Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     AnconaAncona
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gianpaolo DonatiG. Donati69
G
1captain
G
65Manuel BressanM. Bressan
Michelangelo BernardiniM. Bernardini67
D
2
D
59Wilco HeerkensW. Heerkens
Ottavio AlfieriO. Alfieri63
D
3
D
59Linus AhrensL. Ahrens
Matteo FerraresiM. Ferraresi56
D
4
D
58Joost PiquéJ. Piqué
Fabio ParlatoF. Parlato54
D
5
M
63Alessandro BertottoA. Bertotto
Alejandro FantiniA. Fantini78
M
6
M
60Bruno StendardoB. Stendardo
Giampiero OrlandiniG. Orlandini72
M
captain7
M
57David PistoneD. Pistone
Giulio GrittiG. Gritti69
A
8
M
51Raul GemmiR. Gemmi
Sjaak VierklauS. Vierklau62
A
9
A
71Helder LopesH. Lopes
Silvio DzodicS. Dzodic55
A
10
A
67Ivan MorfeoI. Morfeo
Mirko VignaroliM. Vignaroli52
A
11
A
63Eddy De FrancescoE. De Francesco
 
Franco GuardalbenF. Guardalben66
M
12
A
61Fausto MaiuriF. Maiuri
Steve El KhanchafS. El Khanchaf63
M
13
D
56Alessio PagliucaA. Pagliuca
Aladino LentiniA. Lentini53
M
14
G
54Craig BradyC. Brady

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Ancona. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Atalanta are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Ancona appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Franceco Pinton.


0.00
Atalanta start the match!
3.18
Matteo Ferraresi darts forward. Matteo Ferraresi flicks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Dzodic. Silvio Dzodic shoots from long range but Manuel Bressan reads it well. Nice save!
4.34
Ottavio Alfieri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Fantini. Alejandro Fantini threads the ball through to Sjaak Vierklau. Sjaak Vierklau advances inside the box! Sjaak Vierklau shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
8.29
Alessandro Bertotto chips the ball to his team mate, Eddy De Francesco. Eddy De Francesco shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.28
Giampiero Orlandini flicks a high ball forward to Sjaak Vierklau who takes it down. Sjaak Vierklau plays a one-two with Silvio Dzodic and rushes in on goal... Sjaak Vierklau side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Manuel Bressan manages to gather it.
15.05
Matteo Ferraresi flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Fantini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With great vision, Alejandro Fantini plays the ball forward to Silvio Dzodic. Silvio Dzodic lofts in a cross ball towards Sjaak Vierklau. Sjaak Vierklau makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.23
Silvio Dzodic catches Linus Ahrens on the ankles. The referee calls over Silvio Dzodic and shows him a yellow card! Linus Ahrens stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.39
Wilco Heerkens threads a neat ball through to Raul Gemmi. Raul Gemmi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddy De Francesco. Eddy De Francesco finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
39.58
Wilco Heerkens flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Stendardo. Bruno Stendardo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddy De Francesco. Eddy De Francesco finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
40.09
Atalanta are in full control of this game.
44.08
Linus Ahrens hits a low pass to Raul Gemmi. Raul Gemmi flicks a high pass forward. Eddy De Francesco collects the pass. Eddy De Francesco shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eddy De Francesco!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atalanta appear unchanged since the first half. Ancona also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ancona kick off the second half!
47.02
Michelangelo Bernardini breaks forward. Michelangelo Bernardini makes a simple pass to Silvio Dzodic. Silvio Dzodic makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Mirko Vignaroli. Mirko Vignaroli comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's there!! Manuel Bressan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.30
Michelangelo Bernardini chips the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Orlandini. With great vision, Giampiero Orlandini plays the ball forward to Giulio Gritti. Giulio Gritti shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
54.49
Giampiero Orlandini decides to run forward with the ball. Giampiero Orlandini makes a probing pass to Sjaak Vierklau but he's offside!
55.57
Alejandro Fantini hits a low pass to Giulio Gritti. Giulio Gritti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wilco Heerkens.
57.58
With some swift thinking, Alejandro Fantini plays the ball forward to Giulio Gritti. Giulio Gritti shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Manuel Bressan. Excellent save.
60.31
Ancona have made 2 substitutions with Alessio Pagliuca replacing Bruno Stendardo and Craig Brady replacing Ivan Morfeo .
66.21
Fabio Parlato flicks a high pass forward. Giampiero Orlandini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giampiero Orlandini hits a low pass to Sjaak Vierklau. Sjaak Vierklau shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
71.04
Alejandro Fantini plays the ball forward to Giulio Gritti. Giulio Gritti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joost Piqué.
72.06
Alessandro Bertotto flicks a high pass forward. Eddy De Francesco collects the pass. Eddy De Francesco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michelangelo Bernardini.
73.58
Giampiero Orlandini passes the ball forward to Silvio Dzodic. Silvio Dzodic edges inside the box! Silvio Dzodic cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
77.39
Atalanta have made a substitution with Steve El Khanchaf replacing Giampiero Orlandini .
83.37
Alejandro Fantini hits a low pass to Sjaak Vierklau. Sjaak Vierklau plays a one-two with Mirko Vignaroli and advances towards the goal... Sjaak Vierklau comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.54
Alejandro Fantini flicks the ball to his team mate, Sjaak Vierklau. Sjaak Vierklau finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

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

Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
24.6%
41.5%
33.8%

Scorers
Sjaak Vierklau 15, 83
Mirko Vignaroli 47
Eddy De Francesco 33, 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sjaak Vierklau of Atalanta

Match Ratings