Match Report


UdineseUdinese     EmpoliEmpoli
Computer Player Computer Player Shaun Mitchell Shaun Mitchell
Guillermo Guerrero LopezG. Guerrero Lopez74
G
1
G
73Massimiliano MezzanoM. Mezzano
Marc HelmerM. Helmer66
D
2
D
60Giampiero ManittaG. Manitta
Haoulid VisieuxH. Visieux65
D
captain3
D
55Leonardo PirriL. Pirri
Noel BurbageN. Burbage59
D
4
D
55Emmanuel CharvetE. Charvet
Raul MazziR. Mazzi54
D
5
D
73Gialuca SussiG. Sussi
Tommaso BaldiT. Baldi66
M
6
M
62Valentino De RosaV. De Rosa
Nicolas SuarezN. Suarez63
M
7captain
M
70Ferdinando De AngelisF. De Angelis
Ross BanksR. Banks61
M
8
M
60Sven HitzlspergerS. Hitzlsperger
Fritz Le FrapperF. Le Frapper67
A
9
A
67Tonino DalmatT. Dalmat
Vinicio E. PasqualinV. Pasqualin59
A
10
A
59Ottavio CarboneO. Carbone
Pasquale CardascioP. Cardascio57
A
11
A
69Danilo GarzyaD. Garzya
 
Phil WilcoxP. Wilcox60
M
12
M
64Paolo MainiP. Maini
Michele BertiM. Berti58
G
13
A
45Gian Matteo AntonelliniG. Antonellini
Jermaine DrakeJ. Drake56
M
14
A
51Vincenzo CampedelliV. Campedelli

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Empoli. A crowd of 17,410 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Udinese and Empoli are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marcello Rocco.


0.00
The first half starts with Empoli kicking off!
9.37
Emmanuel Charvet threads a neat ball through to Sven Hitzlsperger. Sven Hitzlsperger decides to run forward with the ball. Sven Hitzlsperger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.03
Emmanuel Charvet makes a simple pass to Ottavio Carbone. Ottavio Carbone tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.51
Leonardo Pirri threads a neat ball through to Ferdinando De Angelis. Ferdinando De Angelis passes the ball forward to Tonino Dalmat. Tonino Dalmat sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.34
Sven Hitzlsperger flicks the ball to his team mate, Danilo Garzya. Danilo Garzya sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
16.10
Emmanuel Charvet flicks a high pass forward. Valentino De Rosa controls it well on his chest. Valentino De Rosa flicks a high ball forward to Tonino Dalmat who takes it down. Tonino Dalmat finds some space and shoots from distance. Guillermo Guerrero Lopez gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
18.05
Sven Hitzlsperger flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Pirri collects the pass. Leonardo Pirri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Carbone. Ottavio Carbone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.50
Emmanuel Charvet plays the ball forward to Valentino De Rosa. Valentino De Rosa surges forward with the ball. Valentino De Rosa lofts in a cross ball towards Tonino Dalmat. Tonino Dalmat makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.26
Haoulid Visieux makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Suarez. Nicolas Suarez sees a break and surges forward. Nicolas Suarez knocks the ball forward, putting Pasquale Cardascio through on goal. Pasquale Cardascio side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.57
Sven Hitzlsperger sees Danilo Garzya in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Danilo Garzya tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
36.22
Nicolas Suarez clumsily knocks into Ferdinando De Angelis. Nicolas Suarez is shown the yellow card! Ferdinando De Angelis stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.50
Marc Helmer chips the ball to his team mate, Vinicio E. Pasqualin. Showing composure, Vinicio E. Pasqualin picks a pass forward to Fritz Le Frapper. Fritz Le Frapper shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
39.24
Sven Hitzlsperger darts forward. Sven Hitzlsperger kicks a strong pass forward to Tonino Dalmat. Tonino Dalmat shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.03
Ferdinando De Angelis threads a neat ball through to Ottavio Carbone. Ottavio Carbone finds some space and shoots from distance 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. Udinese appear unchanged since the first half. Empoli also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Udinese kick off the second half!
47.25
Nicolas Suarez comes in with a late challenge on Ferdinando De Angelis. The referee warns Nicolas Suarez to calm down! Ferdinando De Angelis stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.13
Emmanuel Charvet flicks a high pass forward. Danilo Garzya holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Danilo Garzya knocks in a cross ball towards Sven Hitzlsperger. Sven Hitzlsperger beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
53.42
Haoulid Visieux receives the ball from a throw-in from Tommaso Baldi. Haoulid Visieux makes a beautiful solo run. Haoulid Visieux controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fritz Le Frapper. Fritz Le Frapper shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.25
Raul Mazzi passes the ball forward to Nicolas Suarez. Nicolas Suarez chips the ball to his team mate, Pasquale Cardascio. Pasquale Cardascio finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
59.32
Raul Mazzi threads the ball through to Tommaso Baldi. Tommaso Baldi flicks a high pass forward. Fritz Le Frapper collects the pass. Fritz Le Frapper shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
60.29
Udinese have made a substitution with Jermaine Drake replacing Pasquale Cardascio .
61.30
Emmanuel Charvet plays the ball forward to Ferdinando De Angelis. With imagination, Ferdinando De Angelis plays the ball forward to Valentino De Rosa. Valentino De Rosa finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
67.02
Noel Burbage takes it forward alone. Noel Burbage knocks the ball forward to Tommaso Baldi. Tommaso Baldi knocks in a cross ball towards Vinicio E. Pasqualin. Vinicio E. Pasqualin outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Massimiliano Mezzano with no chance!! Goal for Udinese!
71.56
Valentino De Rosa changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Valentino De Rosa shoots from outside the area. Guillermo Guerrero Lopez easily gets down and covers it.
77.53
Udinese have made a substitution with Michele Berti replacing Ross Banks .
78.57
Tommaso Baldi catches Ottavio Carbone on the ankles. The referee calls over Tommaso Baldi and shows him a yellow card! Ottavio Carbone runs off the knock.
81.39
Haoulid Visieux threads a neat ball through to Vinicio E. Pasqualin. Vinicio E. Pasqualin threads the ball through to Fritz Le Frapper. Fritz Le Frapper whips in a cross ball towards Jermaine Drake. Jermaine Drake makes a convincing header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.23
Tommaso Baldi sees a break and surges forward. Tommaso Baldi plays a one-two with Fritz Le Frapper and advances towards the goal... Tommaso Baldi strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Ottavio Carbone chips the ball to his team mate, Danilo Garzya. Danilo Garzya shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Udinese

Empoli
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
6
9
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
27.9%
43%
29.1%

Scorers
Vinicio E. Pasqualin 67
Tommaso Baldi 85
Tonino Dalmat 23
Sven Hitzlsperger 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sven Hitzlsperger of Empoli

Match Ratings