Match Report


VicenzaVicenza     Wycombe WanderersWycombe Wanderers
Computer Player Computer Player Liam Rollings Liam Rollings
Marinus Van WonderenM. Van Wonderen67
G
1captain
G
62Trevor RankinT. Rankin
Arnauld TonettoA. Tonetto59
D
2
D
49Ross TolleyR. Tolley
Gary CaldwellG. Caldwell59
D
3
D
47Gareth LjungbergG. Ljungberg
Mauricio ColomboM. Colombo56
D
4
D
47Billy MooreB. Moore
Eusebio RomaE. Roma54
D
5
D
55Darren RufusD. Rufus
Giampaolo De AscentisG. De Ascentis63
M
captain6
M
40Nwankwo LloydN. Lloyd
Mauricio ApaM. Apa60
M
7
M
34Shaun RufusS. Rufus
Duccio AlbonettiD. Albonetti57
M
8
M
21John GreeningJ. Greening
Jimmy Di BariJ. Di Bari68
A
9
A
59Stanley BellamyS. Bellamy
Francisco BarrosF. Barros62
A
10
A
49Bill CharltonB. Charlton
Gianmatteo SbagliaG. Sbaglia57
A
11
A
53Sol CookeS. Cooke
 
Cesar ValenteC. Valente57
M
12
D
35Richard LofthouseR. Lofthouse
Robert HoweyR. Howey57
G
13
A
39Stanley SalakoS. Salako
Jose E. Del NeroJ. Del Nero56
A
14
A
45Ugo HamiltonU. Hamilton

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stadio Romeo Menti where Vicenza play Wycombe Wanderers in this Inter Cup game. A crowd of 7,730 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Vicenza are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Wycombe Wanderers appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Christopher Bosschaart.


0.00
The first half starts with Wycombe Wanderers kicking off!
6.23
Mauricio Apa threads the ball through to Jimmy Di Bari. Jimmy Di Bari knocks in a cross ball towards Gianmatteo Sbaglia. Gianmatteo Sbaglia heads the ball goalwards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
12.56
Gary Caldwell passes the ball forward to Mauricio Apa. Mauricio Apa laces a weighted ball forward to Gianmatteo Sbaglia. Gianmatteo Sbaglia rushes past Ross Tolley! Gareth Ljungberg hacks Gianmatteo Sbaglia from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
14.53
Mauricio Colombo threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Apa. Mauricio Apa threads the ball through to Jimmy Di Bari. Jimmy Di Bari shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
18.51
Billy Moore threads the ball through to John Greening. John Greening flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Bellamy holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stanley Bellamy knocks in a cross ball towards Bill Charlton. Bill Charlton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Marinus Van Wonderen picks it out of the air!
20.57
Gary Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Giampaolo De Ascentis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giampaolo De Ascentis changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Giampaolo De Ascentis shoots from long range. Solid save from Trevor Rankin.
30.12
Gary Caldwell plays the ball forward to Duccio Albonetti. Duccio Albonetti runs straight at the opposition's defence. Duccio Albonetti knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Barros. Francisco Barros heads the ball goalwards. Francisco Barros scores for Vicenza!!
33.28
Ross Tolley sees Shaun Rufus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Shaun Rufus kicks a strong pass forward to Stanley Bellamy. Stanley Bellamy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.26
Duccio Albonetti knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianmatteo Sbaglia. Gianmatteo Sbaglia knocks in a cross ball towards Jimmy Di Bari. Jimmy Di Bari finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
38.24
Mauricio Colombo flicks a high pass forward. Duccio Albonetti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duccio Albonetti flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Barros controls it well on his chest. Francisco Barros tries a spectacular long range effort. Trevor Rankin gets down and covers it.
40.51
Gary Caldwell makes a probing pass to Duccio Albonetti. Duccio Albonetti decides to run forward with the ball. Duccio Albonetti plays a scrappy one-two with Gianmatteo Sbaglia and stumbles forward towards the goal... Duccio Albonetti takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.45
Sol Cooke clumsily knocks into Eusebio Roma. The referee calls over Sol Cooke and shows him a yellow card! Eusebio Roma grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.36
Vicenza are in full control of this game.
45.00
Arnauld Tonetto catches Bill Charlton on the ankles. The referee warns Arnauld Tonetto to calm down! Bill Charlton stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vicenza appear unchanged since the first half. Wycombe Wanderers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Vicenza get the second half underway!
47.16
Mauricio Apa surges forward with the ball. Mauricio Apa makes a defence splitting pass to Francisco Barros. Francisco Barros shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Trevor Rankin reads it well. Quality keeping!
49.36
Nwankwo Lloyd threads a neat ball through to Sol Cooke. Sol Cooke puts a great ball through but Bill Charlton is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
60.53
Vicenza have made a substitution with Jose E. Del Nero replacing Francisco Barros .
63.16
John Greening controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Cooke. Sol Cooke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.18
Jose E. Del Nero hacks Billy Moore from behind! Jose E. Del Nero is given a warning by the referee! Billy Moore grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
72.05
Shaun Rufus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stanley Bellamy. Stanley Bellamy plays a one-two with Bill Charlton and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Stanley Bellamy provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Wycombe Wanderers!
77.09
Vicenza have made a substitution with Robert Howey replacing Giampaolo De Ascentis and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
79.49
Gareth Ljungberg clumsily knocks into Jose E. Del Nero. The referee calls over Gareth Ljungberg and shows him a yellow card! Jose E. Del Nero stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.16
Billy Moore hits a low pass to Nwankwo Lloyd. Nwankwo Lloyd knocks the ball to his team mate, Stanley Bellamy. Stanley Bellamy shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
87.08
Shaun Rufus runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Shaun Rufus runs straight at the defence! Shaun Rufus makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

