Match Report


GenoaGenoa     Inter MilanInter Milan
Mike MillardMike Millard Tom Bingham Tom Bingham
Giancarlo BallarinG. Ballarin66
G
1
G
68Guillermo GimenezG. Gimenez
Pierpaolo BaggioP. Baggio58
D
2
D
65Pedro VianaP. Viana
Fabiano AmbrosinoF. Ambrosino62
D
captain3
D
64Tiziano BernardiniT. Bernardini
David CampbellD. Campbell64
D
4captain
D
68Marco ScarpaM. Scarpa
Gianmarco MorieroG. Moriero61
D
5
D
67Gianni Del GrossoG. Del Grosso
Kelvin HibbsK. Hibbs57
M
6
M
65Raouf WallèmeR. Wallème
Edoardo LucarelliE. Lucarelli62
M
7
M
64Samuele PandolfiS. Pandolfi
Franceco CiprianiF. Cipriani62
M
8
A
68Franceco TonettoF. Tonetto
Tomas GiuntiT. Giunti63
A
9
A
68Nicola C. MaldiniN. Maldini
Alberto ButraguenoA. Butragueno54
A
10
A
62Malte LindemannM. Lindemann
David OlivaresD. Olivares59
A
11
A
72Ronnie FormonR. Formon
 
Arturo AmorusoA. Amoruso56
D
12
D
56Albert BoschkerA. Boschker
Alexei LokoA. Loko56
M
13
M
64Wladimiro PaneW. Pane
Alfredo SusicA. Susic52
A
14
A
59Roberto MonteiroR. Monteiro

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Genoa play host to Inter Milan. A crowd of 20,672 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Genoa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Inter Milan appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Marco Brambilla.


0.00
The whistle blows and Inter Milan get the match underway!
2.07
Fabiano Ambrosino makes a simple pass to Edoardo Lucarelli. Edoardo Lucarelli threads the ball through to Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
3.35
Raouf Wallème makes a probing pass to Ronnie Formon. Ronnie Formon whips in a cross ball towards Raouf Wallème. Raouf Wallème connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
4.55
Raouf Wallème passes the ball forward to Ronnie Formon. Ronnie Formon whips in a cross ball towards Malte Lindemann. Malte Lindemann powers a header at goal. Magnificent block by David Campbell!
8.04
David Campbell passes the ball forward to Pierpaolo Baggio. Pierpaolo Baggio darts forward. Pierpaolo Baggio lofts in a cross ball towards David Olivares. David Olivares gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Guillermo Gimenez reads it well. Nice save!
14.59
Marco Scarpa launches a long ball forward into the other half. Samuele Pandolfi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fabiano Ambrosino.
16.30
Samuele Pandolfi makes a beautiful solo run. Samuele Pandolfi shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
18.40
Fabiano Ambrosino sees space and advances. Fabiano Ambrosino runs straight at the opposition's defence. Fabiano Ambrosino whips in a cross ball towards Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti flicks the ball with his head but it is deflected wide by Gianni Del Grosso.
24.13
David Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Tomas Giunti who takes it down. Tomas Giunti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.50
David Campbell threads a neat ball through to David Olivares. David Olivares sees Kelvin Hibbs in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kelvin Hibbs knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.03
Marco Scarpa kicks a strong pass forward to Samuele Pandolfi. Samuele Pandolfi knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Formon. Ronnie Formon plays a quick one-two with Malte Lindemann and rushes in on goal... Ronnie Formon cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.11
Samuele Pandolfi flicks a high pass forward. Raouf Wallème controls it well on his chest. Raouf Wallème controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Giancarlo Ballarin. Excellent save.
36.32
Samuele Pandolfi knocks the ball to his team mate, Malte Lindemann. Malte Lindemann finds some space and shoots from distance. Wonderful reactions from Giancarlo Ballarin keeps it out!
38.57
David Campbell passes the ball forward to Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Franceco Cipriani shoots from 20 yards. Guillermo Gimenez comfortably gets down and covers it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Genoa kick off the second half!
47.43
Fabiano Ambrosino punts the ball hopefully upfield. Alberto Butragueno sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Guillermo Gimenez gets down and covers it.
51.18
David Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Hibbs. Kelvin Hibbs knocks the ball to his team mate, David Olivares. David Olivares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.54
Kelvin Hibbs flicks a high pass forward. Franceco Cipriani collects the pass. Franceco Cipriani knocks in a cross ball towards David Olivares. David Olivares knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
54.14
Edoardo Lucarelli darts forward. Edoardo Lucarelli shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.24
Franceco Cipriani catches Samuele Pandolfi on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Samuele Pandolfi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.47
Gianmarco Moriero threads the ball through to Edoardo Lucarelli. Edoardo Lucarelli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marco Scarpa.
73.15
Fabiano Ambrosino passes the ball forward to Kelvin Hibbs. Kelvin Hibbs sees Tomas Giunti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomas Giunti lofts in a cross ball towards Kelvin Hibbs. Kelvin Hibbs flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
75.25
Edoardo Lucarelli threads a neat ball through to Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno threads the ball through into the box. Tomas Giunti strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tomas Giunti!
77.25
Inter Milan have made a substitution with Wladimiro Pane replacing Raouf Wallème .
79.06
Edoardo Lucarelli chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti jumps high and flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
85.08
Fabiano Ambrosino hits a low pass to Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani flicks a high pass forward to Kelvin Hibbs who brings the ball under control. Kelvin Hibbs whips in a cross ball towards Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Guillermo Gimenez comfortably punches it away to safety.
87.28
Wladimiro Pane kicks a strong pass forward to Nicola C. Maldini. Nicola C. Maldini lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Lindemann. Malte Lindemann makes a looping header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Wladimiro Pane threads a neat ball through to Malte Lindemann. Malte Lindemann knocks in a cross ball towards Nicola C. Maldini. Nicola C. Maldini makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Inter Milan!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Genoa

Inter Milan
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
29.8%
41.7%
28.6%

Scorers
Tomas Giunti 75, 79
Ronnie Formon 28
Nicola C. Maldini 90

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

Match Ratings