Match Report


SampdoriaSampdoria     GenoaGenoa
Computer Player Computer Player Mike Millard Mike Millard
Stefan ZolaS. Zola69
G
1
G
66Giancarlo BallarinG. Ballarin
Rocco R. CollautoR. Collauto62
D
2
D
58Pierpaolo BaggioP. Baggio
Alec HutchisonA. Hutchison62
D
3
D
62Fabiano AmbrosinoF. Ambrosino
Gianfranco AgostiniG. Agostini57
D
4
D
64David CampbellD. Campbell
Giuseppe BredaG. Breda50
D
5
D
61Gianmarco MorieroG. Moriero
Moreno MatteazziM. Matteazzi64
M
captain6
M
57Kelvin HibbsK. Hibbs
Carlo TacchinardiC. Tacchinardi64
M
7
M
59Pierre G. SulloP. Sullo
Dietmar BrehmeD. Brehme64
M
8captain
M
62Franceco CiprianiF. Cipriani
Luca BiagioniL. Biagioni63
A
9
A
63Tomas GiuntiT. Giunti
Gianfranco RizzitelliG. Rizzitelli63
A
10
A
54Alberto ButraguenoA. Butragueno
Oliver ArnoldO. Arnold51
A
11
A
60David OlivaresD. Olivares
 
Tiziano GuzzoT. Guzzo56
M
12
D
56Arturo AmorusoA. Amoruso
Salvatore TassoS. Tasso56
G
13
M
56Alexei LokoA. Loko
Girolamo BurianiG. Buriani55
M
14
A
52Alfredo SusicA. Susic

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Sampdoria play host to Genoa in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sampdoria and Genoa are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Vito Percassi.


0.00
The first half starts with Sampdoria kicking off!
3.36
Dietmar Brehme makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luca Biagioni. Luca Biagioni shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
12.50
Tomas Giunti hits a low pass to David Olivares. David Olivares shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
14.51
Gianfranco Agostini pushes up the pitch. Gianfranco Agostini flicks the ball to his team mate, Luca Biagioni. Luca Biagioni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Giancarlo Ballarin.
18.28
Gianfranco Agostini flicks a high pass forward. Carlo Tacchinardi collects the pass. Carlo Tacchinardi knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Arnold. Oliver Arnold knocks in a cross ball towards Luca Biagioni. Luca Biagioni gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Giancarlo Ballarin!
20.13
Franceco Cipriani darts forward. Franceco Cipriani knocks in a cross ball towards David Olivares. David Olivares gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.56
Carlo Tacchinardi makes a simple pass to Luca Biagioni. Luca Biagioni shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
28.28
David Campbell makes a probing pass to Kelvin Hibbs. Kelvin Hibbs sees space and advances. Kelvin Hibbs sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
33.13
Dietmar Brehme comes in with a late challenge on Kelvin Hibbs. Dietmar Brehme is shown the yellow card! Kelvin Hibbs stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.14
Franceco Cipriani passes the ball forward to David Olivares. David Olivares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Zola who gathers it comfortably.
38.42
Giuseppe Breda threads a neat ball through to Moreno Matteazzi. Moreno Matteazzi flicks a high ball forward to Oliver Arnold who takes it down. Oliver Arnold sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Giancarlo Ballarin is on top of it.
44.54
Gianmarco Moriero threads a neat ball through to Alberto Butragueno. Alberto Butragueno rushes past Alec Hutchison! Alberto Butragueno comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sampdoria appear unchanged since the first half. Genoa also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Genoa kick off and get the second half underway!
48.10
Fabiano Ambrosino flicks a high pass forward to David Olivares who brings the ball under control. David Olivares knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Butragueno. With a superhuman jump, Alberto Butragueno connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.15
David Campbell laces a weighted ball forward to Pierre G. Sullo. Pierre G. Sullo sees Alberto Butragueno in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alberto Butragueno knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Zola who gathers it comfortably.
61.17
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
69.59
Fabiano Ambrosino catches Gianfranco Rizzitelli on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gianfranco Rizzitelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.52
Franceco Cipriani threads a neat ball through to Pierre G. Sullo. Pierre G. Sullo lofts in a cross ball towards Franceco Cipriani. Franceco Cipriani connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Franceco Cipriani!
75.27
Franceco Cipriani flicks a high ball forward to Kelvin Hibbs who takes it down. Kelvin Hibbs tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.49
David Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pierre G. Sullo. Pierre G. Sullo flicks a high pass forward. David Olivares controls it well on his chest. David Olivares tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
87.46
Luca Biagioni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dietmar Brehme. Dietmar Brehme knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sampdoria

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

Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
29.4%
47.1%
23.5%

Scorers
Alberto Butragueno 45, 48
Franceco Cipriani 72
Kelvin Hibbs 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Butragueno of Genoa

Match Ratings