Match Report


JuventusJuventus     AC MonzaAC Monza
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Robbie NevilleR. Neville68
G
1
G
77Ottavio CassettiO. Cassetti
Sebastiano GianelloS. Gianello69
D
2
D
75Fabian Natale Del VecchioF. Del Vecchio
Gionatha MaggioniG. Maggioni67
D
3
D
71Martino MonettaM. Monetta
Yohann HernandezY. Hernandez62
D
4
D
69Sebastian MetzgerS. Metzger
Carmelo FranceschiniC. Franceschini57
D
5
D
68Stuart WhiteS. White
Damiano PanarelliD. Panarelli78
M
6captain
M
77Dennis BakkatiD. Bakkati
Arno KlimekA. Klimek65
M
7
M
70Guerino CapezzutoG. Capezzuto
Lennart KöpkeL. Köpke61
M
8
M
57Manuele LopezM. Lopez
Gabriele LappaneseG. Lappanese71
A
9
A
72Fabian Natale FerrareseF. Ferrarese
Maurizio GonzalezM. Gonzalez53
A
captain10
A
63Mariano AmbrosiniM. Ambrosini
Guido Di VaioG. Di Vaio51
A
11
A
61Vittorio BaldiniV. Baldini
 
Emanuele MarcolinE. Marcolin59
M
12
G
74Matteo CaputoM. Caputo
Gianluca FlorioG. Florio57
M
13
G
68Jakob WilkeJ. Wilke
Michelangelo SulcisM. Sulcis54
M
14
D
62Jon CollymoreJ. Collymore

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Juventus Stadium where Juventus play host to AC Monza. A crowd of 18,127 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Juventus are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while AC Monza appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Corrado Mezzano.


0.00
AC Monza kick off!
2.25
Sebastian Metzger makes a probing pass to Manuele Lopez. Manuele Lopez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mariano Ambrosini. Mariano Ambrosini lofts in a cross ball towards Fabian Natale Ferrarese. Fabian Natale Ferrarese rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Robbie Neville. Excellent save.
3.51
Lennart Köpke hacks Dennis Bakkati from behind! Lennart Köpke is shown the yellow card! Dennis Bakkati stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.57
Lennart Köpke makes a probing pass to Maurizio Gonzalez. Maurizio Gonzalez skips past Stuart White! Maurizio Gonzalez tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
12.14
Damiano Panarelli takes the throw-in. With great vision, Arno Klimek plays the ball forward to Maurizio Gonzalez. Maurizio Gonzalez shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
14.56
Sebastian Metzger plays the ball forward to Dennis Bakkati. Dennis Bakkati hits a low pass to Vittorio Baldini. Vittorio Baldini threads a neat, attacking ball through to Mariano Ambrosini. Mariano Ambrosini comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.10
Gionatha Maggioni knocks the ball forward to Damiano Panarelli. Damiano Panarelli decides to run forward with the ball. Damiano Panarelli shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.21
Arno Klimek runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Arno Klimek kicks a strong pass forward to Maurizio Gonzalez but the referee indicates it's offside!
22.22
Guerino Capezzuto threads the ball through to Mariano Ambrosini. Mariano Ambrosini shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
32.14
AC Monza have made a substitution with Jakob Wilke replacing Stuart White .
33.17
Gionatha Maggioni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Damiano Panarelli. With a delightful solo run, Damiano Panarelli stretches the opposition's defence. Damiano Panarelli edges inside the box! Damiano Panarelli shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Ottavio Cassetti!
34.44
Lennart Köpke surges forward with the ball. Lennart Köpke edges inside the box! Lennart Köpke comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
40.11
Martino Monetta decides to run forward with the ball. Martino Monetta plays the ball forward to Mariano Ambrosini. Mariano Ambrosini shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
44.10
Arno Klimek runs straight at the opposition's defence. Arno Klimek knocks the ball forward to Gabriele Lappanese but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Juventus appear unchanged since the first half. AC Monza also appear unchanged since the first half. The Juventus players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Juventus get the second half underway!
51.50
Lennart Köpke brings the ball forward. Lennart Köpke plays a quick one-two with Gabriele Lappanese and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Lennart Köpke provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Juventus!
54.20
Manuele Lopez sees Mariano Ambrosini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mariano Ambrosini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carmelo Franceschini.
55.18
Arno Klimek makes an attacking run forward. Arno Klimek edges inside the box! Arno Klimek shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
60.42
Arno Klimek chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriele Lappanese. Gabriele Lappanese cuts inside the box! Gabriele Lappanese muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ottavio Cassetti with no chance!! Goal for Juventus!
72.20
Dennis Bakkati advances with the ball. Dennis Bakkati runs straight at the defence! Dennis Bakkati cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
77.10
Jakob Wilke passes the ball forward to Guerino Capezzuto. Guerino Capezzuto flicks the ball to his team mate, Vittorio Baldini. Vittorio Baldini plays a one-two with Mariano Ambrosini and rushes in on goal... Yohann Hernandez clumsily knocks into Vittorio Baldini. Vittorio Baldini appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
83.21
Damiano Panarelli comes in with a late challenge on Manuele Lopez. The referee calls over Damiano Panarelli and warns him to calm down! Manuele Lopez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.48
Sebastiano Gianello flicks a high ball forward to Arno Klimek who takes it down. Arno Klimek flicks a high ball forward to Guido Di Vaio who takes it down. Guido Di Vaio knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriele Lappanese. Gabriele Lappanese flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Sebastian Metzger surges forward with the ball. Sebastian Metzger makes an attacking run forward. Sebastian Metzger tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Juventus

AC Monza
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
21.8%
43.7%
34.5%

Scorers
Lennart Köpke 34, 52
Gabriele Lappanese 60, 87
Mariano Ambrosini 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lennart Köpke of Juventus

Match Ratings