Match Report


FC Bari 1908FC Bari 1908     PalermoPalermo
Drilon KikaDrilon Kika Richard Evans Richard Evans
Matt GreigM. Greig60
G
1
G
65Evans PistoneE. Pistone
Hauke RahnH. Rahn57
D
2
D
61Gary BradyG. Brady
Carmine FontolanC. Fontolan70
D
3
D
63Alec HopkinA. Hopkin
Rafael AlvesR. Alves61
D
captain4
D
63Hugo LimaH. Lima
Paul PowellP. Powell71
M
5captain
D
78Daniele SadottiD. Sadotti
Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn71
M
6
M
55Luciano GuidoniL. Guidoni
Gianluca BrighiG. Brighi63
M
7
M
66Noah ArnoldN. Arnold
Billy JamesB. James59
M
8
A
66Graziano FrancescoG. Francesco
Julian WesselmannJ. Wesselmann63
A
9
A
60Abel RegoA. Rego
Arnauld RuotoloA. Ruotolo68
A
10
A
65Garcia Duque LambertiniG. Lambertini
Samuele MorroneS. Morrone66
A
11
A
61Alessio GarzyaA. Garzya
 
Eddie RowettE. Rowett58
D
12
D
59Nicola TedoldiN. Tedoldi
Paulo MoreiraP. Moreira66
M
13
M
55Roland Ben HaddouR. Ben Haddou
Mauricio GianelloM. Gianello67
D
14
A
59Daniel NunesD. Nunes

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stadio San Nicola where FC Bari 1908 play host to Palermo. A crowd of 19,627 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Bari 1908 are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Palermo appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Riccardo Piazza.


