Match Report


MessinaMessina     UdineseUdinese
Computer Player Computer Player Michael Douglas Michael Douglas
Raul ZauriR. Zauri67
G
captain1
G
72Giacomo SantarelliG. Santarelli
Girolamo SerenaG. Serena73
D
2
D
76Maryn PetereynsM. Petereyns
Corrado CevoliC. Cevoli68
D
3
D
71Tomas VarelaT. Varela
Joachim DeganoJ. Degano65
D
4
D
71Albert AlvarezA. Alvarez
Jose NevesJ. Neves65
D
5
D
77Gabriele LombardoG. Lombardo
Jean-No‘l BlanchardJ. Blanchard74
M
6
D
62Gabriele VenturinG. Venturin
Francesco G. BorgobelloF. Borgobello65
M
7
M
79Daniele SculliD. Sculli
Amara NdiayeA. Ndiaye66
A
8captain
M
78Raffaele CarreraR. Carrera
P. Gilberto BlasiP. Blasi65
A
9
A
75Aniello DomizziA. Domizzi
Giampietro DomizziG. Domizzi65
A
10
A
70Claus RiiseC. Riise
Evans AmbrosettiE. Ambrosetti56
A
11
A
78Fernando JardimF. Jardim
 
Tommaso ColonnelloT. Colonnello64
M
12
M
79Alberto IbanezA. Ibanez
Gianluigi FlorijancicG. Florijancic61
D
13
A
71Elvis MinottiE. Minotti
Danilo AntonioliD. Antonioli61
M
14
A
71Valentino LannaV. Lanna

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Giovanni Celeste where Messina play host to Udinese. A crowd of 19,505 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Messina are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Udinese appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gialuca Moscardi.


0.00
Udinese start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.47
Francesco G. Borgobello catches Raffaele Carrera on the ankles. Francesco G. Borgobello is given a warning by the referee! Raffaele Carrera stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.43
Jean-No‘l Blanchard threads the ball through to Giampietro Domizzi. Giampietro Domizzi finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Giacomo Santarelli.
4.33
Francesco G. Borgobello takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Tomas Varela gets to the ball and clears it up field.
6.15
Tomas Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Raffaele Carrera. Raffaele Carrera passes the ball forward to Claus Riise. Claus Riise makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Raffaele Carrera but he's offside!
12.52
Jose Neves darts forward. Jose Neves chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Blanchard. Jean-No‘l Blanchard tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Giacomo Santarelli manages to keep it out.
16.48
Tomas Varela threads the ball through to Raffaele Carrera. Raffaele Carrera makes a probing pass to Claus Riise. Claus Riise whips in a cross ball towards Raffaele Carrera. Raffaele Carrera is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Raul Zauri picks it out of the air!
26.11
Girolamo Serena controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Blanchard. Jean-No‘l Blanchard chips the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Borgobello. Francesco G. Borgobello shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
27.30
Daniele Sculli flicks a high pass forward. Claus Riise controls it well on his chest. Claus Riise whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Jardim. Fernando Jardim heads the ball goalwards. Raul Zauri is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.04
Jean-No‘l Blanchard makes an attacking run forward. Jean-No‘l Blanchard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.56
Francesco G. Borgobello hacks Daniele Sculli from behind! Francesco G. Borgobello is given another warning by the referee! Daniele Sculli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.11
Maryn Petereyns hits a low pass to Raffaele Carrera. Raffaele Carrera makes a probing pass to Daniele Sculli. Daniele Sculli knocks in a cross ball towards Raffaele Carrera. Raffaele Carrera jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but Corrado Cevoli is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Messina appear unchanged since the first half. Udinese appear to have rearranged themselves into a 5-2-3 formation.

45.00
The second half starts with Messina kicking off!
49.17
Aniello Domizzi hits a low pass to Daniele Sculli. Daniele Sculli lofts in a cross ball towards Claus Riise. Claus Riise connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Raul Zauri had no chance!! Goal for Udinese!
57.41
Jean-No‘l Blanchard kicks a strong pass forward to P. Gilberto Blasi. P. Gilberto Blasi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomas Varela.
59.31
Raffaele Carrera passes the ball forward to Fernando Jardim. Fernando Jardim lofts in a cross ball towards Raffaele Carrera. Raffaele Carrera whips the ball goalwards with his head. Raffaele Carrera scores for Udinese!!
66.56
Joachim Degano drives a long ball upfield. Francesco G. Borgobello whips in a cross ball towards P. Gilberto Blasi. P. Gilberto Blasi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Gabriele Lombardo sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
71.15
Daniele Sculli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Jardim. Fernando Jardim finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.28
Francesco G. Borgobello sees Amara Ndiaye in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Amara Ndiaye knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Blanchard. Jean-No‘l Blanchard tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.49
Gabriele Lombardo hits a low pass to Claus Riise. Claus Riise flicks a high pass forward. Aniello Domizzi collects the pass. Aniello Domizzi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
79.34
Tomas Varela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Raffaele Carrera. Raffaele Carrera sees space and advances. Raffaele Carrera runs straight at the defence! Raffaele Carrera tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but is blocked by Girolamo Serena.
84.39
Joachim Degano sees Francesco G. Borgobello in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francesco G. Borgobello decides to run forward with the ball. Francesco G. Borgobello knocks the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Blasi. P. Gilberto Blasi tries a spectacular strike but somehow Giacomo Santarelli manages to keep it out.
89.08
P. Gilberto Blasi makes a probing pass to Evans Ambrosetti. Evans Ambrosetti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Messina

Udinese
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.5%
53.5%
Play Area
25.4%
43.7%
31%

Scorers
Fernando Jardim 27
Claus Riise 49
Raffaele Carrera 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Raffaele Carrera of Udinese

Match Ratings