heije shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.41
Paolo Parlato knocks the ball forward to Martin Barul. Martin Barul knocks in a cross ball towards Lamberto Peruzzi. Lamberto Peruzzi heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
33.41
Paolo Hendriks flicks a high pass forward to Lamberto Peruzzi who brings the ball under control. Lamberto Peruzzi lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Barul. Martin Barul jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Carmine Fontolan. Excellent block.
34.01
Armando Miccoli catches Arnauld Ruotolo on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arnauld Ruotolo runs off the knock.
39.10
Mirco Bianconi threads a neat ball through to Zerbini Santarelli. Zerbini Santarelli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eddie Rowett.
42.11
Paolo Hendriks flicks a high pass forward. Bertrand Gardie collects the pass. Bertrand Gardie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Meiklejohn.
44.31
Carmine Fontolan advances with the ball. Carmine Fontolan threads a neat ball through to Arnauld Ruotolo. Arnauld Ruotolo shoots from long range. Colin Burley gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
45.00
Eddie Rowett flicks a high pass forward to Gianluca Brighi who brings the ball under control. Gianluca Brighi sees Julian Wesselmann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Wesselmann lofts in a cross ball towards Paulo Moreira. Paulo Moreira directs the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Bari 1908 appear unchanged since the first half. Roma also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Bari 1908 start the second half!
47.30
Eddie Rowett flicks a high pass forward. Arnauld Ruotolo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arnauld Ruotolo shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Colin Burley!
49.29
Carmine Fontolan takes it forward alone. Carmine Fontolan hits a low pass to Arnauld Ruotolo. Arnauld Ruotolo finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
51.32
Carmine Fontolan flicks a high ball forward to Gianluca Brighi who takes it down. Gianluca Brighi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.38
Paulo Moreira chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.24
Carmine Fontolan flicks a high ball forward to Dominic Meiklejohn who takes it down. Dominic Meiklejohn makes an attacking run forward. Dominic Meiklejohn shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.48
Frederico Rodriguez makes a beautiful solo run. Frederico Rodriguez flicks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Hendriks. Paolo Hendriks tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Matt Greig!
67.01
Paolo Hendriks hacks Gianluca Brighi from behind! Paolo Hendriks is given a warning by the referee! Gianluca Brighi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.21
Armando Miccoli pushes up the pitch. Armando Miccoli kicks a strong pass forward to Lamberto Peruzzi. Lamberto Peruzzi knocks the ball forward, putting Martin Barul through on goal. Martin Barul comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
75.14
With vision, Dominic Meiklejohn plays the ball forward to Arnauld Ruotolo. Arnauld Ruotolo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
77.49
Roma have made a substitution with David Van Wanrooy replacing Bertrand Gardie .
78.52
Mirco Bianconi flicks a high pass forward. Zerbini Santarelli collects the pass. Zerbini Santarelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.32
Paulo Moreira knocks the ball forward to Samuele Morrone. Samuele Morrone plays a one-two with Arnauld Ruotolo and advances towards the goal... Samuele Morrone tries a spectacular strike but it's a woeful effort!
83.02
Carmine Fontolan threads a neat ball through to Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Matteo Gattuso. Matteo Gattuso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Colin Burley manages to gather it effortlessly.
89.21
Paolo Parlato comes in with a late challenge on Gianluca Brighi. Paolo Parlato is shown the yellow card! Gianluca Brighi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC Bari 1908

Roma
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.4%
34.6%
Play Area
28.4%
45.7%
25.9%

Scorers
Julian Wesselmann 53
Martin Barul 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carmine Fontolan of FC Bari 1908

Match Ratings