Match Report


AnconaAncona     BolognaBologna
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Manuel BressanM. Bressan65
G
captain1captain
G
65Arturo ReyA. Rey
Linus AhrensL. Ahrens59
D
2
D
60Jermaine SmitheJ. Smithe
Wilco HeerkensW. Heerkens58
D
3
D
55Benoit SottilB. Sottil
Joost PiquéJ. Piqué57
D
4
D
54Fabian N. FerroF. Ferro
Alessandro BertottoA. Bertotto63
M
5
D
53Alejandro ManieroA. Maniero
Flavio SulcisF. Sulcis61
M
6
D
51Bernardo IannuzziB. Iannuzzi
Bruno StendardoB. Stendardo60
M
7
M
68Antonino TrincheraA. Trinchera
David PistoneD. Pistone57
M
8
M
62Gabriele ScienzaG. Scienza
Helder LopesH. Lopes71
A
9
M
61Marino RedaelliM. Redaelli
Ivan MorfeoI. Morfeo67
A
10
A
70Giorgio ZanchiG. Zanchi
Eddy De FrancescoE. De Francesco63
A
11
A
68Eugenio GemmiE. Gemmi
 
Fausto MaiuriF. Maiuri61
A
12
M
58Edoardo GazzoliE. Gazzoli
Alessio PagliucaA. Pagliuca56
D
13
A
55Ivan TedescoI. Tedesco
Craig BradyC. Brady54
G
14
M
55Gialuca RoccatiG. Roccati

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Del Conero where Ancona play host to Bologna. A crowd of 9,493 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ancona are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bologna appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Ruggiero Magoni.


0.00
Ancona start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.10
Alejandro Maniero catches Alessandro Bertotto on the ankles. Alejandro Maniero is given a warning by the referee! Alessandro Bertotto grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
3.58
Gabriele Scienza surges forward with the ball. Gabriele Scienza shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Manuel Bressan easily smothers it!
4.57
Linus Ahrens passes the ball forward to Flavio Sulcis. Flavio Sulcis flicks a high pass forward. Eddy De Francesco collects the pass. Eddy De Francesco rushes past Bernardo Iannuzzi! Eddy De Francesco shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.36
Wilco Heerkens chips the ball to his team mate, Flavio Sulcis. Flavio Sulcis makes an attacking run forward. Flavio Sulcis edges inside the box! Flavio Sulcis shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Arturo Rey manages to gather it.
14.07
Flavio Sulcis knocks the ball forward to Ivan Morfeo. Ivan Morfeo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.08
Flavio Sulcis flicks a high pass forward. Eddy De Francesco collects the pass. Eddy De Francesco shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
18.38
Showing composure, David Pistone plays the ball forward to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Arturo Rey manages to gather it easily.
24.23
David Pistone flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Morfeo collects the pass. Ivan Morfeo tries a spectacular long range effort. Arturo Rey gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
28.17
Bruno Stendardo takes a quick throw-in. Flavio Sulcis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Morfeo. Ivan Morfeo hits a low pass to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
33.06
Joost Piqué flicks a high ball forward to David Pistone who takes it down. David Pistone threads a neat ball through to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
40.46
Flavio Sulcis plays the ball forward to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Eddy De Francesco. Eddy De Francesco gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
42.01
Antonino Trinchera advances with the ball. Antonino Trinchera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giorgio Zanchi but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
David Pistone hacks Antonino Trinchera from behind! The referee warns David Pistone to calm down! Antonino Trinchera stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ancona appear unchanged since the first half. Bologna appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. The Bologna players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Bologna kick off and get the second half underway!
47.31
Gabriele Scienza flicks the ball to his team mate, Giorgio Zanchi. Giorgio Zanchi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.10
Alessandro Bertotto flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Morfeo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Morfeo knocks in a cross ball towards Eddy De Francesco. Eddy De Francesco heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ancona!
60.53
Ancona have made 2 substitutions with Alessio Pagliuca replacing Flavio Sulcis and Craig Brady replacing Ivan Morfeo .
63.54
Helder Lopes clumsily knocks into Fabian N. Ferro. Helder Lopes is shown the yellow card! Fabian N. Ferro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.52
Benoit Sottil chips the ball to his team mate, Antonino Trinchera. Antonino Trinchera sees Giorgio Zanchi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giorgio Zanchi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manuel Bressan who gathers it comfortably.
71.57
Jermaine Smithe brings the ball forward. Jermaine Smithe hits a low pass to Giorgio Zanchi. Giorgio Zanchi shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
72.06
Giorgio Zanchi catches Wilco Heerkens on the ankles. Giorgio Zanchi is warned by the referee! Wilco Heerkens hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.12
Seeing a gap ahead, Linus Ahrens plays the ball forward to David Pistone. David Pistone knocks the ball forward to Eddy De Francesco. Eddy De Francesco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fabian N. Ferro.
75.27
Bruno Stendardo flicks a high pass forward. Eddy De Francesco collects the pass. Eddy De Francesco shoots from 20 yards but somehow Arturo Rey manages to keep it out.
77.36
Bologna have made a substitution with Ivan Tedesco replacing Bernardo Iannuzzi .
84.24
Gabriele Scienza chips the ball to his team mate, Giorgio Zanchi. Giorgio Zanchi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.19
Alejandro Maniero knocks the ball forward to Marino Redaelli. Marino Redaelli flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Gemmi who takes it down. Eugenio Gemmi finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
90.00
Fabian N. Ferro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonino Trinchera. Antonino Trinchera flicks a high ball forward to Giorgio Zanchi who takes it down. Giorgio Zanchi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manuel Bressan who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Ancona

Bologna
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
25.4%
43.7%
31%

Scorers
Helder Lopes 33
Eddy De Francesco 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eddy De Francesco of Ancona

Match Ratings