Match Report


PistoiesePistoiese     FC Bari 1908FC Bari 1908
Mohaned AbbasMohaned Abbas Drilon Kika Drilon Kika
Stefan BizzarriS. Bizzarri62
G
1
G
60Matt GreigM. Greig
Eugenio SulloE. Sullo63
D
2
D
58Eddie RowettE. Rowett
Wes LeeW. Lee67
D
3
D
69Carmine FontolanC. Fontolan
Maurizio TroiseM. Troise57
D
4captain
D
61Rafael AlvesR. Alves
Pablo MoyaP. Moya63
M
5
M
66Paulo MoreiraP. Moreira
Max FogliaM. Foglia66
M
6
M
71Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Riccardo PensalfiniR. Pensalfini68
M
7
M
63Gianluca BrighiG. Brighi
Gaspar OliveiraG. Oliveira65
M
8
A
66Samuele MorroneS. Morrone
Don MasonD. Mason64
A
9
A
63Julian WesselmannJ. Wesselmann
Tomas SantosT. Santos67
A
captain10
A
68Arnauld RuotoloA. Ruotolo
Fernando GentoF. Gento63
A
11
A
70Matteo GattusoM. Gattuso
 
Eugenio DuranE. Duran62
A
12
D
57Hauke RahnH. Rahn
Nunzio OliviN. Olivi56
G
13
M
71Paul PowellP. Powell
Mark MinopoliM. Minopoli59
M
14
D
67Mauricio GianelloM. Gianello

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to FC Bari 1908. A crowd of 20,514 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Pistoiese and FC Bari 1908 are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Manuele Alfieri.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Bari 1908 get the match underway!
2.22
Pablo Moya flicks a high pass forward. Tomas Santos collects the pass. Tomas Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Gento. Fernando Gento shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Matt Greig.
3.47
Max Foglia takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Fernando Gento makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
9.27
Wes Lee sees Don Mason in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Don Mason whips in a cross ball towards Tomas Santos. Tomas Santos rises majestically and gets a header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
12.26
Eddie Rowett flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Meiklejohn controls it well on his chest. Dominic Meiklejohn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matteo Gattuso. Matteo Gattuso finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
14.55
Gianluca Brighi makes a simple pass to Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann whips in a cross ball towards Gianluca Brighi. Gianluca Brighi heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
16.22
Rafael Alves hacks Fernando Gento from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fernando Gento hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.09
Gianluca Brighi knocks the ball forward to Matteo Gattuso. Matteo Gattuso runs straight at the defence! Matteo Gattuso side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
21.53
Gianluca Brighi threads the ball through to Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Maurizio Troise.
26.48
With vision, Dominic Meiklejohn plays the ball forward to Samuele Morrone. Samuele Morrone makes a beautiful solo run. Samuele Morrone plays a scrappy one-two with Gianluca Brighi and advances towards the goal... Samuele Morrone shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.55
Max Foglia surges forward with the ball. Max Foglia knocks in a cross ball towards Don Mason. Don Mason heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
32.08
Eugenio Sullo kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Oliveira. Gaspar Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Max Foglia controls it well on his chest. Max Foglia whips in a cross ball towards Don Mason. Don Mason jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
33.46
Riccardo Pensalfini knocks the ball forward to Don Mason. Don Mason knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.55
Eddie Rowett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Wesselmann. Showing composure, Julian Wesselmann picks a pass forward to Matteo Gattuso. Matteo Gattuso whips in a cross ball towards Arnauld Ruotolo. Arnauld Ruotolo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.11
Riccardo Pensalfini runs straight at the opposition's defence. Riccardo Pensalfini knocks in a cross ball towards Don Mason. Don Mason makes a deft header. The ball strikes Carmine Fontolan's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
39.44
Max Foglia takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Gianluca Brighi reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
40.49
Eugenio Sullo passes the ball forward to Maurizio Troise. Maurizio Troise flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Santos. Tomas Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Gento. Fernando Gento knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is deflected wide by Carmine Fontolan.
42.23
Gianluca Brighi catches Riccardo Pensalfini on the ankles. Gianluca Brighi is warned by the referee! Riccardo Pensalfini runs off the knock.
44.03
Gianluca Brighi flicks a high pass forward. Julian Wesselmann collects the pass. Julian Wesselmann tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. FC Bari 1908 also appear unchanged since the first half. The Pistoiese players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Pistoiese get the second half underway!
47.15
Pablo Moya surges forward with the ball. Pablo Moya lofts in a cross ball towards Don Mason. Don Mason finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
51.10
Max Foglia passes the ball forward to Riccardo Pensalfini. Riccardo Pensalfini tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
57.57
Carmine Fontolan makes a probing pass to Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn makes an attacking run forward. Dominic Meiklejohn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
59.00
Gaspar Oliveira makes a beautiful solo run. Gaspar Oliveira lofts in a cross ball towards Tomas Santos. Tomas Santos outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.18
Riccardo Pensalfini barges into Arnauld Ruotolo. The referee brings Riccardo Pensalfini to one side and gives him a warning! Arnauld Ruotolo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
61.33
Maurizio Troise deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Oliveira. Gaspar Oliveira whips in a cross ball towards Don Mason. Don Mason finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
63.20
Fernando Gento hacks Eddie Rowett from behind! Fernando Gento is shown the yellow card! Eddie Rowett runs off the knock.
65.20
Rafael Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.44
Rafael Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Brighi. Gianluca Brighi makes a probing pass to Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann shoots from 20 yards. Julian Wesselmann scores for FC Bari 1908!!
75.43
Dominic Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Paulo Moreira. Paulo Moreira finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Stefan Bizzarri smothers it!
79.28
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Pistoiese

FC Bari 1908
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
28.9%
40.8%
30.3%

Scorers
Fernando Gento 3
Don Mason 47
Arnauld Ruotolo 35
Julian Wesselmann 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julian Wesselmann of FC Bari 1908

Match Ratings
1.Stefan Bizzarri (GK)
7
2.Eugenio Sullo (DEF)
6
3.Wes Lee (DEF)
7
4.Maurizio Troise (DEF)
6
5.Pablo Moya (MID)
8
6.Max Foglia (MID)
8
7.Riccardo Pensalfini (MID)
6
8.Gaspar Oliveira (MID)
7
9.Don Mason (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Tomas Santos (ATT)
6
11.Fernando Gento (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Eugenio Duran (ATT)
0
13.Nunzio Olivi (GK)
0
14.Mark Minopoli (MID)
0

1.Matt Greig (GK)
6
2.Eddie Rowett (DEF)
6
3.Carmine Fontolan (DEF)
7
4.Rafael Alves (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Paulo Moreira (MID)
6
6.Dominic Meiklejohn (MID)
8
7.Gianluca Brighi (MID)
8
8.Samuele Morrone (ATT)
7
9.Julian Wesselmann (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Arnauld Ruotolo (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Matteo Gattuso (ATT)
8
 
12.Hauke Rahn (DEF)
0
13.Paul Powell (MID)
0
14.Mauricio Gianello (DEF)
0