Match Report


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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at San Vito where Cosenza play host to Ancona. A crowd of 12,423 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cosenza and Ancona are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Filippo Di Loreto.


0.00
The whistle blows and Ancona get the match underway!
3.28
Zerbini Belleri flicks a high pass forward. Danilo Scalabrelli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Danilo Scalabrelli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martino Passoni who gathers it comfortably.
6.37
Danilo Scalabrelli takes a quick throw-in, which Mauro Bortoluzzi takes on the chest. Mauro Bortoluzzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arnauld Memmo. Arnauld Memmo plays a scrappy one-two with Danilo Scalabrelli and stumbles forward towards the goal... Arnauld Memmo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
16.02
Alfonso Barollo laces a weighted ball forward to Simon Lindner. Simon Lindner threads a neat ball through to Giovanni M. Zanchi. Giovanni M. Zanchi rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Norman Woodgate easily smothers it!
21.30
Simon Lindner flicks a high pass forward to Giovanni M. Zanchi who brings the ball under control. Giovanni M. Zanchi cuts inside the box! Giovanni M. Zanchi comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is miles over!
24.59
Stephane Sotgia passes the ball forward to Niccol˜ Micillo. With great vision, Niccol˜ Micillo plays the ball forward to Arnauld Memmo. Arnauld Memmo shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.51
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.29
Jocelyn Belloso hits a low pass to Giovanni M. Zanchi. Giovanni M. Zanchi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Norman Woodgate who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Jocelyn Belloso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gaetano Taibi. Gaetano Taibi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cosenza appear unchanged since the first half. Ancona also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cosenza kick off and get the second half underway!
51.18
Danilo Scalabrelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Zerbini Belleri. Zerbini Belleri knocks in a cross ball towards Niccol˜ Micillo. Niccol˜ Micillo connects with a diving header. What a cracker!! Martino Passoni had no chance!! Goal for Cosenza!
67.23
Niccol˜ Micillo hits a low pass to Ferdinando De Poli. Ferdinando De Poli shoots from long range. Solid save from Martino Passoni.
73.40
Jocelyn Belloso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giovanni M. Zanchi. Giovanni M. Zanchi cuts inside the box! Giovanni M. Zanchi comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies wide!
75.24
Danilo Scalabrelli sees a break and surges forward. Danilo Scalabrelli knocks in a cross ball towards Arnauld Memmo. Arnauld Memmo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Martino Passoni is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
78.47
Gaetano Taibi catches Stephane Sotgia on the ankles. The referee calls over Gaetano Taibi and shows him a yellow card! Stephane Sotgia runs off the knock.
81.32
Niccol˜ Micillo knocks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Memmo. Arnauld Memmo brings the ball forward. Arnauld Memmo shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.25
Danilo Scalabrelli threads a neat ball through to Ferdinando De Poli. Ferdinando De Poli passes the ball forward but Arnauld Memmo is offside!
89.15
Stephane Sotgia flicks the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Micillo. Niccol˜ Micillo sees Ferdinando De Poli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ferdinando De Poli tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

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

Possession
60.9%
39.1%
Play Area
24.6%
50.7%
24.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Niccol˜ Micillo of Cosenza