Match Report


PistoiesePistoiese     Chievo VeronaChievo Verona
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Luis LorenzoL. Lorenzo65
G
1captain
G
80Dayo NataliD. Natali
Davide GanzD. Ganz66
D
2
D
69Giampaolo MazziG. Mazzi
Luca AppoloniL. Appoloni60
D
3
D
59Davide StoviniD. Stovini
Richard McCoistR. McCoist52
D
4
D
58Ernesto SerranoE. Serrano
Filippo FiccadentiF. Ficcadenti76
M
5
D
57Aladino SadottiA. Sadotti
Oscar Jr. AltomareO. Altomare70
M
captain6
M
73Richard MccallR. Mccall
Gerhard MetzgerG. Metzger63
M
7
M
72Eric HitzlspergerE. Hitzlsperger
Mario ParlatoM. Parlato42
M
8
M
59Miguel VieraM. Viera
Cleto VialiC. Viali65
D
9
A
64Christian MatthäusC. Matthäus
Gian Paolo CarreraG. Carrera63
A
10
A
60Gianmarco LannaG. Lanna
Arnauld ChimentiA. Chimenti44
A
11
A
60Aladino DanottiA. Danotti
 
Billy LawB. Law63
D
12
G
61Ronnie Van BarneveldR. Van Barneveld
Gennaro ValsesiaG. Valsesia61
A
13
A
60Giordano CerioniG. Cerioni
Dino BelottiD. Belotti60
G
14
M
57Olivier FacciuttoO. Facciutto

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to Chievo Verona. A crowd of 9,164 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Pistoiese are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Chievo Verona appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nicola Ghirardello.


0.00
Pistoiese kick off the first half!
10.54
Richard Mccall flicks a high pass forward to Aladino Danotti who brings the ball under control. Aladino Danotti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Davide Ganz.
18.46
Miguel Viera makes an attacking run forward. Miguel Viera plays a one-two with Christian Matthäus and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Miguel Viera provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
20.38
Richard Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianmarco Lanna. Gianmarco Lanna knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard McCoist.
24.24
Cleto Viali runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Cleto Viali knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.35
Eric Hitzlsperger knocks the ball forward to Christian Matthäus. Christian Matthäus knocks the ball forward to Gianmarco Lanna but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.52
Eric Hitzlsperger makes an attacking run forward. Eric Hitzlsperger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianmarco Lanna but the linesman indicates offside!
39.59
Giampaolo Mazzi chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Mccall. Richard Mccall flicks a high pass forward to Christian Matthäus who brings the ball under control. Christian Matthäus shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
42.25
Christian Matthäus catches Luca Appoloni on the ankles. The referee brings Christian Matthäus to one side and gives him a warning! Luca Appoloni stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.35
Miguel Viera chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Matthäus. Christian Matthäus knocks the ball to his team mate, Aladino Danotti. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Aladino Danotti provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Luis Lorenzo.
45.00
Eric Hitzlsperger takes a quick corner, playing it short to Aladino Danotti. Aladino Danotti chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Luis Lorenzo scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. Chievo Verona also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Chievo Verona kick off!
51.51
Miguel Viera flicks a high pass forward. Aladino Danotti controls it well on his chest. Aladino Danotti rushes past Richard McCoist! Aladino Danotti makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.05
Luca Appoloni chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Parlato. Mario Parlato makes a probing pass to Arnauld Chimenti. Arnauld Chimenti shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
61.36
Mario Parlato threads a neat ball through to Arnauld Chimenti. Arnauld Chimenti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aladino Sadotti.
66.33
Giampaolo Mazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Viera. Miguel Viera flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianmarco Lanna. Gianmarco Lanna finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.22
Ernesto Serrano sees Richard Mccall in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Mccall makes an attacking run forward. Richard Mccall shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
72.10
Filippo Ficcadenti sees Gian Paolo Carrera in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gian Paolo Carrera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
75.01
Eric Hitzlsperger barges into Mario Parlato. Eric Hitzlsperger is warned by the referee! Mario Parlato runs off the knock.
77.48
Chievo Verona have made a substitution with Olivier Facciutto replacing Aladino Danotti .
78.50
Richard Mccall knocks the ball forward to Gianmarco Lanna. Gianmarco Lanna plays a quick one-two with Olivier Facciutto and rushes in on goal... Gianmarco Lanna tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.23
Giampaolo Mazzi passes the ball forward to Eric Hitzlsperger. Eric Hitzlsperger makes a simple pass to Gianmarco Lanna. Gianmarco Lanna sees Christian Matthäus just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Christian Matthäus makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
81.36
Miguel Viera passes the ball forward to Christian Matthäus. Christian Matthäus threads a neat ball through to Olivier Facciutto. Olivier Facciutto shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
83.33
Richard Mccall threads a neat ball through to Christian Matthäus. Christian Matthäus rushes past Davide Ganz! Christian Matthäus makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Luis Lorenzo!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Pistoiese

Chievo Verona
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
1
8
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
38%
45.1%
16.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Mccall of Chievo Verona

Match Ratings