Match Report


CagliariCagliari     PalermoPalermo
Paul Mc cainPaul Mc cain Richard Evans Richard Evans
Mauro GhirardelloM. Ghirardello65
G
1
G
66Evans PistoneE. Pistone
Moreno BenarrivoM. Benarrivo68
D
2
D
61Gary BradyG. Brady
Victor MorenoV. Moreno72
D
3
D
63Alec HopkinA. Hopkin
Guido RobbiatiG. Robbiati62
D
4
D
63Hugo LimaH. Lima
Garry JohnstoneG. Johnstone68
M
5captain
D
78Daniele SadottiD. Sadotti
Dion LloydD. Lloyd62
M
6
M
55Luciano GuidoniL. Guidoni
Christian IannuzziC. Iannuzzi72
M
captain7
M
55Roland Ben HaddouR. Ben Haddou
Oberdan MazzoleniO. Mazzoleni64
M
8
A
66Graziano FrancescoG. Francesco
Marco ZilicM. Zilic45
A
9
A
60Abel RegoA. Rego
Duccio VenturinD. Venturin78
A
10
A
65Garcia Duque LambertiniG. Lambertini
Paul GoughP. Gough65
A
11
A
61Alessio GarzyaA. Garzya
 
Malcolm VernazzaM. Vernazza67
M
12
M
49Rainer KoschmiederR. Koschmieder
Martino MazzoccoM. Mazzocco59
M
13
D
60Francesco G. CarboneF. Carbone
Jorge CastroJ. Castro57
A
14
D
59Nicola TedoldiN. Tedoldi

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Stadio Is Arenas where Cagliari play host to Palermo. A crowd of 20,172 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Cagliari are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Palermo appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Cosimo Conte.


0.00
The first half starts with Palermo kicking off!
3.47
Gary Brady flicks a high pass forward. Alessio Garzya holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alessio Garzya whips in a cross ball towards Graziano Francesco. With a superhuman jump, Graziano Francesco connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies just wide!
4.45
Moreno Benarrivo decides to run forward with the ball. Moreno Benarrivo flicks a high pass forward. Marco Zilic collects the pass. Marco Zilic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.13
Oberdan Mazzoleni sees Garry Johnstone in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garry Johnstone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.55
Garry Johnstone flicks a high ball forward to Paul Gough who takes it down. Paul Gough lofts in a cross ball towards Christian Iannuzzi. Christian Iannuzzi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Evans Pistone comfortably punches it away to safety.
16.39
Christian Iannuzzi comes in with a late challenge on Roland Ben Haddou. The referee brings Christian Iannuzzi to one side and gives him a warning! Roland Ben Haddou runs off the knock.
24.59
Guido Robbiati hits a low pass to Dion Lloyd. Dion Lloyd decides to run forward with the ball. Dion Lloyd knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Lima.
27.25
Christian Iannuzzi chips the ball to his team mate, Dion Lloyd. Dion Lloyd knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Gough. Paul Gough directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Evans Pistone.
28.54
Moreno Benarrivo knocks the ball to his team mate, Duccio Venturin. Duccio Venturin lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Gough. Paul Gough flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
33.19
Paul Gough catches Roland Ben Haddou on the ankles. Paul Gough is shown the yellow card! Roland Ben Haddou grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
34.43
Hugo Lima advances with the ball. Hugo Lima threads a neat ball through to Garcia Duque Lambertini. Garcia Duque Lambertini knocks in a cross ball towards Alessio Garzya. Alessio Garzya powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Palermo!
38.11
Alec Hopkin knocks the ball forward to Luciano Guidoni. Luciano Guidoni passes the ball forward to Garcia Duque Lambertini. Garcia Duque Lambertini whips in a cross ball towards Alessio Garzya. Alessio Garzya gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Mauro Ghirardello didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
40.02
Guido Robbiati knocks the ball to his team mate, Moreno Benarrivo. Moreno Benarrivo decides to run forward with the ball. Moreno Benarrivo lofts in a cross ball towards Duccio Venturin. Duccio Venturin connects with a diving header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Duccio Venturin!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cagliari appear unchanged since the first half. Palermo also appear unchanged since the first half. The Palermo players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Cagliari kick off!
47.27
Luciano Guidoni flicks a high pass forward to Roland Ben Haddou who brings the ball under control. Roland Ben Haddou knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Victor Moreno.
48.15
Luciano Guidoni flicks a high pass forward. Garcia Duque Lambertini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garcia Duque Lambertini shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
55.04
Luciano Guidoni flicks a high pass forward. Alessio Garzya controls it well on his chest. Alessio Garzya shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
57.37
Luciano Guidoni hacks Dion Lloyd from behind! Luciano Guidoni is warned by the referee! Dion Lloyd stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.31
Guido Robbiati changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Guido Robbiati knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Gough. Paul Gough beats his man to it with a header but somehow Evans Pistone manages to keep it out.
60.41
Cagliari have made a substitution with Jorge Castro replacing Duccio Venturin .
61.49
Roland Ben Haddou flicks a high pass forward to Graziano Francesco who brings the ball under control. Graziano Francesco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Mauro Ghirardello.
62.37
It's a corner kick. Luciano Guidoni kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Alec Hopkin shoots from just inside the box but it flies well off target!
63.20
Moreno Benarrivo flicks a high pass forward. Dion Lloyd controls it well on his chest. Dion Lloyd flicks a high pass forward. Marco Zilic controls it well on his chest. Marco Zilic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.24
Christian Iannuzzi sees Paul Gough in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Gough whips in a cross ball towards Dion Lloyd. Dion Lloyd rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
67.18
Roland Ben Haddou flicks a high ball forward to Garcia Duque Lambertini who takes it down. Garcia Duque Lambertini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guido Robbiati.
69.48
Hugo Lima sees space and advances. Hugo Lima plays the ball forward to Alessio Garzya. Alessio Garzya lofts in a cross ball towards Garcia Duque Lambertini. Garcia Duque Lambertini makes a deft header. Mauro Ghirardello gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
71.30
Alec Hopkin powers a long ball forward. Garcia Duque Lambertini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.22
Roland Ben Haddou plays the ball forward to Graziano Francesco. Graziano Francesco shoots from outside the area but Mauro Ghirardello reads it well. Good keeping!
77.30
Palermo have made 2 substitutions with Francesco G. Carbone replacing Alec Hopkin and Nicola Tedoldi replacing Hugo Lima .
78.31
Moreno Benarrivo plays the ball forward to Dion Lloyd. Dion Lloyd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Johnstone. Garry Johnstone whips in a cross ball towards Marco Zilic. Marco Zilic is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.24
Nicola Tedoldi chips the ball to his team mate, Roland Ben Haddou. Showing composure, Roland Ben Haddou laces a through ball forward to Luciano Guidoni. Luciano Guidoni shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
85.53
Roland Ben Haddou deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garcia Duque Lambertini. Garcia Duque Lambertini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mauro Ghirardello who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Nicola Tedoldi chips the ball to his team mate, Roland Ben Haddou. Roland Ben Haddou threads a neat ball through to Abel Rego. Abel Rego shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Cagliari

Palermo
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
26%
43.8%
30.1%

Scorers
Paul Gough 29
Duccio Venturin 40
Alessio Garzya 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duccio Venturin of Cagliari

Match Ratings