Match Report


RavennaRavenna     Chievo VeronaChievo Verona
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Mario GattusoM. Gattuso61
G
captain1captain
G
80Dayo NataliD. Natali
Gerhard BierhoffG. Bierhoff61
D
2
D
69Giampaolo MazziG. Mazzi
Gianluca PistoneG. Pistone57
D
3
D
59Davide StoviniD. Stovini
Don MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn54
D
4
D
58Ernesto SerranoE. Serrano
Vincenzo BertaniV. Bertani53
D
5
D
57Aladino SadottiA. Sadotti
Duccio BernardiD. Bernardi61
M
6
M
73Richard MccallR. Mccall
Amedeo VignaroliA. Vignaroli59
M
7
M
72Eric HitzlspergerE. Hitzlsperger
Nicola BrancaN. Branca59
A
8
M
59Miguel VieraM. Viera
Flavio MutarelliF. Mutarelli57
A
9
A
64Christian MatthäusC. Matthäus
Achille PercassiA. Percassi54
A
10
A
60Gianmarco LannaG. Lanna
P. Gilberto CastellazziP. Castellazzi50
A
11
A
60Aladino DanottiA. Danotti
 
Antonino FerranteA. Ferrante61
G
12
G
61Ronnie Van BarneveldR. Van Barneveld
Luca SotgiaL. Sotgia61
G
13
A
60Giordano CerioniG. Cerioni
Gennaro Ivan BellavistaG. Bellavista56
M
14
M
57Olivier FacciuttoO. Facciutto

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Bruno Benelli where Ravenna play host to Chievo Verona. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Ravenna are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Chievo Verona appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Elvis Franzone.


0.00
Ravenna start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.20
Eric Hitzlsperger takes it forward alone. Eric Hitzlsperger shoots from outside the area but is denied by Mario Gattuso. Excellent save.
3.56
Gianluca Pistone flicks a high ball forward to Amedeo Vignaroli who takes it down. Amedeo Vignaroli flicks a high pass forward. Achille Percassi controls it well on his chest. Achille Percassi flicks a high pass forward. Flavio Mutarelli controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some awkward footwork from Flavio Mutarelli provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball strikes Ernesto Serrano's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
6.21
Eric Hitzlsperger barges into Amedeo Vignaroli. Eric Hitzlsperger is given a warning by the referee! Amedeo Vignaroli runs off the knock.
8.06
Richard Mccall knocks the ball forward to Aladino Danotti. Aladino Danotti plays a scrappy one-two with Christian Matthäus and stumbles forward towards the goal... Aladino Danotti cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
12.31
Giampaolo Mazzi makes a strong solo run forward. Giampaolo Mazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianmarco Lanna. Gianmarco Lanna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.18
Richard Mccall sees a break and surges forward. With great vision, Richard Mccall plays the ball forward to Gianmarco Lanna who has made a great run into the box. Gianmarco Lanna side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
16.42
Davide Stovini flicks the ball to his team mate, Eric Hitzlsperger. Eric Hitzlsperger threads a neat ball through to Gianmarco Lanna. Gianmarco Lanna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.31
Miguel Viera threads a neat ball through to Aladino Danotti. Aladino Danotti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Matthäus but he's offside!
21.49
Amedeo Vignaroli makes an attacking run forward. Amedeo Vignaroli shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.10
Davide Stovini makes a probing pass to Miguel Viera. Miguel Viera flicks a high pass forward. Gianmarco Lanna collects the pass. Gianmarco Lanna knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mario Gattuso who gathers it comfortably.
30.24
Gianluca Pistone flicks a high pass forward. Amedeo Vignaroli controls it well on his chest. Amedeo Vignaroli passes the ball forward to P. Gilberto Castellazzi. P. Gilberto Castellazzi sees Achille Percassi just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Achille Percassi comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies well off target!
32.56
Eric Hitzlsperger advances with the ball. Eric Hitzlsperger shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
33.50
Ernesto Serrano chips the ball to his team mate, Eric Hitzlsperger. Eric Hitzlsperger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Matthäus. Christian Matthäus plays a quick one-two with Gianmarco Lanna and rushes in on goal... Christian Matthäus rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but Don Meiklejohn blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
34.23
Don Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Amedeo Vignaroli. Amedeo Vignaroli knocks the ball forward to Achille Percassi. Achille Percassi shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
44.24
Amedeo Vignaroli picks a pass forward to Nicola Branca. Nicola Branca makes a defence splitting pass to Flavio Mutarelli. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Flavio Mutarelli provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Chievo Verona kick off!
48.03
Amedeo Vignaroli chips the ball to his team mate, Nicola Branca. Nicola Branca whips in a cross ball towards P. Gilberto Castellazzi. P. Gilberto Castellazzi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Dayo Natali. Excellent save.
51.04
Duccio Bernardi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Castellazzi. P. Gilberto Castellazzi shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.04
Eric Hitzlsperger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianmarco Lanna. Gianmarco Lanna knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Christian Matthäus is offside!
60.12
Ravenna have made a substitution with Luca Sotgia replacing Gerhard Bierhoff .
63.49
Eric Hitzlsperger kicks a strong pass forward to Gianmarco Lanna. Gianmarco Lanna finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
65.11
With vision, Don Meiklejohn picks a pass forward to Amedeo Vignaroli. Amedeo Vignaroli flicks a high pass forward. Flavio Mutarelli collects the pass. Flavio Mutarelli finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
67.56
Amedeo Vignaroli threads a neat ball through to Nicola Branca. Nicola Branca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dayo Natali who gathers it comfortably.
71.47
Amedeo Vignaroli flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicola Branca. Nicola Branca hits a low pass to Flavio Mutarelli. Flavio Mutarelli tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Dayo Natali.
72.15
Duccio Bernardi takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Dayo Natali drops low and scoops up the ball.
73.16
Miguel Viera makes a probing pass to Aladino Danotti. Aladino Danotti hits a low pass to Gianmarco Lanna. Gianmarco Lanna shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.49
Amedeo Vignaroli kicks a strong pass forward to Achille Percassi. Achille Percassi lofts in a cross ball towards Flavio Mutarelli. Flavio Mutarelli finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.30
Chievo Verona have made a substitution with Olivier Facciutto replacing Aladino Danotti .
79.38
Richard Mccall chips the ball to his team mate, Gianmarco Lanna. Gianmarco Lanna shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
85.06
Duccio Bernardi takes a long throw-in. Amedeo Vignaroli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Castellazzi. P. Gilberto Castellazzi advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from P. Gilberto Castellazzi provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ravenna

Chievo Verona
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
32.9%
46.1%
21.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Amedeo Vignaroli of Ravenna

Match Ratings