Match Report


SienaSiena     JuventusJuventus
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Pete Downing Pete Downing
Modeste NdoM. Ndo87
G
1
G
71Renato PetruzziR. Petruzzi
Joaquín VelasquezJ. Velasquez80
D
2
D
65Silvio AndradeS. Andrade
Ken TorresK. Torres77
D
3
D
81Joseph-Desire MbambaJ. Mbamba
Paulo VianaP. Viana77
D
4
D
68Illya YakovenkoI. Yakovenko
Danny SchwarzerD. Schwarzer73
D
5
M
78Gian Paolo IannuzziG. Iannuzzi
Callum HendryC. Hendry77
M
6captain
M
77Stefan PasanenS. Pasanen
Fabian AriasF. Arias81
M
7
M
69Eoin BurbageE. Burbage
Steffen TimmS. Timm78
A
8
M
71Gilles JessG. Jess
Alex AmoahA. Amoah73
A
9
A
76Roger De RomijnR. De Romijn
Emmanuel BabayaroE. Babayaro76
A
captain10
A
70Nicolas HelgueraN. Helguera
David StockdaleD. Stockdale73
A
11
A
73Liam MazziL. Mazzi
 
Alex BremnerA. Bremner69
D
12
D
62Richard WalkerR. Walker
Neil HendersonN. Henderson77
M
13
A
72Cesar TeixeiraC. Teixeira
Martin TomasM. Tomas78
A
14
M
61Miguel GonzalezM. Gonzalez

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Artemio Franchi where Siena play host to Juventus. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Siena are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Juventus appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Corrado Fuser.


0.00
The first half starts with Siena kicking off!
9.41
Fabian Arias flicks a high pass forward to Steffen Timm who brings the ball under control. Steffen Timm shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
12.20
Ken Torres kicks a strong pass forward to Fabian Arias. Fabian Arias flicks a high ball forward to Emmanuel Babayaro who takes it down. Emmanuel Babayaro passes the ball forward to Steffen Timm. Steffen Timm tries a spectacular strike. Superb reactions from Renato Petruzzi. What a save!
16.10
Callum Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Alex Amoah who brings the ball under control. Alex Amoah edges inside the box! Alex Amoah side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
18.19
Gilles Jess brings the ball forward. Gilles Jess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Helguera but he's offside!
20.40
Eoin Burbage clumsily knocks into Fabian Arias. Eoin Burbage is shown the yellow card! Fabian Arias gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
21.15
Gilles Jess threads a neat ball through to Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.04
Joaquín Velasquez hits a low pass to Fabian Arias. Fabian Arias flicks a high pass forward to Alex Amoah who brings the ball under control. Alex Amoah shoots from distance. Renato Petruzzi easily gets down and covers it.
24.43
Fabian Arias flicks a high ball forward to Alex Amoah who takes it down. Alex Amoah edges inside the box! Alex Amoah takes a shot at goal but Renato Petruzzi reads it well. He makes it look easy!
30.26
Fabian Arias laces a through ball forward to Emmanuel Babayaro. Emmanuel Babayaro plays a one-two with Alex Amoah and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Emmanuel Babayaro provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Renato Petruzzi had no chance!! Goal for Siena!
34.17
Paulo Viana makes a probing pass to Fabian Arias. Fabian Arias flicks a high pass forward to David Stockdale who brings the ball under control. David Stockdale rushes past Illya Yakovenko! David Stockdale side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
38.48
Fabian Arias flicks a high pass forward. David Stockdale holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Stockdale edges inside the box! David Stockdale rockets a shot on goal. Renato Petruzzi is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Juventus kicking off!
49.35
Gian Paolo Iannuzzi barges into Callum Hendry. The referee brings Gian Paolo Iannuzzi to one side and gives him a warning! Callum Hendry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.42
Eoin Burbage makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Helguera. With a superhuman jump, Nicolas Helguera connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it rises well off target!
53.50
Siena are in full control of this game.
60.20
Juventus have made 2 substitutions with Miguel Gonzalez replacing Gian Paolo Iannuzzi and Cesar Teixeira replacing Roger De Romijn .
67.03
Stefan Pasanen flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Teixeira collects the pass. Cesar Teixeira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ken Torres.
69.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Ken Torres plays the ball forward to Fabian Arias. Fabian Arias controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emmanuel Babayaro. Emmanuel Babayaro lofts in a cross ball towards David Stockdale. David Stockdale finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Renato Petruzzi manages to gather it.
71.25
Miguel Gonzalez makes a probing pass to Cesar Teixeira. Cesar Teixeira passes the ball forward to Nicolas Helguera. Nicolas Helguera rockets a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
75.27
Eoin Burbage flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Helguera collects the pass. Nicolas Helguera knocks in a cross ball towards Cesar Teixeira. With a superhuman jump, Cesar Teixeira connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.16
With great vision, Stefan Pasanen plays the ball forward to Cesar Teixeira. Cesar Teixeira shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
78.20
Eoin Burbage chips the ball to his team mate, Cesar Teixeira. Cesar Teixeira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ken Torres.
84.50
Paulo Viana makes a simple pass to Fabian Arias. Fabian Arias sees David Stockdale in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Stockdale lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Timm. Steffen Timm makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Siena!
87.09
Fabian Arias comes in with a late challenge on Stefan Pasanen. Fabian Arias is given a warning by the referee! Stefan Pasanen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Siena

Juventus
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
0
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
31.5%
46.6%
21.9%

Scorers
Emmanuel Babayaro 30
David Stockdale 38
Steffen Timm 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Stockdale of Siena

Match Ratings
1.Modeste Ndo (GK)
6
2.Joaquín Velasquez (DEF)
6
3.Ken Torres (DEF)
6
4.Paulo Viana (DEF)
6
5.Danny Schwarzer (DEF)
6
6.Callum Hendry (MID)
6
7.Fabian Arias (MID)
8
8.Steffen Timm (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Alex Amoah (ATT)
7
10.Emmanuel Babayaro (ATT)goal scored
8
11.David Stockdale (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Alex Bremner (DEF)
0
13.Neil Henderson (MID)
0
14.Martin Tomas (ATT)
0

1.Renato Petruzzi (GK)
7
2.Silvio Andrade (DEF)
6
3.Joseph-Desire Mbamba (DEF)
7
4.Illya Yakovenko (DEF)
6
5.Gian Paolo Iannuzzi (MID)
6
6.Stefan Pasanen (MID)
6
7.Eoin Burbage (MID)yellow card
6
8.Gilles Jess (MID)
6
9.Roger De Romijn (ATT)
6
10.Nicolas Helguera (ATT)
6
11.Liam Mazzi (ATT)
6
 
12.Richard Walker (DEF)
0
13.Cesar Teixeira (ATT)
6
14.Miguel Gonzalez (MID)
6