Match Report


GenoaGenoa     NapoliNapoli
Mike MillardMike Millard Matt Snape Matt Snape
Giancarlo BallarinG. Ballarin66
G
1
G
63Stephen FergusonS. Ferguson
Pierpaolo BaggioP. Baggio58
D
2
D
61Gian Paolo AtzoriG. Atzori
Fabiano AmbrosinoF. Ambrosino62
D
captain3
D
55Thomas MalbranqueT. Malbranque
David CampbellD. Campbell64
D
4
D
63Lorenzo BellottoL. Bellotto
Gianmarco MorieroG. Moriero61
D
5
D
64Mervin WardM. Ward
Kelvin HibbsK. Hibbs57
M
6captain
M
72Franceco Del PieroF. Del Piero
Edoardo LucarelliE. Lucarelli62
M
7
M
71Mirko NodariM. Nodari
Franceco CiprianiF. Cipriani62
M
8
M
65Samuele MarazzinaS. Marazzina
Tomas GiuntiT. Giunti63
A
9
A
73Eddy BegaE. Bega
David OlivaresD. Olivares59
A
10
A
61Colin MccallC. Mccall
Alberto ButraguenoA. Butragueno54
A
11
A
71Lorenzo NicolaL. Nicola
 
Arturo AmorusoA. Amoruso56
D
12
D
56Florian FrieserF. Frieser
Pierre G. SulloP. Sullo59
M
13
A
54Oliver BehrensO. Behrens
Alfredo SusicA. Susic52
A
14
M
63Rui JardimR. Jardim

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Genoa play host to Napoli. A crowd of 17,838 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Genoa and Napoli are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marcello Rocco.


0.00
The first half starts with Genoa kicking off!
2.56
Franceco Cipriani chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti plays a scrappy one-two with David Olivares and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tomas Giunti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
3.31
Kelvin Hibbs flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Butragueno controls it well on his chest. Alberto Butragueno knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Ferguson who gathers it comfortably.
8.00
Lorenzo Bellotto barges into Tomas Giunti. Lorenzo Bellotto is shown the yellow card! Tomas Giunti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.16
Edoardo Lucarelli threads a neat ball through to Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti flicks a high pass forward. David Olivares controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. David Olivares takes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
10.06
Kelvin Hibbs kicks a strong pass forward to David Olivares. David Olivares hits a low pass to Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.55
Mirko Nodari decides to run forward with the ball. Mirko Nodari flicks the ball to his team mate, Franceco Del Piero. Franceco Del Piero makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but is deflected over the bar by David Campbell.
14.05
Samuele Marazzina takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Gian Paolo Atzori. Fabiano Ambrosino comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
20.21
Franceco Cipriani receives the ball from a throw-in from Kelvin Hibbs. Franceco Cipriani threads the ball through to Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
24.58
Gianmarco Moriero sees Tomas Giunti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomas Giunti knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno makes a looping header on goal. Superb reactions from Stephen Ferguson. What a save!
32.17
Mirko Nodari makes a simple pass to Franceco Del Piero. Franceco Del Piero whips in a cross ball towards Colin Mccall. Colin Mccall knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Giancarlo Ballarin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
36.41
David Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Edoardo Lucarelli. Edoardo Lucarelli flicks a high pass forward to Tomas Giunti who brings the ball under control. Tomas Giunti whips in a cross ball towards David Olivares. David Olivares makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
38.11
Kelvin Hibbs runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kelvin Hibbs whips in a cross ball towards Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.05
Franceco Del Piero hits a low pass to Samuele Marazzina. Samuele Marazzina knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Mccall. Colin Mccall outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Giancarlo Ballarin with no chance!! Goal for Napoli!
45.00
David Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Franceco Cipriani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Franceco Cipriani flicks a high pass forward to Kelvin Hibbs who brings the ball under control. Kelvin Hibbs shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Napoli kick off!
47.40
Gianmarco Moriero knocks the ball to his team mate, David Olivares. David Olivares makes a simple pass to Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno whips in a cross ball towards Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.50
Napoli have made a substitution with Rui Jardim replacing Mirko Nodari .
61.56
Without breaking stride, Samuele Marazzina plays the ball forward to Franceco Del Piero. Franceco Del Piero shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.06
Napoli have made a substitution with Oliver Behrens replacing Colin Mccall .
79.25
Kelvin Hibbs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani lofts in a cross ball towards David Olivares. David Olivares directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
87.28
Edoardo Lucarelli comes in with a late challenge on Thomas Malbranque. Edoardo Lucarelli is shown the yellow card! Thomas Malbranque hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.11
David Campbell clumsily knocks into Rui Jardim. The referee warns David Campbell to calm down! Rui Jardim runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Genoa

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

Possession
58.5%
41.5%
Play Area
22.6%
50.9%
26.4%

Scorers
Alberto Butragueno 20
Tomas Giunti 38, 47
Colin Mccall 32, 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tomas Giunti of Genoa

Match Ratings