Match Report


PerugiaPerugia     FiorentinaFiorentina
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Raul GrabbiR. Grabbi66
G
captain1captain
G
67Garry GallacherG. Gallacher
Ottavio RussoO. Russo66
D
2
D
71Vinicio E. MoraV. Mora
P. Gilberto DilisoP. Diliso63
D
3
D
71Neil CleggN. Clegg
Yuri Van EdeY. Van Ede63
D
4
D
70Maarten ScifoM. Scifo
Tomas AntonioliT. Antonioli54
M
5
D
57Dries ZimmermanD. Zimmerman
Albrecht WallnerA. Wallner51
M
6
M
73Giordano DoniG. Doni
Eusebio MaregginiE. Mareggini49
M
7
M
72George MintoG. Minto
Bernardo Dalla BonaB. Dalla Bona48
M
8
M
71Sean MaterazziS. Materazzi
Giampietro PregnolatoG. Pregnolato63
A
9
A
70Gianni DundjerskiG. Dundjerski
Colin ElliottC. Elliott57
A
10
A
62Giampiero CalderoniG. Calderoni
Sebastiao MartinsS. Martins54
A
11
A
58Vito PirriV. Pirri
 
Pierpaolo FanesiP. Fanesi60
G
12
A
56Salvatore LilloS. Lillo
Piero SassanelliP. Sassanelli57
G
13
D
55Danilo OliviD. Olivi
Adrian SadottiA. Sadotti57
D
14
G
54Luca GiangaspareL. Giangaspare

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Renato Curi where Perugia play host to Fiorentina. A crowd of 9,532 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Perugia are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Fiorentina appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Umberto Sussi.


0.00
Fiorentina kick off!
2.39
With imagination, Sean Materazzi laces a through ball forward to Vito Pirri. Vito Pirri shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
9.30
Eusebio Mareggini flicks a high pass forward to Giampietro Pregnolato who brings the ball under control. Giampietro Pregnolato knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry Gallacher who gathers it comfortably.
16.22
Maarten Scifo passes the ball forward to Giordano Doni. Giordano Doni takes it forward alone. Giordano Doni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Calderoni but the linesman indicates offside!
18.31
Giordano Doni kicks a strong pass forward to Gianni Dundjerski. Gianni Dundjerski shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
20.00
Giordano Doni laces a weighted ball forward to Gianni Dundjerski. Gianni Dundjerski shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
22.56
Ottavio Russo receives the ball from a throw-in from P. Gilberto Diliso. Ottavio Russo flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Antonioli. Tomas Antonioli flicks a high pass forward. Giampietro Pregnolato collects the pass. Giampietro Pregnolato shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Garry Gallacher. Excellent save.
24.21
Vinicio E. Mora flicks a high pass forward to Sean Materazzi who brings the ball under control. Sean Materazzi darts forward. Sean Materazzi shoots from distance but is denied by Raul Grabbi. Excellent save.
26.40
Giordano Doni threads the ball through to Gianni Dundjerski. Gianni Dundjerski shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
27.35
Vinicio E. Mora hits a low pass to Sean Materazzi. Sean Materazzi makes a simple pass to Vito Pirri. Vito Pirri shoots from outside the area. Raul Grabbi gets down and covers it.
28.54
George Minto knocks the ball forward to Vito Pirri. Vito Pirri finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
36.18
Yuri Van Ede flicks a high pass forward to Tomas Antonioli who brings the ball under control. Tomas Antonioli hits a low pass to Sebastiao Martins. Sebastiao Martins knocks in a cross ball towards Giampietro Pregnolato. Giampietro Pregnolato connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty! That brings them back into the game!
42.11
Sean Materazzi flicks a high pass forward. Gianni Dundjerski controls it well on his chest. Gianni Dundjerski knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Giampiero Calderoni is offside!
44.44
With great vision, George Minto plays the ball forward to Gianni Dundjerski. Gianni Dundjerski shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The second half starts with Perugia kicking off!
47.24
Albrecht Wallner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.51
Maarten Scifo makes a simple pass to George Minto. George Minto flicks a high pass forward. Gianni Dundjerski collects the pass. Gianni Dundjerski knocks in a cross ball towards Vito Pirri. Vito Pirri rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.02
Sebastiao Martins comes in with a late challenge on Dries Zimmerman. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dries Zimmerman runs off the knock.
55.05
Tomas Antonioli knocks the ball forward to Giampietro Pregnolato. Giampietro Pregnolato sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
57.54
Eusebio Mareggini threads a neat ball through to Sebastiao Martins. Sebastiao Martins shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.20
Eusebio Mareggini flicks a high ball forward to Colin Elliott who takes it down. Colin Elliott threads the ball through into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Giampietro Pregnolato provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
60.06
Fiorentina have made 3 substitutions with Salvatore Lillo replacing Giampiero Calderoni, Danilo Olivi replacing George Minto and Luca Giangaspare replacing Maarten Scifo .
63.11
Ottavio Russo chips the ball to his team mate, Eusebio Mareggini. Eusebio Mareggini flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Martins collects the pass. Sebastiao Martins knocks in a cross ball towards Giampietro Pregnolato. Giampietro Pregnolato makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
67.18
Tomas Antonioli sees Giampietro Pregnolato in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giampietro Pregnolato knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luca Giangaspare.
72.48
Tomas Antonioli flicks a high ball forward to Giampietro Pregnolato who takes it down. Giampietro Pregnolato plays a one-two with Colin Elliott and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Giampietro Pregnolato provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.22
Bernardo Dalla Bona flicks a high pass forward to Giampietro Pregnolato who brings the ball under control. Giampietro Pregnolato shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
83.05
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
84.48
Tomas Antonioli takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Albrecht Wallner. Albrecht Wallner makes a simple pass to Sebastiao Martins. Sebastiao Martins whips in a cross ball towards Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
85.59
Yuri Van Ede passes the ball forward to Albrecht Wallner. Albrecht Wallner threads the ball through to Giampietro Pregnolato. Giampietro Pregnolato knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.51
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
89.17
Vito Pirri hacks Yuri Van Ede from behind! Vito Pirri is shown the yellow card! Yuri Van Ede hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Perugia

Fiorentina
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
28.6%
41.6%
29.9%

Scorers
Giampietro Pregnolato 36, 63
Vito Pirri 2, 50

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giampietro Pregnolato of Perugia

Match Ratings