Match Report
| Venezia | Venezia |  |  | Messina | Messina | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Moussa Gondet | M. Gondet |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 | | Sidney Ray | S. Ray | |||||||||
| Jody Barry | J. Barry |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Nicola Goretti | N. Goretti | |||||||||
| Renzo Cappellini | R. Cappellini | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Pier G. Perrotta | P. Perrotta | |||||||||
| Giovanni M. Sotgia | G. Sotgia | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 |  | Mario Fonseca | M. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Hugo Faria | H. Faria | | 65 | D | | 5 | | M | 76 |  | Alain Koutouan | A. Koutouan | |||||||||
| Domenico Benin | D. Benin | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Maurizio Armellini | M. Armellini | |||||||||
| Lennart Linke | L. Linke |  | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | P. Gilberto Porchia | P. Porchia | |||||||||
| Linus Nahrstedt | L. Nahrstedt | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 |  | Emile Ndo | E. Ndo | |||||||||
| Sergio Villa | S. Villa | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Darren Rufus | D. Rufus | |||||||||
| Franceco Cesari | F. Cesari | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Fabio Bondi | F. Bondi | |||||||||
| Sylvain Marr | S. Marr | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Luciano Ferrari | L. Ferrari | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stadio P. L. Penzo where Venezia play host to Messina. A crowd of 19,059 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Venezia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Messina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Venezia are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Messina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Venezia kick off and get the first half underway!
2.25
0-0Emile Ndo chips the ball to his team mate, Luciano Ferrari. Luciano Ferrari finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
4.23
0-0Pier G. Perrotta knocks the ball forward to Maurizio Armellini. Maurizio Armellini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jody Barry.
9.25
Mario Fonseca knocks the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Porchia. P. Gilberto Porchia passes the ball forward to Luciano Ferrari. Luciano Ferrari shoots from long range but it is miles over!
10.15
0-1Mario Fonseca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of P. Gilberto Porchia. P. Gilberto Porchia makes a beautiful solo run. P. Gilberto Porchia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's there!! Moussa Gondet has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
28.37
0-1Alain Koutouan makes a simple pass to Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Moussa Gondet manages to keep it out.
32.57
0-1Maurizio Armellini barges into Linus Nahrstedt. The referee calls over Maurizio Armellini and shows him a yellow card! Linus Nahrstedt stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.10
Renzo Cappellini knocks the ball to his team mate, Linus Nahrstedt. Linus Nahrstedt takes it forward alone. Linus Nahrstedt plays a perfect one-two with Sylvain Marr and rushes in on goal... Linus Nahrstedt shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.06
Maurizio Armellini makes a probing pass to Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
39.16
Giovanni M. Sotgia makes a simple pass to Domenico Benin. Domenico Benin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Marr. Sylvain Marr knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Messina kick off the second half!
49.57
Hugo Faria decides to run forward with the ball. Hugo Faria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sergio Villa. Sergio Villa whips in a cross ball towards Franceco Cesari. Franceco Cesari is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Sidney Ray manages to gather it comfortably.
55.10
Jody Barry makes a probing pass to Lennart Linke. Lennart Linke decides to run forward with the ball. Lennart Linke shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
59.37
0-1Nicola Goretti barges into Sylvain Marr. The referee calls over Nicola Goretti and warns him to calm down! Sylvain Marr runs off the knock.
60.20
Domenico Benin passes the ball forward to Sergio Villa. Sergio Villa knocks in a cross ball towards Franceco Cesari. Franceco Cesari flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.49
Domenico Benin makes a probing pass to Sylvain Marr. Sylvain Marr chips the ball to his team mate, Franceco Cesari. Franceco Cesari shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Sidney Ray easily smothers it!
65.34
Alain Koutouan threads the ball through to Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Renzo Cappellini.
75.10
Nicola Goretti knocks the ball forward to Maurizio Armellini. Maurizio Armellini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.08
Renzo Cappellini makes a probing pass to Linus Nahrstedt. Linus Nahrstedt kicks a strong pass forward to Sylvain Marr. Sylvain Marr knocks in a cross ball towards Franceco Cesari. Franceco Cesari is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.51
Nicola Goretti sees space and advances. Nicola Goretti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luciano Ferrari. Luciano Ferrari lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Rufus. Darren Rufus directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.28
Maurizio Armellini knocks the ball forward to Darren Rufus. Darren Rufus shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.29
0-1Messina are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Venezia's defence.
83.15
Domenico Benin kicks a strong pass forward to Franceco Cesari. Franceco Cesari shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
84.45
Hugo Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Linus Nahrstedt. Linus Nahrstedt passes the ball forward to Sylvain Marr. Sylvain Marr knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicola Goretti.
89.39
Franceco Cesari catches Nicola Goretti on the ankles. Franceco Cesari is shown the yellow card! Nicola Goretti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.39
Messina are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
Lennart Linke passes the ball forward to Sergio Villa. Sergio Villa tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
28.7%
43.7%
27.6%
Scorers