Match Report


PalermoPalermo     JuventusJuventus
John E HyldgaardJohn E Hyldgaard Craig Thornburrow Craig Thornburrow
Moreno AlbonettiM. Albonetti73
G
1
G
77Juan Pablo SánchezJ. Sánchez
Hryhoriy LytvynchukH. Lytvynchuk77
D
2
D
73Pedro SanhuezaP. Sanhueza
Renzo TommasiR. Tommasi75
D
3
D
73Armando PandolfiA. Pandolfi
Liam ZambrottaL. Zambrotta84
D
4
D
77Daniel JimenezD. Jimenez
Nicolás MorenoN. Moreno80
D
5
D
76Cosimo BoselliC. Boselli
Joachim BaggioJ. Baggio81
M
6captain
M
89Martino CristalliniM. Cristallini
Arturo CarcedoA. Carcedo86
M
captain7
M
87Cristian QuintanaC. Quintana
Pierluigi AbbiatiP. Abbiati81
M
8
A
78Sol ShearerS. Shearer
Eddy PastineE. Pastine84
M
9
A
80Alejandro GonzalezA. Gonzalez
Federico FavalliF. Favalli77
A
10
A
79Jurou AkioJ. Akio
Datti Mohamed SimeoniD. Simeoni77
A
11
A
81Anthony JurcicA. Jurcic
 
Ighli FabrisI. Fabris78
D
12
D
75Tomasz SmolarekT. Smolarek
Kiyoshi OnoK. Ono83
M
13
M
86Sergio Di FrancescoS. Di Francesco
Giovanni BaldiG. Baldi74
A
14
A
78Gianmarco FlorioG. Florio

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at La Favorita where Palermo play host to Juventus. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Palermo are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Juventus appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Guerino Tasso.


0.00
Juventus start the match!
4.09
Renzo Tommasi makes a probing pass to Eddy Pastine. Eddy Pastine flicks a high ball forward to Datti Mohamed Simeoni who takes it down. Datti Mohamed Simeoni tries a spectacular long range effort. Juan Pablo Sánchez easily gets down and covers it.
6.42
Datti Mohamed Simeoni flicks the ball to his team mate, Joachim Baggio. Joachim Baggio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
8.35
Martino Cristallini sees space and advances. Martino Cristallini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
12.41
Pedro Sanhueza passes the ball forward to Jurou Akio. Jurou Akio knocks in a cross ball towards Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana beats his man to it with a header. Moreno Albonetti gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
21.51
Cosimo Boselli knocks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez threads a neat ball through to Anthony Jurcic. Anthony Jurcic knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.55
Federico Favalli threads the ball through to Datti Mohamed Simeoni. Datti Mohamed Simeoni whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Carcedo. Arturo Carcedo rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Juan Pablo Sánchez with no chance!! Goal for Palermo!
33.23
Martino Cristallini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.34
Cosimo Boselli passes the ball forward to Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini flicks a high pass forward. Cristian Quintana controls it well on his chest. Cristian Quintana knocks in a cross ball towards Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.34
Joachim Baggio plays the ball forward to Datti Mohamed Simeoni. Datti Mohamed Simeoni finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Juan Pablo Sánchez.
43.11
Pierluigi Abbiati takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Some good footwork from Eddy Pastine provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but Armando Pandolfi blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
44.05
Cristian Quintana flicks a high pass forward. Sol Shearer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sol Shearer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Moreno Albonetti who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Palermo kicking off!
48.34
Armando Pandolfi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini sees Sol Shearer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sol Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.53
With some swift thinking, Hryhoriy Lytvynchuk plays the ball forward to Arturo Carcedo. Arturo Carcedo hits a low pass to Datti Mohamed Simeoni. Datti Mohamed Simeoni knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Pablo Sánchez who gathers it comfortably.
51.03
Cosimo Boselli flicks a high pass forward. Cristian Quintana holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cristian Quintana takes it forward alone. Cristian Quintana lofts in a cross ball towards Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini makes a looping header on goal. Moreno Albonetti picks it out of the air!
54.53
Daniel Jimenez lofts the ball long. Sol Shearer makes a probing pass between the defence to Anthony Jurcic. Anthony Jurcic side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Wonderful reactions from Moreno Albonetti keeps it out!
57.02
Cristian Quintana hits a low pass to Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez knocks in a cross ball towards Jurou Akio. Jurou Akio connects with a diving header but it is deflected wide by Renzo Tommasi.
58.34
It's a corner kick. Cosimo Boselli kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Cristian Quintana makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Liam Zambrotta steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
59.22
Cosimo Boselli takes it forward alone. Cosimo Boselli knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Moreno Albonetti who gathers it comfortably.
60.44
Federico Favalli threads a neat ball through to Datti Mohamed Simeoni. Datti Mohamed Simeoni edges inside the box! Datti Mohamed Simeoni takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
65.40
Liam Zambrotta threads a neat ball through to Pierluigi Abbiati. Pierluigi Abbiati hits a low pass to Datti Mohamed Simeoni. Datti Mohamed Simeoni lofts in a cross ball towards Federico Favalli. Federico Favalli makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
66.21
Arturo Carcedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Datti Mohamed Simeoni. Datti Mohamed Simeoni shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
78.37
Cristian Quintana takes a short throw-in bringing Anthony Jurcic into play. Anthony Jurcic makes a beautiful solo run. Anthony Jurcic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Moreno Albonetti who gathers it comfortably.
81.15
Martino Cristallini flicks a high ball forward to Jurou Akio who takes it down. Jurou Akio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.13
Armando Pandolfi threads a neat ball through to Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini chips the ball to his team mate, Cristian Quintana. Cristian Quintana controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
87.55
Jurou Akio clumsily knocks into Renzo Tommasi. The referee calls over Jurou Akio and shows him a yellow card! Renzo Tommasi stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Cristian Quintana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martino Cristallini. Martino Cristallini whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Gonzalez. Alejandro Gonzalez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Palermo

Juventus
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
26%
45%
29%

Scorers
Arturo Carcedo 23
Datti Mohamed Simeoni 60
Martino Cristallini 36
Alejandro Gonzalez 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martino Cristallini of Juventus

Match Ratings