Match Report


CittadellaCittadella     GenoaGenoa
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gareth MacleanG. Maclean62
G
1
G
71Damiano GonzalezD. Gonzalez
Pierpaolo MazziP. Mazzi68
D
2
D
78William PoggiW. Poggi
Amedeo BianconeA. Biancone66
D
3
D
75Marino VieriM. Vieri
Aldo LannaA. Lanna64
D
4captain
D
68Ricardo LopesR. Lopes
Richard CoppingR. Copping58
D
5
M
68Benjamin NaftiB. Nafti
Gabriel GimenezG. Gimenez68
M
6
M
67Kevin GreigK. Greig
Antoine RobbenA. Robben68
M
7
M
67Torsten MüllerT. Müller
Juan-Carlos VilaJ. Vila70
A
8
M
66Jose PenaJ. Pena
Girolamo MarinoG. Marino64
A
9
A
77Arturo MercierA. Mercier
Max TerryM. Terry62
A
captain10
A
67Gianmatteo SbrizzoG. Sbrizzo
Sven van LeeuwenS. van Leeuwen58
A
11
A
67Paul HopkinP. Hopkin
 
Felice CauetF. Cauet62
G
12
G
63Thomas LittbarskiT. Littbarski
Fausto AntonioliF. Antonioli60
G
13
D
62Remco De BoerR. De Boer
Mirko PiacentiniM. Piacentini58
M
14
A
61Giampietro LamonicaG. Lamonica

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stadion Tombolato where Cittadella play host to Genoa. A crowd of 18,598 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Cittadella are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Genoa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Max Sciaccaluga.


0.00
Cittadella kick off and get the first half underway!
2.15
Torsten Müller passes the ball forward to Arturo Mercier. Arturo Mercier knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aldo Lanna.
3.26
William Poggi threads a neat ball through to Benjamin Nafti. Benjamin Nafti flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Mercier collects the pass. Arturo Mercier knocks in a cross ball towards Gianmatteo Sbrizzo. Gianmatteo Sbrizzo knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.14
Ricardo Lopes knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Müller. Torsten Müller deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianmatteo Sbrizzo. Gianmatteo Sbrizzo edges inside the box! Gianmatteo Sbrizzo shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
16.16
Antoine Robben makes a probing pass to Girolamo Marino. Girolamo Marino shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
18.58
Torsten Müller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianmatteo Sbrizzo. Gianmatteo Sbrizzo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.05
Jose Pena darts forward. Jose Pena knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Hopkin. Paul Hopkin beats his man to it with a header but Gareth Maclean reads it well. Excellent keeping!
22.19
Torsten Müller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arturo Mercier. Arturo Mercier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.38
Torsten Müller flicks a high pass forward. Gianmatteo Sbrizzo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gianmatteo Sbrizzo shoots from long range. Superb reactions from Gareth Maclean. What a save!
27.39
Gabriel Gimenez barges into Torsten Müller. The referee warns Gabriel Gimenez to calm down! Torsten Müller hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.23
Kevin Greig plays the ball forward to Arturo Mercier. Arturo Mercier sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
32.26
Kevin Greig flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Mercier collects the pass. Arturo Mercier knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aldo Lanna.
34.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Kevin Greig plays the ball forward to Paul Hopkin. Paul Hopkin lofts in a cross ball towards Gianmatteo Sbrizzo. Gianmatteo Sbrizzo makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
39.21
Antoine Robben sees a break and surges forward. Antoine Robben shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.07
Gabriel Gimenez sees space and advances. Gabriel Gimenez knocks the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Vila but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cittadella appear unchanged since the first half. Genoa also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Genoa kicking off!
47.28
Antoine Robben flicks a high pass forward. Sven van Leeuwen collects the pass. Sven van Leeuwen threads the ball through into the box. Max Terry comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
48.09
Richard Copping deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antoine Robben. Antoine Robben flicks a high pass forward. Girolamo Marino controls it well on his chest. Girolamo Marino lofts in a cross ball towards Max Terry. With a superhuman jump, Max Terry connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Damiano Gonzalez is on top of it.
53.16
Marino Vieri threads a neat ball through to Kevin Greig. Kevin Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Mercier. Arturo Mercier lofts in a cross ball towards Gianmatteo Sbrizzo. Gianmatteo Sbrizzo flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.09
Antoine Robben sees Juan-Carlos Vila in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan-Carlos Vila makes a defence splitting pass to Girolamo Marino. Some silky footwork from Girolamo Marino provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
63.33
Kevin Greig decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Greig shoots from distance but Gareth Maclean is on top of his game. Excellent save!
66.47
Ricardo Lopes sees space and advances. Ricardo Lopes sees Gianmatteo Sbrizzo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianmatteo Sbrizzo lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Mercier. Arturo Mercier rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's miles wide!
67.05
Torsten Müller threads a neat ball through to Gianmatteo Sbrizzo. Gianmatteo Sbrizzo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
71.02
Arturo Mercier hacks Pierpaolo Mazzi from behind! The referee calls over Arturo Mercier and warns him to calm down! Pierpaolo Mazzi stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.35
Benjamin Nafti makes a simple pass to Arturo Mercier. Arturo Mercier knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Hopkin. Paul Hopkin outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.14
Genoa appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-5-1 formation.
79.32
Arturo Mercier makes a probing pass to Paul Hopkin. Paul Hopkin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
81.03
Antoine Robben makes a probing pass to Sven van Leeuwen. Sven van Leeuwen skips past Marino Vieri! Sven van Leeuwen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.12
Antoine Robben makes a probing pass to Sven van Leeuwen. Sven van Leeuwen shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Cittadella

Genoa
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.5%
63.5%
Play Area
32.4%
47.3%
20.3%

Scorers
Sven van Leeuwen 81
Gianmatteo Sbrizzo 3, 8, 34, 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianmatteo Sbrizzo of Genoa

Match Ratings