Match Report


PistoiesePistoiese     PerugiaPerugia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Renzo CristianoR. Cristiano57
G
1
G
62Nicola Carlo ZanonN. Zanon
Jannick KanouteJ. Kanoute66
D
captain2
D
58Evans CampagnaE. Campagna
Flavio LucarelliF. Lucarelli61
D
3captain
D
57Billy FergusonB. Ferguson
Mauricio CammarataM. Cammarata58
D
4
D
47Piero MercierP. Mercier
Stuart MatteoS. Matteo64
M
5
M
76Roberto VenturinR. Venturin
Carmine CinettoC. Cinetto62
M
6
M
64Carmelo CassanoC. Cassano
Delano Van GalenD. Van Galen59
M
7
M
53Nunzio TroiseN. Troise
Andrez StroppaA. Stroppa50
M
8
M
52Ronnie BroerseR. Broerse
Walter CerioniW. Cerioni67
A
9
A
60Enzo ScalabrelliE. Scalabrelli
Leon BrücknerL. Brückner67
A
10
A
60Gianluca OddoG. Oddo
Jimmy RobinJ. Robin58
A
11
A
53Cristian PadalinoC. Padalino
 
Salvatore PensalfiniS. Pensalfini57
D
12
G
57Pasquale LongoP. Longo
Cesare LantignottiC. Lantignotti55
D
13
M
51Mirco Di LivioM. Di Livio
Massimo ArcadioM. Arcadio52
G
14
A
49David TurciD. Turci

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to Perugia. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Pistoiese and Perugia are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Raul Melli.


0.00
Pistoiese get the match underway!
2.10
Andrez Stroppa makes a probing pass to Leon Brückner. Leon Brückner shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
3.01
Roberto Venturin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Roberto Venturin lofts in a cross ball towards Enzo Scalabrelli. Enzo Scalabrelli makes a deft header but it curls horrendously wide!
10.15
Roberto Venturin hits a low pass to Cristian Padalino. Cristian Padalino knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Enzo Scalabrelli is offside!
14.59
Seeing a gap ahead, Mauricio Cammarata plays the ball forward to Delano Van Galen. Delano Van Galen passes the ball forward to Leon Brückner. Leon Brückner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
16.57
Delano Van Galen threads the ball through to Leon Brückner. Leon Brückner makes a defence splitting pass to Walter Cerioni. Some good footwork from Walter Cerioni provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Nicola Carlo Zanon manages to keep it out.
18.45
Flavio Lucarelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Matteo. Stuart Matteo makes a probing pass to Leon Brückner. Leon Brückner whips in a cross ball towards Jimmy Robin. Jimmy Robin fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
22.52
Nunzio Troise threads the ball through to Enzo Scalabrelli. Enzo Scalabrelli shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
24.37
Flavio Lucarelli flicks a high pass forward. Carmine Cinetto controls it well on his chest. Carmine Cinetto sees Jimmy Robin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jimmy Robin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Nicola Carlo Zanon is on top of it.
36.11
Nunzio Troise makes a probing pass to Enzo Scalabrelli. Enzo Scalabrelli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Cammarata.
39.24
Nunzio Troise flicks a high pass forward. Cristian Padalino collects the pass. Cristian Padalino shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.57
Flavio Lucarelli decides to run forward with the ball. Flavio Lucarelli flicks a high ball forward to Walter Cerioni who takes it down. Walter Cerioni shoots from outside the area but Nicola Carlo Zanon reads it well. Nice save!
44.32
Delano Van Galen threads the ball through to Jimmy Robin. Jimmy Robin finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Nicola Carlo Zanon.
45.00
Andrez Stroppa takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Flavio Lucarelli shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. Perugia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Perugia kick off and get the second half underway!
47.42
Delano Van Galen chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Brückner. Leon Brückner whips in a cross ball towards Walter Cerioni. Walter Cerioni powers a header at goal but somehow Nicola Carlo Zanon manages to keep it out.
49.41
Mauricio Cammarata threads the ball through to Carmine Cinetto. Carmine Cinetto threads a neat ball through to Leon Brückner. Leon Brückner finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
55.08
Piero Mercier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carmelo Cassano. Carmelo Cassano threads a neat ball through to Cristian Padalino. Cristian Padalino knocks in a cross ball towards Enzo Scalabrelli. Enzo Scalabrelli connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
59.35
Delano Van Galen takes a quick throw-in, which Andrez Stroppa takes on the chest. Andrez Stroppa flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Brückner. Leon Brückner finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Nicola Carlo Zanon smothers it!
60.40
Carmine Cinetto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Brückner. Leon Brückner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.34
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
69.39
Stuart Matteo flicks a high ball forward to Leon Brückner who takes it down. Leon Brückner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
71.43
Delano Van Galen flicks the ball to his team mate, Walter Cerioni. Walter Cerioni finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.49
Mauricio Cammarata kicks a strong pass forward to Andrez Stroppa. Andrez Stroppa knocks the ball forward to Walter Cerioni. Walter Cerioni shoots from distance. Nicola Carlo Zanon gets down and covers it.
77.57
Evans Campagna threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Broerse. Ronnie Broerse chips the ball to his team mate, Cristian Padalino. Cristian Padalino knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jannick Kanoute.
84.55
Carmine Cinetto makes a simple pass to Walter Cerioni. Walter Cerioni skips past Piero Mercier! Walter Cerioni shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
85.05
Jannick Kanoute brings the ball forward. With fabulous vision, Jannick Kanoute picks a pass forward to Jimmy Robin. Jimmy Robin lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Brückner. Leon Brückner rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Nicola Carlo Zanon is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Carmelo Cassano picks a pass forward to Cristian Padalino. Cristian Padalino plays a quick one-two with Gianluca Oddo and rushes in on goal... Cristian Padalino shoots from just inside the box but it flies just wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Pistoiese

Perugia
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
9
0
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.7%
38.3%
Play Area
25.9%
43.2%
30.9%

Scorers
Leon Brückner 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicola Carlo Zanon of Perugia

Match Ratings