Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at San Siro where Inter Milan play host to Lazio. A crowd of 19,904 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Inter Milan and Lazio are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando  Molina.


0.00
The whistle blows and Lazio get the match underway!
4.13
Yoshito Nakamura flicks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Kirkland. Kieron Kirkland flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Pinto controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Samuel Pinto makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Laurent Ba. Excellent save.
6.36
Claudio Ponzo flicks a high pass forward to Fabiano Bellini who brings the ball under control. Fabiano Bellini makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
12.30
Kieron Kirkland barges into Mauricio Ortega. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mauricio Ortega stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.15
Mark Benali flicks a high pass forward. Kieron Kirkland holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kieron Kirkland shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.53
Gregorio Marquez sees Alessandro Adami in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alessandro Adami sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
24.09
Yoshito Nakamura makes a simple pass to Kieron Kirkland. Kieron Kirkland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.33
Without breaking stride, Adriano Cristante plays the ball forward to Paul Kalac. Paul Kalac hits a low pass to Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.36
Gregorio Marquez threads the ball through to Kieron Kirkland. Kieron Kirkland shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
32.56
Claudio Ponzo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fabiano Bellini. Fabiano Bellini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
33.09
Showing composure, Mark Benali plays the ball forward to Samuel Pinto. Samuel Pinto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.05
Carlos Teixeira knocks the ball to his team mate, Yoshito Nakamura. Yoshito Nakamura runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Yoshito Nakamura plays a one-two with Samuel Pinto and rushes in on goal... Yoshito Nakamura looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Yoshito Nakamura!
38.24
Paul Kalac advances with the ball. Paul Kalac shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
40.14
Yoshito Nakamura flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Pinto collects the pass. Samuel Pinto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
42.31
Chris Sturridge makes a probing pass to Mark Benali. Mark Benali hits a low pass to Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
44.05
Alessandro Zanon runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alessandro Zanon shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
45.00
Martin Nicola makes a simple pass to Giampaolo Olivi. Giampaolo Olivi finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inter Milan appear unchanged since the first half. Lazio also appear unchanged since the first half. The Inter Milan players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Inter Milan kick off!
47.23
Showing composure, Mark Benali laces a weighted ball forward to Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami plays a scrappy one-two with Samuel Pinto and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alessandro Adami muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Laurent Ba!
49.28
With great vision, Mauricio Ortega plays the ball forward to Rocco R. Scotti. Rocco R. Scotti passes the ball forward to Fabiano Bellini. Fabiano Bellini shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
51.20
Claudio Ponzo makes a simple pass to Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame plays a sublime one-two with Fabiano Bellini and races in on goal... Alejandro Vendrame comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. Alun Dryden is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
54.21
Mark Benali controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kieron Kirkland. Kieron Kirkland runs straight at the defence! Gregorio Dominguez catches Kieron Kirkland on the ankles. Kieron Kirkland appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
55.05
Adriano Cristante hits a low pass to Mark Benali. Mark Benali flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Pinto collects the pass. Samuel Pinto shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
63.02
Andre Bianchi knocks the ball forward to Martin Nicola. Martin Nicola controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame cuts inside the box! Alejandro Vendrame cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Inter Milan are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
67.46
Claudio Ponzo catches Yoshito Nakamura on the ankles. The referee calls over Claudio Ponzo and shows him a yellow card! Yoshito Nakamura stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.24
Mark Benali makes a simple pass to Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
79.34
Mark Benali flicks a high pass forward to Alessandro Adami who brings the ball under control. Alessandro Adami finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
81.07
Mark Benali makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kieron Kirkland. Kieron Kirkland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Ortega.
84.19
Yoshito Nakamura controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Pinto. Samuel Pinto knocks in a cross ball towards Alessandro Adami. Alessandro Adami is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.23
Claudio Ponzo knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Vendrame. Alejandro Vendrame plays a one-two with Giampaolo Olivi and advances towards the goal... Alejandro Vendrame shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
90.00
Adriano Cristante controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yoshito Nakamura. Yoshito Nakamura flicks a high pass forward to Samuel Pinto who brings the ball under control. Samuel Pinto shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
4
10
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39%
61%
Play Area
32.9%
45.1%
22%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yoshito Nakamura of Lazio

Match Ratings