Match Report


AC MonzaAC Monza     SalernitanaSalernitana
Ciprian PilanCiprian Pilan Computer Player Computer Player
Erwin Van Der LaanE. Van Der Laan81
G
captain1
G
61Nils GleisensteinN. Gleisenstein
Luuk StamL. Stam73
D
2
D
67Alejandro MarchegianiA. Marchegiani
Ruben QuaresmaR. Quaresma73
D
3
D
67Saul PasqualinS. Pasqualin
Ramiro LopezR. Lopez75
D
4
D
66Adilson Van EdeA. Van Ede
Meziane DjoudiM. Djoudi72
D
5
M
74Jos MeeuwisJ. Meeuwis
Jesper DahlinJ. Dahlin72
M
6
M
70Fabio PegoloF. Pegolo
Giuliano ComottoG. Comotto79
M
7
M
69Don MasonD. Mason
Abdelkrim El HadriouiA. El Hadrioui82
M
8
M
68Oberdan AbbiatiO. Abbiati
Mirko BenarrivoM. Benarrivo68
A
9
A
67Jurgen Van Der SleenJ. Van Der Sleen
Carlos PachecoC. Pacheco73
A
10captain
A
67Nicola C. ZanettiN. Zanetti
Abel VianaA. Viana80
A
11
A
67Giorgio Di MatteoG. Di Matteo
 
Oliver BeckenbauerO. Beckenbauer67
A
12
A
66Julian NaylorJ. Naylor
Davide BrancaD. Branca73
A
13
M
63Pim KettingP. Ketting
Kevin AndrewsK. Andrews72
M
14
M
60Bernardo ScarpaB. Scarpa

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Britanteo where AC Monza play host to Salernitana. A crowd of 16,826 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AC Monza are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Salernitana appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Datti Mohamed Guardalben.


0.00
The whistle blows and Salernitana kick off!
2.57
Jesper Dahlin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Pacheco. Carlos Pacheco shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
8.25
Alejandro Marchegiani makes a simple pass to Fabio Pegolo. Fabio Pegolo flicks a high pass forward. Giorgio Di Matteo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giorgio Di Matteo knocks in a cross ball towards Nicola C. Zanetti. Nicola C. Zanetti rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
12.42
Giuliano Comotto flicks a high pass forward. Mirko Benarrivo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mirko Benarrivo edges inside the box! Mirko Benarrivo rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
14.33
Giuliano Comotto flicks a high pass forward. Abel Viana controls it well on his chest. Abel Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nils Gleisenstein who gathers it comfortably.
16.06
Don Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Jurgen Van Der Sleen. Jurgen Van Der Sleen knocks in a cross ball towards Giorgio Di Matteo. With a superhuman jump, Giorgio Di Matteo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. What a cracker!! Erwin Van Der Laan had no chance!! Goal for Salernitana!
21.52
Giuliano Comotto flicks a high pass forward. Mirko Benarrivo collects the pass. Mirko Benarrivo tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Nils Gleisenstein. Excellent save.
22.22
Jesper Dahlin flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Pacheco collects the pass. Carlos Pacheco shoots from 25 yards. Nils Gleisenstein gets down and covers it.
27.16
Fabio Pegolo sees space and advances. Fabio Pegolo shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
28.27
Meziane Djoudi knocks the ball to his team mate, Giuliano Comotto. Giuliano Comotto knocks the ball forward to Abel Viana. Abel Viana cuts inside the box! Abel Viana side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. AC Monza are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
30.17
Ramiro Lopez knocks the ball to his team mate, Jesper Dahlin. Jesper Dahlin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Pacheco. Carlos Pacheco runs straight at the defence! Carlos Pacheco tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.30
Jesper Dahlin hacks Oberdan Abbiati from behind! The referee calls over Jesper Dahlin and shows him a yellow card! Oberdan Abbiati carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.49
Ramiro Lopez kicks a strong pass forward to Abdelkrim El Hadrioui. Abdelkrim El Hadrioui darts forward. Abdelkrim El Hadrioui lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Pacheco. Carlos Pacheco makes a deft header but Nils Gleisenstein reads it well. Quality keeping!
38.37
Giuliano Comotto kicks a strong pass forward to Mirko Benarrivo. Mirko Benarrivo edges inside the box! Mirko Benarrivo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
42.34
Ramiro Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Jesper Dahlin controls it well on his chest. Jesper Dahlin sees Carlos Pacheco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Pacheco skips past Saul Pasqualin! Some good footwork from Carlos Pacheco provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
44.38
Alejandro Marchegiani flicks a high pass forward. Oberdan Abbiati holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oberdan Abbiati changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Oberdan Abbiati whips in a cross ball towards Giorgio Di Matteo. Giorgio Di Matteo outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Monza appear unchanged since the first half. Salernitana appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. The AC Monza players seem much more motivated whilst the Salernitana players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
AC Monza start the second half!
49.07
Giuliano Comotto hits a low pass to Carlos Pacheco. Carlos Pacheco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.08
Abdelkrim El Hadrioui flicks a high pass forward. Mirko Benarrivo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mirko Benarrivo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.20
Giuliano Comotto kicks a strong pass forward to Abel Viana. Abel Viana plays a one-two with Carlos Pacheco and rushes in on goal... Abel Viana strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.32
AC Monza have made a substitution with Oliver Beckenbauer replacing Jesper Dahlin and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.34
Don Mason plays the ball forward to Nicola C. Zanetti. Nicola C. Zanetti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Erwin Van Der Laan manages to keep it out.
66.02
Giuliano Comotto threads a neat ball through to Abdelkrim El Hadrioui. Abdelkrim El Hadrioui makes a great pass forward. Abel Viana runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
69.57
Alejandro Marchegiani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jos Meeuwis. Jos Meeuwis decides to run forward with the ball. Jos Meeuwis finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
75.49
Giuliano Comotto comes in with a late challenge on Adilson Van Ede. The referee warns Giuliano Comotto to calm down! Adilson Van Ede stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.12
AC Monza have made 2 substitutions with Davide Branca replacing Mirko Benarrivo and Kevin Andrews replacing Abdelkrim El Hadrioui .
81.56
Giuliano Comotto hacks Fabio Pegolo from behind! The referee warns Giuliano Comotto again to calm down! Fabio Pegolo runs off the knock.
83.13
Adilson Van Ede flicks a high pass forward. Jos Meeuwis collects the pass. Jos Meeuwis plays the ball forward to Nicola C. Zanetti. Nicola C. Zanetti knocks in a cross ball towards Giorgio Di Matteo. Giorgio Di Matteo connects with a diving header but it's well over the bar!
84.21
Giuliano Comotto comes in with a late challenge on Don Mason. The referee brings Giuliano Comotto to one side and gives him yet another warning! Don Mason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.28
Oberdan Abbiati threads the ball through to Jurgen Van Der Sleen. Jurgen Van Der Sleen shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Erwin Van Der Laan.
90.00
With some swift thinking, Oberdan Abbiati plays the ball forward to Giorgio Di Matteo. Giorgio Di Matteo edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Giorgio Di Matteo provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but somehow Luuk Stam happens to be in the right place to block it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Monza

Salernitana
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
23.1%
45.1%
31.9%

Scorers
Carlos Pacheco 30
Giorgio Di Matteo 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carlos Pacheco of AC Monza

Match Ratings