Match Report


TorinoTorino     PiacenzaPiacenza
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Francesco BravoF. Bravo72
G
1
G
60Adnan DevauxA. Devaux
Roberto ErraR. Erra66
D
2
D
60Paulo PinheiroP. Pinheiro
Luigi ImbrianiL. Imbriani64
D
3
D
59Gianluca RomaG. Roma
Stefan FoglioS. Foglio55
D
4captain
D
59Benedetto De GasperiB. De Gasperi
Gialuca LambertiniG. Lambertini50
D
5
D
57Rui LopesR. Lopes
Gianluca AlbinoG. Albino53
M
captain6
M
64Riccardo SibilanoR. Sibilano
Bakary SpenglerB. Spengler51
M
7
M
60Achille CesariA. Cesari
Manuele GilardinoM. Gilardino50
M
8
M
60Dean ImpeyD. Impey
Zerbini BonomiZ. Bonomi49
M
9
M
59Marc NetzerM. Netzer
Andre ValenteA. Valente63
A
10
A
75Giacomo IaquintaG. Iaquinta
Stephane CimarelliS. Cimarelli61
A
11
A
66Guerino CaloriG. Calori
 
Sergio BrivioS. Brivio63
G
12
A
58Alessandro TroiseA. Troise
Giovanni TaranaG. Tarana57
A
13
D
57Gianluca MartuscielloG. Martusciello
Alessio ApolloniA. Apolloni57
A
14
D
57Gerhard PolheimG. Polheim

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadio Olimpico di Torino where Torino play host to Piacenza. A crowd of 9,596 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Torino and Piacenza are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nicola C. Eranio.


0.00
The whistle blows and Torino kick off!
2.27
Bakary Spengler flicks a high pass forward. Stephane Cimarelli collects the pass. Stephane Cimarelli knocks in a cross ball towards Andre Valente. Andre Valente beats his man to it with a header. Adnan Devaux manages to gather it.
3.51
Marc Netzer kicks a strong pass forward to Giacomo Iaquinta. Giacomo Iaquinta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.23
Gianluca Albino threads the ball through to Stephane Cimarelli. Stephane Cimarelli rushes past Benedetto De Gasperi! Stephane Cimarelli takes a shot at goal. Adnan Devaux is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.16
Riccardo Sibilano flicks a high ball forward to Guerino Calori who takes it down. Guerino Calori knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gialuca Lambertini.
9.35
Manuele Gilardino comes in with a late challenge on Achille Cesari. The referee calls over Manuele Gilardino and warns him to calm down! Achille Cesari stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.18
Dean Impey flicks a high pass forward. Giacomo Iaquinta collects the pass. Giacomo Iaquinta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.34
Marc Netzer kicks a strong pass forward to Guerino Calori. Guerino Calori plays a one-two with Giacomo Iaquinta and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Guerino Calori provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. The ball curls but is deflected over the bar by Gialuca Lambertini.
17.19
It's a corner kick. Riccardo Sibilano kicks a low ball out wide. Gialuca Lambertini gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
22.33
Paulo Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Riccardo Sibilano. Riccardo Sibilano flicks the ball to his team mate, Giacomo Iaquinta. Giacomo Iaquinta knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roberto Erra.
27.26
Roberto Erra receives the ball from a throw-in from Luigi Imbriani. Roberto Erra flicks a high pass forward. Gianluca Albino collects the pass. Gianluca Albino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephane Cimarelli. Stephane Cimarelli threads a neat, attacking ball through to Andre Valente. Andre Valente shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Adnan Devaux manages to gather it.
30.53
Benedetto De Gasperi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Achille Cesari. Achille Cesari knocks the ball forward to Guerino Calori. With great vision, Guerino Calori plays the ball forward to Giacomo Iaquinta who has made a great run into the box. Stefan Foglio catches Giacomo Iaquinta on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
34.59
Bakary Spengler hits a low pass to Stephane Cimarelli. Stephane Cimarelli threads the ball through to Andre Valente but he's offside!
36.16
Dean Impey makes an attacking run forward. Dean Impey tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.58
Riccardo Sibilano clumsily knocks into Manuele Gilardino. The referee calls over Riccardo Sibilano and warns him to calm down! Manuele Gilardino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.11
Zerbini Bonomi passes the ball forward to Andre Valente. Andre Valente plays a scrappy one-two with Stephane Cimarelli and stumbles forward towards the goal... Andre Valente makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Adnan Devaux with no chance!! Goal for Torino!
45.00
With some swift thinking, Benedetto De Gasperi plays the ball forward to Achille Cesari. Achille Cesari hits a low pass to Guerino Calori. Guerino Calori knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Torino appear unchanged since the first half. Piacenza have changed their lineup with Alessandro Troise replacing Giacomo Iaquinta.

45.00
The whistle blows and Piacenza get the second half underway!
49.38
Riccardo Sibilano barges into Zerbini Bonomi. Riccardo Sibilano is given another warning by the referee! Zerbini Bonomi stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.01
Andre Valente barges into Rui Lopes. The referee calls over Andre Valente and shows him a yellow card! Rui Lopes runs off the knock.
63.02
Luigi Imbriani flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuele Gilardino. Manuele Gilardino brings the ball forward. Manuele Gilardino finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
65.17
Bakary Spengler makes a simple pass to Andre Valente. Andre Valente shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.49
Benedetto De Gasperi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Achille Cesari. Achille Cesari flicks a high pass forward to Guerino Calori who brings the ball under control. Guerino Calori lofts in a cross ball towards Alessandro Troise. Alessandro Troise flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.19
Paulo Pinheiro hacks Andre Valente from behind! The referee warns Paulo Pinheiro to calm down! Andre Valente hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.06
Roberto Erra deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bakary Spengler. Bakary Spengler threads the ball through to Stephane Cimarelli. Stephane Cimarelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Torino

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

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
23.8%
48.8%
27.5%

Scorers
Stephane Cimarelli 4
Andre Valente 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephane Cimarelli of Torino

Match Ratings