Match Report


AnconaAncona     SampdoriaSampdoria
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Manuel BressanM. Bressan65
G
captain1
G
72Pierre G. PregnolatoP. Pregnolato
Wilco HeerkensW. Heerkens59
D
2
D
60Liam BonfiglioL. Bonfiglio
Linus AhrensL. Ahrens59
D
3captain
D
59Sandro CardinaleS. Cardinale
Joost PiquéJ. Piqué58
D
4
D
54Giulio Di FrancescoG. Di Francesco
Alessandro BertottoA. Bertotto63
M
5
M
67Fabio SalvettiF. Salvetti
Flavio SulcisF. Sulcis61
M
6
M
65Michelangelo NervoM. Nervo
Bruno StendardoB. Stendardo60
M
7
M
62Mark AmbrosinoM. Ambrosino
David PistoneD. Pistone57
M
8
M
61Pius KanuP. Kanu
Helder LopesH. Lopes71
A
9
M
57Vittorio PetrachiV. Petrachi
Ivan MorfeoI. Morfeo67
A
10
A
65Domenico TeodoraniD. Teodorani
Eddy De FrancescoE. De Francesco63
A
11
A
57Cesare BedinC. Bedin
 
Fausto MaiuriF. Maiuri61
A
12
G
63Adrian LuppiA. Luppi
Alessio PagliucaA. Pagliuca56
D
13
A
56Jimmy MolendijkJ. Molendijk
Craig BradyC. Brady54
G
14
A
54Davide CudiniD. Cudini

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Del Conero where Ancona play host to Sampdoria. A crowd of 8,604 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ancona are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sampdoria appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Franceco Pinton.


0.00
The whistle blows and Ancona kick off!
4.19
Pius Kanu sees Cesare Bedin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cesare Bedin runs straight at the defence! Cesare Bedin comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Solid save from Manuel Bressan.
9.19
Liam Bonfiglio passes the ball forward to Mark Ambrosino. Mark Ambrosino chips the ball to his team mate, Domenico Teodorani. Domenico Teodorani knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Linus Ahrens.
12.58
Pius Kanu makes a probing pass to Cesare Bedin. Cesare Bedin shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
15.12
Linus Ahrens threads the ball through to Bruno Stendardo. Bruno Stendardo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Morfeo. Ivan Morfeo tries a spectacular long range effort. Fantastic reaction save from Pierre G. Pregnolato!
21.25
Vittorio Petrachi hacks Wilco Heerkens from behind! The referee calls over Vittorio Petrachi and shows him a yellow card! Wilco Heerkens carries on, but is struggling a bit.
24.40
Sampdoria are dictating the run of play here today.
26.54
Joost Piqué threads a neat ball through to Bruno Stendardo. Bruno Stendardo flicks a high ball forward to Eddy De Francesco who gracefully takes it down. Eddy De Francesco shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.07
Joost Piqué flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Stendardo collects the pass. Bruno Stendardo flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddy De Francesco. Eddy De Francesco controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.04
Giulio Di Francesco takes it forward alone. Giulio Di Francesco threads the ball through to Cesare Bedin. Cesare Bedin shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
40.07
With great vision, Mark Ambrosino plays the ball forward to Cesare Bedin. Cesare Bedin puts a great ball through. Domenico Teodorani runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
42.42
Wilco Heerkens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Stendardo. Bruno Stendardo flicks a high pass forward. Eddy De Francesco controls it well on his chest. Eddy De Francesco shoots from long range. Pierre G. Pregnolato is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Sampdoria kick off!
47.23
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
53.24
Giulio Di Francesco darts forward. Giulio Di Francesco flicks the ball to his team mate, Domenico Teodorani. Domenico Teodorani sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
54.46
Flavio Sulcis comes in with a late challenge on Pius Kanu. The referee warns Flavio Sulcis to calm down! Pius Kanu runs off the knock.
55.27
Joost Piqué darts forward. Joost Piqué changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Joost Piqué lofts in a cross ball towards Eddy De Francesco. Eddy De Francesco jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Sandro Cardinale. That should have been a goal!
59.53
Flavio Sulcis receives the ball from a throw-in from Bruno Stendardo. Flavio Sulcis knocks the ball forward to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes rushes past Sandro Cardinale! Helder Lopes rockets a shot on goal. Helder Lopes scores for Ancona!!
61.53
Ancona have made 2 substitutions with Alessio Pagliuca replacing Flavio Sulcis and Craig Brady replacing Ivan Morfeo .Sampdoria have made a substitution with Adrian Luppi replacing Sandro Cardinale .
63.36
Wilco Heerkens flicks a high pass forward. Alessio Pagliuca controls it well on his chest. Alessio Pagliuca flicks the ball to his team mate, Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes tries a spectacular long range effort. Wonderful reactions from Pierre G. Pregnolato keeps it out!
65.43
David Pistone passes the ball forward to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Pierre G. Pregnolato.
66.21
Bruno Stendardo takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Linus Ahrens comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it's drastically wayward!
75.47
Fabio Salvetti plays the ball forward to Domenico Teodorani. Domenico Teodorani shoots from 25 yards. Manuel Bressan gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
77.02
Sampdoria have made 2 substitutions with Jimmy Molendijk replacing Pius Kanu and Davide Cudini replacing Cesare Bedin .
79.33
Wilco Heerkens knocks the ball forward to Bruno Stendardo. Bruno Stendardo advances with the ball. Bruno Stendardo whips in a cross ball towards Craig Brady. Craig Brady flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
81.15
Adrian Luppi comes in with a late challenge on Helder Lopes. Adrian Luppi is warned by the referee! Helder Lopes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.53
Giulio Di Francesco threads a neat ball through to Fabio Salvetti. Fabio Salvetti sees Davide Cudini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Davide Cudini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Helder Lopes catches Adrian Luppi on the ankles. The referee brings Helder Lopes to one side and gives him a warning! Adrian Luppi stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ancona

Sampdoria
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
28.9%
43.4%
27.6%

Scorers
Eddy De Francesco 42
Helder Lopes 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Helder Lopes of Ancona

Match Ratings