Match Report


VeneziaVenezia     AtalantaAtalanta
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Bruno SimeoniB. Simeoni67
G
1
G
64Dino PaneD. Pane
Cristiano BirindelliC. Birindelli68
D
2
D
71Emanuele BagnacaniE. Bagnacani
Jonathan SantoniJ. Santoni60
D
captain3
D
70Habib DiopH. Diop
Francesco G. MorabitoF. Morabito56
D
4
D
70Billy HutchisonB. Hutchison
Gianmatteo CollautoG. Collauto56
D
5
M
76Amedeo FortinA. Fortin
Stefano Di GiuliantonioS. Di Giuliantonio70
M
6
M
69Arjan KnopperA. Knopper
Hugo HelgueraH. Helguera68
M
7captain
M
62Malte EngelsM. Engels
Gian Paolo TorricelliG. Torricelli64
M
8
M
59Andre De IccoA. De Icco
Max TamburiniM. Tamburini58
M
9
A
68Edoardo PassoniE. Passoni
Datti Mohamed NodariD. Nodari71
A
10
A
65P. Gilberto BallarinP. Ballarin
Corrado LucarelliC. Lucarelli70
A
11
A
61Donato VierchwoodD. Vierchwood
 
Pierpaolo SgròP. Sgrò66
A
12
D
60Giampaolo MatteassiG. Matteassi
Jimmy ParlatoJ. Parlato60
A
13
G
59Carmelo CampagnaC. Campagna
Cosimo CudiniC. Cudini59
G
14
D
57Max NervoM. Nervo

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


0.00
Venezia start the match!
3.58
Max Tamburini threads a neat ball through to Datti Mohamed Nodari. Datti Mohamed Nodari shoots from 25 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
14.18
Hugo Helguera advances with the ball. Hugo Helguera lofts in a cross ball towards Corrado Lucarelli. Corrado Lucarelli is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Dino Pane comfortably punches it away to safety.
16.41
Stefano Di Giuliantonio flicks a high pass forward. Datti Mohamed Nodari collects the pass. Datti Mohamed Nodari controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
20.30
Malte Engels knocks the ball forward to Donato Vierchwood. Donato Vierchwood shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.00
Hugo Helguera passes the ball forward to Datti Mohamed Nodari. Datti Mohamed Nodari finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.56
Billy Hutchison sees a break and surges forward. Billy Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Donato Vierchwood. Donato Vierchwood sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.31
Malte Engels flicks a high ball forward to Donato Vierchwood who takes it down. Donato Vierchwood shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
32.41
Arjan Knopper flicks a high pass forward to Edoardo Passoni who brings the ball under control. Edoardo Passoni knocks in a cross ball towards Donato Vierchwood. Donato Vierchwood heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.28
Habib Diop pushes mid-way up the pitch. Habib Diop deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Donato Vierchwood. Donato Vierchwood knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.49
Jonathan Santoni darts forward. Jonathan Santoni sees Datti Mohamed Nodari in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Datti Mohamed Nodari shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Dino Pane.
40.19
Arjan Knopper kicks a strong pass forward to Donato Vierchwood. Donato Vierchwood shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Bruno Simeoni effortlessly smothers it!
42.20
Jonathan Santoni kicks a strong pass forward to Gian Paolo Torricelli. With a delightful solo run, Gian Paolo Torricelli stretches the opposition's defence. Gian Paolo Torricelli whips in a cross ball towards Corrado Lucarelli. Corrado Lucarelli finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Venezia!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Atalanta start the second half!
48.39
Billy Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Amedeo Fortin. Amedeo Fortin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, P. Gilberto Ballarin. P. Gilberto Ballarin shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.07
Malte Engels threads a neat ball through to Donato Vierchwood. Donato Vierchwood controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
55.28
Francesco G. Morabito deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Helguera. Hugo Helguera hits a low pass to Datti Mohamed Nodari. Datti Mohamed Nodari lofts in a cross ball towards Corrado Lucarelli. Corrado Lucarelli outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Dino Pane easily picks it out of the air!
57.21
Habib Diop chips the ball to his team mate, Arjan Knopper. Arjan Knopper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Donato Vierchwood. Donato Vierchwood whips in a cross ball towards P. Gilberto Ballarin. P. Gilberto Ballarin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for P. Gilberto Ballarin!
60.53
Venezia have made 2 substitutions with Jimmy Parlato replacing Stefano Di Giuliantonio and Cosimo Cudini replacing Gian Paolo Torricelli .Atalanta have made 3 substitutions with Giampaolo Matteassi replacing Habib Diop, Carmelo Campagna replacing Edoardo Passoni and Max Nervo replacing Donato Vierchwood .
61.57
Cosimo Cudini makes a simple pass to Corrado Lucarelli. Corrado Lucarelli shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.37
Amedeo Fortin hacks Max Tamburini from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Max Tamburini stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.54
Emanuele Bagnacani kicks a strong pass forward to Arjan Knopper. Arjan Knopper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Ballarin. P. Gilberto Ballarin shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.04
Venezia have made a substitution with Pierpaolo Sgrò replacing Jonathan Santoni .
79.32
Jimmy Parlato flicks a high ball forward to Datti Mohamed Nodari who gracefully takes it down. Datti Mohamed Nodari advances inside the box! Emanuele Bagnacani barges into Datti Mohamed Nodari. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
79.32
The referee points to the spot..
80.20
Datti Mohamed Nodari takes a short run up. The ball flies into the bottom right corner - goal!!
83.45
Emanuele Bagnacani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arjan Knopper. Arjan Knopper kicks a strong pass forward to P. Gilberto Ballarin. P. Gilberto Ballarin shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Venezia

Atalanta
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.3%
58.7%
Play Area
24%
46.7%
29.3%

Scorers
Datti Mohamed Nodari 4, 80 (p)
Corrado Lucarelli 42
Donato Vierchwood 32
P. Gilberto Ballarin 48, 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to P. Gilberto Ballarin of Atalanta

Match Ratings