Match Report


JuventusJuventus     CittadellaCittadella
Pete DowningPete Downing Computer Player Computer Player
Renato PetruzziR. Petruzzi71
G
1
G
62Gareth MacleanG. Maclean
Silvio AndradeS. Andrade65
D
2
D
68Pierpaolo MazziP. Mazzi
Manuele FiorettiM. Fioretti59
D
3
D
66Amedeo BianconeA. Biancone
Joseph-Desire MbambaJ. Mbamba81
D
4
D
64Aldo LannaA. Lanna
Miguel GonzalezM. Gonzalez61
M
5
D
58Richard CoppingR. Copping
Stefan PasanenS. Pasanen77
M
captain6
M
68Gabriel GimenezG. Gimenez
Vinicio E. GiacobboV. Giacobbo68
M
7
M
68Antoine RobbenA. Robben
Gilles JessG. Jess73
M
8
A
70Juan-Carlos VilaJ. Vila
Roger De RomijnR. De Romijn76
A
9
A
62Max TerryM. Terry
Cesar TeixeiraC. Teixeira72
A
10captain
A
58Sven van LeeuwenS. van Leeuwen
Liam MazziL. Mazzi74
A
11
A
41Rafael AlvarezR. Alvarez
 
Richard WalkerR. Walker63
D
12
G
62Felice CauetF. Cauet
Gian Paolo IannuzziG. Iannuzzi78
M
13
G
60Fausto AntonioliF. Antonioli
Nicolas HelgueraN. Helguera70
A
14
M
58Mirko PiacentiniM. Piacentini

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Juventus Stadium where Juventus play host to Cittadella. A crowd of 16,451 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Juventus are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Cittadella appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Paolo Allegretti.


0.00
Juventus start the match!
2.08
Antoine Robben decides to run forward with the ball. Antoine Robben plays a scrappy one-two with Rafael Alvarez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Antoine Robben side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Antoine Robben scores for Cittadella!!
9.44
Gilles Jess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi edges inside the box! Liam Mazzi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
12.15
Manuele Fioretti passes the ball forward to Stefan Pasanen. Stefan Pasanen plays the ball forward to Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
21.00
Miguel Gonzalez chips the ball to his team mate, Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi plays a one-two with Roger De Romijn and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Liam Mazzi provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Gareth Maclean. Excellent save.
24.50
Gabriel Gimenez comes in with a late challenge on Gilles Jess. The referee calls over Gabriel Gimenez and shows him a yellow card! Gilles Jess hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.33
Antoine Robben chips the ball to his team mate, Sven van Leeuwen. Sven van Leeuwen passes the ball forward but Max Terry is offside!
30.01
Gabriel Gimenez barges into Stefan Pasanen. Gabriel Gimenez is given a warning by the referee! Stefan Pasanen stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.37
Stefan Pasanen threads a neat ball through to Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi plays a quick one-two with Cesar Teixeira and rushes in on goal... Liam Mazzi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.45
Aldo Lanna catches Cesar Teixeira on the ankles. The referee calls over Aldo Lanna and shows him a yellow card! Cesar Teixeira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.10
Silvio Andrade knocks the ball forward to Vinicio E. Giacobbo. Vinicio E. Giacobbo flicks a high ball forward to Cesar Teixeira who takes it down. Cesar Teixeira makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Juventus!
42.29
Vinicio E. Giacobbo flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Teixeira comfortably collects the pass. Cesar Teixeira skips past Richard Copping! Cesar Teixeira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Good keeping from Gareth Maclean as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
43.38
Vinicio E. Giacobbo takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Richard Copping reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Cittadella kick off!
47.16
Rafael Alvarez catches Silvio Andrade on the ankles. The referee calls over Rafael Alvarez and shows him a yellow card! Silvio Andrade carries on, but is struggling a bit.
49.13
Aldo Lanna flicks a high pass forward. Antoine Robben controls it well on his chest. Antoine Robben kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Vila. Juan-Carlos Vila shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
53.55
Amedeo Biancone chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Gimenez. Gabriel Gimenez hits a low pass to Max Terry. Max Terry advances inside the box! Max Terry strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
63.14
Pierpaolo Mazzi flicks the ball to his team mate, Antoine Robben. Antoine Robben sees Max Terry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Max Terry knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Alvarez. Rafael Alvarez rises majestically and gets a header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.50
Gabriel Gimenez hacks Gilles Jess from behind! The referee motions to Gabriel Gimenez to come over. It's a red card!! Gilles Jess hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.10
Stefan Pasanen chips the ball to his team mate, Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Liam Mazzi but the linesman indicates offside!
72.38
Miguel Gonzalez flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aldo Lanna.
75.27
Vinicio E. Giacobbo hacks Antoine Robben from behind! Vinicio E. Giacobbo is warned by the referee! Antoine Robben runs off the knock.
78.38
Pierpaolo Mazzi comes in with a late challenge on Liam Mazzi. The referee warns Pierpaolo Mazzi to calm down! Liam Mazzi stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.10
Joseph-Desire Mbamba flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Jess holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gilles Jess surges forward with the ball. Gilles Jess shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
83.19
Antoine Robben makes a simple pass to Sven van Leeuwen. Sven van Leeuwen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Renato Petruzzi reads it well. Quality keeping!
84.21
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
85.17
Gilles Jess sees Liam Mazzi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Liam Mazzi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aldo Lanna.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Juventus

Cittadella
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
6
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
64.2%
35.8%
Play Area
19.4%
46.3%
34.3%

Scorers
Liam Mazzi 32, 38
Antoine Robben 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Liam Mazzi of Juventus

Match Ratings