Match Report


CosenzaCosenza     CittadellaCittadella
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Arno HallerA. Haller61
G
1
G
60Fausto AntonioliF. Antonioli
Ivone SesiaI. Sesia70
D
2
D
68Pierpaolo MazziP. Mazzi
Marco BennardoM. Bennardo57
D
captain3
D
58Richard CoppingR. Copping
Filippo BanchelliF. Banchelli52
D
4
D
56Duccio Del PieroD. Del Piero
Giulio FranceschiniG. Franceschini50
D
5
D
50William GazzoliW. Gazzoli
Eugenio LocatelliE. Locatelli63
M
6
M
68Gabriel GimenezG. Gimenez
Manuel TambelliniM. Tambellini63
M
7
M
68Antoine RobbenA. Robben
Pier Giovanni FlorioP. Florio66
A
8
A
70Juan-Carlos VilaJ. Vila
Valerio TomeiV. Tomei62
A
9
A
63Girolamo MarinoG. Marino
Filippo MezzanoF. Mezzano61
A
10captain
A
62Tiziano CossatoT. Cossato
Giampiero TentoniG. Tentoni55
A
11
A
61Max TerryM. Terry
 
Gianluca GonzalezG. Gonzalez60
M
12
M
58Mirko PiacentiniM. Piacentini
Ivone Di VaioI. Di Vaio59
M
13
M
55Stanislas TraoreS. Traore
Guerino BallottaG. Ballotta58
M
14
G
54Giampaolo Di MasiG. Di Masi

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at San Vito where Cosenza play host to Cittadella. A crowd of 9,873 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Cosenza and Cittadella are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ruggiero Artico.


0.00
The first half starts with Cittadella kicking off!
3.08
Richard Copping knocks the ball forward to Antoine Robben. Antoine Robben flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Vila holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan-Carlos Vila finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
6.54
Manuel Tambellini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Tentoni. Giampiero Tentoni sees Valerio Tomei just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Valerio Tomei takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
8.25
Antoine Robben flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Vila. Juan-Carlos Vila shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
9.28
Pierpaolo Mazzi catches Pier Giovanni Florio on the ankles. The referee brings Pierpaolo Mazzi to one side and gives him a warning! Pier Giovanni Florio runs off the knock.
9.28
Free kick to Cosenza just outside the area...
10.21
Pier Giovanni Florio steps up but the ball clips the wall and is cleared by the defence.
16.08
Antoine Robben flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Vila collects the pass. Juan-Carlos Vila knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.23
Richard Copping flicks a high ball forward to Gabriel Gimenez who takes it down. Gabriel Gimenez flicks a high pass forward. Max Terry controls it well on his chest. Max Terry lofts in a cross ball towards Girolamo Marino. Girolamo Marino connects with a diving header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
24.21
Gabriel Gimenez threads the ball through to Girolamo Marino. Girolamo Marino skips past Ivone Sesia! Girolamo Marino 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!
30.10
Pierpaolo Mazzi clumsily knocks into Pier Giovanni Florio. The referee calls over Pierpaolo Mazzi again and warns him to calm down! Pier Giovanni Florio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.25
Antoine Robben passes the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Vila. Juan-Carlos Vila runs straight at the defence! Juan-Carlos Vila shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Arno Haller.
35.45
Corner kick to Cittadella. Antoine Robben plays it out to the edge of the box. Pier Giovanni Florio reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
36.10
Duccio Del Piero chips the ball to his team mate, Antoine Robben. Antoine Robben chips the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Cossato. Tiziano Cossato shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.22
Ivone Sesia passes the ball forward to Eugenio Locatelli. Eugenio Locatelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Valerio Tomei. Valerio Tomei shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
40.10
Gabriel Gimenez sees Juan-Carlos Vila in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan-Carlos Vila knocks in a cross ball towards Max Terry. With a superhuman jump, Max Terry connects with the ball and heads it goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
44.19
Antoine Robben makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan-Carlos Vila. Juan-Carlos Vila rushes past Filippo Banchelli! Juan-Carlos Vila makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cosenza appear unchanged since the first half. Cittadella also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cittadella players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Cosenza kick off the second half!
47.41
Manuel Tambellini makes a probing pass to Pier Giovanni Florio. Pier Giovanni Florio shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
48.00
Duccio Del Piero makes a probing pass to Antoine Robben. Antoine Robben passes the ball forward to Tiziano Cossato. Tiziano Cossato knocks in a cross ball towards Max Terry. Max Terry beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.35
Manuel Tambellini flicks a high pass forward. Giampiero Tentoni holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giampiero Tentoni finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.02
Manuel Tambellini flicks a high pass forward. Giampiero Tentoni holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giampiero Tentoni finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
63.30
Filippo Banchelli sees Eugenio Locatelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eugenio Locatelli sees a break and surges forward. Eugenio Locatelli shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.28
Eugenio Locatelli threads a neat ball through to Giampiero Tentoni. Giampiero Tentoni shoots from outside the area. Fausto Antonioli effortlessly gets down and covers it.
69.42
Gabriel Gimenez flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Vila holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan-Carlos Vila sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.16
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
75.56
Antoine Robben flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Vila collects the pass. Juan-Carlos Vila cuts inside the box! Juan-Carlos Vila comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. What a cracker!! Arno Haller had no chance!! Goal for Cittadella!
79.33
Antoine Robben makes a simple pass to Max Terry. Max Terry shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.34
Manuel Tambellini flicks the ball to his team mate, Valerio Tomei. Valerio Tomei shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
84.25
Ivone Sesia flicks a high ball forward to Manuel Tambellini who takes it down. Manuel Tambellini makes a beautiful solo run. Manuel Tambellini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Fausto Antonioli is on top of it.
87.05
Eugenio Locatelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pier Giovanni Florio. Pier Giovanni Florio shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
89.20
Marco Bennardo flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Tambellini collects the pass. Manuel Tambellini flicks the ball to his team mate, Filippo Mezzano. Filippo Mezzano edges inside the box! Filippo Mezzano rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Fausto Antonioli.
90.00
It's a corner kick. Manuel Tambellini kicks a low ball out wide. Marco Bennardo rockets a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Cosenza

Cittadella
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
8
9
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
28%
44%
28%

Scorers
Girolamo Marino 18
Juan-Carlos Vila 76

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan-Carlos Vila of Cittadella

Match Ratings