Match Report


LazioLazio     JuventusJuventus
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Computer Player Computer Player
Moreno Del GrossoM. Del Grosso64
G
1
G
68Robbie NevilleR. Neville
Ciro ConteC. Conte65
D
2
D
69Sebastiano GianelloS. Gianello
Michel SchemmelM. Schemmel68
D
3
D
67Gionatha MaggioniG. Maggioni
Roberto FioreR. Fiore72
D
4
D
62Yohann HernandezY. Hernandez
David MercierD. Mercier66
M
5
D
57Carmelo FranceschiniC. Franceschini
Carl DufresnesC. Dufresnes75
M
6
M
78Damiano PanarelliD. Panarelli
David DeganoD. Degano69
M
7
M
65Arno KlimekA. Klimek
Rodrigo CamachoR. Camacho74
M
8
M
61Lennart KöpkeL. Köpke
Tiago LoureiroT. Loureiro71
A
captain9
A
71Gabriele LappaneseG. Lappanese
Sean TramezzaniS. Tramezzani67
A
10captain
A
53Maurizio GonzalezM. Gonzalez
Djibrill BillongD. Billong67
A
11
A
52Cesare Di FabioC. Di Fabio
 
Giovanni Di VicinoG. Di Vicino70
D
12
M
59Emanuele MarcolinE. Marcolin
Armin BirkwaldA. Birkwald70
M
13
M
57Gianluca FlorioG. Florio
Joachim CorrentJ. Corrent68
A
14
M
54Michelangelo SulcisM. Sulcis

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Olimpico where Lazio play host to Juventus. A crowd of 17,678 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lazio are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Juventus appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Franco Guidoni.


0.00
Lazio get the match underway!
2.36
Carl Dufresnes surges forward with the ball. Carl Dufresnes plays a scrappy one-two with Tiago Loureiro and advances towards the goal... Carl Dufresnes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
6.08
Showing composure, Sebastiano Gianello plays the ball forward to Arno Klimek. Arno Klimek hits a low pass to Gabriele Lappanese. Gabriele Lappanese knocks in a cross ball towards Cesare Di Fabio. Cesare Di Fabio beats his man to it with a header. Moreno Del Grosso comfortably picks it out of the air!
14.11
Sebastiano Gianello makes a simple pass to Damiano Panarelli. Damiano Panarelli threads a neat ball through to Maurizio Gonzalez. Maurizio Gonzalez whips in a cross ball towards Cesare Di Fabio. With a superhuman jump, Cesare Di Fabio connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from Moreno Del Grosso.
16.33
With a delightful solo run, Damiano Panarelli stretches the opposition's defence. Damiano Panarelli threads a neat ball through to Gabriele Lappanese. Gabriele Lappanese shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
18.57
Rodrigo Camacho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Djibrill Billong. Djibrill Billong plays a one-two with Sean Tramezzani and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Djibrill Billong provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball strikes Carmelo Franceschini's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
20.45
Rodrigo Camacho takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Michel Schemmel cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.35
David Mercier knocks the ball to his team mate, Sean Tramezzani. Sean Tramezzani whips in a cross ball towards Djibrill Billong. Djibrill Billong rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just wide!
24.41
David Degano plays the ball forward to Tiago Loureiro. Tiago Loureiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Robbie Neville who gathers it comfortably.
30.02
Damiano Panarelli chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriele Lappanese. Gabriele Lappanese shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Moreno Del Grosso.
31.46
It's a corner kick which Lennart Köpke takes quickly, playing the ball short to Gabriele Lappanese. Gabriele Lappanese muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Moreno Del Grosso has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
33.25
Sebastiano Gianello sees Lennart Köpke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lennart Köpke chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriele Lappanese. Gabriele Lappanese rushes past Roberto Fiore! Gabriele Lappanese tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.24
Lennart Köpke catches David Mercier on the ankles. The referee calls over Lennart Köpke and shows him a yellow card! David Mercier runs off the knock.
39.39
Carl Dufresnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sean Tramezzani. Sean Tramezzani knocks in a cross ball towards Djibrill Billong. Djibrill Billong is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Robbie Neville reads it well. Quality keeping!
44.10
Ciro Conte flicks a high pass forward. David Mercier collects the pass. David Mercier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiago Loureiro. Tiago Loureiro lofts in a cross ball towards Djibrill Billong. Djibrill Billong connects with a diving header. The keeper, Robbie Neville, sees it late!! Goal for Lazio!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lazio appear unchanged since the first half. Juventus also appear unchanged since the first half. The Juventus players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Juventus kicking off!
48.43
Gionatha Maggioni hacks David Degano from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Degano runs off the knock.
49.03
Carl Dufresnes kicks a strong pass forward to Djibrill Billong. Djibrill Billong shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
51.37
Carl Dufresnes flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Loureiro collects the pass. Tiago Loureiro makes a probing pass to Sean Tramezzani but he's offside!
53.35
Damiano Panarelli threads a neat ball through to Cesare Di Fabio. Cesare Di Fabio advances inside the box! Cesare Di Fabio muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Moreno Del Grosso is on top of it.
57.16
Arno Klimek hacks Carl Dufresnes from behind! The referee warns Arno Klimek to calm down! Carl Dufresnes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.46
Arno Klimek threads the ball through to Cesare Di Fabio. Cesare Di Fabio finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
61.45
Seeing a gap ahead, David Degano plays the ball forward to Djibrill Billong. Djibrill Billong plays a quick one-two with Tiago Loureiro and rushes in on goal... Djibrill Billong side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
63.14
Arno Klimek flicks the ball to his team mate, Cesare Di Fabio. Cesare Di Fabio plays a quick one-two with Gabriele Lappanese and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Cesare Di Fabio provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
72.18
Yohann Hernandez knocks the ball forward to Lennart Köpke. Lennart Köpke makes a probing pass to Cesare Di Fabio. Cesare Di Fabio finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
73.30
Carmelo Franceschini sees a break and surges forward. Carmelo Franceschini runs straight at the opposition's defence. Carmelo Franceschini lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriele Lappanese. Gabriele Lappanese powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
75.32
Roberto Fiore barges into Damiano Panarelli. The referee calls over Roberto Fiore and shows him a yellow card! Damiano Panarelli carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.32
Free kick to Juventus just outside the area...
76.10
Carmelo Franceschini takes a long run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
77.26
Sean Tramezzani clumsily knocks into Gionatha Maggioni. Sean Tramezzani is given a warning by the referee! Gionatha Maggioni runs off the knock.
78.06
Carl Dufresnes flicks the ball to his team mate, Sean Tramezzani. Sean Tramezzani tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
81.29
David Mercier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sean Tramezzani. Sean Tramezzani shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
90.00
Arno Klimek flicks a high pass forward. Gabriele Lappanese holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gabriele Lappanese sees Maurizio Gonzalez just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Maurizio Gonzalez rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Lazio

Juventus
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.9%
54.1%
Play Area
25.9%
43.5%
30.6%

Scorers
Carl Dufresnes 2
Djibrill Billong 44
Gabriele Lappanese 31
Maurizio Gonzalez 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carl Dufresnes of Lazio

Match Ratings