Match Report


AnconaAncona     PescaraPescara
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Manuel BressanM. Bressan65
G
captain1
G
75Colin JamesC. James
Linus AhrensL. Ahrens59
D
2
D
70Flavio CapecchiF. Capecchi
Wilco HeerkensW. Heerkens58
D
3captain
D
68Steven GrayS. Gray
Joost PiquéJ. Piqué57
D
4
D
66Gabriele RossittoG. Rossitto
Alessandro BertottoA. Bertotto63
M
5
M
61Pietro Del GrossoP. Del Grosso
Flavio SulcisF. Sulcis61
M
6
M
59Ian TerryI. Terry
Bruno StendardoB. Stendardo60
M
7
M
59Eddy MirriE. Mirri
David PistoneD. Pistone57
M
8
M
56Gianpaolo BerniniG. Bernini
Helder LopesH. Lopes71
A
9
A
64Gaetano PieriniG. Pierini
Ivan MorfeoI. Morfeo67
A
10
A
53Daniel SalmonD. Salmon
Eddy De FrancescoE. De Francesco63
A
11
A
51Julian MarinJ. Marin
 
Alessio PagliucaA. Pagliuca56
D
12
D
60Ighli MazzoleniI. Mazzoleni
Edoardo ToldoE. Toldo54
G
13
G
57Luigi TorricelliL. Torricelli
Samuele Di CanioS. Di Canio54
A
14
M
55Richard HendryR. Hendry

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Del Conero where Ancona play host to Pescara in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Ancona and Pescara are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Enrico Tamburini.


