Match Report


GenoaGenoa     AC Trento 1921AC Trento 1921
Mike MillardMike Millard Tom Rigden Tom Rigden
Giancarlo BallarinG. Ballarin66
G
1
G
70Jonathan MorrisJ. Morris
Pierpaolo BaggioP. Baggio58
D
2
D
61Diogo CarvalhoD. Carvalho
Fabiano AmbrosinoF. Ambrosino62
D
captain3
D
55Alun JoachimA. Joachim
David CampbellD. Campbell64
D
4
D
73Rodrigo TeixeiraR. Teixeira
Gianmarco MorieroG. Moriero61
D
5
D
65Edmundo DiazE. Diaz
Pierre G. SulloP. Sullo59
M
6
D
54Armando ZinnariA. Zinnari
Edoardo LucarelliE. Lucarelli62
M
7captain
M
64Fredrik MoffatF. Moffat
Franceco CiprianiF. Cipriani62
M
8
M
64Donato BrambillaD. Brambilla
Tomas GiuntiT. Giunti63
A
9
M
69Leon FranckeL. Francke
Alberto ButraguenoA. Butragueno54
A
10
A
61Tommaso DainelliT. Dainelli
David OlivaresD. Olivares60
A
11
A
71Pietro PegoloP. Pegolo
 
Arturo AmorusoA. Amoruso56
D
12
G
47Eusebio ManettiE. Manetti
Alexei LokoA. Loko56
M
13
D
52Arnauld NogueiraA. Nogueira
Alfredo SusicA. Susic52
A
14
M
56Dayo RussoD. Russo

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Genoa play host to AC Trento 1921. A crowd of 19,649 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Genoa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AC Trento 1921 appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Mattia Grossi.


0.00
Genoa start the game by kicking off the first half!
12.26
Franceco Cipriani catches Fredrik Moffat on the ankles. The referee warns Franceco Cipriani to calm down! Fredrik Moffat runs off the knock.
24.16
With some swift thinking, Gianmarco Moriero plays the ball forward to Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani plays the ball forward to David Olivares. David Olivares shoots from 25 yards. Jonathan Morris gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
27.02
Leon Francke flicks a high pass forward. Pietro Pegolo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pietro Pegolo shoots from 20 yards but somehow Giancarlo Ballarin manages to keep it out.
28.18
Fabiano Ambrosino chips the ball to his team mate, Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Armando Zinnari.
32.38
Fabiano Ambrosino knocks the ball to his team mate, Pierre G. Sullo. Showing composure, Pierre G. Sullo laces a weighted ball forward to Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno chips the ball to his team mate, Edoardo Lucarelli. Edoardo Lucarelli shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jonathan Morris manages to gather it.
33.42
Tomas Giunti knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno lofts in a cross ball towards Pierre G. Sullo. Pierre G. Sullo heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.40
Leon Francke threads the ball through to Tommaso Dainelli. Tommaso Dainelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.10
Alberto Butragueno passes the ball forward to David Olivares. David Olivares controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Jonathan Morris.
45.00
Franceco Cipriani takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Pierpaolo Baggio. Pierpaolo Baggio comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Genoa appear unchanged since the first half. AC Trento 1921 also appear unchanged since the first half. The AC Trento 1921 players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
AC Trento 1921 start the second half!
53.10
Diogo Carvalho threads the ball through to Fredrik Moffat. Fredrik Moffat flicks a high pass forward. Tommaso Dainelli collects the pass. Tommaso Dainelli shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
61.29
Pietro Pegolo chips the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Dainelli. Tommaso Dainelli whips in a cross ball towards Pietro Pegolo. Pietro Pegolo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. AC Trento 1921 are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
65.15
Franceco Cipriani flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Butragueno collects the pass. Alberto Butragueno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.51
Fredrik Moffat decides to run forward with the ball. Fredrik Moffat knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.31
Franceco Cipriani flicks a high pass forward. Pierre G. Sullo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pierre G. Sullo knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Giunti. Diogo Carvalho barges into Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
75.11
Fabiano Ambrosino flicks a high pass forward. Edoardo Lucarelli controls it well on his chest. Edoardo Lucarelli threads a neat ball through to David Olivares. David Olivares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonathan Morris who gathers it comfortably.
77.12
From the throw-in, Pierre G. Sullo picks out David Olivares. David Olivares flicks the ball to his team mate, Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.02
With vision, David Campbell laces a through ball forward to Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.12
Donato Brambilla runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Donato Brambilla plays a quick one-two with Fredrik Moffat and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Donato Brambilla provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Genoa

AC Trento 1921
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.7%
37.3%
Play Area
29.9%
46.3%
23.9%

Scorers
Pierre G. Sullo 33
Alberto Butragueno 79
Donato Brambilla 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Butragueno of Genoa

Match Ratings