Match Report


Unione Sportiva LivornoUnione Sportiva Livorno     CagliariCagliari
Joe SummersJoe Summers Dan Graham Dan Graham
Cristian CapuanoC. Capuano51
G
1captain
G
87Yves-A. CrucetY. Crucet
J-Clau FioreseJ. Fiorese72
D
2
D
71Terry BallT. Ball
Paul ViscaalP. Viscaal66
D
3
D
73Elias HatzisE. Hatzis
Dennis BögelundD. Bögelund79
D
4
D
71Rodrigo VelosoR. Veloso
Lauren Bisan-E. DruonL. Druon76
M
5
M
76Rafael RamosR. Ramos
Luke RankinL. Rankin74
M
6
M
72Alessandro BusoA. Buso
Cesar MendesC. Mendes80
M
7
M
79Mustapha MachlasM. Machlas
Luciano RivasL. Rivas74
M
8
M
70Niccolo MaddisonN. Maddison
Henning HeggemH. Heggem76
A
9
A
75Brian PearceB. Pearce
Mario De NooijerM. De Nooijer73
A
10
A
74Gilles MayerG. Mayer
Heitor CésarH. César83
A
captain11
A
79Sebastiano PaquitoS. Paquito
 
Bernabé ValenciaB. Valencia67
D
12
D
80Andrez VignaroliA. Vignaroli
Marcel HeiserM. Heiser75
M
13
M
90Rui HinojosaR. Hinojosa
Alvaro BecerraA. Becerra76
A
14
A
79Carlos LozanoC. Lozano

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Armando Picchi where Unione Sportiva Livorno play host to Cagliari. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Unione Sportiva Livorno and Cagliari are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tiziano Rossi.


0.00
Cagliari kick off!
2.54
J-Clau Fiorese barges into Sebastiano Paquito. The referee calls over J-Clau Fiorese and shows him a yellow card! Sebastiano Paquito runs off the knock.
6.17
Dennis Bögelund catches Gilles Mayer on the ankles. Dennis Bögelund is shown the yellow card! Gilles Mayer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.38
Luke Rankin knocks the ball to his team mate, Heitor César. Heitor César whips in a cross ball towards Mario De Nooijer. Mario De Nooijer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Yves-A. Crucet. Excellent save.
14.11
Paul Viscaal flicks a high pass forward. Luke Rankin collects the pass. Luke Rankin makes a probing pass to Heitor César. Heitor César threads the ball through into the box. Henning Heggem shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Yves-A. Crucet had no chance!! Goal for Unione Sportiva Livorno!
21.35
With vision, Terry Ball plays the ball forward to Alessandro Buso. Alessandro Buso changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alessandro Buso rushes past Paul Viscaal! Alessandro Buso side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
24.25
Luciano Rivas sees a break and surges forward. Luciano Rivas knocks in a cross ball towards Henning Heggem. Henning Heggem makes a deft header but is denied by Elias Hatzis. Excellent block.
33.58
Mustapha Machlas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brian Pearce. Brian Pearce shoots from long range. Cristian Capuano comfortably gets down and covers it.
34.48
Terry Ball controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Maddison. Niccolo Maddison flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiano Paquito holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastiano Paquito knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Mayer. Gilles Mayer flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.07
Luciano Rivas hits a low pass to Heitor César. Heitor César shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Unione Sportiva Livorno appear unchanged since the first half. Cagliari also appear unchanged since the first half. The Cagliari players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Unione Sportiva Livorno start the second half!
48.28
Alessandro Buso sees space and advances. Alessandro Buso kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastiano Paquito but the referee indicates it's offside!
54.52
Paul Viscaal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luciano Rivas. Luciano Rivas makes an attacking run forward. Luciano Rivas whips in a cross ball towards Henning Heggem. Henning Heggem powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
57.05
Alessandro Buso knocks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Mayer. Gilles Mayer lofts in a cross ball towards Brian Pearce. Brian Pearce makes a convincing header. Paul Viscaal steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
60.34
Unione Sportiva Livorno have made 2 substitutions with Marcel Heiser replacing Luciano Rivas and Alvaro Becerra replacing Henning Heggem .Cagliari have made 2 substitutions with Rui Hinojosa replacing Alessandro Buso and Carlos Lozano replacing Gilles Mayer .
61.37
Rafael Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Lozano. Carlos Lozano knocks the ball forward to Sebastiano Paquito but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
63.08
Luke Rankin threads a neat ball through to Mario De Nooijer. Mario De Nooijer whips in a cross ball towards Heitor César. Heitor César makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
72.52
Elias Hatzis threads the ball through to Mustapha Machlas. Mustapha Machlas makes a simple pass to Brian Pearce. Brian Pearce knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Lozano. With a superhuman jump, Carlos Lozano connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Cristian Capuano reads it well. Fabulous stop!
73.24
Mustapha Machlas sees space and advances. Mustapha Machlas shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Cagliari!
77.29
Unione Sportiva Livorno have made a substitution with Bernabé Valencia replacing J-Clau Fiorese .
78.36
Bernabé Valencia hacks Sebastiano Paquito from behind! Bernabé Valencia is given a warning by the referee! Sebastiano Paquito stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.53
Rafael Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Lozano. Carlos Lozano plays a scrappy one-two with Brian Pearce and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Carlos Lozano provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Cristian Capuano with no chance!! Goal for Cagliari!
90.00
Cesar Mendes threads the ball through to Mario De Nooijer. Mario De Nooijer plays a one-two with Heitor César and rushes in on goal... Mario De Nooijer muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Unione Sportiva Livorno

Cagliari
Goals
4
3
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
30%
70%
Play Area
35%
45%
20%

Scorers
Henning Heggem 14
Heitor César 44, 63
Mario De Nooijer 90
Gilles Mayer 34
Mustapha Machlas 73
Carlos Lozano 82

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Heitor César of Unione Sportiva Livorno

Match Ratings
1.Cristian Capuano (GK)
6
2.J-Clau Fiorese (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Paul Viscaal (DEF)
6
4.Dennis Bögelund (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Lauren Bisan-E. Druon (MID)
6
6.Luke Rankin (MID)
6
7.Cesar Mendes (MID)
6
8.Luciano Rivas (MID)
7
9.Henning Heggem (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Mario De Nooijer (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Heitor César (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Bernabé Valencia (DEF)
5
13.Marcel Heiser (MID)
6
14.Alvaro Becerra (ATT)
6

1.Yves-A. Crucet (GK)
6
2.Terry Ball (DEF)
6
3.Elias Hatzis (DEF)
6
4.Rodrigo Veloso (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Ramos (MID)
6
6.Alessandro Buso (MID)
7
7.Mustapha Machlas (MID)goal scored
8
8.Niccolo Maddison (MID)
6
9.Brian Pearce (ATT)
6
10.Gilles Mayer (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Sebastiano Paquito (ATT)
6
 
12.Andrez Vignaroli (DEF)
0
13.Rui Hinojosa (MID)
6
14.Carlos Lozano (ATT)goal scored
7