Match Report


CittadellaCittadella     NapoliNapoli
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Darren BowyerD. Bowyer68
G
1
G
74Boudewijn Van Der VaartB. Van Der Vaart
Mario AntunesM. Antunes66
D
2
D
70Nicola EspinalN. Espinal
Winston WijkerW. Wijker66
D
3captain
D
69Joris MoelikerJ. Moeliker
Geoffrey Van NieuwstadtG. Van Nieuwstadt66
D
4
D
68Renato AlbinoR. Albino
Federico BallarinF. Ballarin68
M
5
D
65Tomas EspinalT. Espinal
Massimiliano ZauriM. Zauri65
M
6
M
68Leonardo BressanL. Bressan
Duccio MiccoliD. Miccoli61
M
captain7
M
66Rafael AlonsoR. Alonso
Gilles RobinsonG. Robinson58
M
8
M
64Simone Di CanioS. Di Canio
Attilio CampedelliA. Campedelli69
A
9
A
75Eddy ZanottiE. Zanotti
Morgan FerazzoliM. Ferazzoli66
A
10
A
69David CesarettiD. Cesaretti
Emile McgovernE. Mcgovern64
A
11
A
66Paolo BarmbyP. Barmby
 
Felice PiovaniF. Piovani64
D
12
M
61Evans CroceE. Croce
Hamada DernisH. Dernis62
D
13
D
61Juan CabreraJ. Cabrera
Fadel GarcionF. Garcion62
G
14
D
60Fausto BelliniF. Bellini

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadion Tombolato where Cittadella play host to Napoli. A crowd of 18,862 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cittadella are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Napoli appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Keane.


0.00
Napoli kick off and get the first half underway!
6.56
Winston Wijker knocks the ball forward to Massimiliano Zauri. Massimiliano Zauri threads the ball through to Morgan Ferazzoli. Morgan Ferazzoli shoots from distance but it is miles over!
12.02
Winston Wijker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duccio Miccoli. Duccio Miccoli threads a neat ball through to Attilio Campedelli. Attilio Campedelli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Renato Albino.
15.56
Massimiliano Zauri threads a neat ball through to Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern whips in a cross ball towards Morgan Ferazzoli. With a superhuman jump, Morgan Ferazzoli connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
18.11
Renato Albino flicks a high ball forward to Rafael Alonso who takes it down. Rafael Alonso hits a low pass to Eddy Zanotti. Eddy Zanotti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.27
Eddy Zanotti clumsily knocks into Winston Wijker. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Winston Wijker runs off the knock.
26.19
With vision, Simone Di Canio plays the ball forward to Paolo Barmby. Paolo Barmby runs straight at the defence! Paolo Barmby rockets a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Darren Bowyer with no chance!! Goal for Napoli! The new signing has certainly settled in well.
33.37
Tomas Espinal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simone Di Canio. Simone Di Canio knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Barmby. Paolo Barmby lofts in a cross ball towards David Cesaretti. David Cesaretti powers a header at goal but is denied by Mario Antunes. Excellent block.
38.43
Gilles Robinson flicks a high pass forward. Emile Mcgovern controls it well on his chest. Emile Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.30
Joris Moeliker catches Gilles Robinson on the ankles. Joris Moeliker is shown the yellow card! Gilles Robinson stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cittadella appear unchanged since the first half. Napoli also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cittadella players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Cittadella kick off and get the second half underway!
48.09
Renato Albino knocks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Bressan. With imagination, Leonardo Bressan laces a weighted ball forward to Eddy Zanotti. Eddy Zanotti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
54.47
Duccio Miccoli knocks the ball forward to Emile Mcgovern. Emile Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball towards Morgan Ferazzoli. Morgan Ferazzoli flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Boudewijn Van Der Vaart.
55.09
Massimiliano Zauri takes a quick corner, playing it short to Federico Ballarin. Federico Ballarin flicks the ball across the goal. Mario Antunes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.58
Simone Di Canio plays the ball forward to Paolo Barmby. Paolo Barmby passes the ball forward but David Cesaretti is offside!
66.41
Nicola Espinal hacks Gilles Robinson from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gilles Robinson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
72.56
Joris Moeliker passes the ball forward to Rafael Alonso. Rafael Alonso flicks a high pass forward. David Cesaretti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Cesaretti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.19
Renato Albino clumsily knocks into Emile Mcgovern. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Emile Mcgovern runs off the knock.
75.54
Geoffrey Van Nieuwstadt makes a probing pass to Federico Ballarin. Federico Ballarin sees Morgan Ferazzoli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Morgan Ferazzoli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.46
Napoli appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-5-1 formation.
77.46
Rafael Alonso makes a probing pass to Paolo Barmby. Paolo Barmby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.02
Joris Moeliker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Alonso. Rafael Alonso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paolo Barmby. Paolo Barmby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.46
Duccio Miccoli surges forward with the ball. Duccio Miccoli deftly passes the ball to Emile Mcgovern, releasing him through on goal. Renato Albino hacks Emile Mcgovern from behind! Emile Mcgovern appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
84.09
Winston Wijker clumsily knocks into Paolo Barmby. The referee calls over Winston Wijker and shows him a yellow card! Paolo Barmby hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.20
Attilio Campedelli barges into Renato Albino. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Renato Albino carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Cittadella

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

Possession
43.9%
56.1%
Play Area
28.8%
39.4%
31.8%

Scorers
Paolo Barmby 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Barmby of Napoli

Match Ratings