Match Report


MessinaMessina     JuventusJuventus
Computer Player Computer Player Craig Thornburrow Craig Thornburrow
Raul ZauriR. Zauri67
G
captain1
G
77Juan Pablo SánchezJ. Sánchez
Girolamo SerenaG. Serena73
D
2
D
73Pedro SanhuezaP. Sanhueza
Corrado CevoliC. Cevoli68
D
3
D
73Armando PandolfiA. Pandolfi
Joachim DeganoJ. Degano65
D
4
D
77Daniel JimenezD. Jimenez
Jose NevesJ. Neves65
D
5
D
76Cosimo BoselliC. Boselli
Jean-No‘l BlanchardJ. Blanchard74
M
6captain
M
89Martino CristalliniM. Cristallini
Francesco G. BorgobelloF. Borgobello65
M
7
M
87Cristian QuintanaC. Quintana
Amara NdiayeA. Ndiaye66
A
8
A
78Sol ShearerS. Shearer
P. Gilberto BlasiP. Blasi65
A
9
A
80Alejandro GonzalezA. Gonzalez
Giampietro DomizziG. Domizzi64
A
10
A
79Jurou AkioJ. Akio
Evans AmbrosettiE. Ambrosetti56
A
11
A
81Anthony JurcicA. Jurcic
 
Tommaso ColonnelloT. Colonnello64
M
12
D
75Tomasz SmolarekT. Smolarek
Gianluigi FlorijancicG. Florijancic61
D
13
M
86Sergio Di FrancescoS. Di Francesco
Danilo AntonioliD. Antonioli60
M
14
A
78Gianmarco FlorioG. Florio

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Giovanni Celeste where Messina play host to Juventus. A crowd of 19,570 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Messina and Juventus are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gialuca Moscardi.


0.00
Juventus get the match underway!
2.35
Girolamo Serena arcs the ball upfield. Francesco G. Borgobello knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.54
Armando Pandolfi threads a neat ball through to Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana flicks a high pass forward to Jurou Akio who brings the ball under control. Jurou Akio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Corrado Cevoli.
4.36
Cristian Quintana passes the ball forward to Anthony Jurcic. Anthony Jurcic controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
8.23
Francesco G. Borgobello flicks a high pass forward. Giampietro Domizzi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giampietro Domizzi knocks in a cross ball towards P. Gilberto Blasi. P. Gilberto Blasi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
9.14
Corrado Cevoli hits a low pass to Francesco G. Borgobello. Francesco G. Borgobello threads the ball through to Jean-No‘l Blanchard. Jean-No‘l Blanchard whips in a cross ball towards Evans Ambrosetti. Evans Ambrosetti is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Juan Pablo Sánchez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
15.57
Pedro Sanhueza hacks Giampietro Domizzi from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Giampietro Domizzi stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.57
Without breaking stride, Martino Cristallini plays the ball forward to Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez lofts in a cross ball towards Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Raul Zauri is on top of it.
18.20
Pedro Sanhueza knocks the ball forward to Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez lofts in a cross ball towards Sol Shearer. Sol Shearer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.11
Armando Pandolfi knocks the ball forward to Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Shearer. Sol Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
24.35
Corrado Cevoli makes a probing pass to P. Gilberto Blasi. P. Gilberto Blasi hits a low pass to Giampietro Domizzi. Giampietro Domizzi shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
32.16
Martino Cristallini brings the ball forward. Martino Cristallini knocks in a cross ball towards Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.15
Girolamo Serena punts the ball hopefully upfield. Evans Ambrosetti knocks in a cross ball towards P. Gilberto Blasi. P. Gilberto Blasi whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.25
Martino Cristallini makes a simple pass to Anthony Jurcic. Anthony Jurcic lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Francesco G. Borgobello makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Evans Ambrosetti. Evans Ambrosetti knocks the ball to his team mate, Amara Ndiaye. Amara Ndiaye side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Juan Pablo Sánchez with no chance!! Goal for Messina!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The second half starts with Messina kicking off!
49.14
Armando Pandolfi brings the ball forward. Armando Pandolfi whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez directs the ball goalwards with his head. Alejandro Gonzalez scores for Juventus!!
63.51
Francesco G. Borgobello catches Cristian Quintana on the ankles. The referee calls over Francesco G. Borgobello and warns him to calm down! Cristian Quintana stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.58
Martino Cristallini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Jurcic. Anthony Jurcic knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Raul Zauri had no chance!! Goal for Juventus! That's his third!
69.10
Cristian Quintana makes a simple pass to Jurou Akio. Jurou Akio tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Raul Zauri. What a great pair of hands!
71.36
Cristian Quintana makes a simple pass to Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini lofts in a cross ball towards Jurou Akio. Jurou Akio finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Raul Zauri.
72.57
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
73.13
Alejandro Gonzalez chips the ball to his team mate, Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
78.17
Alejandro Gonzalez sees Jurou Akio in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jurou Akio knocks in a cross ball towards Sol Shearer. Sol Shearer beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Raul Zauri. Excellent save.
79.46
Daniel Jimenez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jurou Akio. Jurou Akio plays a quick one-two with Anthony Jurcic and rushes in on goal... Corrado Cevoli barges into Jurou Akio. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
81.12
Joachim Degano barges into Cristian Quintana. The referee calls over Joachim Degano and shows him a yellow card! Cristian Quintana hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.37
Cristian Quintana chips the ball to his team mate, Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini whips in a cross ball towards Sol Shearer. Sol Shearer makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
89.26
Pedro Sanhueza decides to run forward with the ball. Pedro Sanhueza whips in a cross ball towards Sol Shearer. Sol Shearer outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Raul Zauri had no chance!! Goal for Juventus! That's his third!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Messina

Juventus
Goals
2
7
Shots on Target
2
13
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.4%
67.6%
Play Area
39.4%
42.3%
18.3%

Scorers
Evans Ambrosetti 9
Amara Ndiaye 45
Sol Shearer 18, 83, 89
Cristian Quintana 32
Alejandro Gonzalez 38, 49, 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alejandro Gonzalez of Juventus

Match Ratings