0.00
The whistle blows and Palermo kick off!
3.37
Noah Arnold passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Garcia Duque Lambertini. Garcia Duque Lambertini whips in a cross ball towards Graziano Francesco. Graziano Francesco knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper, Matt Greig, sees it late!! Goal for Palermo!
6.32
Alec Hopkin passes the ball forward to Luciano Guidoni. Luciano Guidoni knocks the ball forward to Garcia Duque Lambertini. Garcia Duque Lambertini lofts in a cross ball towards Graziano Francesco. Graziano Francesco is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Dominic Meiklejohn. Excellent block.
9.02
Billy James makes a simple pass to Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn plays a quick one-two with Julian Wesselmann and rushes in on goal... Dominic Meiklejohn tries a spectacular strike but it's drastically wayward!
10.32
Noah Arnold makes a simple pass to Graziano Francesco. Graziano Francesco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.07
Dominic Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Samuele Morrone controls it well on his chest. Samuele Morrone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Evans Pistone is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.06
Arnauld Ruotolo hacks Alec Hopkin from behind! The referee brings Arnauld Ruotolo to one side and gives him a warning! Alec Hopkin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.09
Dominic Meiklejohn runs straight at the opposition's defence. Dominic Meiklejohn deftly passes the ball to Billy James, releasing him through on goal. Alec Hopkin barges into Billy James. Penalty for FC Bari 1908!!
20.09
The referee points to the spot..
21.20
Arnauld Ruotolo takes a short run up. The ball slams so fast into the top left corner that the keeper is left standing helpless. Goal!
22.44
Alec Hopkin sees a break and surges forward. Alec Hopkin threads the ball through to Abel Rego. Abel Rego finds some space and shoots from distance but Matt Greig is on top of it.
24.22
Gianluca Brighi makes a probing pass to Dominic Meiklejohn. Dominic Meiklejohn advances with the ball. Dominic Meiklejohn lofts in a cross ball towards Gianluca Brighi. Gianluca Brighi flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
26.40
Rafael Alves flicks a high ball forward to Gianluca Brighi who takes it down. Gianluca Brighi plays the ball forward to Samuele Morrone. Samuele Morrone shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
28.50
Noah Arnold makes a probing pass to Luciano Guidoni. Luciano Guidoni decides to run forward with the ball. Luciano Guidoni shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
30.31
Samuele Morrone makes a probing pass to Arnauld Ruotolo. Arnauld Ruotolo lofts in a cross ball towards Gianluca Brighi. Gianluca Brighi makes a convincing header but it flies just wide!
33.45
Rafael Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Ruotolo. Arnauld Ruotolo shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
38.28
Alec Hopkin threads the ball through to Graziano Francesco. Graziano Francesco plays a one-two with Alessio Garzya and rushes in on goal... Graziano Francesco side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Matt Greig smothers it!
42.21
Gary Brady laces a through ball forward to Graziano Francesco. Graziano Francesco knocks in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Lambertini. Garcia Duque Lambertini makes a convincing header. Matt Greig picks it out of the air!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Bari 1908 appear unchanged since the first half. Palermo have changed their lineup with Roland Ben Haddou replacing Noah Arnold and Daniel Nunes replacing Graziano Francesco. The Palermo players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Bari 1908 kick off and get the second half underway!
49.49
Samuele Morrone passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Arnauld Ruotolo. Arnauld Ruotolo skips past Roland Ben Haddou! Arnauld Ruotolo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Evans Pistone had no chance!! Goal for FC Bari 1908!
53.14
Roland Ben Haddou comes in with a late challenge on Gianluca Brighi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gianluca Brighi grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.47
Dominic Meiklejohn barges into Roland Ben Haddou. The referee warns Dominic Meiklejohn to calm down! Roland Ben Haddou gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
55.46
Alec Hopkin flicks a high ball forward to Luciano Guidoni who takes it down. Luciano Guidoni makes a probing pass to Daniel Nunes. Daniel Nunes skips past Billy James! Daniel Nunes comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it is shockingly off target!
57.05
Roland Ben Haddou passes the ball forward to Abel Rego. Abel Rego knocks in a cross ball towards Alessio Garzya. Alessio Garzya shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.17
Palermo are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
60.31
Palermo have made a substitution with Nicola Tedoldi replacing Hugo Lima .
61.36
With a delightful solo run, Luciano Guidoni stretches the opposition's defence. Luciano Guidoni lofts in a cross ball towards Abel Rego. Abel Rego beats his man to it with a header. The ball strikes Hauke Rahn's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
62.06
Corner kick to Palermo. Gary Brady chips it to the near post. Julian Wesselmann chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
63.49
Roland Ben Haddou advances with the ball. Roland Ben Haddou knocks in a cross ball towards Alessio Garzya. Alessio Garzya is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.13
Gianluca Brighi passes the ball forward to Arnauld Ruotolo. Arnauld Ruotolo shoots from outside the area but is denied by Evans Pistone. Excellent save.
79.12
Julian Wesselmann barges into Roland Ben Haddou. The referee calls over Julian Wesselmann and warns him to calm down! Roland Ben Haddou is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
83.08
Gianluca Brighi surges forward with the ball. Gianluca Brighi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. What a cracker!! Evans Pistone had no chance!! Goal for FC Bari 1908!
89.53
Dominic Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy James. Billy James runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Billy James lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Nicola Tedoldi clears it off the line with his head!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Bari 1908

Palermo
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
23.9%
47.9%
28.2%

Scorers
Samuele Morrone 14
Arnauld Ruotolo 21 (p), 49
Gianluca Brighi 83
Graziano Francesco 3
Alessio Garzya 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianluca Brighi of FC Bari 1908

Match Ratings
1.Matt Greig (GK)
7
2.Hauke Rahn (DEF)
6
3.Carmine Fontolan (DEF)
6
4.Rafael Alves (DEF)
6
5.Paul Powell (MID)
6
6.Dominic Meiklejohn (MID)
8
7.Gianluca Brighi (MID)goal scored
9
8.Billy James (MID)
6
9.Julian Wesselmann (ATT)
6
10.Arnauld Ruotolo (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Samuele Morrone (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Eddie Rowett (DEF)
0
13.Paulo Moreira (MID)
0
14.Mauricio Gianello (DEF)
0

1.Evans Pistone (GK)
6
2.Gary Brady (DEF)
6
3.Alec Hopkin (DEF)
7
4.Hugo Lima (DEF)
6
5.Daniele Sadotti (DEF)
6
6.Luciano Guidoni (MID)
7
7.Noah Arnold (MID)
6
8.Graziano Francesco (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Abel Rego (ATT)
6
10.Garcia Duque Lambertini (ATT)
7
11.Alessio Garzya (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Nicola Tedoldi (DEF)
6
13.Roland Ben Haddou (MID)yellow card
6
14.Daniel Nunes (ATT)
6