Match Report


Verona HellasVerona Hellas     NapoliNapoli
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Karim VosK. Vos74
G
1
G
74Boudewijn Van Der VaartB. Van Der Vaart
Eusebio SturbaE. Sturba74
D
2
D
70Nicola EspinalN. Espinal
Andre TraversaA. Traversa72
D
captain3captain
D
69Franco MazzolaF. Mazzola
Manuele GrandoniM. Grandoni69
D
4
D
61Juan CabreraJ. Cabrera
Simon SchönenbornS. Schönenborn70
M
5
D
61Warren MontagueW. Montague
Antonino AmbrosettiA. Ambrosetti68
M
6
M
68Leonardo BressanL. Bressan
Craig RaeC. Rae66
M
7
M
66Rafael AlonsoR. Alonso
Alfonso FabbriA. Fabbri66
M
8
M
64Simone Di CanioS. Di Canio
Richard WhiteR. White72
A
9
A
75Eddy ZanottiE. Zanotti
Zerbini SalvatoriZ. Salvatori70
A
10
A
66Mathieu SabinM. Sabin
Rodrigo BarrosR. Barros67
A
11
A
55Samuele LilloS. Lillo
 
Quim VianaQ. Viana65
D
12
M
61Evans CroceE. Croce
Elvis MazzantiniE. Mazzantini65
A
13
D
60Fausto BelliniF. Bellini
Ciro BelliniC. Bellini62
D
14
G
60Helder FerreiraH. Ferreira

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Stadio Bentegodi where Verona Hellas play host to Napoli. A crowd of 18,630 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Verona Hellas are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Napoli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Franceco Paschetta.


0.00
Verona Hellas start the match!
2.39
Craig Rae flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Barros collects the pass. Rodrigo Barros flicks a high pass forward. Zerbini Salvatori controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Zerbini Salvatori makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
6.34
Alfonso Fabbri flicks a high pass forward. Richard White collects the pass. Richard White plays a one-two with Rodrigo Barros and rushes in on goal... Richard White looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
12.03
Antonino Ambrosetti knocks the ball forward to Rodrigo Barros. Rodrigo Barros tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
22.22
Warren Montague decides to run forward with the ball. Warren Montague deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddy Zanotti. Eddy Zanotti whips in a cross ball towards Samuele Lillo. Samuele Lillo makes a convincing header but is denied by Karim Vos. Excellent save.
26.53
Craig Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Barros. Rodrigo Barros threads a neat ball through to Zerbini Salvatori. Zerbini Salvatori comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Solid save from Boudewijn Van Der Vaart.
27.31
With vision, Antonino Ambrosetti picks a pass forward to Richard White. Richard White chips the ball to his team mate, Zerbini Salvatori. Zerbini Salvatori muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Boudewijn Van Der Vaart is on top of it.
28.03
Rafael Alonso plays the ball forward to Eddy Zanotti. Eddy Zanotti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mathieu Sabin but he's offside!
30.40
Antonino Ambrosetti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Barros. Rodrigo Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Warren Montague.
33.05
Leonardo Bressan sees space and advances. Leonardo Bressan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manuele Grandoni.
34.38
Antonino Ambrosetti clumsily knocks into Rafael Alonso. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rafael Alonso carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.42
Craig Rae threads a neat ball through to Zerbini Salvatori. Zerbini Salvatori sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.21
Eddy Zanotti slams into Eusebio Sturba with his studs up. Eddy Zanotti is shown the red card!! Eusebio Sturba runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Napoli kick off!
47.05
Alfonso Fabbri hits a low pass to Zerbini Salvatori. Zerbini Salvatori edges inside the box! Zerbini Salvatori rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Boudewijn Van Der Vaart has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.39
Simon Schönenborn hacks Simone Di Canio from behind! Simon Schönenborn is shown the yellow card! Simone Di Canio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.26
Eusebio Sturba clumsily knocks into Samuele Lillo. The referee brings Eusebio Sturba to one side and gives him a warning! Samuele Lillo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.52
Craig Rae threads a neat ball through to Zerbini Salvatori. Zerbini Salvatori shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
57.23
Craig Rae flicks a high ball forward to Richard White who takes it down. Richard White shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
59.30
Craig Rae runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Craig Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Zerbini Salvatori. Zerbini Salvatori muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Boudewijn Van Der Vaart with no chance!! Goal for Verona Hellas! That's his third!
61.30
Verona Hellas have made 3 substitutions with Ciro Bellini replacing Antonino Ambrosetti, Elvis Mazzantini replacing Andre Traversa and Quim Viana replacing Zerbini Salvatori .
66.28
Eusebio Sturba flicks a high pass forward to Ciro Bellini who brings the ball neatly under control. Ciro Bellini flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Barros controls it well on his chest. Rodrigo Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Boudewijn Van Der Vaart who gathers it comfortably.
67.59
Rafael Alonso flicks the ball to his team mate, Mathieu Sabin. Mathieu Sabin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Karim Vos who gathers it comfortably.
75.08
Simon Schönenborn flicks a high ball forward to Quim Viana who takes it down. Quim Viana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Barros but the linesman indicates offside!
77.06
Napoli have made a substitution with Helder Ferreira replacing Mathieu Sabin .
84.14
Simone Di Canio knocks the ball forward to Helder Ferreira. Helder Ferreira shoots from 25 yards but somehow Karim Vos manages to keep it out.
90.00
Leonardo Bressan flicks a high pass forward. Samuele Lillo collects the pass. Samuele Lillo plays a scrappy one-two with Helder Ferreira and advances towards the goal... Samuele Lillo strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Verona Hellas

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

Possession
64.4%
35.6%
Play Area
19.2%
47.9%
32.9%

Scorers
Zerbini Salvatori 2, 47, 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Zerbini Salvatori of Verona Hellas

Match Ratings