Match Report


LecceLecce     RomaRoma
James PengellyJames Pengelly David Og David Og
Maurizio BertiM. Berti58
G
1captain
G
70Colin BurleyC. Burley
Gaspar AntunesG. Antunes57
D
2
D
53Diaw TresoldiD. Tresoldi
Paolo CornelisseP. Cornelisse64
D
3
D
71Jan-Willem HeijeJ. Heije
Vito Di BiagioV. Di Biagio61
D
captain4
D
62David MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Giampaolo FerraresiG. Ferraresi60
D
5
M
57Paolo HendriksP. Hendriks
Lucien FirlyL. Firly65
M
6
M
58Paolo ParlatoP. Parlato
Vincenzo CrovariV. Crovari68
M
7
M
73David Van WanrooyD. Van Wanrooy
Gennaro Ivan SereniG. Sereni66
M
8
M
61Mirco BianconiM. Bianconi
Ivan MyrtajI. Myrtaj64
A
9
A
57Zerbini SantarelliZ. Santarelli
Gavin BoydG. Boyd57
A
10
A
59Alessandro SartorA. Sartor
Claudio VazquezC. Vazquez68
A
11
A
60Maurizio SbagliaM. Sbaglia
 
Paul MarshallP. Marshall32
D
12
D
60Ernesto MunozE. Munoz
Alun MikeA. Mike36
M
13
M
64Bertrand GardieB. Gardie
Spencer CarrickS. Carrick34
A
14
A
53Lamberto PeruzziL. Peruzzi

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Via Del Mare where Lecce play host to Roma. A crowd of 17,940 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Lecce are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Roma appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marco Brambilla.


0.00
Roma kick off the first half!
6.57
Mirco Bianconi flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Sartor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alessandro Sartor plays a quick one-two with Maurizio Sbaglia and rushes in on goal... Paolo Cornelisse comes in with a late challenge on Alessandro Sartor. Alessandro Sartor appeals for a penalty! Given!!
6.57
The referee points to the spot..
8.49
Alessandro Sartor takes a short run up. The ball flies inside the right post - goal!!
14.37
Lucien Firly barges into David Van Wanrooy. The referee brings Lucien Firly to one side and gives him a warning! David Van Wanrooy stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.44
Paolo Hendriks kicks a strong pass forward to Zerbini Santarelli. Zerbini Santarelli lofts in a cross ball towards David Van Wanrooy. David Van Wanrooy outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
20.34
Maurizio Sbaglia makes a beautiful solo run. Maurizio Sbaglia shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
26.15
Lucien Firly flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Myrtaj holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Myrtaj shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
28.26
Gennaro Ivan Sereni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lucien Firly. Lucien Firly makes a probing pass to Gavin Boyd. Gavin Boyd makes a probing pass between the defence to Claudio Vazquez. Claudio Vazquez strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
34.42
Gennaro Ivan Sereni advances with the ball. Gennaro Ivan Sereni whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Myrtaj. Ivan Myrtaj flicks the ball with his head but Diaw Tresoldi is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
44.34
Gennaro Ivan Sereni hacks Paolo Parlato from behind! The referee warns Gennaro Ivan Sereni to calm down! Paolo Parlato stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lecce appear unchanged since the first half. Roma also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Lecce kick off!
48.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Gennaro Ivan Sereni laces a weighted ball forward to Gavin Boyd. Gavin Boyd makes a probing pass to Ivan Myrtaj but he's offside!
49.46
With some swift thinking, Paolo Hendriks plays the ball forward to Maurizio Sbaglia. Maurizio Sbaglia shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
53.50
Jan-Willem Heije hits a low pass to Paolo Parlato. Paolo Parlato flicks a high pass forward to Zerbini Santarelli who brings the ball under control. Zerbini Santarelli lofts in a cross ball towards Alessandro Sartor. Alessandro Sartor whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.09
Vincenzo Crovari knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Vazquez. Claudio Vazquez shoots from distance. Solid save from Colin Burley.
57.34
Gennaro Ivan Sereni makes a simple pass to Claudio Vazquez. Claudio Vazquez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Burley who gathers it comfortably.
60.08
Ivan Myrtaj clumsily knocks into Paolo Parlato. Ivan Myrtaj is shown the yellow card! Paolo Parlato stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.41
Gavin Boyd hits a low pass to Ivan Myrtaj. Ivan Myrtaj shoots from 20 yards. Colin Burley effortlessly gets down and covers it.
72.44
Paolo Hendriks takes it forward alone. Paolo Hendriks knocks in a cross ball towards Zerbini Santarelli. Zerbini Santarelli connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Maurizio Berti is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.58
Gennaro Ivan Sereni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Boyd. Gavin Boyd makes a simple pass, allowing Lucien Firly to run into the box. Lucien Firly shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
77.41
Roma have made 2 substitutions with Ernesto Munoz replacing Jan-Willem Heije and Lamberto Peruzzi replacing Alessandro Sartor .
78.48
Lucien Firly hacks Mirco Bianconi from behind! The referee brings Lucien Firly to one side and gives him another warning! Mirco Bianconi stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.14
Vito Di Biagio kicks a strong pass forward to Gennaro Ivan Sereni. Gennaro Ivan Sereni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Myrtaj. Ivan Myrtaj runs straight at the defence! Ivan Myrtaj tries a spectacular strike. Colin Burley gets down and covers it.
87.27
With imagination, Gennaro Ivan Sereni laces a weighted ball forward to Claudio Vazquez. Claudio Vazquez lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Myrtaj. Ivan Myrtaj finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
90.00
Lucien Firly threads a neat ball through to Gavin Boyd. Gavin Boyd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ernesto Munoz.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Lecce

Roma
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.3%
38.7%
Play Area
25.3%
48%
26.7%

Scorers
Ivan Myrtaj 87
Alessandro Sartor 8 (p)
David Van Wanrooy 16
Zerbini Santarelli 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Zerbini Santarelli of Roma

Match Ratings