Match Report


Verona HellasVerona Hellas     VeneziaVenezia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Patrick LloydP. Lloyd64
G
1
G
67Bruno SimeoniB. Simeoni
Dominic StrachanD. Strachan67
D
captain2
D
68Cristiano BirindelliC. Birindelli
Ruben SousaR. Sousa66
D
3captain
D
60Jonathan SantoniJ. Santoni
Tomas PiazzaT. Piazza65
D
4
D
56Francesco G. MorabitoF. Morabito
Gianluca PisanuG. Pisanu71
M
5
D
56Gianmatteo CollautoG. Collauto
Richard ThompsonR. Thompson70
M
6
M
70Stefano Di GiuliantonioS. Di Giuliantonio
Jose E. CastellazziJ. Castellazzi68
M
7
M
68Hugo HelgueraH. Helguera
Domenico CerioniD. Cerioni68
M
8
M
64Gian Paolo TorricelliG. Torricelli
Alessandro TassoA. Tasso65
A
9
M
58Max TamburiniM. Tamburini
Neil LofthouseN. Lofthouse64
A
10
A
71Datti Mohamed NodariD. Nodari
Giampaolo MorabitoG. Morabito63
A
11
A
70Corrado LucarelliC. Lucarelli
 
Alexandre CamposA. Campos67
M
12
A
66Pierpaolo SgròP. Sgrò
Claudio José MariC. José Mari63
D
13
A
60Jimmy ParlatoJ. Parlato
Marco LasalandraM. Lasalandra59
D
14
G
59Cosimo CudiniC. Cudini

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Bentegodi where Verona Hellas play host to Venezia. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Verona Hellas are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Venezia appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Ruggiero Artico.


0.00
Verona Hellas kick off!
2.47
Ruben Sousa flicks a high pass forward. Jose E. Castellazzi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose E. Castellazzi flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Tasso controls it well on his chest. Alessandro Tasso knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francesco G. Morabito.
3.38
Tomas Piazza flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Thompson. Richard Thompson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Lofthouse. Neil Lofthouse knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristiano Birindelli.
6.48
Hugo Helguera picks a pass forward to Datti Mohamed Nodari. Datti Mohamed Nodari shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
9.57
Max Tamburini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Datti Mohamed Nodari. Datti Mohamed Nodari plays a one-two with Corrado Lucarelli and rushes in on goal... Datti Mohamed Nodari strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
16.56
Ruben Sousa makes a probing pass to Richard Thompson. Richard Thompson knocks the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Tasso. Alessandro Tasso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
20.40
Jose E. Castellazzi threads a neat ball through to Giampaolo Morabito. Giampaolo Morabito knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.52
Hugo Helguera knocks the ball forward to Corrado Lucarelli. Corrado Lucarelli tries a spectacular long range effort. Corrado Lucarelli scores for Venezia!!
27.20
Tomas Piazza knocks the ball forward to Domenico Cerioni. Domenico Cerioni makes a simple pass to Neil Lofthouse. Neil Lofthouse shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.57
Gian Paolo Torricelli chips the ball to his team mate, Corrado Lucarelli. Corrado Lucarelli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic Strachan.
32.20
Max Tamburini flicks a high pass forward. Datti Mohamed Nodari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Datti Mohamed Nodari shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
33.54
Gian Paolo Torricelli sees Corrado Lucarelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Corrado Lucarelli cuts inside the box! Corrado Lucarelli shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
36.24
Ruben Sousa makes a probing pass to Jose E. Castellazzi. Jose E. Castellazzi decides to run forward with the ball. Jose E. Castellazzi lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Lofthouse. Neil Lofthouse outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Hugo Helguera runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Hugo Helguera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Verona Hellas appear unchanged since the first half. Venezia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Venezia start the second half!
49.22
Gian Paolo Torricelli threads a neat ball through to Datti Mohamed Nodari. Datti Mohamed Nodari sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
54.05
Francesco G. Morabito flicks a high ball forward to Gian Paolo Torricelli who takes it down. Gian Paolo Torricelli sees a break and surges forward. Gian Paolo Torricelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.27
Verona Hellas have made a substitution with Alexandre Campos replacing Neil Lofthouse .Venezia have made 2 substitutions with Jimmy Parlato replacing Stefano Di Giuliantonio and Cosimo Cudini replacing Gian Paolo Torricelli .
61.27
Tomas Piazza threads a neat ball through to Domenico Cerioni. Domenico Cerioni passes the ball forward to Alessandro Tasso. Alessandro Tasso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.01
Dominic Strachan threads the ball through to Jose E. Castellazzi. Jose E. Castellazzi flicks a high pass forward to Giampaolo Morabito who brings the ball under control. Giampaolo Morabito makes a great pass forward. Alessandro Tasso runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
71.35
Corrado Lucarelli comes in with a late challenge on Tomas Piazza. Corrado Lucarelli is warned by the referee! Tomas Piazza runs off the knock.
73.32
Hugo Helguera knocks the ball forward to Datti Mohamed Nodari. Datti Mohamed Nodari knocks in a cross ball towards Corrado Lucarelli. Dominic Strachan hacks Corrado Lucarelli from behind! Penalty not given!!
77.26
Venezia have made a substitution with Pierpaolo Sgrò replacing Jonathan Santoni .
83.58
Richard Thompson sees a break and surges forward. Richard Thompson deftly passes the ball to Giampaolo Morabito, releasing him through on goal. Giampaolo Morabito comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Verona Hellas

Venezia
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.6%
53.4%
Play Area
28.8%
47.9%
23.3%

Scorers
Corrado Lucarelli 25

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hugo Helguera of Venezia

Match Ratings