The game is drawn at 2-2 and so goes to penalties!

 
Jose E. Del Nero takes a long run up. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
 
Bill Charlton takes a short run up and fires a blistering shot towards goal, but it crashes against the post and bounces back out!
 
Gianmatteo Sbaglia takes a slow run up but he balloons it and it sails over the crossbar!
 
Stanley Bellamy steps up. Marinus Van Wonderen is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
 
Jimmy Di Bari takes a stuttering run up. The ball rockets into the roof of the net. Goal!
 
Sol Cooke takes a stuttering run up. The ball clips the left post and goes in. Goal!
 
Mauricio Apa takes a long run up. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
 
Ross Tolley takes a cautious run up. What a cracker!! Marinus Van Wonderen had no chance!!
 
Arnauld Tonetto takes a long run up. It's there!! Trevor Rankin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
 
Darren Rufus takes a stuttering run up but it goes wide.
Match Statistics
 

Vicenza

Wycombe Wanderers
Full Time Score
6
5
Normal Play Goals
2
2
Penalty Shootout
4
3
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.9%
44.1%
Play Area
26.5%
41.2%
32.4%

Scorers
Francisco Barros 30
Jimmy Di Bari 34
Stanley Bellamy 72
Shaun Rufus 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Shaun Rufus of Wycombe Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.Marinus Van Wonderen (GK)
6
2.Arnauld Tonetto (DEF)
6
3.Gary Caldwell (DEF)
6
4.Mauricio Colombo (DEF)
6
5.Eusebio Roma (DEF)
6
6.Giampaolo De Ascentis (MID)
6
7.Mauricio Apa (MID)
7
8.Duccio Albonetti (MID)
8
9.Jimmy Di Bari (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Francisco Barros (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Gianmatteo Sbaglia (ATT)
7
 
12.Cesar Valente (MID)
0
13.Robert Howey (GK)
6
14.Jose E. Del Nero (ATT)
5

1.Trevor Rankin (GK)
7
2.Ross Tolley (DEF)
6
3.Gareth Ljungberg (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Billy Moore (DEF)
6
5.Darren Rufus (DEF)
6
6.Nwankwo Lloyd (MID)
6
7.Shaun Rufus (MID)goal scored
9
8.John Greening (MID)
6
9.Stanley Bellamy (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Bill Charlton (ATT)
7
11.Sol Cooke (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Richard Lofthouse (DEF)
0
13.Stanley Salako (ATT)
0
14.Ugo Hamilton (ATT)
0