Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     Inter MilanInter Milan
Gerry MontenegroGerry Montenegro Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith
Yacine HamadouY. Hamadou83
G
1
G
78John BrescianoJ. Bresciano
Michael BrescianoM. Bresciano79
D
2captain
D
78Alberto CrespoA. Crespo
Matthew AddoM. Addo84
D
3
D
64Roland MitchellR. Mitchell
Mathias GustafssonM. Gustafsson85
D
4
D
66Massimo CampiM. Campi
Jes OlesenJ. Olesen83
D
5
M
77Julian VilaJ. Vila
Ljubisa SoglianoL. Sogliano83
M
6
M
66Jacques MichelJ. Michel
Ovidiu NanuO. Nanu92
M
7
M
75Nelson de HaanN. de Haan
Giulio LannaG. Lanna87
A
8
M
68Martin SeelerM. Seeler
Almamy MiézanA. Miézan90
A
captain9
A
78Gary HigginbothamG. Higginbotham
Zbigniew SmolarekZ. Smolarek87
A
10
A
76Giovanni SalaG. Sala
Moritz LeitnerM. Leitner81
A
11
A
76Ruben MonteiroR. Monteiro
 
John KalacJ. Kalac77
D
12
G
52Gennaro Ivan ManettiG. Manetti
Guerino VenturaG. Ventura85
M
13
D
62Michael SchulpM. Schulp
Youri YanowskiY. Yanowski84
A
14
A
80Mauro BennardoM. Bennardo

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Inter Milan. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Atalanta are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Inter Milan appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Diego Sartor.


0.00
The whistle blows and Atalanta kick off!
2.11
Julian Vila flicks a high pass forward to Ruben Monteiro who brings the ball under control. Ruben Monteiro shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.28
Jacques Michel sees Gary Higginbotham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Higginbotham whips in a cross ball towards Giovanni Sala. Giovanni Sala makes a convincing header. Yacine Hamadou is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
15.18
Matthew Addo chips the ball to his team mate, Jes Olesen. Jes Olesen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan knocks in a cross ball towards Moritz Leitner. Moritz Leitner powers a header at goal. The ball comes off Alberto Crespo and the loose ball is cleared up field.
16.39
Ovidiu Nanu plays the ball forward to Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Moritz Leitner. Moritz Leitner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
20.46
Nelson de Haan comes in with a late challenge on Mathias Gustafsson. The referee calls over Nelson de Haan and shows him a yellow card! Mathias Gustafsson stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.05
Martin Seeler threads a neat ball through to Ruben Monteiro. Ruben Monteiro shoots from outside the area but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
22.37
Alberto Crespo chips the ball to his team mate, Jacques Michel. Jacques Michel passes the ball forward to Giovanni Sala. Giovanni Sala knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mathias Gustafsson.
24.13
Without breaking stride, Mathias Gustafsson plays the ball forward to Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan sees Zbigniew Smolarek in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Zbigniew Smolarek knocks in a cross ball towards Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan makes a convincing header. John Bresciano manages to gather it effortlessly.
26.04
Martin Seeler barges into Ljubisa Sogliano. The referee warns Martin Seeler to calm down! Ljubisa Sogliano runs off the knock.
28.45
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.31
Roland Mitchell knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacques Michel. Jacques Michel kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Higginbotham. Gary Higginbotham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yacine Hamadou who gathers it comfortably.
33.05
Martin Seeler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Higginbotham. Gary Higginbotham whips in a cross ball towards Nelson de Haan. With a superhuman jump, Nelson de Haan connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Yacine Hamadou is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.16
Giulio Lanna deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ljubisa Sogliano. Ljubisa Sogliano cuts inside the box! Ljubisa Sogliano looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by John Bresciano. Excellent save.
40.49
Alberto Crespo threads a neat ball through to Jacques Michel. Jacques Michel chips the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Sala. Giovanni Sala lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Higginbotham. Gary Higginbotham outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Gary Higginbotham scores for Inter Milan!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atalanta appear unchanged since the first half. Inter Milan also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Inter Milan kick off and get the second half underway!
53.16
Matthew Addo threads the ball through to Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu hits a low pass to Ljubisa Sogliano. Ljubisa Sogliano threads the ball through to Ovidiu Nanu but he's offside!
54.46
Ovidiu Nanu flicks a high pass forward. Ljubisa Sogliano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ljubisa Sogliano plays a scrappy one-two with Zbigniew Smolarek and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ljubisa Sogliano makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.36
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
63.07
Matthew Addo makes a probing pass to Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu darts forward. Ovidiu Nanu shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
65.03
Mathias Gustafsson breaks forward. Mathias Gustafsson makes a probing pass to Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by John Bresciano!
66.09
Roland Mitchell flicks a high ball forward to Massimo Campi who takes it down. Massimo Campi darts forward. Massimo Campi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.35
Ovidiu Nanu passes the ball forward to Zbigniew Smolarek. Zbigniew Smolarek finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
72.35
With great vision, Matthew Addo plays the ball forward to Ljubisa Sogliano. Ljubisa Sogliano threads a neat ball through to Moritz Leitner. Moritz Leitner rushes past Alberto Crespo! Some good footwork from Moritz Leitner provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
73.34
Nelson de Haan plays the ball forward to Martin Seeler. Martin Seeler makes a probing pass to Jacques Michel but he's offside!
75.23
Nelson de Haan sees Jacques Michel in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jacques Michel sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Yacine Hamadou manages to gather it.
78.39
Ovidiu Nanu threads the ball through to Almamy Miézan. Almamy Miézan knocks in a cross ball towards Giulio Lanna. Giulio Lanna beats his man to it with a header. John Bresciano gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
83.44
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
87.43
Julian Vila flicks a high ball forward to Giovanni Sala who takes it down. Giovanni Sala knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Michael Bresciano threads the ball through to Ovidiu Nanu. Ovidiu Nanu flicks a high pass forward. Zbigniew Smolarek holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Zbigniew Smolarek shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by John Bresciano.
90.00
Ljubisa Sogliano takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Matthew Addo tries a spectacular strike but Roland Mitchell is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

Inter Milan
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
10
4
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
28.6%
41.4%
30%

Scorers
Ljubisa Sogliano 54
Giovanni Sala 3
Nelson de Haan 33
Gary Higginbotham 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gary Higginbotham of Inter Milan

Match Ratings
1.Yacine Hamadou (GK)
6
2.Michael Bresciano (DEF)
6
3.Matthew Addo (DEF)
6
4.Mathias Gustafsson (DEF)
6
5.Jes Olesen (DEF)
6
6.Ljubisa Sogliano (MID)goal scored
8
7.Ovidiu Nanu (MID)
7
8.Giulio Lanna (ATT)
6
9.Almamy Miézan (ATT)
6
10.Zbigniew Smolarek (ATT)
7
11.Moritz Leitner (ATT)
6
 
12.John Kalac (DEF)
0
13.Guerino Ventura (MID)
0
14.Youri Yanowski (ATT)
0

1.John Bresciano (GK)
8
2.Alberto Crespo (DEF)
6
3.Roland Mitchell (DEF)
6
4.Massimo Campi (DEF)
6
5.Julian Vila (MID)
6
6.Jacques Michel (MID)
7
7.Nelson de Haan (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
8.Martin Seeler (MID)
6
9.Gary Higginbotham (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Giovanni Sala (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Ruben Monteiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Gennaro Ivan Manetti (GK)
0
13.Michael Schulp (DEF)
0
14.Mauro Bennardo (ATT)
0