Match Report


Inter MilanInter Milan     VeneziaVenezia
Tom BinghamTom Bingham Computer Player Computer Player
Guillermo GimenezG. Gimenez68
G
1
G
55Sandro FlorijancicS. Florijancic
Pedro VianaP. Viana65
D
2
D
73Cristiano AntunesC. Antunes
Tiziano BernardiniT. Bernardini64
D
3
D
69Ciro PisanoC. Pisano
Marco ScarpaM. Scarpa68
D
captain4
D
63Quim CostaQ. Costa
Gianni Del GrossoG. Del Grosso67
D
5
D
61Ugo BeckhamU. Beckham
Raouf WallèmeR. Wallème65
M
6
M
78Ricardo AntunesR. Antunes
Samuele PandolfiS. Pandolfi64
M
7captain
M
60Gianmarco BenarrivoG. Benarrivo
Franceco TonettoF. Tonetto68
A
8
M
59Sebastian MartinezS. Martinez
Nicola C. MaldiniN. Maldini68
A
9
A
64Fernando MarcelinoF. Marcelino
Malte LindemannM. Lindemann62
A
10
A
60Joe Van KouwenJ. Van Kouwen
Ronnie FormonR. Formon73
A
11
A
59Oscar MontapertoO. Montaperto
 
Carlo AronicaC. Aronica61
D
12
D
59Giuliano FerrariG. Ferrari
Wladimiro PaneW. Pane64
M
13
M
58Girolamo MaldiniG. Maldini
Roberto MonteiroR. Monteiro59
A
14
A
57Gionatha GiannicheddaG. Giannichedda

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at San Siro where Inter Milan play host to Venezia. A crowd of 20,995 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Inter Milan are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Venezia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marcello Rocco.


0.00
The whistle blows and Venezia kick off!
6.07
Fernando Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Montaperto collects the pass. Oscar Montaperto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Guillermo Gimenez who gathers it comfortably.
8.47
Raouf Wallème knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuele Pandolfi. Samuele Pandolfi whips in a cross ball towards Malte Lindemann. Malte Lindemann finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Inter Milan!
14.22
Quim Costa flicks a high pass forward. Joe Van Kouwen controls it well on his chest. Joe Van Kouwen whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Marcelino. Fernando Marcelino knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
16.05
Ricardo Antunes chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Marcelino. Fernando Marcelino sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Guillermo Gimenez reads it well. Fabulous stop!
18.00
Raouf Wallème knocks the ball forward to Samuele Pandolfi. Samuele Pandolfi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicola C. Maldini. Nicola C. Maldini plays a sublime one-two with Malte Lindemann and races in on goal... Nicola C. Maldini strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.48
Ugo Beckham takes it forward alone. Ugo Beckham whips in a cross ball towards Joe Van Kouwen. Joe Van Kouwen connects with a diving header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.26
Pedro Viana makes a simple pass to Samuele Pandolfi. Samuele Pandolfi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Raouf Wallème. Raouf Wallème knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.54
Ciro Pisano pushes up the pitch. Ciro Pisano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Marcelino. Fernando Marcelino whips in a cross ball towards Gianmarco Benarrivo. Gianmarco Benarrivo connects with a diving header. Guillermo Gimenez is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
Sebastian Martinez decides to run forward with the ball. Sebastian Martinez passes the ball forward to Oscar Montaperto. Oscar Montaperto makes a probing pass to Fernando Marcelino but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inter Milan appear unchanged since the first half. Venezia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Inter Milan kick off the second half!
54.02
Tiziano Bernardini kicks a strong pass forward to Samuele Pandolfi. Samuele Pandolfi hits a low pass to Malte Lindemann. Malte Lindemann whips in a cross ball towards Franceco Tonetto. Franceco Tonetto powers a header at goal. Sandro Florijancic punches it away to safety.
55.52
Sebastian Martinez sees Joe Van Kouwen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joe Van Kouwen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marco Scarpa.
60.56
Inter Milan have made a substitution with Wladimiro Pane replacing Samuele Pandolfi .
61.58
Wladimiro Pane makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Raouf Wallème. Raouf Wallème knocks in a cross ball towards Wladimiro Pane. Ciro Pisano comes in with a late challenge on Wladimiro Pane. Wladimiro Pane appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
65.04
Marco Scarpa makes a simple pass to Nicola C. Maldini. Nicola C. Maldini makes a probing pass to Franceco Tonetto. Franceco Tonetto knocks in a cross ball towards Wladimiro Pane. Wladimiro Pane rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.44
Oscar Montaperto barges into Raouf Wallème. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Raouf Wallème runs off the knock.
71.38
Quim Costa passes the ball forward to Ricardo Antunes. Ricardo Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Montaperto comfortably collects the pass. Oscar Montaperto shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
72.28
Ciro Pisano knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianmarco Benarrivo. Gianmarco Benarrivo makes a simple pass to Oscar Montaperto. Oscar Montaperto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.09
Tiziano Bernardini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wladimiro Pane. With some swift thinking, Wladimiro Pane plays the ball forward to Ronnie Formon. Ronnie Formon shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Sandro Florijancic.
79.06
Wladimiro Pane passes the ball forward to Ronnie Formon. Ronnie Formon finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
81.53
Ricardo Antunes threads the ball through to Sebastian Martinez. Sebastian Martinez shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
85.11
Wladimiro Pane runs straight at the opposition's defence. Wladimiro Pane lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Lindemann. Malte Lindemann makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Fernando Marcelino knocks the ball forward to Joe Van Kouwen. Joe Van Kouwen shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Inter Milan

Venezia
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
28.4%
49.3%
22.4%

Scorers
Malte Lindemann 8, 85
Nicola C. Maldini 18
Gianmarco Benarrivo 43

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Malte Lindemann of Inter Milan

Match Ratings