Match Report


PalermoPalermo     RomaRoma
Computer Player Computer Player Fatih Gürkan Fatih Gürkan
Garry BuskermolenG. Buskermolen77
G
1
G
68Tommaso DoniT. Doni
Rodolfo VenturinR. Venturin72
D
2
D
64Raul CampolonghiR. Campolonghi
Duncan GlassD. Glass70
D
3
D
60Matjaz BianchiM. Bianchi
Tiziano ChiesaT. Chiesa70
D
4
D
64Gianluca SirotiG. Siroti
Franceco AbbruscatoF. Abbruscato81
M
5
D
72Carmine BelleriC. Belleri
Giampiero OngaratoG. Ongarato68
M
6captain
M
67Thijs HupkesT. Hupkes
Massimo AgostiniM. Agostini67
M
7
M
80Jose E. PancaroJ. Pancaro
Nicola SulcisN. Sulcis67
M
8
M
67Jose SanzJ. Sanz
Alberto MartinelliA. Martinelli76
A
captain9
A
68Cataldo CesarettiC. Cesaretti
Wilfred StamW. Stam75
A
10
A
69Amedeo LupatelliA. Lupatelli
Simon SchulzeS. Schulze66
A
11
A
67Fabian N. PonzoF. Ponzo
 
Delano SchenningD. Schenning67
D
12
D
53Girolamo Del VecchioG. Del Vecchio
Giovanni BertarelliG. Bertarelli61
D
13
M
65Ferdi OpschoorF. Opschoor
Achille CarusoA. Caruso60
M
14
A
64Ellery KoningE. Koning

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at La Favorita where Palermo play host to Roma. A crowd of 19,181 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Palermo are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Roma appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Caneira.


0.00
The whistle blows and Roma kick off!
6.06
Giampiero Ongarato barges into Jose E. Pancaro. Giampiero Ongarato is warned by the referee! Jose E. Pancaro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.11
Jose Sanz hacks Franceco Abbruscato from behind! Jose Sanz is warned by the referee! Franceco Abbruscato runs off the knock.
9.18
Amedeo Lupatelli hacks Rodolfo Venturin from behind! The referee warns Amedeo Lupatelli to calm down! Rodolfo Venturin gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
10.38
Jose E. Pancaro makes a simple pass to Fabian N. Ponzo. Fabian N. Ponzo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Garry Buskermolen gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
12.32
Jose Sanz flicks a high pass forward to Fabian N. Ponzo who brings the ball under control. Fabian N. Ponzo lofts in a cross ball towards Amedeo Lupatelli. Amedeo Lupatelli directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Garry Buskermolen!
16.19
Thijs Hupkes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Lupatelli. Amedeo Lupatelli lofts in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Ponzo. With a superhuman jump, Fabian N. Ponzo 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!
20.20
Thijs Hupkes knocks the ball forward to Amedeo Lupatelli. Amedeo Lupatelli lofts in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Ponzo. Fabian N. Ponzo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
21.13
Giampiero Ongarato passes the ball forward to Simon Schulze. Simon Schulze cuts inside the box! Simon Schulze cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Tommaso Doni gets down and covers it.
22.19
Jose Sanz brings the ball forward. Jose Sanz shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Garry Buskermolen. Excellent save.
24.43
Thijs Hupkes flicks a high ball forward to Cataldo Cesaretti who takes it down. Cataldo Cesaretti shoots from outside the area. Garry Buskermolen gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
30.08
Rodolfo Venturin passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Massimo Agostini. Massimo Agostini flicks a high ball forward to Simon Schulze who takes it down. Simon Schulze knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.39
Jose Sanz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cataldo Cesaretti. Cataldo Cesaretti whips in a cross ball towards Amedeo Lupatelli. Amedeo Lupatelli knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.37
Carmine Belleri knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose E. Pancaro. Jose E. Pancaro makes a simple pass to Fabian N. Ponzo. Fabian N. Ponzo whips in a cross ball towards Amedeo Lupatelli. Amedeo Lupatelli finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
40.47
Jose E. Pancaro passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Fabian N. Ponzo. Fabian N. Ponzo plays a quick one-two with Amedeo Lupatelli and rushes in on goal... Some superb footwork from Fabian N. Ponzo provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal but it flies wide!
42.42
Roma are dictating the run of play here today.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Palermo appear unchanged since the first half. Roma also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Palermo kick off!
49.14
Simon Schulze clumsily knocks into Raul Campolonghi. Simon Schulze is given a warning by the referee! Raul Campolonghi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.08
Gianluca Siroti decides to run forward with the ball. Gianluca Siroti passes the ball forward to Fabian N. Ponzo. Fabian N. Ponzo lofts in a cross ball towards Cataldo Cesaretti. Cataldo Cesaretti is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Rodolfo Venturin. That should have been a goal!
60.19
Roma have made a substitution with Ferdi Opschoor replacing Jose E. Pancaro .
63.55
Ferdi Opschoor knocks the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Lupatelli. Amedeo Lupatelli shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Garry Buskermolen had no chance!! Goal for Roma!
66.05
Franceco Abbruscato clumsily knocks into Jose Sanz. The referee calls over Franceco Abbruscato and shows him a yellow card! Jose Sanz gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.26
Thijs Hupkes knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabian N. Ponzo. Fabian N. Ponzo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
72.37
Franceco Abbruscato threads a neat ball through to Wilfred Stam. Wilfred Stam finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
78.23
Franceco Abbruscato flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Martinelli who takes it down. Alberto Martinelli knocks the ball forward to Simon Schulze but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
81.52
Jose Sanz flicks the ball to his team mate, Cataldo Cesaretti. Cataldo Cesaretti tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Gianluca Siroti surges forward with the ball. Gianluca Siroti flicks a high pass forward. Fabian N. Ponzo controls it well on his chest. Fabian N. Ponzo lofts in a cross ball towards Amedeo Lupatelli. Tiziano Chiesa catches Amedeo Lupatelli on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Palermo

Roma
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
10
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
33.8%
45.5%
20.8%

Scorers
Fabian N. Ponzo 16
Amedeo Lupatelli 33, 64

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Amedeo Lupatelli of Roma

Match Ratings