Match Report


SampdoriaSampdoria     VeneziaVenezia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Pierre G. PregnolatoP. Pregnolato72
G
1captain
G
64Sergio BuffonS. Buffon
Liam BonfiglioL. Bonfiglio60
D
2
D
76Morgan GalliM. Galli
Sandro CardinaleS. Cardinale59
D
captain3
D
62Sergio ManariS. Manari
Giulio Di FrancescoG. Di Francesco54
D
4
D
61Marvin HermansM. Hermans
Fabio SalvettiF. Salvetti67
M
5
M
69Stephane CavalliS. Cavalli
Michelangelo NervoM. Nervo65
M
6
M
63Giulio MacellariG. Macellari
Mark AmbrosinoM. Ambrosino62
M
7
M
60Niccolo FletcherN. Fletcher
Pius KanuP. Kanu61
M
8
M
58Gennaro DoardoG. Doardo
Vittorio PetrachiV. Petrachi57
M
9
A
66Zerbini PalmieriZ. Palmieri
Domenico TeodoraniD. Teodorani65
A
10
A
64Elvis GhirardelloE. Ghirardello
Cesare BedinC. Bedin57
A
11
A
59Gianpaolo PavanG. Pavan
 
Adrian LuppiA. Luppi63
G
12
A
58Gareth PearceG. Pearce
Jimmy MolendijkJ. Molendijk56
A
13
D
57Mark RijkaardM. Rijkaard
Davide CudiniD. Cudini54
A
14
D
57Amedeo AltomareA. Altomare

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Sampdoria play host to Venezia. A crowd of 9,008 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sampdoria are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Venezia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luca Peccarisi.


0.00
The whistle blows and Venezia kick off!
8.30
Pius Kanu sees Cesare Bedin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cesare Bedin shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.11
Pius Kanu passes the ball forward to Domenico Teodorani. Domenico Teodorani knocks in a cross ball towards Cesare Bedin. Cesare Bedin makes a deft header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
15.05
Giulio Di Francesco hits a low pass to Pius Kanu. Pius Kanu flicks a high pass forward. Domenico Teodorani collects the pass. Domenico Teodorani tries a spectacular long range effort but Sergio Buffon is on top of it.
16.21
Sergio Manari receives the ball from a throw-in from Marvin Hermans. Sergio Manari flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Fletcher controls it well on his chest. Niccolo Fletcher brings the ball forward. Niccolo Fletcher shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
20.43
Giulio Di Francesco threads a neat ball through to Michelangelo Nervo. Michelangelo Nervo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Domenico Teodorani. Domenico Teodorani tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
21.36
Mark Ambrosino makes a probing pass to Domenico Teodorani. Domenico Teodorani shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Sergio Buffon as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
22.49
Fabio Salvetti takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Cesare Bedin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
26.31
Michelangelo Nervo knocks the ball to his team mate, Domenico Teodorani. Domenico Teodorani runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Domenico Teodorani provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.14
Pius Kanu sees Cesare Bedin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cesare Bedin shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.08
Liam Bonfiglio flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabio Salvetti. Fabio Salvetti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Domenico Teodorani. Domenico Teodorani knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Morgan Galli.
36.00
Stephane Cavalli plays the ball forward to Elvis Ghirardello. Elvis Ghirardello runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Elvis Ghirardello provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Pierre G. Pregnolato!
38.31
Liam Bonfiglio sees a break and surges forward. Liam Bonfiglio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Domenico Teodorani. Domenico Teodorani skips past Marvin Hermans! Domenico Teodorani looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but Sergio Buffon manages to gather it effortlessly.
39.23
Vittorio Petrachi chips the ball to his team mate, Domenico Teodorani. Domenico Teodorani shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.15
Morgan Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Niccolo Fletcher. Niccolo Fletcher flicks a high ball forward to Zerbini Palmieri who takes it down. Zerbini Palmieri whips in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Pavan. Gianpaolo Pavan heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sampdoria appear unchanged since the first half. Venezia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sampdoria get the second half underway!
55.18
Michelangelo Nervo passes the ball forward to Cesare Bedin. Cesare Bedin threads the ball through to Domenico Teodorani but he's offside!
59.23
Niccolo Fletcher advances with the ball. Niccolo Fletcher shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.34
Sampdoria have made a substitution with Adrian Luppi replacing Sandro Cardinale .
66.52
Stephane Cavalli flicks a high pass forward. Zerbini Palmieri collects the pass. Zerbini Palmieri plays a sublime one-two with Gianpaolo Pavan and races in on goal... Zerbini Palmieri comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.56
Niccolo Fletcher threads a neat ball through to Zerbini Palmieri. Zerbini Palmieri whips in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Pavan. Liam Bonfiglio clumsily knocks into Gianpaolo Pavan. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
69.56
The referee points to the spot..
71.05
Elvis Ghirardello takes a stuttering run up and fires a shot towards the top corner, but it hits the woodwork and bounces back out!
73.15
Giulio Macellari darts forward. Giulio Macellari knocks in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Pavan. With a superhuman jump, Gianpaolo Pavan connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pierre G. Pregnolato with no chance!! Goal for Venezia!
77.24
Sampdoria have made 2 substitutions with Jimmy Molendijk replacing Pius Kanu and Davide Cudini replacing Cesare Bedin .
78.32
Vittorio Petrachi flicks a high pass forward to Domenico Teodorani who brings the ball under control. Domenico Teodorani knocks in a cross ball towards Davide Cudini. Davide Cudini makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.48
Gennaro Doardo comes in with a late challenge on Michelangelo Nervo. Gennaro Doardo is given a warning by the referee! Michelangelo Nervo carries on, but is struggling a bit.
84.55
With vision, Giulio Macellari laces a weighted ball forward to Elvis Ghirardello. Elvis Ghirardello passes the ball forward to Gianpaolo Pavan. Some good footwork from Gianpaolo Pavan provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pierre G. Pregnolato with no chance!! Goal for Venezia!
89.10
Vittorio Petrachi clumsily knocks into Giulio Macellari. Vittorio Petrachi is shown the yellow card! Giulio Macellari carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sampdoria

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

Possession
62%
38%
Play Area
25.4%
43.7%
31%

Scorers
Davide Cudini 78
Zerbini Palmieri 67
Gianpaolo Pavan 73, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianpaolo Pavan of Venezia

Match Ratings