Match Report


PistoiesePistoiese     RavennaRavenna
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Luis LorenzoL. Lorenzo65
G
1captain
G
61Mario GattusoM. Gattuso
Davide GanzD. Ganz66
D
2
D
61Gerhard BierhoffG. Bierhoff
Cleto VialiC. Viali65
D
3
D
57Gianluca PistoneG. Pistone
Billy LawB. Law63
D
4
D
54Don MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Filippo FiccadentiF. Ficcadenti76
M
5
D
53Vincenzo BertaniV. Bertani
Oscar Jr. AltomareO. Altomare70
M
captain6
M
61Duccio BernardiD. Bernardi
Gerhard MetzgerG. Metzger63
M
7
M
59Amedeo VignaroliA. Vignaroli
Zerbini GazzoliZ. Gazzoli58
M
8
A
59Nicola BrancaN. Branca
Mario ParlatoM. Parlato43
M
9
A
57Flavio MutarelliF. Mutarelli
Gian Paolo CarreraG. Carrera63
A
10
A
54Achille PercassiA. Percassi
Gennaro ValsesiaG. Valsesia61
A
11
A
52Frederico SoaresF. Soares
 
Dino BelottiD. Belotti60
G
12
G
61Antonino FerranteA. Ferrante
Luca AppoloniL. Appoloni60
D
13
G
61Luca SotgiaL. Sotgia
Ted AdrianoT. Adriano55
D
14
M
56Gennaro Ivan BellavistaG. Bellavista

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to Ravenna. A crowd of 9,918 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Pistoiese are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Ravenna appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Aniello Cimarelli.


0.00
Ravenna kick off the first half!
6.17
Gianluca Pistone sees a break and surges forward. Gianluca Pistone chips the ball to his team mate, Achille Percassi. Achille Percassi whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Soares. Frederico Soares connects with a diving header but it whistles just wide of the post!
9.21
Filippo Ficcadenti knocks the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Carrera. Gian Paolo Carrera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.13
Don Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Duccio Bernardi. Duccio Bernardi kicks a strong pass forward to Flavio Mutarelli. Flavio Mutarelli rushes past Billy Law! Flavio Mutarelli shoots from just inside the box but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.55
Don Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Amedeo Vignaroli. With a delightful solo run, Amedeo Vignaroli stretches the opposition's defence. Amedeo Vignaroli knocks the ball forward, putting Achille Percassi through on goal. Achille Percassi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.53
Filippo Ficcadenti flicks the ball to his team mate, Gennaro Valsesia. Gennaro Valsesia shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
32.04
Gianluca Pistone surges forward with the ball. Gianluca Pistone threads the ball through to Nicola Branca. Nicola Branca lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Soares. Billy Law comes in with a late challenge on Frederico Soares. Frederico Soares appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
33.38
Amedeo Vignaroli chips the ball to his team mate, Achille Percassi. Achille Percassi lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Soares. Frederico Soares finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.49
Duccio Bernardi flicks a high ball forward to Frederico Soares who takes it down. Frederico Soares plays a quick one-two with Nicola Branca and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Frederico Soares provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.33
Gerhard Metzger knocks the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Carrera. Gian Paolo Carrera knocks in a cross ball towards Gennaro Valsesia. With a superhuman jump, Gennaro Valsesia connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
44.46
Davide Ganz passes the ball forward to Zerbini Gazzoli. With imagination, Zerbini Gazzoli picks a pass forward to Gian Paolo Carrera. Gian Paolo Carrera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Oscar Jr. Altomare knocks the ball forward to Gennaro Valsesia. Gennaro Valsesia edges inside the box! Gennaro Valsesia takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Mario Gattuso manages to gather it easily.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. Ravenna also appear unchanged since the first half. The Ravenna players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Pistoiese kick off and get the second half underway!
47.20
Billy Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Jr. Altomare. Oscar Jr. Altomare takes it forward alone. Oscar Jr. Altomare whips in a cross ball towards Gian Paolo Carrera. Gian Paolo Carrera makes a deft header. Mario Gattuso didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
49.46
Duccio Bernardi threads the ball through to Nicola Branca. Nicola Branca shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.17
Amedeo Vignaroli makes a simple pass to Flavio Mutarelli. Flavio Mutarelli puts a great ball through. Frederico Soares runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
57.16
Amedeo Vignaroli flicks a high pass forward. Flavio Mutarelli collects the pass. Flavio Mutarelli knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Nicola Branca is offside!
59.13
Billy Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerhard Metzger. Gerhard Metzger runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gerhard Metzger makes a probing pass to Gennaro Valsesia but he's offside!
60.32
Ravenna have made a substitution with Luca Sotgia replacing Gerhard Bierhoff .
63.36
Zerbini Gazzoli changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Zerbini Gazzoli finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
67.53
Don Meiklejohn hits a low pass to Amedeo Vignaroli. Amedeo Vignaroli sees Flavio Mutarelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Flavio Mutarelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.23
Billy Law clumsily knocks into Flavio Mutarelli. The referee calls over Billy Law and shows him a yellow card! Flavio Mutarelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.06
Oscar Jr. Altomare sees space and advances. Oscar Jr. Altomare plays a quick one-two with Gennaro Valsesia and rushes in on goal... Oscar Jr. Altomare cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
79.13
Don Meiklejohn decides to run forward with the ball. Don Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Frederico Soares. Frederico Soares sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Frederico Soares scores for Ravenna!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Pistoiese

Ravenna
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
29.1%
44.3%
26.6%

Scorers
Frederico Soares 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frederico Soares of Ravenna

Match Ratings