0.00
Pescara kick off the first half!
3.31
Gianpaolo Bernini flicks a high pass forward to Julian Marin who brings the ball under control. Julian Marin shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
4.34
Linus Ahrens makes a probing pass to Flavio Sulcis. Flavio Sulcis knocks the ball forward to Eddy De Francesco. Eddy De Francesco cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Eddy De Francesco provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
8.06
Flavio Sulcis takes it forward alone. Flavio Sulcis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
9.54
Bruno Stendardo knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Morfeo. Ivan Morfeo lofts in a cross ball towards Eddy De Francesco. Eddy De Francesco flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eddy De Francesco!
15.50
Eddy Mirri surges forward with the ball. Eddy Mirri knocks in a cross ball towards Gaetano Pierini. Gaetano Pierini outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Manuel Bressan!
16.27
Ian Terry flicks a high pass forward. Julian Marin controls it well on his chest. Julian Marin knocks in a cross ball towards Gaetano Pierini. Gaetano Pierini heads the ball goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Manuel Bressan with no chance!! Goal for Pescara!
20.33
Eddy Mirri knocks the ball forward to Gaetano Pierini. Gaetano Pierini shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.02
Bruno Stendardo threads the ball through to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Ancona are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
26.56
Ian Terry threads the ball through to Gaetano Pierini. Gaetano Pierini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
27.11
Alessandro Bertotto threads a neat ball through to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes puts a great ball through. Eddy De Francesco runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
28.55
Flavio Sulcis hits a low pass to Eddy De Francesco. Eddy De Francesco shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
32.33
Flavio Sulcis threads a neat ball through to Eddy De Francesco. Eddy De Francesco shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
34.12
Steven Gray pushes up the pitch. Steven Gray flicks a high pass forward to Julian Marin who brings the ball under control. Julian Marin knocks in a cross ball towards Gaetano Pierini. Gaetano Pierini makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.58
Pietro Del Grosso flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Salmon. Daniel Salmon shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
40.01
Flavio Capecchi advances with the ball. Flavio Capecchi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaetano Pierini. Gaetano Pierini lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Salmon. Daniel Salmon fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
Bruno Stendardo flicks a high pass forward. Helder Lopes controls it well on his chest. Helder Lopes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Ancona are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ancona appear unchanged since the first half. Pescara have changed their lineup with Richard Hendry replacing Gaetano Pierini. The Pescara players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Ancona kick off!
47.53
Bruno Stendardo chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Morfeo. Ivan Morfeo shoots from long range. Solid save from Colin James. What a great pair of hands!
53.43
Pietro Del Grosso darts forward. Pietro Del Grosso shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
57.29
Without breaking stride, Joost Piqué plays the ball forward to Bruno Stendardo. Bruno Stendardo flicks a high ball forward to Eddy De Francesco who takes it down. Eddy De Francesco finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.46
Joost Piqué threads a neat ball through to Bruno Stendardo. Bruno Stendardo sees a break and surges forward. Bruno Stendardo plays a scrappy one-two with Eddy De Francesco and stumbles forward towards the goal... Bruno Stendardo strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
60.03
Ancona have made 2 substitutions with Edoardo Toldo replacing Flavio Sulcis and Samuele Di Canio replacing Ivan Morfeo .Pescara have made a substitution with Luigi Torricelli replacing Pietro Del Grosso .
61.07
Ian Terry flicks a high pass forward. Richard Hendry collects the pass. Richard Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.13
Flavio Capecchi surges forward with the ball. Flavio Capecchi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Marin. Julian Marin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Linus Ahrens.
69.05
Ian Terry threads a neat ball through to Julian Marin. Julian Marin shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
75.18
Gianpaolo Bernini catches Edoardo Toldo on the ankles. The referee warns Gianpaolo Bernini to calm down! Edoardo Toldo carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.10
Pescara have made a substitution with Ighli Mazzoleni replacing Gabriele Rossitto .
78.18
Wilco Heerkens flicks a high pass forward. Edoardo Toldo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edoardo Toldo sees space and advances. Edoardo Toldo skips past Ighli Mazzoleni! Edoardo Toldo cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.32
From the throw-in, Linus Ahrens picks out Wilco Heerkens. Wilco Heerkens flicks a high ball forward to Edoardo Toldo who takes it down. Edoardo Toldo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.14
Luigi Torricelli flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Salmon controls it well on his chest. Daniel Salmon shoots from 25 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Manuel Bressan with no chance!! Goal for Pescara!
84.43
Bruno Stendardo flicks a high pass forward. Helder Lopes collects the pass. Helder Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuele Di Canio but he's offside!
89.40
Ian Terry barges into Bruno Stendardo. The referee brings Ian Terry to one side and gives him a warning! Bruno Stendardo stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Steven Gray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ian Terry. Ian Terry hits a low pass to Daniel Salmon. Daniel Salmon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joost Piqué.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ancona

Pescara
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
8
7
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
26.5%
47%
26.5%

Scorers
Eddy De Francesco 10
Gaetano Pierini 16, 34
Daniel Salmon 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gaetano Pierini of Pescara

Match Ratings
1.Manuel Bressan (GK)
6
2.Linus Ahrens (DEF)
6
3.Wilco Heerkens (DEF)
6
4.Joost Piqué (DEF)
6
5.Alessandro Bertotto (MID)
6
6.Flavio Sulcis (MID)
7
7.Bruno Stendardo (MID)
7
8.David Pistone (MID)
6
9.Helder Lopes (ATT)
6
10.Ivan Morfeo (ATT)
7
11.Eddy De Francesco (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Alessio Pagliuca (DEF)
0
13.Edoardo Toldo (GK)
7
14.Samuele Di Canio (ATT)
6

1.Colin James (GK)
7
2.Flavio Capecchi (DEF)
7
3.Steven Gray (DEF)
6
4.Gabriele Rossitto (DEF)
6
5.Pietro Del Grosso (MID)
6
6.Ian Terry (MID)
6
7.Eddy Mirri (MID)
6
8.Gianpaolo Bernini (MID)
6
9.Gaetano Pierini (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Daniel Salmon (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Julian Marin (ATT)
7
 
12.Ighli Mazzoleni (DEF)
6
13.Luigi Torricelli (GK)
6
14.Richard Hendry (MID)
6