Match Report


NapoliNapoli     AtalantaAtalanta
Matt SnapeMatt Snape Tony Schofield Tony Schofield
Stephen FergusonS. Ferguson63
G
1
G
68Aimo GrittiA. Gritti
Gian Paolo AtzoriG. Atzori61
D
2captain
D
68Vincenzo BigicaV. Bigica
Thomas MalbranqueT. Malbranque55
D
3
D
63Gialuca AmbrosettiG. Ambrosetti
Lorenzo BellottoL. Bellotto63
D
4
D
60Michelangelo CesariM. Cesari
Mervin WardM. Ward64
D
5
D
64Lomano BoltonL. Bolton
Franceco Del PieroF. Del Piero73
M
captain6
M
63Jean Pierre CoqueletJ. Coquelet
Mirko NodariM. Nodari71
M
7
M
73Maurizio MazzocchiM. Mazzocchi
Rui JardimR. Jardim63
M
8
M
59Benedetto CappelliniB. Cappellini
Eddy BegaE. Bega73
A
9
A
57Gianfranco AntonioliG. Antonioli
Colin MccallC. Mccall61
A
10
A
60Kees van den HeuvelK. van den Heuvel
Lorenzo NicolaL. Nicola71
A
11
A
67Juan MarquezJ. Marquez
 
Florian FrieserF. Frieser57
D
12
A
57Seth GrimandiS. Grimandi
Oliver BehrensO. Behrens54
A
13
M
49Massimiliano FalsiniM. Falsini
Samuele MarazzinaS. Marazzina65
M
14
D
59Alessandro MaterazziA. Materazzi

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona where Napoli play host to Atalanta. A crowd of 18,734 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Napoli and Atalanta are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Giampietro Sarli.


0.00
Napoli kick off!
2.28
Juan Marquez clumsily knocks into Mirko Nodari. Juan Marquez is given a warning by the referee! Mirko Nodari stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.22
Vincenzo Bigica flicks a high pass forward to Maurizio Mazzocchi who brings the ball under control. Maurizio Mazzocchi flicks a high pass forward to Benedetto Cappellini who brings the ball under control. Benedetto Cappellini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.59
Jean Pierre Coquelet catches Rui Jardim on the ankles. The referee warns Jean Pierre Coquelet to calm down! Rui Jardim runs off the knock.
14.05
Gialuca Ambrosetti knocks the ball to his team mate, Kees van den Heuvel. Kees van den Heuvel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Thomas Malbranque.
15.42
Franceco Del Piero threads a neat ball through to Mirko Nodari. Mirko Nodari knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Mccall. Colin Mccall makes a deft header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.21
Mirko Nodari makes a probing pass to Eddy Bega. Eddy Bega knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.13
Franceco Del Piero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Mccall. Colin Mccall lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Jardim. Rui Jardim makes a convincing header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.31
Eddy Bega clumsily knocks into Gialuca Ambrosetti. Eddy Bega is shown the yellow card! Gialuca Ambrosetti stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.51
Gianfranco Antonioli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean Pierre Coquelet. Jean Pierre Coquelet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lorenzo Bellotto.
28.28
Lorenzo Nicola chips the ball to his team mate, Mirko Nodari. Mirko Nodari flicks a high pass forward. Lorenzo Nicola controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some good footwork from Lorenzo Nicola provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Aimo Gritti.
32.44
Jean Pierre Coquelet clumsily knocks into Rui Jardim. The referee brings Jean Pierre Coquelet to one side and gives him another warning! Rui Jardim runs off the knock.
39.37
Lomano Bolton knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan Marquez. Juan Marquez makes a simple pass to Kees van den Heuvel. Kees van den Heuvel cuts inside the box! Kees van den Heuvel comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it flies well off target!
45.00
Eddy Bega kicks a strong pass forward to Franceco Del Piero. Franceco Del Piero makes a great pass forward. Mirko Nodari runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Atalanta start the second half!
48.05
Franceco Del Piero makes a simple pass to Eddy Bega. Eddy Bega rushes past Gialuca Ambrosetti! Some awkward footwork from Eddy Bega provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.32
Mervin Ward makes a simple pass to Mirko Nodari. Mirko Nodari sees Lorenzo Nicola in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lorenzo Nicola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
53.24
Maurizio Mazzocchi knocks the ball forward to Kees van den Heuvel. Kees van den Heuvel kicks a strong pass forward to Gianfranco Antonioli but the referee indicates it's offside!
54.57
Juan Marquez comes in with a late challenge on Thomas Malbranque. The referee warns Juan Marquez again to calm down! Thomas Malbranque grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.07
Eddy Bega catches Gialuca Ambrosetti on the ankles. Eddy Bega is given a warning by the referee! Gialuca Ambrosetti stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.06
Jean Pierre Coquelet threads the ball through to Juan Marquez. Juan Marquez shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
63.10
Eddy Bega makes a probing pass to Colin Mccall. Colin Mccall shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
72.16
Jean Pierre Coquelet chips the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Mazzocchi. Maurizio Mazzocchi shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
73.28
Gian Paolo Atzori comes in with a late challenge on Kees van den Heuvel. The referee brings Gian Paolo Atzori to one side and gives him a warning! Kees van den Heuvel runs off the knock.
75.25
Kees van den Heuvel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Benedetto Cappellini. Benedetto Cappellini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.38
Atalanta have made 2 substitutions with Seth Grimandi replacing Juan Marquez and Alessandro Materazzi replacing Gialuca Ambrosetti .
79.38
Maurizio Mazzocchi chips the ball to his team mate, Seth Grimandi. Seth Grimandi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.38
Rui Jardim hits a low pass to Franceco Del Piero. Franceco Del Piero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michelangelo Cesari.
87.42
Thomas Malbranque sees Mervin Ward in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mervin Ward makes a simple pass to Lorenzo Nicola. Lorenzo Nicola shoots from 20 yards but Aimo Gritti is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Napoli

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

Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
26.7%
47.7%
25.6%

Scorers
Eddy Bega 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eddy Bega of Napoli

Match Ratings