Match Report


SampdoriaSampdoria     EmpoliEmpoli
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Stefan ZolaS. Zola68
G
1
G
73Massimiliano MezzanoM. Mezzano
Rocco R. CollautoR. Collauto62
D
2
D
60Giampiero ManittaG. Manitta
Alec HutchisonA. Hutchison62
D
3
D
55Leonardo PirriL. Pirri
Cristian Dou DouC. Dou Dou61
D
4
D
55Emmanuel CharvetE. Charvet
Gianfranco AgostiniG. Agostini57
D
5
D
73Gialuca SussiG. Sussi
Moreno MatteazziM. Matteazzi64
M
captain6
M
62Valentino De RosaV. De Rosa
Carlo TacchinardiC. Tacchinardi64
M
7captain
M
70Ferdinando De AngelisF. De Angelis
Dietmar BrehmeD. Brehme64
M
8
M
60Sven HitzlspergerS. Hitzlsperger
Luca BiagioniL. Biagioni63
A
9
A
67Tonino DalmatT. Dalmat
Gianfranco RizzitelliG. Rizzitelli63
A
10
A
59Ottavio CarboneO. Carbone
Umberto De AscentisU. De Ascentis61
A
11
A
69Danilo GarzyaD. Garzya
 
Tiziano GuzzoT. Guzzo56
M
12
M
64Paolo MainiP. Maini
Salvatore TassoS. Tasso56
G
13
A
45Gian Matteo AntonelliniG. Antonellini
Girolamo BurianiG. Buriani55
M
14
A
51Vincenzo CampedelliV. Campedelli

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Sampdoria play host to Empoli. A crowd of 17,258 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sampdoria and Empoli are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Marcello Rocco.


0.00
Sampdoria start the match!
3.38
Emmanuel Charvet chips the ball to his team mate, Ferdinando De Angelis. Ferdinando De Angelis knocks the ball to his team mate, Tonino Dalmat. Tonino Dalmat sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Tonino Dalmat scores for Empoli!!
6.00
Cristian Dou Dou brings the ball forward. Cristian Dou Dou hits a low pass to Luca Biagioni. Luca Biagioni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.26
Valentino De Rosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sven Hitzlsperger. Seeing a gap ahead, Sven Hitzlsperger plays the ball forward to Tonino Dalmat. Tonino Dalmat whips in a cross ball towards Ottavio Carbone. With a superhuman jump, Ottavio Carbone connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.21
Cristian Dou Dou breaks forward. Cristian Dou Dou makes a probing pass to Umberto De Ascentis. Umberto De Ascentis plays a scrappy one-two with Dietmar Brehme and advances towards the goal... Umberto De Ascentis rockets a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Massimiliano Mezzano with no chance!! Goal for Sampdoria!
16.08
Emmanuel Charvet hits a low pass to Valentino De Rosa. Valentino De Rosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ferdinando De Angelis. Ferdinando De Angelis shoots from distance but Stefan Zola reads it well. Nice keeping!
18.41
With some swift thinking, Gianfranco Agostini plays the ball forward to Gianfranco Rizzitelli. Gianfranco Rizzitelli chips the ball to his team mate, Umberto De Ascentis. Umberto De Ascentis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Massimiliano Mezzano gets down and covers it.
20.51
Emmanuel Charvet chips the ball to his team mate, Sven Hitzlsperger. Sven Hitzlsperger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tonino Dalmat. Tonino Dalmat shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Stefan Zola.
21.07
Cristian Dou Dou sees space and advances. Cristian Dou Dou controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
26.44
Carlo Tacchinardi makes a probing pass to Gianfranco Rizzitelli. Gianfranco Rizzitelli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giampiero Manitta.
27.47
Tonino Dalmat clumsily knocks into Alec Hutchison. Tonino Dalmat is given a warning by the referee! Alec Hutchison grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.40
Carlo Tacchinardi receives the ball from a throw-in from Moreno Matteazzi. Carlo Tacchinardi makes an attacking run forward. Carlo Tacchinardi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gialuca Sussi.
32.16
Ferdinando De Angelis knocks the ball forward to Danilo Garzya. Danilo Garzya shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
39.30
Ferdinando De Angelis brings the ball forward. Ferdinando De Angelis flicks a high pass forward. Sven Hitzlsperger collects the pass. Sven Hitzlsperger shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
40.07
Cristian Dou Dou catches Valentino De Rosa on the ankles. Cristian Dou Dou is warned by the referee! Valentino De Rosa stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.46
Sven Hitzlsperger makes a beautiful solo run. Sven Hitzlsperger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Stefan Zola effortlessly gets down and covers it.
45.00
Ferdinando De Angelis hits a low pass to Ottavio Carbone. Ottavio Carbone finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sampdoria appear unchanged since the first half. Empoli also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Empoli kick off!
51.02
Cristian Dou Dou sees Umberto De Ascentis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Umberto De Ascentis knocks the ball forward to Gianfranco Rizzitelli but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
53.41
Valentino De Rosa catches Cristian Dou Dou on the ankles. The referee calls over Valentino De Rosa and shows him a yellow card! Cristian Dou Dou stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.00
Carlo Tacchinardi flicks a high ball forward to Luca Biagioni who takes it down. Luca Biagioni shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
59.05
Carlo Tacchinardi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dietmar Brehme. Dietmar Brehme knocks in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Rizzitelli. With a superhuman jump, Gianfranco Rizzitelli connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
60.05
Empoli have made a substitution with Paolo Maini replacing Sven Hitzlsperger .
61.13
Giampiero Manitta knocks the ball forward to Ferdinando De Angelis. Without breaking stride, Ferdinando De Angelis plays the ball forward to Ottavio Carbone. Ottavio Carbone shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.32
Giampiero Manitta threads a neat ball through to Ottavio Carbone. Ottavio Carbone changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ottavio Carbone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Stefan Zola manages to keep it out.
71.15
Alec Hutchison makes a strong solo run forward. Alec Hutchison kicks a strong pass forward to Moreno Matteazzi. Moreno Matteazzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Massimiliano Mezzano who gathers it comfortably.
72.31
Cristian Dou Dou pushes up the pitch. Cristian Dou Dou makes a simple pass to Luca Biagioni. Luca Biagioni knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giampiero Manitta.
73.40
Paolo Maini makes a simple pass to Tonino Dalmat. Tonino Dalmat advances inside the box! Tonino Dalmat makes some space for himself and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
75.12
Gianfranco Agostini flicks a high ball forward to Carlo Tacchinardi who takes it down. Carlo Tacchinardi knocks the ball to his team mate, Luca Biagioni. Luca Biagioni cuts inside the box! Luca Biagioni tries a spectacular strike but somehow Paolo Maini happens to be in the right place to block it.
78.39
With some swift thinking, Carlo Tacchinardi plays the ball forward to Dietmar Brehme. Dietmar Brehme knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giampiero Manitta.
79.09
Gianfranco Agostini makes a beautiful solo run. Gianfranco Agostini hits a low pass to Luca Biagioni. Luca Biagioni knocks in a cross ball towards Umberto De Ascentis. Umberto De Ascentis finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sampdoria!
83.56
Ferdinando De Angelis flicks a high pass forward. Ottavio Carbone easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ottavio Carbone whips in a cross ball towards Danilo Garzya. Danilo Garzya heads the ball goalwards but Stefan Zola is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sampdoria

Empoli
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.9%
46.1%
Play Area
32.6%
40.4%
27%

Scorers
Umberto De Ascentis 12, 79
Tonino Dalmat 3
Ottavio Carbone 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Umberto De Ascentis of Sampdoria

Match Ratings