Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Armando Picchi where Unione Sportiva Livorno play host to Piacenza. A crowd of 13,079 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Unione Sportiva Livorno and Piacenza are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nicola Campagnolo.


0.00
The whistle blows and Piacenza get the match underway!
9.45
Elena Zubizarreta brings the ball forward. Elena Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball towards Fabrizio Bertani. Fabrizio Bertani connects with a diving header. Donato Franceschini punches it away to safety.
10.20
Matjaz Natali flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabrizio Di Fabio. Fabrizio Di Fabio passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Datti Mohamed Donati. Datti Mohamed Donati knocks the ball forward to Moreno Pinzi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
18.44
Datti Mohamed Donati chips the ball to his team mate, Giampietro Donati. Giampietro Donati sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
20.47
Tobias Schacht controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elena Zubizarreta. Elena Zubizarreta knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Donato Franceschini who gathers it comfortably.
24.21
With great vision, Giovanni M. Corrado plays the ball forward to Franco Galante. Franco Galante knocks the ball forward to Datti Mohamed Donati. Datti Mohamed Donati whips in a cross ball towards Giampietro Donati. Giampietro Donati outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
27.12
Franco Galante chips the ball to his team mate, Fabrizio Di Fabio. Fabrizio Di Fabio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Renato Maiuri.
28.13
Fabrizio Di Fabio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giampietro Donati. Giampietro Donati knocks in a cross ball towards Datti Mohamed Donati. Datti Mohamed Donati knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Vittorio Percassi.
33.21
Elena Zubizarreta catches Matjaz Natali on the ankles. Elena Zubizarreta is warned by the referee! Matjaz Natali hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.16
Matjaz Natali threads the ball through to Pierluigi Tomei. Pierluigi Tomei deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Datti Mohamed Donati. Datti Mohamed Donati knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aimo Bettarini.
39.10
Elena Zubizarreta threads a neat ball through to Tobias Schacht. Tobias Schacht makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabrizio Bertani but he's offside!
44.55
With vision, Gianpaolo Battistini laces a through ball forward to Franco Iorio. Franco Iorio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Unione Sportiva Livorno appear unchanged since the first half. Piacenza also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Unione Sportiva Livorno kick off the second half!
63.48
Giovanni M. Corrado sees Giampietro Donati in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giampietro Donati knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.29
Aimo Bettarini passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Tobias Schacht. Tobias Schacht knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.17
Elena Zubizarreta decides to run forward with the ball. Elena Zubizarreta knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francesco G. Bisoli.
84.37
Tobias Schacht flicks a high pass forward. Fabrizio Bertani collects the pass. Fabrizio Bertani knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matjaz Natali.
85.07
Fabrizio Di Fabio flicks the ball to his team mate, Datti Mohamed Donati. Datti Mohamed Donati knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Aimo Bettarini catches Franco Galante on the ankles. Aimo Bettarini is warned by the referee! Franco Galante grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.8%
39.2%
Play Area
26.6%
49.4%
24.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matjaz Natali of Unione Sportiva Livorno