Match Report


PistoiesePistoiese     GenoaGenoa
Mohaned AbbasMohaned Abbas Mike Millard Mike Millard
Stefan BizzarriS. Bizzarri62
G
1
G
66Giancarlo BallarinG. Ballarin
Benito PizziB. Pizzi66
D
captain2
D
58Pierpaolo BaggioP. Baggio
Callum JamesC. James65
D
3captain
D
62Fabiano AmbrosinoF. Ambrosino
Maurizio TroiseM. Troise57
D
4
D
64David CampbellD. Campbell
Pablo MoyaP. Moya63
M
5
D
61Gianmarco MorieroG. Moriero
Max FogliaM. Foglia66
M
6
M
57Kelvin HibbsK. Hibbs
Riccardo PensalfiniR. Pensalfini68
M
7
M
62Edoardo LucarelliE. Lucarelli
Gaspar OliveiraG. Oliveira65
M
8
M
62Franceco CiprianiF. Cipriani
Don MasonD. Mason64
A
9
A
63Tomas GiuntiT. Giunti
Tomas SantosT. Santos67
A
10
A
54Alberto ButraguenoA. Butragueno
Eugenio DuranE. Duran62
A
11
A
60David OlivaresD. Olivares
 
Paolo CocoP. Coco46
A
12
D
56Arturo AmorusoA. Amoruso
Nunzio OliviN. Olivi56
G
13
M
56Alexei LokoA. Loko
Mark MinopoliM. Minopoli59
M
14
A
52Alfredo SusicA. Susic

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to Genoa. A crowd of 17,976 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Pistoiese are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Genoa appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Giampietro Sarli.


0.00
Genoa kick off and get the first half underway!
2.02
Riccardo Pensalfini flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Duran who takes it down. Eugenio Duran knocks in a cross ball towards Don Mason. Don Mason whips the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
10.40
Franceco Cipriani knocks the ball forward to Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno whips in a cross ball towards David Olivares. David Olivares jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
14.52
Edoardo Lucarelli threads the ball through to Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.12
Max Foglia barges into Franceco Cipriani. The referee calls over Max Foglia and shows him a yellow card! Franceco Cipriani runs off the knock.
20.11
Pierpaolo Baggio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabiano Ambrosino. Fabiano Ambrosino surges forward with the ball. Fabiano Ambrosino whips in a cross ball towards Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti jumps high and flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
21.09
Benito Pizzi kicks a strong pass forward to Eugenio Duran. Eugenio Duran knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.40
Riccardo Pensalfini comes in with a late challenge on Kelvin Hibbs. The referee brings Riccardo Pensalfini to one side and gives him a warning! Kelvin Hibbs runs off the knock.
26.33
Callum James controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Max Foglia. Max Foglia flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Duran holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eugenio Duran hits a low pass to Don Mason. Some good footwork from Don Mason provides some space. He shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
27.16
Seeing a gap ahead, Maurizio Troise plays the ball forward to Eugenio Duran. Eugenio Duran knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.57
Fabiano Ambrosino flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Hibbs holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kelvin Hibbs makes a simple pass to Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
38.27
David Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani threads a neat ball through to Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. Genoa also appear unchanged since the first half. The Pistoiese players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Pistoiese kicking off!
47.38
Riccardo Pensalfini flicks a high pass forward to Don Mason who brings the ball under control. Don Mason shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
48.17
Tomas Giunti sees Kelvin Hibbs in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kelvin Hibbs knocks in a cross ball towards David Olivares. David Olivares makes a convincing header but it whistles just wide of the post!
51.28
With vision, Riccardo Pensalfini picks a pass forward to Tomas Santos. Tomas Santos sees Max Foglia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Max Foglia knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Campbell.
57.08
Riccardo Pensalfini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomas Santos. Tomas Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Duran. Eugenio Duran makes a deft header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.55
Kelvin Hibbs knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti knocks in a cross ball towards Kelvin Hibbs. Kelvin Hibbs finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.01
Kelvin Hibbs sees Tomas Giunti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomas Giunti lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.17
Kelvin Hibbs runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Kelvin Hibbs sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
69.58
Maurizio Troise makes a probing pass to Max Foglia. Max Foglia threads a neat ball through to Tomas Santos. Tomas Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Duran. Eugenio Duran rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Gianmarco Moriero clears it off the line with his head!
73.21
David Campbell knocks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Hibbs. Kelvin Hibbs runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Kelvin Hibbs shoots from 25 yards. Stefan Bizzarri effortlessly gets down and covers it.
75.17
Pablo Moya flicks a high ball forward to Tomas Santos who takes it down. Tomas Santos whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Duran. Eugenio Duran connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
78.08
Gaspar Oliveira chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Duran. Eugenio Duran whips in a cross ball towards Max Foglia. Max Foglia directs the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
81.35
Maurizio Troise flicks a high ball forward to Pablo Moya who takes it down. Pablo Moya passes the ball forward to Tomas Santos. Tomas Santos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
85.46
Kelvin Hibbs comes in with a late challenge on Riccardo Pensalfini. Kelvin Hibbs is given a warning by the referee! Riccardo Pensalfini stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Callum James knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Oliveira. Gaspar Oliveira makes a simple pass to Don Mason. Don Mason sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Pistoiese

Genoa
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
7
9
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
28.7%
43.8%
27.5%

Scorers
Eugenio Duran 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eugenio Duran of Pistoiese

Match Ratings
1.Stefan Bizzarri (GK)
6
2.Benito Pizzi (DEF)
7
3.Callum James (DEF)
7
4.Maurizio Troise (DEF)
7
5.Pablo Moya (MID)
6
6.Max Foglia (MID)yellow card
6
7.Riccardo Pensalfini (MID)
7
8.Gaspar Oliveira (MID)
6
9.Don Mason (ATT)
6
10.Tomas Santos (ATT)
8
11.Eugenio Duran (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Paolo Coco (ATT)
0
13.Nunzio Olivi (GK)
0
14.Mark Minopoli (MID)
0

1.Giancarlo Ballarin (GK)
6
2.Pierpaolo Baggio (DEF)
6
3.Fabiano Ambrosino (DEF)
7
4.David Campbell (DEF)
6
5.Gianmarco Moriero (DEF)
6
6.Kelvin Hibbs (MID)
8
7.Edoardo Lucarelli (MID)
6
8.Franceco Cipriani (MID)
6
9.Tomas Giunti (ATT)
6
10.Alberto Butragueno (ATT)
6
11.David Olivares (ATT)
6
 
12.Arturo Amoruso (DEF)
0
13.Alexei Loko (MID)
0
14.Alfredo Susic (ATT)
0