Match Report


CagliariCagliari     VeneziaVenezia
Paul Mc cainPaul Mc cain Computer Player Computer Player
Mauro GhirardelloM. Ghirardello65
G
1
G
55Sandro FlorijancicS. Florijancic
Gabriel Guerrero LopezG. Guerrero Lopez50
D
2
D
73Cristiano AntunesC. Antunes
Guido RobbiatiG. Robbiati62
D
3
D
69Ciro PisanoC. Pisano
Brian GoldbergB. Goldberg57
D
4captain
D
63Quim CostaQ. Costa
Achille AlbonettiA. Albonetti57
D
5
D
61Ugo BeckhamU. Beckham
Martino MazzoccoM. Mazzocco59
M
6
M
78Ricardo AntunesR. Antunes
Malcolm VernazzaM. Vernazza67
M
7
M
60Gianmarco BenarrivoG. Benarrivo
Marco ZilicM. Zilic45
A
8
M
59Sebastian MartinezS. Martinez
Jorge CastroJ. Castro57
A
9
A
64Fernando MarcelinoF. Marcelino
Nabil VeurinkN. Veurink59
A
10
A
60Joe Van KouwenJ. Van Kouwen
Paul GoughP. Gough65
A
captain11
A
59Oscar MontapertoO. Montaperto
 
Moreno BenarrivoM. Benarrivo68
D
12
D
59Giuliano FerrariG. Ferrari
Victor MorenoV. Moreno72
D
13
M
58Girolamo MaldiniG. Maldini
Christian IannuzziC. Iannuzzi72
M
14
A
57Gionatha GiannicheddaG. Giannichedda

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Is Arenas where Cagliari play host to Venezia. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Cagliari are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Venezia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Michele Cottini.


0.00
Cagliari kick off!
3.38
Cristiano Antunes chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Van Kouwen. Joe Van Kouwen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guido Robbiati.
14.44
Sebastian Martinez plays the ball forward to Oscar Montaperto. Oscar Montaperto knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Marcelino. Fernando Marcelino jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Mauro Ghirardello punches it away to safety.
16.57
Malcolm Vernazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Martino Mazzocco. Martino Mazzocco knocks in a cross ball towards Malcolm Vernazza. Malcolm Vernazza outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent block by Ciro Pisano!
21.22
Brian Goldberg chips the ball to his team mate, Guido Robbiati. Guido Robbiati flicks a high pass forward. Malcolm Vernazza controls it well on his chest. Malcolm Vernazza shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Sandro Florijancic.
26.23
Joe Van Kouwen hacks Guido Robbiati from behind! The referee brings Joe Van Kouwen to one side and gives him a warning! Guido Robbiati stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.32
Martino Mazzocco makes a simple pass to Marco Zilic. Marco Zilic knocks in a cross ball towards Malcolm Vernazza. Malcolm Vernazza outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Ciro Pisano steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
28.34
Ricardo Antunes threads the ball through to Joe Van Kouwen. Joe Van Kouwen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.11
Malcolm Vernazza flicks a high pass forward to Martino Mazzocco who brings the ball neatly under control. Martino Mazzocco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.46
Gianmarco Benarrivo hacks Guido Robbiati from behind! The referee brings Gianmarco Benarrivo to one side and gives him a warning! Guido Robbiati hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.20
Malcolm Vernazza threads a neat ball through to Nabil Veurink. Nabil Veurink sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Sandro Florijancic!
40.36
Guido Robbiati flicks a high pass forward to Martino Mazzocco who brings the ball under control. Martino Mazzocco threads a neat ball through to Malcolm Vernazza. Malcolm Vernazza edges inside the box! Malcolm Vernazza side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
42.48
Sebastian Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Joe Van Kouwen collects the pass. Joe Van Kouwen knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Montaperto. Oscar Montaperto makes a convincing header but it is miles over!
44.23
Guido Robbiati makes a simple pass to Marco Zilic. Marco Zilic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nabil Veurink. Nabil Veurink knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Quim Costa.
45.00
Quim Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianmarco Benarrivo. Gianmarco Benarrivo makes a probing pass to Joe Van Kouwen. Joe Van Kouwen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mauro Ghirardello who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cagliari appear unchanged since the first half. Venezia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Venezia kicking off!
53.53
Guido Robbiati flicks a high pass forward to Martino Mazzocco who brings the ball under control. Martino Mazzocco passes the ball forward to Malcolm Vernazza. Malcolm Vernazza whips in a cross ball towards Paul Gough. Paul Gough heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Sandro Florijancic had no chance!! Goal for Cagliari!
59.52
Malcolm Vernazza threads a neat ball through to Martino Mazzocco. Martino Mazzocco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.57
Cagliari have made a substitution with Christian Iannuzzi replacing Jorge Castro and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-5-2 formation.
61.57
Guido Robbiati controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marco Zilic. Marco Zilic threads a neat ball through to Paul Gough. Paul Gough knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sandro Florijancic who gathers it comfortably.
63.27
Gabriel Guerrero Lopez barges into Joe Van Kouwen. Gabriel Guerrero Lopez is shown the yellow card! Joe Van Kouwen stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.29
Quim Costa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Antunes. Ricardo Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Marcelino. Fernando Marcelino finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
69.41
Sebastian Martinez clumsily knocks into Martino Mazzocco. The referee calls over Sebastian Martinez and warns him to calm down! Martino Mazzocco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.51
Malcolm Vernazza makes a probing pass to Nabil Veurink. Nabil Veurink knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.26
Gabriel Guerrero Lopez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Achille Albonetti. Achille Albonetti makes a probing pass to Nabil Veurink. Nabil Veurink lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Gough. Paul Gough rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Quim Costa steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
77.11
Cagliari have made 2 substitutions with Moreno Benarrivo replacing Guido Robbiati and Victor Moreno replacing Brian Goldberg .
78.12
Nabil Veurink flicks a high ball forward to Marco Zilic who takes it down. Marco Zilic knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo Antunes.
79.35
Sebastian Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Marcelino holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fernando Marcelino shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.08
Gianmarco Benarrivo knocks the ball forward to Joe Van Kouwen. Joe Van Kouwen shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
87.21
Gabriel Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward to Martino Mazzocco who brings the ball under control. Seeing a gap ahead, Martino Mazzocco plays the ball forward to Achille Albonetti. Achille Albonetti shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Cagliari

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

Possession
70.6%
29.4%
Play Area
29.4%
45.9%
24.7%

Scorers
Paul Gough 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Malcolm Vernazza of Cagliari

Match Ratings