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It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Juventus. A crowd of 16,556 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Udinese are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Juventus appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Vincenzo Adani.


0.00
Juventus kick off and get the match underway!
4.07
Nicolas Suarez threads a neat ball through to Tommaso Baldi. Tommaso Baldi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garcia Duque Albino.
9.06
Marcel Höfer takes it forward alone. Marcel Höfer makes a simple pass to Marcello Valtolina. Marcello Valtolina knocks in a cross ball towards Valerio Morello. Valerio Morello is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Guillermo Guerrero Lopez manages to gather it easily.
12.30
Showing composure, Ross Banks plays the ball forward to Pasquale Cardascio. Pasquale Cardascio whips in a cross ball towards Vinicio E. Pasqualin. Vinicio E. Pasqualin makes a looping header on goal but somehow Florian Bordoni manages to keep it out.
14.46
Dino Cavallo flicks a high pass forward to Massimo Pegolo who brings the ball under control. Massimo Pegolo knocks in a cross ball towards Marinus Hermans. Marinus Hermans makes a convincing header but it curls horrendously wide!
16.41
Ross Banks flicks a high pass forward to Vinicio E. Pasqualin who brings the ball under control. Vinicio E. Pasqualin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garcia Duque Albino.
18.02
Fritz Le Frapper catches Dino Cavallo on the ankles. Fritz Le Frapper is warned by the referee! Dino Cavallo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.56
Ross Banks flicks a high pass forward to Fritz Le Frapper who brings the ball under control. Fritz Le Frapper knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tonino Cozzi.
21.03
Kew Moeliker knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Baldi. Showing composure, Tommaso Baldi plays the ball forward to Fritz Le Frapper. Fritz Le Frapper lofts in a cross ball towards Pasquale Cardascio. Pasquale Cardascio outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's a lousy effort!
24.37
Valerio Morello controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcello Valtolina. Marcello Valtolina whips in a cross ball towards Dario Negro. Dario Negro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.04
Ross Banks makes an attacking run forward. Ross Banks shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
40.05
Marinus Hermans knocks the ball forward to Dario Negro. Dario Negro knocks in a cross ball towards Dino Cavallo. Dino Cavallo finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Guillermo Guerrero Lopez comfortably picks it out of the air!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Udinese appear unchanged since the first half. Juventus also appear unchanged since the first half. The Juventus players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Udinese kick off!
48.04
Tommaso Baldi comes in with a late challenge on Dino Cavallo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dino Cavallo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.36
Nicolas Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fritz Le Frapper. Fritz Le Frapper sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.48
Nicolas Suarez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nicolas Suarez passes the ball forward but Pasquale Cardascio is offside!
53.55
Dino Cavallo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Valerio Morello. Valerio Morello knocks in a cross ball towards Dario Negro. Dario Negro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Guillermo Guerrero Lopez effortlessly picks it out of the air!
60.19
Udinese have made a substitution with Juri Montervino replacing Pasquale Cardascio .Juventus have made a substitution with Stephen Gemmill replacing Valerio Morello .
63.38
Kew Moeliker makes a simple pass to Tommaso Baldi. Tommaso Baldi flicks a high pass forward to Juri Montervino who brings the ball under control. Juri Montervino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vinicio E. Pasqualin but the linesman indicates offside!
67.37
Kew Moeliker flicks a high ball forward to Tommaso Baldi who takes it down. Without breaking stride, Tommaso Baldi plays the ball forward to Ross Banks. Ross Banks shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Florian Bordoni!
72.43
Showing composure, Kevin Ferguson laces a through ball forward to Dino Cavallo. Dino Cavallo threads the ball through to Stephen Gemmill. Stephen Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Dario Negro. Dario Negro whips the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.46
Marc Helmer makes a probing pass to Tommaso Baldi. Tommaso Baldi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juri Montervino. Juri Montervino sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
78.01
Marc Helmer takes it forward alone. Marc Helmer threads a neat ball through to Tommaso Baldi. Tommaso Baldi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Ferguson.
81.13
Stephen Gemmill knocks the ball to his team mate, Dario Negro. Dario Negro threads a neat ball through to Marinus Hermans. Marinus Hermans looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.57
Ross Banks flicks a high ball forward to Fritz Le Frapper who takes it down. Fritz Le Frapper knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dino Cavallo.
87.14
Dino Cavallo flicks a high pass forward. Marinus Hermans holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marinus Hermans shoots from 20 yards. Guillermo Guerrero Lopez gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
89.37
Marc Helmer threads the ball through to Ross Banks. Seeing a gap ahead, Ross Banks plays the ball forward to Vinicio E. Pasqualin. Vinicio E. Pasqualin lofts in a cross ball towards Juri Montervino. Juri Montervino rises majestically and gets a header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
27%
42.7%
30.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ross Banks of Udinese

Match Ratings