Match Report


MessinaMessina     Unione Sportiva LivornoUnione Sportiva Livorno
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Natale BaronioN. Baronio44
G
1
G
49Donato FranceschiniD. Franceschini
Marcello FabbriM. Fabbri61
D
2captain
D
63Francesco G. BisoliF. Bisoli
Walter CardinaleW. Cardinale59
D
3
D
61Matjaz NataliM. Natali
Jonathan InnocentiJ. Innocenti58
D
4
D
57Giovanni M. CorradoG. Corrado
Abdelmalek VisieuxA. Visieux53
D
5
D
55Alessio MarcoliniA. Marcolini
Maurizio BallottaM. Ballotta63
M
captain6
M
61Pierluigi TomeiP. Tomei
Fabio CastorinaF. Castorina60
M
7
M
54Moreno PinziM. Pinzi
Dino CammarataD. Cammarata58
M
8
M
51Franco GalanteF. Galante
Philipp NordwaldP. Nordwald56
M
9
M
49Fabrizio Di FabioF. Di Fabio
Diego CapuanoD. Capuano54
A
10
A
55Giampietro DonatiG. Donati
Thomas FranceschettiT. Franceschetti54
A
11
A
54Datti Mohamed DonatiD. Donati
 
Alexandre RibeiroA. Ribeiro53
A
12
D
54David HendrieD. Hendrie
Morgan BrambillaM. Brambilla50
M
13
A
51Martin HerreroM. Herrero
Nunzio ZamboniN. Zamboni49
D
14
A
51Andre CacciaA. Caccia

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Giovanni Celeste where Messina play host to Unione Sportiva Livorno. A crowd of 13,554 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Messina and Unione Sportiva Livorno are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gionatha Ferrante.


0.00
The whistle blows and Unione Sportiva Livorno kick off!
16.25
Diego Capuano hacks Franco Galante from behind! The referee calls over Diego Capuano and warns him to calm down! Franco Galante grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.37
Diego Capuano darts forward. Diego Capuano rushes past Francesco G. Bisoli! Diego Capuano looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
22.38
Fabrizio Di Fabio knocks the ball to his team mate, Giampietro Donati. Giampietro Donati knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Natale Baronio who gathers it comfortably.
26.54
Franco Galante makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Datti Mohamed Donati. Datti Mohamed Donati knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Natale Baronio who gathers it comfortably.
28.37
Maurizio Ballotta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diego Capuano. Diego Capuano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.56
Fabrizio Di Fabio threads a neat ball through to Datti Mohamed Donati. Datti Mohamed Donati knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.22
Matjaz Natali flicks the ball to his team mate, Franco Galante. Franco Galante flicks a high pass forward to Datti Mohamed Donati who brings the ball under control. Datti Mohamed Donati knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.25
Dino Cammarata takes it forward alone. Dino Cammarata whips in a cross ball towards Diego Capuano. Diego Capuano finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.24
Moreno Pinzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Datti Mohamed Donati. Datti Mohamed Donati finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
40.46
Abdelmalek Visieux sees Maurizio Ballotta in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Maurizio Ballotta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diego Capuano. Diego Capuano knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giovanni M. Corrado.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Messina get the second half underway!
49.23
Matjaz Natali sees Pierluigi Tomei in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pierluigi Tomei flicks the ball to his team mate, Datti Mohamed Donati. Datti Mohamed Donati controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
51.08
Marcello Fabbri flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Castorina collects the pass. Fabio Castorina sees Thomas Franceschetti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Franceschetti cuts inside the box! Thomas Franceschetti takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Donato Franceschini has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.08
Fabrizio Di Fabio runs straight at the opposition's defence. Fabrizio Di Fabio whips in a cross ball towards Datti Mohamed Donati. Datti Mohamed Donati is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Natale Baronio easily punches it away to safety.
75.16
Matjaz Natali comes in with a late challenge on Thomas Franceschetti. Matjaz Natali is shown the yellow card! Thomas Franceschetti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.42
Moreno Pinzi flicks a high pass forward to Datti Mohamed Donati who brings the ball under control. Datti Mohamed Donati lofts in a cross ball towards Giampietro Donati. Giampietro Donati makes a convincing header but it flies just wide!
83.04
Dino Cammarata flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Franceschetti controls it well on his chest. Thomas Franceschetti deftly passes the ball to Maurizio Ballotta, releasing him through on goal. Maurizio Ballotta shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Messina

Unione Sportiva Livorno
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63%
37%
Play Area
27.2%
50.6%
22.2%

Scorers
Thomas Franceschetti 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Franceschetti of Messina

Match Ratings