Match Report


RavennaRavenna     TorinoTorino
Christopher GeorgeChristopher George Edgar Formosa Edgar Formosa
P. Gilberto CruzP. Cruz69
G
1captain
G
82Enzo BoneraE. Bonera
Duarte VianaD. Viana61
D
2
D
73Jean-Louis DruonJ. Druon
Riccardo Di VenanzioR. Di Venanzio66
D
3
D
72Andreas HamrinA. Hamrin
Carlo BianchiniC. Bianchini70
D
4
D
76Roberto TavaresR. Tavares
Rodolfo MarchegianiR. Marchegiani66
D
5
D
62Jean-Sebastien BiancarelliJ. Biancarelli
Michel KeitaM. Keita75
M
6
M
66Claudio CamposC. Campos
Samuel MoreiraS. Moreira64
M
7
M
66Dean BeresfordD. Beresford
Mario VecchiolaM. Vecchiola68
M
8
M
70Sol HurstS. Hurst
Lee MarshallL. Marshall69
A
9
M
70Cesare ToniC. Toni
Alun ByrneA. Byrne64
A
captain10
A
71Mark EduseiM. Edusei
Thomas HoséT. Hosé67
A
11
A
65Mauro Del NeroM. Del Nero
 
Renato SolimenoR. Solimeno67
D
12
G
64Harvey ThompsonH. Thompson
Joachim MaccaroneJ. Maccarone61
M
13
D
69Lorenzo CesariL. Cesari
Daniel BarrosD. Barros70
A
14
M
56Giovanni ConteG. Conte

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Bruno Benelli where Ravenna play host to Torino. A crowd of 19,368 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Ravenna are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Torino appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Filippo Cerioni.


0.00
Torino kick off the first half!
3.02
Dean Beresford flicks a high pass forward to Mark Edusei who brings the ball under control. Mark Edusei controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
8.49
Rodolfo Marchegiani threads a neat ball through to Michel Keita. Michel Keita makes a probing pass to Alun Byrne. Alun Byrne controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
14.41
Rodolfo Marchegiani kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Moreira. Samuel Moreira threads the ball through to Lee Marshall. Lee Marshall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.41
Carlo Bianchini darts forward. Carlo Bianchini plays the ball forward to Lee Marshall. Lee Marshall shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.24
Jean-Louis Druon flicks a high pass forward. Sol Hurst controls it well on his chest. Sol Hurst flicks a high pass forward to Mark Edusei who brings the ball neatly under control. Mark Edusei knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodolfo Marchegiani.
18.22
Dean Beresford kicks a strong pass forward to Mauro Del Nero. Mauro Del Nero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.14
Carlo Bianchini threads a neat ball through to Mario Vecchiola. Mario Vecchiola kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Byrne. Alun Byrne shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Enzo Bonera manages to gather it comfortably.
21.43
Michel Keita flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Hosé controls it well on his chest. Thomas Hosé kicks a strong pass forward to Lee Marshall but the referee indicates it's offside!
22.16
Carlo Bianchini sees Michel Keita in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Michel Keita flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Byrne. Alun Byrne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roberto Tavares.
32.29
Michel Keita knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Hosé. Thomas Hosé finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
40.56
With some swift thinking, Michel Keita plays the ball forward to Alun Byrne. Alun Byrne lofts in a cross ball towards Lee Marshall. Lee Marshall makes a deft header but is denied by Enzo Bonera. Excellent save.
44.12
Mark Edusei hacks Duarte Viana from behind! Mark Edusei is shown the yellow card! Duarte Viana hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ravenna appear unchanged since the first half. Torino also appear unchanged since the first half. The Torino players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Ravenna kicking off!
49.41
Mario Vecchiola flicks a high pass forward to Alun Byrne who brings the ball under control. Alun Byrne shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
59.13
Dean Beresford flicks a high pass forward. Mauro Del Nero controls it well on his chest. Mauro Del Nero shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.59
Ravenna have made 3 substitutions with Renato Solimeno replacing Carlo Bianchini, Joachim Maccarone replacing Lee Marshall and Daniel Barros replacing Thomas Hosé and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
72.43
Sol Hurst makes a probing pass to Mauro Del Nero. Mauro Del Nero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to P. Gilberto Cruz who gathers it comfortably.
75.44
Sol Hurst hacks Michel Keita from behind! Sol Hurst is shown the yellow card! Michel Keita grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.26
Mario Vecchiola threads a neat ball through to Alun Byrne. Alun Byrne shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
84.23
Claudio Campos clumsily knocks into Mario Vecchiola. The referee calls over Claudio Campos and shows him a yellow card! Mario Vecchiola stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Ravenna

Torino
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.1%
35.9%
Play Area
29.7%
48.4%
21.9%

Scorers
Alun Byrne 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alun Byrne of Ravenna

Match Ratings