Match Report


FiorentinaFiorentina     UdineseUdinese
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Garry GallacherG. Gallacher67
G
captain1
G
54Gaetano ScarpaG. Scarpa
Vinicio E. MoraV. Mora71
D
2
D
63Valerio De PoliV. De Poli
Neil CleggN. Clegg71
D
3
D
56Walter FlorijancicW. Florijancic
Maarten ScifoM. Scifo70
D
4captain
D
55Edoardo ErraE. Erra
Dries ZimmermanD. Zimmerman57
D
5
D
55Marc-Vivien PoratoM. Porato
Giordano DoniG. Doni73
M
6
M
62Alessio TaddeiA. Taddei
George MintoG. Minto72
M
7
M
58Benito EspinalB. Espinal
Sean MaterazziS. Materazzi71
M
8
A
52Brian MurphyB. Murphy
Gianni DundjerskiG. Dundjerski70
A
9
A
50Gian Matteo Di LivioG. Di Livio
Giampiero CalderoniG. Calderoni62
A
10
A
48Albert Del SolA. Del Sol
Vito PirriV. Pirri58
A
11
A
43Juan RomeroJ. Romero
 
Salvatore LilloS. Lillo56
A
12
M
55Nicola AlbinoN. Albino
Danilo OliviD. Olivi55
D
13
G
54Ezio BrianoE. Briano
Luca GiangaspareL. Giangaspare54
G
14
M
54Ray LeoneR. Leone

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Franchi where Fiorentina play host to Udinese. A crowd of 8,473 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Fiorentina are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Udinese appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Stefano Vicari.


0.00
The whistle blows and Udinese kick off!
6.14
Walter Florijancic runs forward with the ball. Walter Florijancic flicks a high pass forward. Juan Romero controls it well on his chest. Juan Romero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.13
Edoardo Erra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alessio Taddei. Alessio Taddei surges forward with the ball. Alessio Taddei skips past Maarten Scifo! Alessio Taddei looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.18
Sean Materazzi flicks a high pass forward. Vito Pirri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vito Pirri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Walter Florijancic.
16.25
Sean Materazzi flicks a high pass forward. Gianni Dundjerski collects the pass. Gianni Dundjerski knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc-Vivien Porato.
24.35
Seeing a gap ahead, Maarten Scifo plays the ball forward to Sean Materazzi. Sean Materazzi flicks a high pass forward. Vito Pirri controls it well on his chest. Vito Pirri whips in a cross ball towards Giampiero Calderoni. Giampiero Calderoni whips the ball goalwards with his head. Giampiero Calderoni scores for Fiorentina!!
27.42
Dries Zimmerman hits a low pass to George Minto. Showing composure, George Minto plays the ball forward to Giampiero Calderoni. Giampiero Calderoni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.02
Sean Materazzi makes a probing pass to Giampiero Calderoni. Giampiero Calderoni tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
32.30
Giordano Doni receives the ball from a throw-in from George Minto. With vision, Giordano Doni plays the ball forward to Giampiero Calderoni. Giampiero Calderoni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.45
George Minto knocks the ball to his team mate, Vito Pirri. Vito Pirri tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.46
Giordano Doni chips the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Calderoni. Giampiero Calderoni shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.00
George Minto knocks the ball forward to Vito Pirri. Vito Pirri shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Gaetano Scarpa manages to gather it effortlessly.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Fiorentina appear unchanged since the first half. Udinese also appear unchanged since the first half. The Udinese players seem much more motivated whilst the Fiorentina players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Fiorentina get the second half underway!
47.27
Benito Espinal knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan Romero. Juan Romero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry Gallacher who gathers it comfortably.
54.01
Benito Espinal chips the ball to his team mate, Albert Del Sol. Albert Del Sol plays a scrappy one-two with Juan Romero and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Albert Del Sol provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.33
Fiorentina have made 3 substitutions with Salvatore Lillo replacing Giampiero Calderoni, Danilo Olivi replacing George Minto and Luca Giangaspare replacing Maarten Scifo .Udinese have made a substitution with Ray Leone replacing Gian Matteo Di Livio and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
61.37
Edoardo Erra sees Alessio Taddei in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alessio Taddei knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan Romero. Juan Romero shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.27
Alessio Taddei barges into Sean Materazzi. Alessio Taddei is given a warning by the referee! Sean Materazzi runs off the knock.
75.53
Neil Clegg threads the ball through to Giordano Doni. Giordano Doni chips the ball to his team mate, Salvatore Lillo. Salvatore Lillo tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
77.37
Udinese have made a substitution with Ezio Briano replacing Alessio Taddei .
90.00
Sean Materazzi hits a low pass to Salvatore Lillo. Salvatore Lillo shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Fiorentina

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

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
20.3%
43.5%
36.2%

Scorers
Giampiero Calderoni 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giampiero Calderoni of Fiorentina

Match Ratings
1.Garry Gallacher (GK)
6
2.Vinicio E. Mora (DEF)
6
3.Neil Clegg (DEF)
6
4.Maarten Scifo (DEF)
6
5.Dries Zimmerman (DEF)
6
6.Giordano Doni (MID)
7
7.George Minto (MID)
7
8.Sean Materazzi (MID)
8
9.Gianni Dundjerski (ATT)
6
10.Giampiero Calderoni (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Vito Pirri (ATT)
8
 
12.Salvatore Lillo (ATT)
6
13.Danilo Olivi (DEF)
6
14.Luca Giangaspare (GK)
6

1.Gaetano Scarpa (GK)
7
2.Valerio De Poli (DEF)
6
3.Walter Florijancic (DEF)
7
4.Edoardo Erra (DEF)
6
5.Marc-Vivien Porato (DEF)
6
6.Alessio Taddei (MID)
7
7.Benito Espinal (MID)
6
8.Brian Murphy (ATT)
6
9.Gian Matteo Di Livio (ATT)
6
10.Albert Del Sol (ATT)
6
11.Juan Romero (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicola Albino (MID)
0
13.Ezio Briano (GK)
6
14.Ray Leone (MID)
6