Match Report


SienaSiena     SampdoriaSampdoria
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Datti Mohamed Del PreteD. Del Prete70
G
1
G
58Rodrigo CamposR. Campos
Jonathan CaloriJ. Calori67
D
2
D
73Dario De SanzoD. De Sanzo
Tomas MussoT. Musso62
D
3
D
69Frederico MarinF. Marin
Felice RocchiF. Rocchi57
D
4
D
66Pierre G. De SoleP. De Sole
Arnold KoningA. Koning53
D
captain5captain
D
49Andre PegoloA. Pegolo
Uwe LittbarskiU. Littbarski71
M
6
M
74Gianni BalliG. Balli
Natale RossittoN. Rossitto63
M
7
M
72Miguel PintoM. Pinto
Vinicio E. MonacoV. Monaco55
M
8
A
64Roberto PercassiR. Percassi
Oscar Jr. Di VicinoO. Di Vicino54
M
9
A
54Danilo CalaiòD. Calaiò
Pascal HamannP. Hamann68
A
10
A
54Eugenio BressanE. Bressan
Manuel FacciM. Facci56
A
11
A
51Alejandro Del SolA. Del Sol
 
Pierluigi GelsiP. Gelsi61
G
12
M
64Fernando GuerreroF. Guerrero
Amedeo AbbruscatoA. Abbruscato53
M
13
M
58Gaetano BonazzoliG. Bonazzoli
Niccol˜ BattistiniN. Battistini53
A
14
M
55Michele ArriccaM. Arricca

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Artemio Franchi where Siena play host to Sampdoria. A crowd of 9,340 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Siena are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sampdoria appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Paolo Caputo.


0.00
Sampdoria kick off the first half!
3.24
Gianni Balli takes it forward alone. Gianni Balli shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
6.06
Felice Rocchi makes a probing pass to Natale Rossitto. Natale Rossitto flicks a high pass forward. Pascal Hamann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pascal Hamann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.39
Miguel Pinto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Percassi. Roberto Percassi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.26
Vinicio E. Monaco hacks Miguel Pinto from behind! Vinicio E. Monaco is given a warning by the referee! Miguel Pinto stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.15
Miguel Pinto flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Del Sol holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Del Sol edges inside the box! Alejandro Del Sol shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
30.50
Seeing a gap ahead, Miguel Pinto plays the ball forward to Danilo Calaiò. Danilo Calaiò knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonathan Calori.
36.20
Pierre G. De Sole controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Pinto. Miguel Pinto kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Percassi. Roberto Percassi shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Siena start the second half!
48.57
Tomas Musso barges into Roberto Percassi. Tomas Musso is shown the yellow card! Roberto Percassi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.54
Miguel Pinto threads a neat ball through to Danilo Calaiò. Danilo Calaiò sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
51.56
Frederico Marin pushes up the pitch. Frederico Marin flicks a high pass forward. Danilo Calaiò collects the pass. Danilo Calaiò knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.14
Natale Rossitto clumsily knocks into Miguel Pinto. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Miguel Pinto stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.14
Siena have made 2 substitutions with Niccol˜ Battistini replacing Pascal Hamann and Amedeo Abbruscato replacing Uwe Littbarski .
63.14
Oscar Jr. Di Vicino kicks a strong pass forward to Niccol˜ Battistini. Niccol˜ Battistini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Marin.
65.05
Felice Rocchi flicks a high pass forward. Vinicio E. Monaco collects the pass. Vinicio E. Monaco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccol˜ Battistini. Niccol˜ Battistini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dario De Sanzo.
67.47
Felice Rocchi makes a strong solo run forward. Felice Rocchi takes it forward alone. Felice Rocchi threads the ball through to Niccol˜ Battistini but he's offside!
75.22
Natale Rossitto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Battistini. Niccol˜ Battistini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Pegolo.
78.05
Miguel Pinto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Percassi. Roberto Percassi lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Del Sol. Alejandro Del Sol connects with a diving header but it's well over the bar!
83.29
Miguel Pinto clumsily knocks into Natale Rossitto. Miguel Pinto is shown the yellow card! Natale Rossitto stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.48
Dario De Sanzo flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Pinto controls it well on his chest. With some swift thinking, Miguel Pinto plays the ball forward to Danilo Calaiò. Danilo Calaiò whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Del Sol. Alejandro Del Sol finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
87.43
With imagination, Miguel Pinto picks a pass forward to Danilo Calaiò. Danilo Calaiò lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Percassi. Roberto Percassi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Miguel Pinto flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Bressan controls it well on his chest. Eugenio Bressan plays a one-two with Alejandro Del Sol and rushes in on goal... Eugenio Bressan strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Datti Mohamed Del Prete reads it well. Fabulous stop!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Siena

Sampdoria
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
0
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
25.4%
50.7%
23.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Pinto of Sampdoria

Match Ratings