Match Report
| Pistoiese | Pistoiese |  |  | Ayr United | Ayr United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luis Lorenzo | L. Lorenzo |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Harry Charles | H. Charles | |||||||||
| Davide Ganz | D. Ganz |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 |  | Neil McStay | N. McStay | |||||||||
| Cleto Viali | C. Viali | | 65 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 47 | | Callum Liddell | C. Liddell | ||||||||
| Billy Law | B. Law | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Don Mcinnes | D. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Filippo Ficcadenti | F. Ficcadenti | | 76 | M | | 5 | | M | 58 | | John Brady | J. Brady | |||||||||
| Oscar Jr. Altomare | O. Altomare | | 70 | M | | | 6 | | M | 55 | | John Telfer | J. Telfer | ||||||||
| Gerhard Metzger | G. Metzger |  | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Andy White | A. White | |||||||||
| Zerbini Gazzoli | Z. Gazzoli | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Richard McStay | R. McStay | |||||||||
| Mario Parlato | M. Parlato | | 43 | M | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Stuart Sullivan | S. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Gian Paolo Carrera | G. Carrera | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Duncan Hutchison | D. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Gennaro Valsesia | G. Valsesia | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Duncan Hendry | D. Hendry | |||||||||
| Dino Belotti | D. Belotti | | 60 | G | | 12 | | A | 50 | | Stephen White | S. White | |||||||||
| Luca Appoloni | L. Appoloni | | 60 | D | | 13 | | M | 44 | | Alex Morrison | A. Morrison | |||||||||
| Ted Adriano | T. Adriano |  | 55 | D | | 14 | | D | 42 | | Craig Hendry | C. Hendry | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play Ayr United in this Inter Cup game. A crowd of 7,268 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Pistoiese are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dietmar Haller.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Pistoiese are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dietmar Haller.
0.00
0-0Pistoiese start the match!
2.12
1-0Davide Ganz surges forward with the ball. Without breaking stride, Davide Ganz plays the ball forward to Gennaro Valsesia. Gennaro Valsesia knocks in a cross ball towards Gian Paolo Carrera. Gian Paolo Carrera directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.27
1-0Davide Ganz flicks a high pass forward to Filippo Ficcadenti who brings the ball under control. Filippo Ficcadenti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gennaro Valsesia. Gennaro Valsesia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harry Charles who gathers it comfortably.
9.03
1-0Neil McStay flicks a high ball forward to John Brady who gracefully takes it down. John Brady threads a neat ball through to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry knocks the ball forward to Duncan Hutchison but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
10.48
1-0Billy Law flicks a high pass forward to Zerbini Gazzoli who brings the ball under control. Zerbini Gazzoli threads the ball through to Gian Paolo Carrera. Gian Paolo Carrera shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.03
John Telfer knocks the ball forward to Duncan Hutchison. Duncan Hutchison makes a great pass forward. Duncan Hendry runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
20.53
Billy Law flicks the ball to his team mate, Zerbini Gazzoli. Zerbini Gazzoli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gian Paolo Carrera. Gian Paolo Carrera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.49
Filippo Ficcadenti threads a neat ball through to Gennaro Valsesia. Gennaro Valsesia knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harry Charles who gathers it comfortably.
32.38
1-0Don Mcinnes clumsily knocks into Gennaro Valsesia. Don Mcinnes is shown the yellow card! Gennaro Valsesia runs off the knock.
33.17
1-0Zerbini Gazzoli advances with the ball. Zerbini Gazzoli shoots from long range. Harry Charles easily gets down and covers it.
36.04
Zerbini Gazzoli flicks a high pass forward. Gian Paolo Carrera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gian Paolo Carrera lofts in a cross ball towards Gennaro Valsesia. Gennaro Valsesia whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Harry Charles had no chance!! Goal for Pistoiese!
45.00
Zerbini Gazzoli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gian Paolo Carrera. Gian Paolo Carrera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harry Charles who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. Ayr United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Ayr United kick off!
48.04
2-0Duncan Hutchison clumsily knocks into Billy Law. Duncan Hutchison is warned by the referee! Billy Law stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.53
John Telfer knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.16
Andy White flicks a high pass forward to Stuart Sullivan who brings the ball under control. Stuart Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Duncan Hutchison. Some superb footwork from Duncan Hutchison provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it's a lousy effort!
61.33
Cleto Viali makes a strong solo run forward. Cleto Viali brings the ball forward. Cleto Viali whips in a cross ball towards Gennaro Valsesia. Gennaro Valsesia is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Harry Charles picks it out of the air!
63.24
John Brady passes the ball forward to Duncan Hendry. Duncan Hendry shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Luis Lorenzo easily smothers it!
66.39
Zerbini Gazzoli runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Zerbini Gazzoli skips past Don Mcinnes! Some good footwork from Zerbini Gazzoli provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
67.35
John Brady knocks the ball forward to Duncan Hutchison. Duncan Hutchison passes the ball forward to Stuart Sullivan. Stuart Sullivan rockets a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
72.35
Seeing a gap ahead, John Telfer plays the ball forward to Stuart Sullivan. Stuart Sullivan puts a great ball through but Duncan Hendry is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
75.01
John Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Sullivan. Stuart Sullivan edges inside the box! Stuart Sullivan rockets a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
77.29
Oscar Jr. Altomare makes a simple pass to Gennaro Valsesia. Gennaro Valsesia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Don Mcinnes.
79.20
Oscar Jr. Altomare passes the ball forward to Gian Paolo Carrera. Gian Paolo Carrera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.09
John Brady passes the ball forward to Duncan Hutchison. Duncan Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Sullivan. Stuart Sullivan jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Luis Lorenzo punches it away to safety.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
27.1%
42.9%
30%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Zerbini Gazzoli of Pistoiese |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Luis Lorenzo (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Davide Ganz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Cleto Viali (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Billy Law (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Filippo Ficcadenti (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Oscar Jr. Altomare (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gerhard Metzger (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Zerbini Gazzoli (MID) | 9 | |
| 9. | Mario Parlato (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gian Paolo Carrera (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Gennaro Valsesia (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Dino Belotti (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Luca Appoloni (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ted Adriano (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Harry Charles (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Neil McStay (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Callum Liddell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Don Mcinnes (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | John Brady (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | John Telfer (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Andy White (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Richard McStay (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stuart Sullivan (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Duncan Hutchison (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Duncan Hendry (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Stephen White (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alex Morrison (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Craig Hendry (DEF) | 0 | |