Match Report


EmpoliEmpoli     CagliariCagliari
Shaun MitchellShaun Mitchell Paul Mc cain Paul Mc cain
Massimiliano MezzanoM. Mezzano73
G
1
G
65Mauro GhirardelloM. Ghirardello
Giampiero ManittaG. Manitta60
D
2
D
68Moreno BenarrivoM. Benarrivo
Leonardo PirriL. Pirri55
D
3
D
57Brian GoldbergB. Goldberg
Emmanuel CharvetE. Charvet55
D
4
D
72Victor MorenoV. Moreno
Gialuca SussiG. Sussi73
D
5
D
57Achille AlbonettiA. Albonetti
Valentino De RosaV. De Rosa62
M
6
M
62Dion LloydD. Lloyd
Ferdinando De AngelisF. De Angelis70
M
captain7captain
M
68Garry JohnstoneG. Johnstone
Sven HitzlspergerS. Hitzlsperger61
M
8
M
64Oberdan MazzoleniO. Mazzoleni
Tonino DalmatT. Dalmat67
A
9
A
57Jorge CastroJ. Castro
Ottavio CarboneO. Carbone59
A
10
A
78Duccio VenturinD. Venturin
Danilo GarzyaD. Garzya69
A
11
A
59Nabil VeurinkN. Veurink
 
Paolo MainiP. Maini64
M
12
D
50Gabriel Guerrero LopezG. Guerrero Lopez
Gian Matteo AntonelliniG. Antonellini45
A
13
M
67Malcolm VernazzaM. Vernazza
Vincenzo CampedelliV. Campedelli51
A
14
A
45Marco ZilicM. Zilic

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Cagliari. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Empoli and Cagliari are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Riccardo Piazza.


0.00
Cagliari start the match!
2.07
Ferdinando De Angelis sees Ottavio Carbone in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ottavio Carbone shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Mauro Ghirardello manages to gather it comfortably.
3.23
Oberdan Mazzoleni flicks a high pass forward. Garry Johnstone collects the pass. Garry Johnstone whips in a cross ball towards Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it slams into the crowd!
10.07
Ferdinando De Angelis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danilo Garzya. Danilo Garzya knocks in a cross ball towards Ottavio Carbone. Ottavio Carbone beats his man to it with a header. The shot is on target but blocked by Victor Moreno. That should have been a goal!
12.56
Oberdan Mazzoleni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nabil Veurink. Nabil Veurink knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Massimiliano Mezzano who gathers it comfortably.
15.18
Brian Goldberg sees Dion Lloyd in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dion Lloyd flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Johnstone. Garry Johnstone threads the ball through into the box. Jorge Castro shoots from just inside the box but it flies just off target!
27.44
Leonardo Pirri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danilo Garzya. Danilo Garzya shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
30.38
Leonardo Pirri clumsily knocks into Victor Moreno. Leonardo Pirri is shown the yellow card! Victor Moreno hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.09
Emmanuel Charvet barges into Jorge Castro. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jorge Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.09
Free kick to Cagliari just outside the area...
36.58
Garry Johnstone takes a stuttering run up and lifts the ball over the wall. The ball clips the left post and goes in. Goal!
38.50
Sven Hitzlsperger flicks a high pass forward. Danilo Garzya collects the pass. Danilo Garzya shoots from distance. Mauro Ghirardello easily gets down and covers it.
39.38
Emmanuel Charvet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Manitta. Giampiero Manitta passes the ball forward to Ottavio Carbone. Ottavio Carbone plays a quick one-two with Danilo Garzya and rushes in on goal... Ottavio Carbone side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Empoli appear unchanged since the first half. Cagliari also appear unchanged since the first half. The Empoli players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Empoli kicking off!
47.07
Giampiero Manitta hacks Oberdan Mazzoleni from behind! The referee calls over Giampiero Manitta and shows him a yellow card! Oberdan Mazzoleni stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.25
Dion Lloyd surges forward with the ball. Dion Lloyd finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.50
Oberdan Mazzoleni surges forward with the ball. Oberdan Mazzoleni lofts in a cross ball towards Nabil Veurink. Nabil Veurink finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
54.45
With great vision, Achille Albonetti plays the ball forward to Dion Lloyd. Dion Lloyd flicks a high ball forward to Duccio Venturin who takes it down. Duccio Venturin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giampiero Manitta.
59.12
Brian Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Dion Lloyd collects the pass. Dion Lloyd plays the ball forward to Duccio Venturin. Duccio Venturin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.06
Dion Lloyd hacks Sven Hitzlsperger from behind! The referee calls over Dion Lloyd and shows him a yellow card! Sven Hitzlsperger stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.28
Nabil Veurink threads the ball through to Garry Johnstone. Garry Johnstone tries a spectacular long range effort. Massimiliano Mezzano gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
77.35
Without breaking stride, Garry Johnstone plays the ball forward to Nabil Veurink. Nabil Veurink makes a defence splitting pass to Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Massimiliano Mezzano.
78.49
Achille Albonetti takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Nabil Veurink is dispossessed by a tackle from Emmanuel Charvet.
84.47
Garry Johnstone sees space and advances. Garry Johnstone plays a scrappy one-two with Dion Lloyd and advances towards the goal... Garry Johnstone shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Solid save from Massimiliano Mezzano.
85.22
Ferdinando De Angelis surges forward with the ball. Ferdinando De Angelis plays a scrappy one-two with Ottavio Carbone and advances towards the goal... Ferdinando De Angelis looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Garry Johnstone catches Ferdinando De Angelis on the ankles. The referee calls over Garry Johnstone and shows him a yellow card! Ferdinando De Angelis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Empoli

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

Possession
42.2%
57.8%
Play Area
28.1%
51.6%
20.3%

Scorers
Garry Johnstone 35

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mauro Ghirardello of Cagliari

Match Ratings