Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadion Tombolato where Cittadella play host to Chievo Verona. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cittadella are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chievo Verona appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Aldo Damiani.


0.00
Cittadella kick off and get the first half underway!
2.16
Jimmy Miller kicks a strong pass forward to Andre Barbosa. Andre Barbosa flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Carragher who takes it down. Daniel Carragher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Winston Wijker.
3.16
Adil Abdellaoui knocks the ball to his team mate, Lari Matinpoika. Lari Matinpoika brings the ball forward. Lari Matinpoika lofts in a cross ball towards Laurent Tanghe. Laurent Tanghe flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.23
Lari Matinpoika makes a probing pass to Laurent Tanghe. Laurent Tanghe shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
14.42
Duccio Miccoli hacks Andre Barbosa from behind! Duccio Miccoli is shown the yellow card! Andre Barbosa stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.05
Anthony Suker threads a neat ball through to Thomas Gutiérrez. Thomas Gutiérrez knocks in a cross ball towards Laurent Tanghe. Laurent Tanghe powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
18.45
Adil Abdellaoui surges forward with the ball. Adil Abdellaoui runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Adil Abdellaoui shoots from 25 yards but somehow Darren Bowyer manages to keep it out.
21.11
Joakim Markuksenpoika arcs the ball upfield. Laurent Tanghe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.43
Gian Matteo De Liguori sees space and advances. Gian Matteo De Liguori shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
28.02
Lari Matinpoika sees a break and surges forward. Lari Matinpoika sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.18
Emile Mcgovern hacks Adil Abdellaoui from behind! Emile Mcgovern is given a warning by the referee! Adil Abdellaoui stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.58
Lari Matinpoika threads a neat ball through to Laurent Tanghe. Laurent Tanghe shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
34.10
Gilles Robinson threads a neat ball through to Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern threads the ball through to Attilio Campedelli but he's offside!
36.39
Kevin Raff surges forward with the ball. Kevin Raff passes the ball forward to Daniel Carragher. Daniel Carragher skips past Mario Antunes! Daniel Carragher makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Darren Bowyer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.51
Adil Abdellaoui flicks a high pass forward. Andre Barbosa collects the pass. Andre Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Laurent Tanghe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Laurent Tanghe knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Gutiérrez. Thomas Gutiérrez rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Darren Bowyer gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
45.00
Kevin Raff sees a break and surges forward. Kevin Raff flicks a high pass forward. Laurent Tanghe collects the pass. Laurent Tanghe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Winston Wijker.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Chievo Verona kick off!
49.49
Lari Matinpoika deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Gutiérrez. Thomas Gutiérrez knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Carragher. Daniel Carragher makes a deft header but it's well over the bar!
51.50
Federico Ballarin passes the ball forward to Attilio Campedelli. Attilio Campedelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.01
Lari Matinpoika makes a simple pass to Laurent Tanghe. Laurent Tanghe knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Gutiérrez. Thomas Gutiérrez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball comes off Mario Antunes and the loose ball is cleared up field.
55.58
Andre Barbosa makes a probing pass to Laurent Tanghe. Laurent Tanghe plays a one-two with Thomas Gutiérrez and advances towards the goal... Laurent Tanghe shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.11
Andre Barbosa threads a neat ball through to Thomas Gutiérrez. Thomas Gutiérrez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.08
Chievo Verona have made 2 substitutions with Evans Gazzoli replacing Daniel Carragher and Giampiero Tramezzani replacing Anthony Suker .
65.35
Gilles Robinson darts forward. Gilles Robinson shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.32
Duccio Miccoli hits a low pass to Morgan Ferazzoli. Morgan Ferazzoli makes a defence splitting pass to Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
67.34
Giampiero Tramezzani catches Gilles Robinson on the ankles. The referee calls over Giampiero Tramezzani and warns him to calm down! Gilles Robinson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.14
Kevin Raff flicks a high pass forward. Andre Barbosa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andre Barbosa plays the ball forward to Evans Gazzoli. Evans Gazzoli whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Gutiérrez. Thomas Gutiérrez knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.58
Adil Abdellaoui flicks a high pass forward. Lari Matinpoika controls it well on his chest. Showing composure, Lari Matinpoika plays the ball forward to Laurent Tanghe. Laurent Tanghe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Bowyer who gathers it comfortably.
78.09
Lari Matinpoika flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Gutiérrez who brings the ball under control. Thomas Gutiérrez lofts in a cross ball towards Evans Gazzoli. Evans Gazzoli makes a convincing header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
81.30
Lari Matinpoika flicks a high pass forward. Laurent Tanghe controls it well on his chest. Laurent Tanghe shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.40
Duccio Miccoli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Morgan Ferazzoli. Morgan Ferazzoli shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.57
Adil Abdellaoui pushes up the pitch. Adil Abdellaoui flicks a high pass forward. Evans Gazzoli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Evans Gazzoli shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
0
9
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
23.7%
76.3%
Play Area
27.6%
44.7%
27.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Laurent Tanghe of Chievo Verona

Match Ratings