Match Report
| Siena | Siena |  |  | Udinese | Udinese | ||||||||||||||||
| Gerry Montenegro | Gerry Montenegro | Atle Olai Stavlund | Atle Olai Stavlund | ||||||||||||||||||
| Modeste Ndo | M. Ndo |  | 87 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 78 |  | Abdelkrim El Brazi | A. El Brazi | ||||||||
| Joaquín Velasquez | J. Velasquez |  | 80 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Daniele Filippini | D. Filippini | |||||||||
| Ken Torres | K. Torres |  | 77 | D | | 3 | | D | 77 | | Aladino Casazza | A. Casazza | |||||||||
| Paulo Viana | P. Viana |  | 77 | D | | 4 | | D | 76 |  | Craig Booth | C. Booth | |||||||||
| Danny Schwarzer | D. Schwarzer |  | 73 | D | | 5 | | M | 77 |  | Julian Spengler | J. Spengler | |||||||||
| Callum Hendry | C. Hendry | | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 79 | | Raffaele Conteh | R. Conteh | |||||||||
| Fabian Arias | F. Arias | | 81 | M | | 7 | | M | 78 |  | Daniel Hofbauer | D. Hofbauer | |||||||||
| Steffen Timm | S. Timm |  | 78 | A | | | 8 | | M | 74 | | Callum Young | C. Young | ||||||||
| Emmanuel Babayaro | E. Babayaro |  | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Patrick Olembé | P. Olembé | |||||||||
| Martin Tomas | M. Tomas |  | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 | | Tommaso Pellizzaro | T. Pellizzaro | |||||||||
| David Stockdale | D. Stockdale |  | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 | | Rabiu Aliyu | R. Aliyu | |||||||||
| Alex Bremner | A. Bremner | | 69 | D | | 12 | | A | 77 |  | Yuri Petrov | Y. Petrov | |||||||||
| Neil Henderson | N. Henderson | | 77 | M | | 13 | | M | 74 |  | Vasco Guevara | V. Guevara | |||||||||
| Alex Amoah | A. Amoah |  | 73 | A | | 14 | | D | 75 | | Mattia Dalla Bona | M. Dalla Bona | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Artemio Franchi where Siena play host to Udinese. 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 Udinese appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tiziano Rossi.
The pitch is in good condition.
Siena are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Udinese appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tiziano Rossi.
0.00
0-0Udinese start the match!
2.14
0-0Julian Spengler flicks a high pass forward. Rabiu Aliyu holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rabiu Aliyu lofts in a cross ball towards Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé whips the ball goalwards with his head. Modeste Ndo gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
3.56
Raffaele Conteh threads a neat ball through to Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé shoots from outside the area but Modeste Ndo is on top of it.
6.25
Daniel Hofbauer flicks a high ball forward to Rabiu Aliyu who takes it down. Rabiu Aliyu skips past Danny Schwarzer! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Rabiu Aliyu provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. Solid save from Modeste Ndo. What a great pair of hands!
10.17
1-0Fabian Arias controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Timm. Steffen Timm shoots from 25 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
14.11
1-0Daniel Hofbauer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu lofts in a cross ball towards Tommaso Pellizzaro. Tommaso Pellizzaro shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball strikes Joaquín Velasquez's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
15.41
1-0Raffaele Conteh takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Julian Spengler shoots from just inside the box but it flies just wide!
24.43
Raffaele Conteh receives the ball from a throw-in from Daniel Hofbauer. Raffaele Conteh plays the ball forward to Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé lofts in a cross ball towards Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu flicks the ball with his head. Modeste Ndo didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
26.53
1-0Danny Schwarzer makes a probing pass to Fabian Arias. Fabian Arias runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Fabian Arias shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.17
1-0Ken Torres flicks a high pass forward to Fabian Arias who brings the ball under control. Fabian Arias makes a probing pass to Emmanuel Babayaro. Emmanuel Babayaro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steffen Timm but the linesman indicates offside!
36.40
Fabian Arias takes a quick throw-in, which Callum Hendry takes on the chest. Callum Hendry flicks a high ball forward to David Stockdale who takes it down. David Stockdale knocks the ball forward to Martin Tomas but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
38.32
Daniele Filippini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Young. Callum Young flicks a high pass forward to Patrick Olembé who brings the ball under control. Patrick Olembé finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Modeste Ndo. Excellent save.
44.29
Joaquín Velasquez threads a neat ball through to Fabian Arias. Fabian Arias threads the ball through to Emmanuel Babayaro. Emmanuel Babayaro kicks a strong pass forward to David Stockdale but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
1-0Julian Spengler threads a neat ball through to Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paulo Viana.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Siena appear unchanged since the first half. Udinese have changed their lineup with Yuri Petrov replacing Tommaso Pellizzaro.
45.00
Siena start the second half!
48.48
Daniel Hofbauer chips the ball to his team mate, Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Modeste Ndo who gathers it comfortably.
51.40
Aladino Casazza surges forward with the ball. Aladino Casazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paulo Viana.
55.18
Daniele Filippini flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Hofbauer who takes it down. Daniel Hofbauer chips the ball to his team mate, Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu whips in a cross ball towards Yuri Petrov. With a superhuman jump, Yuri Petrov connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.03
1-0Udinese have made a substitution with Mattia Dalla Bona replacing Craig Booth .
65.07
Daniel Hofbauer makes a simple pass to Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.16
1-0Raffaele Conteh comes in with a late challenge on Fabian Arias. The referee calls over Raffaele Conteh and shows him a yellow card! Fabian Arias carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.16
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
75.42
Callum Hendry threads a neat ball through to Martin Tomas. Martin Tomas rushes past Daniele Filippini! Martin Tomas cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.33
Daniele Filippini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Hofbauer. Daniel Hofbauer brings the ball forward. Daniel Hofbauer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paulo Viana.
78.05
Aladino Casazza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Young. Callum Young makes a simple pass to Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé knocks in a cross ball towards Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu makes a deft header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.42
Raffaele Conteh flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Olembé holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Patrick Olembé lofts in a cross ball towards Yuri Petrov. Yuri Petrov knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Modeste Ndo.
83.27
Fabian Arias flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Timm controls it well on his chest. Steffen Timm plays a scrappy one-two with Emmanuel Babayaro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Steffen Timm provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Steffen Timm!
89.53
Mattia Dalla Bona decides to run forward with the ball. Mattia Dalla Bona makes an attacking run forward. Mattia Dalla Bona lofts in a cross ball towards Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu heads the ball goalwards but Modeste Ndo is on top of it.
90.00
Aladino Casazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Hofbauer. Daniel Hofbauer flicks a high pass forward. Yuri Petrov collects the pass. Yuri Petrov tries a spectacular long range effort. Modeste Ndo comfortably gets down and covers it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
9
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
36.4%
63.6%
Play Area
29.9%
46.8%
23.4%
Scorers
| Steffen Timm 10, 83 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Steffen Timm of Siena |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Modeste Ndo (GK) | 9 | |
| 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) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Emmanuel Babayaro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Martin Tomas (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | David Stockdale (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alex Bremner (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Neil Henderson (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alex Amoah (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Abdelkrim El Brazi (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Daniele Filippini (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Aladino Casazza (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Craig Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Julian Spengler (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Raffaele Conteh (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Daniel Hofbauer (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Callum Young (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Patrick Olembé (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Tommaso Pellizzaro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Rabiu Aliyu (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Yuri Petrov (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Vasco Guevara (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Mattia Dalla Bona (DEF) | 6 | |