Match Report
| Messina | Messina |  |  | Empoli | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Jack Jackson | Jack Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sidney Ray | S. Ray |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Yurtcan Özalan | Y. Özalan | |||||||||
| Nicola Goretti | N. Goretti |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Gianluca Sotgia | G. Sotgia | |||||||||
| Pier G. Perrotta | P. Perrotta | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Felice Delpiano | F. Delpiano | |||||||||
| Mario Fonseca | M. Fonseca |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 |  | Emile Standing | E. Standing | |||||||||
| Alain Koutouan | A. Koutouan |  | 76 | M | | 5 | | D | 67 | | Ricardo Alves | R. Alves | |||||||||
| Maurizio Armellini | M. Armellini | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 |  | Fernando Diaz | F. Diaz | |||||||||
| P. Gilberto Porchia | P. Porchia | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Christian Bordoni | C. Bordoni | |||||||||
| Emile Ndo | E. Ndo |  | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 73 | | Cyril Djire | C. Djire | |||||||||
| Darren Rufus | D. Rufus | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 87 | | Gill Artistico | G. Artistico | |||||||||
| Fabio Bondi | F. Bondi | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 |  | Mohammed Adeshina | M. Adeshina | |||||||||
| Luciano Ferrari | L. Ferrari | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 |  | Vesa Polviander | V. Polviander | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Giovanni Celeste where Messina play host to Empoli. A crowd of 18,926 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Messina are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Empoli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Messina are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Empoli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Empoli kick off the first half!
6.19
0-0Emile Ndo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luciano Ferrari. Luciano Ferrari plays a perfect one-two with Darren Rufus and rushes in on goal... Luciano Ferrari cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.30
0-0Alain Koutouan comes in with a late challenge on Cyril Djire. Alain Koutouan is given a warning by the referee! Cyril Djire stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.09
0-0Cyril Djire controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gill Artistico. Gill Artistico makes a probing pass to Vesa Polviander but he's offside!
16.58
0-0Messina are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
20.41
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
21.20
0-0Cyril Djire sees space and advances. Cyril Djire plays a perfect one-two with Mohammed Adeshina and rushes in on goal... Cyril Djire rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Sidney Ray easily smothers it!
22.33
P. Gilberto Porchia knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.26
Fernando Diaz threads the ball through to Vesa Polviander. Vesa Polviander knocks in a cross ball towards Gill Artistico. Gill Artistico directs the ball goalwards with his head. Sidney Ray easily picks it out of the air!
34.01
Christian Bordoni hacks P. Gilberto Porchia from behind! Christian Bordoni is given a warning by the referee! P. Gilberto Porchia stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.48
P. Gilberto Porchia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Rufus. Darren Rufus shoots from long range but Yurtcan Özalan is on top of it.
42.28
Fernando Diaz threads the ball through to Mohammed Adeshina. Mohammed Adeshina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gill Artistico but the linesman indicates offside!
44.08
Maurizio Armellini catches Felice Delpiano on the ankles. Maurizio Armellini is warned by the referee! Felice Delpiano stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Messina start the second half!
54.55
Christian Bordoni decides to run forward with the ball. Christian Bordoni goes all the way! Christian Bordoni cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Sidney Ray easily smothers it!
55.52
Nicola Goretti clumsily knocks into Cyril Djire. The referee calls over Nicola Goretti and warns him to calm down! Cyril Djire runs off the knock.
59.41
0-0Gill Artistico barges into Pier G. Perrotta. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pier G. Perrotta hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.39
P. Gilberto Porchia knocks the ball forward to Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi knocks in a cross ball towards Luciano Ferrari. Luciano Ferrari connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
66.34
Cyril Djire makes a probing pass to Mohammed Adeshina. Mohammed Adeshina whips in a cross ball towards Vesa Polviander. Vesa Polviander directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.23
Fernando Diaz hacks P. Gilberto Porchia from behind! Fernando Diaz is given a warning by the referee! P. Gilberto Porchia hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.46
Empoli are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Messina's defence.
77.14
Alain Koutouan passes the ball forward to Luciano Ferrari. Luciano Ferrari shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.40
0-0Maurizio Armellini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Rufus. Darren Rufus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.48
Cyril Djire chips the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Adeshina. Mohammed Adeshina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gill Artistico but he's offside!
83.35
Emile Standing knocks the ball forward to Christian Bordoni. Christian Bordoni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vesa Polviander. Vesa Polviander shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
84.58
Emile Ndo flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Rufus. Darren Rufus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.48
P. Gilberto Porchia makes a simple pass to Fabio Bondi. Fabio Bondi shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time