Match Report


TorinoTorino     PerugiaPerugia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Francesco BravoF. Bravo72
G
1
G
66Jean-Jacques GauvinJ. Gauvin
Luigi ImbrianiL. Imbriani64
D
2
D
59Anselmo CoppolaA. Coppola
Marc-Vivien AntunesM. Antunes63
D
3captain
D
58Evans CampagnaE. Campagna
Stefan FoglioS. Foglio55
D
4
D
57Billy FergusonB. Ferguson
Gialuca LambertiniG. Lambertini50
D
5
M
76Roberto VenturinR. Venturin
Nunzio BonomiN. Bonomi52
M
captain6
M
64Carmelo CassanoC. Cassano
Gianmatteo TestiniG. Testini52
M
7
M
53Nunzio TroiseN. Troise
Bakary SpenglerB. Spengler51
M
8
M
53Ronnie BroerseR. Broerse
Manuele GilardinoM. Gilardino50
M
9
A
61Enzo ScalabrelliE. Scalabrelli
Stephane CimarelliS. Cimarelli61
A
10
A
60Gianluca OddoG. Oddo
Alessio ApolloniA. Apolloni58
A
11
A
53Cristian PadalinoC. Padalino
 
Sergio BrivioS. Brivio63
G
12
G
62Nicola Carlo ZanonN. Zanon
Giovanni TaranaG. Tarana57
A
13
G
57Pasquale LongoP. Longo
Giorgio CucciariG. Cucciari54
A
14
D
56Graham FentonG. Fenton

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Stadio Olimpico di Torino where Torino play host to Perugia. A crowd of 9,787 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Torino are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Perugia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Franceco Pinton.


0.00
Perugia kick off and get the match underway!
6.34
With a delightful solo run, Roberto Venturin stretches the opposition's defence. Roberto Venturin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stefan Foglio.
8.52
Billy Ferguson threads the ball through to Roberto Venturin. Roberto Venturin advances with the ball. Roberto Venturin shoots from distance. Francesco Bravo gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
9.55
Bakary Spengler knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephane Cimarelli. Stephane Cimarelli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jean-Jacques Gauvin who gathers it comfortably.
10.27
Nunzio Troise threads the ball through to Enzo Scalabrelli. Enzo Scalabrelli makes a simple pass, allowing Gianluca Oddo to run into the box. Gianluca Oddo shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Francesco Bravo easily smothers it!
14.20
Bakary Spengler hits a low pass to Stephane Cimarelli. Stephane Cimarelli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Ferguson.
15.30
Anselmo Coppola chips the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Troise. Nunzio Troise knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Oddo. Gianluca Oddo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francesco Bravo who gathers it comfortably.
16.52
Marc-Vivien Antunes hits a low pass to Nunzio Bonomi. Nunzio Bonomi threads the ball through to Alessio Apolloni. Alessio Apolloni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
22.01
Bakary Spengler kicks a strong pass forward to Stephane Cimarelli. Stephane Cimarelli runs straight at the defence! Stephane Cimarelli cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Jean-Jacques Gauvin gets down and covers it.
27.53
Gialuca Lambertini receives the ball from a throw-in from Stefan Foglio. Gialuca Lambertini threads a neat ball through to Gianmatteo Testini. Gianmatteo Testini hits a low pass to Alessio Apolloni. Alessio Apolloni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.56
Anselmo Coppola advances with the ball. Anselmo Coppola flicks a high pass forward. Gianluca Oddo controls it well on his chest. Gianluca Oddo plays a scrappy one-two with Enzo Scalabrelli and advances towards the goal... Gianluca Oddo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.48
Gianmatteo Testini passes the ball forward to Alessio Apolloni. Alessio Apolloni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.58
Carmelo Cassano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Oddo. Gianluca Oddo makes a probing pass between the defence to Cristian Padalino. Cristian Padalino rockets a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
42.28
Anselmo Coppola passes the ball forward to Carmelo Cassano. With some swift thinking, Carmelo Cassano plays the ball forward to Gianluca Oddo. Gianluca Oddo shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Torino appear unchanged since the first half. Perugia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Torino kicking off!
51.53
Bakary Spengler comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Venturin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Roberto Venturin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.17
Gialuca Lambertini darts forward. Gialuca Lambertini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alessio Apolloni. Alessio Apolloni lofts in a cross ball towards Stephane Cimarelli. Stephane Cimarelli gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Jean-Jacques Gauvin!
57.00
Luigi Imbriani hits a low pass to Bakary Spengler. Bakary Spengler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephane Cimarelli. Stephane Cimarelli shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.37
Billy Ferguson makes a simple pass to Ronnie Broerse. Ronnie Broerse advances with the ball. Ronnie Broerse chips the ball to his team mate, Cristian Padalino. Cristian Padalino rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Francesco Bravo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
63.51
Carmelo Cassano barges into Manuele Gilardino. The referee calls over Carmelo Cassano and warns him to calm down! Manuele Gilardino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.50
Cristian Padalino catches Stefan Foglio on the ankles. The referee brings Cristian Padalino to one side and gives him a warning! Stefan Foglio runs off the knock.
72.30
With some swift thinking, Gianmatteo Testini plays the ball forward to Alessio Apolloni. Alessio Apolloni lofts in a cross ball towards Stephane Cimarelli. Stephane Cimarelli flicks the ball with his head but it flies just off target!
73.07
Evans Campagna flicks a high pass forward. Nunzio Troise holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nunzio Troise runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nunzio Troise threads a neat ball through to Cristian Padalino. Cristian Padalino shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving Francesco Bravo with no chance!! Goal for Perugia!
87.26
Bakary Spengler takes a quick throw-in. Gianmatteo Testini flicks a high pass forward. Stephane Cimarelli controls it well on his chest. Stephane Cimarelli kicks a strong pass forward to Alessio Apolloni but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
Nunzio Bonomi threads the ball through to Stephane Cimarelli. Stephane Cimarelli whips in a cross ball towards Alessio Apolloni. Alessio Apolloni makes a looping header on goal. Jean-Jacques Gauvin manages to gather it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Torino

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

Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
24.7%
44.9%
30.3%

Scorers
Cristian Padalino 60, 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cristian Padalino of Perugia

Match Ratings