Match Report


AC MonzaAC Monza     UdineseUdinese
Ciprian PilanCiprian Pilan Atle Olai Stavlund Atle Olai Stavlund
Erwin Van Der LaanE. Van Der Laan80
G
captain1captain
G
78Abdelkrim El BraziA. El Brazi
Spencer DaviesS. Davies67
D
2
D
73Daniele FilippiniD. Filippini
Ruben QuaresmaR. Quaresma71
D
3
D
77Aladino CasazzaA. Casazza
Ramiro LopezR. Lopez74
D
4
D
76Craig BoothC. Booth
Richard FletcherR. Fletcher71
D
5
M
77Julian SpenglerJ. Spengler
Abdelkrim El HadriouiA. El Hadrioui81
M
6
M
79Raffaele ContehR. Conteh
Kevin AndrewsK. Andrews72
M
7
M
78Daniel HofbauerD. Hofbauer
Alpay AyazA. Ayaz69
A
8
M
74Callum YoungC. Young
Carlos PachecoC. Pacheco73
A
9
A
76Patrick OlembéP. Olembé
Davide BrancaD. Branca73
A
10
A
77Tommaso PellizzaroT. Pellizzaro
Abel VianaA. Viana80
A
11
A
76Rabiu AliyuR. Aliyu
 
Mirko BenarrivoM. Benarrivo68
A
12
A
77Yuri PetrovY. Petrov
Giuliano ComottoG. Comotto78
M
13
M
74Vasco GuevaraV. Guevara
Jesper DahlinJ. Dahlin72
M
14
G
60Gianni RossittoG. Rossitto

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stadio Britanteo where AC Monza play host to Udinese. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
AC Monza are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Udinese appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sergio Statuto.


0.00
The whistle blows and AC Monza kick off!
12.14
Craig Booth threads the ball through to Daniel Hofbauer. Daniel Hofbauer darts forward. Daniel Hofbauer finds some space and shoots from distance but Erwin Van Der Laan is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
14.13
Daniel Hofbauer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Pellizzaro. Tommaso Pellizzaro shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Erwin Van Der Laan smothers it!
20.43
Raffaele Conteh makes a simple pass to Tommaso Pellizzaro. Tommaso Pellizzaro shoots from long range but Erwin Van Der Laan is on top of it.
21.21
Seeing a gap ahead, Daniel Hofbauer plays the ball forward to Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
27.39
Aladino Casazza hits a low pass to Daniel Hofbauer. Daniel Hofbauer makes a probing pass to Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Fletcher.
28.35
Raffaele Conteh advances with the ball. Raffaele Conteh knocks in a cross ball towards Tommaso Pellizzaro. Tommaso Pellizzaro beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
30.51
Raffaele Conteh threads a neat ball through to Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé lofts in a cross ball towards Tommaso Pellizzaro. Tommaso Pellizzaro powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Erwin Van Der Laan had no chance!! Goal for Udinese!
33.32
Raffaele Conteh threads the ball through to Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu lofts in a cross ball towards Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
38.48
Raffaele Conteh flicks a high pass forward. Rabiu Aliyu controls it well on his chest. Rabiu Aliyu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.11
Daniel Hofbauer sees a break and surges forward. Daniel Hofbauer knocks in a cross ball towards Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Erwin Van Der Laan.
40.58
It's a corner kick. Julian Spengler loops the ball over to the far post. Erwin Van Der Laan scoops up the ball.
42.16
Julian Spengler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé knocks in a cross ball towards Tommaso Pellizzaro. Tommaso Pellizzaro connects with a diving header but is denied by Erwin Van Der Laan. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Monza appear unchanged since the first half. Udinese have changed their lineup with Vasco Guevara replacing Daniel Hofbauer. The AC Monza players seem much more motivated whilst the Udinese players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Udinese kick off!
47.35
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui passes the ball forward to Carlos Pacheco. Carlos Pacheco whips in a cross ball towards Abel Viana. Abel Viana rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
51.49
Daniele Filippini passes the ball forward to Vasco Guevara. Vasco Guevara makes an attacking run forward. Vasco Guevara knocks in a cross ball towards Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé makes a convincing header. Erwin Van Der Laan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
55.51
Vasco Guevara threads the ball through to Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu lofts in a cross ball towards Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé makes a looping header on goal. The ball comes off Ramiro Lopez and the loose ball is cleared up field.
59.09
Callum Young runs straight at the opposition's defence. Callum Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.41
AC Monza have made 2 substitutions with Giuliano Comotto replacing Abel Viana and Mirko Benarrivo replacing Alpay Ayaz and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Udinese have made a substitution with Yuri Petrov replacing Rabiu Aliyu .
65.10
Mirko Benarrivo chips the ball to his team mate, Giuliano Comotto. Giuliano Comotto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
66.42
Aladino Casazza makes a simple pass to Raffaele Conteh. Raffaele Conteh chips the ball to his team mate, Yuri Petrov. Yuri Petrov shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Erwin Van Der Laan comfortably smothers it!
69.45
Kevin Andrews hacks Raffaele Conteh from behind! Kevin Andrews is shown the yellow card! Raffaele Conteh runs off the knock.
72.45
Craig Booth decides to run forward with the ball. Craig Booth flicks a high ball forward to Yuri Petrov who takes it down. Yuri Petrov whips in a cross ball towards Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Erwin Van Der Laan punches it away to safety.
73.02
Aladino Casazza knocks the ball forward to Vasco Guevara. Vasco Guevara makes a probing pass to Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
75.13
Julian Spengler plays the ball forward to Tommaso Pellizzaro. Tommaso Pellizzaro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.41
AC Monza have made a substitution with Jesper Dahlin replacing Davide Branca .
79.14
Callum Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yuri Petrov. Yuri Petrov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Erwin Van Der Laan had no chance!! Goal for Udinese!
83.05
Vasco Guevara makes a probing pass to Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.56
Raffaele Conteh passes the ball forward to Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Erwin Van Der Laan who gathers it comfortably.
89.02
With imagination, Abdelkrim El Hadrioui picks a pass forward to Jesper Dahlin. Jesper Dahlin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdelkrim El Brazi who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Monza

Udinese
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
1
13
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
16%
84%
Play Area
33.3%
46.9%
19.8%

Scorers
Abel Viana 47
Tommaso Pellizzaro 31
Patrick Olembé 33, 51
Yuri Petrov 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Patrick Olembé of Udinese

Match Ratings