Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Britanteo where AC Monza play host to Pistoiese. A crowd of 18,522 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both AC Monza and Pistoiese are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both AC Monza and Pistoiese are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Pistoiese kick off and get the match underway!
4.09
0-0Julien Schmid makes a probing pass to Guglielmo Cento. Guglielmo Cento plays a perfect one-two with Cataldo Gemmi and rushes in on goal... Guglielmo Cento makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
20.04
0-0Alfredo Carcedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guglielmo Cento. Guglielmo Cento plays a perfect one-two with Julian Krüger and rushes in on goal... Guglielmo Cento rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.56
0-0Florian Lobmeyr hacks Julien Schmid from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julien Schmid hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.03
Cristian Mezzano threads the ball through to Julien Schmid. Julien Schmid kicks a strong pass forward to Guglielmo Cento. Guglielmo Cento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.21
0-0Florian Lobmeyr deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuele Grandoni. Manuele Grandoni passes the ball forward but Benito Balli is offside!
38.47
Cristian Mezzano hacks Manuele Grandoni from behind! The referee calls over Cristian Mezzano and shows him a yellow card! Manuele Grandoni stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.17
Máximo Castroman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florian Lobmeyr. Florian Lobmeyr advances with the ball. Florian Lobmeyr threads the ball through to Manuele Grandoni but he's offside!
44.11
Salvatore Keown decides to run forward with the ball. Salvatore Keown knocks the ball to his team mate, Graziano Rutzittu. Graziano Rutzittu takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with AC Monza kicking off!
47.20
0-0Gianpaolo Colle barges into Manuele Grandoni. Gianpaolo Colle is given a warning by the referee! Manuele Grandoni runs off the knock.
48.04
0-0AC Monza are easily keeping Pistoiese at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
51.22
Ezio Conteh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guglielmo Cento. Guglielmo Cento tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Sebastián Fernández easily smothers it!
55.35
0-0Johannes Gstöttner knocks the ball to his team mate, Salvatore Keown. Salvatore Keown decides to run forward with the ball. Salvatore Keown knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristian Mezzano.
57.37
1-0Carlos Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, Graziano Rutzittu. Graziano Rutzittu kicks a strong pass forward to Manuele Grandoni. Manuele Grandoni cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.22
Peter Waterreus decides to run forward with the ball. Peter Waterreus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graziano Rutzittu. Graziano Rutzittu shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.08
Ezio Conteh passes the ball forward to Guglielmo Cento. Guglielmo Cento plays a perfect one-two with Cataldo Gemmi and rushes in on goal... Guglielmo Cento cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
65.38
Julien Schmid chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Krüger. Julian Krüger finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.03
Carlos Soares threads the ball through to Manuele Grandoni. Manuele Grandoni shoots from 20 yards but somehow Adriano Collauto manages to keep it out.
69.29
Carlos Soares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Benito Balli. Benito Balli lofts in a cross ball towards Manuele Grandoni. Manuele Grandoni connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Adriano Collauto is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
72.19
Johannes Gstöttner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Soares. Carlos Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, Graziano Rutzittu. Graziano Rutzittu shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
77.25
Florian Lobmeyr threads the ball through to Benito Balli. Benito Balli goes all the way! Benito Balli rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Benito Balli!
81.40
Alfredo Carcedo knocks the ball forward to Guglielmo Cento. Guglielmo Cento goes all the way! Guglielmo Cento rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Sebastián Fernández.
83.46
Julien Schmid kicks a strong pass forward to Guglielmo Cento. Guglielmo Cento knocks the ball forward to Julian Krüger but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
84.45
Kader Chaveyriat makes a simple pass to Julien Schmid. Julien Schmid passes the ball forward to Guglielmo Cento. Guglielmo Cento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.25
Vittorio Battaglia knocks the ball to his team mate, Salvatore Keown. Salvatore Keown knocks the ball forward to Graziano Rutzittu. Graziano Rutzittu plays a perfect one-two with Manuele Grandoni and rushes in on goal... Graziano Rutzittu shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Graziano Rutzittu scores for AC Monza!!
89.02
Alfredo Carcedo passes the ball forward to Julian Krüger. Julian Krüger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
26.1%
44.6%
29.3%
Scorers
| Manuele Grandoni 57, 69 Benito Balli 77 Graziano Rutzittu 85 |