Match Report


UdineseUdinese     CittadellaCittadella
Atle Olai StavlundAtle Olai Stavlund Computer Player Computer Player
Abdelkrim El BraziA. El Brazi78
G
captain1
G
62Gareth MacleanG. Maclean
Scott McallisterS. Mcallister78
D
2
D
68Pierpaolo MazziP. Mazzi
Aladino CasazzaA. Casazza77
D
3
D
66Amedeo BianconeA. Biancone
Craig BoothC. Booth77
D
4
D
64Aldo LannaA. Lanna
Julian SpenglerJ. Spengler77
M
5
D
58Richard CoppingR. Copping
Raffaele ContehR. Conteh79
M
6
M
68Gabriel GimenezG. Gimenez
Kieron GodberK. Godber76
M
7
M
68Antoine RobbenA. Robben
Callum YoungC. Young75
M
8
A
70Juan-Carlos VilaJ. Vila
Patrick OlembéP. Olembé76
A
9
A
64Girolamo MarinoG. Marino
Tommaso PellizzaroT. Pellizzaro77
A
10captain
A
61Max TerryM. Terry
Yuri PetrovY. Petrov79
A
11
A
58Sven van LeeuwenS. van Leeuwen
 
Rabiu AliyuR. Aliyu76
A
12
G
62Felice CauetF. Cauet
Vasco GuevaraV. Guevara74
M
13
G
60Fausto AntonioliF. Antonioli
Daniele FilippiniD. Filippini73
D
14
M
58Mirko PiacentiniM. Piacentini

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Cittadella. A crowd of 20,287 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Udinese are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cittadella appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Caneira.


0.00
Cittadella kick off the first half!
4.58
Kieron Godber takes it forward alone. Kieron Godber knocks in a cross ball towards Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé powers a header at goal but Gareth Maclean reads it well. Fabulous stop!
6.08
Richard Copping flicks a high ball forward to Antoine Robben who takes it down. Antoine Robben flicks a high ball forward to Juan-Carlos Vila who takes it down. Juan-Carlos Vila knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Mcallister.
12.01
Raffaele Conteh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Pellizzaro. Tommaso Pellizzaro whips in a cross ball towards Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Gareth Maclean.
13.46
It's a corner kick. Julian Spengler loops the ball in to towards the near post. Aldo Lanna reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
15.10
Raffaele Conteh passes the ball forward to Tommaso Pellizzaro. Tommaso Pellizzaro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.37
Girolamo Marino barges into Craig Booth. Girolamo Marino is shown the yellow card! Craig Booth stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.35
Richard Copping breaks forward. Richard Copping threads the ball through to Juan-Carlos Vila. Juan-Carlos Vila tries a spectacular long range effort but Abdelkrim El Brazi is on top of it.
27.14
Kieron Godber sees Yuri Petrov in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yuri Petrov lofts in a cross ball towards Tommaso Pellizzaro. Tommaso Pellizzaro makes a deft header but it's a woeful effort!
28.39
Antoine Robben comes in with a late challenge on Kieron Godber. Antoine Robben is shown the yellow card! Kieron Godber runs off the knock.
34.27
Gabriel Gimenez hacks Callum Young from behind! The referee warns Gabriel Gimenez to calm down! Callum Young stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.47
Raffaele Conteh flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Olembé controls it well on his chest. Patrick Olembé shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
38.43
Raffaele Conteh passes the ball forward to Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé whips in a cross ball towards Tommaso Pellizzaro. Tommaso Pellizzaro makes a looping header on goal. The ball comes off Aldo Lanna and the loose ball is cleared up field.
40.44
Seeing Raffaele Conteh's attacking run, Kieron Godber quickly throws the ball into his path. Raffaele Conteh passes the ball forward to Yuri Petrov. Yuri Petrov knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gareth Maclean who gathers it comfortably.
42.02
Raffaele Conteh knocks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Olembé. Patrick Olembé lofts in a cross ball towards Tommaso Pellizzaro. Tommaso Pellizzaro whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
45.00
Cittadella are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Udinese have changed their lineup with Vasco Guevara replacing Callum Young. Cittadella appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Udinese kicking off!
53.14
Juan-Carlos Vila barges into Scott Mcallister. Juan-Carlos Vila is shown the yellow card! Scott Mcallister stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.21
Gabriel Gimenez kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Vila. Juan-Carlos Vila makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven van Leeuwen but he's offside!
60.19
Udinese have made a substitution with Rabiu Aliyu replacing Yuri Petrov .
61.29
Kieron Godber makes an attacking run forward. Kieron Godber knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Amedeo Biancone.
63.37
Aladino Casazza sees Kieron Godber in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kieron Godber flicks a high pass forward to Patrick Olembé who brings the ball under control. Patrick Olembé shoots from outside the area but Gareth Maclean is on top of it.
65.32
Kieron Godber knocks the ball forward to Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Gareth Maclean gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
67.51
Gabriel Gimenez clumsily knocks into Vasco Guevara. Gabriel Gimenez is shown the yellow card! Vasco Guevara runs off the knock.
69.40
Kieron Godber kicks a strong pass forward to Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pierpaolo Mazzi.
77.43
Udinese have made a substitution with Daniele Filippini replacing Aladino Casazza .
81.25
Kieron Godber hits a low pass to Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu shoots from long range but is denied by Gareth Maclean. Excellent save.
85.47
Kieron Godber controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rabiu Aliyu. Rabiu Aliyu shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
87.57
Daniele Filippini hits a low pass to Raffaele Conteh. Raffaele Conteh flicks a high pass forward. Rabiu Aliyu controls it well on his chest. Rabiu Aliyu advances inside the box! Rabiu Aliyu cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball cannons off Pierpaolo Mazzi, going wide.
89.53
Corner kick to Udinese. Julian Spengler plays it short to Raffaele Conteh. Raffaele Conteh heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Craig Booth takes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
Kieron Godber makes a beautiful solo run. Kieron Godber knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Udinese

Cittadella
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
4
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
71.6%
28.4%
Play Area
14.9%
44.8%
40.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kieron Godber of Udinese

Match Ratings