Match Report


AC MonzaAC Monza     JuventusJuventus
Ciprian PilanCiprian Pilan Pete Downing Pete Downing
Erwin Van Der LaanE. Van Der Laan80
G
captain1
G
71Renato PetruzziR. Petruzzi
Spencer DaviesS. Davies67
D
2
D
65Silvio AndradeS. Andrade
Ruben QuaresmaR. Quaresma71
D
3
D
81Joseph-Desire MbambaJ. Mbamba
Ramiro LopezR. Lopez74
D
4
D
68Illya YakovenkoI. Yakovenko
Richard FletcherR. Fletcher71
D
5
M
78Gian Paolo IannuzziG. Iannuzzi
Abdelkrim El HadriouiA. El Hadrioui81
M
6captain
M
77Stefan PasanenS. Pasanen
Giuliano ComottoG. Comotto78
M
7
M
69Eoin BurbageE. Burbage
Mirko BenarrivoM. Benarrivo68
A
8
M
67Vinicio E. GiacobboV. Giacobbo
Carlos PachecoC. Pacheco72
A
9
A
76Roger De RomijnR. De Romijn
Davide BrancaD. Branca73
A
10
A
72Cesar TeixeiraC. Teixeira
Abel VianaA. Viana80
A
11
A
73Liam MazziL. Mazzi
 
Oliver BeckenbauerO. Beckenbauer66
A
12
D
62Richard WalkerR. Walker
Jesper DahlinJ. Dahlin72
M
13
A
70Nicolas HelgueraN. Helguera
Alpay AyazA. Ayaz69
A
14
M
61Miguel GonzalezM. Gonzalez

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Britanteo where AC Monza play host to Juventus. A crowd of 20,780 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AC Monza are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Juventus appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Thomas Bressan.


0.00
AC Monza start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.32
Illya Yakovenko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gian Paolo Iannuzzi. Gian Paolo Iannuzzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn plays a one-two with Cesar Teixeira and advances towards the goal... Roger De Romijn shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Erwin Van Der Laan. Excellent save.
6.39
Giuliano Comotto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abel Viana. Abel Viana lofts in a cross ball towards Davide Branca. Davide Branca knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Renato Petruzzi is on top of it.
9.15
Illya Yakovenko pushes mid-way up the pitch. Seeing a gap ahead, Illya Yakovenko plays the ball forward to Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruben Quaresma.
10.58
Joseph-Desire Mbamba clumsily knocks into Giuliano Comotto. The referee calls over Joseph-Desire Mbamba and warns him to calm down! Giuliano Comotto stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.07
Giuliano Comotto catches Eoin Burbage on the ankles. The referee warns Giuliano Comotto to calm down! Eoin Burbage grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.29
Giuliano Comotto flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Pacheco collects the pass. Carlos Pacheco shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Renato Petruzzi effortlessly smothers it!
16.21
Vinicio E. Giacobbo makes a simple pass to Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn shoots from 20 yards but Erwin Van Der Laan is on top of his game. Nice save!
26.50
Stefan Pasanen flicks a high ball forward to Cesar Teixeira who takes it down. Cesar Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi powers a header at goal. Ruben Quaresma clears it off the line with his head!
27.50
Vinicio E. Giacobbo surges forward with the ball. Vinicio E. Giacobbo flicks the ball to his team mate, Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn tries a spectacular strike. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
28.47
Giuliano Comotto plays the ball forward to Abel Viana. Abel Viana edges inside the box! Abel Viana side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Renato Petruzzi is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
33.21
Gian Paolo Iannuzzi threads the ball through to Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn advances inside the box! Roger De Romijn rockets a shot on goal but somehow Ruben Quaresma happens to be in the right place to block it.
34.56
Illya Yakovenko flicks a high pass forward to Gian Paolo Iannuzzi who brings the ball under control. Gian Paolo Iannuzzi sees a break and surges forward. Gian Paolo Iannuzzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Erwin Van Der Laan who gathers it comfortably.
39.02
Ramiro Lopez makes a simple pass to Giuliano Comotto. Giuliano Comotto flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Pacheco controls it well on his chest. Carlos Pacheco shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
42.01
Giuliano Comotto sees space and advances. Giuliano Comotto shoots from outside the area but somehow Renato Petruzzi manages to keep it out.
44.54
Spencer Davies chips the ball to his team mate, Giuliano Comotto. With a delightful solo run, Giuliano Comotto stretches the opposition's defence. Giuliano Comotto shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Vinicio E. Giacobbo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi passes the ball forward but Roger De Romijn is offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Monza appear unchanged since the first half. Juventus also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Juventus kick off and get the second half underway!
47.00
Giuliano Comotto comes in with a late challenge on Stefan Pasanen. The referee warns Giuliano Comotto again to calm down! Stefan Pasanen runs off the knock.
48.49
Silvio Andrade catches Davide Branca on the ankles. Silvio Andrade is warned by the referee! Davide Branca stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.22
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui sees Carlos Pacheco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Pacheco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.25
Ruben Quaresma flicks a high pass forward to Abdelkrim El Hadrioui who brings the ball under control. Abdelkrim El Hadrioui flicks a high pass forward. Davide Branca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Davide Branca shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.42
Eoin Burbage knocks the ball to his team mate, Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi plays the ball forward to Roger De Romijn who has made a great run into the box. Roger De Romijn comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Erwin Van Der Laan gets down and covers it.
59.32
Eoin Burbage makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.07
AC Monza have made a substitution with Jesper Dahlin replacing Carlos Pacheco and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Juventus have made a substitution with Nicolas Helguera replacing Liam Mazzi .
65.03
Stefan Pasanen threads the ball through to Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.29
Giuliano Comotto flicks a high pass forward. Davide Branca controls it well on his chest. Davide Branca shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
67.51
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jesper Dahlin. Jesper Dahlin knocks the ball to his team mate, Abel Viana. Abel Viana shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
72.01
Stefan Pasanen barges into Giuliano Comotto. Stefan Pasanen is shown the yellow card! Giuliano Comotto carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.27
Juventus have made a substitution with Miguel Gonzalez replacing Gian Paolo Iannuzzi .
79.46
Joseph-Desire Mbamba flicks a high pass forward to Vinicio E. Giacobbo who brings the ball under control. Vinicio E. Giacobbo flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Helguera collects the pass. Nicolas Helguera puts a great ball through. Cesar Teixeira runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Monza

Juventus
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
25.6%
48.7%
25.6%

Scorers
Abel Viana 68

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giuliano Comotto of AC Monza

Match Ratings