Match Report


VeneziaVenezia     FC Bari 1908FC Bari 1908
Computer Player Computer Player Drilon Kika Drilon Kika
Sandro FlorijancicS. Florijancic55
G
1
G
60Matt GreigM. Greig
Cristiano AntunesC. Antunes73
D
2
D
67Mauricio GianelloM. Gianello
Ciro PisanoC. Pisano69
D
3
D
78Simon RahnS. Rahn
Quim CostaQ. Costa63
D
4captain
D
61Luke MintoL. Minto
Ugo BeckhamU. Beckham61
D
5
D
61Rafael AlvesR. Alves
Ricardo AntunesR. Antunes78
M
6
M
71Paul PowellP. Powell
Gianmarco BenarrivoG. Benarrivo60
M
7
M
54Giovanni M. BrambillaG. Brambilla
Sebastian MartinezS. Martinez59
M
8
M
63Gianluca BrighiG. Brighi
Fernando MarcelinoF. Marcelino64
A
9
A
63Julian WesselmannJ. Wesselmann
Joe Van KouwenJ. Van Kouwen60
A
captain10
A
68Arnauld RuotoloA. Ruotolo
Oscar MontapertoO. Montaperto59
A
11
A
70Matteo GattusoM. Gattuso
 
Giuliano FerrariG. Ferrari59
D
12
A
66Samuele MorroneS. Morrone
Girolamo MaldiniG. Maldini58
M
13
M
71Dominic MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Gionatha GiannicheddaG. Giannichedda57
A
14
M
66Paulo MoreiraP. Moreira

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio P. L. Penzo where Venezia play host to FC Bari 1908. A crowd of 19,981 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Venezia and FC Bari 1908 are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Benito Maspero.


0.00
Venezia get the match underway!
6.51
Ciro Pisano flicks a high pass forward to Gianmarco Benarrivo who brings the ball under control. Gianmarco Benarrivo flicks a high pass forward to Joe Van Kouwen who brings the ball under control. Joe Van Kouwen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafael Alves.
10.10
Ciro Pisano hacks Matteo Gattuso from behind! Ciro Pisano is warned by the referee! Matteo Gattuso grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.56
Ricardo Antunes flicks a high ball forward to Oscar Montaperto who takes it down. Oscar Montaperto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.37
Rafael Alves flicks a high pass forward. Giovanni M. Brambilla controls it well on his chest. Showing composure, Giovanni M. Brambilla plays the ball forward to Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
18.17
Sebastian Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Marcelino collects the pass. Fernando Marcelino knocks in a cross ball towards Joe Van Kouwen. Joe Van Kouwen directs the ball goalwards with his head. Matt Greig easily punches it away to safety.
24.58
Giovanni M. Brambilla flicks a high pass forward. Paul Powell controls it well on his chest. Paul Powell plays a quick one-two with Matteo Gattuso and rushes in on goal... Paul Powell shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.25
Luke Minto threads the ball through to Paul Powell. Paul Powell lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
40.24
Paul Powell passes the ball forward to Matteo Gattuso. Matteo Gattuso puts a great ball through. Julian Wesselmann runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
42.28
Gianmarco Benarrivo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gianmarco Benarrivo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Venezia appear unchanged since the first half. FC Bari 1908 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Bari 1908 kicking off!
47.25
Sebastian Martinez darts forward. Sebastian Martinez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Greig who gathers it comfortably.
48.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Gianmarco Benarrivo laces a weighted ball forward to Oscar Montaperto. Oscar Montaperto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Greig who gathers it comfortably.
53.48
Sebastian Martinez threads a neat ball through to Fernando Marcelino. Fernando Marcelino lofts in a cross ball towards Joe Van Kouwen. Joe Van Kouwen beats his man to it with a header. Matt Greig comfortably picks it out of the air!
65.03
Matteo Gattuso makes a simple pass to Paul Powell. Paul Powell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastian Martinez.
66.38
Simon Rahn flicks a high pass forward to Arnauld Ruotolo who brings the ball under control. Arnauld Ruotolo edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Arnauld Ruotolo provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
69.45
Mauricio Gianello threads a neat ball through to Gianluca Brighi. Gianluca Brighi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Wesselmann. Julian Wesselmann shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Julian Wesselmann!
73.30
Giovanni M. Brambilla comes in with a late challenge on Quim Costa. Giovanni M. Brambilla is warned by the referee! Quim Costa gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.16
Simon Rahn clumsily knocks into Fernando Marcelino. Simon Rahn is shown the yellow card! Fernando Marcelino runs off the knock.
89.41
Ricardo Antunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Marcelino. Fernando Marcelino finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Venezia

FC Bari 1908
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
27.6%
50%
22.4%

Scorers
Paul Powell 25
Julian Wesselmann 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Powell of FC Bari 1908

Match Ratings