Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     RavennaRavenna
Computer Player Computer Player Christopher George Christopher George
Torsten RöslerT. Rösler66
G
1
G
69P. Gilberto CruzP. Cruz
Enzo PiovanelliE. Piovanelli70
D
2captain
D
61Duarte VianaD. Viana
Cataldo FerraraC. Ferrara66
D
3
D
68Alberto FonsecaA. Fonseca
Juan AlonsoJ. Alonso64
D
4
D
66Riccardo Di VenanzioR. Di Venanzio
Gianluca FerrareseG. Ferrarese63
D
5
D
67Renato SolimenoR. Solimeno
Cristian BarbanC. Barban84
M
6
M
75Michel KeitaM. Keita
Emiliano MarchegianiE. Marchegiani71
M
7
M
61Joachim MaccaroneJ. Maccarone
Gianpaolo VarricchioG. Varricchio68
M
captain8
M
68Mario VecchiolaM. Vecchiola
Gary ParkerG. Parker70
A
9
A
69Lee MarshallL. Marshall
Mauro PellizzoliM. Pellizzoli69
A
10
A
70Daniel BarrosD. Barros
Nicolas ButraguenoN. Butragueno69
A
11
A
67Thomas HoséT. Hosé
 
Andre AlmeidaA. Almeida65
A
12
D
69Carlo BianchiniC. Bianchini
Jose MedinaJ. Medina65
A
13
M
64Samuel MoreiraS. Moreira
Jeroen AkerboomJ. Akerboom60
A
14
A
64Alun ByrneA. Byrne

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Ravenna. A crowd of 20,866 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Atalanta and Ravenna are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Franco Pecchia.


0.00
Atalanta kick off the first half!
4.39
Emiliano Marchegiani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Parker. Gary Parker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.45
Joachim Maccarone chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Marshall. Lee Marshall lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Hosé. Thomas Hosé powers a header at goal. Torsten Rösler didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
9.02
Riccardo Di Venanzio hacks Mauro Pellizzoli from behind! The referee calls over Riccardo Di Venanzio and shows him a yellow card! Mauro Pellizzoli grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.40
Michel Keita comes in with a late challenge on Juan Alonso. The referee calls over Michel Keita and warns him to calm down! Juan Alonso stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.45
Alberto Fonseca threads a neat ball through to Joachim Maccarone. Joachim Maccarone flicks a high pass forward. Lee Marshall collects the pass. Lee Marshall shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
16.06
Joachim Maccarone takes it forward alone. Joachim Maccarone shoots from outside the area but Torsten Rösler reads it well. Great keeping!
20.50
Joachim Maccarone makes a simple pass to Thomas Hosé. Thomas Hosé tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Torsten Rösler had no chance!! Goal for Ravenna!
24.04
Renato Solimeno makes a probing pass to Mario Vecchiola. Mario Vecchiola sees Thomas Hosé in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Hosé sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
26.55
Cristian Barban makes a simple pass to Gary Parker. Gary Parker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to P. Gilberto Cruz who gathers it comfortably.
27.25
Atalanta are keeping most of the possession.
33.56
Joachim Maccarone flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Barros controls it well on his chest. Daniel Barros shoots from 20 yards but Torsten Rösler reads it well. Fabulous save!
40.35
Cristian Barban threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Butragueno. Nicolas Butragueno plays a one-two with Gary Parker and advances towards the goal... Nicolas Butragueno makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atalanta appear unchanged since the first half. Ravenna also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Ravenna kicking off!
47.31
Gianpaolo Varricchio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Butragueno. Nicolas Butragueno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.43
Atalanta are keeping most of the possession.
54.09
Gianluca Ferrarese makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristian Barban. Cristian Barban controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Butragueno. Nicolas Butragueno lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Parker. Gary Parker connects with a diving header. P. Gilberto Cruz manages to gather it.
55.22
Cristian Barban threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Butragueno. Nicolas Butragueno edges inside the box! Nicolas Butragueno strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
60.15
Atalanta have made a substitution with Jeroen Akerboom replacing Nicolas Butragueno .
63.14
Juan Alonso flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Varricchio. Gianpaolo Varricchio hits a low pass to Mauro Pellizzoli. Mauro Pellizzoli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to P. Gilberto Cruz who gathers it comfortably.
67.26
Gianpaolo Varricchio makes an attacking run forward. Gianpaolo Varricchio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
69.12
Joachim Maccarone flicks the ball to his team mate, Lee Marshall. Lee Marshall finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.36
Joachim Maccarone flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Barros who brings the ball under control. Daniel Barros shoots from outside the area. Torsten Rösler gets down and covers it.
72.57
Riccardo Di Venanzio threads a neat ball through to Michel Keita. Michel Keita hits a low pass to Lee Marshall. Lee Marshall shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.28
Renato Solimeno comes in with a late challenge on Cristian Barban. Renato Solimeno is shown the yellow card! Cristian Barban stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.19
Riccardo Di Venanzio clumsily knocks into Gary Parker. The referee brings Riccardo Di Venanzio to one side and gives him a warning! Gary Parker gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

Ravenna
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.5%
38.5%
Play Area
24.4%
46.2%
29.5%

Scorers
Nicolas Butragueno 55
Thomas Hosé 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Butragueno of Atalanta

Match Ratings