Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Romeo Menti where Vicenza play host to Piacenza. A crowd of 8,643 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Vicenza are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Piacenza appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nicola Ghirardello.


0.00
Vicenza kick off and get the first half underway!
2.49
Arnauld Tonetto catches Arnauld Innocenti on the ankles. Arnauld Tonetto is shown the yellow card! Arnauld Innocenti runs off the knock.
8.54
With imagination, Mauricio Colombo laces a weighted ball forward to Mauricio Apa. Mauricio Apa passes the ball forward to Jimmy Di Bari. Jimmy Di Bari knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.09
Salvatore Di Vaio threads a neat ball through to Arnauld Innocenti. Arnauld Innocenti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Marinus Van Wonderen is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
15.40
Mauricio Apa surges forward with the ball. Mauricio Apa makes a great pass forward. Francisco Barros runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
16.02
Salvatore Di Vaio kicks a strong pass forward to Arnauld Innocenti. Arnauld Innocenti flicks a high pass forward. Lee Gilchrist controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Lee Gilchrist shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
18.40
Mauricio Colombo flicks a high pass forward. Duccio Albonetti collects the pass. Duccio Albonetti knocks the ball forward to Gianmatteo Sbaglia. Gianmatteo Sbaglia lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Barros. With a superhuman jump, Francisco Barros connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
22.44
Salvatore Di Vaio flicks a high pass forward to Lee Gilchrist who brings the ball under control. Lee Gilchrist shoots from outside the area. Fantastic reaction save from Marinus Van Wonderen!
32.21
Cosimo Malagò knocks the ball forward to Lee Gilchrist. Lee Gilchrist shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
39.50
Gary Caldwell threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Apa. Mauricio Apa flicks a high pass forward. Gianmatteo Sbaglia controls it well on his chest. Gianmatteo Sbaglia lofts in a cross ball towards Jimmy Di Bari. Jimmy Di Bari makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.35
Duccio Albonetti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianmatteo Sbaglia. Gianmatteo Sbaglia lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Barros. Francisco Barros gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vicenza appear unchanged since the first half. Piacenza also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Piacenza kick off!
49.39
Stuart Gemmell chips the ball to his team mate, Salvatore Di Vaio. Salvatore Di Vaio plays the ball forward to Arnauld Innocenti. Arnauld Innocenti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mauricio Colombo.
51.23
Salvatore Di Vaio clumsily knocks into Duccio Albonetti. The referee calls over Salvatore Di Vaio and shows him a yellow card! Duccio Albonetti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.11
Duccio Albonetti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jimmy Di Bari. Jimmy Di Bari lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Barros. Francisco Barros powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
59.28
Salvatore Di Vaio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arnauld Innocenti. Arnauld Innocenti shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
60.59
Vicenza have made a substitution with Jose E. Del Nero replacing Francisco Barros .
65.14
Eusebio Roma threads a neat ball through to Giampaolo De Ascentis. Giampaolo De Ascentis flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianmatteo Sbaglia. Gianmatteo Sbaglia passes the ball forward but Jose E. Del Nero is offside!
67.58
Lee Gilchrist catches Eusebio Roma on the ankles. Lee Gilchrist is warned by the referee! Eusebio Roma stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.54
Duccio Albonetti knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianmatteo Sbaglia. Gianmatteo Sbaglia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Moritz Engels who gathers it comfortably.
73.38
Gary Caldwell threads a neat ball through to Giampaolo De Ascentis. Giampaolo De Ascentis knocks the ball forward to Jimmy Di Bari. Jimmy Di Bari knocks in a cross ball towards Jose E. Del Nero. Jose E. Del Nero whips the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Moritz Engels.
77.35
Vicenza have made a substitution with Robert Howey replacing Giampaolo De Ascentis and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
78.38
Callum Souness sees a break and surges forward. Callum Souness knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.11
Eusebio Roma kicks a strong pass forward to Jimmy Di Bari. Jimmy Di Bari flicks a high pass forward to Jose E. Del Nero who brings the ball under control. Jose E. Del Nero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Moritz Engels who gathers it comfortably.
81.15
Mauricio Apa flicks a high ball forward to Jose E. Del Nero who takes it down. Jose E. Del Nero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paulo Rego.
85.20
Eusebio Roma flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Apa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mauricio Apa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose E. Del Nero. Jose E. Del Nero tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
89.31
Gary Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Duccio Albonetti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duccio Albonetti flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose E. Del Nero. Jose E. Del Nero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Stuart Gemmell hits a low pass to Cosimo Malagò. Cosimo Malagò controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lee Gilchrist. Lee Gilchrist shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
31.3%
45.8%
22.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jimmy Di Bari of Vicenza