Match Report


JuventusJuventus     GenoaGenoa
Rik MontRik Mont Mike Millard Mike Millard
Florian BordoniF. Bordoni71
G
1
G
66Giancarlo BallarinG. Ballarin
Marcel HöferM. Höfer59
D
2
D
58Pierpaolo BaggioP. Baggio
Garcia Duque AlbinoG. Albino64
D
3captain
D
62Fabiano AmbrosinoF. Ambrosino
Kevin FergusonK. Ferguson70
D
4
D
64David CampbellD. Campbell
Tonino CozziT. Cozzi76
D
5
D
61Gianmarco MorieroG. Moriero
Valerio MorelloV. Morello60
M
6
M
57Kelvin HibbsK. Hibbs
Dino CavalloD. Cavallo64
M
7
M
59Pierre G. SulloP. Sullo
Marinus HermansM. Hermans73
A
captain8
M
62Franceco CiprianiF. Cipriani
Massimo PegoloM. Pegolo63
A
9
A
63Tomas GiuntiT. Giunti
Dario NegroD. Negro58
A
10
A
54Alberto ButraguenoA. Butragueno
Marcello ValtolinaM. Valtolina55
A
11
A
60David OlivaresD. Olivares
 
Gianpaolo MarchegianiG. Marchegiani60
G
12
D
56Arturo AmorusoA. Amoruso
Stephen GemmillS. Gemmill58
M
13
M
56Alexei LokoA. Loko
Lorenzo LucentiL. Lucenti50
D
14
A
52Alfredo SusicA. Susic

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Juventus Stadium where Juventus play host to Genoa. A crowd of 18,744 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Juventus are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Genoa appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Vito Percassi.


0.00
Genoa kick off and get the first half underway!
2.09
Valerio Morello knocks the ball forward to Dario Negro. Dario Negro knocks in a cross ball towards Massimo Pegolo. Massimo Pegolo connects with a diving header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
3.26
Gianmarco Moriero flicks a high pass forward. Tomas Giunti controls it well on his chest. Tomas Giunti decides to run forward with the ball. Tomas Giunti rushes past Kevin Ferguson! Tomas Giunti side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
6.11
Pierpaolo Baggio hacks Marcello Valtolina from behind! The referee calls over Pierpaolo Baggio and shows him a yellow card! Marcello Valtolina gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
8.33
Kelvin Hibbs flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Butragueno controls it well on his chest. Alberto Butragueno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.57
Dino Cavallo plays the ball forward to Dario Negro. Dario Negro knocks the ball forward to Massimo Pegolo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
10.46
Pierre G. Sullo knocks the ball forward to Tomas Giunti. Tomas Giunti shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
16.31
With some swift thinking, Dino Cavallo plays the ball forward to Marinus Hermans. Marinus Hermans shoots from long range. Giancarlo Ballarin gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
20.33
Alberto Butragueno barges into Garcia Duque Albino. The referee warns Alberto Butragueno to calm down! Garcia Duque Albino grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
22.49
Massimo Pegolo clumsily knocks into David Campbell. The referee calls over Massimo Pegolo and shows him a yellow card! David Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.12
Dino Cavallo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dino Cavallo whips in a cross ball towards Marcello Valtolina. Marcello Valtolina flicks the ball with his head. Giancarlo Ballarin gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
38.31
Garcia Duque Albino makes a probing pass to Valerio Morello. Valerio Morello flicks a high ball forward to Dario Negro who takes it down. Dario Negro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.07
Kelvin Hibbs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Olivares. David Olivares whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Butragueno. With a superhuman jump, Alberto Butragueno connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's well over the bar!
42.57
Dino Cavallo pushes mid-way up the pitch. With imagination, Dino Cavallo laces a through ball forward to Marinus Hermans. Marinus Hermans rushes past Franceco Cipriani! Marinus Hermans takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Giancarlo Ballarin with no chance!! Goal for Juventus!
45.00
Valerio Morello threads a neat ball through to Massimo Pegolo. Massimo Pegolo lofts in a cross ball towards Marcello Valtolina. Marcello Valtolina heads the ball goalwards. Marcello Valtolina scores for Juventus!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Juventus appear unchanged since the first half. Genoa also appear unchanged since the first half. Genoa switch their attack play to Shoot From Distance and their overall play to Long Ball.

45.00
The whistle blows and Juventus get the second half underway!
47.17
Dino Cavallo flicks a high pass forward. Marinus Hermans holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marinus Hermans shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
49.50
Franceco Cipriani clumsily knocks into Dino Cavallo. The referee calls over Franceco Cipriani and warns him to calm down! Dino Cavallo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.13
Dino Cavallo hits a low pass to Dario Negro. Dario Negro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fabiano Ambrosino.
60.40
Juventus have made a substitution with Stephen Gemmill replacing Valerio Morello .
65.07
Franceco Cipriani receives the ball from a throw-in from Kelvin Hibbs. Franceco Cipriani makes a simple pass to David Olivares. David Olivares finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
66.52
Dino Cavallo plays the ball forward to Marinus Hermans. Marinus Hermans rushes past David Campbell! Marinus Hermans shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Giancarlo Ballarin manages to gather it comfortably.
67.16
Pierre G. Sullo flicks a high pass forward to Kelvin Hibbs who brings the ball under control. Kelvin Hibbs tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
69.08
Franceco Cipriani flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Butragueno who brings the ball under control. Alberto Butragueno makes a pass forward but Tomas Giunti is yards offside!
71.54
Dino Cavallo threads a neat ball through to Marcello Valtolina. Marcello Valtolina lofts in a cross ball towards Massimo Pegolo. With a superhuman jump, Massimo Pegolo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies well off target!
83.15
Dino Cavallo knocks the ball to his team mate, Marinus Hermans. Marinus Hermans shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.40
Kelvin Hibbs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Olivares. David Olivares makes a pass forward but Alberto Butragueno is yards offside!
89.42
Franceco Cipriani plays the ball forward to David Olivares. David Olivares whips in a cross ball towards Kelvin Hibbs. Kelvin Hibbs jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Florian Bordoni.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Juventus

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

Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
26.1%
47.8%
26.1%

Scorers
Marinus Hermans 43
Marcello Valtolina 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dino Cavallo of Juventus

Match Ratings