Match Report
| Empoli | Empoli |  |  | Ravenna | Ravenna | ||||||||||||||||
| Jack Jackson | Jack Jackson | Udom Certified | Udom Certified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yurtcan Özalan | Y. Özalan |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 78 |  | Simo Forsstrom | S. Forsstrom | |||||||||
| Ricardo Alves | R. Alves |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Georg Gruber | G. Gruber | |||||||||
| Felice Delpiano | F. Delpiano |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 84 |  | Celestine Kanu | C. Kanu | |||||||||
| Emile Standing | E. Standing |  | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Syd Heskey | S. Heskey | |||||||||
| Alfred King | A. King | | 67 | D | | 5 | | M | 82 |  | David Schmucki | D. Schmucki | |||||||||
| Fernando Diaz | F. Diaz |  | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 |  | Niclas Johansson | N. Johansson | |||||||||
| Christian Bordoni | C. Bordoni | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 79 |  | Motoki Saito | M. Saito | |||||||||
| Cyril Djire | C. Djire |  | 73 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 | | Eddy Pregnolato | E. Pregnolato | |||||||||
| Gill Artistico | G. Artistico | | 87 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 |  | Nicu Dalakis | N. Dalakis | |||||||||
| Mohammed Adeshina | M. Adeshina | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 80 |  | Johann Sekli | J. Sekli | |||||||||
| Vesa Polviander | V. Polviander | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 85 |  | Jacek Iwan | J. Iwan | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stadio C. Castellani where Empoli play host to Ravenna. A crowd of 20,421 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Empoli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ravenna appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Empoli are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ravenna appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Ravenna kicking off!
3.20
0-0Cyril Djire chips the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Adeshina. Mohammed Adeshina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.23
Fernando Diaz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vesa Polviander. Vesa Polviander knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.28
1-0Fernando Diaz kicks a strong pass forward to Mohammed Adeshina. Mohammed Adeshina goes all the way! Mohammed Adeshina makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Simo Forsstrom has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
22.39
1-0Christian Bordoni sees space and advances. Christian Bordoni plays a perfect one-two with Gill Artistico and rushes in on goal... Christian Bordoni cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
24.19
1-0Cyril Djire passes the ball forward to Mohammed Adeshina. Mohammed Adeshina plays a perfect one-two with Gill Artistico and rushes in on goal... Mohammed Adeshina takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
26.27
Syd Heskey knocks the ball forward to Eddy Pregnolato. Eddy Pregnolato passes the ball forward to Nicu Dalakis. Nicu Dalakis knocks in a cross ball towards Johann Sekli. Johann Sekli is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Yurtcan Özalan manages to gather it comfortably.
27.48
Cyril Djire passes the ball forward to Gill Artistico. Gill Artistico goes all the way! Gill Artistico cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Simo Forsstrom!
28.03
Eddy Pregnolato knocks the ball to his team mate, Johann Sekli. Johann Sekli finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
32.36
David Schmucki knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicu Dalakis. Nicu Dalakis shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
33.22
1-0Fernando Diaz passes the ball forward to Mohammed Adeshina. Mohammed Adeshina knocks the ball forward to Gill Artistico but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
36.16
Motoki Saito threads the ball through to Nicu Dalakis. Nicu Dalakis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo Alves.
40.06
Celestine Kanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Motoki Saito. Motoki Saito makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicu Dalakis. Nicu Dalakis makes a simple pass to Johann Sekli. Johann Sekli shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Yurtcan Özalan easily smothers it!
45.00
Alfred King threads the ball through to Christian Bordoni. Christian Bordoni surges forward with the ball. Christian Bordoni 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
The whistle blows and Empoli kick off!
48.19
Felice Delpiano flicks the ball to his team mate, Cyril Djire. Cyril Djire deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Adeshina. Mohammed Adeshina sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.19
Felice Delpiano passes the ball forward to Cyril Djire. Cyril Djire makes a probing pass to Mohammed Adeshina. Mohammed Adeshina tries a spectacular long range effort. Simo Forsstrom easily smothers it.
53.53
Georg Gruber makes a simple pass to Motoki Saito. Motoki Saito surges forward with the ball. Motoki Saito controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Yurtcan Özalan is on top of it.
57.42
Syd Heskey passes the ball forward to David Schmucki. David Schmucki threads the ball through to Jacek Iwan. Jacek Iwan goes all the way! Jacek Iwan tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Yurtcan Özalan easily smothers it!
59.17
Cyril Djire knocks the ball to his team mate, Gill Artistico. Gill Artistico knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Georg Gruber.
65.01
Emile Standing knocks the ball forward to Cyril Djire. Cyril Djire makes a probing pass to Mohammed Adeshina. Mohammed Adeshina finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Simo Forsstrom.
69.17
Niclas Johansson knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicu Dalakis. Nicu Dalakis threads the ball through to Johann Sekli but he's offside!
77.39
Syd Heskey makes a simple pass to Eddy Pregnolato. Eddy Pregnolato kicks a strong pass forward to Jacek Iwan. Jacek Iwan whips in a cross ball towards Johann Sekli. Johann Sekli directs the ball goalwards with his head. Yurtcan Özalan easily picks it out of the air!
81.41
Felice Delpiano makes a probing pass to Fernando Diaz. Fernando Diaz chips the ball to his team mate, Gill Artistico. Gill Artistico plays a perfect one-two with Mohammed Adeshina and rushes in on goal... Gill Artistico shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Simo Forsstrom is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
84.06
Motoki Saito kicks a strong pass forward to Johann Sekli. Johann Sekli plays a perfect one-two with Jacek Iwan and rushes in on goal... Johann Sekli shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Yurtcan Özalan manages to gather it comfortably.
87.31
Fernando Diaz kicks a strong pass forward to Mohammed Adeshina. Mohammed Adeshina passes the ball forward but Gill Artistico is offside!
89.16
Niclas Johansson sees a break and surges forward. Niclas Johansson goes all the way! Niclas Johansson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
27.1%
45.9%
27.1%
Scorers