Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at La Favorita where Palermo play host to Juventus. A crowd of 19,570 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Palermo and Juventus are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Caneira.


0.00
The whistle blows and Palermo kick off!
10.15
Illya Yakovenko catches Paul James on the ankles. Illya Yakovenko is warned by the referee! Paul James runs off the knock.
16.37
Robbie Moffat hits a low pass to Gareth Pearce. Gareth Pearce chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Martinelli. Alberto Martinelli plays a quick one-two with Wilfred Stam and rushes in on goal... Alberto Martinelli cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.23
Vinicio E. Giacobbo threads a neat ball through to Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Helguera. Nicolas Helguera makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
27.21
Tom van Vliet flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Martinelli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Martinelli whips in a cross ball towards Wilfred Stam. Wilfred Stam is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
32.06
Franceco Abbruscato threads a neat ball through to Paul James. Paul James knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Renato Petruzzi who gathers it comfortably.
33.29
Egutu West makes a simple pass to Tom van Vliet. Tom van Vliet threads the ball through to Paul James. Paul James skips past Silvio Andrade! Some good footwork from Paul James provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
38.32
Robbie Moffat chips the ball to his team mate, Gareth Pearce. Gareth Pearce chips the ball to his team mate, Wilfred Stam. Wilfred Stam knocks the ball forward, putting Paul James through on goal. Paul James side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is miles over!
40.57
Franceco Abbruscato makes a simple pass to Paul James. Paul James knocks in a cross ball towards Wilfred Stam. Wilfred Stam flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Palermo 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 whistle blows and Juventus get the second half underway!
48.47
Gian Matteo Valoti flicks a high pass forward. Paul James collects the pass. Paul James makes a probing pass to Alberto Martinelli but he's offside!
49.02
Tom van Vliet flicks a high ball forward to Paul James who takes it down. Paul James edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Paul James provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Renato Petruzzi gets down and covers it.
51.08
Gian Matteo Valoti flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Martinelli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Martinelli makes a probing pass between the defence to Wilfred Stam. Wilfred Stam shoots from just inside the box but Renato Petruzzi is on top of it.
53.44
Tom van Vliet barges into Vinicio E. Giacobbo. Tom van Vliet is shown the yellow card! Vinicio E. Giacobbo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.45
Paul James barges into Silvio Andrade. The referee calls over Paul James and warns him to calm down! Silvio Andrade stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.28
Joseph-Desire Mbamba hits a low pass to Stefan Pasanen. Stefan Pasanen makes a simple pass to Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Morrison.
60.24
Palermo have made 3 substitutions with Delano Schenning replacing Gary Morrison, Peter Venus replacing Paul James and Giampiero Ongarato replacing Gian Matteo Valoti .
63.54
Eoin Burbage kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Helguera. With great vision, Nicolas Helguera plays the ball forward to Cesar Teixeira who has made a great run into the box. Cesar Teixeira comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
73.47
Gian Paolo Iannuzzi flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Helguera who takes it down. Nicolas Helguera runs straight at the defence! Nicolas Helguera cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball is deflected off Delano Schenning and goes out of play.
74.08
Corner kick to Juventus. Vinicio E. Giacobbo chips it to the near post. Egutu West reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
77.32
Juventus have made 2 substitutions with Miguel Gonzalez replacing Gian Paolo Iannuzzi and Manuele Fioretti replacing Illya Yakovenko .
81.06
Gareth Pearce sees Peter Venus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Peter Venus passes the ball forward to Wilfred Stam. Wilfred Stam makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! That's his third!
84.12
Silvio Andrade hacks Alberto Martinelli from behind! Silvio Andrade is warned by the referee! Alberto Martinelli stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.46
Eoin Burbage makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.23
Egutu West makes a probing pass to Franceco Abbruscato. Franceco Abbruscato chips the ball to his team mate, Wilfred Stam. Wilfred Stam whips in a cross ball towards Peter Venus. Peter Venus is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

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

Possession
57.9%
42.1%
Play Area
26.3%
42.1%
31.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wilfred Stam of Palermo