Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stadio Britanteo where AC Monza play host to Messina. A crowd of 17,343 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
AC Monza are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Messina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
AC Monza are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Messina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Messina start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.37
0-0Alain Koutouan passes the ball forward to Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johannes Gstöttner.
4.57
0-0Salvatore Keown controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Bischoff. Simon Bischoff tries a spectacular long range effort. Sidney Ray easily smothers it.
12.02
Pier G. Perrotta deftly passes the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Porchia. P. Gilberto Porchia sees a break and surges forward. P. Gilberto Porchia whips in a cross ball towards Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Sebastián Fernández easily smothers it.
18.30
0-0Johannes Gstöttner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Salvatore Keown. Salvatore Keown kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Bischoff. Simon Bischoff knocks in a cross ball towards Eddy De Franceschi. Eddy De Franceschi flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
20.30
Nicola Goretti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of P. Gilberto Porchia. P. Gilberto Porchia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Rufus. Darren Rufus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
21.48
Carlos Soares knocks the ball forward to Eddy De Franceschi. Eddy De Franceschi whips in a cross ball towards Simon Bischoff. Simon Bischoff is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.56
P. Gilberto Porchia threads the ball through to Darren Rufus. Darren Rufus shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
26.56
Salvatore Keown knocks the ball forward to Simon Bischoff. Simon Bischoff controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.53
Guilherme Santos threads the ball through to Florian Lobmeyr. Florian Lobmeyr knocks the ball forward to Simon Bischoff. Simon Bischoff whips in a cross ball towards Graziano Rutzittu. Graziano Rutzittu heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
28.36
0-0Darren Rufus clumsily knocks into Vittorio Battaglia. Darren Rufus is warned by the referee! Vittorio Battaglia stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.19
1-0Florian Lobmeyr makes a simple pass to Eddy De Franceschi. Eddy De Franceschi knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Bischoff. Simon Bischoff heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.18
Alain Koutouan catches Salvatore Keown on the ankles. Alain Koutouan is warned by the referee! Salvatore Keown stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.50
Maurizio Armellini passes the ball forward to Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
AC Monza kick off and get the second half underway!
47.38
P. Gilberto Porchia kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Rufus. Darren Rufus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.41
Maurizio Armellini advances with the ball. Maurizio Armellini finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
57.58
1-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
60.26
Johannes Gstöttner kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Soares. Carlos Soares makes a probing pass to Graziano Rutzittu. Graziano Rutzittu shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
61.54
Salvatore Keown brings the ball forward. Salvatore Keown shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
69.44
AC Monza are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Messina's defence.
78.09
Salvatore Keown kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Bischoff. Simon Bischoff whips in a cross ball towards Graziano Rutzittu. Graziano Rutzittu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
81.32
Carlos Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Bischoff. Simon Bischoff makes a probing pass to Eddy De Franceschi. Eddy De Franceschi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
83.50
Mario Fonseca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Maurizio Armellini. Maurizio Armellini kicks a strong pass forward to Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.34
Maurizio Armellini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luciano Ferrari. Luciano Ferrari shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
85.35
Maurizio Armellini kicks a strong pass forward to Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Máximo Castroman.
90.00
Alain Koutouan makes a probing pass to Darren Rufus. Darren Rufus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
27%
48.6%
24.3%
Scorers