Match Report


PistoiesePistoiese     Verona HellasVerona Hellas
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Luis LorenzoL. Lorenzo65
G
1
G
64Patrick LloydP. Lloyd
Davide GanzD. Ganz67
D
2captain
D
67Dominic StrachanD. Strachan
Luca AppoloniL. Appoloni61
D
3
D
66Ruben SousaR. Sousa
Richard McCoistR. McCoist52
D
4
D
65Tomas PiazzaT. Piazza
Gian Paolo BellavistaG. Bellavista56
A
5
M
71Gianluca PisanuG. Pisanu
Oscar Jr. AltomareO. Altomare71
M
captain6
M
70Richard ThompsonR. Thompson
Zerbini GazzoliZ. Gazzoli59
M
7
M
68Jose E. CastellazziJ. Castellazzi
Gerhard MetzgerG. Metzger63
M
8
M
68Domenico CerioniD. Cerioni
David GioacchiniD. Gioacchini56
M
9
A
66Alessandro TassoA. Tasso
Gian Paolo CarreraG. Carrera63
A
10
A
64Neil LofthouseN. Lofthouse
Arnauld ChimentiA. Chimenti45
A
11
A
63Giampaolo MorabitoG. Morabito
 
Gianluca FiciniG. Ficini68
A
12
M
67Alexandre CamposA. Campos
Cleto VialiC. Viali66
D
13
D
63Claudio José MariC. José Mari
Billy LawB. Law63
D
14
D
60Marco LasalandraM. Lasalandra

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stadio Comunale where Pistoiese play host to Verona Hellas. A crowd of 9,570 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Pistoiese are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Verona Hellas appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mauricio Colombo.


0.00
Verona Hellas start the match!
2.39
Oscar Jr. Altomare clumsily knocks into Jose E. Castellazzi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose E. Castellazzi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.58
Gianluca Pisanu flicks a high pass forward to Neil Lofthouse who brings the ball under control. Neil Lofthouse shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.14
David Gioacchini changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Gioacchini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic Strachan.
9.34
Richard McCoist catches Giampaolo Morabito on the ankles. Richard McCoist is given a warning by the referee! Giampaolo Morabito runs off the knock.
10.30
Gian Paolo Bellavista makes a probing pass to Gian Paolo Carrera. Gian Paolo Carrera controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.22
Richard Thompson sees Neil Lofthouse in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Lofthouse sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.18
Giampaolo Morabito barges into Richard McCoist. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard McCoist runs off the knock.
16.36
Jose E. Castellazzi flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Tasso holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alessandro Tasso lofts in a cross ball towards Giampaolo Morabito. Giampaolo Morabito is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Davide Ganz is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
18.56
Gian Paolo Bellavista controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arnauld Chimenti. Arnauld Chimenti knocks in a cross ball towards Gian Paolo Carrera. Gian Paolo Carrera outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Patrick Lloyd reads it well. Excellent keeping!
26.40
Zerbini Gazzoli kicks a strong pass forward to Arnauld Chimenti. Arnauld Chimenti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruben Sousa.
30.55
Richard Thompson threads a neat ball through to Giampaolo Morabito. Giampaolo Morabito shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
33.05
Richard Thompson sees Giampaolo Morabito in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giampaolo Morabito whips in a cross ball towards Neil Lofthouse. Neil Lofthouse powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
34.07
David Gioacchini knocks the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Carrera. Gian Paolo Carrera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Patrick Lloyd who gathers it comfortably.
40.48
Richard McCoist catches Giampaolo Morabito on the ankles. Richard McCoist is warned by the referee again! Giampaolo Morabito hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.19
Tomas Piazza passes the ball forward to Domenico Cerioni. Domenico Cerioni passes the ball forward to Giampaolo Morabito. Giampaolo Morabito whips in a cross ball towards Neil Lofthouse. Neil Lofthouse jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Luis Lorenzo gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
45.00
Gianluca Pisanu makes a probing pass to Neil Lofthouse. Neil Lofthouse shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Pistoiese appear unchanged since the first half. Verona Hellas also appear unchanged since the first half. The Verona Hellas players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Pistoiese kicking off!
53.25
Jose E. Castellazzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Giampaolo Morabito. Giampaolo Morabito knocks in a cross ball towards Alessandro Tasso. Alessandro Tasso fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Luis Lorenzo picks it out of the air!
54.38
Tomas Piazza flicks a high pass forward. Jose E. Castellazzi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose E. Castellazzi threads the ball through to Giampaolo Morabito. Giampaolo Morabito controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
55.42
Richard Thompson makes a probing pass to Alessandro Tasso. Alessandro Tasso shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.33
Oscar Jr. Altomare takes it forward alone. Oscar Jr. Altomare knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruben Sousa.
60.40
Verona Hellas have made a substitution with Alexandre Campos replacing Neil Lofthouse .
65.21
Richard Thompson flicks a high pass forward to Alexandre Campos who brings the ball under control. Alexandre Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Giampaolo Morabito. Giampaolo Morabito powers a header at goal but is denied by Luis Lorenzo. Excellent save.
73.53
Luca Appoloni threads the ball through to Gerhard Metzger. Gerhard Metzger runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gerhard Metzger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.47
Verona Hellas are dictating the run of play here today.
77.21
Verona Hellas have made 2 substitutions with Claudio José Mari replacing Domenico Cerioni and Marco Lasalandra replacing Jose E. Castellazzi .
79.28
Claudio José Mari sees Giampaolo Morabito in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giampaolo Morabito knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard McCoist.
81.44
Dominic Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Thompson. Richard Thompson passes the ball forward to Alexandre Campos. Alexandre Campos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Davide Ganz.
87.54
Marco Lasalandra hits a low pass to Giampaolo Morabito. Giampaolo Morabito knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luca Appoloni.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Pistoiese

Verona Hellas
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.6%
59.4%
Play Area
31.9%
47.8%
20.3%

Scorers
Neil Lofthouse 5
Giampaolo Morabito 31

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Lofthouse of Verona Hellas

Match Ratings